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Bahamian Denali Nottage continues to play well on the international circuit in tennis, winning the Casely $10K Men’s Open in Hollywood, Florida, last week. The week-long tournament was played on 12 top grade clay courts at the Brian Piccolo Park Tennis Center in Hollywood.

In the round of 32, Nottage won in straight sets, getting past American Greyson Williams, 6-1 and 6-3.

In the quarterfinals, Nottage took down another American, winning again in straight sets. He prevailed over Zachary Prince, of Sacramento, California, 6-1 and 6-1.

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Looking to finish an undefeated tournament by not dropping a set, Nottage accomplished the feat as he took down American Jaycer Lyeons in the final. He won 6-1 and 6-4.

At the end of September, Nottage was in another final of an international tournament but lost in a three-set tiebreak.

Nottage is also the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association’s (BLTA) 2022/23 National Champion and represented The Bahamas at the highest level of team competition at the 2023 Davis Cup in Asuncion, Paraguay, this year, helping the country remain in the Americas Zone Group III for 2024.

The BLTA congratulates Nottage on his recent success and wishes him all the best as he continues to set his mark in tennis locally, regionally and internationally.

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The New Providence Volleyball Association (NPVA) continued its season with a couple more exciting matches over at the D.W. Davis Gymnasium on Sunday.

In women’s play, in a matchup between the top two teams in the league, the two-time defending champions Panthers took down the Spikers in four sets, 25-15, 25-17, 24-26 and 25-20, giving the Spikers their first loss of the season.

“I feel like we did well,” said outside hitter Raechel Knowles. “There are still some things that we need to work on. We got too comfortable in the third set and made too many errors but we were able to bounce back in the fourth and get the win. Right now, it’s more mental for us than anything else. I believe that we have the talent, the discipline and the drive to be successful and win again. It’s not a guarantee but it’s definitely a possibility. We just have to continue playing with the goal of winning a championship in mind.”

The Panthers remained undefeated with a 3-0 win/loss record on the season while the Spikers dropped to 2-1.

The other teams in women’s play this season are the Lady Warhawks, the Lady Techs, the University of the Bahamas (UB) Mingoes and the Set-sy Poppers.

In men’s play on Sunday, the Technicians took down the Intruders in four sets, 17-25, 25-22, 25-23 and 25-16, improving to 3-1 on the season.

The other two teams in the men’s division are the Defenders and the Warhawks.

There were a couple matches on Friday as well.

In women’s play, the Spikers outlasted the Set-sy Poppers in five sets, coming from two sets down to record the victory. They prevailed 20-25, 19-25, 25-15, 25-11 and 15-8.

In men’s play on Friday, the Defenders took down the Intruders in straight sets, 25-22, 25-21 and 25-21.

Last Wednesday, the Lady Warhawks defeated the UB Mingoes in four sets, winning 25-22, 26-24, 19-25 and 25-21. In men’s play that night, the Warhawks defeated the Technicians in five sets, 16-25, 25-23, 22-25, 25-22 and 15-13.https://c25e43f081731ceda6ad6cc632c2c213.safeframe.googlesyndication.com/safeframe/1-0-40/html/container.html

League play will continue this coming Wednesday over at the D.W. Davis Gymnasium.

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Just one member of The Bahamas’ 20-member team at the 19th Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile, was in action over the weekend, competing in the sporting discipline of sailing.

Over on the waters of the Cofradía Náutica del Pacífico in Algarrobo, Chile, Bahamian Joshua Higgins was in action in the Dinghy – ILCA 7 event. He is the only Bahamian competing in sailing, representing the country in the International Laser Class Association (ILCA) Dinghy class.

In the first race of the series on Saturday, Higgins ended up 17th out of 22 sailors. He was 15th in the second race, and now sits in the 16th position overall with 32 points.

Pedro Luis Fernandez Gamboa, of Puerto Rico, leads the competition with a first and third place finish for four total points in the two races on Saturday. Bruno Fontes Ferreira da Silva, of Brazil, sits in second with a fifth and a first place finish and six total points. Juan Ignacio Maegli Agüero, competing for the Independent Athletes Team, sits in third with nine total points from a fourth and a fifth in the two races.

