Month: October 2022

#THE Bahamian contingent in competition at the prestigious Head of the Charles Regatta turned in several milestone performances for Bahamas rowing against some of the top sailors around the world.

#Dehron Smith competed in the Men’s Championship Sculls Division, Dr Kathryn De Souza in the Grand Master Veterans Single Sculls Division and sisters Jessica and Poppy Proffitt in the Youth Women’s Under 17 Doubles Sculls Division at the event last weekend in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

#The Proffitt sisters, both students at the Lyford Cay International School, were the top finishers for Team Bahamas and finished 37th overall in the 55-team field of race 51 in 21:00.467 seconds. Their time finished 15th among the under-17 teams.

#This was the second appearance at the Head of the Charles Regatta for the 16-year-old Jessica. She has also rowed at the Indian Creek Regatta (Miami, October 2019), Miami International Regatta (Miami, April 2022), CanAmMex International Regatta for Team Bahamas (Ontario, Canada, July 2022)

#Poppy, 14, has rowed in both the Miami Regatta and CanAmMex.

#Dr De Souza finished 61st overall in the 79-competitor field of the Women’s Grand Master Veterans Women’s Singles Race.

#Her time of 25:22.116, no. 26 among the Grand Master Singles Fleet of 34 competitors.

#Dr De Souza, 58, is a physician specialising in sports medicine/physical medicine and rehabilitation, and has been rowing competitively for just over four years.

#She made her debut at the Head of the 2021 Schuylkill Regatta in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

#Smith finished 24th in the 21:17.852 seconds in the Men’s Championship Singles.

#A 22-year-old senior at Ithaca College, Smith has also competed at the 2022 Under-23 World Rowing Championships.

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October 27, 2022October 27, 2022

BLTA’s 2022 Fidelity Senior Nationals wraps up

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After a week of great competition, the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association (BLTA) concluded its 2022 Fidelity Senior Nationals on Sunday in grand fashion at the National Tennis Center. The finalists took to the courts all vying to be crowned national champions. Both men and women participated in singles and doubles categories in their various age divisions.

The title sponsor of the event was Fidelity Bank (Bahamas) Limited.

Cory Francis had a busy weekend going after three titles. He won two and was the runner-up in the other one. He won the men’s 55 when he took down Ken Kerr. He and Stephen Thompson teamed up to win the men’s doubles 55 division. They won against Larry Rolle and Patrick Fernander. The duo could not replicate their play in the men’s doubles 35, as they fell to the champions, Ivan Hooper and Alexander Murbach.

Francis was the only participant in the tournament to advance to three finals.

Tara Mactaggart played her way to win two titles. The first one she won was with Neil Mactaggart in the mixed doubles. They took down Chigoze Ijeoma and Marsha Williams. Tara Mactaggart won the women’s doubles with Sarah Beukes. They won against Sh’Ron Saunders and Ellie Brown.

The women’s 35 division was won by Sh’Ron Saunders, who defeated Esther Newton. The men’s 35 division saw Alexander Murbach taking down Bjorn Ferguson.

Hooper won the men’s 45 division after winning against Shaun Mahelis.

The sportsmanship trophies for both male and female were determined by the players themselves and were awarded based on the highest vote-getters in the tournament. Fernander and Newton captured the male and female awards respectively.

BLTA President Perry Newton expressed his gratitude to Fidelity Bank (Bahamas) Limited for its sponsorship and Fidelity Chief Executive Officer Gowon Bowe for assisting with the trophy presentations. He also extended thanks to those who worked hard to ensure the tournament was a success, including Esther Newton, BLTA Vice-President Chilean Burrows, Darnette Weir, Mickey Williams and Francis.

This year, the tournament was named in honor of Wesley Rolle, for his contribution to the development of tennis in The Bahamas. His son, Willis Rolle accepted an award on behalf of his father.

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October 27, 2022October 27, 2022

Miller, Johnson see action in collegiate water polo

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Simba French Send an emailOctober 26, 2022 105 2 minute readFacebook Twitter LinkedIn Share via Email

It was a busy weekend for Bahamian collegiate water polo players Saequan Miller and Aidan Johnson, as they were in action for their schools in separate regional championships.

