RED-LINE ATHLETICS TRACK CLUB HOSTS ANNUAL MOTIVATIONAL, HEALTH AND WELLNESS SEMINAR

RED-Line Athletics athletes and coaches flank speaker Tia Thompson.

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PRESENTERS Sasha Johnson and Shakeitha Henfield receive their gift baskets from D’Angelo Collie and Ezthia Maycock.

#By BRENT STUBBS

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#IN an effort to continue to sensitize its athletes to a holistic approach to track and field, the Red- Line Athletics Track Club hosted its third annual Motivational Health & Wellness Seminar 2022.

#The one-day event took place on Saturday at the National Training Agency on Gladstone Road where the athletes and parents heard from a number of dynamic speakers that addressed the overall theme: “Building Holistic Champions.”

#Dawn Sands spoke on “Good Nutrition Equals Energy,” physical fitness therapists Shakeitha Henfield and Sasha Johnson combined to address “Injury Prevention for the High School Student,” businesswoman Tia Thompson did the “Boomerang Effect” and parent Melissa Major spoke on the preventative care of “Are You Aware?”

#Coach Rachante Colebrooke, who along with coach Earl Rahming Jr, conducted the seminar, said it’s in keeping with their mandate to encourage the athletes in all areas of their lives, including academics, athletics, holistic, mental and emotionally to ensure that they reach their full potential.

#“We do our best to seek persons they may or may not be familiar with,” Colebrooke said. “We bring in experts who would have walked the same path they have or walked similar paths to share their stories and enlighten them on some of the things they can do to attain their level of success.”

TIA Thompson receives a gift basket from Tumani Skinner.

#Colebrooke said they were impressed with the involvement of the athletes as they interacted with each speaker.

#“We believe they were very receptive with the questions and advice they were given,” she said. “I don’t think we could ask for more.”

#Thompson is a 26-year-old graduate of St Augustine’s College, who was previously employed at JCN and Eyewitness News as well as Fidelity Bank. Last year, she ventured full-time into the ownership of her Miss Teen Bahamas International Franchise and Painted Cosmetics.

#She instructed the athletes on the importance of social media and the effects of using it in a negative light, the proper use of emails and how to use social media for jobs and universities and the effects of cyber bullying.

#“I think the kids really enjoyed it. It was definitely more than I thought it would be,” she said. “It made me happy that they listened and that it is something that they could listen to.”

#Major, a breast cancer survivor, shed some light on the awareness of cancer and things they can put in place for their future to make it easier to prevent it from occurring.

#“I think it was very good. Everybody went away feeling informed,” she said. “We want to remind of cancer because it is still a concern for people in our community, and nobody wants to talk about it. “When we talk about cancer, it’s that fear of death. So, I was glad that we had the conversation, and we were able to put some things in place so that we could prevent it.”

#Clinton Laguerre, a 12th grader at St Augustine’s College, said the seminar once again was quite beneficial to him.

#“I learned a lot about what I want to be and moving forward, I learn what to do and not to do in life,” he said.

#“I learn the positive and the negatives. This was a very well set up seminar. I really appreciate all of those who came.”

#Hopefully, as he heads into the upcoming season, Laguerre said he has a lot to look forward to.

#“Looking at the times I want to run, I think all of the nutritional stuff that I learned today will lead me into running those times,” he said, with hopes to drop his personal best times to under the 22-second barrier in the 200m, at least run 46 seconds in the 400 metres and about 50 in the 400m hurdles.

#Club founding president and head coach Tito Moss said they want to use this seminar to speak to the whole athlete and they felt they achieved their goal.

#“We don’t just do these things to be cute, but we realise the need and the fact that the kids need to know the value of eating properly and training and working hard as well as taking their rest,” Moss said.

