Bahamian Jackson Mactaggart with his opponent.
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Bahamian Jerald Carroll with his opponent.
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Home|Sports|SAC remains ahead of QCSports
Simba FrenchSend an emailMarch 3, 2023 178 4 minute readFacebookTwitterLinkedInShare via Email
There were not many finals on the track on Thursday, but the St. Augustine’s College (SAC) Big Red Machine was able to do enough, slightly extending their lead over the Queen’s College (QC) Comets after two days of action at the Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools (BAISS) Track and Field Championships.
After leading by 62.5 points at the end of the first day, SAC leads the Comets by 84 points entering the third and final day. They have 691.50 points. The Comets have 607.50 points and moving up the standings to third place was the Temple Christian Suns with 221.50 points. The St. John’s College Giants dropped to fourth, scoring 210 points, and the St. Anne’s Blue Waves round out the top five with 131.50 points.
A champion will be crowned by the end of today.
Most of the action was in the field events at the Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium on Thursday and there were two BAISS records broken with a CARIFTA standard being met with one of the records.
In the final event of the day, the under-17 girls triple jump, SAC’s Bayli Major leapt her way to a new BAISS record and a CARIFTA qualifying distance of 11.89 meters (m) – 39’ 0-1/4”. The CARIFTA qualifying standard is 11.42m (37’ 5-1/2”). She broke Charisma Taylor’s 2015 record in that event – a distance of 11.72m (38’ 5-1/2”). Major qualified for CARIFTA in the 400m hurdles earlier in the season.
Placing second behind Major yesterday was CARIFTA qualifier and her teammate Shayann Demeritte. She posted a jump of 9.89m (32’ 5-1/2”). The Suns’ Antonia Thompson placed third with a jump of 9.40m (30’ 10-1/4”). Demeritte has qualified for CARIFTA in the under-17 girls 100m, running a time of 12.10 seconds earlier this season. The standard is 12.20 seconds.
In the under-13 girls shot put, the Comets’ Rocelis Moxey broke the BAISS record of 7.65m (25’ 1-1/4”) with a winning throw of 7.84m (25’ 8-3/4”). She broke D’Yontae Mackey’s record which was set in 2020.
The Comets won four out of eight of the 100m races yesterday, despite some serious headwinds.
Moxey kicked off the victory parade for the Comets in the under-13 girls division. She crossed the finish line in 12.98 seconds. SAC’s Kyla Smith stopped a first and second finish for the Comets when she finished second with a time of 13.42 seconds. Azalia Henderson, of QC, was third, finishing in 13.98 seconds.
The Comets’ Jamiah Nabbie, who is a sprinter to keep an eye on, was brilliant in the under-17 girls 100m. Nabbie clocked 12.30 seconds to secure the win. She set the BAISS record of 11.98 seconds during the heats on Wednesday.
“I could have had a better start but I finished strong,” said Nabbie. “I could have gone faster. I just wanted to represent my school and run hard.”
She returns to action today, competing in the 200m and the relays.
SAC’s duo of Demeritte and Madison Moss were second and third, respectively. Demeritte ran 12.39 seconds and Madison stopped the clock at 12.93 seconds.
The Comets were unstoppable in the under-13 boys division as Joel
Cumberbatch and Nevari Knowles ensured they got maximum points in that event with a first and second finish. Cumberbatch ran 13.30 seconds while Knowles recorded a time of 13.93 seconds. Jordan Prince William Falcons’ Sean Spencer crossed the finish line in third in a time of 14.11 seconds.
In the under-15 girls division, the Comets’ Sarsha Wright powered her way to victory in 13.05 seconds. Caitilyn Smith, from St. John’s College, was second in 13.06 seconds. Finishing third was Vanessa Mackey, of St. Anne’s, with a time of 13.32 seconds.
SAC’s Eagan Neely ran a strong race, clocking 11.46 seconds in the under-15 boys 100m. He missed Karlton Rolle’s BAISS record of 11.28 seconds by about two tenths of a second.
“I’m not a 100m runner, but it felt good to win it,” said Neely. “I could have run better but a slight headwind stopped that. I ran slightly short of my personal best of 11.37 seconds.”