The Independent Athletes Team is a group of athletes from Guatemala, whose national Olympic committee was suspended by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), and therefore not allowed to compete under the Guatemalan flag.

Apart from Higgins, decathletes Ken Mullings and Kendrick Thompson will get their Pan Am Games experience underway with competition in athletics.

Mullings and Thompson are scheduled to compete in the 100 meters (m), long jump, shot put, high jump and 400m today. They will compete in the other five events of the men’s decathlon on Tuesday.

Also in action today will be Samson Colebrooke in the semifinals of the men’s 100m. Just the top two finishers in each semifinal heat and the next two fastest times will advance to the final which is set for 7 p.m. on Tuesday at the Coliseo del Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez in Santiago.

The other two Bahamians competing in athletics at the games are Donald Thomas in the men’s high jump and Rhema Otabor in the women’s javelin. They will both compete on Friday.https://1ab54991cf7f40fa52eead59cee5b88c.safeframe.googlesyndication.com/safeframe/1-0-40/html/container.html

The Bahamas is currently in a four-way tie for 24th with Bermuda, El Salvador and Jamaica in the medal standings with one bronze medal. The Bahamas’ only medal so far came from Lamar Taylor in the men’s 50m free in swimming.

The Bahamas has 20 athletes who are competing at the games. The country is represented in six disciplines – tennis, sailing, swimming, athletics, golf and wrestling. There are nine swimmers, five athletes in athletics, three tennis players, one sailor, one golfer and one wrestler.

The Pan American Games are a continental multi-sport event in the Americas featuring summer sports and is the oldest continental games in the world. Competition is held among athletes from nations of the Americas every four years in the summer before each Summer Olympic Games. The 2023 Pan American Games are being held in Santiago, Chile, making Chile a first-time host of the event.

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#By TENAJH SWEETING

#Tribune Sports Reporter

#tsweeting@tribunemedia.net

#The ninth edition of the HomeTown Lenders Bahamas Bowl will be hosted in Charlotte at the Jerry Richardson Stadium to commence the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division one Football Bowl Subdivision season.

#The venue change and eventual renaming of the bowl game came one week after ESPN Events officially announced that the event would not take place at the Thomas A Robinson National Stadium due to looming renovations.

#Clint Overby, vice president of ESPN Events, released a statement expressing gratitude to Charlotte for accommodating the college football bowl game.

#“We appreciate the support and willingness of Charlotte and its administration, specifically Director of Athletics Mike Hill, to work with us on relocating this game to Jerry Richardson Stadium.

#“We are fortunate to have great partners who understand the importance of the college football postseason and the positive impact these games have on both student athletes and participating programmes,” said Overby.

#The bowl game was expected to take place at 11am on Saturday, December 16, which would have been the first time that the NCAA football event was played on that day since the inaugural launch in 2014.

#With The Bahamas Bowl now relocated to UNC Charlotte’s on-campus stadium, the name will be changed in upcoming weeks and the date has now changed to Monday, December 18 at 2:30pm.

#The repairs at the Thomas A Robinson National Stadium, where the event was first hosted in 2014, are expected to begin on November 1, according to Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture Mario Bowleg. He first made the revelation of the impending repairs earlier this month, which will begin with the western grandstand being shutdown to start the process of a $10 million overhaul.

#“We have some serious work that is going to be starting on the stadium. I know we are in agreement with the Chinese government to commence some serious repairs, and that is supposed to start on November 1.

#“Depending on when they come, along with the technocrats from the Ministry of Works, they will be able to determine that,” the Minister told reporters. Despite the relocation to the Jerry Richardson Stadium for 2023, the bowl game will return to the sporting paradise in December 2024.

#“We look forward to the bowl returning to The Bahamas next year,” Overby said last week.

#The bowl game will feature teams in competition from the Mid-American Conference (MAC) and Conference USA (C-USA).

#The HomeTown Lenders Bahamas Bowl is one of the seventeen bowl games that are owned and operated by ESPN Events.

#In the eighth edition of the game hosted in The Bahamas, the University of Alabama (UAB) Blazers defeated the Miami University (Ohio) Redhawks 24-20 to earn their second straight football bowl game victory.

