As of Wednesday, March 1, 2023
#THE Bahamas Junior Davis Cup team defeated Barbados 3-0 yesterday at the Central America and Caribbean Jr Davis Cup pre-qualifying event in Guatemala.
#Jackson Mactaggart and Jerald Carroll both won their singles matches in identical scores of 6-1, 6-1 and William McCartney and Mactaggart teamed up to take the doubles 6-2, 6-3 for the sweep.
#The team, coached by Bradley Bain, will be back in action today when they take on Nicaragua.
As of Wednesday, March 1, 2023
#THE Bahamas Junior Davis Cup team defeated Barbados 3-0 yesterday at the Central America and Caribbean Jr Davis Cup pre-qualifying event in Guatemala.
#Jackson Mactaggart and Jerald Carroll both won their singles matches in identical scores of 6-1, 6-1 and William McCartney and Mactaggart teamed up to take the doubles 6-2, 6-3 for the sweep.
#The team, coached by Bradley Bain, will be back in action today when they take on Nicaragua.
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BAHAMAS girls doubles team of Saphirre and Bre-Ann Ferguson, duo on the left, beside their St Lucia opponents.
#TEAM Bahamas lost their first match of the Junior Billy Jean King Cup for girls to St Lucia yesterday. They were beaten 2-1.
#In their singles matches, BreAnn Ferguson won 6-3, 6-3, but Jalisa Clarke lost her match 6-1, 6-1. And in the doubles, the duo of Saphirre and BreAnn Ferguson, lost 7-6 (7-6) and 7-6 (8-6).
#The team is being coached by Marion Bain.
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THE SUNLAND Baptist Stingers stunned the CI Gibson Rattlers 64-52 to capture the 2023 Hugh Campbell Basketball Classic on Monday night at the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium. Photo: Austin Fernander
As of Tuesday, February 28, 2023
#By BRENT STUBBS
#Senior Sports Reporter
#bstubbs@tribunemedia.net
#With a very well executed defensive plan from start to finish, the Sunland Baptist Stingers stunned the CI Gibson Rattlers 64-52 to capture the 2023 Hugh Campbell Basketball Classic last night at the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium.
#It was the second straight title for the Stingers, whose head coach Jay Philippe said it was sweeter than when they won it in 2020, the last time the tournament was staged due to the COVID-19 pandemic that forced the cancellation of the past two years.
#“A lot of people said 2020 was a fluke because CI Gibson didn’t participate that year and Tabernacle didn’t participate, so we had a point to prove,” Philippe said.
#“We wanted to come out there to show the country that we have an elite basketball programme and we will be around for a long time.”
#Philippe said they wanted to add this title to their ledger after going through the regular season in Grand Bahama, only to lose out to the Tabernacle Baptist Falcons in the final. He said they were delighted to be the last men standing from the three teams from Grand Bahama, who made it to the final four of the week-long tournament.
#Tianno Roberts ignited their attack with a game high 19 points with six rebounds and four steals. Donell Basden, named the most valuable player, had 12 points, 17 rebounds and six block shots, Jordan Saunders had 11 points, seven rebounds, five assists, De’Nage Kelly added eight points with six rebounds and three assists and both Judah Rolle and Jermaine Woodside connected on six points.
WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS: Most Valuable Player Donell Basden, of the Sunland Baptist Stingers, cuts down the nets last night after the Stingers stunned the CI Gibson Rattlers 64-52 to capture the 2023 Hugh Campbell Basketball Classic title at the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium. Photo: Austin Fernander/Tribune Staff
#For the Rattlers, James Delia powered inside for 19 points with eight rebounds, three steals and two assists, Tashon Butler had 12 points and four rebounds and Jude Vil added six points with four steals and a pair of rebounds and assists. “We can’t have 20 turnovers and cannot miss over 40 lay-ups and still win the game,” said Rattlers’ coach Kevin ‘KJ’ Johnson, who was out to win his first tournament title since 2014.
#“Sunland are true champions. They made all of their shots, they took care of the ball and we didn’t do anything to compete. Hats off to them. They are the champions.”
#Sunland applied the defensive pressure early in the fourth and caused CI Gibson to make a couple costly turnovers. But the Stingers didn’t help their own cause as they missed a couple of jumpers.
#With two mìnutes to go, Kelly hit a jumper, the Stingers paid for it as Saunders went down with an injury. After he got up with some help from the team, Kelly canned another jumper for a 58-43 lead.
#The Stingers tightened up their defence and the celebrations started in the final minute. Butler hit a tbree-pointer for a 60-50 Rattlers deficit, but it was a little too late.
#The Rattlers continued to press on and Joseph was the recipient of five consecutive points, including a three-point play, to bring the Rattlers to a 35-29 deficit with about 4:40 on the clock on the third.
#With 3:24 left, Roberts drove to the baseline for a one-handed slam dunk that pushed the Stingers ahead 39-29, much to the delight of the fans. One minute later, he canned a three-pointer to extend their lead to 42-29.
#Roberts contributed eight in the period for Sunland as they enjoyed a 45-35 margin at tbe end of the final break. Delia had six for CI Gibson in the period.
#In the second quarter, Sunland surged ahead 17-8, but CI Gibson stormed back 17-12 with 4:00 on Jude Vil’s lay-up.
#One minute later, Delia got a steal and raced to the other end for a lay-up and a 19-16 deficit.
#Great outside shooting led by Basden and Roberts enabled the Stingers to build their biggest lead of the game at 28-18.
