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#THE Bahamian contingent in competition at the prestigious Head of the Charles Regatta turned in several milestone performances for Bahamas rowing against some of the top sailors around the world.

#Dehron Smith competed in the Men’s Championship Sculls Division, Dr Kathryn De Souza in the Grand Master Veterans Single Sculls Division and sisters Jessica and Poppy Proffitt in the Youth Women’s Under 17 Doubles Sculls Division at the event last weekend in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

#The Proffitt sisters, both students at the Lyford Cay International School, were the top finishers for Team Bahamas and finished 37th overall in the 55-team field of race 51 in 21:00.467 seconds. Their time finished 15th among the under-17 teams.

#This was the second appearance at the Head of the Charles Regatta for the 16-year-old Jessica. She has also rowed at the Indian Creek Regatta (Miami, October 2019), Miami International Regatta (Miami, April 2022), CanAmMex International Regatta for Team Bahamas (Ontario, Canada, July 2022)

#Poppy, 14, has rowed in both the Miami Regatta and CanAmMex.

#Dr De Souza finished 61st overall in the 79-competitor field of the Women’s Grand Master Veterans Women’s Singles Race.

#Her time of 25:22.116, no. 26 among the Grand Master Singles Fleet of 34 competitors.

#Dr De Souza, 58, is a physician specialising in sports medicine/physical medicine and rehabilitation, and has been rowing competitively for just over four years.

#She made her debut at the Head of the 2021 Schuylkill Regatta in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

#Smith finished 24th in the 21:17.852 seconds in the Men’s Championship Singles.

#A 22-year-old senior at Ithaca College, Smith has also competed at the 2022 Under-23 World Rowing Championships.

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 Home|Sports|Foster Dorsett seeks BAAA first vice president positionSports

The Nassau GuardianSend an emailOctober 25, 2022 144 1 minute readFacebookTwitterLinkedInShare via Email

Foster Dorsett, former athlete and current head coach of the T-Bird Flyers Track and Field Club, has offered himself up as a candidate for the first vice president position in the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations’ (BAAA) upcoming elections.

The hard-working administrator has a vast amount of experience in the field of technical and vocational education. He held the posts of senior education officer and acting assistant director for the technical and vocational branch of the Ministry of Education. He was born on the island of Exuma and his background has proven that not he is not only people-oriented, but his expertise is such that it makes him qualified to serve as an executive team member.

He has also served as president and vice president of the BAAA. In the role of vice president, for many years he held the board’s “feet to the fire” and ensured they followed the federation’s written constitution. As a candidate for first vice president, he is appealing for his fellow coaches and clubs’ support in order that he can continue to ensure the goals and objectives of the BAAA are paramount.

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 Home|Sports|Lipscomb dominates White Sands InvitationalSports

Simba FrenchSend an emailOctober 25, 2022 148 2 minute readFacebookTwitterLinkedInShare via Email

The Lipscomb University Bisons put on a show at the Ocean Club Golf Course with a 35-stroke victory at the White Sands Invitational three-round tournament this past weekend, a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) event.

As a team, the Bisons finished 13 under 851 to be the only team to go under par. They led all three rounds in the field of eight teams.

The Bisons also won the individual category with Lauren Thompson out-dueling her teammate, Mary Kate Smith in a five-hole playoff. Both finished tied at four under par 212. Thompson and Smith were two of four Bisons who finished in the top-five standings.

Interim head coach Shannon O’Brien was happy with her team’s performance.

“We played our game and each player maintained excellent composure and concentration,” O’Brien said. “It was a joy for me as a coach to watch each player flourish in a game they have been working incredibly hard at. I am so happy for the team and so grateful for the opportunity we have had to participate in this event.”

The Arkansas State University Bears was second after starting the tournament off in fifth after the first round on Friday. The team finished the three rounds 22-over par 886.

The University of Central Arkansas Spartans were third after sitting in second place after the first two rounds. They finished up with a score of 31 over par 895.

Thompson posted two-under par 70, even par 72 and two under par 70 in the three rounds. She led the tournament with a whopping 14 birdies and 32 pars. Smith got off to a tough start, shooting five over par 77. She followed that up with a five under par 67 and then put on another solid round of golf on Sunday with a four under par 68.

The Bisons’ Siarra Stout and Mia Seeman finished third and fourth respectively. Stout finished three-under par 213 while Seeman scored two over par 218.