#The team’s first win of the two came against Brigham Young University (BYU) in 2021 at the Independence Bowl.

#The HomeTown Lenders are the event’s title sponsors for the second consecutive year.

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#By TENAJH SWEETING

#Tribune Sports Reporter

#tsweeting@tribunemedia.net

#The ninth edition of the HomeTown Lenders Bahamas Bowl will be hosted in Charlotte at the Jerry Richardson Stadium to commence the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division one Football Bowl Subdivision season.

#The venue change and eventual renaming of the bowl game came one week after ESPN Events officially announced that the event would not take place at the Thomas A Robinson National Stadium due to looming renovations.

#Clint Overby, vice president of ESPN Events, released a statement expressing gratitude to Charlotte for accommodating the college football bowl game.

#“We appreciate the support and willingness of Charlotte and its administration, specifically Director of Athletics Mike Hill, to work with us on relocating this game to Jerry Richardson Stadium.

#“We are fortunate to have great partners who understand the importance of the college football postseason and the positive impact these games have on both student athletes and participating programmes,” said Overby.

#The bowl game was expected to take place at 11am on Saturday, December 16, which would have been the first time that the NCAA football event was played on that day since the inaugural launch in 2014.

#With The Bahamas Bowl now relocated to UNC Charlotte’s on-campus stadium, the name will be changed in upcoming weeks and the date has now changed to Monday, December 18 at 2:30pm.

#The repairs at the Thomas A Robinson National Stadium, where the event was first hosted in 2014, are expected to begin on November 1, according to Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture Mario Bowleg. He first made the revelation of the impending repairs earlier this month, which will begin with the western grandstand being shutdown to start the process of a $10 million overhaul.

#“We have some serious work that is going to be starting on the stadium. I know we are in agreement with the Chinese government to commence some serious repairs, and that is supposed to start on November 1.

#“Depending on when they come, along with the technocrats from the Ministry of Works, they will be able to determine that,” the Minister told reporters. Despite the relocation to the Jerry Richardson Stadium for 2023, the bowl game will return to the sporting paradise in December 2024.

#“We look forward to the bowl returning to The Bahamas next year,” Overby said last week.

#The bowl game will feature teams in competition from the Mid-American Conference (MAC) and Conference USA (C-USA).

#The HomeTown Lenders Bahamas Bowl is one of the seventeen bowl games that are owned and operated by ESPN Events.

#In the eighth edition of the game hosted in The Bahamas, the University of Alabama (UAB) Blazers defeated the Miami University (Ohio) Redhawks 24-20 to earn their second straight football bowl game victory.

#The team’s first win of the two came against Brigham Young University (BYU) in 2021 at the Independence Bowl.

#The HomeTown Lenders are the event’s title sponsors for the second consecutive year.

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#By BRENT STUBBS

#Senior Sports Reporter

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#IN an effort to provide more opportunities for the high school players to improve their level of play before they head into international competition, Ryan Turnquest and a group of coaches have formed the Elite Girls Basketball League.

#The league, which features six teams comprising of at least eight players each, got started two weeks ago and will continue at the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium at 1pm on Saturday.

#According to Turnquest, each team, which has adapted a nickname from the Women’s National Basketball Association, is expected to play a minimum of 15 games before they wrap up with the postseason in November.

#Turnquest noted that the league came out of the formation of the Elite Basketball Club.

#The club was formed be Varel Davis and Shakira Farrington after the decision was made by the Bahamas Basketball Federation to not take the junior girls’ national team to the FIBA Under-16 Girls Tournament because of a lack of funding.

#He noted that while the players were quite disappointed after putting in almost four months of practice, they raised some funds to take the team to the AAU Tournament in Orlando, Florida where they placed second. They then took another trip to Indiana, but was unsuccessful. After the resignation of Clarke, Turnquest said he took over with Farrington as his assistant and they were joined by the assistance of his Rockets Basketball Club team-mates Able Joseph and Roosevelt ‘Chicken’ Turnquest. Women’s national team player joined the coaching staff as they participated in another tournament in Orlando.

#After engaging them in a series of training sessions at least three times in the afternoons and about twice in the morning with strength and conditioning in the afternoons since August, Turnquest said the idea came up to put the girls into this developmental league on Saturdays and some Sundays.

