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MULTI-talented LeRon Rolle has returned home from the Central American and Caribbean Games in El Salvador, San Salvador, where he set a new national record in the Open Men category.

#MULTI-talented LeRon Rolle has returned home from the Central American and Caribbean Games in El Salvador, San Salvador, where he set a new national record in the Open Men category.

#Rolle has emerged as the top Bahamian archery man in the island nation. And based on his rapid progress, Bahamas Archery president David Rahming said Rolle could be one of the top competitors in the region.

#Rolle, a 17-year-old 2022 graduate of St John’s College where he played basketball, soccer and ran the sprints in track and field, got started in archery during the COVID-19 pandemic after he couldn’t get to participate in any other sports.

#He is looking forward to competing at the Pan American Games from October 20 to November 5 in Santiago, Chile and ultimately the Olympic Games in Paris, France, in 2024.

#Rolle got a chance to represent the Bahamas in competition in Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic and Belize and on each trip, he noted that he was able to improve on his scores.

#“My biggest achievement came in Chile where I got my best score,” Rolle said. “The highest score you can get is a 720. In the Dominican Republic, I scored 516, then in Chile I did 670, so that was my biggest achievement so far.”

#As the no.1 competitor in the country, Rolle is also listed at the top in the English-speaking Caribbean and is pegged at 181 in the world.

#“I don’t like to pay attention to the ranking that much because it changes so quickly,” he said. “People are shooting every day and so the scores change, so you can maintain a rnaking as well as it could drop.

#“I know everytime I go out to shoot, my rankings go up. So, I’m very pleased with my progress.”

#Rolle said his goal this year is to be able to obtain sufficient sponsorship that will enable him to compete in more tournaments on the international scene.

#Rahming said he’s excited sbout Rolle’s progress in such a short space of time because he has put in a lot of work and he’s applied himself, while performing at a high standard whenever he gets to travel.

#“We think that he’s going to enter the top echelon of archery in the region sometime this year,” Rahming said. “He’s shown that improvement so far. He started his first competition in March, and he shot 400 points out of 720. Then in September in the Dominican Republic, he shot 500 out of 720 and in November, in his third tournament, he shot 670 points.

#“Bear in mind, he’s shooting against the best archers in the region, who would have had at least 10 years experience. He just needs to shoot about 50 more points, and he would be right up there with them.”

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TERRENCE JONES

#By BRENT STUBBS

#Senior sports Reporter

#bstubbs@tribunemedia.net

#GRAND Bahama sprinter Terrence Jones said he couldn’t be more satisfied with the way he’s performed so far.

#The Texas Tech Raiders won the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s (NCAA) Indoor 60 metre title in a Bahamian national record time of 6.46 in Albuquerque, New Mexico on March 11.

#The 20-year-old Jones went outdoors and ran a lifetime best of 9.91 at the Tom Jones Memorial in Gainesville, Florida on April 15 to tie Derek Atkins’ Bahamian national record of 9.91 that he established in winning the silver at the World Championships in Osaka, Japan in 2007.

#At the NCAA Outdoor Championships in Austin, Texas on June 7, Jones ended up fourth in the final of the 100m in 10.06.

#He closed out the meet by getting on the podium with a third place finish in the 200m in a lifetime best of 19.87 on June 9.

#“I had a few ups and downs, but God pulled me through it, so I’m pretty satisfied,” said Jones as he came home and captured the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations (BAAA) national title in the men’s 100m last week at the Thomas A Robinson National Stadium.

#“The highlight of my season was winning the NCAA indoor title in the 60m. That really set the tone for me for the rest of my season.”

#Despite not winning the NCAA outdoor title, Jones said he will take what he got.

#“I was just pleased to do it at the time of the season,” Jones said. “It didn’t quite go as I expected, but I came away with a huge PB (personal best), so I will take that.”

#In his return home for the nationals, Jones clocked 10.15 to win the men’s century, but he said he just wanted to give the Bahamian public a taste of what to expect from him this summer.

#“It’s always good to be back and to run in front of the home crowd,” Jones said. “It was a good experience.”

#Before he goes to the World Championships in Budapest, Hungary, August 19-27, Jones will be a part of the team representing the Bahamas at the North American, Central American and Caribbean (NACAC) Under-23 Championships August 4-6 in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico.

#“I want to take my performances into the 2024 year of the Olympic Games as one of the top contenders,” Jones said. “So I am hoping that I can just finish the season injury free. It would be nice to come out with a couple of medals as well.”

