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Jonquel Jones

#By RENALDO DORSETT

#Tribune Sports Reporter

#rdorsett@tribunemedia.net

#JONQUEL Jones displayed why she is a star among WNBA stars and shined on the brightest stage among the league’s best players at its midseason classic.

#Jones finished with a team high 29 points, 13 rebounds, five assists and two steals, but her Team Stewart lost 134-112 to Team Wilson on July 10 at Wintrust Arena in Chicago, Illinois.

#In her fourth All-Star appearance, the Connecticut Sun forward shot 11-20 from the field and 5-11 from three-point range.

#She was the only player in the game to total a double double.

#Wilson and Stewart were named All-Star captains after finishing atop the fan votes for the game. Fowles and Bird, two legends in their final WNBA seasons, joined them for the game.

#Jones was selected by Stewart to start alongside Nneka Ogwumike (Los Angeles Sparks) and Jackie Young (Las Vegas Aces).

#The remainder of the team included Kahleah Copper (Chicago Sky), Skylar Diggins-Smith (Phoenix Mercury), Jewell Loyd (Storm), Emma Meesseman (Sky) Arike Ogunbowale (Dallas Wings) and Alyssa Thomas (Sun). In addition to playing in the All-Star game, Jones also advanced to the semifinal of the WNBA Skills Challenge.

#Sabrina Ionescu of the New York Liberty won the competition.

#In the 2021 AT&T WNBA All-Star Game, Jones led Team WNBA All-Stars to a 93-85 victory over Team USA, grabbing a team-high 14 rebounds, while also notching 18 points and four assists.

#She also finished second in the 2021 WNBA Three- Point contest, four points behind the Chicago Sky’s Courtney Vandersloot.

#Jones is leading the Sun in points per game (15.1) and rebounds per game (9.4). She is also third in the league in rebounding and second in second-chance points per game (3.4).

#She was named the WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week May 30 to June 5, 2022, where she averaged 19.3 points, 8.8 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 1.5 steals and 1.0 blocks per contest on the Sun’s 3-1 road trip out west against the Aces, Mercury and Storm.

#The Sun will continue their schedule on July 13 when they host an afternoon matchup against the Indiana Fever at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut.

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#By BRENT STUBBS

#Senior Sports Reporter

#bstubbs@tribunemedia.net

#MAKO Aquatics Club, led by some outstanding performances from Erald Thompson II, Lamar Taylor, Isabella Munroe, Tia Isabella and Elle Therberg, won their fourth straight Bahamas Aquatics National Swim Championships over the weekend at the Betty Kelly Kenning Swim Complex.

#This was the 50th anniversary celebrations for the nationals, which was held in memory of the late John Bradley, a long-time executive of the Bahamas Aquatics – the governing body for swimming in the island nation.

#The four-day meet got started on Thursday and wrapped up on Sunday with Mako Aquatics accumulating a total of 2,011 points, 368 more than Grand Bahama’s YMCA WaveRunners, who came close to ruin the party with 1,643. The Barracuda Swim Club completed the top three with 1,568.

#Rounding out the rest of the field in order were the Alpha Aquatics with 849 for fourth, fifth went to the Blue Waves Swim Club with 725, the Black Marlins Swim Club was sixth with 412, the Lyford Swim Club seventh with 360, the Mantas Swim & Water Polo was eighth with 326, the Lightning Aquatics got ninth with 300 and the Freeport Aquatic Club was 10th with 132.

#Mako’s head coach Travano McPhee said their victory was dedicated to Bradley, who played an integral role, not only in the federation, but at the national team and club levels as well.

#McPhee said he was the backbone of swimming and Mako was appreciative of all of his contributions to the sport.

#With this being a special year for the nationals, which was rescheduled two weeks after its original dates to accommodate the four members who participated in the FINA World Championships in Budapest, Hungary, McPhee said the season was extended a little longer for some of the swimmers, but it didn’t deter Mako from accomplishing their goal. “The team’s performance was outstanding. From day one, we were able to come out of the gate swimming top times and putting a lot of Mako swimmers into the finals,” he said. “Mako would have won five straight if 2020 Nationals was not cancelled because of the pandemic.

#“Four straight means a lot to Mako coaches, swimmers, parents and supporters. It’s never easy in any sport to win four straight. I am very proud of our swimmers and now they already have their eyes set on going for the five-peat next year.”

