Company will be communications partner of the junior regional event

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On Wednesday, the Local Organizing Committee for the 50th CARIFTA Games (LOC) announced Aliv as its communications partner for the upcoming junior regional event. The telecommunications company was officially welcomed on board at a press conference held by Legend’s Walk at the Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium.

The 50th CARIFTA Games, which coincides with The Bahamas’ 50th Independence, is slated for April 8-10 at the Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium. ALIV’s partnership will total $289,000, bringing the money raised so far to $1.5 million, according to LOC Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Lynden Maycock. Their target is $3 million.

Delmaro Duncombe, director of B2B sales at Cable Bahamas Group of Companies, said they are happy to be a part of the games. The cable group is comprised of Aliv, Aliv Fiber Rev, Cable Bahamas Business Solutions and OurTV, with Aliv being the main sponsor of this event.

“We are honored to partner with the LOC to serve as the 50th CARIFTA Games official communications and broadcasting partner. As the 50th CARIFTA Games official communications and broadcasting partner, OurTV will televise these highly anticipated games nationwide and distribute the same throughout the Caribbean and the Americas. We want to provide our young athletes a global stage to display their talent because we believe in their potential,” Duncombe said.

Aliv will be providing free Wi-Fi at the Games so athletes, fans and track and field enthusiasts can upload pictures and videos of their favorite moments.

Maycock said the LOC is happy to have Aliv on board.

“Our newest partner symbolizes the apex of how important communication, understanding and building networks are to develop a 21st century region… We believe that we will have the fastest growing audience, supporters and success for these upcoming games. I want to thank ALIV for coming on as our communications partner and working along with the LOC to make this CARIFA the greatest and the best for all of our athletes, the teams, the supporters and our visitors here to The Bahamas,” Maycock said.

Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture Mario Bowleg welcomed the 

communications partner on board and said they in the ministry look forward to seeing the athletes on display.

“ALIV sees fit to support our goal of making the upcoming games the most memorable one to date but also supporting the 

development of our youth within our region. The future of our development as a people, as a country and a region, lies within our ability to network an honest and clear communication. As the latest partner for the 50th CARIFTA Games, Aliv has begun to lay the optics needed to see a better, faster and more resourceful nation and region  which is vital to the development of our young people,” said the minister.

President of the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations (BAAA) Drumeco Archer, who has the responsibility of ensuring that The Bahamas’ best junior athletes are in action, said that he is looking forward to the Aliv partnership.

“It is one of those partnerships that will be probably one of the most significant because it is an opportunity for The Bahamas to showcase our games around the world, and this is also an opportunity for us to be able to tell the world that what we do in The Bahamas is top notch and on par with what the world can deliver,” Archer said.

Duncombe said that they do not anticipate any broadcasting challenges at the CARIFTA Games as they are well-equipped to carry out the task.

So far, eight Bahamian athletes have qualified for CARIFTA. The BAAA is expecting more athletes to qualify as the track and field season heats up at home and abroad.

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Bahamian collegiate basketball players Sammy Hunter, Garvin Clarke Jr. and Fredrick King were in action on Tuesday night, helping their teams pick up wins.

Hunter and Clarke were in action for the University of Akron Zips and they got past Central Michigan University, 69-51, at the McGuirk Arena in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. It was their third straight victory. They sport a 12-6 win/loss record on the season and a 4-1 record in the Mid-American Conference (MAC).

After losing two straight games, King and the Creighton University Bluejays have now won two straight. In their latest game, they prevailed over the Butler University Bulldogs, 73-52, at the Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. The win gives the Bluejays an 11-8 record on the season and a 5-3 record in Big East action.

For the Zips against Central Michigan, Hunter finished in double digits in scoring for the third straight game, coming away with 12 points. He scored 13 and 19 points in his previous two games. He was back in the starting lineup and went 4-for-5 from the field, including 2-for-3 from deep. The junior played 17 minutes and added two rebounds and an assist. Clarke played six minutes but made a three-point shot to finish with three points and also added one rebound.