Neely’s teammate Terrin Beckles finished second with a time of 11.95 seconds. The Comets’ Rohman Rolle settled for third with a time of 12.05 seconds.
Amari Pratt, from SAC, managed to hold off the Comets’ duo of Nia Richards and Lanaisha Lubin to win the under-20 girls 100m. Pratt crossed the finish line in 12.33 seconds.
“Going into the race I was nervous,” said the 12th-grade student. “I trusted the process and got out hard and came home strong. It feels great to come back and be the champion.”
Richards was second with a time of 12.57 seconds and Lubin ran 12.94 seconds for third.
The St. Andrew’s Hurricanes’ Grace Farrington won the under-20 girls 3,000m with a time of 12:32.16. The Comets’ Chrislynn Smith placed second with a time of 12:45.91. The Kingsway Academy Saints’ Tellica Seymour was third in 12:57.98.
Taking the under-15 girls 75m hurdles was Jayla Smith of SAC. She out-leaned her closest competitor to win in 12.67 seconds. Dallas Strachan, of Queen’s College, was second in 12.68 seconds and SAC’s Kaiya Bennet finished third in 13.17 seconds.
Today is the final day of competition and it is clear that it is a two-school race between SAC and the Comets. The 4x100m and 4x400m relays are set for today along with the 200m sprints. The 400m hurdles and 800m finals will also be held today. On the field, there will be action in the under-17 girls high jump, the under-20 boys triple jump, the under-20 girls discus and the under-15 boys and girls long jump, just to name a few.
Home|Sports|The Bahamas falls to ArgentinaSports
Simba FrenchSend an emailMarch 3, 2023 149 2 minute readFacebookTwitterLinkedInShare via Email
The Bahamas senior men’s national cricket team squandered another opportunity to finish in the top three at the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) 2024 TwentyTwenty (T20) World Cup Sub Regional Americas Qualifier 2023, losing to the host country Argentina on Thursday. They fell by 43 runs at the St. Alban’s Club Ground in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
The loss dropped The Bahamas to fourth position as they sport a 1-2 win/loss record. Their final game is tomorrow against the top ranked team in the tournament, Bermuda, who is a perfect 3-0. The Bahamas must win that game in order to move on to the Americas regional final set for September of this year.
Against Argentina, Team Bahamas bowled the first inning and was able to hold Argentina to just 117 runs for the loss of seven wickets after 20 overs. The home team got off to a strong start as they took advantage of The Bahamas’ bowling, scoring 40 runs in the first five overs. In the sixth over, Kervon Hinds broke up the partnership of Tomas Rossi and Pedro Baron as Sandeep Goud caught Rossi’s ball. He was out for nine runs.
The Bahamas was able to slow down Argentina by taking three wickets by the ninth over with Argentina scoring 61 runs. Lautar Musiani, who was not out in that inning, was a menace to The Bahamas as he finished with 44 runs.
Jonathan Barry bowled a great over in the 17th over as he got two Argentinian batsmen out with his first two deliveries. Barry did not get his hat-trick but he did get Augustin Rivero out on the fourth delivery. Barry did not give up any runs in that over and Argentina had 94 runs for the loss of seven wickets.
The home side finished with 117 runs.
Barry and captain Marc Taylor finished with a three-wicket haul each.
On the batting front, The Bahamas dug themselves into a hole early in the match, scoring just 15 runs for the loss of five wickets after the first five overs. They needed 103 runs from 90 balls with five wickets in hand.
Turan Brown and Gregory Taylor Jr. tried to stay at the stumps and they did just that before Brown was bowled out by Alan Kirschaum for seven runs in the 11th over. The Bahamas had 39 runs for the loss of six wickets after 11 overs.
Goud replaced Brown and Taylor and Goud took the total to 59 runs for seven wickets before Goud lofted the ball on the leg side and Pedro Baron caught it on a Kirschaum delivery. Goud finished with 12 runs.
The tail end batsmen were unable to take The Bahamas to victory as The Bahamas was all out for 74 runs with three balls to spare.
