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Bahamian trio suffer losses in the NBA

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It was a rough night for the Bahamian National Basketball Association (NBA) trio on Wednesday as their respective teams were unable to get in the win column on a busy schedule in the league.

The Indiana Pacers (13-12) and shooting guard Chavano ‘Buddy’ Hield were in action against the Minnesota Timberwolves (12-12) at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Timberwolves won that game, 121-115. Hield finished tied with point guard Tyrese Haliburton for a team-high 26 points.

Center DeAndre Ayton and the Phoenix Suns (16-9) got bullied on their home floor when the league-best Boston Celtics (21-5) took them down, 125-98, at the Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona. Ayton scored eight points and had seven rebounds.

Kai Jones experienced 10 minutes on the floor for the Charlotte Hornets (7-18) and they fell, 122-116, to the Brooklyn Nets (14-12) on the road at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Jones made the most of his time on the floor, scoring five points and grabbing three boards.

After reaching the 1,500 made three-pointers milestone on Monday night, Hield added seven more to that tally on Wednesday night. He now has 1,507 made three-pointers in his career. The Grand Bahama native shot the ball well from the field, going 9-for-15 for a 60 percent clip and he was even more efficient from beyond the arc as he made 7-of-11 attempts from that distance, shooting 63.6 percent.

The guard caught fire in the second quarter after they went down 35-17 after the first period. The seven-year player erupted for half of his total points in the second, shooting a perfect 4-for-4 from distance. Haliburton had 10 points in that period and they went into the half down 63-61. The score was even at 90 points at the end of the third quarter.

Pacers’ big man Myles Turner made back-to-back three-pointers to tie the game at 115 points with 50.5 seconds left. Four straight free throws and a dunk by Rudy Gobert sealed a 121-115 victory for the Timberwolves.

The Timberwolves’ D’Angelo Russell led all scorers with 28 points.

The Pacers will get a one-day rest and then head back home to take on the Washington Wizards at the Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. That game will tip off at 7 p.m. tonight.

Ayton and the Suns could not do anything about the Celtics who led by as much as 45 points. Ayton played just 24 minutes in this contest. All of his points and rebounds came in the first half. He finished 4-for-7 from the field and had five defensive and two offensive rebounds. At the end of the first half, the Celtics led 69-42.

It was all Celtics in the second half as they kept their foot on the gas pedal in the third quarter and cruised to the victory in the fourth.

The Suns were led by Josh Okogie who scored a career and game-high 28 points. Leading the Celtics were the duo of Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown who both dropped in 25 points.

The Suns begin a four-game road stretch tonight when they take on the New Orleans Pelicans (16-8) at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana. Tip-off is at 8:30 p.m.

Jones finished the night shooting 2-for-4 from the field and connected on his only three-point attempt. He checked into the game with a minute and a half left in the first quarter. He made his presence felt as he hit a three-point shot with 18.1 seconds left in that quarter. The Nets led 36-28 at that point. The quarter ended with the Nets up by 10 points, 38-28.

At the end of the first half, the Nets led 77-53. The Hornets battled back in the third quarter, outscoring the Nets 32-23. The Nets took a 96-87 lead into the fourth quarter. In the fourth quarter, the Hornets cut the lead down to one point, 113-112, with 3:23 left in the game. That was the closest they got as the Nets pulled away from them.

Terry Rozier led the Hornets with 29 points. Kyrie Irving paced the Nets with a game-high 33 points.

The Hornets host the New York Knicks (12-13) at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina, tonight. That game gets underway at 7 o’ clock.

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Junior sailing talent showcased at Montagu Bay

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Amidst the majestic sight of the ‘A’, ‘B’ and ‘C’ Class sloops in Montagu Bay last weekend, there were two other boat fleets out on the water, most of which were being sailed by junior sailors aged 17 and under.

For the first time ever, the ‘Best of the Best’ Regatta included an all-junior line up in the ‘E’ Class which was spearheaded by Dallas Knowles of the Exuma Sailing Club. On Saturday and Sunday, the Sunfish Junior and Open National Championships took place, providing a colorful display of multi-colored sails out in the bay. Many of the junior participants showed off their sailing versatility in both class fleets.

Of the 11 ‘E’ Class boats, six were from Exuma, all of which made the seven-boat final. Despite their strong lead in the qualifiers, Joss Knowles and Keshaune Hutchinson in Lady Kayla came in second in Sunday’s final, to Andros boat Captain Peg sailed by Mary Jac Nash and Eliza Denning of the Lyford Cay Sailing Club. Alvington McKenzie and Trevor Brown Jr. came in third in Exuma’s Miss Agnes.