#Moss, who will be vying for the post of vice president of operations during the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations’ election of officers on Saturday, December 3, said they were quite pleased with what transpired and so they are excited about the upcoming season. “The numbers in the club has grown, but not only have we grown, but we added some quality pieces,” Moss said. “We look for members of Red-Line to be very dominant in the under-15 boys and girls, under-17 boys and girls and under- 20 boys and girls. “We are going to have some of the best athletes in these age groups and we look forward to having several members of Red-Line as a part of Team Bahamas at CARIFTA in 2023. So, our club has grown, we have added some pieces and we are continuing to push them to do their very best.”

#Red-Line Athletics will begin their track season over the weekend of January 28-29 at the Thomas A Robinson Track and Field Stadium.

#The CARIFTA Games is scheduled for the Easter holiday weekend of April 7-10 at Thomas A Robinson National Stadium.

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Bradley Lightbourne and Joshua Dames.

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OSWALD Meadows

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EMMANUEL Alexandre

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ROLANTAE Knowles

By RENALDO DORSETT

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BAHAMIAN basketball prospects have teamed up at the junior college level across the United States and have experienced early season success with their respective programmes.

The group of teammates include Bradley Lightbourne and Joshua Dames with the Kansas Community College Blue Devils, Deyton Albury and Paul Greene with Chipola College, Rolantae Knowles and Oswald Meadows with Butte Community College and the Bahamian contingent at Northeast Community College, Emmanuel Alexandre, Saheed Sanusi, Bryan Rolle, Colin Storr, Jaden Strachan and Charles Joseph.

The Blue Devils have struggled at 1-3 thus far, but Lightbourne and Dames have each averaged double figures in scoring.

In the season opener, Lightbourne finished with 19 points and four steals, Dames added 19 points and eight rebounds in an 86-77 loss to the no.9 ranked Des Moines Area.

KCKCC split a pair with Iowa Western CC. In game one, Lightbourne posted his first double double of the season with 18 points and 10 rebounds, while Dames scored 11 with four steals. In game two, Dames made four threes en route to a game high 19 points while Lightbourne added 10 points, six rebounds and five assists.

Lightbourne also scored 16 in an 80-73 loss to Butler.

Last season, both players received conference wide recognition for standout freshman seasons.

Lightbourne was named to the All-Second Team and Dames to the All-Third Team respectively.

Lightbourne averaged 12 points and five rebounds per game on the season. He shot 46 percent from the field.

Dames earned Third Team honours after he averaged 9.6 points, 4.1 rebounds and 1.3 steals per game, while shooting 41.3 percent from the field. The Blue Devils went 21-10 overall on the season, and advanced to the Region VI Tournament Semifinals.

Albury is in his second season with Chipola while Greene has had an immediate impact in his debut season thus far.

Albury was a role player for Chipola last year as a freshman, but began his sophomore campaign with a strong start. He posted a collegiate career high with 22 points, 13 rebounds, seven assists, three blocks and two steals for Chipola in their season opening 84-75 win over the Coastal Alabama North Eagles.

Greene had four points, six rebounds and three assists in his debut.

In game two, Greene nearly posted a double double with nine points and eight rebounds.

Albury had eight points, five rebounds and four assists in Chipola’s Southwest Mississippi Community College.

In a 76-66 win over Polk, Albury finished with 17 points, seven rebounds and seven assists while Greene scored 13 and grabbed seven rebounds.

As a freshman, Albury averaged 4.4 points and 2.7 rebounds per game in 33 appearances.

This season he is averaging 15.7 points and a team-leading 8.3 rebounds per game. Greene is averaging 8.7 points and is second on the team with seven rebounds per game.

Chipola advanced to the national tournament with a 73-64 win over Indian River State College Saturday night to win the FCSAA State Title. Chipola has captured the State Championship and advanced to the NJCAA Final Four in the last two seasons.

Knowles and Meadows are in their sophomore season with Butte CC and the team has a 1-2 record thus far.

Knowles is second on the team in scoring at 12.3 points and is leading the team with 8.3 rebounds per game while Meadows is averaging 8.7 points per game.