Taylor finished with a team-high 19 runs.
Home|Sports|The Bahamas qualifies for 2023 CAC Games in softballSports
Sheldon LongleySend an emailMarch 3, 2023 121 2 minute readFacebookTwitterLinkedInShare via Email
As it turns out, The Bahamas’ men’s national softball team will compete in the 2023 Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Games in San Salvador, El Salvador.
The 24th version of the games is set for June 23 to July 8 in San Salvador, featuring thousands of athletes competing in various sporting disciplines from 37 nations across the CAC region.
Tommy Velázquez, of Puerto Rico, president of WBSC (World Baseball Softball Confederation) Softball Americas which is the Pan American regional governing body for the sport of softball, confirmed this week that The Bahamas has indeed qualified for the prestigious event by means of winning the English-speaking Amateur Softball Confederation (ECASC) title at the inaugural championship in The Bahamas in 2015. The winner from this year’s ECASC men’s championship was set to be the automatic qualifier for the CAC Games, but the tournament has been postponed due to the absence of a host country.
Founding president of ECASC and former Bahamas Softball Federation (BSF) President Burkett Dorsett, who now sits as a commissioner on WBSC Technical Commission, is currently in St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI), serving as the tournament director of the WBSC Qualifier/ECASC Women’s Championship.
Accompanying Dorsett in the USVI are former BSF President Ted Miller, a long-time director of ECASC, and ECASC Deputy Director of Umpires Thomas Sears. Also among the dignitaries are ECASC President Godfrey Been, of the Turks and Caicos Islands.
WBSC Softball Americas Director of Umpires Santos Vazquez, of Puerto Rico, praised the work of ECASC. Dorsett said the development of softball in the region is directly linked to the progression and advancement of the sport in ECASC. He said one of the next items on the agenda is to certify umpires regionally.
“Coming out of discussions here, ECASC has formed an alliance with umpires in terms of having an umpires group known as WBSC and ECASC certified umpires,” said Dorsett. “Under the auspices of the director in chief of umpires for the WBSC Softball Americas Santos Vazquez, umpires will be regionally certified under the WBSC and ECASC. They will be known as WBSC and ECASC certified umpires and will be qualified to umpire any softball game in this region. They will travel to various countries where there are tournaments. Vazquez will appoint deputies for each confederation.”
Dorsett said Sears, who is regarded as one of the best umpires in the Caribbean, will serve under Vazquez, with jurisdiction over The Bahamas. He said that a team of officials will eventually come to The Bahamas to train other umpires, so that they, too, can become WBSC and ECASC certified umpires. Furthermore, he said they will do the same for scorers at a later date.
As mentioned, The Bahamas has qualified for the 2023 CAC Games in softball, but Dorsett said the ECASC men’s championship will still be held and they are currently in the process of identifying a host country.
As for the CAC Games, that event is set for June 23 to July 8 in Panama City, Panama.
Home|Sports|Rivalry renewed between SAC and QCSports
Simba FrenchSend an emailMarch 2, 2023 598 5 minute readFacebookTwitterLinkedInShare via Email
The St. Augustine’s College (SAC) Big Red Machine got off to a strong start, defending their title at the Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools (BAISS) Track and Field Championships at the Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium. SAC has the early lead with 406.5 points, building up momentum with strong performances in the 400 meters (m) and sprint hurdles.
After missing last year’s meet due to concerns surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, the Queen’s College Comets are back and are in second with 344 points. Behind them in third are the St. John’s College Giants with 147 points.
Head Coach for SAC Jason Edwards said that they were down earlier in the day because of the results in some of the field events, but added that they rebounded nicely.
“Every year is different. I knew we were making up ground as we got later in the day, in the 1,500m, the hurdles and the 400m. The athletes fought hard and did not let the early score deter them. They came out determined and focused, and I am proud of them,” Edwards said.
As for today, Edwards said that there are more field events and some track event they feel they could do well in, as they look to maintain the lead.
Athletes performed at a high level on the first day of competition with some achieving CARIFTA standards and others breaking BAISS records.
