Home|Sports|Minister speaks about unity leading up to Bahamas GamesSports

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With only 10 weeks to go leading up to the 50th Golden Jubilee celebration of Independence, The Bahamas has been celebrating with a concentrative effort of events.

Included in these activities was the celebration of Jubilee Day, May 5, 2023, where all Bahamians were encouraged to celebrate and do something that was uniquely Bahamian. This could have been the expression of Bahamian colors, dance, music or food.

As a part of these celebrations, schools throughout the Commonwealth of The Bahamas were encouraged to put on activities to remind young Bahamian people of their cultural heritage.

Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture Mario Bowleg visited Jordan Prince William Baptist School during Jubilee Day to encourage the students to cherish their Bahamian culture and remind them of how important they are to carrying on what is unique about being a Bahamian.

According to Bowleg, “Fifty years ago, our then-leaders of The Bahamas, under the leadership of Sir Lynden Oscar Pindling, had a dream for our nation – a dream of an independent people, a people who could decide their own direction and set a course for their future.”

Minister Bowleg reminded the students of the importance of cherishing the independence they now have, that was hard-fought by those who came before and to know that each of the students represent a brighter future for themselves as individuals, families and a nation.

“This year, we celebrate 50 years of independence as a nation, a Golden Jubilee as a nation, and independent people,” said the minister. “As a people, we are proud of the many accomplishments we have made, but one of our greatest accomplishments is making a nation where our young people are able to dream and determine their own destinies as individuals, and collectively as a nation. Today, we celebrate Jubilee Day, which is the continuation of our celebrations leading up to our 50th independence celebration this year.”

One of the many activities planned to celebrate the upcoming Golden Jubilee is a return of the Bahamas Games. The Bahamas Games, dubbed The Bahamas Golden Jubilee Games, was first held in 1989.

The Bahamas Golden Jubilee Games will be held from July 7-15 this year.

With its Olympic-style and multi-sport disciplines, the Bahamas Games was initially created to give Bahamian athletes throughout the archipelago an opportunity to showcase their athletic prowess while providing each sporting discipline’s federation with an occasion to discover new talent.

The games showcased the world-class talent possessed by Bahamians throughout the varied and unique islands, each known for being proficient in one sporting discipline or another.

Minister Bowleg said this is the sixth edition of the games and it is an opportunity for people to come together in a spirit of competition, camaraderie, and courage.

“The Bahamas Games baton, which represents a symbol of hope, friendship, and unity, has already begun its journey, beginning in Exuma and will end here in New Providence. Once lit, the flames announce the commencement of the games and spread a message of hope, friendship, and unity throughout the archipelago,” said Minister Bowleg. He encouraged the young students, if they had the confidence and courage to participate, to sign up and represent their island of descent.

This year’s Bahamas Games will encompass 16 sporting disciplines with athletes representing 10 islands. Some of the events will include track and field, basketball, soccer, swimming, boxing, golf, sailing and several other sporting disciplines.

According to Minister Bowleg, the theme for this year’s games is unity under the slogan “Our Nation, Our Islands, Our Games”.

For more information, interested persons can check out the website at thebahamasgames.org, send a WhatsApp message to telephone number (242) 809-1242 or follow the Bahamas Golden Jubilee Games on TikTok and YouTube at @thebahamasgames, and on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter at @thebahamagames.

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 Home|Sports|Champions crowned in table tennis tournamentSports

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L.W. Young Junior High School was buzzing on Saturday as the Bahamas Table Tennis Federation held its spring tournament and crowned four champions.

The adult division needed five sets to crown a champion as Sandeep Gali and Arnold Jones battled for that title. In the end, it was Gali who emerged with a comeback victory to win that division.

Gali won the first set 11-8 before Jones tied it up at a set apiece, winning the second set, 11-9. Jones took the third set to take a 2-1 lead in the match. Gali was too much for Jones in the fourth set as he stayed alive, winning 11-5, to set up a decisive fifth set. That fifth and final set was a close one but, in the end, it was Gali who won, 11-9, to take home the open division title.