#“This is just an arena for all the girls to come together under one roof and play so that they can develop their skills,” Turnquest said. “They will play about 15 games and then they will go into the playoffs and then the championship where they will play or rings and trophies.”

#The teams competing are the CI Gibson Sparks, Elite Ballers 1 Liberty, Elite Ballers 2 Mercury, Elite Ballers 3 Storm, Lucayans Aces and the SAC Chi-Town.

#“We will have fully refereed games which will be played using the same rules that they will play when they go to these tournaments in the US,” Turnquest said. “They normally play six minutes quarters here, but when they go away, they play 16 minutes stop clock.

#“I watched the local high school programme here where the coaches only concentrate on winning the high school league championship title and then they move onto the next sport, but the girls are not really developing. So, I want to concentrate on these girls to see if we can get them ready.”

#From the league play, the coaches will select the best 10 players to represent the Elite Ballers as they participate in a tournament in Orlando from November 16-20 and then they will travel again from December 16-21 in Las Vegas.

#Proceeds from the gate, which include $2 per adult and $1 for children, will be used to aid in their trips, along with some assistance from the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture and other corporate citizens.

#As the third vice president of the New Providence Basketball Association, Turnquest said the league may make an appearance during the opening night of the NPBA season on November 11. He noted that most of the players will more than likely be on some of the teams in the New Providence Women’s Basketball Association,

#Turnquest revealed that the league will resume in January and continue the same format until March before they have their final window during the summer. There also plans to take a team on a full AAU circuit in July.

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#THE National Sports Awards are on the horizon and with 26 awards to be presented, more nominees have been revealed.

#The sporting ceremony will get underway on the front lawn of the Thomas A Robinson National Stadium at 6:30pm on Saturday, November 4. The first three categories were dropped earlier this week and an additional group of nominees have joined the others.

#Next up for consideration are the candidates for the Tourism Impact Award. The achievement will be granted to any individual or body who has impacted tourism through sports in The Bahamas. The category observes sporting performances and events.

#The nominees for this year’s award are Atlantis Crown, Bahamas Flag Football League (BFFL), Baha Mar Hoops, Battle 4 Atlantis and Don’t Blink Home Run Derby.

#Six national teams will vie for the National Team of the Year Award. The Bahamas’ national teams have taken charge in their sporting disciplines throughout the sporting year and will make this category’s decision a tough one to make.

#Nominees will feature the CARIFTA swim team, CARIFTA track and field team, men’s national basketball team, men’s national soccer team, Bahamas Special Olympics team, and the Goodwill Swimming Championships team.

#Each team has a stake to claim in this category.

#The Prime Minister Award for National Pride will be presented to athletes that put the country first and display elements of national pride in their athletic performances.

#The candidates are hurdler Devynne Charlton, tennis players Justin Roberts and Marvin Rolle, Miami Marlins centre fielder Jasrado “Jazz” Chishom Jr, Indiana Pacers shooting guard Chavano “Buddy” Hield, former WNBA MVP Jonquel “JJ” Jones, equestrian Anna Camille Vlasov and bodybuilder Terrion Kemp.

#The community sports award is also up for nomination between five nominees. The honour will be presented to a programme that uses sports to make an impact in the community by helping athletes and bringing the community closer. The nominees are the Jazz Chisholm Foundation, Island Luck Cares Foundation, Peace on Da Streets Organisation, One Eleuthera Foundation and the Buddy Hield Foundation.

#The other categories to be awarded are junior and senior high school student athlete (male and female), Family Island student athlete, collegiate athlete of the year, national secondary athletic school of the year (junior and senior), Family Island Sports Council of the Year, Youth National Team of the Year, National Coach of the Year, Federation of the Year, Bahamas Olympic Committee (BOC) award, Leevan Sands Courage Award, Athlete of the Year with disability (male and female), National Sportsmanship, and Minister of Sports- for excellence.

#Federations provided the nominees for the various awards.

#The Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture will continue to release nominees leading up to the event.