Windsor School’s Terrell McCoy, who is aiming to win a gold medal at the CARIFTA Games over the Easter break, improved on her CARIFTA qualifying distance and broke the record in the under-17 girls shot put. The 14-year-old threw a personal best of 13.53m (44’ 4-3/4”) on her final throw to almost surpass the CARIFTA qualifying distance of 12.56m (41’ 2-1/2”) by a full meter. She broke Brashe Wood’s 10-year-old BAISS record of 13.37m (43’ 10-1/2”).
“I came out strong on my first warm-up throw. I had to settle down, and on the last throw I was able to set the record. It feels good to be a record holder. I was crying and I hugged my coach. I was seeking this moment since I qualified for CARIFTA,” McCoy said.
McCoy is looking to possibly throw 14 meters (45’ 11-1/4”) at CARIFTA. She has the under-17 girls discus event left at the BAISS Championships.
The Comets’ Milan Mondesir was McCoy’s closest competitor with a throw of 10.36m (33’ 11-3/4”). Finishing third was Nassau Christian Schools Crusaders’ Joi Farquharson who threw 9.16m (30’ 0-3/4”).
Jamiah Nabbie from the Comets was the only competitor in the under-17 girls long jump to jump over five meters. She leapt past the CARIFTA qualifying distance of 5.46m (17’ 11”). Nabbie recorded a leap of 5.49m (18’ 0-1/4”).
SAC’s duo of Alexis Roberts and Shayann Demeritte placed second and third respectively. Roberts jumped 4.84m (15’ 10-1/4”) while Demeritte posted a jump of 4.58m (15’ 0-1/2”).
Nabbie went on to the track and had great weather conditions, powering her way to a CARIFTA qualifying standard and a BAISS record in the under-17 girls 100m preliminaries. She clocked a blistering 11.98 seconds to lower Devine Parker’s 11.99 record set back in 2016. Demeritte, who already qualified for CARIFTA in this event, clocked 12.19 seconds to win her heat.
SAC’s Darvinique Dean, who already qualified in the under-17 girls 400m hurdles, achieved the qualifying standard in the 100m hurdles event with a time of 14.64 seconds. The standard in that event is 14.89 seconds.
Dean’s teammate Madison Moss posted a time of 15.68 seconds to place second. The Giants’ Valentina Knowles finished third when she posted a time of 16.79 seconds.
Quinton Rolle from SAC joined the Comets’ Kenny Moxey as the only CARIFTA qualifiers in the under-17 boys 110m hurdles. Rolle finished ahead of Moxey to win that race with a quick time of 14.86 seconds to go under the standard of 15.65 seconds. Moxey clocked 15.19 which was faster than his previous qualifying time of 15.60 seconds. Finishing third was Rolle’s teammate Malik White with a time of 16.72 seconds.
SAC’s Johnathan Fowler did not want to wait until the under-20 boys 100m final today to achieve the CARIFTA standard of 10.60 seconds. Fowler did it in the preliminaries as he pushed from the start to finish to clock 10.60 seconds, matching the standard. When he crossed the finish line, he looked at the time and started to celebrate. Fowler is the sole qualifier in that event for The Bahamas.
“I did not want to go in CARIFTA Trials/High School Nationals with a 10.77 personal best. I was happy I was able to qualify today (Wednesday). I knew I had to get out the blocks because my start is not the best part of my race. I got out and pressed to the line,” Fowler said.
He goes into the final today with the fastest qualifying time.
The Giants’ Tayshun Robinson saw there was no CARIFTA qualifier in the under-20 boys 110m hurdles and wanted to be the first. He proceeded to go under the standard of 14.20 seconds when he won that event with a time of 14.17 seconds. He finished almost a second ahead of St. Anne’s School Blue Waves’ Dana Rolle who ran 15.21 seconds. SAC’s Jehiel Smikle posted 15.60 seconds to get the bronze medal.
The last race of the day had SAC’s Tumani Skinner breaking Kinard Rolle’s nine-year BAISS record of 48.64 seconds in the under-20 boys 400m. Skinner had to push hard on the home stretch, crossing the finish line in a new BAISS record of 48.37 seconds.