Knowles opened the season with back-to-back double doubles. He finished with 14 points and 10 rebounds in a loss to Columbia, followed by 10 points and 10 rebounds in a loss to Cosumnes River. He recently added 10 points in a win over Simpson JV. Meadows had his best game of the season with 17 points against Cosumnes River.

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. Butte finished 15-12 on the season.

Alexandre has emerged as an early star among the Bahamian contingent at Northeast CC, averaging 22.5 points and 8.5 rebounds per game.

The Hawks opened the season with a tough 78-77 loss to Southeast CC. Alexandre finished with 19 points, seven rebounds and four steals, Strachan finished with five points and six rebounds while Rolle also grabbed six rebounds off the bench in his collegiate debut.

In game two, the Hawks got their first win of the season, 81-75 over the Central CC-Columbus.

Alexandre led the Hawks with a career high 26 points on 3-5 shooting from three-point range and nine rebounds. Storr had a double double with 17 points and a career-high 15 rebounds and Strachan scored six off the bench.

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#By RENALDO DORSETT

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#WITH the impending impact of Tropical Storm Nicole on The Bahamas, FIBA and the Bahamas Basketball Federation announced the postponement of the latest window of the World Cup 2023 Americas Qualifiers.

#Forecasters suggested that the storm was expected to develop into a hurricane as it travels through the Northwest Bahamas.

#Game one of the current window was originally scheduled to be played tonight, but The Bahamas will now face Panama 8pm tomorrow – Friday, November 10 – at the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium. They will also host Argentina in game two of the window on Sunday, November 13 at 7:15 pm.

#Tickets to the games can be purchased online at https://happsnow.com/ event/bahamas-basketball-federation.

#The roster is expected to be named today.

#The Bahamas is hoping to become one of the seven teams to qualify for the 2023 World Cup through the six windows over a 15-month period in a home-and-away series from November 2021 to February 2023.

#In November’s first window, The Bahamas suffered a 115-73 loss to Canada in the first game of a back-to-back in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Canada took a decisive 113-77 win in the second game.

#Team Bahamas split the pair of games in the second window in February. They won 86-76 over the US Virgin Islands and lost 90-65 to The Dominican Republic at the Palacio de los Deportes in the Dominican Republic.

#The Bahamas advanced to the second round of qualifying for the first time in the country’s history when they completed a sweep over the US Virgin Islands to finish as a top three team in the group. They defeated the USVI 97-80 last July, followed by an 88-80 loss to The Dominican Republic at the Baha Mar Convention Centre.

#Canada finished as the leader of the group at 6-0, The Dominican Republic 4-2, The Bahamas 2-4 and the USVI was eliminated at 0-6. The Bahamas is currently sixth in Group E at 2-6. All results from the first round carry over to the second round.

#In their last appearance, the team lost both games of the second round’s opening window last August. The Bahamas lost 86-81 to Venezuela at the Kendal ISaacs Gym and lost 95-77 on the road to Argentina in Buenos Aries.

#The third and final window will feature the “No ones gives you a break.” Sebastián Abreu, the retired striker whose “Panenka” penalty in 2010 sealed the shootout victory that put Uruguay into the semifinals of the World Cup for the first time in four decades, advised Mbappé “to try and read more in Wikipedia.”

#There is a lot of swagger in South America these days, particularly in Brazil, with Neymar and a plethora of young wingers, and in Argentina, which has gone 35 games without a loss and has Messi playing better than ever with his national team.

#Uruguay believes it can go far with Luis Suárez and Edinson Cavani in their fourth and likely last World Cup, alongside youngsters such as Federico Valverde and Darwin Núñez. Ecuador is back and at least wants to advance from a group in which they are playing the Netherlands, Senegal and host Qatar.

#They all want to break Europe’s grip on the trophy. But they also are aware of an ominous trend: It has been 20 years since a team from South American won the World Cup.

#Since Brazil won its fifth title in Japan and South Korea in 2002, the Selacao has been eliminated as soon they faced a European team in the knockout round, including a humiliating 7-1 loss at home to eventual champion Germany in 2014.