It was not the start that the Zips wanted as they got themselves into a 7-0 hole early in the game. They bounced back and took a 13-10 lead on a shot from deep from Hunter. That shot came with 12:28 left in the first half. At the end of the first half, the Zips had a 36-26 lead, shooting a blistering 52 percent from the field.

The Zips shot 33.3 percent from the field in the second half but outscored Central Michigan, 33-25, to come away with the victory. Clarke’s only made shot in the second half came at the 2:05 mark to put the Zips up 69-42.

Hunter and Clarke will be back in action when the Zips go on the road to the Read Fieldhouse in Kalamazoo, Michigan, to play Western Michigan. That game will take place on Saturday and get underway at 2:30 p.m.

For the Bluejays, King made four of his seven attempts from the field to finish with eight points in eight minutes on the floor. The freshman also grabbed three rebounds and blocked a shot.

Creighton played the inside game early on and King went to work and showed what he could do. The Andros native scored six straight points on layups for the Bluejays to put them up 26-19. The Bluejays led 36-28 at the half.

King made his final field goal of the night at the 12:21 mark of the second half. He had a layup to put his team up 53-39 at that point. They held on for the win as they kept a double-digit lead. The Bulldogs never led in the second half.

In the end, the Bluejays won the battle in the paint, 44-20. Overall, the Bluejays shot 46.9 percent while holding the Bulldogs to just 34.5 percent shooting from the field.

With the win, Bluejays’ head coach Greg McDermott earned his 100th Big East regular season victory.

The Bluejays will have the rest of the week off and return to action on Wednesday, January 25 in a home game against the St. John’s Red Storm. That game will be played on their home floor at the CenturyLink Center in Omaha, Nebraska.

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Bahamian collegiate basketball players Sammy Hunter, Garvin Clarke Jr. and Fredrick King were in action on Tuesday night, helping their teams pick up wins.

Hunter and Clarke were in action for the University of Akron Zips and they got past Central Michigan University, 69-51, at the McGuirk Arena in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. It was their third straight victory. They sport a 12-6 win/loss record on the season and a 4-1 record in the Mid-American Conference (MAC).

After losing two straight games, King and the Creighton University Bluejays have now won two straight. In their latest game, they prevailed over the Butler University Bulldogs, 73-52, at the Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. The win gives the Bluejays an 11-8 record on the season and a 5-3 record in Big East action.

For the Zips against Central Michigan, Hunter finished in double digits in scoring for the third straight game, coming away with 12 points. He scored 13 and 19 points in his previous two games. He was back in the starting lineup and went 4-for-5 from the field, including 2-for-3 from deep. The junior played 17 minutes and added two rebounds and an assist. Clarke played six minutes but made a three-point shot to finish with three points and also added one rebound.

It was not the start that the Zips wanted as they got themselves into a 7-0 hole early in the game. They bounced back and took a 13-10 lead on a shot from deep from Hunter. That shot came with 12:28 left in the first half. At the end of the first half, the Zips had a 36-26 lead, shooting a blistering 52 percent from the field.

The Zips shot 33.3 percent from the field in the second half but outscored Central Michigan, 33-25, to come away with the victory. Clarke’s only made shot in the second half came at the 2:05 mark to put the Zips up 69-42.

Hunter and Clarke will be back in action when the Zips go on the road to the Read Fieldhouse in Kalamazoo, Michigan, to play Western Michigan. That game will take place on Saturday and get underway at 2:30 p.m.

For the Bluejays, King made four of his seven attempts from the field to finish with eight points in eight minutes on the floor. The freshman also grabbed three rebounds and blocked a shot.

Creighton played the inside game early on and King went to work and showed what he could do. The Andros native scored six straight points on layups for the Bluejays to put them up 26-19. The Bluejays led 36-28 at the half.

