Month: May 2022

Jazz Returns, Marlins Lose Finale

MIAMI Marlins second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr watches from the dugout railing between innings of the team’s baseball game against Atlanta Braves on Friday, May 27, in Atlanta. Chisholm was not in the starting lineup. 
(AP Photo/John Bazemore)

MIAMI Marlins second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr watches from the dugout railing between innings of the team’s baseball game against Atlanta Braves on Friday, May 27, in Atlanta. Chisholm was not in the starting lineup. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

As of Monday, May 30, 2022

#By RENALDO DORSETT

#Tribune Sports Reporter

#rdorsett@tribunemedia.net

#JASRADO “Jazz” Chisholm Jr returned to the Miami Marlins lineup after being sidelined for a week with a hamstring injury.

#Chisholm went hitless in his return and the Marlins’ offence outside of Jorge Soler struggled in a 6-3 loss to the Atlanta Braves in the series finale yesterday at Truist Park in Atlanta Georgia.

#He missed four games with the injury and the Marlins went 1-4 in their last five to fall to 19-26 in the National League East.

#Chisholm still leads the Marlins in several categories with a .290 average, 27 RBI, 21 runs, four triples and six stolen bases.

#He ranks second on the team with seven home runs and is third with 36 hits and seven doubles.

#Chisholm was removed in the top of the third inning of the Marlins 4-3 win over the Braves on May 22 due to left hamstring tightness.

#The injury is to the same leg that Chisholm had spiked by Atlanta’s Ozzie Albies in Saturday’s 4-3 loss, according to Christina De Nicola of MLB.com.

#Chisholm also missed 16 games of his rookie season with a left hamstring strain.

#The Marlins travel to Colorado to open their three-game series against the Rockies at Coors Field. First pitch is set for 4:10pm local time.

#Stay tuned.

Athletes Qualify For Ncaa Track And Field Outdoor National Championships

As of Monday, May 30, 2022

#By RENALDO DORSETT

#Tribune Sports Reporter

#rdorsett@tribunemedia.net

#Several Bahamian student athletes qualified for the NCAA Track and Field Outdoor National Championships following their performances at their respective regional preliminaries last weekend.

#The East Preliminaries were hosted at Indiana University’s Haugh Track and Field Complex in Bloomington, Indiana while the West Preliminaries were hosted at the University of Arkansas’ John McDonnell Field in Fayetteville, Arkansas.

#The top 12 in each event qualified for the 2022 NCAA Outdoor Championships, June 8-11 at the University of Oregon’s Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon.

#The East featured several Bahamian qualifiers in multiple events.

#University of Kentucky Wildcats sprinter Megan Moss was an individual qualifier in the 400m and is also a member of the top seeded 4x400m relay team.

#She ran a personal best time of 52.07 seconds to finish ninth in the field and earn a qualification bid in the process.

#A junior, and member of team Bahamas at the Tokyo Olympic Games, Moss advanced to the National Championships in the 400m for the second consecutive year.

#On the final day of competition, she teamed with Karimah Davis, Dajour Miles and Alexis Holmes in the 4x400m to earn the top qualifying spot for the NCAAs with a time of 3:26.90.

#It was also a new facility record at the Haugh Complex.

#Kentucky head coach Lonnie Greene and assistant coach Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie will field a team of 19 qualifiers to the NCAA Championships.

#University of Clemson’s Wanya McCoy also qualified individually and as a member of a relay team.

#In the 200m, McCoy ran into a 2.5m p/h headwind but finished second in his heat with a personal best time of 20.48.

#In the 4x400m, McCoy, Cameron Rose, Tarees Rhoden and Aman Thornton finished in 3:03.65 – a new Tigers’ record and NCAA qualifying time.

#Tennessee Volunteers grad transfer Charisma Taylor continues her record-setting season with the programme and clinched a spot in the NCAAs triple jump field on a single attempt.

#Taylor leaped 13.13m (43’ 1”) on her only attempt and finished fifth overall to qualify for Eugene.

#FIU Panthers sophomore thrower Rhema Otabor also qualified for the second consecutive year in the javelin.

#Otabor, a sophomore, advances in the javelin for the second consecutive season, while Miller will make her debut appearance at nationals in the pole vault.

#Otabor placed fourth with a throw of 52.42m, to earn a spot in the second flight field in Eugene next month.

#This season she has already reset the school record (56.25m) and looks to improve on last year when she finished no.21 overall at the NCAAs.

#Head coach Norbert Elliot’s Purdue Boilermakers produced nine entries for the NCAA Championships. Senior jumper Tamar Greene finished 21st in the triple jump at a mark of 15:38m.

