Eric Bain is expected to represent The Bahamas today at the inaugural Pan American Esports Championships.

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MAKING A DEBUT: Eric Bain at the first ever Pan Am Esports Championships in Santiago, Chile.

#By TENAJH SWEETING

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#BAHAMIAN Eric Bain will represent The Bahamas today at the inaugural Pan American Esports Championships in Santiago, Chile.

#Bain is set to compete this morning in eFootball as the group stages of the tournament’s debut begins.

#The collaboration between the Global Esports Federation and Pan Am Sports is historic as nontraditional sports continue to garner more popularity and support globally.

#The competition begins today for contestants vying for the eFootball 2024 and Dota 2 Esports titles and is slated to continue until November 4 at the National Stadium Sports Park.

#Bain, who will be the first Bahamian to compete at this event, is ready for the experience at this level.

#“It is an exciting experience to be able to be the first Bahamian to compete at this specific level of Esports, it is very exciting to know that all the years of playing games has paid off and Esports is becoming dominant due to more technology so it is great to see how it has grown in the last five years,” he said.

#Although he was unaware of his opponent up to press time last night, the 26-year-old will compete in the group with top ranked teams from Argentina, Brazil and Bolivia.

#The gamer started his journey playing FIFA and then made the transition to eFootball a few months ago. Most recently, he competed alongside Derdrick Ferguson, who played Street Fighter 6, at the Global Esports Games Online Regionals earlier in October. The eFootball gamer had a rough showing at the competition and was unable to collect a win in Group A, Americas in four matches played.

#Despite his previous shortcomings, Bain is focused on a bigger goal at the Pan Am Esports Championships.

#“Although I started with the mindset of winning, I want to continue to bring awareness about Esports to Bahamians, showing them the opportunities that exist, and to open doors for other Bahamians to experience these opportunities,” he said.

#The eFootball experience involves a football simulation which aims for realistic and authentic gameplay. The game is available to be played on mobile, PC and console devices.

#The 2023 Pan American Esports Championships is set to host more than 120 esports athletes from 25 plus countries competing in the open and women’s categories.

#The gaming extravaganza began with a GEFestival on October 21 which celebrated the entire culture and community of Esports.

#The championships will run along with the 19th Pan American Games which wrap up on November 5.

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The sporting discipline of wrestling got underway for The Bahamas at the 19th Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile, on Thursday, and it was a short-lived experience for the Bahamian athlete as he fell convincingly on points.

Bahamian Rashji Mackey lost 10-0 to Cuban wrestler Yuriesk Torreblanca in the quarterfinals of the 86 kilogram (kg) class of men’s freestyle wrestling at the Centro Nacional de Entrenamiento Olímpico in Ñuñoa, Santiago, Chile. He fell by VSU, dubbed victory by technical superiority.

In sailing, Joshua Higgins was back on the waters of the Cofradía Náutica del Pacífico in Algarrobo, Chile, competing 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.

Higgins, a native of Harbour Island, placed 17th in the ninth race and 15th in the 10th race of the series and remains in the 17th position out of 22 sailors with 177 total points, 154 net. In the previous eight races of the series, he finished 17th, 15th, 17th, 19th, 19th, 20th, 19th and 15th. The worst finish is thrown out, leading to the 154 net points so far.

Stefano Peschiera Loret de Mola, of Peru, continues to lead the competition with 30 total points, 22 net, Clemente Seguel Lacámara, of Chile, remains in second place with 48 total points, 32 net, and Juan Ignacio Maegli Agüero, competing for the Independent Athletes Team, sits in third with 42 total points, 35 net.

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.

In sailing, the lower the score, the higher an athlete finishes on the placing chart.

The Bahamas’ final two athletes competing in athletics at the Coliseo del Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez in Santiago will experience competition today. They are Donald Thomas in the men’s high jump and Rhema Otabor in the women’s javelin. Thomas will be the 11 jumper among the 13 competitors and Otabor will be the seventh thrower in the field of 11 athletes.