Godfrey Springer was third in that division.

In the 18-and-under division, it was a battle between two C.V. Bethel Senior High School players –  Tyreck Pratt and Sadeki Hendricks. Pratt got the best of Hendricks in straight sets to secure that division title. Pratt won, 11-8 and 11-7.

Tori Ellis placed third in that division.

St. Andrew’s International School’s Mahelis Reeves was in a close battle against Kingsway Academy’s Samuel Corbin in the 15-and-under division, prevailing in three sets. Reeves won the first set, 11-8. Corbin came back in the second set and defeated Reeves, 11-8. The third set was won by Reeves, 11-7.

Callum Pritchard settled for third place in that division.

In the 11-and-under division, Queen’s College’s Ronal Fernando easily won that division in straight sets over Columbus Primary’s Courtney Rahming. Fernando opened the best-of-three sets winning 11-6. In the second set, Fernando won, 11-7, to take the match in straight sets.

Sybil Strachan Primary School’s Markito Miller finished third.

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 Home|Uncategorized|National record for BootheSports

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Most of the Bahamian National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I athletes had the weekend off as they are preparing for their respective conference championships. However, Bahamians were still competing, particularly at other collegiate levels in their respective schools’ championships and meets over the weekend. A national record also fell over the weekend.

The 10,000 meters (m) is not a popular event in The Bahamas, but Grand Bahamian Delicia Boothe took part in it and broke the national record on Friday, running at the Region VI/Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference Track and Field Championships in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) in Coffeyville, Kansas. Boothe, who ran for Cowley College, posted the new national record and personal best of 43:40.35 to place eighth. The old national record was set back in March 2015 by Jennaya Hield who ran 45:50.79. Winning that race over the weekend was Cloud County’s Lucy Ndungu who ran 38:17.21.

Boothe also ran the 5,000m and finished 13th overall with a time of 22:23.37.

Damazvia Dames had a heavy workload in windy conditions as she competed in four individual events and one relay for the Fort Scott Community College Hounds at the same meet as Boothe. Dames is Purdue University bound.

She won the 200m and the women’s triple jump event. She was second in the 100m and finished fourth in the long jump, and her 4x100m relay team finished second.

Running with a very high tailwind of 6.2 meters per second (mps), Dames was too much for the field when she clocked 22.94 seconds to be the only competitor to run sub 23 seconds in the 200m. Barton County Community College’s duo of Naiya Morgan and Oarabile Tshosa were second and third, respectively. Morgan crossed the finish line in 23.36 seconds while Tshosa finished the race in 23.44 seconds.

Dames leaped 12.37m (40’ 7”) in the triple jump on her second attempt to secure the gold medal in that event. Placing second was Barton County Community College’s Ahniesha Presulme after posting a jump of 11.51m (38’ 9”). Dames’ teammate Icey Green came away with the bronze medal, jumping 11.60m (38’ 0-3/4”).

In the 100m dash, Dames was outsprinted by Tshosa as the Bahamian had to settle for second place when she crossed the finish line in 11.35 seconds. Tshosa won in a time of 11.26 seconds. Morgan was third again, recording a time of 11.40 seconds.

Dames ran the second leg to help power the 4x100m team of Keyann Wilson, Kamerin Carter, Chaniqua Tonge and herself to a silver medal finish. The quartet posted a time of 45.76 seconds. Winning that relay was Barton County Community College, clocking 45.10 seconds for a facility record. Coffeyville Community College was third after posting a time of 47.61 seconds.

The sophomore was fourth in the long jump with a leap of 5.72m (18’ 10”) which came on her second attempt. Dames has the best jump in the NJCAA this season – 6.18m (20’ 3-3/4”). Winning that event on the weekend was Garden City’s Kerrishma Williams whose final jump of 5.98m (19’ 7-1/2”) propelled her from sixth to first.

At the NJCAA Region XI Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Pittsburgh State University, Bahamian Tyler Missick got a silver medal in the high jump for Iowa Western Community College. Missick cleared 2.03m (6’ 8”). He was a part of a team sweep in that event. Paul Rowden won gold after he cleared 2.06m (6’ 9”). Roman Smith was third, clearing the same height as Missick but losing out on the silver based on number of knockdowns.