The sunfish nationals began on Saturday afternoon after the ‘E’ Class had finished its morning race, enabling the visiting sailors, nine from Exuma and three from Grand Bahama, and Craig Ferguson of the Bahamas National Sailing School to switch out their boats and rig up a sunfish.

A total of 23 headed out on the course, 19 juniors and four adults. Very breezy conditions, 16-18 knots, with higher gusts, made conditions tricky for the less experienced, a couple of whom had to retire early. Two races were completed that day and a further four followed on Sunday after the ‘E’ Class final had ended.

The overall winner in the Sunfish Open Championship was Paul de Souza, former Junior Sunfish World Champion, and Head Coach with the Bahamas National Sailing School. Turning in a fantastic performance, coming in second overall and first in the junior fleet, was 15-year-old Craig Ferguson, beating Donnie Martinborough of the Nassau Yacht Club, a multiple-time world champion in the class. Ellieanne Higgs, 14, of the Royal Nassau Sailing Club finished second and Alvington McKenzie, of Exuma, came in third in the junior fleet.

An awards presentation followed at the Nassau Yacht Club, from where both the ‘E’ Class and the sunfish had launched and where the sloops had been moored over the days of the event.

Director of the Bahamas National Sailing School Emma Tinkler spoke about the involvement of the visiting sailors.

“It has been wonderful to see our Family Island friends back in Nassau since the disruption to our programs due to COVID,” she said. “The Exuma Sailing Club has extended an invitation to all the Nassau junior sailors to join them next April for the National Family Island Regatta in George Town for some more exciting ‘E’ Class action.”

This past week has been a wonderful example of inter-island sailing camaraderie. It has also proven how, while all boat classes have their own unique traits and parameters, a basic understanding of sailing principles can be applied to sail many types of boats. Several of the current top Bahamian sloop sailors began their sailing careers in a little optimist training boat. Sailors such as talented Craig Ferguson, an accomplished optimist sailor, transferred his sailing know-how smoothly this weekend from sloop to sunfish. Also doing that were McKenzie, Tanaj Manos, Carmen Forbes, Aiden Musgrove and many other Exuma and Grand Bahama sailors.

For more information about junior learn to sail programs in Nassau, Exuma and Grand Bahama, interested persons are asked to please visit the Bahamas National Sailing School’s website at www.bahsailingschool.org and/or the Exuma Sailing Club’s website at www.exumasailing.club. The Grand Bahama Sailing Club can be found on Facebook.

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#By RENALDO DORSETT

#Tribune Sports Reporter

#rdorsett@tribunemedia.net

#Team Bahamas concluded the opening round of the Caribbean Baseball Cup with a 1-3 record and the no. 4 seed in the playoffs.

#Last night the team suffered a 14-2 loss to Puerto Rico at the Andre Rodgers National Stadium.

#Adari Grant led the way offensively 2-4 with RBI, run scored and a stolen base, Kristin Munroe was 1-4, with a run and Cherif Neymour finished 1-3 with an RBI.

#Robin Haven pitched seven innings and surrendered two hits and seven walks with five strikeouts.

#It was a back and forth game throughout until Cuba broke the game open in the later innings.

#Haven got into early trouble walking two of his first three batters and giving up a sacrifice fly for the first run of the game.

#He fought back to retire the side and struck out the final batter of the inning with two left in scoring position.

#In the second, Munroe doubled down the left field line and was plated by a Grant RBI single.

#Neymour followed with an RBI single of his own to score Grant and tie the game 2-2.

#The Bahamas had an opportunity to go ahead in the third but squandered a runner in scoring position with no outs. Daunte Stuart led off the inning with a double down the line, and advanced to third on a Knowles sacrifice bunt. However, he was left stranded on third after a groundout and strikeout to end the inning. Puerto Rico went ahead for good in the fourth inning and scored 12 unanswered runs, including seven in the top of the ninth inning.

#The Bahamas is slated to face no.1 overall seed Puerto Rico in a rematch at 7pm on Saturday night. The winner will qualify two teams for the Central American and Caribbean Games 2023.

#The event is scheduled for June 23 to July 8 in El Salvador. Curaçao is the defending champion. They defeated Cuba in the final of the third edition. Cuba has already qualified for the Central American and Caribbean Games.