#Jones, however, knows that he will have to run close or even break the national record if he will be a contender, especially at the World’s where he will be facing the top competitors on the planet.

#“The past two years has taught me a lot. I’ve learnt a lot,” Jones said. “It was an eye opener for me to trust God with whatever he has planned for me. I have trusted his timing. Whatever his time is, it’s his time for me.”

#Jones will skip participation in the sixth Bahamas Games this weekend as he returned to Texas to get in some fine tuning for his next two trips. He said he had a pretty good season on the track and in the classroom and he’s eager to see what God has in store for him.

#“The goal right now is to make all of the major national teams, including the Olympics next year,” said Jones, who is looking forward to making that trip to Paris, France. “I don’t just want to make the team, but I want to be able to get into the final and hopefully contend for a medal.”

#While there is a lot of pressure on competing after a long collegiate season where athletes are accustomed to running from indoors to outdoors just about every weekend from December to June, Jones said he’s taking it all in stride.

Bahamas junior golf team members with their awards.

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#By BRENT STUBBS

#Senior sports Reporter

#bstubbs@tribunemedia.net

#THE Bahamas’ 14-member team returned home from the 35th Caribbean Amateur Junior Golf Championships (CAJGC) in the Cayman Islands with a fifth place, but it was an experience that manager Gina Gonzalez-Rolle feels they will never forget.

#The team, coached by Frederick Taylor, watched as Puerto Rico carted off the Hank James trophy for the overall title. The Dominican Republic came in second and Jamaica was third.

#Kerrington Rolle and Haley Hall earned third place finishes individually for the Bahamas in the boys 15-and-under and girls 11-13 divisions respectively.

#“We were really pleased with the team. It’s a new team we’re working with and we came back with two third place and a fifth place overall,” Gonzalez-Rolle said.

#“We know that next year and the year after, we will be aiming to come back with first place.”

#In the girls’ 11-13 division, Team Bahamas emerged as the victors as Haley Hall was 43-over-par and Madisson Carroll-Carlos ended up 44 over-par for third and fourth respectively in the individual standings.

#The 11-13 boys finished fifth in their division with a final score of 30 over-par 243 with Patrick Mactaggart shooting a 30 over-par 243 to take a top spot as well, while Denahj Mortimer was 15th with a 72 over-par 285.

#The 15-and-under girls were sixth with Seannae Norvile-Smith coming in ninth with 67-over-par 280 and Taylor Sands was 10th with a 99-over-par 312.

#The boys 15-and-under team had a better showing, coming in third with a 37 over-par. Kerrington Rolle was third with a 14-over-par 227; Camdyn Forbes was 11th with 31 over-par 244 and and Jackson Mactaggart was 42 over-par 255.

#“My experience was good. I met a lot of people. I played exceptionally well under the conditions,” said Rolle, a 14-year-old heading into grade ten at Windsor High School. “As a team, I felt there was room for improvement, but we did good.”

#In the 18-and-under girls division, Team Bahamas was seventh with a 73-over-par. Miljojka Gojkovic finished 12th with a score of 74-over-par 287 and Tynisha Tynes was 13th with a 76-over-par 289.

#And in the 18-and-under boys division, the Bahamas was also seventh with a 71 over-par. Dupuch was 11th with a 22 over-par 235; Zion Taylor was 20th with a 49 over-par 262 and Christopher Callender was 21th with a 71 over-par 284.

#“We had a lot of younger kids on the team and although we have never been to Puerto Rico before, we enjoyed the experience,” said Dupuch, who served as the co-captain with Zion Taylor.

#“I placed 11th overall, so I was quite pleased with my performance. A lot of our players are new and so we didn’t expect that much from them, but they all went out there and performed as best as they could.”

#The Bahamas Junior Golf Development Programme, which falls under the jurisdiction of the Bahamas Golf Federation, will now prepare for next year

New Providence sweeps both divisions in 6th Bahamas Games

CLEAN SWEEP: The New Providence Buccaneers pulled off a clean sweep yesterday in both the men and women divisions for soccer at the Bahamas Golden Jubilee Games. Photo: Tenajh Sweeting/Tribune Staff

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#By TENAJH SWEETING

#Tribune Sports Reporter

#tsweeting@tribunemedia.net

#The New Providence Buccaneers continue to steamroll the competition in the various sporting disciplines with soccer being the latest in the Bahamas Golden Jubilee Games.

#The home team swept both divisions yesterday to secure yet another gold for New Providence.

#The women’s runners-up were the Grand Bahama Lucayans and bronze was claimed by the Abaco Survivors.