As a team, the Bisons had the most pars with 174 and birdies with 52. They also had the best score on the par three, par four and par five holes.

The NCAA men will get underway on Friday, October 28 and wraps up on Sunday, October 30 at the same golf course as the ladies. Two top-50 ranked schools will be in action this weekend. They are Duke University, ranked at number 43 and the University of Southern Mississippi, ranked at number 48.

Overall, there are 12 men’s teams that will be competing. The other 10 teams are Virginia Commonwealth University (host), Arkansas State University, University of Delaware, University of Louisiana Monroe, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Sam Houston State University, Stetson University, Texas State University, Troy University and University of Texas El Paso (UTEP).

This year is the third year for the event after being first played in 2019 and again in 2021, with the University of Houston and Ole Miss as the two past winners.

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 Home|Sports|UB Athletics, US Embassy team up for community basketball clinic Sports

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The University of The Bahamas (UB) Mingoes and the United States (US) Embassy teamed up Saturday, October 15 to host a basketball clinic for high school players in the community at the university’s courts.

The UB Mingoes men’s basketball team and coaches led the clinic. The coaches and UB players ran drills with the nearly 50 local high school basketball players attending the clinic.

Director of Athletics at UB Kimberley Rolle said the outreach effort for the community is a natural fit not only for UB but also UB Athletics.

“The university is based in Oakes Field, and we are in the community and looking to give back. In whatever we do, we seek to serve our community, and so we thought it was important to engage the community in such a clinic,” she said.

“When we were approached to engage with such a partnership with the US Embassy, we were more than open and willing to do it. Community work is a part of what we push here at UB Athletics, because we believe that our student-athletes are fortunate and blessed, and so to whom much is given, much is expected.”

Rolle added that she hopes the partnership continues to grow to frequently make that impact in the community.

“We certainly are happy to engage in this collaboration with the US Embassy and other partners,” she said. “We certainly look to build upon this as we grow and to engage other stakeholders.”

US Embassy Consular Chief and Acting Deputy Chief of Mission Lance Posey – himself a former US high school basketball coach – said he thought the collaboration was a great outreach opportunity for the embassy.

“Education is incredibly important for all of us,” he said. “With so many students traveling from The Bahamas to the United States to go to school, we want everyone to understand what the United States has to offer.”

He pointed out that the outreach with the high school student-athletes in The Bahamas gives the embassy an opportunity to give them a taste of athletics in the USA.

“We want to make sure that students from The Bahamas understand the different opportunities available when they go to study in the United States,” he said. “We are really happy to have Bahamian students in the United States.”

The clinic was coordinated through the American Corner at UB. The American Corner is a partnership between the US Embassy and UB and is part of the US Department of State’s global American Spaces Program. American Spaces aim to provide people around the world with accurate, compelling, timely and audience-appropriate information about the US and its history, culture, society and values.

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 Home|Sports|Bahamian rowers compete in Head of the Charles RegattaSports

Contingent turned in some good perfomances

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Six rowers from the Nassau Rowing Club (NRC) and the Windsor High School Rowing Club traveled to Cambridge, Massachusetts to compete in the Head of the Charles Regatta on the Charles River this past weekend.

Representing the Windsor High School Rowing Club in the men’s youth doubles were Matthias Simms and Isaiah Ellis. The NRC was represented by Kathryn de Souza in the women’s grand master singles, Dehron Smith in the men’s championship singles and Jessica and Poppy Proffitt in the women’s youth doubles. Olympian Rob Gibson, the director of rowing at Windsor School, was also in action in the men’s alumni eights for the University of Washington.

Gibson and his crew powered their way through the course in 14:31 to win the gold medal. It was the first time for a contingent from The Bahamas to come back home with a medal from this regatta. Gibson and his crew were a full 14 seconds ahead of the second-place crew.

De Souza placed 61st of 74 rowers in the women’s grand master/veteran singles, then placed 25th of 31 rowers in the grand master category, with a time of 25:22. Smith was in a highly competitive division that included Ezra Carlson, who competed at the 2022 World Championships. In the end, Smith rowed a time of 21:17 and finished 24th out of 24 rowers. Carlson won that race with a time of 17:28.

Kyle Chea was in Cambridge as a coach for NRC. “The rowers in the singles had some space between the crews, so had less of a fight. Overall, low wind on both days made it relatively navigable, and no rain definitely helped keep the energy up,” Chea said.