#Cuba and Curaçao will square off in the first semifinal on Saturday at 2pm.

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UAB Blazers’ Trent Dilfer.

REDHAWKS’ Chuck Martin.

#By RENALDO DORSETT

#Tribune Sports Reporter

#rdorsett@tribunemedia.net

#The 2022 HomeTown Lenders’ Bahamas Bowl will have two very different head-coaching situations when the teams face off next weekend at the Thomas A Robinson Stadium.

#Miami (Ohio) RedHawks head coach Chuck Martin is in his eighth year at the helm while newly appointed UAB Blazers head coach Trent Dilfer will be in the midst of the transition process to begin his tenure with the programme.

#Martin said the December 16 matchup will be his second trip to The Bahamas and his team eagerly anticipates the opportunity.

#Kickoff is set for 11:30am in the first ever meeting between the two programmes and the game will be broadcast live by ESPN.

#“We’re super excited to go to The Bahamas, we’re super excited to go to any bowl game, they are a blast. It’s a great reward for having a good season,” Martin said.

#“I like going to bowl games where it’s warm, I don’t live where it’s warm. For a lot of these kids and a lot of these families, this will be a once in a lifetime experience. I’m sure some of our kids have been to The Bahamas but I’m sure the vast majority haven’t and a lot of kids will never go back there so this is quite the reward for all of their hard work the last 11 months.”

#Both teams enter the game with a 6-6 regular season record.

#“The first bowl game we went to, it was like Mardi Gras around here,” Martin said. “Now, we’re 6-6 and going to the Bahamas Bowl, and it’s not good enough, but the coaches and players stuck together and stuck together and stuck together and stuck together, and now we get what will be a once-in-a-lifetime experience. That’s quite a reward.”

#Dilfer was announced as the Blazers head coach on November 30. He plans to act in a supporting role while the programme is in transition away from former head coach Bryant Vincent.

#“I’m going to serve this coaching staff, until they’re gone, and I mean that. I told coach Vincent today, ‘You have a project, put me on it. You got something you need me to do to help you guys win this bowl game, I’m in.’ I’m here to support them.” Dilfer said. “I am going to be in The Bahamas for the bowl game. I plan on serving coach Vincent and this staff any way I can. I mean that. He is the head coach. I’m here to support him in the transition, to serve these young men, to serve this staff. I’m not joking, if they send me on coffee runs, I’ll go on coffee runs…I want to help them finish strong. I also hope to earn their trust as we go through this together, because great things are coming.”

#The RedHawks have seven All-MAC selections, including linebacker Matthew Salopek, who will make his second trip to The Bahamas. “I went when I was young, about 10-11 years old and we went there off a cruise ship,” Salopek said.

#“It’s a very beautiful place, very beautiful vacation destination for a lot of people. It was awesome from what I remember.”

#In the 2017 Bahamas Bowl, the Blazers suffered a 41-6 loss to the Ohio Bobcats.

#The Miami offence is led by dual threat quarterback Aveon Smith who threw for 1,137 yards with nine touchdowns and also ran for 503 yards and six touchdowns.

#Miami’s defence will be keen on stopping the Blazers’ DeWayne McBride, the nation’s leading rusher, who has been named the Conference USA Offensive Player of the Year.

#McBride had the greatest single season in school history for a running back, setting multiple programme records for rushing yards (1,713), yards per game (155.7), rushing touchdowns (19), yards per carry (7.35), 100-yard games (10), 200-yard games (3), total points (114) and multi-rushing touchdowns games (5).

#UAB had 10 All-Conference USA selections.

#The 2022 HomeTown Lenders Bahamas Bowl is one of 17 college bowl games owned and operated by ESPN. For more information on bowl week, visit: BahamasBowl.com

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SHAMAR BURROWS

#By RENALDO DORSETT

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#SHAMAR Burrows concluded the first semester of the Atlantic University Sport basketball season with a conference-wide honour.

#Burrows was named the AUS Subway Player of the Week for the week ending December 4.

#The fourth year Dalhousie Tigers guard stuffed the stat sheet with 22 points, seven rebounds, six assists and three steals in the Tigers’ 83-53 win over the Acadia Axemen.

#Burrows is currently the conference leader in steals with 23 on the season. He scored three field goals in an opening 10-1 run and led 26-10 at the end of the first. They continued to lead 43-32 at the half and 79-43 headed into the fourth quarter.

