St Augustine’s College Big Red Machine celebrate their victory. Photos: Austin Fernander

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#By TENAJH SWEETING

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#St Augustine’s College Big Red Machine were crowned the 2023 Fidelity Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools (BAISS) track and field champions on Friday.

#The three-day meet at the Thomas A Robinson National Stadium consisted of 14 secondary schools competing for the title.

#The total combined team scores for the meet were:

#• St. Augustine’s College (SAC) – 1,324.50

#• Queen’s College (QC) – 1,152.50

#• Temple Christian School (TCS) – 451.50

#• Saint John’s College (SJC) – 381

#• Saint Anne’s School (SAS) – 264.50

#• Kingsway Academy (KA) – 239.50

#• Aquinas College (AQ) – 199

#• Nassau Christian Schools (NCS) – 159

#• Windsor School (WS) – 124

#• St Andrew’s Inter School (SAIS) – 113.50

#• Jordan Prince William (PWH) – 94

#• Charles W Saunders (CWS) – 55

#• Bahamas Academy (BA) – 32

#• Lyford Cay International (LCIS) – 22

#The combined team score between all the schools for the championships was 4,612.00.

#Athletes that qualified at the inter-school competition will now look forward to the April CARIFTA games.

SAC crowned BAISS track and field champions

St Augustine’s College Big Red Machine celebrate their victory. Photos: Austin Fernander

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#By TENAJH SWEETING

#tsweeting@tribunemedia.net

#St Augustine’s College Big Red Machine were crowned the 2023 Fidelity Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools (BAISS) track and field champions on Friday.

#The three-day meet at the Thomas A Robinson National Stadium consisted of 14 secondary schools competing for the title.

#The total combined team scores for the meet were:

#• St. Augustine’s College (SAC) – 1,324.50

#• Queen’s College (QC) – 1,152.50

#• Temple Christian School (TCS) – 451.50

#• Saint John’s College (SJC) – 381

#• Saint Anne’s School (SAS) – 264.50

#• Kingsway Academy (KA) – 239.50

#• Aquinas College (AQ) – 199

#• Nassau Christian Schools (NCS) – 159

#• Windsor School (WS) – 124

#• St Andrew’s Inter School (SAIS) – 113.50

#• Jordan Prince William (PWH) – 94

#• Charles W Saunders (CWS) – 55

#• Bahamas Academy (BA) – 32

#• Lyford Cay International (LCIS) – 22

#The combined team score between all the schools for the championships was 4,612.00.

#Athletes that qualified at the inter-school competition will now look forward to the April CARIFTA games.

BAISS TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS

HIGH school girls compete on day 2 of the BAISS Track & Field Championships yesterday. Photos: Austin Fernander/Tribune Staff

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EAGAN Neely – under 15 boys 100 metres dash winner.

AMARI Pratt – under 20 girls 100 metre dash winner.

JAMIAH Nabbie – under 17 girls 100 metre dash winner.

#By TENAJH SWEETING

#tsweeting@tribunemedia.net

#St. Augustine’s College built on their day one momentum as they lead team rankings for the second consecutive day. The secondary school is ahead of the competition with a day two total of 691.50 followed by the Queen’s College Comets with 607.50.

#In day two action, Temple Christian School skipped ahead of St. John’s College for third place with a score of 221.50.

#The track events consisted of majority prelims as athletes looked to qualify for the finals today.

#The Comets and Big Red Machine shined in Thursday’s track finals.

#In the under 13 girls’ 100m dash, the Comets’ Rocelis Moxey edged out the competition with a time of 12.98. She was joined by second place finisher Khyla Smith of SAC and fellow schoolmate Azalia Henderson with third place.

#Sarsha Wright, winner of under 15 girls’ 100m dash finals, clocked a time of 13.05 seconds. SJC’s Caitilyn Smith came in second with 13.26 and Vanessa Mackey of St. Anne’s placed third (13.32).