Also today, the golf competition will get underway. Nolan Johnson will represent the country in the men’s individual round and Bahamas Golf Federation (BGF) President Lynford Miller will serve as his caddie. The golf competition will take place at the Prince of Wales Country Club in Santiago.

The Bahamas is currently in a four-way tie for 26th with Bermuda, Barbados and El Salvador in the medal standings with one bronze medal, courtesy of Lamar Taylor in the men’s 50m free in swimming. Taylor finished third in that event in a national record time of 22.13 seconds.

The Bahamas has 20 athletes who are competing in six disciplines at the games – 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 is 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.

A record number of 23 teams are set to compete this year

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A record number of 23 teams are set to take part in the 2023-2024 New Providence Basketball Association (NPBA) season, battling for the prestigious league tiles and an opportunity to represent the capital of New Providence at the Bahamas Basketball Federation’s National Round-Robin Tournament.

Opening night is set for Saturday, November 11 at Kendal G.L. Isaacs National Gymnasium, and will feature a matchup of the last two division one champions in the league – the defending champions Commonwealth Bank Giants and the Discount Distributors Rockets who won it all in the 2021-2022 season.

Smith said there will be giveaways and surprises all night. The game will be carried live on ZNS TV, as well as other games during the season. Doors open at 7 p.m. on opening night.

“This is a game that is most anticipated. People have been waiting to see the rematch and now here it is,” said Smith yesterday. “There is no reason for people to be home on Saturday ,November 11. Make your way to the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium for what is expected to be a spectacular night of basketball and festivities. We are just happy that basketball is starting again. There will be tremendous talent on the floor and we urge everyone to come out and support these players and teams.”

One of the Giants leading players Michael ‘Furley’ Bain, himself a national team player, said they are focussed on winning another title this year.

“Well, we’re the defending champions and we’re pretty much bring back the same core,” he said. “We have younger talent and there are a few guys who retired and another switched teams, but for the most part, it’s the same core and our expectations are the same, which is to win a championship.”

Ryan Turnquest, a part sponsor of the Rockets and also a player on the team, said they are certainly up to the challenge.

“We pretty much kept the same core of players as well, with a couple additions,” said Turnquest. “Last year, the Giants slipped away because of a few injuries, but we’re not going to let that happen this year. Opening night is going to be real exciting and we’re looking forward to it.”

Smith said this year is being dubbed ‘The Year of the Player’ as they intend to put the spotlight on the players in the league and feature them more. Also, championship rings will be presented to the winners at the end of the season and there will be $10,000 up for grabs in prize money.

“This year is all about a dedication to the players – the persons who have contributed toward the growth and development of this league,” he said. “The two divisions are named in honor of two of the longest-serving players in the league – Derrick ‘Bats’ Ferguson and Michael ‘Boshang’ Cooper. They have excelled in basketball and have made a tremendous contribution, and we thought this would be a fitting tribute to them.”

Competing in division one in the Derrick ‘Bats’ Ferguson Division are the Rockets, the Sand Dollar High Flyers, the Leno Regulators, the TMT Giants, the Zulu Media Great Whites and the Centreville Stompers. In the Michael ‘Boshang’ Cooper Division are the Commonwealth Bank Giants, the Caro Constructors Shockers, the University of The Bahamas (UB) Mingoes, the Tucker Boys Mumbas, the Investment Development Rebels and the Brandon’s Deli Kings.

Competing in division two in the Derrick ‘Bats’ Ferguson Division are the Rockets, the Cyber Tech Marlins, the BIBT (Bahamas Institute of Business & Technology) Great Whites, the Rhythm Rebels and the Sand Dollar High Flyers. In division two in the Michael ‘Boshang’ Cooper Division are the YES (Your Essential Store) Giants, the Produce Exchange Rockets, the Mekaddish Millionaires, the Investment Development Rebels, the Heat Wave and the Javon Medical Shockers.