#Dalhousie will be off for the next few weeks until they return on December 29 at the Rod and Joan Shoveller Memorial tournament. Their next regular season game will be January 7 against Memorial.

#The Tigers continue to be ranked No. 10 in Canada’s U Sports men’s basketball poll at 6-3.

#Burrows is averaging 14.9 points and a team-leading 7.7 rebounds per game thus far this season.

#The Dalhousie Gazette profiled Burrows’ emergence in a leadership role with the programme following the departure of its two leading scorers from last season. He credited head coach Rick Plato’s free flowing offence for a breakout junior season.

#“Coach Plato [gave] me more leeway to play the game that I like to play,” Burrows said.

#“Being a veteran and coming to understanding the plays more, understanding how systems work, the defensive scheme, it gave me the opportunity to actually blossom.”

#The Tigers concluded their 2021-22 season with an AUS championship and fifth place finish overall at the U Sports Men’s Basketball Final 8.

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Indiana Pacers guard Buddy Hield (24) drives on Minnesota Timberwolves guard D’Angelo Russell (0) in the third quarter of an NBA basketball game, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Andy Clayton-King)

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#By BRIAN HALL

#Associated Press

#MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — D’Angelo Russell had 15 of his 28 points in the fourth quarter. Anthony Edwards scored 26 points and the Minnesota Timberwolves held on to beat the Indiana Pacers 121-115 last night.

#Rudy Gobert added 16 points and 20 rebounds for Minnesota, which blew a 23-point lead and had to overcome an eight-point deficit.

#The Timberwolves — who had 23 turnovers — won for just the second time in six games.

#Buddy Hield scored 26 points and hit 7 of 11 from 3-point territory for Indiana, which has lost four of five and couldn’t follow a victory Monday night in Golden State.

#Tyrese Haliburton added 26 points and 15 assists for the Pacers.

#Jordan McLaughlin tied it at 90 for Minnesota with a buzzer-beating jump shot to end the third quarter.

#With Russell leading the way, the Timberwolves built their lead back to nine but had to hold off another Indiana comeback.

#Myles Turner, who had 23 points for the Pacers, hit a pair of 3-pointers, including tying the game at 115 with 50.5 seconds left. Gobert was fouled and hit a pair of free throws and then followed with a block of Hield at the rim with nine seconds left. Edwards added two free throws to put the game away.

#Two wild swings set up the decisive fourth.

#Minnesota started the game with a dominant first quarter, leading by 19 as Edwards scored 14 points. Indiana shot just 4 of 14 from the field in the opening quarter.

#Minnesota’s lead grew early in the second before the Pacers came alive. The Wolves led 47-24 when Russell hit a 3-pointer with 8:16 left in the second.

#Hield found his touch from 3 and the Pacers outscored Minnesota 37-16 to end the half. Hield had 13 points in the second quarter and hit five 3s in the first half.

#Turner provided Indiana its first lead of the game early in the second half and the Pacers started the half on a 14-4 run capped by a Haliburton 3 for a 76-67 lead. From Russell’s 3 and a 23-point lead, Indiana outscored the Wolves 51-20 ending with Haliburton’s 3.

#The eight-point advantage was the Pacers’ largest of the game.

#TIP-INS

#Pacers: Haliburton returned to the lineup after missing two games with a sore left groin. Myles Turner was back after missing a game with a hamstring injury. … Jalen Smith was ruled out with a sore right knee. … Indiana finished the team’s longest road trip (seven games) since the 1985-86 season.

#Timberwolves: Karl- Anthony Towns (right calf strain) missed his third straight game and Taurean Prince (right shoulder subluxation) missed his sixth in a row. … Edwards had a career-high seven steals, the first player in the NBA with seven-plus steals this season.

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4TH CARIBBEAN BASEBALL CUP

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#By RENALDO DORSETT

#Tribune Sports Reporter

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#For the second consecutive game, Team Bahamas fell behind early and a late inning rally fell short at the 2022 Caribbean Cup Baseball Tournament.

#The Bahamas fell to 1-2 in the opening round after a 9-3 loss to Cuba last night at the Andre Rodgers National Stadium.

#Trailing 9-0 headed into the ninth inning, Ellison Hanna hit a solo home run to right field for The Bahamas’ first run of the game.

#After Kashon Conliffe drew a walk, Duane Stuart singled to left for the second time on the night to move Conliffe into scoring position.