#QC’s Jamiah Nabbie stole the show in the under 17 girls 100m dash as she placed first with a time of 12.30. SAC’s Shayann Demeritte and Madison Moss trailed behind with times of 12.39 and 12.93.

#Nabbie talked about how she felt about winning the short race despite not starting the way she wanted to.

#“It was pretty good I could have had a better start, better top end but it was good,” Nabbie said.

#Although Nabbie notched a time of 12.30 she said she can go faster. The Comets athlete will look to speed through the under 17 girls 200m finals on day three of the track and field championships.

#Big Red Machine’s Amari Pratt shined in the girls under 20 100m dash with a time of 12.33, leaving the rest of the field behind.

#Comets’ Nia Richards and Lanaisha Lubin finished in second and third place. Pratt talked about her mindset leading up to the finals race. “Going into the race I was pretty nervous but I just trust the process, got out hard, and came home strong,” Pratt said.

#The Comets athlete will look forward to competing in the under 20 girls 200m race today.

#In day two’s long distance finals, St. Andrew’s Grace Farrington prevailed in the under 20 girls 3,000m run. Farrington notched a time of 12:32.16. She was followed by QC’s Chrislynn Smith (12:45.91) and Kingway’s Tellica Seymour (12:57.98).

#Joel Cumberbatch, winner of the under 13 boys 100m dash, clocked 13.30 to wrap up the finals. Cumberbatch was accompanied by teammate Nevari Knowles who ran a time of 13.93. Third place was held by Jordan Prince William’s Sean Spencer.

#Eagan Neely, yesterday’s under 15 boys 400m record breaker, was victorious once again on day two of the 2023 BAISS track and field championships. Neely took home first place with a time of 11.46 followed by SAC’s Terrin Beckles with 11.95. The Big Red Machine athletes were joined by Comets’ Rohman Rolle who came third.

#In the under 17 boys 100m dash, Ishmael Rolle brought home the first place win for SJC with 11.09, merely beating SAC’s Andrew Brown with 11.11.

#For the under 17 boys 3,000m run, SJC was once again victorious as William Minors clocked 10:26.54. Minors was joined by SAC’s Dylan Simon with 10:48.63. Windsor School’s Malcolm Menzies placed third.

#The Big Red Machine’s Johnathon Fowler emerged on top in the boys under 20 100m finals. Fowler bested the competition with a time of 10.91. Jeremiah Adderley of Nassau Christian Schools followed behind (11.06) for second place and Comet’s Alexander Dean placed third.

#Despite a record-breaking day one for track and field events, day two only had two BAISS record breakers and one CARIFTA qualifier.

#SAC’s Bayli Major dominated the competition in the under 17 girls’ triple jump. Major jumped at a height of 11.89m not only beating her competitors but shattering Charisma Taylor’s 2015 BAISS record.

#The previous record was 11.72m. Major will compete at the April CARIFTA games after besting the qualifying mark of 11.42m.

#Rocelis Moxey, winner of the under 13 girls 100m dash, also broke the previous BAISS record of 7.65m in the under 13 girls shot put. Moxey will now hold the new record after day two’s throw of 7.84m.

#Although the Comets have trailed the Big Red Machine for day one and two of the 2023 BAISS track and field championships, Comets coach Everette Fraser remains encouraged.

#“We [are] just trying to execute the final day we are gonna have a lot of relays and we still have the 800s and the 200s tomorrow so I think we are really gonna do good in the 200s and 800s,” Fraser said.

#Fraser is confident that the relay finals will be a big help tomorrow.

#“If we execute all the relays we could get back into it,” Fraser added.

#Fraser will look for the help of the Comets school body to fuel athletes in the finals.

#The final day of the Fidelity-sponsored 2023 BAISS Track and Field championships will begin at 9am.

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LET’S GET READY TO RUMBLE: Team Bahamas and Team Bermuda boxers pose with their coaches and trainers.

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SOME members of the Bahamas boxing team.

MEMBERS of the Bermuda boxing team.