“I wanted to get out quickly and ease up along the back stretch and then push the final 150m. That was what I did. I am overjoyed to be the BAISS Champion. I cannot believe it. I never thought I would have broken the record,” Skinner said.
The Comets’ Dentry Mortimer Jr. was second with a time of 48.56 seconds. SAC’s Clinton Laguerre placed third in 48.85 seconds.
All three runners missed out on the CARIFTA qualifying standard of 47.75 seconds which they will look to surpass at the CARIFTA Trials/High School Nationals later this month.
Eagan Neely from SAC was flying in the under-15 boys 400m preliminaries, blazing around the track to erase an 18-year-old BAISS record with a time 50.62 seconds. Neely lowered Fenton Williams’ record of 51.58 seconds which was set back in March 2005. Neely, by no surprise, went on to win in the final with a time of 52.19 seconds. His teammate, Shevano Nixon, was second with a time of 53.99 seconds. The Giants’ Aiden Musgrove rounded out the top three finishers with a time of 53.99 seconds.
SAC’s Dior-Rae Scott jumped up an age group to throw a distance of 39.24m (128’ 9”) to win the under-20 girls javelin throw. She almost surpassed the BAISS record of 39.44m (129’ 4-3/4”) set by Rhema Otabor in 2019. Scott qualified for the Penn Relays which was her goal at this meet.
“I was impressed with my performance as I am coming off an injury. I was scared because I didn’t want to re-injure myself. I kept my confidence and followed through. I was trying to chase the record, but I shut it down because I didn’t want to re-inure myself,” Scott said.
The Comets’ G’Shan Brown was second with a throw off 33.76m (110’ 9-1/4”). The Crusaders’ Apryl Davis settled for third with a throw of 26.20m (85’ 11-1/2”).
Today on the track, there will be the 400m hurdles preliminaries, the 4x100m relay preliminaries, the 800m preliminaries, and the 4x400m relay preliminaries. In the field, there is the under-20 boys javelin, the under-17 girls discus and the under-17 girls triple jump.
Home|Sports|Team Bahamas blanks NicaraguaSports
Sheldon LongleySend an emailMarch 2, 2023 260 1 minute readFacebookTwitterLinkedInShare via Email
Team Bahamas continued to roll at the Junior Davis Cup competition on the courts of the Guatemalan Tennis Federation in Guatemala City, Guatemala, on Wednesday.
The team of Jackson Mactaggart, Jerald Carroll and William McCartney, earned a 3-0 victory over Nicaragua to finish the single round-robin section of play with an unblemished 3-0 win/loss record. In pool play, The unseeded Bahamian team defeated Jamaica on Monday, Barbados on Tuesday and Nicaragua on Wednesday.
In the number two singles slot, Mactaggart played well, winning in straight sets, 6-1 and 6-3. Coach Bradley Bain noted that he played a brilliant match.
Carroll was up next and continued his unbeaten singles streak with a spectacular win 6-0 and 6-2 win. Mactaggart and McCartney added the icing on the cake, winning a competitive doubles match, 3-6, 6-4 and 10-8. Team Bahamas will face the Dominican Republic in the first round of playoffs today.
The Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association (BLTA) congratulates the under-16 boys Junior Davis Cup team on solid performances in the tournament thus far, and extends well wishes for continued strong performances.
As for the girls, they fell to the host nation Guatemala, 3-0, in the Junior Billie Jean King Cup Tournament yesterday, dropping to an 0-2 win/loss record in pool play. They fell to St. Lucia on Tuesday and lost to Guatemala on Wednesday.
In the number two singles slot, BreAnn Ferguson fell to Alison Oliva in straight sets, 6-0 and 6-1, in a match that lasted an hour and 22 minutes. In the number one singles slot, Jalisa Clarke lost to Carlota Balseiro in straight sets, 6-1 and 6-1, in a match that lasted just 45 minutes. In the doubles competition, the Bahamian team of Ferguson and Clarke lost to the Guatemalan team of Oliva and Alessandra Solares in straight sets, 6-3 and 6-3, in a match that lasted an hour and four minutes.
