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Sports news in brief
Sports news in brief TRACK GSSSA CHAMPIONSHIPS WITH the Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools Track and Field Championships complete, the Government Secondary Schools Sports Association is all set to host their Track and Field Championsh
Wilson in tie for fourth place at 10th Shanghai Grand Prix
HIGH jumper Jamal Wilson, tied with two others for fourth place, was the only Bahamian to compete at the 10th Shanghai Grand Prix track and field meet after injuries to fellow competitor Donald Thomas and quartermiler Steven Gardiner kept them both out of action.
Major Jr and Nottage face off in men’s final
It will be youth versus experience and Grand Bahama vs New Providence when rising teenager Denali Nottage faces former champion Kevin Major Jr in the men’s final of the 2022 Giorgio Baldacci Open Nationals. The tournament, hosted by the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association, will come to a close today at the National Tennis Centre when the women’s champions will be decided as well in a rematch of last year’s finals between champion Sydney Clarke and runners-up Elana Mackey.
BLTA Nationals: Sydney Clarke, Elena Mackey lead the charge
COLLEGIANS Sydney Clarke and Elana Mackey, the top seeded players, led the charge for the ladies during day one of the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association’s Giorgio Baldacci Open Nationals at the National Tennis Centre yesterday. Top seed Clarke, a senior at the University of Arlington at Birmingham, pulled of a hard fought 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 win over Simone Pratt, while Mackey, the No.2 seed, easily secured a 6-0, 6-0 triumph over Saphirre Ferguson.
Raptors on a roll after day 1
By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net It seems as if the C H Reeves Raptors' track and field team, who are the defending champions, has not missed a beat with the departure of head coach Fritz Grant to Government High School. Af
Raptors on a roll after day 1
By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net It seems as if the C H Reeves Raptors' track and field team, who are the defending champions, has not missed a beat with the departure of head coach Fritz Grant to Government High School. Af
Raptors on a roll after day 1
By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net It seems as if the C H Reeves Raptors' track and field team, who are the defending champions, has not missed a beat with the departure of head coach Fritz Grant to Government High School. Af
8th annual Providence Holiday Basketball Classic individual winners
8th annual Providence Holiday Basketball Classic individual winners THE 8th annual Providence Holiday Basketball Classic came to a close on Friday night at the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium. The week-long tournament saw the host CI Gibson Rattlers reclaimed th
Coach 'singing the praises of jumpers Culmer and Palacious
Coach 'singing the praises of jumpers Culmer and Palacious By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net A FEW years ago, assistant coach Andre Scott was beaming with excitement over the performance of national long jump record holder
Adam Johnson goes pro in France
IT has been a long and tedious journey with so many disappointments for Adam Johnson. But through Jaraun ‘Kino’ Burrows’ Raw Talent programme, Adam Johnson is now playing professional basketball in France. He has signed with Fos Provence Basket Club where he’s developing through their No.5 team, but according to Burrows, they anticipate that the 6-foot, 6-inch forward will get the chance to advance through the ranks very quickly.
High jumper Donald Thomas eager to resume season next year
EVEN as a late bloomer in the sport, Grand Bahamian Donald Thomas has surged on top of the Bahamian chart as a high jumper, having won every medal possible except for the Olympic Games.
Former baseball player Asa Ferguson dies at 83
ASA Ferguson, a former baseball player who became involved in the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations making great personal sacrifices, including mortgaging his home to sustain the sport financially, died on Saturday.
Joanna Evans ends up 3rd overall
With a first and second place finish in the women’s 400 and 200 metre freestyle races respectively in her regional competition in San Antonio, Texas, Grand Bahamian Joanna Evans placed third overall in both events at the US Open Swimming Championships.
Tough losses for Team Bahamas in Fed Cup
By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net The Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association's team of veterans Larikah Russell and Nikkita Fountain and teenagers Gabrielle Moxey and Simone Pratt returned from the 2012 Fed Cup having lost all of t
Tough losses for Team Bahamas in Fed Cup
By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net The Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association's team of veterans Larikah Russell and Nikkita Fountain and teenagers Gabrielle Moxey and Simone Pratt returned from the 2012 Fed Cup having lost all of t
Tough losses for Team Bahamas in Fed Cup
By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net The Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association's team of veterans Larikah Russell and Nikkita Fountain and teenagers Gabrielle Moxey and Simone Pratt returned from the 2012 Fed Cup having lost all of t
Qualifying round experience will have lasting impact on Gabrielle Moxey
By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net ALTHOUGH she didn't win a game, Gabrielle Moxey noted that the experience gained in the qualifying round of the Bahamas Women's Open tennis tournament will have a lasting impact on her. Moxe
Knowles and Malisse ousted in 2nd round
MARK Knowles and Xavier Malisse's bid for their second straight tournament victory was ruined yesterday as they got eliminated in the second round of the Delray Beach International Tennis Championships. Yesterday, Knowles and Malisse lost 7-6 (4), 6-4 to
Knowles and Malisse ousted in 2nd round
MARK Knowles and Xavier Malisse's bid for their second straight tournament victory was ruined yesterday as they got eliminated in the second round of the Delray Beach International Tennis Championships. Yesterday, Knowles and Malisse lost 7-6 (4), 6-4 to
Rising stars win four singles titles
BRAJAXBA Tennis Kids made a clean sweep of four divisions at the 2012 Subway Junior Tennis Classic in Freeport, Grand Bahama, February 24-26. Emma Weech won the Girls' 10s singles championship by defeating Doneesha Gibson 3-6, 7-6, 10-8. T'Naj Hinsey won