#Meanwhile, in the men’s division, the Survivors collected silver and the Eleuthera Adventurers came away with bronze.

#The final two games of the soccer sporting discipline concluded yesterday at the Roscow A L Davies soccer field.

#In the last match of the competition, the Buccaneers completed a clean sheet in the tournament after defeating the Lucayans 1-0.

#Both teams remained scoreless in the first half of the game with neither unable to get an edge on their opponent.

#However, in the second half, New Providence’s Larry Noel sank the ball to the back of the net for the team’s lone goal.

#The Buccaneers won all of their games against the competition in the sixth Bahamas Games.

#Noel talked about what the gold medal means to the Buccaneers.

#“This means a wonderful thing, thanks to our coach, he was telling us from the start that we ain’t losing we are gonna make it, this is his fifth win [and] we got gold…we came in the second half saying that all we needed was one, we got that one and came out on top,” he said.

#Dion Peterson, head coach of the men’s Buccaneers, said the win was special because it was a new set of guys since the last time he coached and it was special to guide them through their first Bahamas Games.

#He credited togetherness, encouraging each other and a team-first mentality from the opening day, for their success.

#In addition to their championship hardware, New Providence also captured more accomplishments in the men and women divisions on the final day of soccer.

#Thajay Smith won the golden glove award, Ronaldo Green claimed the golden boots trophy, and Jean Tilo earned the golden ball honours.

#Additionally, Melina McClure, who played a pivotal role in the women’s victory on Sunday, was awarded as the golden glove winner.

#Her teammate Kenyonique Thompson won the golden boots award and Phoebe Wilson of Grand Bahama went home with the golden ball trophy.

#The battle between the men’s Survivors and Adventurers ended in a 1-1 draw for both teams to end the competition. After five days of elite matchups, the soccer segment of the Bahamas Golden Jubilee Games are officially done.

#To follow up with previous scores in the tournament, visit the Bahamas Football Association’s Facebook page.

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#The sailing competition at the sixth Bahamas Games in Montagu Bay turned out to be a celebration for the Long Island Sheep Runners and skipper Stefan Knowles.

#Knowles skippered the New Legend to the gold in the ‘A’ Class.

#The silver medal went to the Andros Chickcharnies’ Ruff Justice, skippered by Joshua Knowles and Mark Knowles.

#The Grand Bahama Lucayans’ Silent Partner, skippered by Morris Rolle, won the bronze. Knowles also skippered the New Chase to the gold in class B for Long Island. The Barbarian II, skippered by Delworth Gibson, won the silver for the MICAL Flamingos.

#Grand Bahama’s Ants Nest, skippered by Lee Armbrister, got the bronze.

#And Knowles, in completing the hat trick, skippered the Sassie Sue to the gold in class C for the Sheep Runners.

#Sacrifice, skippered by Crysto Cartwright, won the silver for Grand Bahama and H2O, skippered by Efford Kemp, won the bronze for the Exuma & Ragged Island Navigators.

Long Island batter at the plate.

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MICAL’s losing pitcher Brendia Ferguson.

Long Island’s winning pitcher Dorinda Knowles.

LONG Island Sheep Runners in the huddle. Photos: Austin Fernander/Tribune Staff

#By BRENT STUBBS

#Senior Sports Reporter

#bstubbs@tribunemedia.net

#THE sixth Bahamas Games’ softball competition is now in high gear in the Bankers’ Field at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex and the Long Island Sheep Runners are hoping to make their presence felt over the next three days.

#On Wednesday’s day two of the five days of competition in softball, the Sheep Runners improved their men’s record to 2-0 behind the pitching duo of Pedro Marcello and Thomas Davis.

#Long Island’s ladies, bouncing back from an opening day loss to Columbus Isles Arawaks on Tuesday, knocked off MICAL in their second game yesterday to improve to 1-1.

#Sheep Runners 5,

#Flamingos 1:

#Thomas Davis spun a three-hitter with eight strike outs, including the final two batters in the fourth inning to seal the deal for Long Island in their second game of the day.

#“We came out a little sluggish, but we put the bat on the ball,’ said Davis as he watched his Sheep Runners’ team-mates erupt for seven hits off losing pitcher Geromme Hanna, who had six strike outs.

#“I was a little off with my pitching, but once we get a little sharper, with me and Marcello, we can go all the way.”

#Long Island gave Davis enough runs to work with as Isaac Fox led their attack by going 2-for-3 with two RBI and a run scored; Jeeter Miller was 1-for-2 with a RBI and a run scored and Donte Cartwright was 2-for-2. Rodney Forbes was 2-for-2 with two doubles and a run score to pace MICAL.

