Jonquel scores 15, grabs 10 rebounds as Sun rally in 4th to beat Sky 72-63

Connecticut Sun’s Jonquel Jones shoots over Chicago Sky’s Candace Parker during the first half of Game 5 in a WNBA basketball playoffs semifinal Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

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#By RENALDO DORSETT

#Tribune Sports Reporter

#rdorsett@tribunemedia.net

#Powered by a furious quarter rally, Jonquel Jones and the Connecticut Sun won a series finale on the road and are headed to the WNBA Finals.

#Jones posted a double double with 15 points and 10 rebounds, and the Sun defeated the defending champion Chicago Sky 72-63 last night at the Wintrust Arena in Chicago, Illinois.

Connecticut Sun’s DeWanna Bonner (24) and Jonquel Jones celebrate with teammates after their win over the Chicago Sky after Game 5 in a WNBA basketball playoff semifinal Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

#The Sun held the Sky scoreless over the final 4:46 seconds of regulation and ended the game on a 19-0 run to advance to their fourth WNBA Finals in franchise history.

#Chicago’s Kahleah Copper made a jumper to give her team a 63-54 lead with just under five minutes left to play before the Suns concluded the game and series on an epic run.

#Jones converted a conventional three-point play at the two-minute mark to put the Sun ahead for good – 66-63 with two minutes left to play.

#She was one of five Sun players in double figures and one of two to record a double double.

#DeWanna Bonner had 15 points and nine rebounds, Alyssa Thomas finished with 12 points and nine rebounds, Natisha Hiedeman scored 14 and Courtney Williams finished with 12.

#Jones averaged 13 points, 8.2 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game in the semi-finals.

#She opened the series with 12 points and nine rebounds in a game one win followed by a series high 23 points, seven rebounds and two blocks in a game two loss. In game three, Jones finished with just six points on 3-10 shooting from the field with eight rebounds and two blocked shots in just 24 minutes and followed with nine points, seven rebounds and five assists facing elimination in game four.

#The Sun will advance to face the Las Vegas Aces in the best-of-five WNBA Finals. The Aces will host game one, Sunday, September 8 at the Michelob Ultra Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Tipoff is at 3pm and the game will be broadcast live on ABC.

#The Aces will also host game two at 9pm on September 13 on ESPN before the series shifts to Connecticut for games three (September 15 at 9pm on ESPN) and four if necessary (September 18 at 4pm on ESPN). A fifth and deciding game would be hosted by the Aces at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on September 20.

#Las Vegas finished with the best record in the league at 26-10 and also claimed the Commissioner’s Cup. The Sun finished the season 25-11 for the third-best record.

#Las Vegas had the advantage in the regular season with wins in two of the three matchups.

#Jones finished with eight points and 13 rebounds in game one, an 89-81 win for the Sun on May 22. She followed with 20 points and seven rebounds in the Aces’ 97-90 win on June 2 but was out of the lineup in game three – a 91-83 Aces win on July 17.

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#By BRENT STUBBS

#Senior Sports Reporter

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#WITH schools back in session, the Government Secondary Schools Sports Association is hoping that they can get their afterschool athletic programme back up and running again as they celebrate their 30th anniversary in grand style.

#The GSSSA, headed by president Varel Davis, held a meeting on Wednesday at CH Reeves Junior High School where they outlined their plans for the upcoming season with the returning and new physical education teachers as well as those who have been shuffled from one school to the next.

#Based on their data, two prominent teachers have retired, including Natasha Huyler from CI Gibson Secondary High and Ricky Moxey from CC Sweeting Secondary High. There has been shifting with Ann Bullard returning from a sting in Harbour Island where she is now stationed at CC Sweeting with Benjamin Lightbourne coming on board to replace Moxey.

#Long-time Mystic Marlins’ basketball coach Denycko Bowles has been transferred from Doris Johnson and will also be at Anatol Rodgers, who also benefits from the transfer of Antonio Saunders back to New Providence as well as having Theodore Hanna in his transfer from Government High School.