Running with a strong tailwind, sprint hurdler Gabrielle Gibson stepped out on the track and ran under The Bahamas’ flag at the John McDonnell Field in Fayetteville, Arkansas, on Friday. Gibson, who is at Kansas University, won the 100m hurdles in a wind-aided time of 13.09 seconds. Her personal and season’s best of 13.07 seconds was ran back in April.

Finishing second behind Gibson was the University of Arkansas’ Madison Langley-Walker who clocked 13.13 seconds. Oklahoma State University’s Bailey Golden was third in a time of 13.97 seconds.

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THE Sunland Stingers celebrate as the GBSSAA junior boys baseball champions.

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Taylor Knowles receives his MVP award from GBSSAA executives and coaches.

#THE Grand Bahama Baseball Secondary Schools Athletic Association (GBSSAA) completed its 2023 Steven Adderly/Bernard Aranha High Schools Baseball League on Wednesday at the Emera Baseball Park. Sunland Stingers emerged as the champions with a 3-2 nipping of Jack Hayward Junior High. The senior boys’ championship game was scheduled for Thursday between St George’s and Jack Hayward High.

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The Bahamas Football Association’s 12-member team for the Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Beach Soccer Championships is expected to be announced today just in time for the start of the championships Monday at the national beach soccer stadium on East Bay Street. The Bahamas will be among 11 visiting countries participating in the World Cup qualifier with all games free of charge for the spectators.

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#THE Bahamas Football Association has not yet released the names of its 12-member team, but beach soccer chairman Gavin Christie said they will have a very diversified squad to compete in the Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Beach Soccer Championships.

#The team, according to Christie, a vice president of the BFA, will be announced today just in time for the start of the championships on Monday at the national beach soccer stadium. The Bahamas will be among 11 visiting countries participating in the World Cup Qualifier with all games free of charge for the spectators.

#Making up Group A are El Salvador, Costa Rica, Guadeloupe and the Turks and Caicos. Group B will include Mexico, The Bahamas, Guatemala and Belize. The United States, Panama, Trinidad & Tobago and Dominican Republic consist of Group C.

#“These 12 teams will be competing for spots in the quarterfinals,” according to Bruce Swan, the BFA’s technical director. “The top two teams from each group will qualify with the best two third places for the playoffs.”

#From Monday to Wednesday, the preliminary rounds will start at noon with the Bahamas playing at 7:30pm each night. After taking a break on Thursday, the quarterfinals will be played on Friday with the semifinals on Saturday and the final on Sunday.

#With this being the biggest qualifier for CONCACAF, the top two teams who make it to the final will automatically qualify for the World Cup in Dubai later this year. In total those two teams will have to win at least five games during the tournament.

#Based on what they have been doing over the past few weeks, Christie said the Bahamas is hoping to take advantage of their home turf to advance to the World Cup.

#“We have a world-class coach with tremendous experience that has won four World Cups with Brazil and so we are fortunate to have him coaching us and guiding us in the right direction,” Christie said.

#“Out of the 15 players we are working with, it’s a very diverse combination of experience mixed with youth and I’m excited to see and I can’t wait until Monday to show this team unravelled and show up for the first game on Monday.”

#Christie, who was a member of the Bahamas team that hosted the last CONCACAF Tournament in 2017 when they won over Colombia and Mexico, said the BFA is delighted to have beach soccer back on the shores of the Bahamas in their fantastic stadium.

#“The team has been prepping. We are ready. It’s always good for us to play at home in front of our home fans. They are like the sixth person on the pitch,” Christie said. “So we’re happy for that.

#“We travel a lot to play, but it’s time for us to showcase this because we travel a lot. Now it’s time to showcase the Bahamas to our people, to our family and to our fans. It’s time to showcase what we have been doing over the last 10 years.”

#With the team evolving with some new players coming on board, Christie encouraged the public to come out and watch the Bahamas’ opening match against Guatemala at 7:30pm on Monday night.