#Argentina has managed to beat a European team in those stages, but still eventually fell short, including to France in the round of 16 in Russia four years ago.

#One factor they point to for their long World Cup drought is that Europe has lots of money to invest in the development of their young players. And lately, the pandemic and the new Nations League conceived by UEFA has reduced significantly the number of matches between the top teams from Europe and South America.

#“The Europeans are clearly playing at a different speed than us. They are at dimension that is far ahead of the South American player,” said Iván Zamorano, a former Chile striker who played for Real Madrid and Inter Milan.

#Zamorano envies the capacity that European soccer has to find talented players who can “leave a mark for the future.”

#“There’s still that individual skill, the street quality, that makes the South American player unique,” Zamorano told The Associated Press. “But we are lacking the resources, the infrastructure, their work methods. So the chances of discovering and developing that kid with unique skills is tougher. That’s expensive and so many times in South America gets lost in the way.”

#But Zamorano also says that this is the first time in at least three World Cups that he has seen Argentina and Brazil in such good shape right before the tournament.

#Luiz Felipe Scolari, the coach of the Brazil team that won in 2002 with its “Three ‘R’s” attack combination of Ronaldo, Rivaldo and Ronaldinho, believes the current European domination is a just phase.

#He said Brazil could win it in Qatar, though he thinks the country is more likely to challenge for the title in 2026, pointing at the potential of a new crop of players. That includes Endrick, a 16-year-old striker that last month became the youngest scorer for Palmeiras in the Brazilian league.

#“These kids playing now might give the result we expect,” Scolari said. “But you can’t pressure them to give everything. Maybe in four years we can pressure them to give everything, because then they will hit the pinnacle at age 26, 27.”

#South American soccer leaders are seeking to keep their teams competitive. Alejandro Domínguez, the president of continental soccer body CONMEBOL, is hoping to reach an agreement with UEFA that will allow teams from South America to compete in the Nations League.

#“It’s not easy to cut a 30-year-old gap. It’s just not titles but the expertise that has strengthened in Europe and what we’re trying to establish in South America,” Domínguez told a small group reporters in Buenos Aires. “Sadly our young players depart way too early. … We’re trying to generate more revenues so the clubs are not desperate to sell them.”

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INDIANA Pacers guard Buddy Hield reacts after hitting a clutch three-pointer during an NBA basketball game against the Chicago Bulls on October 26 in Chicago. Hield signed a multi-year shoe deal extension with Nike yesterday. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

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#Chavano “Buddy” Hield has had an endorsement deal with Nike for the duration of his NBA career and that partnership will continue for the foreseeable future.

#The Indiana Pacers guard signed a multi-year shoe deal extension with the sneaker and athletic apparel giant yesterday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

#Hield, who has been represented by Icona Agency since November 2021, has become known in NBA circles for his series of Kobe Bryant “Player Edition” sneakers in the Bahamian flag colourway.

#Hield originally signed with Nike in 2016, just weeks ahead of the NBA Draft. In his first full season as a member of the Pacers, he is averaging 18.7 points, a career high 5.7 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game.

#He is also shooting 46 percent from the field, 42 percent from three-point range and 92 percent from the free throw line. Through 10 games, Hield has made at least four three-point field goals in six of those games.

#The early veteran extension deadline passed on October 17 without Hield and Pacers reaching an agreement to extend his current contract. Hield has been the subject of trade rumours for much of the offseason and had the sides agreed to an extension, he would have been ineligible to be traded for at least six months if the deal included a more than five percent raise. Hield will now be ineligible for an extension until next offseason. “It’s the business of basketball. No matter what happens I love playing basketball,” he said in training camp. “Once I have a job, and I’m able to play in this league for a long time it doesn’t matter where I go, I’m happy, I’m still here I’m just glad to play basketball at a high level with the best basketball players in the world.”