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BIG WIN: University of The Bahamas winger Stanley Grand Pierre is smothered by his team mates after he scored his first goal – international or local – as a Mingoe in the match against Fort Lauderdale University yesterday. Mingoes won 8-2. Photo: UB ATHLETICS

#LAUDERHILL, Florida — The University of The Bahamas men’s soccer team scored early and often against Fort Lauderdale University in The Mingoes’ largest win in international play.

#Winger Stanley Grand Pierre scored two goals – his first two as a Mingoe – to lead The Mingoes to the 8-2 win over Fort Lauderdale University at Lauderhill Park yesterday.

#Grand Pierre came out strong for The Mingoes off a chip shot in the fourth minute to put The Mingoes up 1-0.

#Midfielder Marc Ville then scored off a cross four minutes later to give The Mingoes the 2-0 lead.

#Grand Pierre scored his second goal in the 14th minute off a deep run and fighting through a rough tackle to connect to give The Mingoes the 3-0 lead. Mingoes captain Marlon Barnes had three shots on goal earlier in the match and could not make the back of the net. He redeemed himself in the 30th minute with a clean strike putting The Mingoes up 4-0.

#Junior Kelly didn’t want to be left out. Off a cross from Peter Julmis deep in the attacking third, Kelly aggressively attacked the goal for his goal and Mingoes 5-0 lead.

#Off a free kick from Ronaldo Green, Evelt Julmis took the ball off his knee and volleyed the ball for the spectacular goal and the 6-0 lead.

#To end the half, Grand Pierre was tackled in the 18-yard box and Peter Julmis took the easy penalty kick to end the half at 7-0.

#Coming out the break, The Mingoes allowed Fort Lauderdale to score in the 78th and 83rd minutes to put the score at 7-2.

#Midfielder Ronaldo Green who assisted on two goals got a goal of his own in the 88th minute to secure the 8-2 win for The Mingoes.

#Head coach Alex Thompson said the game plan heading into the win was simple. “The game plan was to create opportunities for Julmis and draw the team .on the right side and as far as I’ve seen in college soccer and the teams that we played, there’s no one who can mark him one on one,” he said. “Secondly we wanted to overload the midfield with Stanley Grand Pierre coming in from the left and us creating a four versus three situation in the middle.”

#Thompson said the team came out determined to pick up the win and the keys were there for it to happen. “The key to winning today was execution,” he said. “We added to our squad Peter Julmis, who is arguably in the best form of his life; Nathan Wells who just had his best national team performance, our man of the match Stanley Grand Pierre, who finally is healthy; and we also got a really good game from our captain Marlon Barnes, who played a bit higher up the pitch and added more attacking power.”

#The Mingoes is expected to play United International College 9 a.m. Saturday in Miami.

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#VOLLEYBALL

#NPVA ACTION

#THE New Providence Volleyball Association will continue its regular season action tonight with another double header at the DW Davis Gymnasium, followed by a pair of games on Sunday at the same venue.

#Tonight

#7:30pm – Spikers vs Set-sy Poppers (L)

#9pm – Defenders vs Intruders (M)

#Sunday

#3:30pm – Technicians vs Intruders (M)

#5pm – Panthers vs Spikers (L)

#SOFTBALL

#NPSA ACTION

#THE New Providence Softball Association’s abbreviated season will continue on Saturday night with a double header in the Bankers Field at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex.

#Saturday

#7pm – I-Bap vs Black Scorpions (L)

#9pm – Chances Mighty Mitts vs Cyber Tech Blue Marlins (M)

#ELITE BASKETBALL LEAGUE

#THE Elite Girls Basketball League will continue play this weekend at the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium. Games will run from 1-7 pm on Saturday. Entry fee is $2 for adults and $1 for children. Food and drinks will be on sale.

#FLAG FOOTBALL YOUTH LEAGUE

#WEEK two of the Bahamas Youth Flag Football League continues Saturday on the fields opposite the original Thomas A Robinson national stadium.