Miller and the Salem University Tigers won the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division II Championship, by remaining undefeated in their three games at the Hallman Aquatics Center in Erie, Pennsylvania. The tournament began on Saturday and wrapped up on Sunday.

Johnson and the Washington & Jefferson University Presidents were in action in the Division III Eastern Championships, at the David Hallman III Aquatics Center in Erie, Pennsylvania.

The Tigers’ final game on Sunday saw them taking on Gannon University, which was their toughest matchup during the weekend. They won that game in dramatic fashion, 13-12. Gannon led 10-9 heading into the fourth quarter. A resilient Tigers squad powered their way to outscore Gannon 6-4 in the final period, to lift the championship trophy for the first time since 2004.

The first match saw the Tigers winning 17-15 against McKendree University. The Tigers were down 8-7 at the half before storming back in the second half to start the weekend off on the right note. The second game saw the Tigers playing Mercyhurst University. They clobbered Mercyhurst 23-6.

The three wins give the Tigers a 12-11 win/loss record on the season and 3-4 in conference play. They will look to improve their season record when they have a weekend clash against McKendree, Gannon and Mercyhurst on November 5-6 in Lebanon, Illinois.

Johnson and the Presidents went 2-1 on the weekend. They took down Connecticut College 18-6 in their final game on Sunday. They were up 5-2 at the end of the first half and went on to score 13 points in that period to win 18-6.

In the game before that on Sunday, they took down host school Penn State University Behrend 14-6. They were dominant in that game, taking a 12-4 lead after the third period.

Saturday saw the Presidents suffering their only loss of the weekend to Austin College. The Presidents lost 13-6 in that game.

The Presidents are now 9-6 overall on the season and return to action on November 18-19 at the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Championships in Los Angeles, California.

With Miller and Johnson not playing this weekend, Bahamian Nicholas Wallace-Whitfield and his Mount St. Mary’s University Mountaineers will have a three-game slate at three different locations this weekend. They will take on Wagner College, Fordham University and George Washington University.

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October 27, 2022October 27, 2022

Hitmen win 5-2 to repeat as NPSA champions

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Softball team scored all five runs in the sixth inning

Simba French Send an emailOctober 26, 2022 176 3 minute readFacebook Twitter LinkedIn Share via Email

The C&S Enterprise Hitmen huddle to celebrate their second straight New Providence Softball Association (NPSA) men’s title. DANTE CARRER

The C&S Enterprise Hitmen scored five runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to repeat as the New Providence Softball Association (NPSA) men’s champions. They took care of the Cyber Tech Blue Marlins 5-2 to win the best-of-five series 3-2, at the Blue Hills Sporting Complex’s Bankers Field last night.

Legendary pitcher Edney “The Heat” Bethel pitched for the Hitmen and carted off the Most Valuable Player (MVP) award, with 10 strikeouts on the night to come away with 48 strikeouts in the series. Thomas Davis pitched for the Blue Marlins.

“I thank God for another MVP,” Bethel said. “I knew it was going to come as long as I win the game. I feel great and I thank God for health and strength. I thank him for my team for having my back even though we were down the first six innings. We kept on fighting.”

The bottom of the sixth inning saw the Hitmen injecting some energy into the game, as they had all the bases loaded after leaving a run on third base in the previous inning. Edron Knowles got the sacrifice hit and brought home Keiron

Munroe to give the Hitmen their first run of the game. Alcott Forbes was at the batting plate with the count on one ball and one strike. Thomas pitched a wild pitch that brought home Sherman Ferguson and Martin Burrows, who got the go-ahead run on a third base obstruction to give the Hitmen a 3-2 lead.

The game got chippy as dugouts cleared at that point, as frustration began to settle in for both teams as the game was still wide open.

A wild pitch by Davis brought home Alcott and Dino Sweeting to put the Hitmen up 5-2. Their fruitful inning ended but they smelled victory.

Bethel said that having the bases loaded gave them confidence in that inning.