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Bahamian collegiate swimmer Zaylie-Elizabeth Thompson had three top-three swims, including a first-place finish, as she and four other Bahamians who swim for the Howard University Bisons were in action at the four-team meet this past weekend.

The invitational that was held on Saturday was hosted by the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) at the NJIT Wellness and Events Center in Newark, New Jersey.

The other Bahamians that swam were her two brothers Luke-Kennedy Thompson and Mark-Anthony Thompson, Erald Thompson III and Kaliyah Albury.

Zaylie-Elizabeth Thompson won the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 2:27.89. She finished ahead of Long Island University’s Bella Seagrave who swam 2:28.36. Thompson’s teammate Michela Spears placed third after clocking 2:29.54.

The Bahamian finished third in the 200-yard individual medley (IM) with a time of 2:11.44. Spears won that race 2:09.27. Long Island University’s Maaike Broersma edged out Thompson for second place in 2:11.41.

The 200-yard medley relay saw her and her teammates taking the silver medal after clocking 1:48.82. The race was won by Long Island whose team swam 1:47.43.

Luke-Kennedy Thompson swam his way to two second-place finishes in the distance freestyle races. The junior clocked 4:45.84 in the 500-yard free. Winning that race was the host school’s Samuel Deemer who touched the wall in 4:44.99. Long Island’s Daniel Fernandez was third with a time of 4:46.16. Erald Thompson was in that race and clocked 5:04.76 to place 10th.

The 1000-yard free saw Luke-Kennedy Thompson finishing second with a time of 9:53.69. He was edged out by Deemer who clocked 9:53.23. Deemer’s teammate, Keegan Wooding posted a time of 9:57.52 to finish third. Mark-Anthony Thompson who returned from an international meet representing The Bahamas that week, placed seventh with a time of 10:24.36.

Mark-Anthony Thompson also placed fourth in the 200-yard breast when he clocked 2:10.66. Erald Thompson was 10th in the 200-yard IM with a time of 2:03.25. Kaliyah Albury had an eighth-place finish in the 1000-yard free when she clocked 12:07.19. Albury placed 10th in the 500-yard free after posting a time of 6:02.59.

The men sport a 3-1 win/loss record on the season while the women sport a 2-2 record. Both teams will head to swim at the H2ounds Invitational on December 2-3. That meet will take place at the Mangione Pool in Baltimore, Maryland on the Loyola University Maryland Greyhounds campus. This is the last meet for the quintet until 2023.

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CG Atlantic Medical and Life Insurance Ltd. have partnered once again with the Barracuda Swim Club to host the 8th Annual CG Atlantic Medical Invitational, which will be held on Saturday, November 12.

The club’s President Philice Albury was grateful for the partnership once again.

“We are very grateful to CG Atlantic Medical and Life Insurance Ltd. for its continued support of swimming throughout The Bahamas and its support for the Barracuda Swim Club,” Albury said.

“Swimmers from the ages of six and up are really excited about the season opener for the 2022-2023 swim season, which would not be possible without our steady friend for nearly a decade, CG Atlantic Medical and Life Insurance Ltd.”

CG Atlantic Medical and Life is once again playing a vital part in the development of young Bahamians in the sport of swimming. CG Atlantic Medical and Life has a long-standing record of being a company that promotes healthy lifestyles, placing great importance on developing a healthy, fit nation by supporting various charities and civic organizations. Swimming is an activity that helps children to excel both in and out of the pool as it develops discipline, passion, and commitment to the sport and to the overall life of a child.

“We are pleased once again to partner with CG Atlantic Medical and Life and we look forward to this continued relationship and support as we work together to advance the sport of swimming throughout The Bahamas,” Albury said.

CG Atlantic Medical and Life Insurance Ltd.’s Marketing Coordinator, Keron Wood said that they are happy to partner with Barracuda.

“We are happy to partner with The Barracuda Swim Club which works so hard to build sportsmanship, discipline and teamwork through healthy competition,” Wood said.