#However, he encouraged the public to view all of the games, starting at noon each day, which are free of charge.

#Said Adam Miller, the liaison officer in the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture, representing Minister Mario Bowleg.

#“It is this government’s mandate that we bring sports back to Paradise and this type of event is a great opportunity for us to showcase what we have to offer as a host,” said Miller, a former technical director of the BFA. “This is the third time we are hosting this event in the last 10 or 12 years, so we are capable, as a country, to host this type of event.

#“This is a very important year, being the 50th anniversary of our nation, and this is an important event for the growth of beach soccer in the country.

#“As a government, we realise that hosting these types of events are vital for our national teams, not only for them to qualify and move on to higher tournaments, but to showcase to the Bahamian people that we can compete on the international stage.”

#Also present were goalkeeper Michael Butler, Lesly St Fleur, the most prolific Bahamian beach soccer goal scorer, and rising young player Cameron Hanna.

#St Fleur said the expectations are very high for Team Bahamas.

#“As a leader and a player on this team, I bring my experience to the team and guide the players and the expectations is to go out there and fight,” St Fleur said. “We just have to go out there and do our best and hope that we can come out victorious.”

#St Fleur once again will be making the transition from playing grass to beach soccer, having represented the Bahamas in both aspects of the sport.

#“We started back in 2009 and it was new to everybody. Most of the players who played grass ended up playing beach. It was a kind of change because you played barefoot (in beach),” St Fleur said. “As we continued to train, we all got adapted to it.

#“For me, it was kind of different and a challenge, but I love the sport, so I had to challenge myself. That’s how come I am where I am right now.”

#Beach soccer, according to Butler, is one of the fastest growing sports in the world with most of the grass soccer players making the transition because soccer is shorter, more goals are scored and the competition is much more intense.

#Butler, who comes home having played extensively in Florida and Canada, is expected to anchor the team as the goalkeeper.

#He said he’s going to be like the second captain on the pitch.

#“A lot of my team-mates look up to me and they ask me for my experience,” he said “I think the team trusts me and I take my responsibility very seriously.”

#And Hanna, who is returning for his third appearance on the team, said the preparation has been very intense with training every day with no days off.

#“We have to come out and listen to the coach. Sometimes we have morning and afternoon practices, so we really have to double down,” Hanna said.

#“The training is going good. The guys are really committed to the training. Mike and Les are our experienced players, so we look up to them.”

#Christie said beach soccer is so entertaining now because it’s a fast pitch with high intensity and there’s lots of music being played and that is why it is catching on like wildfire.

#He encouraged the public to come out and be entertained in the series of games being played next week from all of the teams coming in from the region.

#And to top it all off, he noted that there is no admission fee.

#All of the games are free of charge.

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#THE Red-Line Athletics track club is set to host their youth and multi-events classic this Saturday and Sunday at the Thomas A Robinson stadium.

#The meet is set to get underway from noon to 6pm on Saturday and from 2pm to 6pm on Sunday.

#The Red-Line event will be the first track club meet post-50th CARIFTA Games since the Star Trackers Classic in February.

#The track club showdown will include up to 800 athletes of 45 different clubs from New Providence, Andros and Grand Bahama combined.

#Tito Moss, head coach of the Red-Line Athletics club, talked about his expectations for this weekend’s youth and multi-event classic.

#“We expect that this meet will be good, keen competition. We are also having one of our senior athletes Samson Colebrooke coming down to compete, we [will] look for kids who fell short in qualifying for CARIFTA to be keen and hungry to compete to vie for meets that are coming up this summer,” Moss said.

#The two-day meet hosted by the four-year old track club will feature the under 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 18, and 20 age groups.

#Additionally, there will be an open division. The largest group of participants will come from the 15 and under category.

#This year’s classic will include a multi-event for the first time ever for the under 11, 13, 15 age groups.