The women’s youth doubles saw teenage sisters Jessica Proffitt and Poppy Proffitt from NRC placing 37th of 55 crews. The Lyford Cay International School rowers clocked 21:00 in a very tightly contested category. The winner, Cambridge Boat Club, won with a time of 18:47.

“The Proffitt sisters were fighting for the best line over the course of the race and performed spectacularly. At times, there were mere inches between the ends of their oars and the oars of the next closest crew. Jessica’s steering and situational awareness was a determining factor in their success,” Chea said.

Chea raced the course himself before but with a coxswain, so he was able to prep them before the race.

“I have to remember that rowing comes down to the basic point of moving in a straight line as quickly as one can, then triangulating the next straight line, and the next,” Chea said. “I’ve never raced the course as a sculler, only with a coxswain, so walking the course with the competitors, observing how crews approached and exited turns, quizzing them on who was taking the best line, and having them take notes and visualize highly detailed race plans has been great for race prep.”

In the men’s youth doubles, Simms and Ellis had a tough time on the course as they clocked 23:06. It was not enough as they placed 55th of 55 crews.

Gibson said the regatta was a great learning experience for the boys.

“They found themselves competing in arguably the most challenging rowing regatta North America has to offer. Unfortunately, they had a couple of course complications which impeded their final race time. We now know the standard set, and are going to work hard to seek improvement going forward,” Gibson said.

Gibson will be working on improving fitness and on water technical proficiency over the next weeks. He is hoping to get in one more regatta as his other rowers get a chance to compete.

NRC will be doing winter training and will focus on sprint training in spring.

Chea was happy that both NRC and Windsor was at the Head of the Charles, as it was a great testament to the resilience and growth of the sport in The Bahamas, particularly on New Providence.

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Phoenix Suns centre Deandre Ayton (22) blocks the shot of Dallas Mavericks centre Christian Wood, right, during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Phoenix, Wednesday. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

As of Friday, October 21, 2022

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#By RENALDO DORSETT

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#rdorsett@tribunemedia.net

#DEANDRE Ayton concluded last season in disappointment with a season low effort against the Dallas Mavericks but he began the 2022-23 campaign with a double double in the latest edition of the budding rivalry.

#Ayton finished with 18 points, 10 rebounds and two assists in the Phoenix Suns’ 107-105 come-from-behind win over the Mavericks Wednesday night at the Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona.

#He shot 8-11 from the field in just over 30 minutes.

#Ayton notched 30 double-doubles last year in only 58 games played and is already off to a fast start in his fifth season.

#The Suns overcame a 22-point deficit capped by Damion Lee’s go ahead jumper with 9.7 left to play, but the main storyline emerging from the game was the efficiency of Ayton and and All-Star guard Devin Booker.

#Phoenix was +25 in the 27 minutes the duo played together.

#Suns head coach Monty Williams said Ayton was aggressive in spots and showed an ability to read what the defence was giving him playing off Booker.

#“It’s something that we worked on for sure but they have to execute it,” Williams said of the two-man game. “We’ll give them structure and then a lot of times they’ll go out there and talk about the angle of the screen, where he needs to be in the pocket. It certainly doesn’t work if you don’t have guys who can make plays on the back side but DA has become really good in the pocket.”

#Booker, who finished with 28 points and nine assists – both team highs – said the next evolution of Ayton’s game is the playmaking he displayed Wednesday night.

#“For him to be a dominant post-up big, mid-range big, I think that’s the next step he can take to his game — his playmaking,” Booker said of Ayton after the game. “Especially when a lot of attention is on me and Chris [Paul]. He’s usually around that free throw line being the first person you throw it to out of the double and it’s usually three-on-two or four-on-three on the back side. I think he’s going to find out that it’s going to make his job a lot easier because he’s automatic from that area where he catches it at the free throw line.”

#Ayton averaged 17.2 points on a career high 63 percent shooting from the field and 10.2 rebounds per game in 58 appearances.

#The Suns finished with an NBA best and new franchise record of 64-18 in the regular season before the second round exit at the hands of the Mavericks.

#For the second consecutive season, the Suns will be featured in a franchise record-tying 34 nationally televised games.

#A total of 22 games will be broadcast on ABC, ESPN or TNT, with an additional 12 on NBATV.

#The Sun will return to action tonight when they face the Portland Trail Blazers at the Moda Center in Portland, Oregon.