#By BRENT STUBBS

#Senior Sports Reporter

#bstubbs@tribunemedia.net

#A contingent of boxers from throughout the Bahamas has been assembled to compete against their counterparts from around the region in the Boxing Federation of the Bahamas’ second annual Wellington ‘Sonny Boy’ Rahming and Leonard ‘Boston Blackie’ Miller Memorial Boxing Championships this weekend.

#The team, led by elite amateur boxers Carl Hield and Rashield Williams, exiting Tyrone Oliver and power hitting Israel Johnson, will be held tonight and Saturday, starting at 6pm, at the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium. Boxers from Bermuda arrived in town yesterday and others from the Cayman Islands, Haiti, Jamaica and St Martin, are all due in town in time for the first bout.

#At a press conference to introduce Team Bahamas and Bermuda, federation president Vincent Strachan said they are looking forward to hosting a fantastic show for the general public to come out and enjoy on both nights of competition.

#“This is the establishment of the western Caribbean alliance,” Strachan said. “This was in the making for a long time and it’s finally coming together and we hope to continue to build on this foundation so that the boxers in our region will get the chance to compete and hopefully we can see some world champions emerging from the group.”

#Nathan Dill, the president of the Bermuda Boxing Association, said they are honoured to receive the invitation from the Bahamas and in the friendship of competition, he said they have brought four boxers to compete in the tournament.

#Bermuda’s boxing team consists of Adrian Roach, Bruce Perinchief, Annan Zuill and Gabriel Curuel.

#“We are excited for this opportunity. Most of these guys, this is their first opportunity fighting overseas and so it’s going to be a learning experience for them to see how other countries do it and the other style of boxing they display.”

#Dill said he’s appreciative of the relationship he has developed with Strachan and while he’s not been able to travel with the team from Bermuda, he made it a point to come to the Bahamas because he wants to make sure that the event is a tremendous success and a lasting impression on all of the boxers.

#Joining Hield, Oliver and Johnson on Team Bahamas are Anal Powell, brothers Jalen and Jaiden Young from Florida, Davonne Musgrove, Christian Thompson, Tyrone Humes, Milton Newbold, Cayden Higgs, Willow Johnson, Isaiah Francois, Jiraiya Francois, Javon Bain, Colon Smith, Jason Bethel, Josiah Smith, Elijah Smith, Rico Arnett, Vincent Deleveaux, Latino Smith, Timothy Smith, Renaldo Cunningham, Israel Cox and Keano Cox.

#Hield, speaking on behalf of Team Bahamas, said it’s exciting to see that the Bahamas will finally get to host an international boxing tournament.

#“We need to get more active because although boxing did a lot of stuff, we have not gotten the kind of recognition that we deserve,” Hield said.

#“We don’t really get the appreciation for the stuff we have done for the country.

#“So with the young guys coming up, seeing what I did, what Valentino Knowles did, what Tureano Johnson did, we make room for them to come behind and try to do what we didn’t get to do. So it’s good to see the ‘Rumble in the Jungle’ in the Bahamas.

#“So we want to encourage the Bahamian people to come out and see the boxers go to work.

#“We have a lot of boxers who are hungry and looking for some competition. So we hope the people will come out and support us. This is a step forward for boxing in the community so they can see where we need to go with the sport.”

#Strachan said the Bahamian boxers will be matched against their competitors coming from the different countries. Where there are no boxers coming in for them to fight, Strachan said they will match them against their local counterparts in a prelude to the seventh Bahamas Games coming in July.

#Gates open at 4pm each day and the show is expected to start at 6pm. Tickets will be sold at the door.

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BIANCA ARANHA, Michelle Thompson, Minister Mario Bowleg, Myra Lundy-Mortimer and Mike Sands give applauses during the CARIFTA press conference on Wednesday.

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CARIFTA LOC members pose with their principals of their three new silver medal partners.

MYRA LUNDY-MORTIMER, a partner at Pricewaterhouse Coopers, makes the cheque presentation to the LOC for the 50th CARIFTA Games.