#In the West Prelims, Texas Tech Red Raiders sprinter Terrence Jones Jr reached another milestone in the programme’s record books en route to his NCAA qualification.

#Jones ran 10.03 in his heat, finishing second, but posted the third-best overall time in the field.

#It was the fifth-fastest mark and he became the second-fastest sprinter in programme history.

#In 2021, the sophomore qualified for the NCAAs in the 200m and finished ninth as part of the 4×100 team to earn All-America honours.

#High jumper Shaun Miller Jr was the first of two Bahamians in the field headed to Oregon for the NCAAs.

#The Ohio State Buckeyes junior qualified after he finished atop of the standings by clearing 2.18m on his first attempt in his signature event.

#Also in the field, fifth year senior Kyle Alcine advanced to the NCAAs after he finished in the top 12 with his mark of 2.15m (7’ ½”)

#Other Bahamians competing at the West Prelims included the group from Oral Roberts University.

#Gabrielle Gibson was the lone Golden Eagle to advance to the quarterfinals, where she finished 22nd in the 100 metre hurdles with a time of 13.40.

#Indea Cartwright placed 38th in the 100 metre hurdles with a time of 13.73.

#Brad Dormeus raced in the 200m (21.06) and 400m (47.36) placing 32nd and 39th, respectively.

Cartwright, Wilson And Kemp Earn First Team All-America Honours

As of Monday, May 30, 2022

#By RENALDO DORSETT

#Tribune Sports Reporter

#rdorsett@tribunemedia.net

#DENISHA Cartwright, Jahmaal Wilson and Shyrone Kemp earned First Team All-America Honours at the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field Championships.

#Cartwright led her Minnesota State Mavericks women’s team to a third-place finish while Wilson and the West Texas A and M Buffaloes finished second among men at the meet in Allendale, Michigan.

#Cartwright continues to etch her name into Maverick history and added a 100m hurdles national championship title to her résumé.

#The versatile sophomore sprinter topped the field in 13.35 seconds to become the first Maverick to win a national title in the event in programme history.

#After a bronze medal finish in the 2021 championships, Cartwright returned to improve on that performance with a gold medal and one of three First Team All-American honours in 2022.

#Cartwright teamed up with Makayla Jackson, Ja’Cey Simmons and Rose Cramer to finish first in the 4x100m relay with a time of 44.29 seconds. It was another first in Maverick history and each relay team member received First Team All-American honours.

#A busy meet for Cartwright also included a fourth place finish in the 200m (23.55) and seventh place finish in the 100m (11.94) to earn another pair of First Team All-American Honours.

#The Mavericks scored 57 points to finish third in the team standings, the best team finish in programme history.

#Wilson finished with a silver medal in the 110m hurdles in a time of 13.80. This year marked the second consecutive second place finish for the Buffaloes’ at the national championships. They scored a programme -high 61 points and produced 16 All-Americans.

#The freshman sprinter finished 10th at last year’s national championships and ran the first leg on the 4×100-metre relay that finished second with the fastest time in programme history – 39.82.

#Wilson’s silver medal performance came just weeks after he was named the U.S. Track andField and Cross Country Coaches Association National Athlete of the Week. He received the honour when he broke a 28-year-old NCAA Division II record in the 110m hurdles in a time of 13.35 to break Abilene Christian’s Brian Amos’ record of 13.37 set back on May 12, 1994.

#Kemp earned First Team All-American honours at the NCAAs for the third time in his collegiate career.

#Kemp jumped 15.75m (51’ 8 ¼”) to tie the Dragons programme record he set earlier this season. In his Dragon career, Kemp has five Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference titles in his signature event and holds school records indoor and outdoors.

#Kemp overcame an early season ankle injury to have one of his lost successful seasons to date. “The outdoor season has been pretty much successful. I’m reaching my goals,” Kemp said to the school’s athletic website. “I’ve kept a positive mindset. I have to go out and execute and do what I’ve done in training. I’m dedicated to this sport…I give 100 percent and I just try to give it all in whatever I do.”

#Kemp has blossomed under the tutelage of Bahamian Olympian and former World Championship bronze medallist, Trevor Barry. “Shy has had a stellar 2022 season,” Barry said. “Shy is a true competitor and always rises above the level of the competition.”

#Bahamians were also in competition at the NAIA Outdoor Track and Field National Championships in Gulf Shores, Alabama.

#Dominic Archer and the Briar Cliff Chargers 4x100m team of Ben Jefferies, Tulsa Janish and Ryan Kotey earned All-American honours as they placed sixth in a new programme record of 40.79.