#According to Moss, the multi-event will operate as a practice for the young athletes to familiarise themselves with the event ahead of the North American, Central American and Caribbean Athletic Association (NACAC) Championships. The under 11 and 13 athletes will also get a chance to compete in the discus, javelin and shot put which is not normally done at the track club meets.

#Moss added that javelin in The Bahamas traditionally starts at under 15 but he wants the kids to start throwing earlier as they do at Amateur Athletic Union (AAU).

#Therefore, he wants this weekend’s track club event to serve as an opportunity to offer events to the youth that are traditionally not offered as the meet is built around them.

#In addition to their focus on the 15 and under age group, the club decided to add the under 18 division so athletes that are vying for a spot at the 2023 NACAC under 18 and 23 championships set for July can go head-to-head against each other. The head coach is expecting some good competition especially from his athletes as the Red Line track club had 10 members qualify for CARIFTA. The Team Bahamas members amassed one gold, 4 silver, and 4 bronze medals.

#Athletes from Swift Athletics, Star Trackers, Road Runners, Bahamas Speed Dynamics and other local clubs will look to make their mark at the Red Line classic.

#For persons interested in supporting the two-day meet, general tickets for two days are $18 for adults, and for kids over 3 the cost is $8. For two days in VIP the cost is $24 for adults, and $12 for kids. There will also be one day tickets on sale.

#After this weekend’s event the club will work on securing more scholarships for their ten athletes set to graduate this year as well as their travels to AAU this summer.

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The Noble Preparatory Academy’s (NPA) junior boys compete hard against the International School of Business and Entrepreneurship and Technology (ISBET) to win 28-20. Photos: Tenajh Sweeting

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#THE Noble Preparatory Academy’s (NPA) sixth edition of the Spring Classic Basketball tourney returned to Kendal GL Isaacs Gymnasium yesterday evening.

#The basketball-filled day started at 4pm to get the competition underway for the varsity senior boys and girls, and the junior boys and girls. Day one featured 14 rounds of intense basketball matchups across all divisions.

#Geno Bullard, president of NPA, talked about how he felt after the first day of competition at the Spring Classic tournament.

#“I think it’s going very well, we got off to a rocky start but it’s levelling out so far and it’s some good games closing out today. We are just looking to close out today and start off tomorrow with some exciting basketball,” Bullard said

#He added that all the teams definitely came out to play, knowing that it is the last high school tournament for the year and teams are looking to get a little payback for in-season rivalries and he is excited to see it.

#Senior Division

#In game one of the senior boys’ division, the NPA Spartans took down the Mt Carmel Cavaliers 45-22.

#Game two saw the CR Walker Knights topple their rivals CV Bethel Stingrays to win 37-31.

#The CC Sweeting Cobras prevailed in game three of the senior division after they defeated the Jordan Prince Williams Falcons by double digits to win 40-20.

#Meanwhile, the Doris Johnson Mystic Marlins closed out Clement Howell High School 42-36.

#For the girls, the Stingrays wrapped up the NPA senior girls after defeating them by double digits 32-16. The Knights fell in a close bout to the St John’s Giants 29-27.

#In game three of the senior girls’ division, the RM Bailey Pacers forfeited their matchup against the Stingrays’ senior girls, giving them a win.

#Shantelle Rolle, head coach of the Stingrays, talked about their win against NPA. “It feels very good coming out the first day playing the first game to get a win, it really feels good,” Rolle said.

#Her advice to the team was to hustle hard, play defence and take care of the basketball.

#Junior Division

#In game one of five, the Queen’s College Comets claimed victory over the SC McPherson Sharks 25-15. Jerome Lucas, assistant coach of the junior boys, said it felt pretty good to get the first win out of the way and his advice to his team after a rocky start was to pick up the pacing and they were able to get the win.

#The NPA Spartans sealed the win against the International School of Business and Entrepreneurship and Technology (ISBET) 28-20.

#Van Hutchinson Jr, head coach of NPA’s junior boys, said it was a great start to the tournament for the team and they came out very aggressive and executed the plays in the right way. He added that he really wanted to see how the team would come out and play in the first game after a few scrimmages and was impressed despite having some more things to work on.