King made his final field goal of the night at the 12:21 mark of the second half. He had a layup to put his team up 53-39 at that point. They held on for the win as they kept a double-digit lead. The Bulldogs never led in the second half.

In the end, the Bluejays won the battle in the paint, 44-20. Overall, the Bluejays shot 46.9 percent while holding the Bulldogs to just 34.5 percent shooting from the field.

With the win, Bluejays’ head coach Greg McDermott earned his 100th Big East regular season victory.

The Bluejays will have the rest of the week off and return to action on Wednesday, January 25 in a home game against the St. John’s Red Storm. That game will be played on their home floor at the CenturyLink Center in Omaha, Nebraska..

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The 2023 Bahamas Chess Federation’s (BCF) National Chess Championship is heading for an exciting showdown as competitors try to stop National Master (NM) Valentine Cox from attaining a sweep. NM Cox is in the top position after Round Five, winning all of his games thus far.

Young Avian Pride, the youngest competitor and lowest ranked player in the competition, shocked seasoned player and the highest titled player in The Bahamas FIDE Master (FM) Cecil “Carver” Moncur. Pride pulled off a win against FM Moncur in Round Three.

The championship, which takes place over two full weekends, is being hosted by Colina. It is a FIDE rated tournament; set up as a nine-round Swiss format with ‘Game’ in 90 minutes plus 30 seconds per move. Chief Arbiter for the 2023 BCF National Championship is International Arbiter (IA) Andre White. White is assisted by Deputy Chief Arbiter Angel Pride.

“The first weekend of the 2023 Bahamas National Chess Championship was completed successfully, with a powerful showing from the junior players,” said BCF Treasurer Elton Joseph. “All the participants showed that it was not a mistake that they qualified for the country’s most fierce national battle. It was an exciting first set of rounds with some upsets, but more importantly, a lot of heartbreak. I am proud of all the players – the juniors for their tenacity and the seniors for their experience.”

Round Six of the championship kicks off at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. The remaining three rounds are scheduled for Saturday and Sunday. Round Seven is set to start at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Round Eight is set to get underway at 2 p.m. on Saturday, and Round Nine is set for 9 a.m. on Sunday.https://thenassauguardian.com/cox-leads-at-national-chess-championship/

SHOWN, from left to right, are Geron Sands, Albert Cartwright, Janero Miller, Adrian Lorenzo and Adrian Puig at yesterday’s signing. Photo courtesy of Trevere Saunders

As of Wednesday, January 18, 2023

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#By BRENT STUBBS

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#Two years after he started playing baseball as a “late bloomer” at age of nine, Janero Miller said it was always his dream to become a professional player.

#Last night, he accomplished that dream when he signed his first contract with the Miami Marlins organisation.

#Before a large crowd of family members, team-mates from the International Elite Baseball Academy and friends in the foyer of the Thomas A Robinson National Stadium, Miller made it official with the Marlins, who were represented by their director of international operations Adrian Lorenzo and international crosschecker Adrian Puig.

#Miller, decked out in a aqua suit with white shirt and tennis, depicting the colours of the Marlins’ outfit, thanked God for getting him to this point in his life.

#“My biggest contributor was my mother Crystal (Swain). She made so many sacrifices for me,” he said. “When she got off at midnight, she would still get up and got me to practice for 6:30am. She was there for every game and many practices. She told me that I could do it during times that I felt like giving up.

#“I also appreciate my dad (Astlolin Miller), who taught me how to be a good man and how to be responsible. You brought me my very first baseball equipment and it felt like it was gold.

#“Mr Burrows (Lyrone), I also want to thank you for being a father-figure to me and that includes contributing to all of my needs.”

#Miller also thanked his family, especially his grandmother, aunts and uncles and everyone who participated in the fund-raising events to assist him in his venture into baseball.