#Rashad Patton was moved from HO Nash Junior High to replace Hanna at Government High.

#While they wait to see how these transfers will all play out, Davis, a member of staff at CH Reeves, said the GSSSA is eager to get its season started after being sidelined for the past two years because of COVID-19. “We have been out of action for the past two plus years because of the pandemic, so we are happy to be back,” she said.

#“The kids are excited. They want to get back to playing sports again, so we are hoping we can do that this year. “The last time we played our kids who are in grade nine were in grade seven and those now in grade 12 were in grade 10. So we are hoping that before these children can graduate from their respective schools, they will get the opportunity to compete for their schools.”

#As they get set to resume their sporting programme, Davis said they intend to stage every core sport on their calendar, but they are still debating which one will get started first, whether it’s volleyball or softball and baseball.

#In any event, she indicated that they are leaning towards starting in October.

#“We are very happy to be able to have sports back in our schools,” Davis said. “The Minister of Education Glenys Hanna-Martin indicated to us that she wants to see sports up and running and so we are going to try our best to do it.”

#Davis, however, said there are minor issues that they are trying to get resolved before they can begin playing sports again.

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GABRIELLE THOMAS, of the United States in 2nd, Jenna Prandini of the United States in 4th, Shericka Jackson of Jamaica wins, Mujinga Kambundji of Switzerland 5th and Tynia Gaither of The Bahamas 6th, from left, compete in the 200m during the Weltklasse IAAF Diamond League international athletics meeting at the Letzigrund stadium in Zurich, Switzerland, yesterday. (Michael Buholzer/Keystone via AP)

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#By BRENT STUBBS

#Senior Sports Reporter

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#ENJOYING what she described as her best season ever, Tynia Gaither said she’s satisfied with her sixth place finish in the women’s 200 metres at the Wanda Diamond League Final in Weltklasse, Zurich, Switzerland, yesterday.

#The 29-year-old Gaither, coming off her silver medal performance in the 200m at the NACAC Championships in Grand Bahama, clocked 22.06 seconds, off her lifetime best of 21.41 she posted this year, running out of lane three.

#“Considering how my body is feeling, I think I went out there and gave it my all, so I’m pretty satisfied with that,” said Gaither after the race.

#“I tried to get out as best as I could, but my start and the curve wasn’t the way I wanted it to be lately.

#“But I know I have a very strong finish, so I just tried to keep myself in a position to try to make up at the end and I think I did that very well.”

#Jamaican sensation Shericka Jackson, who earlier got silver (10.81) in the 100m behind compatriot Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (in a meet record of 10.65), won the deuce in 21.80 over the American pair of Gabrielle Thomas (22.38) and Tamara Clark (22.42).

#American Jenna Prandini was fourth in 22.45 with Switzerland’s Mujinga Kambundji was fifth in 22.65, while Denmark’s Ida Karstoft was seventh in 22.80 and Great Britain’s Beth Dobbin rounded out the field in 22.83.

#“We had some of the best women in the world, so to place sixth in that field, I’ll take it,” Gaither said.

#“The goal is always to run a personal best, but I will take sixth for now.”

#Gaither was one of two Bahamians competing in one of the biggest prized events for athletes this year. National record holder Devynne Charlton got fifth place in the women’s 100m hurdles to earn $2,500.

#For her efforts, Gaither pocketed $2,000.

#The other prize money offered for the Diamond League was $30,000 for first place, $12,000 for second, $7,000 for third, $4,000 got fourth, $1,500 for seventh and $1,000 for eighth place.

#The meet brought the curtain down on Gaither’s season and now she will return to Austin, Texas to do some rehab and treatment and just allow her body to heal before she and her coach Tonja Buford- Bailey begin prepping for next season.