“After we got the bases loaded with no one out, we gained confidence. In the bottom of the fifth we had one on third base and didn’t score. I told the guys that we were down but not out. The guys fought tonight,” Bethel said.

The top of the seventh inning saw the cooler with the champagne being brought into the Hitmen dugout. They got the Blue Marlins out in three tries as their champagne bottles began to pop. Hitmen Manager Darren Stevens spoke about the second straight title.

“I like to pop champagne,” Stevens said. “In the words of the famous coach Al Davis, I like to just win baby. All of the championship victories have a different level of sweetness. I appreciate them all and do not take them for granted, none is sweeter than the next. We came back from a two-year hiatus and we were able to persevere and repeat.”

The top of the third inning saw Garfield Bethel getting his second hit of the game. This time it was a double that was well placed down the left field. Austin Hanna came in and hit the ball down the middle, past Edney Bethel and second base with just enough speed to get to centerfield. Garfield Bethel took off from second base and ran straight home to score the first run of the game.

At the top of the fourth inning, left fielder Lavaughn Ferguson went up to bat. The count was one ball and no strike. He wound up and took a strike at the ball and went deep over the fence to the left of center field, to put his team up 2-0.

At the bottom of the fifth inning, Sweeting got on third base after he got a hit and an error. The Hitmen had no outs with Sweeting on third – a sure run waiting. The Hitmen wasted the opportunity as Hosea Hilton, Rodney Forbes and Richard Bain could not bring Sweeting home.

The first inning saw both teams pitching and the defense coming out sharp. Both pitchers got two strikeouts in the first inning, as the score was 0-0. The second inning went the same as the first inning. It was expected from a do-or-die championship game that saw good pitching and defense. Hanna made it to second base in that inning, but that was as far as he got as the inning ended. Hitmen had the pressure on them.

Richard Bain got the first hit for the Hitmen in the bottom of the third inning. Sherman Ferguson got a hit that went right field to set up a possible run for Bain, who was on first. Bain ran from first base and was intent on getting home, but was out at home plate on a good throw from right fielder Winston Seymour.

Stevens is looking for a third straight championship next year.

The Sunshine Auto Wildcats’ Ciara Bowe was the NPSA women’s MVP, with a batting average of .714 going 4-for-7 and scoring seven runs to go with four runs batted in (RBI).

Desiree Taylor was the scorer in the game. Martin Burrows was the home plate umpire.

The game saw six umpires, signaling the importance of the game. It was the first time in the series and the season that there was a full complement of umpires calling the game.

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October 25, 2022October 25, 2022

Bahamas undefeated in beach soccer tourney

Lesly St Fleur named the MVP

TEAM Bahamas completed an undefeated run to claim the 2022 Bahamas Beach Soccer Cup last night with a thrilling 3-1 win over Colombia in the tournament finale.

As of Monday, October 24, 2022

#By RENALDO DORSETT

#Tribune Sports Reporter

#rdorsett@tribunemedia.net

#International beach soccer returned to the national stadium and the senior men’s national team made history before an enthusiastic home crowd eager to see the sport once again played at the highest level.

#The Bahamas completed an undefeated run to claim the 2022 Bahamas Beach Soccer Cup last night with a thrilling 3-1 win over Colombia in the tournament finale.

#They topped the table with nine points and a goal differential of seven – 16 scored and nine against.

#Lesly St Fleur was named tournament MVP and finished second with four goals scored while Michael Butler was named best goalkeeper.

#In a slow-paced first period, attacking predominantly with Butler, The Bahamas fell behind on Colombia’s lone goal of the night when Eduardo Edu scored at the 5:35 mark.

#After a scoreless second, St Fleur moved from defender to forward, and for the second time this tournament, it sparked a Bahamas come-from-behind win.

#Brandon Adderley delivered a strike to give the home team its first goal and tie the game 1-1 with 7:34 left to play in regulation.

#The game appeared headed for extra time when Butler was awarded a penalty kick with 30 seconds left in the match.

#After his shot was blocked, Wood Julmis headed in the rebound to give The Bahamas the go ahead score, 2-1 with just over 27 seconds left to play.