MICHELLE THOMPSON, Bahamas country managing partner at Ernst & Young, presents their cheque to the CARIFTA LOC.

#By BRENT STUBBS

#Senior Sports Reporter

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#THE Local Organising Committee got another $60,000 in their kitty for the 50th Jubilee CARIFTA Games with Pricewaterhouse Coopers, Ernst and Young and Arawak Port Development Limited coming on board as the latest silver medal partners.

#All three companies presented cheques of $20,000 each to the LOC on Wednesday during a press conference that was held in the constructed Cultural Village for the games in the eastern parking lot of the Thomas A Robinson National Stadium.

#Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture Mario Bowleg was on hand along with LOC chief executive officer Lynden Maycock, CARIFTA chairman Harrison Thompson, North American, Central American and Caribbean (NACAC) president Mike Sands and Dame of CARIFTA Pauline Davis, to welcome the new partners.

#Before heading to the House of Assembly, Bowleg said he’s been pleased with the preparation for the games, scheduled for April 7-11 and he’s looking forward to the involvement of the companies who are lending their financial support for the success of the event.

#“I am proud today to join hands with these new partners who support our goal of making the upcoming CARIFTA Games amazing and a better venue for our young athletes,” Bowleg said. “As the latest silver partners for 50th CARIFTA Games, we welcome you to the CARIFTA family. I thank them for partnering with us.”

#Maycock, in joining in the chorus, said he’s delighted to be among friends from the fraternity of the Bahamas Institute of Chartered Accountants, including PWC, a firm where he got started. “Our community is built on the backs of those who understand the importance of investing in young people,” Maycock said. “For our young people, our future leaders, teachers, coaches, entrepreneurs and so much more.

#“The CARIFTA Games are a stage that allows these young athletes to develop the future pillars they become. It is important events such as sports, athletics, cultural activities and other positive activities that we secure a better future for ourselves, communities, region and our nation.”

#Maycock said it’s his pleasure to welcome the three companies to the greatest junior regional track and field competition.

#All three companies have indicated that they will be on hand for the duration of the games and will be assisting the LOC in whatever way they can.

#Myra Lundy-Mortimer, a partner at Pricewaterhouse Coopers, said they have been pleased with the games, which has helped to produce a number of Bahamian athletes who have gone on to excel on the global stage and that is one of the reasons why they decided to become a partner of the LOC.

#“We know that an investment in our youth is an investment in the future of our continued success story of the Bahamas for the next 50 years,” Lundy-Mortimer said. “It is with this investment that we proudly stand with the LOC for the CARIFTA Games.

#“As a proud sponsor, our team is committed to supporting the legacy that CARIFTA has achieved in youth development, sports and culture, and we are thrilled to make a contribution to the continued investment in the future workforce and athletics in the Bahamas.”

#For Ernst & Young, Michelle Thompson, Bahamas country managing partner, stated that they are willing to also help with the development of the next generation of Bahamian young people and the best way to do it is through sports.

#Thompson said they believe that the inherent confidence, the leadership skills, working in high-performing teams and the discipline that athletes develop over years of dedicated training add tremendous value to their future paths.

#“We admire our athletes who are exhibiting resilience, and promoting good values, which are part of our history and our culture,” Thompson said. “Athletes give us all a good example as they navigate through their challenges while setting their eyes on gold.”

#Thompson wished the athletes every success as they represent the Bahamas to the best of their abilities.

#Administrative assistant Bianca Aranha, speaking on behalf of her manager Dion Bethell, said Arawak Port Development is just as thrilled as the other partners in making a contribution to the games, but she made an appeal to the general public.

#“We are very excited to be a part of this. We want to encourage all Bahamians to come out in their colours and support the young athletes,” Aranha stressed. “We believe in the future of our nation and we know that the CARIFTA Games is the training ground for them to come to the senior level, so we’re looking forward to partnering with the LOC.”