#“It was a fantastic season. My coach is amazing. I ended up getting into the best shape of my life and I ended up having my most consistent season,” Gaither reflected.

#“I ran two personal bests and I had a lot of fun this season. I got to compete a lot, so I’m very grateful.”

#Next year, however, Gaither said one of her goals is to crack the 11-second barrier in the women’s 100 metres.

#She’s sitting on the edge looking in, having ran a personal best of 11.02 as the eighth fastest Bahamian.

#Her PR of 22.41 has her listed at number seven.

#“My second year with coach Bailey should be awesome, so I’m really looking forward to that,” she said.

#“And when I make the championship meets, I really want to be able to do something.

#“Making the semi-finals won’t cut it anymore. So my goal next year is to make an impact for Team Bahamas in the sport.”

#Hopefully, she can eventually get back on the podium like she did at NACAC in Grand Bahama (with the silver in the 200m and as the anchor of the women’s silver winning 4 x 100m relay team) for another medal to add to the bronze she collected at the Pan American Games in the 200m in Lima, Peru in 2019.

#While she will gear up for the possibility of returning to the Pan Am Games, scheduled for Santiago, Chile, October 20 to November 5, 2023, Gaither is also looking at making her presence felt at the World Championships in Budapest, Hungary, August 19-27.

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DITAJI KAMBUNDJI, right, of Switzerland, competes next to Devynne Charlton, left, of the Bahamas, in the 110m Hurdles during the Weltklasse IAAF Diamond League international athletics meeting at the Letzigrund stadium in Zurich, Switzerland, yesterday. (Jean-Christophe Bott/Keystone via AP)

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NATIONAL record holder Devynne Charlton proudly holds the Bahamian flag after placing fifth in the 110 metre hurdles at the Wanda Diamond League Final yesterday.

#By BRENT STUBBS

#Senior Sports Reporter

#bstubbs@tribunemedia.net

#WITH the fatigue starting to settle in, national record holder Devynne Charlton slipped from first place to fifth in the women’s 100 metre hurdles at the Wanda Diamond League Final yesterday in Weltklasse, Zurich, Switzerland.

#Charlton was one of two Bahamians who participated in the season-ending meet that brought a climax to the 14-race series that started on May 13 in Doha, Qatar, where athletes were awarded points to be eligible for the prestigious Diamond Trophy.

#The 26-year-old Charlton completed the race out of lane two by clocking 12.66 seconds, which was off her lifetime best of 12.46 she did at the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations’ National Championships at the Thomas A Robinson National Stadium in June.

#“I felt it was a decent race, well executed, better than last week, but I think I’m starting to feel the effects of a long season,” Charlton said. “Execution wise, I think I was just a little fatigued and it showed.”

#After getting off to a fast start, leading through the first 30 metres, Charlton was caught by the rest of the field.

#Nigeria’s world record holder Tobi Amusan took the victory in a meet record of 12.29 to add to her triumph at the World Championships in Eugene, Oregon, in July and the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England, in August.

#American Tia Jones got second in 12.40 and Jamaica’s Britany Anderson, the World Championships’ silver medallist, was third in 12.42.

#Puerto Rico’s Jasmine Camacho-Quinn, the Olympic champion, was fourth in 12.49.

#“I think my finish was still decent. Over the last two or three hurdles, I gained some ground and picked up a few people,” Charlton said.

#In the process, the World Indoor Championship and Commonwealth Games’ silver medallist and North American, Central American and Caribbean (NACAC) Championships bronze medallist beat out American Nia Ali, who was sixth in 12.67.

#Poland’s Pia Skrzszowski was seventh in 12.72. Former world record holder Kendra Harrison from the United States was eighth in 13.02 and Switzerland’s Ditaji Kambundji trailed in ninth place in 13.22.

#Charlton, who once again had the support of her parents, Laura and David Charlton, in the stands cheering for her, will close out her first full season as a professional on Sunday when she competes again in Croatia. But, in the meantime, she’s just thrilled to have had the experience she had so far in her four years competing as a pro.