#He also thanked Commonwealth Bank, Bank of the Bahamas, ICS Security, Oxford Law Chambers, Jubilee Gardens Youth Auxiliary Committee, the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture and the Bahamas Baseball Association, for assisting him financially in achieving his dreams.

#He recognised all of the coaching staff and administrators of I-Elite, but was even more appreciative of Albert Cartwright and Geron Sands, whom he called role models who pushed him beyond his limits. And he expressed his gratitude to Lorenzo and the Marlins for giving him the opportunity to play at a higher level and continue on his dream.

#“This is just the beginning for me,” said Miller, who encouraged his fellow I-Elite players left behind to “work hard and stay focused. The results won’t be there immediately. You have to trust the process. Never give up.”

#In releasing her son to the Marlins, Swain said she was overwhelmed as her “everything” left her.

#“I’m elated for him. He’s been working so hard. He’s very disciplined. He’s just an amazing person and I’m so very proud of him,” she said. “I will miss him. He’s my only child. It’s s process that I have to go through because it’s only been the two of us.

#“But I know he’s going on to bigger and better things, so I’m expecting some great things from him. He’s going to the Marlins, his favorite team, so I know he will do very well.”

#Lorenzo said just looking at the amount of people who showed up to support him in his signing is an indication of how special he is.

#“Crystal, having heard everything, you’re raised a wonderful young man. Congratulations. I really mean that,” Lorenzo said.

#“Janero, the hard part starts from here. This was the easy part. So I want to congratulate you.”

#Puig said he got to know Knowles about a year and-a-half and from the moment he saw him, he was impressed with the switch hitting, centre fielder, who runs a 6.5, has power and he pitches too, is left fielder up to 92.

#“The difference is the type of kid this is and I say kid now, but when I talk Adrian (Lorenzo), I say this is a grown man. He’s not a 16-year-old kid or a 17-year-old kid. I genuinely mean it, I am so impressed. Janero, the moment you get to our Dominican Academy, I expect you to be a leader there and I expect you to be a leader every course of the way. I know you will fulfil that.”

#Lorenzo said when he started coming to the Bahamas and working with Sands and Cartwright, he knew that the Bahamas would become a market for the Marlins to pursue and it’s working out that way with the number of players they continue to sign every year.

#Sands noted that he spent countless hours late in the night working with Lorenzo and the Marlins to get the deal completed for Miller. He also thanked the Marlins for their belief in I-Elite Academy.

#“Janero is one of the most athletic baseball players that I’ve ever developed,” Sands said.

#“He’s a switch hitting centrefielder that can 92 miles per hour off the mound, can run a 6.5 60m and can hit a ball 400 feet from both sides of the plate.”

#Additionally, Sands said Miller is a leader on and off the field, an excellent student, who is very caring and mature. “It’s been an absolute pleasure to mentor and develop Janero Miller from the age of 11,” he said.

#Cartwright said the past few years, he was talking to Miller about this day and now it’s finally here.

#“It’s a proud moment to see Janero take this next step in dreams to get to the big leagues,” Cartwright said.

#“It’s also a sad moment for me because of the last few years, Janero has been under my wings.

#“There have been so many obstacles that we had to go through with Janero being a pitcher and a position player.

#He had to put in double work to get to this point and we thank his mom and his family for trusting I-Elite to get this done.”

#Cartwright noted how Miller contracted COVID- 19 during a trip to Florida, but he had to wait about two days before he told Swain and Miller that he had it.

#He said he was just glad that he survived it and now he can embark on the next journey in his life with the Marlins.

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JONQUEL JONES, of the Bahamas, walks down court during the second half of Game 5 in a WNBA basketball playoff semifinal against the Chicago Sky. The New York Liberty have traded for Jonquel Jones, adding a big piece to their championship hopes. The Liberty acquired the 2021 MVP as part of a three-team deal with the Connecticut Sun and Dallas Wings, the teams announced yesterday. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

As of Tuesday, January 17, 2023

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#By BRENT STUBBS

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#It’s now official. After spending the past seven seasons in the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) with the Connecticut Sun, the 29-year-old Grand Bahamian native Jonquel ‘JJ’ Jones has packed her bags and is now with the New York Liberty.