Also on the under-16 Junior Billie Jean King Cup team for The Bahamas is Sapphire Ferguson, the older cousin of BreAnn Ferguson.
The boys team is coached by Bradley Bain and the girls team is coached by Marion Bain.
The Junior Davis Cup/Junior Billie Jean King Cup North American, Central American and Caribbean pre-qualifying tournament continues today in Guatemala City, Guatemala.
Home|Sports|A trio of silver partners come on board with CARIFTASports
The Nassau GuardianSend an emailMarch 2, 2023 382 2 minute readFacebookTwitterLinkedInShare via Email
The Local Organizing Committee of the 50th CARIFTA Games (LOC) welcomes three silver partners on board with the junior regional track and field event being about a month away. The announcement came at a press conference held at the Cultural Village at the eastern side of the Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium yesterday.
Joining the long list of sponsors are accounting firms Ernst and Young (EY) and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC), and the Arawak Port Development Limited. The three sponsors donated $20,000 each for a sum of $60,000.
Partner at PWC Myra Lundy-Mortimer knows the path that the event has led Bahamians and Caribbean athletes to has been beneficial in their lives. A number of former CARIFTA athletes have gone on to experience collegiate and professional success. She recognized that this is the ninth time that The Bahamas is hosting the event.
“We know that an investment in our youth is an investment in the future of our continued success story of The Bahamas for the next 50 years. It is with this investment that we proudly stand with the LOC for the CARIFTA Games. As a proud sponsor, our team is committed to supporting the legacy that CARIFTA has achieved in youth development, sports and culture, and we are thrilled to make a contribution to the continued investment in the future workforce and athletics in The Bahamas,” Lundy-Mortimer said.
Bahamas Country Managing Partner at EY Michele Thompson said that it is imperative to support the athletes and CARIFTA as it helps to prepare the next generation to be successful in the future.
“We believe that the inherent confidence, the leadership skills, working in high-performing teams and the discipline that athletes develop over years of dedicated training add tremendous value to their future career paths. We admire our athletes who are exhibiting resilience, and promoting good values, which are part of our history and our culture. Athletes give us all a good example as they navigate through their challenges while setting their eyes on gold. We wish all the very best, particularly our young athletes as they showcase their athletic abilities regionally and globally,” Thompson said.
Administrative Assistant at APD Limited Bianca Aranha said that as a good corporate citizen they had to find a way to come on board to support the athletes.
“We are very excited to be a part of this,” Aranha said. “We want to encourage all Bahamians to come in their colors and support the young athletes. We believe in the future of our nation and we know the CARIFTA Games is the training ground for them to come to the senior level so we’re looking forward to with partnering with the LOC.”
Minster of Youth, Sports and Culture Mario Bowleg said he is looking forward to seeing the performances of the local and visiting athletes at CARIFTA.
“It has been my pleasure to watch the continued progression I have seen as the repairs, preparations and planning begins to manifest for these upcoming 50th CARIFTA Games. I am proud today to join hands with these new partners who support our goal of making the upcoming CARIFTA Games amazing and a better avenue for our young athletes. As the latest silver partners for 50th CARIFTA Games, we welcome you to the CARIFTA family. I thank them for partnering with us,” Bowleg said.
The 50th CARIFTA Games is set to be held April 8-10 at the Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium. Tickets are already on sale as Bahamian athletes look to perform at a high level. Tickets can be obtained at the box office at the stadium or online at the website www.carifta50.com.
Home|Sports|Junior tennis teams compete in GuatemalaSports
Simba FrenchSend an emailMarch 1, 2023 307 2 minute readFacebookTwitterLinkedInShare via Email
The Bahamas’ Junior Davis Cup team stayed unbeaten as they took down Barbados 3-0 at the Central America and Caribbean (CAC) pre-qualifying tournament in Guatemala City, Guatemala, yesterday, while the junior girls began action in the Junior Billie Jean King Cup Tournament. The girls lost a tough tie, 2-1, to St. Lucia.