#In leading the charge for Mako in the four-peat were Thompson III, who captured seven medals in the boys 15-17 division where he was the runner-up to the high point title behind Grand Bahamian champion Marvin Johnson of the YMCA WaveRunners, while Taylor established meet records in the boys 18-and-over division where he too was the runner-up for the high point trophy behind Mark- Anthony Thompson of Alpha Aquatics.

#Isabella Munroe, the girls 8-and-under high point winner, added records in the 50m free and 50m butterfly to her ledger and Adderley and Therberg captured four and three individual gold medals respectively in the girls 13-14 division to finish behind the YMCA WaveRunners’ 1-2 punch from Grand Bahamians Zoe Williamson, Zoe and Mia Patton for the high point award.

#Munroe dominated her age group division with 63 points, leaving her nearest rival Rinia Johnson of the Blue Waves Swim Club behind with 41.

#Cailyn Dean, also of the Blue Waves Swim Club, finished third with 35.

#Asher Bastian of the Mantas Swim & Water Polo Club-took the boys 8-and-under division with 52.

#Fraser Menzies of Alpha Aquatics was second with 40 and Jeremiah Newry of the Freeport Aquatic Club trailed in third with 39.

#Alissa Ferguson of the Barracuda Swim Club had a 10-point edge in winning the girls 9-10 division with 62.

#Skyler Smith of the YMCA WaveRunners-got second with 52 and in third was Tiah Seymour of the Mantas Swim & Water Polo Club-with 47.

#The boys 9-10 division saw Christon Joseph of the Blue Waves Swim Club emerge with 63.

#Nitayo Knowles of the YMCA WaveRunners-was second with 49 and Harold Simmons of the YMCA WaveRunners was third with 46.

#Grand Bahama celebrated its first title as Lelah Lewis of the YMCA WaveRunners captured the girls 11-12 division with 61. Saleste Gibson of the Barracuda Swim Club was second with 55 and Trinity Pratt of the Barracuda Swim Club got third with 51.

#The boys 11-12 division saw Dijon Simmons of the Blue Waves Swim Club clinch the title with 59. Lenin Hamilton of the Mako Aquatics Club was a close second with 56 and David Singh of the Barracuda Swim Club was two points behind with 54.

#In the 13-14 girls division, Zoe Williamson took the title to Grand Bahama with the YMCA WaveRunners-with 57 points. Mia Patton of the YMCA WaveRunners was second with 56 and Elle Theberge of the Mako Aquatics Club was third with 55.

#Grand Bahamian Ellie Gibson of the YMCA WaveRunners sealed the deal in the boys 13-14 division with 56, followed by Caden Wells of the Black Marlins Swim Club with 53 and Tristen Hepburn, also from the YMCA WaveRunners, with 52 for third.

#In another closely contested showdown, Rhanishka Gibbs of the Barracuda Swim Club won the girls 15-17 division with 57, holding off Keianna Moss of the Mako Aquatics Club with 56. Kyana Higgs of the Barracuda Swim Club was third with 50.

#Another Grand Bahamian, Marvin Johnson of the YMCA WaveRunners, secured the boys 15-17 division with 59 over Jake Thompson of the Black Marlins Swim Club with 51. Erald Thompson III of the Mako Aquatics Club was third with 50.

#Anya MacPhail of the Mako Aquatics Club took the girls 18-and-over crown with 56. Her team-mate Kaliyah Albury, also of the Mako Aquatics Club, was the runner up with 50 and Katelyn Cabral of the YMCA WaveRunners was third with 49.

#And in the boys 18-and-over division, Mark- Anthony Thompson won the title for Alpha Aquatics with 47. Lamar Taylor of Mako Aquatics Club was the runner-up with 43 and Luke Thompson, also from Alpha Aquatics, was third with 43.

#McPhee, who is now preparing to head to Birmingham, England at the end of the month as a coach on the Bahamas’ 28-member Commonwealth Games team (with seven swimmers), said the competition was extremely tough, which shows how hard the coaches have been working with their swimmers.

#He also commended the Bahamas Aquatics, headed by president Algernon Cargill, for producing one of the best nationals ever. He noted that swimming in the country continues to improve and it was evident by the performances at the nationals.