Opening night will also feature a grand entrance of the teams, supported by special sound and light effects, similar to what is done for National Basketball Association (NBA) teams during their introductions.

Smith at some point during the season, they might have to utilize the C.I. Gibson Gymnasium due to ongoing repairs being done at their regular home, the A.F. Adderley Gymnasium.

Games will be played on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays during the season and the season is expected to be completed by the end of March in order to give the champions a period to rest for the BBF national championships.

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The Boxing Federation of The Bahamas will stage a local boxing championships over Thanksgiving.

The event, dubbed the ‘Thanksgiving Invitational Boxing Championships’ is set for November 22-26 in Freeport, Grand Bahama. The Castaways Resort & Suites is set to be the games village of the event.

The tournament is open to all ages and categories, male and female, and teams are required to submit rosters as soon as possible to ensure matchups are available for all. In addition, teams are required to bring two officials each to assist with officiating.

According to Boxing Federation of The Bahamas President Vincent Strachan, this event will serve as a gauge for them to observe and evaluate the talent that exists in boxing in the Northern Bahamas as they continue to promote and develop the sport in the country. All boxers, and aspiring young boxers, are invited to take part.

Wrestler Mackey will be in competition at Pan Am Games today

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Just one Bahamian athlete was in action at the 19th Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile, on Wednesday, and that was Joshua Higgins in sailing.

The native of Harbour Island competed in the Dinghy – ILCA 7 event on the waters of the Cofradía Náutica del Pacífico in Algarrobo, Chile.

Stefano Peschiera Loret de Mola, of Peru, leads the competition with 27 total points, 19 net, Clemente Seguel Lacámara, of Chile, is second with 43 total points, 27 net, and Juan Ignacio Maegli Agüero, competing for the Independent Athletes Team, sits in third with 34 total points, 27 net.https://e51a618de255439781504e889db2549c.safeframe.googlesyndication.com/safeframe/1-0-40/html/container.html

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.

In sailing, the lower the score, the higher an athlete finishes on the placing chart.

Higgins has had a respectable performance in the series so far, finishing 17th, 15th, 17th, 19th, 19th, 20th, 19th and 15th in eight races. The worst finish is thrown out, leading to the 121 net points so far.

Higgins is the only Bahamian competing in sailing, representing the country in the International Laser Class Association (ILCA) Dinghy class.

Today, Bahamian Rashji Mackey will compete in the quarterfinals of the 86 kilogram (kg) class of men’s freestyle wrestling. That match is scheduled to get underway at 9:42 a.m. and will take place at the Centro Nacional de Entrenamiento Olímpico in Ñuñoa, Santiago, Chile. Mackey’s opponent is yet to be determined, and a win would place him in the medal rounds.

The Bahamas’ final two athletes competing in athletics at the games will experience competition on Friday. They are Donald Thomas in the men’s high jump and Rhema Otabor in the women’s javelin.

Also on Friday, the golf competition will get underway. Nolan Johnson will represent the country in the men’s individual round and Bahamas Golf Federation (BGF) President Lynford Miller will serve as his caddie. The golf competition will take place at the Prince of Wales Country Club in Santiago.https://e51a618de255439781504e889db2549c.safeframe.googlesyndication.com/safeframe/1-0-40/html/container.html

The Bahamas is currently in a three-way tie for 26th with Bermuda and El Salvador in the medal standings with one bronze medal, courtesy of Lamar Taylor in the men’s 50m free in swimming. Taylor finished third in that event in a national record time of 22.13 seconds.

The Bahamas has 20 athletes who are competing in six disciplines at the games – 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 is 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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The accolades continue to pour in for Danny Sumner who has given more than half of his life toward the development of the sport of bodybuilding in The Bahamas and the region.