#“I got a real taste of what it is to be a professional athlete,” she pointed out. “Even though I’m four years into it, it was my first doing indoors and outdoors, so I was really happy, although the fatigue is starting to settle in right now.”

#She noted that with the World Indoors being cancelled for next year, she will have to sit down with her Bahamian coach Rolando “Lonnie” Greene when she returns to Kentucky.

#They will discuss whether or not she will do the two or just concentrate on outdoors and the World Championships in Budapest, Hungary.

#For her efforts yesterday, Charlton earned $2,500 in prize money.

#All the winners got $30,000, $12,000 went to second place, third got $7,000, fourth $4,000, sixth 2,000, seventh $1,500 and eighth $1,000.

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LUCIUS FOX

#By RENALDO DORSETT

#Tribune Sports Reporter

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#LUCIUS Fox has been on a hot streak at the plate to begin the month of September in his return to Triple-A baseball and the Rochester Red Wings.

#Fox hit a two-run home run in the Red Wings’ 15-8 win over the Syracuse Mets Wednesday night at NBT Bank Stadium in Syracuse, New York.

#In the top of the third inning, Fox hit a three-run home run off Connor Grey. In the fourth, Fox also drew a walk and was eventually plated by a Jake Alu three-run home run.

#He finished 1-4 with two runs and four RBI.

#Fox is hitting .292 since the calendar flipped to September with nine RBI, four runs, seven hits and slugging .542 with 13 total bases through six games.

#He opened the month 3-5, (including a double and a triple), with two runs scored and three RBI against the Toledo Mud Hens. He also went 2-5 with an RBI in the series finale to begin his current four-game hit streak.

#Fox missed most of June and all of July before he returned from his rehab assignment on August 15.

#In 39 games with the Red Wings, he is hitting .231 with 33 hits, five doubles, two triples, four home runs, 19 RBI seven stolen bases and a .677 OPS.

#In the offseason, Fox was claimed off waivers by the Washington Nationals last December and joined the fifth franchise of his MLB career.

#During the final week of Spring Training, he was recalled from the Red Wings to the big league club and had an immediate opportunity at the opening week roster after several injuries to veterans in the Washington middle infield.

#He made his MLB debut on April 10 with a squeeze bunt and run scored in a win over the Mets.

#On May 1, Fox ended his drought at the plate and recorded both his first hit and first stolen base of his MLB career.

#He got the start at shortstop and finished 2-5 with one run scored, one RBI, and one stolen base in an 11-5 win over the San Francisco Giants at Oracle Park in San Francisco, California.

#When he was reassigned to the Red Wings on June 7, manager Davey Martinez said he expects the versatile infielder to be back in the big leagues.

#“I told him [Fox], I said, ‘Hey, look, it’s just a matter of time before you get an opportunity to come up here and play every day. It’s part of your development, we want you to go down there and get as many at-bats as possible, and work on your footwork.’” Martinez said.

#“He’s learned a lot up here with [third base coach Gary DiSarcina and first base coach Tim Bogar], he has to continue to work, but I loved having him, and you see — if we can cut down his swing a little bit, and he puts the ball in play, you see what he does when he’s on the bases. He’s a very good baserunner. And he’s going to learn a lot, and he’s learned a lot, so we just want him to go down there and get consistent at-bats and play.”

#He appeared at both shortstop and third base in his time with the Nationals.

#Last season, Fox rose as high as No.26 in the Kansas City Royals’ prospect pipeline and spent the bulk of his season at the AAA level with the Omaha Storm Chasers in the International League. In 57 games with the Storm Chasers, Fox hit .245 with a .353 OBP, .729 OPS, 56 hits, five home-runs, 24 RBI, 44 runs scored, and 19 stolen bases.