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#THE Bahamas Basketball Federation women’s national team will be competing at the Centrobasket Tournament in Havana, Cuba, this week.

#Team Bahamas will play their opening game on Wednesday against Cuba.

#Following that game, the Bahamas will face the Dominican Republic at 5pm on Thursday and Jamaica at the same time on Friday.

#The playoffs are scheduled to take place on Saturday and Sunday, July 16-17.

#Donillo ‘Donnie’ Culmer, assisted by Deven Johnson and Di’Asti Delancy, will coach the team.

#The team manager is Anastacia Sands-Moultrie and the trainer is Sasha Ferguson.

#• Here’s a brief

#profile of the players

#selected to the team:

• #Philicia Kelly – 32-year-old 5-9 shooting guard.
• #Roberta Quant – six-foot forward. Graduate of St Augustine’s College and an attorney-at-law/ engineer.
• #Valerie Nesbitt – 23-year-old 5-foot, 6 ½-inches point guard.

#Three-time national team member, having played in 2007 and 2021. Currently a pro hooper.

• Latoya Role – 34-year-old 5-foot, 11-inch small forward.

#Graduate of CR Walker and Henderson Community College.

• Lorraine Oliver – 30-year-old 5-foot, 8-inch guard.

#Graduate of Francis University and is currently an entrepreneur and investor.

• #Karolyn Baptiste – 19-year-old 5-foot, 4-inch guard. Currently attends the University of Maine where she is studying kinesiology.
• #Antonicia Moultrie – 16-year-old 5-foot, 10-inch shooting guard. Currently attends St Augustine’s College and one day aspires to become a pilot.
• #Britenique Harrison – 29-year-old 6-foot, 3-inch forward/centre. 2010 graduate of St Augustine’s College and 2015 graduate of Benedict College in Columbia, South Carolina. Banker by profession.
• #La’Tavia Brennen – 22-year-old 5-foot, 11-inch power forward/ centre. Student of St Augustine’s College in Raleigh, North Carolina, who hopes to become a physical therapist.
• #Denika Lightbourne – 17-year-old 5-foot, 8-inch point/shooting guard.

#Currently attends Tallulah Falls School and hopes to eventually become a computer technician.

• Tiffany Wildgoose – 31-year-old 5-foot, 10-inch power forward.

#Currently a high school physical education teacher.

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FROM LEFT: Norman Cartwright, Craig Ferguson, Zane Munro.

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Minister Bowleg with rising star sailors.

#MINISTER of Youth, Sports and Culture Mario Bowleg met 13-year-old youth sailing champion Craig Ferguson upon his return home.

#Ferguson won the gold medal in the Silver Fleet division at a sailing competition in Bodrum, Turkey.

#Also returning home with him from the competition were Zane Munro and Norman Cartwright.

#Munro placed 4th in the Silver Fleet division while Cartwright came 6th in the Emerald Fleet division.

#Minister Bowleg met the young sailors at Lynden Pindling International Airport, along with a celebration Junkanoo rushout.

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THE BAHAMAS Host team won the gold medal in the U12 division with a 3-0 shutout win over Cuba. With the win, they advance to represent the Caribbean Region at the Cal Ripken Major/70 World Series in Branson, Missouri.

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TEAM Bahamas took gold in both the U16 and U12 divisions, and won an additional bronze in the U12 division at the conclusion of the five day tournament at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex.

THE BAHAMAS Tournament team won the bronze medal with an 8-0 win over Aruba. They finished with a 6-1 record.

#By RENALDO DORSETT

#Tribune Sports Reporter

#rdorsett@tribunemedia.net

#THE Bahamas claimed three medals at the inaugural Babe Ruth Caribbean Region Championships and Invitational.

#The teams took gold in both the U16 and U12 divisions, and won an additional bronze in the U12 division at the conclusion of the five-day tournament at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex.

#The Bahamas Host team won the gold medal in the U12 division with a 3-0 shutout win over Cuba. With the win, they advance to represent the Caribbean Region at the Cal Ripken Major/70 World Series in Branson, Missouri.

#The team, managed by Javier Bowe, opened tournament play with a 6-5 win over Cuba followed by a 2-1 win over Aruba and a 4-0 loss to the Bahamas Tournament team.

#They recovered from the pair of losses and ended the tournament with three consecutive wins, 7-0 over Puerto Rico, 7-4 over Aruba in the semifinal and the win in the final over Cuba to finish the tournament with a 4-2 record.