#Yesterday, the four-time All-Star, who had requested the trade, left one more year on her contract with the Sun, coached by Curt Miller, to join the Liberty under coach Stephanie White.

#It came in a three-team deal that shook up the WNBA, sending Rebecca Allen and Natasha Howard from New York to Connecticut and the Dallas Wings respectively.

#The Wings also received the rights to Crystal Dangerfield of the Liberty and sent Kayla Thornton to New York as well as Tyasha Harris to Connecticut.

#Additionally, the deal would allow the Sun to pick up the Liberty’s No.6 pick in the 2023 WNBA draft.

#It’s a deal that New York’s general manager Jonathan Kolb said fits right into their scheme of things.

#This was the second trade in the career of Jones, whose first came after she was drafted by the Los Angeles Sparks as the sixth pick overall in the first round of the WNBA draft in 2016 in exchange for Chelsea Gray and two draft picks in 2026.

#“Adding Jonquel and Kayla to our roster in the prime of their careers was a can’t-miss opportunity to bolster our frontcourt on both ends of the floor,” said Kolb in a statement. “JJ brings an established MVP skill set, and Kayla possesses a rare combination of defensive physicality and offensive spacing. We can’t wait to welcome them to the Liberty family and get to work on pursuing our championship goals.”

#Jones, at 6-foot, 6-inches, is a forward/centre, who averaged 14.6 points, 8,6 rebounds and 1.2 block shots per game this season. She helped Connecticut to a second WNBA Finals berth in four seasons, won the MVP title and was the Most Improved Player in 2027 and the Sixth Woman of the Year in 2018.

#Her departure from the Sun leaves a void, but Connecticut’s general manager Darius Taylor wished her all the best as she moves on.

#“Jonquel has been an integral part of the Connecticut Sun’s growth over the last seven years, and we truly appreciate everything she has given to this franchise,” Taylor said in a statement. “Unfortunately, JJ’s trade was a decision that both parties decided was best. We wish her the best in her future endeavours.”

#As she moves on, Jones will become just the third player in WNBA history to win the WNBA MVP and then play for a new team two seasons later.

#The others are Elena Delle Donne, who in 2015 won the MVP with the Chicago Sky and then was traded to the Washington Mystics in 2017 and Tina Charles, the 2012 MVP with the Sun, who was traded to Liberty in 2014, the same path that Jones is taking.

#Jones, who was the first player in WNBA history to win the MVP, Sixth Woman of the Year and the WNBA Most Improved Player awards, is expected to suit up with the Liberty when they open the WNBA 2023 regular season against Washington on Friday, May 19.

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A NUMBER of the tennis players participating in the IC Bahamas tournament are pictured above.

As of Tuesday, January 17, 2023

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#THE International Tennis Clubs Doubles Week, featuring veteran retired tennis players from around the world, got underway yesterday at the Nassau Lawn Tennis Club with the United States showing their dominance in the two matches they played.

#In the early match of the day on Monday, the USA Bluebirds knocked off Barbados 4-1 before the USA Robins came back and blanked the International Team 5-0.

#The tournament consists of two men’s doubles, a ladies’ doubles and two mixed doubles. They are played with teams averaging 105 years in players combined and 125.

#The IC is made up of 40 countries around the world, whose motto is “Hands across the net, friendship across the ocean.” They consist of top international players and national title holders.

#Kit Spencer, president of the IC Bahamas, said they are excited to have the return of the tournament in the Bahamas, which is held on a bi-annual basis, but was put on hold because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

#“There’s a lot of great and strong players participating in the tournament,” Spencer said.

#But after playing on the International Team that got blanked 5-0 by the USA Robins’ team, Spencer said it will be interesting to see how they stack up against the rest of the countries, including the Bahamas.