The 8th Annual CG Atlantic Medical Invitational will be held at the Betty Kelly- Kenning Aquatic Center on Saturday and racing will begin at 8:30 a.m. The second session will begin at 5:30 p.m.

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The Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association (BLTA) Play Tennis Certification Course for coaches was a huge success. The course tutor was the International Tennis Federation (ITF) developmental officer for the Caribbean, John Goede.

The course saw a very good representation from the primary school district and the various islands: Abaco, Eleuthera, Grand Bahama and New Providence.

Goede said the teaching of the base of tennis and the instruction is very important.

“The broader the base, the better, the better the foundation, the better the fundamentals that are taught to the individuals, and the better they will be able to sustain and stay in the game for long periods of time,” Goede stated.

He added, “It is important to create these opportunities, so that coaches learn the right way to teach beginners to play the game.”

The 13 participants who benefited from the course were Shannon Francis, Mateo Smith, Philip Major Jr., Roy Rivera, Vernon Russell, Danny Rigby, Shirlene Moss, Mechelle Walker, Christine Sinclair, 

Leonardo Culmer, Brad Wood, Julio Valdez and Leonardo Braynen.

During the Play Tennis Course, the coaches had a mix of on-the-court instruction and in-classroom training. It is the hope of the BLTA that the participants will take all that they have learned during the sessions and implement it as they introduce beginners to tennis. There will also be many opportunities for the coaches to participate in the ongoing BLTA developmental programs as the association makes tennis more accessible to all.

BLTA President Perry Newton stated that these coaching certification courses help with the national development of our coaches and athletes.

“We hope to continue to provide these sessions to persons who are interested in helping with the developmental goals of the association in growing tennis. As we develop coaches, the pool of players can expand,” Newton said.

The BLTA thanked Goede who visited both Abaco and Eleuthera and was greeted warmly by the respective island association presidents, Cameel Mcdonald, Abaco Tennis Association; and Hartie Johnson, Eleuthera Tennis Association.

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Transfers make their debut on the court

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The road to March Madness began on Monday night and several Bahamians were in action on the court in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I (DI) basketball slate.

Forward Sammy Hunter Jr. and guard Garvin Clarke were in action for the University of Akron Zips, who came away with the 81-80 win over the South Dakota State University Jackrabbits. Playing at home at the James A. Rhodes Arena in Akron, Ohio, Hunter, who transferred to play for the Zips, got the start and scored four points on 2-for-10 shooting from the field to go with four rebounds. Clarke had a cold start to the season going 0-for-5 from the field to finish scoreless. He, however, had four rebounds and a blocked shot.

The game saw nine lead changes but none more important than the Zips’ 81-80 lead at the end of overtime.

The Bahamian duo returns to action against Mississippi State on Friday night at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at 7 p.m.

Grand Bahamian Ahmard Harvey transferred to the High Point University Panthers in North Carolina. He made his debut with eight points and seven rebounds in a dominant 109-71 victory over the Pfeiffer University Falcons. Harvey played 15 minutes in a sixth man role for the Panthers. He went 3-for-3 from the field and had three steals and a block in the home win.

Harvey will look to better that performance when the Panthers take on Wofford University Terriers on Saturday at 4 p.m. in a home matchup at the Qubein Center in High Point, North Carolina.

Lathaniel Bastian, who moved up to NCAA DI via the transfer portal, made his debut for the Cal State Fullerton Titans. Bastian finished with three points in an 80-57 loss to San Diego State University. He finished the night going 1-for-1 from the field and had one rebound and a block in 10 minutes on the floor.

The Titans will look to do some home cooking at the Titan Gym against Pepperdine in their home opener on Friday at 7 p.m.

Freshman Fredrick King made his NCAA debut for the Creighton University Bluejays, netting five points in a 72-60 victory against St. Thomas University. Playing at home at the CHI Health Center Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska, King went 1-for-3 from the field and made three free throws in nine minutes on the floor. He pulled down one rebound and had one blocked shot.