#Sands, on behalf of the members of NACAC who will be involved in the games, thanked the three companies for coming on board as partners and stepping up as good corporate citizens.

#“NACAC, as we are all familiar with, is the umbrella of the CARIFTA Games, managing the 31 member federations in our athletic family,” Sands said.

#CARIFTA, according to Sands, will have a worldwide appearance of important persons from World Athletics, the governing body for athletics and track and field, as they come to watch some of the future stars and so their investment will not go unnoticed in this bar amazing event.

#Persons interested in assisting the LOC can contact them online at www. carifta50.com where they can also purchase tickets or they can visit the Cultural Village’s box office on a daily basis.

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#By BRENT STUBBS

#Senior Sports Reporter

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#WHILE the Bahamas women’s national team will miss out on the opportunity to qualify for the Central American and Caribbean Games, the men’s team has been invited to participate by virtue of being the champions of the English Speaking Amateur Softball Confederation (ECASC) Tournament in 2015.

#During the ECASC Tournament for Women currently being played in the US Virgin Islands, Burkett Dorsett said it was agreed that since there won’t be a similar tournament played for the men, it was agreed by World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) that the Bahamas would be given the nod to represent ECAST at the CAC Games, scheduled for San Salvador, El Salvador June 23 to July 8.

#“The WBSC decided that the current men’s champions, the Bahamas, would be invited to represent ECASC in the men’s division of the CAC Games in El Salvador,” said Dorsett, who is in El Salvador where the decision was made two days go. “The Bahamas was sent the invitation by the WBSC and they accepted it.”

#Dorsett, the WBSC’s technical commissioner and the immediate past president of ECASC, said although the Bahamas has not played any international softball recently because of the COVID-19 pandemic, they should be able to field a very strong team for the CAC Games.

#“I know some of the men’s national team players were working out in anticipation of the Bahamas being invited to the CAC Games,” Dorsett said.

#“Now that it’s official, they will be able to continue to work out and increase their level of preparation for El Salvador.”

#The Bahamas men’s team will be one of seven countries that will participate in the CAC Games. Among the others are host country El Salvador, Cuba, Mexico, who would have qualified in other areas in Central America and the Caribbean region.

#The women’s national team, on the other hand, would have had to participate in the ECASC Tournament currently underway in the US Virgin Islands, wrapping up on Sunday.

#But unfortunately, The Bahamas Softball Federation opted not to send a team because of the lack of funding and the short notice to prepare the team.

#“I believe the Bahamas would have been able to fit right in, but a lot of the teams here have improved,” according to Dorsett, who travelled to the tournament with umpire Thomas Sears and immediate past BSF president, Ted Miller. “There are a lot of teams who have brought in some of their collegiate players to try and qualify their team for the CAC Games. The pitching here is awesome.

#“I think it will come down to a fight between the British Virgin Islands and Curacao because they both have excellent pitching. It’s a well played tournament so far.”

#Dorsett commended the US Virgin Islands on their organisation of the tournament.

#He also noted that Sears has been given high marks for his officiating during the tournament.

#He noted that as the top ranked umpire in the country, Sears has performed remarkably well. But he noted that there are expected to be some changes made at the end of the tournament.

#Instead of having BSF certified umpires, Dorsett said they will be listed as ECASC/WBSC certified umpires, which means that the umpires will have to go through a certification course in order to be able to officiate in any ECASC/ WBSC events.

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UB midfielder Nathan Wells (19) moves the ball up the field as a Bears FC player advances at The Roscow A.L. Davies Field.

UB midfielder Ronaldo Green (11) moves the ball against a Bears FC player. The Mingoes and Bears fought to a 1-1 draw. Photos: UB ATHLETICS

UB midfielder Ronaldo Green (11) and Bears FC players fight for the ball.

UB winger Jeremy Holland (15) controls the ball.

#THE University of The Bahamas men’s soccer team put its three-match winning streak on the line against Bears FC in Bahamas Football Association play at the Roscow A.L. Davies Field.