#But at the buzzer, Dieunel Joseph got an offensive rebound and put back to bring CI Gibson within six, 28-22, at the half.
#Basden collected nine points and Roberts had six up to that point for the Stingers. Delia had 10 and Joseph added nine at that point for the Rattlers.
#As the two teams headed to the locker rooms for half-time, the Royal Bahamas Defence Force band entertained the crowd.
#After falling behind, Delia converted a pair of free throws with 2:22 to put the Rattlers on the scoreboard for a 5-2 deficit. Dieunel Joseph hit two more for a 5-4 deficit.
#But with 1:00 left, Delia committed a three-point play for a 6-6 tie. With 47 seconds to go, Basden’s three-pointer put the Stingers up 11-6 at the end of the quarter.
#Basden and Jordan Saunders both had three in the period for Sunland. Delia had four for CI Gibson.
#Prime Minister Philip ‘Brave’ Davis, Minister of Education Glenys Hanna- Martin and Minister of State, Zane Lightbourne, Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture Mario Bowleg, Minister of Social Services Obie Wilchcombe, Minister Keith Bell, Leonardo Lightbourne, Bacchus Rolle, Opposition Leader Michael Pintard and former Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis, were among the dignitaries on hand to view the nationally televised game at Kendal Isaacs Gym.
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The Thomas A Robinson National Stadium. Photo: Shawn Hanna/Tribune Staff
As of Tuesday, February 28, 2023
#By Tenajh Sweeting
#THE Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools is set to host the annual track and field meet at the Thomas A Robinson Stadium this week Wednesday through Friday.
#The Saint Augustine’s College Big Red Machine won the last BAISS, but the competition did not include their long-time rivals, the Queen’s College Comets.
#Head coach of the Big Red Machine Jason Edwards talked about the defending champions’ expectations for this year’s track meet.
#“It is simply the expectations we have every year we go in there with the mindset of winning and achieving the goal,” Edwards said.
#Coach Edwards discussed the preparation for this year’s track meet as the school seeks to win its 28th track and field championship. “The process has been one of hard work, strategising [and] strategically putting the right people in the right places on the field,” Edwards said.
#Despite the difficult process of preparing for the inter-school competition, the head coach acknowledges the joys of the journey.
#“We find a joy during the process and that’s when you get to know kids and get to see what they’re made of and how much they want to excel in certain areas,” Edwards added.
#As the QC Comets prepare to rejoin the annual meet, the defending champions are not worried about the competition. The Comets won the meet in 2017 and 2018 but the Big Red Machine won the last.
#“Queen’s College Comets will be trying to contend for the title as always in the past three years they have been contending for the title, so I expect no less from them and I expect them to make it a good track meet,” Edwards said.
#The BAISS Track and Field Championships are scheduled to start at 9am on Wednesday.
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As of Tuesday, February 28, 2023
#By Tenajh Sweeting
#IN the final game of the 39th Hugh Campbell Basketball Classic, the Sunland Baptist Academy Stingers defeated the GSSSA champions C.I. Gibson Rattlers.
#The Stingers led the entire game and beat the Rattlers 64-52. The 39th edition of the basketball classic was an exciting one after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
#Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture Mario Bowleg talked about what he enjoyed about the competition.
#“I think the competition was very keen with all the pools. I think the pools were balanced and as you can see I think the two better teams later to the finals put on a show and an exciting game for the fans and likes to see,” Bowleg said.
#The game between the teams was very fast paced as the Stingers had 15 fast break points and the Rattlers had 17.
#Bowleg congratulated both teams and talked about the future of the Hugh Campbell Basketball Classic.
#“The tournament is still at a level that we could appreciate and as time goes on with it in its 39th year, again we’ll continue to go back to the days where we would have 32 teams instead of 24,” Bowleg said.
#Minister Bowleg expressed the importance of having the Family Island basketball teams involved to make the tournament more exciting. “I expect the tournament to go back to that amount of teams played which also makes it much more competitive which includes much more of the Family Islands being involved and give us that flavour of what it’s like to see basketball at all levels in the country,” Bowleg added.
#The Hugh Campbell Basketball Classic was played at the Kendal G.L. Isaacs Gymnasium due to renovations currently taking place over at the A.F. Adderley Gymnasium.
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BAHAMAS girls and boys teams at the Jr Billie Jean King and Davis Cup in Guatemala with coaches Marion Bain and Bradley Bain.
As of Tuesday, February 28, 2023
BAHAMAS doubles team of Jackson Mactaggart and Jerald Carroll pose at left with their opponents.
JACKSON MACTAGGART, Jerald and William McCartney.
#THE Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association’s national team won their first match of the International Tennis Federation’s Junior Davis Cup tie against Jamaica in Guatemala yesterday.
#Jackson Mactaggart and Jerald Carroll pulled off a 6-2, 6-4 decision in doubles action to seal the victory.
#The Bahamas split their singles matches. William McCartney lost 6-2, 6-4, but Carroll won 6-3, 6-2 to set the stage for the doubles. Bradley Bain is coaching the boys’ team.
#The girls’ team, which is being coached by Marion Bain, is playing in the Junior Billie Jean King Cup.
#The players on the team are Jalisa Clarke, BreAnn Ferguson and Sapphire Ferguson.
#The week-long tournament, featuring 12 nations in the Jr BJK Cup and 27 in the Jr Davis Cup, will run through Saturday.
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Home|Sports|Junior tennis teams compete in GuatemalaSports
Simba FrenchSend an emailMarch 1, 2023 128 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 181 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 218 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.