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Lourawls Nairn Jr

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#By RENALDO DORSETT

#Tribune Sports Reporter

#rdorsett@tribunemedia.net

#Lourawls Nairn Jr continues the progression of his basketball coaching career and will return to the sidelines at the NCAA Division I level.

#The Southern Utah Thunderbirds’ men’s basketball programme announced Nairn’s addition to the staff as an assistant coach yesterday.

#The Thunderbirds, led by head coach Todd Simon, are based in Cedar City, Utah, and compete in the Western Athletic Conference.

#“Yet another depiction of the Lord’s grace in my life. I’m so grateful to coach Simon for giving me the opportunity to be a part of such an amazing program!” Nairn said, “T-Bird Nation, let’s go! Don’t get off the treadmill first!”

#The Thunderbirds finished 23-12 overall last season, 14-6 in the Big Sky Conference.

#They made the transition to he Western Athletic Conference for the 2022- 23 season and will open the year on December 29 against New Mexico State University.

#“Coach Nairn will be an excellent addition to our staff,” said Simon. “He brings an infectious energy and strong leadership. His experience in player development at the NBA, college, and prep school levels is going to benefit our programme. He has been a winner everywhere he has been from playing and coaching at Sunrise Christian Academy, to playing and working for coach Izzo at Michigan State and also as a EYBL coach for Mokan Elite.”

#During the regular season, Nairn was the head coach of the postgraduate men’s basketball team at nationally ranked Sunrise Christian Academy in Bel Aire, Kansas. He led the Buffaloes to a 24-2 record.

#Over the summer, he served as an assistant coach for the latest Mokan Elite team that captured the 17U title at the Nike Elite Youth Basketball League Peach Jam.

#Nairn reflected on his days as a player at the same event a decade ago when his title chase came up just short. His post playing career has taken him to the NBA, NCAA, and prep levels. He spent the 2018 season in a role with the Phoenix Suns as a member of the coaching staff with a focus on player development and also made his debut as an author with an autobiography entitled “Purpose Driven.”

#After two years, he returned to his prep alma mater for the first head coaching appointment of his young career.

#During his playing days at Sunrise, Nairn rose from a little known recruit to a highly sought after Division I prospect.

#Sunrise Christian Academy retired his no.11 jersey in 2021.

#He went on to play four seasons for the Michigan State Spartans and was part of two Big Ten championship teams while reaching the Final Four in his freshman season of 2015.

#Nairn was one of several players in the pipeline from The Bahamas to Sunrise Christian that also included Indiana Pacers guard Chavano “Buddy” Hield (Oklahoma) along with Division I talents Nathan Bain (Stephen F Austin), Travis Munnings (Louisiana-Monroe), and Radshad Davis (UT-Arlington/FIU) among others.

#As a player, Nairn continues to compete for Team Bahamas at the senior men’s national team level. He joined the roster in the latest window of the FIBA World Cup ‘23 Qualifiers in games against Venezuela and Argentina.

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Connecticut Sun forward Jonquel Jones shoots as Chicago Sky forward Candace Parker, left, defends during the second half of Game 4 of a WNBA basketball playoff semifinal Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022, in Uncasville, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

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#By RENALDO DORSETT

#Tribune Sports Reporter

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#THE ninth meeting between Jonquel Jones’ Connecticut Sun and Chicago Sky will determine which team will advance to the WNBA Finals and which team will see its 2022 season come to an end.

#The Sky will host a winner-take-all game five at 8pm tonight in the Wintrust Arena in Chicago, Illinois. The game will be broadcast live on ESPN2 and the winner will advance to face the Las Vegas Aces in the Finals.

#Facing elimination Tuesday night, the Sun scored a WNBA playoff record 66 points in the paint en route to a 104-80 win in game four. Jones finished with nine points, seven rebounds and five assists.

#The 24-point margin of victory was the largest in the series thus far and the Sun’s 104 points was a franchise record on 57 percent shooting from the field.