#Antwon Bain was named MVP while Chishard Thompson Jr was the winning pitcher and was named the top defensive player.

#Thompson pitched four shutout innings with eight strikeouts and gave up just a single hit. Bain went 2-3 with an RBI, Alijah Butler was 1-2 and Kamdyn Miller went 1-3.

#The Bahamas scored all of their runs in the third inning when Leslie Sands Jr scored on a wild pitch, Thompson scored on a sacrifice fly from Ralph Burrows and Bain drove in the third run.

#Bain was also named the best hitter of the tournament after hitting .500 (7-14) with four runs and five RBI.

#The Bahamas Tournament team won the bronze medal with an 8-0 win over Aruba. They finished with a 6-1 record.

#Cavian Roberts surrendered just a single hit en route to the win and totalled five strikeouts on the afternoon.

#At the plate, Trae Neymour went 2-3, highlighted by his 2-run “in the park” home run, two RBI and two runs, Jordan Archer was 1-2 with one RBI and one run and Marlon Bostwick Jr went 2-3 with two RBI and scored a run.

#Javan Smith won the top defensive player award after he finished the tournament with 16 strikeouts.

#Offensively for Bahamas Tournament team, Kaizen Dorsett had a .588 (10-17) batting average with seven RBI and six runs over the course of the tournament.

#The team had the number one seed in tournament play after five consecutive wins, 20-0 over the Cayman Islands, 6-0 over Puerto Rico, 4-0 over Bahamas Host, 5-0 over Cuba and 3-2 over Aruba. They lost 7-2 to Cuba in the semifinals before the bronze medal win.

#In the 16U Division, The Bahamas, managed by Greg Burrows Jr, won 13-6 over team USA in yesterday’s final and finished the tournament with a 6-2 record.

#The bats for team Bahamas came alive in that final with five home runs to power the gold medal game. Rashawn Pinder hit two home runs, Breyas Dean added two home runs and Andru Arthur added another home run.

#Pinder finished 3-4 with a game high five RBI and two runs, Dean went 2-3 with two RBI, Arthur was 2-4 with two runs and two RBI, Chad Delancy was 2-5 with two runs and two RBI and Dionton James was 1-4 with two RBI.

#They opened the tournament with a 4-1 win over Netherlands. On day two they lost to Puerto Rico 4-2, but followed with a 20-0 win over Aruba. On day three, they followed with a 6-2 win over St Maarten and a 9-4 win over the USA in the second half of a double header.

#In Sunday’s semifinal, The Bahamas suffered a 15-13 loss to the USA relegating them to a bronze medal elimination game against Puerto Rico. They avenged an earlier loss to Puerto Rico with a 7-0 win to advance to the gold medal game.

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Host team wins Caribbean Championship; tournament team wins bronze

Sheldon LongleySend an emailJuly 12, 2022 211 3 minute readFacebookTwitterLinkedInShare via Email

Behind a dominating pitching effort, Team Bahamas host team shut out Cuba, 3-0, to capture the Babe Ruth Caribbean Region 12-and-Under (12U) Championship at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex on Monday.

Chrishad Thompson Jr. was masterful, surrendering just one hit in four innings of work and relief pitchers Chrispin Rodgers and Leslie Sands Jr. closed the door on the Cubans who had knocked out The Bahamas’ tournament team, 7-2, in the semifinals.

Host team manager Javier ‘Sonic’ Bowe said it’s a sweet feeling winning the overall title. They will now go on to represent The Bahamas at the Cal Ripken Major70 World Series at Ballparks of America in Branson, Missouri, from August 4-13, 2022.

The tournament team actually came into the five-day classic as the top team out of The Bahamas, with the majority of their players being on the gold medal team from the Bahamas Baseball Association (BBA) National Championships in June. However, this past weekend, pitching was key, and it was the host team’s effort from the mound that stood out the most.

“Our team just started to gel at the right time. They just went out there and got the job done,” said Bowe. “Right now, it’s back to preparation and getting their minds right, and getting them ready to play for the world series tournament. This event gave them a lot of confidence and they want to keep it going.”

Bowe said they looked at the entire situation as an opportunity to go out there and prove what they could do.