#Breanna Pratt and her Life U 4x400m team members – Alesha Wright, Iantha Wright and Brianna Florvilus – won bronze in 3:45.71.

#The Eagles placed fifth overall.

Cartwright, Wilson And Kemp Earn First Team All-America Honours

As of Monday, May 30, 2022

#By RENALDO DORSETT

#Tribune Sports Reporter

#rdorsett@tribunemedia.net

#DENISHA Cartwright, Jahmaal Wilson and Shyrone Kemp earned First Team All-America Honours at the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field Championships.

#Cartwright led her Minnesota State Mavericks women’s team to a third-place finish while Wilson and the West Texas A and M Buffaloes finished second among men at the meet in Allendale, Michigan.

#Cartwright continues to etch her name into Maverick history and added a 100m hurdles national championship title to her résumé.

#The versatile sophomore sprinter topped the field in 13.35 seconds to become the first Maverick to win a national title in the event in programme history.

#After a bronze medal finish in the 2021 championships, Cartwright returned to improve on that performance with a gold medal and one of three First Team All-American honours in 2022.

#Cartwright teamed up with Makayla Jackson, Ja’Cey Simmons and Rose Cramer to finish first in the 4x100m relay with a time of 44.29 seconds. It was another first in Maverick history and each relay team member received First Team All-American honours.

#A busy meet for Cartwright also included a fourth place finish in the 200m (23.55) and seventh place finish in the 100m (11.94) to earn another pair of First Team All-American Honours.

#The Mavericks scored 57 points to finish third in the team standings, the best team finish in programme history.

#Wilson finished with a silver medal in the 110m hurdles in a time of 13.80. This year marked the second consecutive second place finish for the Buffaloes’ at the national championships. They scored a programme -high 61 points and produced 16 All-Americans.

#The freshman sprinter finished 10th at last year’s national championships and ran the first leg on the 4×100-metre relay that finished second with the fastest time in programme history – 39.82.

#Wilson’s silver medal performance came just weeks after he was named the U.S. Track andField and Cross Country Coaches Association National Athlete of the Week. He received the honour when he broke a 28-year-old NCAA Division II record in the 110m hurdles in a time of 13.35 to break Abilene Christian’s Brian Amos’ record of 13.37 set back on May 12, 1994.

#Kemp earned First Team All-American honours at the NCAAs for the third time in his collegiate career.

#Kemp jumped 15.75m (51’ 8 ¼”) to tie the Dragons programme record he set earlier this season. In his Dragon career, Kemp has five Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference titles in his signature event and holds school records indoor and outdoors.

#Kemp overcame an early season ankle injury to have one of his lost successful seasons to date. “The outdoor season has been pretty much successful. I’m reaching my goals,” Kemp said to the school’s athletic website. “I’ve kept a positive mindset. I have to go out and execute and do what I’ve done in training. I’m dedicated to this sport…I give 100 percent and I just try to give it all in whatever I do.”

#Kemp has blossomed under the tutelage of Bahamian Olympian and former World Championship bronze medallist, Trevor Barry. “Shy has had a stellar 2022 season,” Barry said. “Shy is a true competitor and always rises above the level of the competition.”

#Bahamians were also in competition at the NAIA Outdoor Track and Field National Championships in Gulf Shores, Alabama.

#Dominic Archer and the Briar Cliff Chargers 4x100m team of Ben Jefferies, Tulsa Janish and Ryan Kotey earned All-American honours as they placed sixth in a new programme record of 40.79.

#Breanna Pratt and her Life U 4x400m team members – Alesha Wright, Iantha Wright and Brianna Florvilus – won bronze in 3:45.71.

#The Eagles placed fifth overall.

Cartwright, Wilson And Kemp Earn First Team All-America Honours

As of Monday, May 30, 2022

#By RENALDO DORSETT

#Tribune Sports Reporter

#rdorsett@tribunemedia.net

#DENISHA Cartwright, Jahmaal Wilson and Shyrone Kemp earned First Team All-America Honours at the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field Championships.

#Cartwright led her Minnesota State Mavericks women’s team to a third-place finish while Wilson and the West Texas A and M Buffaloes finished second among men at the meet in Allendale, Michigan.

#Cartwright continues to etch her name into Maverick history and added a 100m hurdles national championship title to her résumé.

#The versatile sophomore sprinter topped the field in 13.35 seconds to become the first Maverick to win a national title in the event in programme history.