#In game three of the junior boys’ division, the Giants comfortably defeated Charles W Saunders 44-12. The Falcons junior boys also took down Clement Howell by an 18-point deficit after winning their game 36-18.

#In game five, the Sharks bested the IBSET junior boys team 46-31.

#In the only game played in the junior girls’ division, NPA’s junior girls fell to the SJC Giants 20-14. Day two of the Noble Prep tourney continues 4pm today at the Kendal GL Isaacs Gymnasium.

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PRO boxer Carl Hield.

#By BRENT STUBBS

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#As the lone ranger representing the Bahamas at the International Boxing Association’s World Boxing Championships, Carl Hield’s run didn’t last past his first bout.

#Competing in the 67-71 kilogram or light middleweight division, Hield went down 5-0 on points in the split/majority decision to Boniface Manina of Kenya on Wednesday in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

#“After three action-packed rounds, to his stunning surprise, his opponent was declared the winner,” said Boxing Federation president Vincent Strachan. “Being fully aware of the scoring process, I have no doubt that he should have won.”

#Veteran Hield, making his third appearance at the championships, was originally scheduled to travel with Rashield Williams and Tyrone Oliver. But the federation removed Williams from the team because of disciplinary actions and Oliver was recently shot to death.

#Hield said despite not having any other Bahamian travelling to support him, he patted himself on his back for having the ability to rise to the occasion and compete at such a high level considering all he went through. He was referring to the fact that his mother, who was his number one supporter, passed away at the beginning of the year and he had to rally himself in the gym to continue to fight in her memory.

#“To be able to recover from that situation with my mom passing and to get myself ready to get back into the gym a month later to get ready for this tournament, I feel pretty good about myself,” Hield said.

#However, he said without the support of God, he would not have been able to step into the ring and perform the way he did.

#“I executed the way I should. I set up my game plan, but I didn’t get the decision,” Hield said. “I will just use the rest of my time here to prepare for the Central American and Caribbean Games in June so that I can get some sparring from the other boxers around the world.”

#After the fight, Hield said he had an opportunity to lodge a protest, but because he didn’t have any other representative from the Bahamas, as a boxer, he was unable to do so. “I still feel happy that I was able to carry the flag,” Hield said. “I just have to prepare for the CAC Games and the Pan American Games. Hopefully I will be able to perform much better than I did here. I mean, I performed very well, but I just didn’t get the decision.”

#As he looks ahead to the two other major tournaments on the horizon, Hield said he’s anticipating getting in some more matches so that he can be able to withstand any pressure that is applied to him in the ring at the major championships.

#Hield will remain in Uzbekistan training until May 15.

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ON THE FAST TRACK: Primary and high school students compete in the Bahamas Scholastic Athletic Association’s two-day track and field meet at the original Thomas A Robinson stadium yesterday. Photo: Tenajh Sweeting

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#The Bahamas Scholastic Athletic Association (BSAA) hosted a two-day meet at the original Thomas A Robinson stadium which ended yesterday.

#Teleos came out on top of the high school division and Kingsway Academy emerged victorious for the primary schools. Teleos Christian School led all combined scores for another BSAA championship win with 1,097 points after two days of action.

#Greenville Prep Academy secured the second place position in the competition with 794 points. Third place belonged to Believers Faith Christian Academy who collected 627 points. This year’s BSAA championships included an under 7, 9, 11 and 13 for the lower schools and the under 15, 17 and 20 divisions for the high schools.

#Emerett Taylor, secretary general of BSAA, talked about this year’s track and field championships.

#He said this year’s championships had some stiff competition between the schools as the teams really battled hard to see who would be crowned champions.

#He added that it’s always good to see the athletes of the smaller schools compete at the championships, especially after seeing five of their athletes compete at the 50th CARIFTA Games.

#High School Division

#Nevaeh Mackey notched a pair of first place finishes in both the girls 400m and 800m finals. In the 400, she bested her competitors with a time of 1:03.86. For the long distance race, she claimed first place after clocking 2:57.40.