“When they picked the teams, the guys understood that they were still within the best 28 in their division. We knew what that meant,” said Bowe. “We had some bumps in the road along the way, but after I got them to relax and play the way they’re capable of playing, it all came together for us. Our slogan was ‘we’re all we got, we’re all we need’. As long as they went out there and played for the person on the side of them, play for each other, we were sure that we were going to win.”

Thompson, who hails from Freeport, Grand Bahama, mowed down opposing hitters one by one at the plate. The Cuban batters couldn’t catch up to his fast ball. Thompson reached his pitch count at the end of the fourth inning. Rodgers worked around a lead-off walk to keep Cuba off the scoreboard in the top of the fifth, and Sands did the same thing in the sixth. With a lead-off walk and an ensuing single, Cuba put the first two runners on base in the top of the sixth inning. Sands got the next batter to fly out to center field, but an error loaded the bases. Cuba’s next two batters had a pop fly and grounded out to second to end the game in The Bahamas’ favor.

“Chrishad gave us just what we needed on the mound today. His nickname in our circle is ‘the little monster’, because he is big. He is bigger than most of the other kids. All we asked him to do was to go out there and give it his best and he did that. In the nationals, he pitched two shutout games so we knew what he was capable of doing. He went out there and gave us a great effort and we had more than enough to back him up,” said Bowe.

Bowe said he wasn’t worried at all when Cuba loaded the bases in the sixth and brought the go-ahead run to the plate.

“We were hitting last so I was comfortable that 

whatever happened, we would have an opportunity to respond. Given the crowd support and what they are capable of doing, I had no doubt that we would have responded if we needed to,” said Bowe. “This feels good – as a coach and here at home in these circumstances, it’s a good feeling.”

Team Bahamas catcher Antwon Bain led The Bahamas at the plate with a 2-for-3 performance with a RBI (run batted in). He was named as the best hitter in the tournament.

“We came out successful and it feels good,” said Bain. “We had confidence in ourselves. We knew what we were capable of doing and we went out there and did it. I had trust in our pitchers to go out there and get the job done and that’s what they did.”

Thompson was named as the best defensive player of the tournament. It was his bunt single in the bottom of the third that forced a throwing error from the Cuban pitcher. A run scored on the play and Thompson ended up on third. He came home on a sacrifice fly to right field and The Bahamas scored another run to take a 3-0 lead. The pitching led the way for the team the rest of the way.

Cuba’s catcher Yonathan Hechavaria was named as the tournament’s best catcher.

The Bahamas tournament team won the bronze medal game, taking down Aruba, 8-0, and The Bahamas also won the 16U (16-and-Under) Invitational gold medal, beating the United States of America (USA) in the gold medal game, 13-6. 

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 Home|Sports|School children in Inagua taught the sport of soccerSports

The Nassau GuardianSend an emailJuly 13, 2022 150 1 minute readFacebookTwitterLinkedInShare via Email

MATTHEW TOWN, Inagua — If Inagua is the best kept secret in The Bahamas, then soccer in Inagua is the second-best. That was until last week when the children on summer break were introduced to the game by Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF) Force Chief Petty Officer (FCPO) Bursil Daxon and his fellow marines along with assistance from the Inagua All-Age School Physical Education (PE) Department.

FCPO Daxon was transferred to the base in Inagua from New Providence four months ago, where in his marines capacity, he also served the community as the head coach of the Dynamos Football Club’s under-13 girls program. As soon as he got to the base, he saw an opportunity to engage the youth in the community by introducing them to soccer. He contacted the offices of the Bahamas Football Association (BFA) and requested assistance. The BFA followed through and the equipment requested.

FCPO Daxon got assistance from fellow marines Able Seaman (A/B) Ritchie, Woman Marine (W/M) Russell, W/M Thompson, W/M Pearce and Marine Seaman (M/S) Williams. Additionally, they got the support of Inagua All-Age Principal Nishgo Bain-Collie, PE teacher Tara Lindo and volunteer Mr. Jones.

With this team behind him, FCPO Daxon ran a week-long soccer camp. The children turned out, took part in the fun sessions, and in the end, they got a personal soccer ball each to continue practicing what they learned during the camp. FCPO Daxon said: “The kids were very eager to learn, they are very athletic.” He said he saw the potential for further growth on the island. FCPO Daxon returns to New Providence next week, but will certainly keep in touch with the progress on the island.