Sumner, a former president of the Bahamas Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation (BBFF), now the Bahamas Bodybuilding Wellness and Fitness Federation (BBWFF), was awarded with the Gold Award at the Golden Anniversary 50th International Federation of BodyBuilding and Fitness’ (IFBB) Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Championships in Palm Beach, Aruba, this year. The Bahamas won nine medals at those championships, including four gold, and also had a pro card winner.https://8339cc7912efad85ca6b95edd6edf671.safeframe.googlesyndication.com/safeframe/1-0-40/html/container.html

Sumner is the first Bahamian to serve on the executive board of the CACBBFF, reaching as high as vice president, and also served as the president of the Antilles region.

“It’s exciting to know that your work is appreciated,” said Sumner. “This is an award that the IFBB gives to long-standing members in different countries for the development and promotion of bodybuilding and fitness in the region. I’ve put in time, energy and effort into the sport and it’s just an amazing feeling when you are remembered. I feel like I was instrumental in the development of bodybuilding and fitness in The Bahamas and the Caribbean. I’m one of the first Bahamians to receive an international judge’s card, the first Bahamian to be vice president of the CAC and the first Bahamian patron of the sport regionally. All of that have led to me being respected by comrades, the athletes and coaches, and team officials, and it’s a good feeling to get that recognition.”

Sumner served as president of the BBFF at a time when The Bahamas got its first pro card in bodybuilding and first pro card in fitness. Charles Kemp and Natasha Brown earned those distinctions, respectively. Also during his reign, The Bahamas dominated at the CAC level, winning eight CAC Championships titles. The country was ranked as high as number one in the CAC region and was top 10 in the world.https://8339cc7912efad85ca6b95edd6edf671.safeframe.googlesyndication.com/safeframe/1-0-40/html/container.html

“I stepped away from the sport locally after serving as president because I felt that I had done my part, but I kept my position at the CAC level. Really and truly, I never left the sport,” said Sumner. “I was instrumental in getting Bahamians certified in judging and officiating. The first four came under me.”

Sumner said he wants Bahamian athletes to continue to pursue their goals in the sport and to continue to aspire for greatness.

“I want athletes and officials to pursue their ultimate goals and put more into the sport. The more you put in, the more you will get out of it,” he said. “The sport is big and will make you more disciplined in life. I want the people involved to get more active in creating a vision for younger people and I want Bahamians to gain international experience in the sport. I want the sport to get into the Olympics. It’s disappointing that the IOC (International Olympic Committee) has not invited the sport into the fold as yet. We were close to getting it in about 10 years ago but we never got over the hump. It’s time that bodybuilding and fitness be added to the Olympic schedule.”

Sumner has received as much as seven awards in bodybuilding and fitness at the CAC level, but the Gold Award is the highest one. He is the first Bahamian to officiate at a fitness competition in Spain and has served as an official in bodybuilding and fitness at all levels, obtaining the highest level of experience and judging card.https://8339cc7912efad85ca6b95edd6edf671.safeframe.googlesyndication.com/safeframe/1-0-40/html/container.html

Also, Sumner was instrumental in the formation of government league slow pitch softball and government league basketball in the country, was president of government league basketball for 10 years and is certified as an international official in three sporting disciplines – bodybuilding and fitness, basketball and powerlifting. He served as CAC Vice President for three consecutive terms.

The CAC Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation was formed to promote bodybuilding and fitness in the Caribbean and Central America.

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MIRAMAR, Florida – The University of The Bahamas (UB) Mingoes men’s soccer team completed a two-match tour in South Florida undefeated, knocking off United International College (UIC), 3-1, at the Miramar Regional Park in Miramar, Florida. It was the first time a Mingoes team completed a tour with only wins.

Midfielder Ronaldo Green turned in another hat trick for the Mingoes – his second in international play – leading the team to the 3-1 win.

The match against the UIC Eagle Rays started bumpy as there was a lot of contact between players. However, Green was able to break free from a tackle to connect for the first goal of the game in the 19th minute.