#It didn’t quite get snapped but it didn’t quite survive.

#The Mingoes played to a 1-1 draw against Bears FC after a heated match on Sunday.

#The Bears scored early in the match around the 29th minute and held that lead heading into halftime.

#In the second half, Ronaldo Green was awarded a penalty kick but missed what would have been the equaliser for The Mingoes.

#It was Joshua Johnson in the 80th minute who scored the equalising goal for The Mingoes to tie the game at 1-1. Green had the long pass into the box and Johnson was able to head the ball into the net for the goal. “We started a bit slow today,” assistant head coach Alex Thompson said. “We had a player who was put on a red card and the league rescinded 24 hours before the game so that forced an adjustment to the lineup before the game started. That’s no excuse because we had at least 10 chances inside the opponent’s box.”

#Thompson said the team showed a lot of heart to get back in the match and come out with the draw.

#He added that a goal of the team is to finish in the top two in the standings and the draw makes that even harder. “But it’s still on the table mathematically,” he said. “We just have to handle the rest of the season and we need a little bit of luck as well.

#The Mingoes next play Future Stars 3pm Sunday at The Roscow A.L. Davies Field.

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#THE Bahamas Football Association continued its regular season action this week in the Roscoe Davies Developmental Center at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex. The following are results of games played:

#Wednesday

#Dynamos FC (3) VS Future Stars (2)

#In a fast paced match, Brandon Adderley scored a hat trick to give the Dynamos FC the victory. Mikendy Paul tried his best to battle back but fell short as he scored a brace for his squad. The referees had their hands full with this match as seen by the number of cards issued. Dynamos currently sits in the 4th spot in the standings with 7 wins while the Stars reside in the 8th spot in the table.

#Renegades FC (7) VS Cavalier FC (0)

#Jacob Charles has found his scoring boots just in time to lead Renegades climb up the table of the Bahamas men’s soccer league. Charles scored a hattrick (3 goals) to pummel the Cavalier Squad 7-0. Cavalier FC currently sits at the bottom of the table looking up at the other teams. Renegades moved up to the 6th position with the win.

#Saturday

#Women’s Division

#United Women’s Football Club (4) VS Cavalier WFC (0)

#Hadassah Knowles, Asia Williams, Jade Thelamour and Samina Moss all chipped in to secure a dominating victory over a competitive Cavalier WFC Squad. In the end, experience and youth took over.

#United WFC currently sit atop the table of the women’s soccer league.

#Baha Jr WFC (0) VS Dynamos WFC (0)

#In the feature match of the day, this match turned out to be a fire cracker of a match with both teams pushing for the win. In the end, despite the number of opportunities created in the game, neither team could score and the teams shared the points in the end.

#The Dynamos WFC currently sit in the second position followed by Baha Jr WFC in third.

#SUNDAY AFTERNOON

#M1: Cavalier FC (0) VS FC Seventeen (7)

#Cavalier FC is a shell of their glory years as this edition of the storied is currently giving up on average, a whopping 7 goals per game.

#The squad has needs across their roster and it showed in the first match as Marken Das scored 4 goals to lead the FC Seventeen squad to a 7-0 victory. Das continues to push towards the Golden Boot title with 5 games remaining on the season and he sits in third with 15 goals.

#M2: Insurance Management Bears (1) VS University of the Bahamas Mingoes (1)

#The high flying Mingoes were grounded by a determined veteran Bears squad. The Bears took the lead on a goal by Djodson Francois in the 25th minute of the match and this created immediate pressure for the Mingoes who could not afford another setback in their push to win the title. The Mingoes added a number of pieces in the winter transfer with hopes that their roster will be strengthened. The Bears on the other hand relied on a smothering defence led by Bahamian international veteran Leslie St. Fleur to hold league-leading goal scorer Ronaldo Green scoreless.