#The Teleos athletes were also victorious in the girls’ 4x100m relay finals. Their team crossed the line with 59.49. Believers Faith followed behind with 1:00.50 for second place finish. Third place belonged to Greenville Prep with 1:00.51.

#In the girls 4x400m finals, the Cherubims blitzed the competition with a time of 5:15.72. Greenville Prep this time earned second place in the race in 5:30.80. San Pedro International capped off the race in third. Teleos took home first place honours in the boys’ 4x100m relays with 54.05 to narrowly edge out Believers Faith who finished 0.04 seconds behind. Greenville Prep secured third place with 55.00.

#Following the momentum of the girls, the Teleos boys’ 4x400m relay finals saw the school nab yet another first place finish.

#The team crossed the finish line far before the competition with 4:37.91. Greenville followed behind with 5:00.00. Believers Faith notched third place with 5:20.54.

#Lathone Collie, head coach of Teleos, talked about how impressed he was with his team.

#“We dominated track for a number of years but it’s good to see the amount of young talent coming out today just to showcase what we can do as a school,” Collie said.

#The coach said he was very impressed with his athletes, especially the younger ones that are up and coming.

#He added that he is grateful to give back to his alma mater because he did not have the coaching when he attended the school, therefore he is happy to teach them the ins and outs of track and field.

#In more under-15 action, the Teleos Cherubims’ Malachi Davis edged out the pair of Believers Faith athletes to finish first in the 200m finals.

#The one-two punch of Raven Young and Azaria Anderson finished first and second respectively for the Cherubims. Young clocked 1:11.77 meanwhile, her schoolmate ran 1:18.58 in the 400m finals.

#The duo bested Greenville Prep’s Khassidy Campbell for third.

#Anderson followed up her 400m win with another, this time in the 800m finals. She outran Greenville Prep’s pair of Jordin Forbes and Khassidy Campbell to finish first in the long distance race. The boys 800m finals belonged to Teleos once again as Dennis Black completed a feat similar to his schoolmate. The under 17 competitor bested the Greenville duo of Jahmar Gibson and Lashawn Wright to take home the victory.The girls 1500m finals only had two registered competitors. Jazmine Bonas of Teleos finished first in 9:15.58 and Jordin Forbes notched 9:30.85 to complete the track event. For the boys, Teleos’ Desir Bien and D Black dominated for first and second place finishes. Greenville’s Tachi Rolle trailed behind the pair to take home third.

#The defending champions got a win in the under 17 girls 4x400m relays after defeating their lone competitor Lighthouse Prep. The winning team finished in 6:41.13 and the latter wrapped up in 7:40.58. The boys relay team also brought home the victory in the same event after running 4:12.77.

#Teleos were once again dominant but this time in the under 20 division. The school secured wins in the girls 400m, 800m, and 1500m finals courtesy of CARIFTA team member Jazmin Mackey. Additionally, the school collected more first place finishes in the girls and boys 4x400m relays, girls shot put, girls javelin throw, girls and boys high jump, boys 200m, 400m, 800m, and 1500m finals.

#Primary

#Faithway and Kingsway Academy exchanged victories on the final day of the two-day BSAA meet in the primary division.

#In the under 7 division, Kingsway’s Summer Strachan emerged as the victor with 10.34 in the girls 50m dash. Teleos’ Hanna Brook finished second and Strachan’s fellow schoolmate Amila Munning nabbed third.

#For the boys, Kingsway’s Leslie Munning completed the 50m finals in 9 seconds flat. Faithway’s Christian Gibson joined him for second and Kingsway’s Zayne Sands wrapped up with third.

#Strachan once again collected another first place win as she finished in 18.17 in the girls 100m finals. She was once again followed by Hanna Brook of Teleos. However, third place this time went to Ry’Anne Jolly of Faithway.

#Leslie Munning, similar to Strachan, won the boys’ 100m finals after running 17.29. Faithway’s Frederick Rolle finished behind for second and Greenville’s Carlos Butler came in third.

#In the under 9 division, Seth Bowe outran his competitors in the boys 100m finals. The young athlete finished in 16.24. Second place belonged to Ameer Wright of Faithway and third went to San Pedro’s Deno Campbell.