The Eagle Rays’ defense turned on the pressure after that goal and that turned into a few offensive opportunities for the Eagle Rays. They connected in the 39th minute to tie the match, 1-1.

The teams would carry that tie into half-time, and the Mingoes made several adjustments coming into the second half.

The Eagle Rays were a bit more aggressive coming out of the half, but Green was able to receive a short pass from Grand Pierre in the 51st minute and connected for a second goal to put the Mingoes up, 2-1.

Green was not done at that point. Eight minutes later, he scored off a chip shot to give the Mingoes a 3-1 lead.

The Mingoes’ defense held up to pick up their second win of the tour and become the first team in UB history to finish an international tour with only notches in the win column. Three weeks ago, the Mingoes finished a tour with a tie and a win.

Head Coach Alex Thompson said the team is clearly growing with each match and is looking forward to big things in the future.

“They executed what we worked on in training and they tried to take a very professional approach so I couldn’t be happier,” he said. “A few players stepped up today like Ronaldo Green with the hat trick, Peter Julmis and Evelt Julmis played very strong and again Nathan Wells was very solid for us. This shows that teams from The Bahamas can definitely compete internationally with the right structure and with the correct organization. Not only can we compete but we can definitely be successful.”https://72db7f8ccb1a3fa2c98501b3f68cbe53.safeframe.googlesyndication.com/safeframe/1-0-40/html/container.html

The team now waits for the Bahamas Football Association’s (BFA) season to start later this month.

Blazers pick up first win; Hield, Suns fall

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DeAndre Ayton’s scoring numbers might be down a bit this year, but he is still a monster on the boards, pulling down rebounds at a record pace.

The Bahamian recorded a new career-high in rebounds on Monday, pulling down 23 rebounds to help his new team, the Portland Trail Blazers, secure their first win in the National Basketball Association (NBA) this season

For the season, the Bahamian is averaging 8.8 points and 14.8 rebounds per game – the first season of his six-year career that he is not averaging double digits in scoring. His 14.8 rebounds is 3.3 rebounds per game more than his previous season-high for averages and is second in the league this season behind Domantas Sabonis of the Sacramento Kings. Sabonis is averaging 15 rebounds per game this season.

Ayton had 15 of his 23 rebounds in the second half, when Portland outscored Toronto, 52-41. He finished with seven offensive boards.

“His presence was felt everywhere on the floor tonight,” said Trail Blazers’ Head Coach Chauncey Billups of Ayton after the game. “Those are some of the things that we’re going to expect to be getting from him,” he added.

Ayton’s previous rebounding mark was 21, set three times. He last reached it November 26, 2022, against the Utah Jazz – also the last time he recorded a 20-20 game in the NBA, which he has done three times.

Overall, his performance on Monday represented the fifth 20-rebound game of his career. He had 20 against the Dallas Mavericks in January this year, and 21 on three other occasions, before increasing his career-high to 23 on Monday.

Ayton’s playoff career-high for

rebounds is 22, done against the Los Angeles Clippers in the 2021 NBA’s Western Conference Finals. He had 19 points and 22 rebounds in an 84-80 win for the Phoenix Suns over the Clippers, giving them a 3-2 in the best-of-seven series. The Suns went on to lose to the Milwaukee Bucks in the NBA Finals that year.https://f209dd661264620902e033cbea650799.safeframe.googlesyndication.com/safeframe/1-0-40/html/container.html

Ayton and the Blazers stay on the road and face the Detroit Pistons at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan, tonight. That game tips off at 7 p.m.

The other Bahamian in action in the NBA on Monday night was Chavano ‘Buddy’ Hield as he and the Indiana Pacers hosted the Chicago Bulls at the Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. Hield scored 11 points and added five rebounds and four assists off the bench, but the Pacers lost, 112-105, suffering their first loss of the season. They now have a 2-1 record.