#“The USA has two very good teams. They have a lot of very strong players,” he said. “We have four hundred thousand people and they have four million people, so they are very tough.”

#Bob Beverley, who hails from Charlotte, North Carolina, said he started calling players from June/ July to play in the tournament and he’s happy with the two teams they have assembled.

#“This is a wonderful tournament,” he said. “I had a number of people who were supposed to come, but didn’t come. I think it will be between one of our teams and the Bahamas and even though we have two teams, I think the Bahamas will get in the final, or at least that is what we’re hoping.”

#The Bahamas, which will play its first match today against the USA Robins, starting at 9am, is looking forward to the challenge, according to team captain Neil Mactaggart.

#“We’re a bunch of players, who know each other, but we haven’t played with each other,” Mactaggart said. “Some of our players are nursing injuries, so I’m hoping we all can play as a team uninjured and if we do, I think we will do very well.

#“The USA is very strong again this year. They have a bunch of world-class players. In the Bahamas, we have some experienced players like John Antonas and Sue Kimball, but we have some younger players who we hope will step up because they are very knowledgeable about doubles.”

#Robb Bunnen, the president of the US Tennis Club, said they are delighted to be in the Bahamas for the Caribbean IC Doubles Challenge.

#“We love coming here. We’re so delighted to be playing on their clay courts in the city of Nassau,” he said. “It helps so much with preserving what’s left of our knees.”

#Bunnen, however, said during the week, they hope to accomplish three things.

#“Number one is to have some fun, number two is don’t get hurt and number three is to win at all cost,” he stressed.

#“We have 400 members in our club, which is one of the biggest IC’s in the world, so it’s quite natural that we are here to win.”

#When they are not playing, Bunnen, who hails from Atlanta, Georgia, said they are busy doing philanthropy work around the world, especially in Rwanda, for unprivileged kids who don’t have access to tennis or education.

#The US IUC just celebrated their 90th anniversary, but Bunnen said the IC has been in existence for 124 years, so they are also looking at ways of keeping the camaraderie and friendship alive among the players long after they stop playing competitively.

#Results of games played on day one are as follows:

#USA Bluebirds def. Barbados 4-1

#Men’s 105+ – Shirish Desphpande /Steve Moehn (USA) def. Roger, Edghill/James Tasker (Barbados) 6-2, 6-2.

#Women’s 105+ – Kay Beverley/Shana Magruder (USA) def. Tracy Johnson/ Marie-Jeanne Symmonds (Barbados) 6-1, 6-3.

#Men’s 125+ – John Chatlak/Ward Snyder (USA) derf. Raymond Forde/Peter Symmonds (Barbados) 6-1, 6-3.

#Mixed 105+ – Steve Moehn/Shana Magruder (USA) def. Riger Edghill/ Marie-Jeanne Symmonds (Barbados) 6-1, 6-3.

#Mixed 120+ – Raymond Forde/Marie Gentile (Barbados) def. John Chatlak/ Kay Beverley (USA) 6-2, 3-6, 10-8.

#USA Robins def. International 5-0

#Men’s 105+ – Jeff Clark/ Jeff Snow def. Cory Francis/Alex Murbach (International) 6-4, 6-1.

#Women’s 105+ – Mariana Hollman/Margaret Lumia (USA) def. Dale Kozicz/ Kathy Mueller (International Team) 6-0, 6-4.

#Men’s 125+ – Robb Bunnen/Rob Castorri (USA) def. Jerry Kanuka/ Kit Spencer (International Team) 6-1, 6-3.

#Mixed 105+ – Jeff Clark/ Ann Clark (USA) def. Cory Francis/Kathy Mueller (International Team) 6-2, 6-1.

#Mixed 120+ – Jeff Snow/ Margaret Lumia (USA) def. Jerry Kanuka/Dale Kozicz (International Team) 6-4, 7-6 (4).