#After a bronze medal finish in the 2021 championships, Cartwright returned to improve on that performance with a gold medal and one of three First Team All-American honours in 2022.

#Cartwright teamed up with Makayla Jackson, Ja’Cey Simmons and Rose Cramer to finish first in the 4x100m relay with a time of 44.29 seconds. It was another first in Maverick history and each relay team member received First Team All-American honours.

#A busy meet for Cartwright also included a fourth place finish in the 200m (23.55) and seventh place finish in the 100m (11.94) to earn another pair of First Team All-American Honours.

#The Mavericks scored 57 points to finish third in the team standings, the best team finish in programme history.

#Wilson finished with a silver medal in the 110m hurdles in a time of 13.80. This year marked the second consecutive second place finish for the Buffaloes’ at the national championships. They scored a programme -high 61 points and produced 16 All-Americans.

#The freshman sprinter finished 10th at last year’s national championships and ran the first leg on the 4×100-metre relay that finished second with the fastest time in programme history – 39.82.

#Wilson’s silver medal performance came just weeks after he was named the U.S. Track andField and Cross Country Coaches Association National Athlete of the Week. He received the honour when he broke a 28-year-old NCAA Division II record in the 110m hurdles in a time of 13.35 to break Abilene Christian’s Brian Amos’ record of 13.37 set back on May 12, 1994.

#Kemp earned First Team All-American honours at the NCAAs for the third time in his collegiate career.

#Kemp jumped 15.75m (51’ 8 ¼”) to tie the Dragons programme record he set earlier this season. In his Dragon career, Kemp has five Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference titles in his signature event and holds school records indoor and outdoors.

#Kemp overcame an early season ankle injury to have one of his lost successful seasons to date. “The outdoor season has been pretty much successful. I’m reaching my goals,” Kemp said to the school’s athletic website. “I’ve kept a positive mindset. I have to go out and execute and do what I’ve done in training. I’m dedicated to this sport…I give 100 percent and I just try to give it all in whatever I do.”

#Kemp has blossomed under the tutelage of Bahamian Olympian and former World Championship bronze medallist, Trevor Barry. “Shy has had a stellar 2022 season,” Barry said. “Shy is a true competitor and always rises above the level of the competition.”

#Bahamians were also in competition at the NAIA Outdoor Track and Field National Championships in Gulf Shores, Alabama.

#Dominic Archer and the Briar Cliff Chargers 4x100m team of Ben Jefferies, Tulsa Janish and Ryan Kotey earned All-American honours as they placed sixth in a new programme record of 40.79.

#Breanna Pratt and her Life U 4x400m team members – Alesha Wright, Iantha Wright and Brianna Florvilus – won bronze in 3:45.71.

#The Eagles placed fifth overall.

Jones qualifies for World Championships

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Texas Tech sophomore runs blazing PB; leads eight Bahamians to NCAA Championships

Sheldon LongleySend an emailMay 30, 2022 343 4 minute readFacebookTwitterLinkedInShare via Email

 Bahamian collegiate athlete at Texas Tech University Terrence Jones qualified for the World Athletics (WA) World Championships and the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships with one run over the weekend, finishing third overall, at the west preliminaries in Fayetteville, Arkansas, in a personal best time of 10.03 seconds. TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY

Bahamian Terrence Jones has arrived.

The collegiate sophomore for the Texas Tech Red Raiders became the latest Bahamian to qualify for the World Athletics (WA) World Championships in Eugene, Oregon, USA, this summer, running a blazing personal best of 10.03 seconds in the quarterfinals of the men’s 100 meters (m) at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I West Preliminaries at the John McDonnell Field in Fayetteville, Arkansas, over the weekend. The qualifying standard for the world championships is 10.05 seconds.

Jones, just 19 years old, finished second in his quarterfinal heat and qualified for the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships third overall out of the west region.

He also solidifies himself as the third-fastest Bahamian in history with the stunning time behind national record holder Derrick Atkins and Samson Colebrooke, taking six one-hundredths of a second off his previous personal best time that was ran at the Tom Jones Memorial Invitational in Gainesville, Florida, last month. Jones’ 10.03 time is the fifth-fastest mark in school history and he become the second-fastest sprinter in program history behind Nigerian sprinter Divine Oduduru.

Jones ran 10.34 seconds in the first round of the west preliminaries and was significantly better in the quarters, nearly cracking the 10-second barrier. He is the second Bahamian to qualify for the Eugene World Championships in the men’s 100m, giving the country two competitors in that event at the world championships for the first time.

It’s likely Jones will run on Texas Tech’s 4x100m relay team in Eugene which qualified fourth overall out of the west preliminaries in 38.82 seconds without Jones.