The Bluejays hit the court tomorrow night to play in another home game at 8 p.m. They will play the University of North Dakota.

Franco Miller Jr. and his Florida Gulf Coast Eagles started the season off on the road in Los Angeles, California. They took down the University of South Carolina Trojans 74-61 at the Galen Center. Miller scored two points, going 1-for-3 and pulled down three rebounds. He played 11 minutes off the bench.

Miller and the Eagles will remain in California and head to San Diego to play the University of San Diego Toreros tonight at 10 Eastern Time. It will be the first time in history that these teams play each other.

It was a positive start for head coach of the Ole Miss Rebels, Yolett McPhee-McCuin. Her ladies played against Kennesaw State University and got the 72-60 victory at the SJB Pavilion in Oxford, Mississippi. The Rebels dominated on the glass with 41 rebounds while their opponents only had 28 rebounds. The Rebels shot 43.1 percent from the field as Kennesaw shot 41.5 percent. The second and third quarters saw the Rebels outscoring Kennesaw 43-26.

McPhee-McCuin and her team remain at home to play Southeast Missouri State tomorrow at 7 p.m. Eastern Time.

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The C.R. Walker Senior High School Knights and the H.O. Nash Junior High School Lions ran away with the senior and junior divisions, respectively, at the Government School Secondary School Sports Association (GSSA) Cross Country Championship, held at the Queen Elizabeth Sports Centre on Saturday.

The Knights won two out of a possible four divisions in the senior category. They won the under-20 boys and girls divisions. The C.V. Bethel Senior High School Stingrays won the under-17 boys and girls division.

The Lions won two out of a possible four divisions in the junior category. The won the under-13 and under-15 boys divisions. The C.H Reeves Junior High School Raptors won the under-13 girls division, while D.W. Davis Junior High School Royals came away with the under-15 girls division.

Winning the under-20 boys division was the Knights’ Carlton Johnson, who ended the last 10 meters of the race with a strong sprint to clock 16:05. His teammate Carlos Brown was second after posting a time of 16:07. Finishing third was the C.I Gibson High School Rattlers’ Stephens Joseph, who ran 16:08.

R.M Bailey Senior High School Pacers’ Melvinique Gibson did not need to sprint to make sure she won the under-20 girls division, as she held a sizable lead on the field. She crossed the finish line in 14:52 to win the gold medal. Stopping an R.M. Bailey top-two finish was the Knights’ Natassia Edgecombe, who ran 15:10 to place second. Gibson’s teammate Lauquay Kemp was third after clocking 16:24.

In the under-17 boys division, the Doris Johnson Mystic Marlins’ Raywind Winder won that division ahead of a pair of Knights. Winder, who is no stranger to the track and field competitions, posted a time of 11:20 to take the gold medal. The Knights’ duo of Aden Taylor and Ross Martin finished second and third, respectively. Taylor clocked 11:29 and Martin ran 11:30.

It was a neck-and-neck finish between the Stingrays’ Marquell Newbold and the Knights’ A’Karee Roberts for the first position in the under-17 girls division. In the end it was Newbold who finished first with a time of 13:27. Roberts posted 13:28 to finish second. C.C. Sweeting Senior High School Cobra’s Ja’Cora Evans was third when she crossed the finish line in 14:17.

The Lions’ Gabriel Johnson was too good in the under-15 boys division, as he won that division with a time of 8:46. His closest competitor was the Royals’ Chanione Jones, who clocked 9:04. The L.W. Young Eagles’ Ordney Elifaite was third with a time of 9:09.

The Eagles’ Raminique McLennon finished about a minute faster than her next competitor in the under-15 girls division. She clocked 10:40 to run away with the title, while the Lions’ Zante’ Ferguson ran 11:30 to finish second. Third place was won by the S.C. McPherson Junior High Sharks’ Brey’Elle Cooper, who crossed the finish line in 11:39.