#Today’s Schedule

#9am – USA Robins vs The Bahamas

#2pm – Barbados vs the International Team.

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#BASKETBALL results for Monday, January 16. Games were played at The Hope Center on University Commons.

#Mini Division

#jordan Prince William 19 def Temple Christian School 6

#Labron Taylor no. 2 of Prince William had eight (8) points in the win.

#Lyndon Nicolus no. 23 of Temple had six (6) points in the loss.

#Primary Boys

#Jordan Prince William 16 def Teleos Christian School 1

#Alanno Hepburn no. 3 of Prince Wiliam had thirteen (13) points in the win

#William Pierre no. 14 of Teleos had one (1) point in the loss.

#Junior Boys

#International School of Business, Entrepreneurship and Technology ISBET 25 def Freedom Baptist Academy A 23

#Paidyn Taylor no. 00 of ISBET had fourteen (14) points in the win

#McKinley Lucin no. 24 of Freedom A had eight (8) points in the loss.

#Teleos Christian School 39 def Akhepran International Academy 14

#Javon Sweeting no. 0 and Andrew Bethel no. 3 combined to lead Teleos with eight (8) points each in the win.

#Adisa Eneas no 9 of Akhepran had seven (7) points in the loss.

#Senior Boys

#Akhepran International Academy 43 def New Horizon Christian Academy 21

#Baron Coleby no. 20 of Akhepran had eleven (11) points in the win.

#Adam Albury no. 3 of New Horizon had seven (7) points in the loss.

#TODAY

#PB – Kingsway Academy vs Jordan Prince William

#JB – Greenville Preparatory Academy vs Freedom Baptist Academy A

#JB – Akhepran International Academy vs Genesis Academy

#SB – Akhepran International Academy vs Mt Carmel Preparatory Academy

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Dr Michael Darville and Greg Burrows Sr viewing the free screening test.

As of Tuesday, January 17, 2023

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TIM Munnings and Greg Burrows Sr, right, on the Freedom Farm baseball march.

#ON Saturday, the Freedom Farm Baseball League held its opening day festivities.

#The day began with a short service at Holy Cross Anglican Parish followed by its highly anticipated parade of athletes from the church to the Freedom Farm Baseball Park in the Yamacraw community.

#With Freedom Farm’s selected theme being ‘Health & Wellness’, bringing remarks was Minister of Health and Wellness Michael Darville, who spoke passionately about the urgent need for Bahamians to take their health seriously.

#Dr Darville referenced a STEP survey which was done on the Bahamas which clearly outlined the significant health deficiencies of our population.

#The report shows that The Bahamas is ranked the worst in the region as it relates to the number of cases of non-communicable diseases such as diabetes, renal failure, obesity and hypertension. If this trend is not reversed, Dr Darville said the healthcare system will be challenged to meet the needs of those requiring attention at our tertiary medical institutions.

#In an effort to tackle this crisis head on, the minister indicated that his ministry, through a Wellness Unit, will be launching an aggressive educational campaign throughout the Commonweath of the Bahamas touching as many areas as possible, particularly grassroots communities, and the elderly.

#In closing he urged the audience to take their health serious, after all, ‘an ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure’.

#Joining Dr Darville was Timothy Munnings, the former director of Sports in the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture, and with the Wellness Unit of the Ministry of Health.

#In partnering with Freedom Farm Baseball League, the Ministry of Health staged its first health screening for adults at the park and they provided medical referrals that were necessary.

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JANERO MILLER, pitching.

JANERO MILLER with his mother, Crystal Swain.

#By BRENT STUBBS

#Senior Sports Reporter

#bstubbs@tribunemedia.net

#ALTHOUGH he was considered a late bloomer at the age of nine, Janero Miller will achieve one of his goals of becoming a professional baseball player at the age of 17.

#In two years, he hopes that he will become the latest Bahamian to play in the Major League of Baseball.