#Yeshua Saint followed with a two-RBI triple off the right field wall.

#Stuart finished 2-4, Kristin Munroe went 1-3 with two stolen bases, Ural Forbes went 1-3 and D’Shawn Knowles went 1-4. Gio Tomlins was tagged with the loss after going 4.1 innings and giving up six hits, five runs and two strikeouts.

#Cuba outhit The Bahamas just 7-6 but scored several runs on walks or wild pitches.

#They scored the game’s first run in the bottom half of the first on a wild pitch.

#Forbes got the second inning started with his double to left field but was eventually thrown out on a base running error to third after Munroe hit into a fielder’s choice.

#Defensively in the second, Jay Knowles and Grant turned a double play and Tomlins closed out the inning with a strikeout on the final out for the second consecutive frame.

#The defensive highlights continued in the third inning for The Bahamas when D’Shawn Knowles came up with a diving catch in centre field to rob Cuba of a base hit.

#Moss fielded a weakly hit ground ball and made a throw across the diamond to Saunders who picked it at full extension for the final out. The Bahamas had one of its best scoring opportunities of the game when Stuart singled to left field and Grant was hit by a pitch to place runners on first and second with no outs.

#But Team Bahamas was unable to capitalise.

#Cuba exploded with six runs in the seventh inning.

#The loss now sets the stage for a pivotal final game of the opening round against Puerto Rico at 7pm tonight.

#Puerto Rico comes in at 1-1 after a 6-0 win over Cuba on Tuesday night.

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ANNA Camille Vlasov and Gulliver du Saint-Chene beat the clock to capture the 1.40m Grand Prix.

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CELEBRATING in a victory gallop.

A VISIBLY emotional Vlasov stands at salute to hear the Bahamian national anthem being played.

#DECEMBER 4 was a fun day for Anna Camille Vlasov and her Belgian Warmblood gelding Gulliver du Saint-Chene as they blazed to victory in the 1.40m Grand Prix competition on the final day of the Mediterranean Equestrian Tour in Oliva, Spain.

#Vlasov and Gulliver were only one of two pairs to ride double clear rounds over French course designer Eddy Castillon’s challenging track. A crisp first round in 74.23 seconds put them atop the leaderboard after the first round.

#A fast, careful effort in the jump off kept them there, as Vlasov went clear in 39.40 seconds to hold off the only other double clear combination – Great Britain’s Joanne Whitaker, aboard Meriarta – beating them by just 0.98 seconds. Carlos Borho Gifon and Esprit de L’Esprit Z of Spain were third.

#Vlasov will continue to compete in Europe over the next few months as she prepares for her next goal – to represent The Bahamas at the CAC Games in 2023.

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DEYTON Albury

PAUL Greene

#By RENALDO DORSETT

#Tribune Sports Reporter

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#THE Chipola coaching staff has raved about the contributions of its Bahamian stars as the team has continued its undefeated season and risen as high as no.4 in the national junior college rankings.

#Deyton Albury and Paul Greene led the team to wins in the first three games of their five-game road trip over South Georgia Tech, Henry Ford College and no.13 Monroe College.

#Chiploa is 13-0 on the season, their best start since the 2012-2013 team (18-0) and the coaching staff have been high on Greene’s impact in his first year with the programme.

#“The thing that I think is unique and special about Paul is that he’s not a guy that requires the ball to get stuff done, he rebounds, he does gritty stuff for us, he’s good in our press, he gets steals and he’s coachable every day so I think that’s valuable when you have that in a programme,” said assistant coach Lane Below.

#“We’re pleased with Paul so far and I think he’s getting better and better.”

#Greene leads the team in rebounding at 6.9 boards per game and scored 8.5 points per game in 13 games with six starts.

#“Paul has been exceptional,” head coach Donnie Tyndall said. “He’s a guy that deflects balls, he gets steals, he tips the ball in, he rotates over and gets the charge, all the gritty little winning plays and that’s been great to have from him.”

#In his second year with the programme, Albury is second on the team in scoring at 13.5 points and second in rebounding at 6.3 rebounds per game.

#“Deyton brings it every single day,” Tindall said.

#Assistant coach Jaren Harris said Albury has been the catalyst of the programme’s early success.

#“We’ve got a bunch of tough guys in our locker room but I think every one of our guys will say he’s the toughest guy in our locker room,” Harris said.