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THE University of The Bahamas and United States Embassy teamed up Saturday to host a basketball clinic for area high school players at the university’s courts.

As of Friday, October 21, 2022

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#THE University of The Bahamas and the United States Embassy teamed up Saturday to host a basketball clinic for area high school players at the university’s courts.

#The UB Mingoes men’s basketball team and coaches led the clinic that was coordinated through The American Corner at UB. The coaches and UB players ran drills with the nearly 50 local high school basketball players attending the clinic.

#Director of Athletics at The University of The Bahamas Kimberley Rolle said the outreach effort for the community is a natural fit not only for UB but UB Athletics as well.

#“The university is based in Oakes Field, and we are in the community and looking to give back. In whatever we do we seek to serve our community, and so we thought it was important to engage the community in such a clinic,” she said.

#“When we were approached to engage with such a partnership with the United States Embassy, we were more than open and willing to it. Community work is a part of what we push here at UB Athletics, because we believe that our student-athletes are fortunate and blessed, and so to whom much is given much is expected.”

#Rolle added that she hopes the partnership continues to grow to frequently make that impact in the community.

#“We certainly are happy to engage in this collaboration with the US Embassy and other partners,” she said. “We certainly look to build upon this as we grow and to engage other stakeholders.”

#US Embassy Consular Chief and Acting Deputy Chief of Mission Lance Posey, himself a former high school basketball coach in the United States, said he thought the collaboration was a great outreach opportunity for the embassy.

#“Education is incredibly important for all of us,” he said. “With so many students travelling from The Bahamas to the United States to go to school, we want everyone to understand what the United States has to offer.”

#He pointed out that the outreach with the high school student-athletes in The Bahamas gives the embassy an opportunity to give them a taste of athletics in the USA. “We want to make sure that students from The Bahamas understand the different opportunities available when they go to study in the United States,” he said. “We are really happy to have Bahamian students in the United States.”

#The clinic was coordinated through the American Corner at The University of The Bahamas. The American Corner is a partnership between the US Embassy and UB and is part of the US State Department’s global American Spaces programme.

#American Spaces aim to provide people around the world with accurate, compelling, timely and audience-appropriate information about the United States and its history, culture, society and values.

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Women’s singles and men in action during the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association’s Fidelity Senior Nationals at the National Tennis Centre.

#THE Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association Fidelity Senior Nationals kicked off on Tuesday at the National Tennis Centre. The competition continues through October 23..

#Adult players are vying for championships in eight divisions in Men and Women 35 Singles, Men 45 Singles, Men 55 Singles, Men and Women 35 Doubles, Men 45 Doubles and Mixed Doubles.

#The BLTA is pleased that the competition has returned after a COVID- 19 imposed break. The players are showing their enthusiasm to return to the competition and we have witnessed a high level of competition on display and a healthy number of participants in the tournament with a positive increase in mixed doubles, a heavily contested category.

#President Perry Newton extended his thanks to the title sponsor Fidelity Bank Bahamas Limited for their support of the event.

MEN’S doubles teams pose for a group photo.

#In Tuesday’s competition, Men’s Doubles was featured, John Antonas and Godfrey Virgill won in a competitive two-setter over Neil Mactaggart and Bud Cambridge 7-5,6-4.

#Larry Rolle and Patrick Fernander won over Rudy Williams and Michael Cooper, Alexander Murbach and Ivan Hooper won over Chigoze Ijeoma and Julian Robinson, Stephen Thompson and Cory Francis won over Perry Newton and Timothy Dames and Bjorn Ferguson and Ken Kerr advanced in a walkover. In women’s singles, Sh’Ron Sauders won over Marva Conyers.

#In addition to the on-court action the BLTA is pleased to honour past president Wesley Rolle at its 2022 Fidelity Sr Nationals event. The BLTA is pleased we are able to host the event and to also recognise Mr Wes Rolle who among his many contributions has also assisted with numerous adult tournaments for the association.

#“President Rolle has made numerous contributions to the growth and development of tennis in The Bahamas over the years. He served as president of the BLTA during the period 2007 to 2009.

#Post presidency, he remains actively involved in the sport.

#He assumed the role as facility manager of the National Tennis Centre under two administrations.

#Mr Rolle has not only focused his attention on making a difference in New Providence, but also on a few Family Islands,” the organisation said in a press release.