#Miller will take that first step to his pro career tonight when he signs his contract with the Miami Marlins as a pitcher/outfielder at the Thomas A Robinson National Stadium.

#His signing comes on the heels of Sebastian Walcott, who inked his name on a deal with the Texas Rangers organisation on Sunday at Sapodilla Restuarant.

#They join several other Bahamians who are involved in the 2023 Signing Class out of the International Elite Sports Academy, headed by Geron Sands and Albert Cartwright.

#For Miller, who started playing the sport at Freedom Farm, said it was rough at the beginning, but he’s quite pleased with his progress over the years.

#The former Albury Sayle student went on to excel as the top pitcher and most valuable player for the HO Nash Lions in the Government Secondary Schools Sports Association’s baseball league.

#“I have a love for baseball now, but when I got started, I really didn’t want to play it,” said Miller, who is the only member of his four siblings that play any sport. “But after I played a few games and I hit a home run I felt like this was the sport for me and so I continued with it. I fell in love with it.”

#As he prepares for his transgression into the pro ranks, he said:

#“I am very proud of myself because hard work always pays off,” Miller said. “I was so determined to make it to this point and I’m so glad to know that this is where God has brought me. I can now get the opportunity to continue to play this sport at the highest level.”

#During his playing days at Freedom Farm and the support of his mother, Crystal Swain and others, Miller said he got a lot of encouragement from scouts, who whispered in his ear that he had the ability to play the game and that was when he started to take it seriously.

#“They are expecting me to come in and play the outfield more than pitch,” said Miller, who is expected to go to Miami, Florida in a few days to get through the league’s formalities before he heads off to the Dominican Republic for their six-month training camp.

#“They don’t want me to get too much stress on my arm pitching, so they want me to play the outfield and even some first base. I really like pitching, but the outfield is a lot of fun as well. Hitting is fun as well. Baseball, on the whole, is a lot of fun.”

#Having watched the signing of several players from the Bahamas, Miller said he got more inspired to pursue his dream of playing professional baseball.

#“I realised that nothing could stop me from reaching my end goal, but me,” he said.

#“A lot of the players who signed before me, they told me that I have the talent to do it as well, so that pushed me to work hard and not to give up, but to trust the process.”

#Through the process, Miller said he’s confident that at the age of 19, he will be playing in the Major League. “I just have to continue to play hard, stay focused and trust my coaches and being open to listening to my coaches,” he said. “I think those are the ingredients that will help me to get through it.”

#Miller said he owes a great debt of gratitude to so many persons, including David Fowler, who introduced him to baseball, Greg Burrows Sr and Jr for his development at Freedom Farm and the coaches there and the I-Elite programme, led by Sands and Cartwright, for playing such a big role in his life and getting him to the point where he is right now.

#To the players coming behind, Miller had this simple message to share with them.

#“Always work hard. Trust your coaches, trust the process because there are other ways to get to the big league, not just by signing,” he pointed out. “You can do it through high school or college, so just trust the process and believe in your coaches. Never give up on your dreams.

#“If you want to go to the big leagues, you have to go for it.”

#Lyrone Burrows, who was first introduced to Miller at age nine by his mother and has turned out to be a father-figure, said he was there to watch his progress over the years and assisted him in every way possible.

#“To start playing baseball at nine, it’s a late start, but we watched him bat and he would always step away from the plate to avoid being hit,” said Burrows, a local softball player and executive.

#“But when you look at his family and their athletic capabilities, he has an older aunt, Samantha Gilbert, who played in college and his mom played volleyball locally, while he was a small skinny kid, we always knew what he was projected to become.”

#Now at 6-feet, 2 inches, Burrows said Miller has excelled to the level where he could be considered a diamond in the rough and one whom he feels will excel to the Majors, maybe in his opinion, not at 19, but at least 20 or 21.

#“I’m sticking with 19,” Miller quipped. “That is my goal to make it. I’m looking forward to it once I sign my contract and I head off to start my journey.”

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