#“From his dedication, to his willingness to be a great teammate, from his selflessness – he does everything on the floor for us. He’s a defender, he’s a rebounder, he’s a scorer, he’s a distributor, and he brings it everyday on the practice floor too so I think Deyton has definitely been one of our guys that has stepped up for us.”

#In the 69-64 win over the South Georgia Technical College Jets, Albury finished with 16 points, seven rebounds and five assists. Greene had six points and five rebounds in 16 minutes off the bench.

#At the TCC Classic, Chipola took down the Henry Ford College Hawks 80-55.

#Albury had 10 points, four rebounds and four assists while Greene had nine points, five rebounds and three assists.

#On the second day of the TCC Classic, the Indians used a strong second half to pull away from Monroe (10-2) in battle of the NJCAA’s top 10 teams.

#Albury had 10 points and seven rebounds while Green had nine points, five rebounds and a game high four steals.

#Next weekend, the Indians will play two games in the FCSAA Shootout in Melbourne, Florida on the campus of Eastern Florida State College.

#They will take on St Petersburg College on Saturday before wrapping up their road trip with Florida SouthWestern State College on Sunday.

#After a slow start to the season, Rolantae Knowles and Oswald Meadows have led the Butte CC Road Runners to a 6-6 record.

#Knowles had his fifth double double of the season last night in Road Runners’ 86-81 win over Cosumnes River. He finished with 22 points and 10 rebounds while Meadows added nine points and eight rebounds.

#The win concluded a three-game winning streak over the last week that began with an opening round win at the Cabrillio Tournament, a 101-66 win over Alameda.

#Meadows finished with 17 points, four rebounds and three assists while Knowles had 16 points, seven rebounds and four assists. They followed with a 72-63 win over San Mateo. Meadows had a season high 24 point, six rebounds, five assists and two steals and Knowles finished with 11 points and eight rebounds.

#The Bahamian duo also lead Butte in both scoring and rebounding. Knowles tops the team in both categories at 16.3 points and 7.5 rebounds per game. Meadows is second on the team in both categories at 13.8 points and 5.8 rebounds per game.

#In their freshman seasons, Knowles averaged 13.7 points and 7.4 rebounds per game while Meadows averaged 6.4 points and 5.8 rebounds per game.

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Khai Rhees was victorious in the Boys 16 Doubles. Khai, along with partner Ricardo Espaillat, captured the championship.

William McCartney also advanced to the Boys 14 Singles semifinals.

Khai Rhees advanced to the semifinals of the Boys 16 singles.

Winning the Boys 10 Green Doubles was the no.1 seeds Kingston Rees and partner Daniel Levine.

#THE Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association (BLTA) congratulates Khai Rhees, Kingston Rees and William McCartney on their performances at the Lil Mo/Big MO Competition in Palm Beach, Florida.

#Khai Rhees was victorious in the Boys 16 Doubles. Khai, along with partner Ricardo Espaillat, captured the championship. They received a bye in the quarterfinals and won in the semifinals over Garcia and Oliviera 8-5.

#In the finals, Khai and his partner won over the #1 seeds the Shalom Brothers 8-2. Khai also advanced to the semifinals of the Boys 16 singles. Khai, who was seeded no. 4, won in the R16 over Sommer 4-6 6-2 10-7. In the quarterfinals, he won over Pinto 6-1 6-0. He fell in the semifinals to the no.1 seed Shalom 1-6 2-6.

#William also advanced to the Boys 14 Singles semifinals. In the round of 32, William – seeded no.2 – received a bye into R16 where he won over Campbell-Smith 6-2 6-0.

#In the quarters he won over Balamurugan 6-3, 7-5. In the semis, William fell to Teadesco 5-7, 4-6. William also teamed up with Milana Ronert to advance to the semifinals in mixed doubles. The duo received a bye into the round of 16 where they won 8-3 over Morales and Gallardo. In the quarters they won 8-5 over Dobrovosky and Marinova.

#Winning the Boys 10 Green Doubles was the no.1 seeds Kingston Rees and partner Daniel Levine. The duo won in the quarterfinals 8-3 over Duong and Jiang. In the semis they won over Herdoiza and Valerio 8-4. The pair would emerge victorious in the finals over Delfin and Leal Ferre 8-4.

#Kingston Rees also advanced to the Mixed Doubles finals where he lost with partner Shabli 9-8 over Levine and Binkley.

#Kingston and Shabli won in the quarterfinals 8-2 over Jiang and Compofelice and in the semis over Vidal and Van Onselen 8-0.

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