#“As a good leader, he also knows how to follow. Besides serving as an executive and being a trailblazer for the association, he has served as a coach for many years, a senior nationals’ tournament director and tournament director for a few ITF junior tournaments held in New Providence,” said the release.

University of The Bahamas midfielder Nathan Wells dribbles the ball past a Bears FC player in their Bahamas Football Association match. (UB Athletics)

As of Friday, October 21, 2022

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UB midfielder Marlon Barnes.

#THE University of The Bahamas men’s soccer team expected the biggest match of the season so far against BearsFC. It turned out like a normal day at the office for The Mingoes.

#The UB Mingoes took out a depleted Bears side 5-1 in Bahamas Football Association action on Sunday, October 16 at The Roscow R.L. Davies pitch to take sole possession of first place in the league.

#Mingoes midfielder Ronaldo Green again scored a hat trick plus one in the match in a very physically aggressive match. Green scored in the 22nd, 57th, 73rd and 89th minutes of the match.

#The Bears’ lone goal came in the 56th minute. That goal celebration was short-lived as Green responded in less than one minute later.

#The Bears top player was out of commission because of a red card penalty in a previous match.

#O’Bryan Hinds scored first for the Mingoes on a brilliant shot in the 15th minute to start things off for The Mingoes. It was his second goal for the team and on the season.

#Green said the match was not up to what the team expected but they got the job done.

#“It was a brilliant win for us,” Green said. “The Bears didn’t have a few of their players due to a red card but we came out and got the job done for UB today.”

#Green added that the team was focused and hopes to keep the momentum for the rest of the season.

#“We kept the ball moving and as a team we learned from the mistakes that we had from the past few games,” he said. “We are learning and we’re going to keep improving.”

#The Mingoes now have sole possession of the top spot in the BFA’s men’s league with a 4-0 record.

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As of Friday, October 21, 2022

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LATHANIEL BASTIAN

#By RENALDO DORSETT

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#THE Big West Conference hosted its media day this week and Lathaniel “Tanny” Bastian’s Cal State Fullerton Titans found out where the conference projects his programme to finish in the upcoming season.

#The defending conference champion Titans came in at no.7 on the preseason men’s basketball coaches’ poll. Titans head coach Dedrique Taylor will enter his 10th year at the helm of the programme and Bastian is expected to be an integral part of a talented group of seven newcomers to replace the six players lost from last year’s roster.

#Bastian’s first opportunity in a Titan uniform will be on Saturday, October 29 at Titan Gym for an exhibition game against La Verne at noon. Fullerton opens up the season on the road against San Diego State on November 7.

#The team’s first home game will be November 11 against Pepperdine.

#“We’re excited to use these games to grow and develop our team,” Taylor said.

#“I’m looking forward to the challenge of these games to help us prepare for making another run at winning the Big West Conference Championship and playing in the NCAA tournament!”

#Cal State Fullerton finished with a 21-11 overall record and an 11-4 record in conference play last season. They were the champion of the Big West Conference Tournament and earned a No. 15 seed in the NCAA Tournament.

#The programme also has a Big West Tournament Championship and NCAA Tournament appearance in 2018. Bastian, the 6’8” junior forward and transfer from the Angelo State Rams, chose the Titans over Charleston, Minnesota State Moorhead, Grenville State, Fort Lewis, Benedict College and Texas at Tyler.

#In his lone season with the Rams in NCAA Division II, Bastian was a Lone Star Conference Honorable Mention selection. He led the Rams in rebounding and blocked shots, averaging 7.8 boards and 1.4 blocks per game.

#He pulled down 219 rebounds, 90 on the offensive glass. He averaged 11.3 points per game on 61 percent shooting from the field. Bastian recorded nine double doubles on the year.

#He scored a season high 23 points against Western New Mexico on February 3, also his best shooting night at 8-12 from the field.

#His other season highs included 16 rebounds against West Texas A&M on March 3, four blocks against Northwest Nazarene on November 19, and four steals against Fort Lewis on November 14.

#Bastian spent the previous two seasons with the Trinity Valley Community College Cardinals at the Junior College level.

#As a sophomore with the Cardinals he averaged 5.9 points and 6.8 rebounds per game.

#He also finished with 19 blocks, 11 steals and 14 assists on 53 percent shooting from the field.

#Bastian is a product of the Doris Johnson Mystic Marlins programme at the high-school level before continuing collegiately in the United States.

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