With the implementation of the FIFA Football 4 Schools project, a new program brought forward by FIFA (International Federation of Association Football), the Bahamas Football Association (BFA) will continue to assist by having its technical department visit the island in an effort to continue to give the children in Inagua an opportunity to develop in the sport.

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 Home|Sports|Records fall at swimming nationalsSports

Simba FrenchSend an emailJuly 13, 2022 186 5 minute readFacebookTwitterLinkedInShare via Email

It was a competitive four days of swimming at the Bahamas Aquatics Federation’s 50th National Swimming Championships over the Independence Day holiday weekend. The tight competition led to some records being broken and times lowered. Lamar Taylor led the way with two national records at the Betty Kelly-Kenning National Swim Complex.

The meet began on Thursday and wrapped up on Independence Day on Sunday.

Taylor, who swims for the Mako Aquatics Club, was able to break the national record in the 18-and-over men 50 meters (m) backstroke then he lowered his own national record in the 100m freestyle.

In the 50m backstroke, it was a tight race between him and the previous owner of the record, his teammate DaVante Carey. The two pushed each other as they both dipped under the previous national record time of 26.10 seconds. In the end, it was Taylor who touched the wall first with a new national record and personal best time of 25.93 seconds. Carey finished with a personal best of 25.99 seconds for the second-place finish.

Taylor was brilliant in the pool in the 100m free as he lowered his previous national record from 50.36 seconds to 50.25 seconds to win that race. It is the second time in less than a month that he has lowered the national record in the 100m free. He swam 50.36 seconds at the FINA (International Swimming Federation) World Swimming Championships in Budapest, Hungary, in June.

“It was a good race for me. I felt like I took it out very well and came back fast. I felt strong in the water. This meet was to go through race strategies and see how I will swim my races at the Commonwealth Games. It was not about me stressing myself,” Taylor said.

The 18-year-old sprinter set the meet record in the 50m free when he clocked 22.77 seconds. He broke Vereance Burrows’ former mark of 23.01 seconds set back in 2016.

The Henderson State University swimmer is looking forward to the Commonwealth Games.

“I just want to be comfortable with my swims. I know what I have to work on heading into Commonwealth Games. I will try and do some big things at Commonwealth,” Taylor said.

Carey and Taylor went head-to-head again in the 100m back. This time Carey touched the wall first as he lowered his own meet record from 57.60 seconds to 57.58 seconds. Taylor posted a time of 57.83 seconds to take home the silver medal.

The Barracuda’s Alissa Ferguson set two national age group records and five meet records in the 9-10 girls age category. She set them in the 50m back, 100m back, 200m free, 100m breast and 200 individual medley (IM) events. Ferguson got started with her records when she touched the wall in a new national age group and meet record time of 35 seconds flat to win the 50m back.

“It was a good meet for me. I did not expect all of those records because I only came to drop times and do my best. I am very happy that I got them. The 100 meters back was the most difficult for me to swim because I had a lot of competition in that race,” Ferguson said.

In the 100m back, Ferguson comfortably broke the meet record with a strong swim of 1:18.73. The swim smashed a 17-year record of 1:19:89 which was held by Bria Deveaux. Ferguson went on to smash another meet record set by Deveaux. This time it was in the 200m freestyle in which she clocked 2:30.23. Deveaux had the previous record of 2:32.19.

It was a battle for Ferguson in the 200m IM. She and YMCA WaveRunners’ Skyler Smith were in a heated battle for first place. In the end, the two could not separate themselves from each other as they touched the wall at the same time in 2:49.46. The duo broke Je’Nae Saunders’ 17-year record of 2:50.49.

Ferguson’s fifth and final meet record came in the 100m breast where she dominated, clocking 1:29.61. The previous record of 1:29.68 was held by Leylah Knowles.

The Barracuda’s Rhanishka Gibbs set a meet record in the 15-17 girls 50m butterfly and also in the 50m breast. In the 50m fly, Gibbs clocked 28.62 seconds to get the record. Gibbs went on to post 33.11 seconds to get the record in the 50m breast.

Mako’s Keianna Moss swam her way to the 15-17 girls 100m fly meet record. She posted a time of 1:04.84.