#The Bears could not close out the game as young Joshua Johnson scored the tying goal in the 84th minute to share the points in the end. The Bears are sitting firmly in the 7th position while the Mingoes are tied on points for second with the United Football Club. Both squads racked up the yellow cards as the referees had to work hard to keep the match in check.

#M3: Baha Jr FC (0) VS Renegades FC (9)

#Don’t look now but the Renegades FC is making a push to get into the top four position on the table and leading the way is Jacob Charles who has been on a tear lately. With a smothering defence behind him, Charles was able to drop five goals on a hapless Baha Jr squad.

#Baha Jr is currently giving up an average of 5.6 goals per game and sit in the 9th spot, one away from the bottom of the table. With eight goals in the past two games, look out for the name Jacob Charles!

#BFA UPCOMING MATCHES

#Friday 4.00pm Bah COE men VS Turks and Caicos ( Int’l Friendly) at RALD

#Saturday 4.00 pm Baha COE men (m2) VS Turks and Caicos at RALD

#7.00 pm Dynamos WFC VS Baha Jr WFC at RALD

#Sunday Afternoon:

#3.00 pm UB Mingoes VS Future Stars ( Ronaldo Green looks to explode in this matchup, tough defense vs hot scoring forward)

#5.00pm Seventeen FC VS Dynamos FC ( Seventeen looking to keep their winning streak alive face Dynamos who are trying to close the gap and get into third place)

#7.00 pm Renegades FC VS IM Bears (With pride on the line, look for Bears to put the clamps on Charles and his squad.)

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#By BRENT STUBBS

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#NORTH American, Central American and Caribbean (NACAC) president Mike Sands said it was more beneficial for the student-athletes at CR Walker to hear from one of their alumni than they do from him.

#Sands was invited to address the athletes of Butler House at CR Walker as they were feted to a reception for their achievements in track and field. But instead, Sands said McKinney was one of the many outstanding athletes who sat were they did.

#He drew reference to at least three of them, Derrick Atkins, who went on to become the World Championships silver medalist in the men’s 100m in Osaka, Japan in 2007; Savatheda Fynes, who was the lead runner for the women’s 4 x 100m relay team, nicknamed the Golden Girls, after their triumph at both the World Championships in 1999 in Seville, Spain and the Olympic Games in 2000 in Sydney, Australia and Ramon Miller, who anchored the Golden Knights men’s 4 x 400m relay team to victory in the Olympics.

#But before he did, he advised the athletes to “use what they have to get what they want” in reference to securing an athletic scholarship to attend colleges and universities in the United States or Canada like the athletes mentioned above.

#“Athletic scholarships, academic scholarships are full of opportunities in the United States, which is our closest destination,” said Sands. “A little peasy hair boy like me from Two Shop Corner got involved in sports at Bahamas Academy, but I went to high school in New York and was fortunate enough to a get a scholarship to Penn State.”

#In presenting McKinney to the audience, Sands said CR Walker had great representation on the world staged and he hope that there will be others who will follow in their footsteps as they shine starting with the Carifta Games here during the Easter holiday weekend at the Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium.

#McKinney, who graduated from CR Walker in 2000 as one of the top track and field athletes, went on to become a member of the men’s 4 x 400m relay teams at both the World Championships and the Olympics.

#But the St Augustine’s College, Raleigh, North Carolina graduate who is now a Senior Sports Officer at the Ministry of Tourism said he was a little emotional, but he was glad to share in the success of Butler House, whom he also competed for.

#“I’m glad to see that legacy continue to go forth,” he said.

#But McKinney said of all the accomplishments he’s received and the accolades bestowed up him, he preferred not to mention them, but rather he always try to emphasis the point that if he as a barefoot boy from Woods Alley off Market Street, riding horse and carriage, could do it, they can do it as well.

#“I got no self gratification from the Olympics of the World Championships,” he said. “But to make it from where I came from, is amazing. I now run an organization called ‘Dream Chasers,’ which help kids at risk. “I don’t think many of the kids I deal with know that I ran at the Olympics or the World Championships.