#Sun head coach Curt Miller said the team responded in the manner it had to with their season on the line.

#“Big response by our team and the starting group that really set the tone early with the aggressiveness at both ends of the floor. We talked the entire time about how this was going to be a points in the paint series for us and that was an incredible performance with points in the paint,” he said.

#“We felt deflated after game three that we played so well defensively but couldn’t get to the finish line, so incredible heart and determination by our players to do what was capable.”

#He highlighted Jones’ leadership early on as a scorer, then later as a facilitator when the Sky came with double teams.

#“I thought she was very aggressive with catches, she set the tone with her aggressiveness wanting the basketball,” he said. “She was unselfish, I thought at times she was almost too unselfish out of some congestion and I thought she could take some shots but I was really pleased with her activity, her aggressiveness was impressive.”

#Along with Jones’ stat line, DeWanna Bonner finished with 19 points, six rebounds and four assists, while Alyssa Thomas finished with 17 points, eight rebounds and four assists.

#It marked just the fifth time in WNBA Playoffs history that a team had three players each with over nine points, six rebounds and four assists and the first time since the Minnesota Lynx accomplished the feat in 2013.

#The Sun shot under 40 percent in two of the first three games of the series, before their efficient shooting percentage in game four.

#Early in the series, Jones cited ball control and defence as her team’s keys to winning.

#“We got to take care of the ball, making an emphasis on being strong with it whether we’re in the post – for me and the other post players the double teams are coming – so being ready for that – but ultimately just being better,” she said following a game two loss.

#“For us, defence is such a big part of what we are doing, being able to get stops and run out in transition. In the games we lost you could count the amount of times we got three stops, which is something we use as a mark for the level of defence we’re playing in the game.”

#Jones scored her seventh point midway through the second quarter, more than she scored in all of game three when she finished with a series low six.

#Game five will be the 10th matchup this season between the two teams. The Sun took game one on the road at Wintrust Arena before the Sky took back-to-back games to take a series lead. “Obviously home court and crowds play a factor but it will come down to who plays better for two hours on Thursday,” Miller said. “We have won some tough road games, we have a team that grinds and has toughness and has grit and I feel like that’s what you need to win a big playoff game on the road.”

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#COMING off an historic 2021 Bad Boy Mowers Battle 4 Atlantis that saw the return of its decade-long men’s tournament and the debut of its first-ever women’s tournament, the Atlantis resort has announced that the 2022 edition will continue in paradise.

#Taking place the week of Thanksgiving, Battle 4 Atlantis will welcome 16 NCAA Division I basketball programmes, along with its players, coaches, families and fans for the women’s tournament (November 19-21) followed by the 11th year of the men’s tournament (November 23-25).

#More information can be found at:

#www.battle4atlantis.com

#The field for the Women’s Tournament will include Louisville, Tennessee, South Dakota State, Rutgers, UCLA, Marquette, Texas, and Gonzaga.

#The Bad Boy Mowers Battle 4 Atlantis men’s tournament will include Butler, BYU, Dayton, Kansas, NC State, USC, Tennessee, and Wisconsin.

#The 12-game, three-day tournament is regarded as one of the most challenging early-season tournaments.

#“We extend a warm Bahamian welcome to Atlantis Paradise Island for the Men’s and Women’s Battle 4 Atlantis, the premier early-season NCAA college basketball tournament. The tournament is the highlight of our year, and we couldn’t be more excited to host the athletes, coaches, alumni and fans for what is always a memorable experience,” said Audrey Oswell, president and managing director of the Atlantis resort on Paradise Island.

#“After a groundbreaking inaugural Women’s Battle 4 Atlantis which produced the eventual, national champion South Carolina, and the 10th anniversary of the Men’s Battle 4 Atlantis, we are looking forward to another amazing year of world-class college basketball to be held at the ultimate destination, Atlantis Paradise Island,” said Lea Miller, CEO, Complete Sports Management.