#Ages 6-9

#12noon – Team Inne vs Team Sheldeen

#1pm – Team Sheldeen vs Team Dawkins

#2pm – Team Dawkins vs Team Inne

#Ages 10-13

#11:30am – Team Moss vs Team Dawkins

#12:30pm – Team Munroe vs Team Allen

#2:30pm – Team Allen vs Team Dawkins

#3pm – Team Kevin vs Team Munroe

#Ages 14-17

#11am Team Munroe vs Team Allen

#1:30pm Team Chavar vs Team D’Angelo

#3:30pm Team Munroe vs Team Chavar

#Athletics

#Bahamas Scholastic Athletic Association Cross Country

#Venue: Goodman’s Bay

#Beach

#Date: Saturday,

#October 28

#Time: 10am

#Volleyball

#New Providence

#Volleyball Association

#Venue: DW Davis

#Gymnasium

#Date: Friday, October 27

#Time: 7:30pm/9:00pm

#Women’s Match- Spikers vs Set-sy Poppers

#Men’s Match- Defenders vs Technicians

#Upcoming Events

#BAARK (Bahamas Alliance for Animal Rights and Kindness) presents the third International Potcake Golf Tournament on December 10.

#Venue: Royal Blue Golf Course, Baha Mar

LEAD THE CHARGE: A new team of executives were selected for the New Providence Women’s Basketball Association (NPWBA) to serve for the next four years

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#By TENAJH SWEETING

#Tribune Sports Reporter

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#NEWLY-elected president Anastacia Sands-Moultrie, along with a new team of executives, will lead the way for the New Providence Women’s Basketball Association for the next four years.

#During the election of the officers recently, Moultrie went in unopposed and for her newest position as president. The elected officers will have their work cut out for them as the NPWBA season has yet to make an appearance since the COVID-19 pandemic interrupted their play.

#Although it will be an uphill battle to head in the right direction, Moultrie is excited and confident in the executive team.

#“It is always an exciting feeling to be elected to a post but is no easy task looking at the former president and association within itself, particularly because of the way that basketball is for females. I know that I have my work cut out for me, but regardless I have a team of executives who are willing to work,” she said.

#The former women’s national basketball team player will not only rely on her experience within the sporting discipline but also the support of her team to get the league back up and running.

#The 2023-27 NPWBA executive members are Jeanie Minus (first vice president), Donillo Culmer (second vice president), Shadell Williams (third vice president), Shakira Farrington (fourth vice president), Britenique Harrison (treasurer), Ashlee Bethel (assistant treasurer), Shermaine Ferguson (secretary) and Judy Hamilton (assistant secretary).

#With regards to when the NPWBA league will resume, there is no definitive date set as yet but the team plans to discuss its start in their first meeting. “Our plans to get back up and running will be tabled in our first meeting and so far we are just looking to get our feet in the door but first we have to gather and find out the amount of teams we are gonna have,” the newly-elected president said.

#One of the many goals of the team over the next few years is to implement programmes at the youth and junior level which will continue to the collegiate level. After witnessing the strength of the women’s teams that played at the sixth Bahamas Games, there will be a renewed focus on finding players and remaining in contact with them to upgrade women’s basketball.

#“One of our first goals is to get some sponsors to keep us up and running. We need to get our programme running to help with our women’s league.

#“We need to make sure we find the players first, keep in contact with them, and then we will know how to build our league whether they are here in The Bahamas or abroad,” she said.

#Once the executive team agrees on a definitive start date for the NPWBA season, games will return to their home at the DW Davis Gymnasium.

#With a multifaceted group of officers representing different eras of basketball, the overall plan is to rejuvenate women’s basketball across The Bahamas.

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#GOOD EFFORT: Team Bahamas competed well at the Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile. Sydney Clarke, Justin Roberts and Kevin Major Jr all competed in the singles competition. In the first round, Sydney Clarke – the only female from the Bahamas – faced American Jamie Loeb.

#She fought but lost in straight sets 6-3, 6-0. On the men’s side, Major Jr played hard against Alan Rubio of Mexico but he fell 6-3, 6-0. Roberts faced Daniel Vallejo of Paraguay.

#He fought but fell in straight sets 6-1, 6-3. After sustaining first round singles losses, the last opportunity to advance would come down to the Mixed Doubles Event.

#Clarke and Roberts teamed up and played against Martin Vergara and Leyla Britez of Paraguay in the first round, fighting hard but lost 6-4, 6-2 in a really good effort. The team was captained by Larikah Russell.