Joining Jones at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships out of the west preliminaries, among Bahamians, was Kyle Alcine in the men’s high jump.

Alcine, a senior at Kansas State, had a clearance of 2.15m (7’ 0-3/4”), finishing up 10th in the west preliminaries. The top 12 advanced to Eugene.

Camille Rutherford, a sophomore at Houston, was 21st overall in the women’s 100m in 11.31 seconds. She ran 11.55 seconds in the first round.

Gabrielle Gibson, a senior for Oral Roberts University, finished 22nd overall in the women’s 100m hurdles, in 13.40 seconds. She ran 13.42 seconds in the first round. Indea Cartwright, a sophomore at Oral Roberts, finished 38th overall in 13.73 seconds.

Bradley Dormeus, a senior at Oral Roberts, ran both the 200m and 400m but failed to qualify for the NCAA Championships in either event. He was 32nd overall in the 200m in 21.06 seconds and 39th overall in the men’s 400m in 47.36 seconds.

Daejha Moss, a senior at North Dakota State University, finished in an eight-way tie for 24th in the women’s high jump with a clearance of 1.71m (5’ 7-1/4”).

Over at the east preliminaries at the Robert C. Haugh Track & Field Complex in Bloomington, Indiana, Shaun Miller Jr. continued an impressive season, winning the men’s high jump with a clearance of 2.18m (7’ 1-3/4”), clearing the bar on his first attempt at that height. 

The Ohio State freshman has a personal best clearance of 2.26m (7’ 5”), done at the 126th running of the Penn Relays at historic Franklin Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this year. Also in that high jump competition in Bloomington, competing on his home track as a senior at Indiana University, Bahamian Jyles Etienne finished in a three-way tie for 28th overall with a clearance of 2.05m (6’ 8-3/4”).

Rhema Otabor qualified fourth overall in the women’s javelin. The Florida International University (FIU) sophomore thrower had a heave of 52.42m (172’) to finish fourth in the competition and book her ticket to the NCAA Division I Championships in Eugene.

Charisma Taylor, a junior for the Tennessee Volunteers, qualified for the NCAA Division I Championships fifth overall out of the east preliminaries, in the women’s triple jump.

Taylor had a best leap of 13.13m (43’ 1”).

Competing in the men’s 200m, Clemson freshman Wanya McCoy qualified fifth overall, running a huge personal best of 20.48 seconds into a negative 2.5 meters per second (mph) wind in the quarterfinals. McCoy ran 20.55 seconds in the first round.

McCoy also ran on the Clemson Tigers men’s 4x400m relay team which qualified fifth overall in 3:03.65. He ran the lead-off leg for the Tigers.

Megan Moss, a sophomore at Kentucky, finished tied for 10th overall in the women’s 400m, in a personal best of 52.07 seconds. She ran 52.14 seconds in the heats. Moss also ran on the Kentucky Wildcats’ 4x400m relay team, running the second leg. They won that race in a facility record of 3:26.90, easily qualifying for the NCAA Division I Championships.

Doneisha Anderson, a junior at the University of Florida, was 30th overall in the women’s 400m in 53.68 seconds, and did not run on the Florida Gators’ 4x400m relay team which qualified second behind Kentucky in 3:27.37.

Marissa White, a senior at Temple University, was scheduled to run the women’s 400m but didn’t line up at the starting line.

Adrian Curry, a junior at Ohio State University, will represent his school in the men’s 4x100m relay at the NCAA Division I Championships. Curry ran the third leg for the Ohio State Buckeyes which finished third in their heat and 2th overall in 39.63 seconds.

Oscar Smith, a sophomore, competed in the men’s 110m hurdles for Ohio State and finished 14th overall in 13.72 seconds, just missing a top 12 qualifying spot. He ran 13.76 seconds in the first round.

Sasha Wells, a senior at Florida, finished 18th overall in the women’s 100m hurdles in 13.51 seconds. She ran 13.45 seconds in the first round.

Tamar Greene, a senior at Purdue, finished 21st overall in the men’s triple jump with a best leap of 15.38m (50’ 5-1/2”).

The NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships is set for June 8-11, 2022 at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon.

‘Jazz’ back in the lineup for the Marlins

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Sheldon LongleySend an emailMay 30, 2022 190 3 minute readFacebookTwitterLinkedInShare via Email

 Atlanta Braves’ Dansby Swanson, left, steals second base as Miami Marlins second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr., right, is late with tag in the fifth inning of a baseball game Sunday, May 29, 2022, in Atlanta. AP

After missing four games, Bahamian infielder with the Miami Marlins of Major League Baseball (MLB) Jasrado ‘Jazz’ Chisholm Jr. was back in action yesterday, starting at second base and batting second in the lineup.