#Chase Smith, winner of under 9 200m finals, bested his competitors to bring home the win for Kingsway. Deno Campbell nabbed second for San Pedro meanwhile, David Bien notched third for Teleos.

#Kingsway’s Omari Ferguson was crowned the winner after running 1:30.36 in the boys 400m finals. The school also emerged victorious in the mixed 4x75m relay finals after finishing the team race with 56.78. Believers Faith came in second and Teleos followed behind for third.

#In the under 11 division, Kingsway claimed victories in the 200m finals, girls 4x100m relays, boys 100m finals, 400m finals, 800m finals, and 4x400m finals on the track.

#On the field, the newly-crowned champions won the boys long jump for the under 11 division with Yorick Corroll taking home the win.

#In the under 13 division, Kingsway secured first and second place positions in both the girls 100m and 200m finals. Taree Forbes and Charlee Fisher held off San Pedro’s Ameerah Knowles in the 100m finals. The duo of Symiah Strachan and Taree Forbes ran 27.18 and 28.45 to edge out Faithway’s Cheyanne Hepburn.

#Kingsway proved their dominance in this division as the collected wins in the girls 800m finals, the girls 4x100m and 4x400m relays, and girls long jump.

#This year’s BSAA track and field championships featured eight schools including Teleos Christian School, Greenville Prep Academy, Believers Faith Christian Academy, Kingsway Academy, San Pedro International, Faithway Christian Academy, Lighthouse Prep Academy, and Boost Academy.

OFFICIALS gather at yesterday’s press conference to announce the return of national high school soccer championships May 19-27.

As of Thursday, May 4, 2023

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#By TENAJH SWEETING

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#THE national high school soccer championships will return May 19-27.

#The soccer championships were derailed for three years but now there is renewed excitement surrounding the return of the hands-free sport.

#This year’s championships will feature 16 teams of eight boys and eight girls scheduled to compete.

#The nationals are being held by the Bahamas Football Association (BFA), in conjunction with the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture (MOYSC) in honour of the late Samuel P Haven Jr.

#The teams from New Providence, Abaco and Grand Bahama will all showcase their best soccer skills.

#Anton Sealey, president of the BFA, talked about the excitement surrounding the return of the soccer championships this May.

#“We are very excited to revive the Samuel P Haven Soccer Championships. We have been slow in coming back around but we are back and in a big way,” Sealey said.

#The president said that he is excited to see some of our major islands in competition and it is the goal of the association to incorporate more Family Islands in the future.

#The majority of this year’s championship costs will be funded by the BFA. The competition is set to feature four quarter finals.

#The Abaco champions will travel to Grand Bahama to play and then the team will commute to New Providence for the nationals.

#In New Providence, the Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools (BAISS) winners will battle against the third best Government Secondary Schools Sports Association (GSSSA) soccer team.

#Additionally, the winner of GSSSA will match up against the third place BAISS soccer team. The second overall teams will showdown against each other. The games will be 25 minutes per half for the girls and 40 minutes per half for the boys’ gameplay. Fans can also expect to see an overall Most Valuable Player (MVP) selected after the championships making for an exciting competition.

#Lionel Haven, brother of the late Samuel Haven Jr, talked about how he felt about his brother’s legacy being carried on by the BFA at this event.

#“This event gives the opportunity for his legacy to live on and so I am very pleased. I know the family is quite pleased we intend to show up in great numbers to the upcoming event even if it’s in Freeport to ensure we support what the BFA is doing to support his legacy,” Haven said.

#With the 2023 BAISS soccer champions already crowned and the 2023 GSSSA soccer season underway, both associations believe that their schools will reign supreme. The Queen’s College

#Comets took home the hardware for the junior and the senior girls. The junior boys championships belong to the St Andrew’s International School Hurricanes and the Lyford Cay International School Dragons claimed the senior boys title.

#The BFA president encourages Bahamians to come out to an exciting family-friendly event to support the local and Family Island athletes.

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