In the game, Hield shot 4-for-12 (33.3 percent) from the field and was 3-for-8 (37.5 percent) from distance. He buried at least one three-point shot for the 36th straight regular season game, dating back to last season, and matching the third-longest streak of his career.

For the season, Hield is averaging 11.7 points per game on 39.4 percent shooting from the field and 40.9 percent shooting from three-point range.

Hield and the Pacers will face the Eastern Conference-leading Boston Celtics at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts, tonight. That game will tip off at 7:30 p.m.

Ken Mullings, of The Bahamas, competes in a men’s decathlon 110-metre hurdles heat at the Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile, on Tuesday, October 31, 2023. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

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Bahamas’s Ken Mullings competes in the men’s decathlon discus throw at the Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile, Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

#By BRENT STUBBS

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#After getting off to a scorching start on day one of the 19th Pan American Games, national record holder Ken Mullings dropped out of contention for a medal and eventually the rest of the 10-event competition on the final day yesterday in Santiago, Chile.

#His downfall came in the third event of the day in the men’s pole vault where he failed to clear any height, dropping him from fourth place to ninth place, at the Estadio Nacional Julio Martinez Pradanos.

#He didn’t start the javelin as the final two events took place in the evening session and subsequently was not allowed to close out the competition in the gruelling 1,500 metres, which brought the curtain down on the showdown between the versatile athletes in track and field.

#All of his previous points didn’t matter as Mullings ended up with a DNF (did not finish) logged beside his name on the scoresheet.

#Coming into the final day of competition in fourth place after completing the first five events on Monday, Mullings won his heat of the men’s 110m hurdles in 14.27 seconds for the fastest time combined.

#The 26-year-old Mullings remained in contention in the men’s discus in fourth place with a heave of 136-feet, 7 1/4-inches or 41.64 metres. But the medal slipped out of his grasp after he couldn’t post a mark in the pole vault to end the morning session.

#Mullings completed the first day in fourth place with 4,035 points after the first five of 10 events contested with a victory in the heats of the men’s 100m in 10.89, third in the long jump with 22-7¾ (6.90m), third as well in the shot put with a heave of 47-9 ½ (14.57m), third also in the high jump with 6-7 ¼ (2.01m) and second in his heat of the 400m in 50.67. Efforts to contact Mullings for comments were unsuccessful. Also yesterday, Joshua Higgins completed the sixth race in the Dinghy ILCA 7 category in the waters of the Cofradía Náutica del Pacífico in Algarrobo, Chile. However, he didn’t move up the final rankings, finishing 17th place overall.

#The Harbour Island native came in 20th place to dit in 17tth place on the standings with 87 points.

#Still waiting to compete in track and field for Team Bahamas on Friday in their respective events are men’s high jumper Donald Thomas and female javelin thrower Rhema Otabor..

#Team Bahamas already earned a medal at the games during the first week of competition as swimmer Lamar Taylor touched the wall for the bronze in the men’s 50m freestyle.

Ken Mullings, of The Bahamas, competes in a men’s decathlon 110-metre hurdles heat at the Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile, on Tuesday, October 31, 2023. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

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Bahamas’s Ken Mullings competes in the men’s decathlon discus throw at the Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile, Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

#By BRENT STUBBS

#Senior Sports Reporter

#bstubbs@tribunemedia.net

#After getting off to a scorching start on day one of the 19th Pan American Games, national record holder Ken Mullings dropped out of contention for a medal and eventually the rest of the 10-event competition on the final day yesterday in Santiago, Chile.

#His downfall came in the third event of the day in the men’s pole vault where he failed to clear any height, dropping him from fourth place to ninth place, at the Estadio Nacional Julio Martinez Pradanos.

#He didn’t start the javelin as the final two events took place in the evening session and subsequently was not allowed to close out the competition in the gruelling 1,500 metres, which brought the curtain down on the showdown between the versatile athletes in track and field.

#All of his previous points didn’t matter as Mullings ended up with a DNF (did not finish) logged beside his name on the scoresheet.