Coming off a hard fought 2-1 victory over Jamaica on Monday, the unseeded Bahamian team swept the seventh-seeded Barbados team in Junior Davis Cup action, looking to make a deep run in Group D.
Jackson Mactaggart got the action underway for The Bahamas in the number two singles slot and was able to easily secure a victory in straight sets over Ethan Warner. He won 6-1 and 6-1. Jerold Carroll did the same in the second match in the number one singles slot against Aidan Clarke. Carroll won 6-1 and 6-1.
In the doubles portion, William McCartney and Jackson Mactaggart teamed up to take on Clarke and Cristian Blunte. The Bahamian doubles team won in straight sets to complete the sweep. The score was 6-2 and 6-0.
They will return to the court today taking on Nicaragua in their final group game. A victory for The Bahamas will give them a spot in the championship round while a loss can have them battling for a sixth through 10th position, based on a set count with Nicaragua.
BreAnn Ferguson kicked off the Billie King Junior Cup action for The Bahamas. She posted with a straight set victory over Iyana Paul. Ferguson won 6-3 and 6-3. In the number one singles slot, Jalisa Clarke was not able to win over Jessica Eudovich. She fell 1-6 and 1-6.
In doubles, Ferguson teamed up with her older cousin, Sapphire Ferguson. The cousin duo took on Paul and Eudovich. In the end, it was the St. Lucians who came out after a physically demanding match. The Fergusons fell, 6-7(5) and 6-7(6).
The girls return to action today to play against the second-seeded Guatemalan team. A win will advance the team to the championship round, playing for a first through eighth spot at the tournament.
On Monday, The Bahamas’ Junior Davis Cup team turned back Jamaica, 2-1, with McCartney falling 2-6 and 4-6 in the number two singles slot. Carroll secured the number one singles 6-3 and 6-2 victory to set up a decisive doubles match. Carroll and Mactaggart teamed up. They clinched the tie with a win in straight sets, 6-3 and 6-2.
The boys team is coached by Bradley Bain and the girls team is coached by Marion Bain.
Home|Sports|Mingoes upset one of the top teams in the NPBASports
The Nassau GuardianSend an emailMarch 1, 2023 295 1 minute readFacebookTwitterLinkedInShare via Email
The University of The Bahamas (UB) Mingoes men’s basketball team started off slowly against one of the top teams in the New Providence Basketball Association (NPBA) at the A.F. Adderley Gymnasium on Saturday night, but recovered and proved the adage of ‘it’s how you finish that matters’ to be true.
The Mingoes trailed Sand Dollar, 14-4, with 2:57 to go in the first quarter, but came back to pick up one of the team’s biggest wins of the season, prevailing 68-58 over the second place Sand Dollar team. Sand Dollar leads the John Archer Division with an 8-2 win/loss record following the loss, and is second overall behind the Discount Distributor Liquor Rockets who are an unblemished 10-0. They lead the Vince Ferguson Division.
Erquantae Edgecombe led the Mingoes with 28 points and five rebounds. Justin Burrows contributed 13 points, seven steals and six rebounds and Ricardo Taylor Jr. posted 11 points.
“The shots were falling for us here tonight,” Edgecombe said. “We had a lot of inside shots that connected. We need those shots to drop. The game plan was to come out defensively with a lot of communication and talk with intensity, especially coming from an international tour and using that experience here in the league.”
Edgecombe scored 15 points, including three three-pointers, in the second quarter to help the Mingoes even the score at 25 at the half.
In the third quarter, Edgecombe and Ricardo Taylor Jr. combined for 17 points to push the Mingoes ahead 53-40.
The Mingoes were able to hold off a late surge from Sand Dollar to pick up the 68-58 win.
The Mingoes had 36 points in the paint and 24 points off fast breaks.
Delano Armbrister and Theodore Grant each contributed four assists for the Mingoes.
A big statistic for the Mingoes was turnovers and points off turnovers. The Mingoes forced 29 turnovers and were able to covert those turnovers into 32 points.
The Mingoes now hold firm in the third spot in the Vince Ferguson Division with a 5-5 record. Sand Dollar still leads the John Archer Division with an 8-2 record.