The Bahamian professional baseball player, who is having a breakout second season in the majors, went hitless in five at-bats yesterday and struck out twice. The Marlins lost to the Atlanta Braves at Truist Park in Atlanta, Georgia, 6-3, and dropped the weekend series two games to one. They will stay on the road to face the Colorado Rockies in a three-game series starting today.

About a week ago, Chisholm was pulled from the lineup, in a game against the Braves at LoanDepot Park in Miami, Florida, suffering from tightness in his left hamstring. The injury proved not to be extreme, and Chisholm avoided any extended time in the injured list.

On Sunday, Chisholm went hitless in five at-bats for the first time this season in a single game. He is still among the league leaders in a number of offensive categories.

The 24-year-old Bahamian is batting .279 with seven home runs, 27 RBIs (runs batted in) and 21 runs scored. He has an on-base percentage (OBP) of .329, a slugging percentage (SLG) of .558, and an on-base plus slugging percentage (OPS) of .887. Chisholm also has six stolen bases, possibly on his way to a 30-30 season.

Defensively, Chisholm has 60 putouts and 80 assists in 143 total chances this season. He has helped turn 17 double plays and has a fielding percentage of .979. The Marlins’ leadoff hitter is still well on his way to his first career MLB All-Star selection.

On Sunday, for the first time since May 4, the left-handed hitting Chisholm batted out of somewhere other than the leadoff spot, and it wasn’t a good experience for him.

In his first at-bat, in the top of the first inning, Chisholm flew out to Braves’ right fielder Ronald Acuña Jr. The Marlins’ next batter, Jorge Soler, homered to give them an early lead, but the Braves responded with two runs in the bottom of the first inning and they never looked back.

In Chisholm’s second at-bat, in the top of the third, he grounded into a force play which was fielded by Braves’ shortstop Dansby Swanson, recording the out at second. Chisholm struck out swinging in his third at-bat in the top of the fifth. He grounded out to Braves’ relief pitcher Jackson Stephens in his fourth at-bat in the top of the seventh, and then struck out swinging to end the game in the top of the ninth.

The Bahamian is now back in the lineup and is looking to produce. He spent time on the injured list four times in his first full season in the majors in 2021 – his longest due to a left hamstring strain at the beginning of May 2021, missing 16 games.

Chisholm has bounced back and is having a strong second full season in the majors. He is proving that he is among the best second basemen in the league and is expected to receive a significant number of votes for this year’s MLB all-star game which is set for July 19 at Dodger Stadium Los Angeles, California.

As for the Marlins, they have now dropped seven of their last nine games and are in fourth in the National League East Division in the majors. They sport a 19-26 win/loss record, 10 and a half games behind the front-running New York Mets (31-17). The World Series Champions Braves are second in that division at 23-25 and the Philadelphia Phillies are third at 21-26. The Washington Nationals bring up the rear in that division with a 18-31 record.

The Marlins will now face the Rockies in a three-game series before turning to LoanDepot Park in Miami for four games against the San Francisco Giants next weekend. Bahamian Antoan Richardson, a former major leaguer, is a first-base coach with the Giants.

Jones off to slow start, but Sun streaking

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Sheldon LongleySend an emailMay 30, 2022 188 3 minute readFacebookTwitterLinkedInShare via Email

 Dallas Wings forward Kayla Thornton (6) and Connecticut Sun forward Jonquel Jones (35) vie for a rebound during a WNBA basketball game Tuesday, May 24, 2022, in Uncasville, Conn. AP

Bahamian Jonquel ‘JJ’ Jones, the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) Most Valuable Player (MVP), is off to a slow start this season, but her team is rolling right along, winning six of their first eight games.

Jones is averaging just 13.8 points and 8.0 rebounds per game this season her lowest numbers since the 2018 season. She is shooting 50 percent from the floor and 33.3 percent from three-point range. The Bahamian women’s professional basketball player has been at 50 percent or lower from the field just one other time in her six-year career, and at 33.3 percent or lower from three-point range just two other times.

Be that as it may, the Sun continue to roll, winners of two straight and six of their last seven after opening the season with a loss to the New York Liberty at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. The Sun have avenged both of their losses this season, beating the Liberty and the Dallas Wings the second time they faced those clubs.