#“I never share these stories. It’s not because I was hiding my talent, but when you tell people your present place, it kind of cripple their past. If I walk into this room and I said I was an Olympian, I would be exalted. But what I do I is I do the same with my kids. If they playing basketball in the rain, my Gucci shoes is going to get wet because I’m going to play with them.”

#McKinney said track and field turned out to be an outlet for him to get an education, his fame in track and field, but his gratification is being able to help the next Bahamian young athlete to reach their full potential.

#Before he left, McKinney showed an inspiring video presentation of his journey through track and field.

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BAHAMAS doubles team of Jerald Carroll and Jackson Mactaggart with their opponents.

SAPHIRRE Ferguson and Jalisa Clarke take a photo with their doubles opponents.

#THE Bahamas boys team lost to the Dominican Republic in their quarter-final match yesterday in the Junior Davis Cup tournament in Guatemala.

#Team Bahamas lost 2-1. Jackson Mactaggart lost his singles match 6-1, 6-2, but Jerald Carroll won his singles 6-1, 6-0. In doubles, the team of Carroll and Mactaggart lost 6-2, 6-4.

#“It was a super results for the team playing their fist under-16 team event,” said coach Bradley Bain. “They will be better the next time around with more training and match experience.”

#The team finished in fifth place with this being the first time experience for Carroll, while Mactaggart and McCartney participated for the second time.

#The junior Billie Jean King Fed Cup team, coached by Marion Bain, won 3-0 over Jamaica to advance to the consolation round. Saphirre Ferguson won her singles match 7-5, 6-7, 10-2, BreAnn Ferguson won her singles 6-2, 6-3 and Saphirre Ferguson and Jalisa Clarke teamed up to win their doubles match 6-1, 6-0.

#The Bahamas will now play for ninth spot today.

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#THE Bahamas recently played host to a two-day Celebrity Golf Invitational at the Baha Mar’s Royal Blue Golf Club.

#Included in the list of participants were NFL Buffalo Bills Hall of Famer Bruce Smith, former NFL New York Giant Victor Cruz, MLB All Star Tony Womack, former NFL Tennessee Titan Brian Orakpo, NFL Jacksonville Jaguar Jamaal Charles, former MLB Miami Marlin Charles Johnson, NFL Buffalo Bill Sam Martin, former NFL Cincinnati Bengal Takeo Spikes, former NFL Tennessee Titan and Philadelphia Eagle Jevon Kearse, and others.

#Located on the pristine white sands of Cable Beach, Baha Mar is The Bahamas’ newest luxury resort destination.

#The Baha Mar Casino, the Caribbean’s largest and most luxurious casino with floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking sparkling turquoise Bahamian water, hosted an amateur Celebrity Golf Invitational that featured 18 celebrity athletes, over 70 casino guests, a competitive one-day of golf at Baha Mar’s Jack Nicklaus Signature Royal Blue Golf Course, a giant golf ball photo opp on Hole 1, and more.

#Celebrity athletes took to the fairway at Baha Mar’s Jack Nicklaus Signature Royal Blue Golf Course which features both dramatic views of undulating fairways and rolling white sand dunes, as well as limestone “moonscapes” and elevation changes, making the course a thrilling challenge to play.

#The tournament featured foursomes plus one celebrity competing in a One Best Ball Shamble format, with prize packages including $25,000 in promo chips, $5,000 per golfer, and for the golfer to hit closest to the pin a set of L.A.B. Golf Putters.

#The grand prize went to MLB All Star Tony Womack, who took home both $5,000 in promo chips and a set of L.A.B. Golf Putters.

#Victor Cruz; Tony Womack; Bruce & Alston Smith followed.

#Before leaving the Bahamas, the celebrity athletes also spent some time at ECCHO (Expressive Collaborations & Creative House of Opportunities), Baha Mar’s brand new 13,000 sq. ft. multifunctional creative platform for local and international artists, and explored the resort’s exclusive amenities

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