The Mingoes are expected to play Zulu Media Marketing on Friday at 7 p.m. at the A.F. Adderley Gymnasium.
Home|Sports|Hinds’ five-wicket haul not enough as The Bahamas fallsSports
Simba FrenchSend an emailMarch 1, 2023 576 3 minute readFacebookTwitterLinkedInShare via Email
Bahamian senior men’s national cricket team bowler Kervon Hinds saw his historic five-wicket haul spoiled as The Bahamas finished 94/8 against the Cayman Islands, losing by 31 runs at the St. Albans Ground in Buenos Aires,
Argentina, yesterday.
It was their second match in the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) 2024 TwentyTwenty (T20) World Cup Sub Regional Americas Qualifier 2023. The Bahamas now sits in third in the standings with a 1-1 win/loss record and four points. They won by four wickets over Panama on Sunday to get their campaign started. Bermuda and the host country Argentina are also competing.
Hinds is the first bowler to have a five-wicket haul for The Bahamas in international T20 action.
Against Cayman, the Cayman Islands won the toss and chose to bat. The Bahamas got off to a good start in the first three overs, only allowing 14 runs, but didn’t collect any Cayman Islands wicket. Hinds changed all that in the fourth over when he got Brian Corbin on a drive that Festus Benn caught. The Cayman Islands were 22/1 after that over.
The Cayman Islands duo of man-of-the-match Yeron DeAlwis and Paul Manning steadied their side. The Bahamas could not break up the partnership that yielded 48 runs. In the 10th over,
wCayman tallied 72 runs for the loss of just one wicket.
The Bahamas’ captain Marc Taylor had a delivery, broke up the partnership of DeAlwis and Manning when wicketkeeper Julio Jemison stumped Manning out for 17 runs in the 11th over. By the end of the 16th over, The Bahamas collected four wickets but none was the elusive DeAlwis who was a thorn to the Bahamian squad. He had 54 runs after 16 overs with Cayman scoring 101 runs for the loss of five wickets.
Hinds bowled the 19th over for The Bahamas and made a direct impact in the game as he finally got DeAlwis on a catch by Benn. DeAlwis had 74 runs off 57 balls and Cayman had 121 runs for six wickets. Hinds took two more wickets to slow down the Cayman Islands whose total was at 123 for the loss of eight wickets after 19 overs.
They ended that inning at 125 all out with Narendra Ekanayake claiming the final two wickets.
Hinds completed a full spell and grabbed five wickets while giving up just 18 runs. Benn and Ekanayake finished with two wickets each and gave up 18 and 15 runs, respectively.
The Bahamas was on track after the first three overs, scoring 17 runs not out and needing 109 runs from 102 balls. Taylor, as expected, faced most balls and had 14 runs while Ekanayake had three runs. Fast forward to the end of the seventh over, and The Bahamas’ batting took a hit as Ekanayake (three), Hinds (two), Gregory Taylor Jr. (two) and Turan Brown (zero) were out by the end of seventh over. The Bahamas was at 33 runs for four wickets with Taylor on 20 runs and Benn joining him at the other batting end. The Bahamas needed 93 runs from 78 balls.
The partnership of Taylor and Benn accumulated for 20 runs before Taylor was out in the 11th over on 35 runs that consisted of four fours and one six.
It went downhill for The Bahamas’ batting after that over although Benn and Jonathan Barry were able to stop the wickets from falling. They were unable to pick up the strike and run rates. Barry was out for 22 runs in the 19th over with The Bahamas on 91 runs for the loss of eight wickets and the game out of reach.
Today is a rest day for all of the teams. The Bahamas will be in action on Thursday when they play against the host nation at the same location as yesterday’s game. That match starts at 1 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) and will be streamed live on the website www.icc.tv.
The team is looking to be one of the top three teams at the tournament and move on to the Americas regional final which will be played in September of this year. The top three teams will be joined by Canada in that regional final and the winner of that tournament will secure a spot in the 2024 T20 World Cup, set to be held in June 2024 in the United States and the West Indies.