The Lions’ duo of Patrero Sherman and Tavares Rolle had to battle each other for first place. However, it was Sherman who crossed the finish line in 10:03, while Rolle finished second with a time of 10:07. The Raptors’ Denzel Clarke was second after crossing the finish in 10:18.

It was a close race in the under-13 girls division, as the A.F. Adderley Junior School Tigers’ Shakinah Lewis won that title in a time of 10:34. The Lions’ Azaria Dean was second after posting a time of 10:35. The Raptors’ Esmaella Pamlean finished third in 10:36.

The GSSSA calendar continues today with regular season softball at the Blue Hills Sports Complex at 4 p.m.

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 Home|Sports|Comets repeats as BAISS’ swim championsSports

Simba FrenchSend an emailNovember 7, 2022 162 2 minute readFacebookTwitterLinkedInShare via Email

The Queen’s College Comets comfortably repeated as the Bahamas Association of Secondary Schools (BAISS) swimming champions with a 157-point margin on Friday at the Betty Kelly-Kenning Aquatic Center.

Placing second behind them was St. Andrews International School Hurricanes with a score of 310 points. St. Anne’s School Blue Waves was third after scoring 264 points.

It is one of the first swim meets on the swimming calendar with most of the swimmers in the middle of training with their clubs for other meets.

The Comets had three individual high point award winners, while St. John’s College Giants, Windsor School, and the Blue Waves all won one high point award winner each.

Continuing her impressive performance this year was national team swimmer Rhanishka Gibbs who won all three of her individual races to get the full 27 points to win the girls 15-and-over division for her Comets.

Gibbs won the 50 meters (m) breast, free and butterfly sprint races. She clocked 32.55 seconds in the 50m fly, 29.25 seconds in the 50m free and 36.05 seconds in the 50m breast.

Lyford Cay International School Dragons duo of Isabelle Zatarain and Katie Goulandris was tied for second with 21 points.

The 15-and-over boys division was won by Windsor’s Adam Richford who also won all of his individual races to come away with the full 27 points. He won the 50m and 100m free races along with the 50m fly. The 17-year-old swam 26.69 seconds in the 50m fly, 25.43 seconds in the 50m free and 56.91 seconds in the 100m free.

The Comets’ Hodari Prince finished second with 24 points. His teammate Daniel Ferguson III and the Blue Waves’ Latrell Brooks were tied for third with 19 points.

The Giants’ Donald Saunders Jr. picked up the high point award in the 13-14 boys division with 27 points. He won the 50m fly, 50m breast and the 200m individual medley (IM). The 13-year-old swam 2:28.93 in the 200m IM, 28.29 seconds in the 50m fly and 34.58 seconds in the 50m breast.

Malcolm Menzies from Windsor and the Comets’ Kaidin Storr placed second and third, respectively, with 21 and 20 points each.

Winning the girls’ 13-14 division was the Comets’ Lauren Bridgewater who finished with 25 points. She won the 50m free with a time of 29.53, then won the 100m free with a time of 1:07.20. She finished second in the 50m fly after clocking 33.38 seconds.

It was a two-way tie for second place as both Aquinas College Aces Alanna Murray and the Hurricanes’ Tia-Isabella Adderley scored 21 points each.

The Blue Waves’ Dijon Simmons was unstoppable in the 12-and-under boys division to finish with his full 27 points. He won the 200m IM, 50m fly and the 50m back. Simmons went on to clock 29.27 seconds in the 50m fly, 32.73 seconds in the 50m back and 2:31.71 in the 200m IM.

Christin-Alyssa Clarke won all three of her races for the Comets to win the high point award in the 12-and-under girls division. She won the 50m fly, 50m free and the 50m back. She swam 33.72 seconds in the 50m fly, 30.24 in the 50m free and 35.73 in the 50m back.

The Blue Waves’ Dndn McKenzie was second with 19.50 points. She edged out the Comets’ Madyson Julien who scored 19 points.

The BAISS’ sports calendar continues today with its softball championships that gets underway today at Freedom Farm fields at 4 p.m.

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