Jones, who hails from Holmes Rock, Grand Bahama, became the first Bahamian athlete to be named MVP of a major professional sports organization with the top honor in the WNBA last year. She received 48 of the 49 first-place votes, finishing one vote shy of winning the award unanimously, and scored 487 points from a national panel of sports writers and broadcasters.

Also, Jones is the first player in league history to the WNBA’s Most Improved Player (MIP) Award (2017), the WNBA Sixth Woman of the Year Award (2018), and the WNBA MVP Award (2021), and the second non-American to be named WNBA MVP behind Lauren Jackson of Australia.

The Sun finished with the best record in the league in 2021 – a 26-6 win/loss record. They closed out the season with 14 straight regular season wins – the longest winning streak to end the season in WNBA history, and the fourth-longest winning streak in league history.

So far this season, Jones and the Sun are second in the league standings behind the Las Vegas Aces (8-1).

On Saturday, the Sun took down the Washington Mystic, 79-71, at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut – their third straight home game.

Jones played just 21 minutes in that game and came away with season-low numbers of nine points and five rebounds. She had just three field goal attempts – another season low. However, the Sun controlled the tempo for much of the game. They took the lead early in the second quartering and went on to lead by four at the half, 41-37. After a back and forth third, the Mystics appeared to gain the momentum with a 9-2 scoring run early in the fourth quarter. However, the Sun persevered. They took the lead for good at the 4:54 mark of the final period on a floating jump shot from Alyssa Thomas.

The Sun closed the game on a 12-3 run to record the victory.

Thomas, DeWanna Bonner and Courtney Williams led the Sun in scoring with 14 points apiece. Brionna Jones came off the bench to score 13 for the Sun, Jonquel Jones had nine and and Natisha Hiedeman dropped in eight. Kennedy Burke and Ariel Atkins paced the Mystics with 13 points apiece. Elizabeth Williams came off the bench to score 12 and Tianna Hawkins added 10 off the bench.

The nine points from Jones on Saturday broke a 15-game streak for her, dating back to last season, in which she reached double digits scoring.

Last season, Jones averaged 19.4 points and a league-best 11.2 rebounds per game, but is only at 13.8 points and 8.0 rebounds so far this season.

She was fourth in the league in scoring last season, but is 20th in scoring so far this season, and is third on her team in scoring behind Thomas and Bonner.

The Sun will go on a four-game road trip, facing the league-leading Aces twice in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Tuesday and Thursday this week; the Phoenix Mercury in Phoenix, Arizona, on Friday; and the Seattle Storm in Seattle, Washington, on Sunday. They will then return home to the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut, to face the Indiana Fever next week Wednesday.

Anthonique Strachan 3rd In 200m At The Prefontaine Classic

As of Monday, May 30, 2022

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Anthonique Strachan (File photo)

#By RENALDO DORSETT

#Tribune Sports Reporter

#rdorsett@tribunemedia.net

#ANTHONIQUE Strachan continues a resurgent season with standout performances in some of the biggest stages in track and field.

#Strachan finished third in the 200m at the Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, Oregon, – the third meet in the 2022 Diamond League series.

#Strachan’s time of 22.76 seconds finished 3rd behind Jamaica’s Shelly- Ann Fraser-Pryce in 22.41 and Brittany Brown of the United States in 22.74.

#“My overall plan for the race from the start was to try to get as much separation as possible,” she told FloTrack following the race.

#“I sort of executed that and I also sort of didn’t but it was a great race all in all, can’t really complain about that.”

#The Prefontaine Classic offered a preview of the star power that can be expected when the World Athletics World Championships returns to Oregon July 15-24.

#Strachan said she has a specific point of emphasis to work on for the remainder of her season.

#“My starts. I’m notoriously known to be a terrible starter. “My track record with starting isn’t the best. Usually it’s hit or miss, and I’m trying to always make it a hit. It wasn’t that bad [this race],” she said. “I’m probably going to train and then I might go to Rome, I’m hoping that I don’t because I’m tired. I just want to train and get ready for Nationals.”

#The Diamond League meet in Rome, Italy is scheduled for June 9 while the BAAAs Nationals begins on June 24.

#This season, Strachan ran a personal best of 10.99 in the 100m, becoming just the seventh Bahamian female to dip under the 11-second barrier in March at the John Wolmer Speed Fest in Kingston, Jamaica.

#She also finished second in the 100m in 11.40 at the JAAA/SDF Jubilee Series 2.1, also in Kingston.

#In April at the Velocity Fest 10, World Athletics Continent Tour Challenger Series Meet, Strachan finished third in the 400m in 52.84, just shy of her PB of 52.42, ran in 2016.