#“When the ball was bouncing around I think it was just a natural reaction to me, dive, put my head on it and get the goal. I’m always eager to try and fight for the goal, score for my country,” he said.

#“I had to celebrate, I had to enjoy every single moment, it was a special moment for me.”

#Julmis said the moment was amplified by the raucous crowd in attendance that joined in on his goal celebration. “I’ve been on the national team for three years now, we’ve always played on the road, never played in a tournament at home, this is amazing. To play here in front of our fans is amazing and the support our fans gave us is extraordinary.”

#Gary Joseph converted his penalty kick with 13 seconds left for the final score.

#Head coach Gavin Christie said despite the methodical pace of the first two periods, his message to his side during the match was one of patience.

#“I told the guys, you have to be patient with this game. In beach soccer, one or two goals doesn’t mean anything. I told the guys to stick with the gameplan and our time will come – thankfully that came in the third period when we were able to score those goals and take this victory,” he said.

#“For The Bahamas to win all three games against tough competition shows that we are ready for the next step in this sport in The Bahamas.”

#St Fleur missed on several shot opportunities in the finale but was pleased with the resilience his team showed over the course of the weekend.

#“It was a great tournament, every game we played we started off slow and we recovered in the end. This match showed who had it more and who wanted to win the game and in the end, it was us,” he said.

#“It’s a great pleasure to play in front of our fans. They gave us the vibes, we feed off of their energy so we hope for them to continue to support us and I want to thank them for coming out.”

#Both player and coach see this tournament win as the beginning of a trek toward the goal of qualifying for the 2023 Beach Soccer World Cup.

#“This is the start for the World Cup, for the Qualifiers next year,” St Fleur said. “We want to encourage everyone to come out, train with us, and try to make the team. We are trying to build a young team with veteran leadership.”

#Christie added: “The Bahamas has really been wanting beach soccer back, now we have it and we’ve brought it back in grand style. The next thing on the list is World Cup qualifying and this tournament was really the kickoff for our programme to get started toward that goal in 2023.”

#The men entered the final day as the highest goal scoring team of the tournament.

#The Bahamas concluded night one with a furious four-goal rally in the third period to clinch a come from behind win.

#St Fleur’s third period hat trick and a staunch defensive effort powered The Bahamas’ 7-4 win over Trinidad and Tobago.

#The visitors took an early 2-0 lead in the first period on goals from Coker and Riley.

#The Bahamas answered with a goal from Adderley before Riley answered with his second goal of the period for a 3-1 lead.

#Julmis ended the high scoring period with a goal for The Bahamas to make the score 3-2 at the end of one. Jean Francois’ goal was the only score of the second period and the teams took a 3-3 score into the final period.

#Game two was a 6-4 win over Costa Rica.

#The visitors struck first on the first of two goals from Roger at the 7:54 mark in the first period but The Bahamas took control on goals from Joseph (3:45’) and Butler (2:42’) less than a minute apart.

#The second period featured four goals as The Bahamas maintained their advantage.

#Adderley scored at 9:13” to give The Bahamas a 3-1 lead. Greivin scored the first of his two goals in the period to bring Costa Rica within one (8:54’), only to have the home team regain their two-goal advantage just minutes later on a Kyle Williams strike at the 8:49’ mark. In the final period, Roger scored his second goal of the game at 8:33’ but The Bahamas closed out scoring with goals from St Fleur (7:25’) and Julmis (5:14’)

#The women’s national team finished winless after losses to Turks and Caicos and Trinidad and Tobago.

#On night one, The Bahamas women fell to Turks and Caicos 3-2.

#The Bahamas got goals from Janeka Edey and Angel Williams.

#Turks and Caicos lost their opening match to Trinidad and Tobago, but took the lead against their hosts on Saturday night.

#Last night, The Bahamas came up on the wrong end of the highest scoring match of the tournament, an 11-6 loss to Trinidad and Tobago.

#Edey scored a hat trick for The Bahamas, Jada Thelamour added two goals and Haddassah Knowles added another.