“I was very surprised when I looked at the clock and saw the time,” Moss said. “I have been trying to swim that time for a while. It was great that I was able to do it in front of my family and friends. The meet was amazing and I did a lot better than I expected. I surprised myself in a couple of the races. I was prepared mentally for my races and that helped me when I got into the pool.”

Grand Bahama native Lelah Lewis had a strong meet. The WaveRunners’ swimmer was able to lower the 11-12 girls 50m fly record with a time of 30.12 seconds. The Barracuda’s Saleste Gibson also went under the previous national record of 30.75 seconds when she swam 30.41 seconds.

“It was exciting and an honor to break a record,” Lewis said. “I breathed less and kicked more. It was a nerve-racking meet because I did not know how fast they were until I got in the water,”

Lewis’ teammate Marvin Johnson swam a time of 1:57.00 for the meet record in the 15-17 boys 100m free. Nigel Forbes, who also swims for the WaveRunners, was able to secure the meet record in the 15-17 boys 200m fly. The 16-year-old clocked 2:03.27 to win that race.

The Black Marlins’ Caden Wells showed that he is one of those swimmers to keep an eye on. The 14-year-old swimmer lowered Forbes’ 13-14 boys 50m breast meet record. Wells clocked 30.21 seconds to top Forbes’ three-year record time of 30.96 seconds.

“It feels good to break the meet record. I did not look at the record before. I was surprised when I saw the 50 meters breast time because I thought I went a little faster than that,” Wells said.

The WaveRunners’ Ellie Gibson dropped Johnson’s 13-14 boys 400m meet record that was set last year. Gibson powered his way to a time of 4:17.68 to beat Johnson’s previous record time of 4:22.19.

In the 8-and-under girls 50m free, Mako’s Isabella Munroe’s time of 34.06 seconds in the heats was enough to break the meet record. The previous record was held by Passion Daniel – a time of 34.24 seconds.

“It was a very exciting meet and I liked it a lot. I feel very happy and I am thankful for those teammates who encouraged me,” Munroe said.

Records were also set in the relay portion of the meet. It was a strong relay race by the WaveRunners 9-10 boys team in the 200m free relay as they went on to set a national age group record. The team of Harold Simmons, Sean Norville-Smith, Blake Comarcho and Nitayo Knowles clocked 2:08.40.

The Barracuda’s 11-12 girls 200m free relay team powered their way to a new meet record of 1:59.01. Trinity Pratt, Madyson Julien, Christin-Alyssa Clarke and Saleste Gibson were the team members.

The WaveRunners also swam a new 13-14 mixed 200m medley meet record with a time of 2:23.94. The team consisted of Mia Patton, Tristen Hepburn, Zoe Williamson and Ellie Gibson.

Mako won the meet for a fourth consecutive time. They scored 2,011 points while the WaveRunners scored 1,643 points to finish second. The Barracudas placed third with 1,568 points

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Women’s title is third straight for the Wildcats; Avengers finally prevail

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After waiting for two years, the Bahamas Flag Football League (BFFL) returned to action and was able to complete a full season. Two champions were crowned with the Caro Contractors/TTF Outlet Avengers winning the men’s division and the Paradise Games Wildcats claiming the title in the women’s division.

Playing at Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium on Independence Day, the Avengers found the right formula after going to six finals in eight years and coming up short. Their defense showed up and they took down the EDLC Lions 20-3.

Head Coach for the Avengers Robin Shepherd said that this is redemption.

“We have been fighting for this for a long time and it is sweet. After all these years, we finally got one. It is a great team and a great day. We had a game plan coming in and we executed that game plan. The team played tough,” Shepherd said.

For the Wildcats, it was an emotional victory as they dedicated the win to their former leader Philip Rahming who died last year. They shut out the Ground Up Construction Pink Panthers 16-0 in a defensive game, winning their third straight title.

Wildcats Defensive Coordinator Devaughn Edgecombe said he was happy with how the ladies played.

“We came into the season with a dedication. The pandemic derailed our three-peat and, unfortunately, we lost our leader Rahming during the pandemic. We came in and told everyone to lock up and load. It was a lot of pressure to dedicate the season to someone like that. I am glad that the team was able to rally and win,” Edgecombe said.

The Avengers came into the game as the underdogs as the Lions were the pennant winners. It did not stop the Avengers from coming out and putting points on the scoreboard first. It was a pass from their quarterback and the game’s Most Valuable Player (MVP) Andy Bodie that got them started. Bodie threw a pass to wide receiver Shannon Balfour for a touchdown and the extra point was good. The Avengers went up 7-0.