#Coming into the final day of competition in fourth place after completing the first five events on Monday, Mullings won his heat of the men’s 110m hurdles in 14.27 seconds for the fastest time combined.

#The 26-year-old Mullings remained in contention in the men’s discus in fourth place with a heave of 136-feet, 7 1/4-inches or 41.64 metres. But the medal slipped out of his grasp after he couldn’t post a mark in the pole vault to end the morning session.

#Mullings completed the first day in fourth place with 4,035 points after the first five of 10 events contested with a victory in the heats of the men’s 100m in 10.89, third in the long jump with 22-7¾ (6.90m), third as well in the shot put with a heave of 47-9 ½ (14.57m), third also in the high jump with 6-7 ¼ (2.01m) and second in his heat of the 400m in 50.67. Efforts to contact Mullings for comments were unsuccessful. Also yesterday, Joshua Higgins completed the sixth race in the Dinghy ILCA 7 category in the waters of the Cofradía Náutica del Pacífico in Algarrobo, Chile. However, he didn’t move up the final rankings, finishing 17th place overall.

#The Harbour Island native came in 20th place to dit in 17tth place on the standings with 87 points.

#Still waiting to compete in track and field for Team Bahamas on Friday in their respective events are men’s high jumper Donald Thomas and female javelin thrower Rhema Otabor..

#Team Bahamas already earned a medal at the games during the first week of competition as swimmer Lamar Taylor touched the wall for the bronze in the men’s 50m freestyle.

As of Wednesday, November 1, 2023

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Trent Deveaux. Photo – Fabian Whymns.

#By BRENT STUBBS

#Senior Sports Reporter

#bstubbs@tribunemedia.net

#WHILE he’s taking the time to recuperate from an elbow injury that sidelined him this year, outfielder Trent Deveaux said he’s glad to be taking on another important role as a “father to a newborn son” as he waits for his return to minor league baseball.

#Deveaux, 23, played with the Inland Empire 66ers before he was released on June 7, 2022. He returned home and spent the past year helping out at various baseball leagues until the arrival of his son – Trent Deveaux II on September 9 at Doctors Hospital – with his girlfriend Helena Ferguson from Acklins.

#“It’s something different,” said Deveaux of fatherhood. “I’m enjoying it because I see so much joy in my son when I’m around him.”

#If all goes well, Deveaux hopes that he will be afforded another opportunity to continue his dream of becoming a Major League Baseball player. He was appreciative of the opportunity he got from the Los Angeles Angels organisation.

#“I was doing quite well until I got the injury,” said Deveaux of playing with their affiliate Inland Empire 66ers. “So right now, I’m working out getting ready to return to the league. I have some plans in motion, but I don’t want to say anything about it until the deal is completed.

#“Every time I would straighten up my arm, it would give me a lot of pain, so I was taking those painkillers and playing through it. You’re not going to be healthy all the time, so I just tried to bear with it.” Although he’s still staying in shape, waiting for the opening of spring training so that he can get back in the league, Deveaux said he was glad when he got the opportunity to assist the athletic department at St Augustine’s College in getting the ladies’ softball field completed.

#“When I was at SAC, we didn’t have this kind of facility,” said Deveaux, who actually spent one year there in grade seven before he did the home schooling. “A lot of people don’t know it, but I was benched when I played on the Big Red Machine junior boys’ team.”

#During his tenure at SAC, Deveaux said he remembered when they played on the senior boys’ softball field with the pool as the home run turf. So, to see where SAC has emerged to produce the beginning of their field of dreams brings a “lot of smiles” to his face.

#Deveaux, however, said he is even more thrilled now that he is a father to his newly born son.

#As a top 20 international prospect, Deveaux signed with Los Angeles on July 2, 2017. He moved around the organization playing with the AZL Angeles, Orem Owlz and ACL Angels before he completed his stint with the Inland Empire 66ers.