#Joan Cuscó, president of Beach Soccer Worldwide, stated that “it is great to return to the Bahamas after our last event in Nassau in 2018.

#“We have so many good memories of all the tournaments we had in the Bahamas, and to play in a World Cup stadium is an assurance of a quality event.”

#For Anton Sealey, president of the Bahamas Football Association, “this tournament is an opportunity to see some of the best talent competing in Nassau, in the best beach soccer facilities in the region, confirming the successful bet placed on the 2017 World Cup”.

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October 25, 2022October 25, 2022

NPSA: Wildcats claim 4th straight title

As of Monday, October 24, 2022

#ONE championship title has been decided but the other series moves to a fifth and deciding game in the New Providence Softball Association.

#In the women’s division, the Sunshine Auto Wildcats claimed their fourth consecutive league title with a three-game sweep of the R and B Operators.

#And it all comes down to one final game between the Cybertech Blue Marlins and C and S Enterprise Hitmen with the series tied at 2-2. Game five is set for 8pm Tuesday at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex.

#In game four on Saturday night, Thomas Davis was dominant on the mound and limited the high powered Hitmen offence to a single run in his team’s 3-1 win.

#Both teams have alternated wins thus far in the series. The Hitmen took game one 3-1 and the Marlins evened the series with a dominant 18-0 win in game two. In game three the Hitmen won another high scoring affair, 10-3.

#The Wildcats closed out the series with a 14-13 win.

#The Operators tied the game at 13 in the top half of the seventh, only to have the defending champions score the go ahead run and claim another title for the club. They took game one 7-5 and won 12-7 in game two.

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October 25, 2022February 5, 2024

Chamber Golf Classic October 30

As of Monday, October 24, 2022

#THE Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and Employers Confederation (BCCEC) is set to close out the month of October with its much-anticipated Chamber Golf Classic Tournament, with part of the proceeds from the event to be donated to the Sister Sister Breast Cancer Support Group.

#Registered participants of all skill levels will have the opportunity to engage in a friendly competition as well as networking on the greens in the two-person scramble tournament to be held on Sunday, October 30 at the Royal Blue Golf Club, located at the Baha Mar Resort, Cable Beach. Shotgun start time is 9am and registration for the event is $275 per player.

#As breast cancer is one of the most common cancers in women in The Bahamas, the Chamber has chosen to offer part proceeds to the Sister Sister Breast Cancer Support group to aid in the effort to find a cure for the deadly disease, whose mission is to provide supportive care, encouragement, coping skills, resources, strength and hope for all who have or had cancer. This dynamic attachment by women to others will promote health, wholeness and healing.

#The BCCEC has commenced its in-person events once again, having relaunched its popular Power Breakfast series back in August following a hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The upcoming Golf Classic will serve not only as a fundraiser but also as a great networking opportunity for Chamber members.

#The Nassau Cruise Port is the event sponsor of the Chamber Golf Classic.

#Said Mike Maura Jr, CEO and director of the Nassau Cruise port: “Nassau Cruise Port Ltd. (NCPL) is proud to be the event sponsor for BCCEC’s Chamber Classic Golf Tournament. As a patron sponsor of The Chamber and its ongoing work, NCPL lends its support to enhance the business community and to promote ease of doing business and national development. The $300m revitalisation and expansion of the Nassau Cruise Port on Prince George Wharf aims to be the catalyst for change downtown, and anticipates reimagining Nassau, promoting innovation in business development, new opportunities and enrichment of our Bahamian tourism product.”

#The BCCEC would like to thank all of the sponsors for their patronage of the event, including their grand prize sponsor, Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines.

#Other sponsors of the inaugural event include Comfort Suites, Summit Insurance, Cable Bahamas Business Solutions, Think Simple, Leno Bahamas, Island Pay, Higgs and Johnson, The Paint Place, Commonwealth Bank, Plato Alpha, Maran Global, Rentokil and The Wine and Spirit Guys, and others.

#For more information about the golf tournament please visit https://www. thebahamaschamber.com/ golftournament2022.

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October 25, 2022October 25, 2022

Reaching several milestones for Bahamas rowing at head of the Charles Regatta