#Also in April, Strachan defeated Fraser-Pryce in the 200m with her time of 22.55 at the Velocity Fest II – a World Athletics Continental Tour Challenger Series Meet in Kingston.

#Strachan’s season also includes a semifinal finish in the women’s 60m in her World Indoor Championship debut in Belgrade, Serbia in March.

Roadmasters’ Midnight Madness Returns On Labour Day Morning

MEMBERS of the Bahamas Roadmasters Running Club, with its 60-strong membership, have announced the return of their Midnight Madness 10K Fun Run/Walk on Labour Day morning, June 3 at 12:01am starting and ending at Arawak Cay.

MEMBERS of the Bahamas Roadmasters Running Club, with its 60-strong membership, have announced the return of their Midnight Madness 10K Fun Run/Walk on Labour Day morning, June 3 at 12:01am starting and ending at Arawak Cay.

As of Friday, May 27, 2022

#WITH COVID-19 restrictions being lifted and more sporting activities resuming, the Bahamas Roadmasters Running Club is eager to get its 60-strong membership back on the road running again.

#The club, which has been affected just like all of the sporting bodies since the outbreak of COVID- 19 in 2020, is pleased to announce the return of their Midnight Madness 10K Fun Run/Walk on Labour Day morning, June 3 at 12:01am starting and ending at Arawak Cay.

#COVID-19 safety protocols will be in effect and all participants will be provided with runners’ safety lights. The traffic division of the RBPF will provide escort for everyone’s safety on the road.

#“We want all fitness enthusiasts to come out and walk or run with us as we light up West Bay St in support of this year’s chosen Charity, R.E.A.C.H. (Autism Support Group),” said Anastasia Turnquest, the first female elected as president of the BRRC.

#“Runners and walkers can enjoy the fresh ocean air as they move along the coastline having fun with BRRC and jumpstart their long holiday weekend”.

#Turnquest also expressed her appreciation to their sponsors, Sun-Tee; Global Insurance Agency; Bahamian Brewery (Sands Beer); Caribbean Bottling Company and J. S. Johnson.

#Refreshments will be served after the event.

#Registration is online at active.com, at Bahamas Welding & Fire in Centerville every Saturday from 10am to 1pm or by contacting us at bahamasroadmasters@ gmail.com. On-site daily registration for Midnight Madness is at Four Seasons Nursery, Infant View Rd. West, Chippingham from 10am – 4:30pm Monday – Saturdays.

#Bahamas Roadmasters Runniing Club was formed in 1990 with a mandate to advance the sport of long distance running in The Bahamas. In addition to the Midnight Madness race, the club also holds the annual Bahamas Half Marathon, 10K & 5K Race Series set to be held in November.

Record-Setting Day In Blta ‘Play Tennis Bahamas’ Programme

As of Friday, May 27, 2022

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#THE Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association’s (BLTA) ‘Play Tennis Bahamas’ programme continues to bear fruit as the association welcomed approximately 80 kids on Saturday.

#The BLTA ran two sessions to accommodate the increased numbers. Kids ages 4-17 are enjoying learning tennis and the programme is expanding.

#Perry Newton, president of the BLTA, credited the growth to the consistency of the programme over the last four years and the opportunity that has been presented to the Bahamian community. Access to the sport has been made very easy and barriers to entry have been removed. With a larger pool of beginners it is the hope that the students who continue to show interest will enrol in one of the after-school tennis programmes in the country.

#The next session of Play Tennis Bahamas is this Saturday, May 28 at the National Tennis Centre.

#To enrol email: pr@blta.net for more information.

#Volunteer coaches and assistants on hand were Nolan Johnson, Paula Whitfield, William McCartney, Esther Newton and Jalisa Clarke.

#Newton, who was also on the court coaching the kids, thanked the volunteers who made the session fun and exciting. Two top juniors Jalisa and William were in session giving back to the next generation.

#The Governor General Youth Award (GGYA) participants also attended the Play Tennis session.

#The group of teenagers between the ages of 14-17 were introduced to the sport. The teenagers learned hand and eye coordination, forehands and they rallied. This would be the third time that the GGYA and the BLTA collaborated to bring the sport of tennis alive to the kids.

#Many parents who bring their kids to the sessions every Saturday stated that their child always had a desire to learn but they did not know how or where they could do so.

#The programme has been instrumental in the lives of so many, teaching skills on and off the court.

#The BLTA continues to make a significant impact into the junior tennis landscape through its developmental “Play Tennis Bahamas” programme reaching and teaching one child at a time.