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Godfrey Burnside

Burket Dorsett

#By RENALDO DORSETT

#Tribune Sports Reporter

#rdorsett@tribunemedia.net

#Two Bahamian softball icons were added to the list of World Baseball Softball Confederation – Softball Hall of Fame inductees and were also among a group of 21 inducted into the local Bahamas Softball Federation Hall of Fame.

#Burket Dorsett (administrator) and Godfrey Burnside (coach) headlined the list of honourees inducted at an official ceremony on Friday, April 5, at Government House.

#The pair were elected along with 12 others from around the world at the 2017 edition of the WBSC Congress, hosted last October in Botswana, Africa.

#Their selection brings the total number of Bahamian inductees in the organisation to 18.

#Tommy Velazquez, WBSC Softball Division Chairman, congratulated the honouress and Bahamian softball for the achievement.

#“I’m extremely delighted to join softball in The Bahamas on this historic day. Two of the most decorated personalities are joining the most important group in softball history: the Hall of Fame. Congratulations to them and the entire softball Bahamas community,” he said.

#Dorsett has been an administrator for over three decades and currently serves as president of the English Caribbean Amateur Softball Confederation. His list of accolades includes president of the Bahamas Government Departmental Softball Association, New Providence Softball Association, and the Bahamas Softball Federation.

#Burnside, the immediate past president of the New Providence Softball Association, has served as an BSF executive and is a long time manager/coach of various men’s national softball teams at several levels

#He was a member of the coaching staff of The Bahamas’ historic appearance at the 1981 World Games when the women finished with a bronze medal.

#As of the most recent elections, there are now 226 members in the World Softball Hall of Fame, representing 35 countries. The Softball Hall of Fame was established in 1981 and inducts new members every two years.

#In 1987, Leon Knowles was the first Bahamian elected to the Hall of Fame. He was followed by Churchill Knowles Tener in 1991, Neko Grant in 1997 and Arthur Thompson in 2001. The Bahamas saw multiple inductees for the first time in 2003 with Douggy Smith, Sidney Fernander and Greg Christie. Candice GeGregory Culmer, Richard Johnson, Austin Knowles and Godfrey Pinder were elected in 2007 followed by Naomi Ellis in 2009. Ali Culmer and Linda Ford were elected in 2011 followed by Rommel Knowles and Oria Wood-Knowles in 2013.

#Headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland the WBSC is the world governing body for baseball and softball. WBSC has 208 National Federation and Associate Members in 135 countries and territories across Asia, Africa, Americas, Europe and Oceania, which represent a united baseball/softball sports movement that encompasses over 65 million athletes and attracts approximately 150 million fans to stadiums worldwide annually.

#Dorsett and Burnside also joined the 2018 Class of the local Bahamas Softball Federation.

#They were joined by inductees all throughout the Bahamas including Licina Ingraham (Abaco), Percival Thomas Albury (Abaco), Billy Evans (Andros), Nicole Evans-Holder (Andros), Sherry Beney (Eleuthera), Edmond Bethel (Eleuthera), Donald DeGrerory (Grand Bahama), Elizabeth Johnson (Grand Bahama), Bernie McPhee-Major (New Providence), Charles Moss (New Providence), Dorothy Marshall (New Providence), Stephen Beneby (New Providence), Anthony Pearce (BSF), Brazilla Kelly (BSF), Dereck Christie (BSF), Daphne McKinney (BSF), Senator Jennifer Isaac-Dotson (BSF) and Telford Roberts (BSF).

#Romell Knowles is the current President of the Bahamas Olympic Committee, Past President of the BSF and also an ISF Hall of Famer

#“The privilege of bearing witness to more Bahamians joining the halls of the Bahamas Softball Federation/World Baseball Softball Confederation is yet another victorious milestone for the Bahamas Softball Federation. Without prejudice, no other sport in our Commonwealth can boast of such an accomplishment,” he said,

#“Further, I count it all joy to witness more distinguished softball personalities being inducted into the BSF’s halls. Yours is a very personal one for me as it was under my administration, we dare to dream of recognising with distinction those within the community of softball for their sacrifices and dedication in the promotion and development of our beloved sport softball.”

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