#Going on its 11th year, Battle 4 Atlantis is one of the most important college basketball traditions of the year, and through seamless, world-class hospitality along with rich, cultural exchanges, Atlantis Paradise Island is committed to celebrating the global game of basketball through a vibrant Bahamian lens.

#Year after year, the event has been highly touted as the most coveted early-season tournament, and Atlantis Paradise Island is proud to serve as the longest-standing international host destination in college basketball history.

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Island Luck and Aliv donated backpacks filled with school supplies for the children.

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HARTIE JOHNSON, left, new president of the Eleuthera Tennis Association, and the former president Jerome Hill.

#THE Eleuthera Tennis Association (ETA) held its annual general meeting and the new executive board consists of the following persons who ran unopposed:

#President – Hartie Johnson; Vice President -Juanita Percentie; Treasurer – Barbara Johnson; Assistant Treasurer – Laura Culmer; Secretary -Parry Culmer; Assistant Secretary – Rose Johnson- Kirby; Chaplin – Jackie Percentie; and Assistant Chaplin- Charles Rolle.

#On hand was the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association (BLTA) treasurer, Timothy Dames.

#Mr Dames brought remarks on behalf of the BLTA, noting that the BLTA will continue to support the ETA as they seek to develop and grow the sport in Eleuthera.

#The BLTA congratulated incoming president Johnson and his team and wished them well as they lead the ETA.

#The BLTA also extended warm regards to outgoing president Jerome Hill for his service to tennis on the island of Eleuthera over the past years,

#President Johnson and his administration have hosted a Back2School Tennis Fun Day.

#He thanked Island Luck and Aliv for provided backpacks filled with school supplies.

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DEFENSIVE linemen Mazio Randall, left, and Amarie Archer.

#By RENALDO DORSETT

#Tribune Sports Reporter

#rdorsett@tribunemedia.net

#IN their debut season of college football, Mazio Randall and Amarie Archer have made an immediate impact as freshmen with the Dodge City Community College Conquistadors.

#Both defensive linemen are two of the latest in the pipeline from The Bahamas to the Miami International Academy programme.

#Dodge City has struggled early on with losses in their first two games of the season but Randall found the stat sheet early with three tackles, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery against nationally ranked. No.2 Iowa Western Community College Reivers.

#He added another tackle the following week in a 38-10 loss to the Coffeyville Red Ravens.

#Archer has recorded a tackle in each game in limited minutes thus far.

#Randall, 6’4” 300 pounds, played on both the offensive and defensive sides of the ball as a senior at Miami International.

#He chose Dodge City, in the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference of the NJCAA over offers from South Alabama in the Sun Belt Conference, Kentucky Christian, and Webber International University in the NAIA.

#“One of the most unselfish kids I ever coached, Randall was a starting defensive tackle the last two seasons but has made the move to offensive tackle to help the team,” said Miami Prep’s Mike Tunsil.

#“College coaches, he can play offensive tackle, defensive tackle, or strongside defensive end at the next level. Randall is one of the best interior players in South Florida.”

#Archer is a 6’4” 320 pound versatile offensive lineman that has played centre, guard, and tackle at Miami Prep but has played defensively thus far in Dodge City.

#He previously received offers from Webber International University and Florida Memorial University.

#“I’ve coached some good offensive teams during my coaching career. All Sun Belt, All MEAC and All Ohio Valley,” Tunsil said.

#“I have three good senior offensive linemen that have all conference potential. Kaylin Smith, Mazio Randall, and Amarie Archer.”

#Both players join a Dodge City programme that also welcomed new offensive coordinator Richard Dorceus under head coach Terry Karg.

#Dorceus, a Florida native, was a former offensive linemen at Howard University where he racked up several postseason honours, including Howard Offensive Lineman of the Year twice, MEAC Offensive Lineman of the Week four times, and second-team All-MEAC in 2005, and also served as a team captain two seasons.

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