#Sheep Runners 6,

#Lucayans 2

#Garfield Bethel went 1-for-2 with a RBI and a run scored and Carlos Pratt was 1-for-2 with a run scored to lead Long Island men.

#Pedro Marcello was the winning pitcher and Quinten Cooper was the loser.

#Sheep Runners 8,

#Flamingos 6

#Sophia Cartwright went 1-for-3 with a double, three RBI and three runs scored; Allie Pinder was 2-for-3 with double, two RBI and two runs scored and Chrysanthia Fox was 1-for-2 with w RBI and two runs scored for Long Island women.

#Dorinda Knowles was the winning pitcher and Brendia Ferguson was the loser.

#MICAL was led by Marissa Burrows with a 1-for-2 outing with two singles and as many runs scored. “I think we performed well. We made a couple of errors and I had to make some changes to accommodate everyone,” said Sheep Runners’ manager Donte Armbrister.

#“The sun is really hot, so I had to rotate my pitchers and try to keep everybody fresh. We have a good opportunity for these girls to revive softball in Long Island. We don’t have enough players for two teams, so we try to play every other weekend.”

#Chickcharnies 13,

#Survivors 11

#Brenna Carey went 1-for-2 with two RBI and two runs scored and Vashanna Bastian was 1-for-1 with a RBI and two runs scored to pace Andros.

#Vanessa Sawyer was 1-for-2 with two RBI and two runs scored for Abaco.Tishura Evans was the winning pitcher nd Tracy Albury was the loser.

#Survivors 6,

#Chickcharnies 0

#Leon Cooper Jr was 1-for-2 with two runs scored and Jerrod Douglas was 1-for-2 with a RBI and a run scored in the shutout for Abaco men. Leon Cooper Jr was the winning pitcher with three walks and three strikeouts and Ladanin McKenzie was tagged with the loss on a one-hitter with three walks and a two strikeouts.

#Lucayans 15,

#Navigators 5

#Jamese Roker was 2-for-3 with a pair of doubles, two RBI and two runs scored; Curtisha Albury was 2-for-3 with three runs and Liberty Thompson was 2-for-3 with two RBI and a run scored for the Grand Bahama women.

#Latoya Knowles was the winning pitcher and Patsya Johnson was the loser.

#Lucayans 3,

#Flamingos 0

#Tarah Evans was 1-for-1 with a run scored for the Grand Bahama women.

#LaBrae Sands was the winning pitcher and Diva Burrows was tagged with the loss.

#Adventurers 5,

#Survivors 1

#Micha Bethel was 1-for-2 with a home run, three RBI and a run scored; Terran Wood was 1-for-1 with a home run, s RBI and a run scored and Marvin Wood scored a pair of runs.

#Sheldon Pinder got a win and Frederick Cornish was the loser.

#Buccaneers 18,

#Chickcharnies 2

#Thela Stevens was 1-for-2 with a home run, four RBI and two runs scored; Jenra Malone was 2-for-2 with a double and two runs scored and Apryl Davis was 2-for-2 with a double and home run, driving in five runs and scoring twice. Stevens got the win, while Chalyn Thompson got the loss.

#Navigators 2,

#Flamingos 0

#Sherman Ferguson was 1-for-1 with two RBI and a run scored to lead Exuma. Martin Burrows Jr got the win and Garomme Hanna was the loser.

#Arawaks 7, Sheep Runners 4: Philleshae Major was 2-for-2 with a run scored; Latoya Johnson was 1-for-1 with two RBI and a run scored and Ebony Higgs was 1-for-2 with a RBI and a run scored.

#Major got the win and Leanthia Knowles was tagged with the loss.,

#Buccaneers 12,

#Chickcharnies 0

#Austin Hanna was 2-for-3 with a triple, three RBI and two runs scored; Steven Russell was 2-for-2 with two doubles, a RBI and two runs scored; Myron Johnson was 2-for-2 with a triple, a RBI and two runs scored and Alexander Dillet was 1-for-2 with a double, two RBI and two runs scored.

#Deon Whyte was the winning pitcher and Larvick Evans was the loser.

#Navigators 10,

#Arawaks 7

#Lathera Petra was 1-for-2 with two RBI and a run scored; Petra Poitier was 1-for-1 with a run scored and Pasha Johnson was 1-for-2 with a run scored to pace Exuma. Shirlene Moss and Phillesha Major both scored a run for Columbus Isles.Grace Chea was the inning pitcher and Triroe Brice was the losing pitcher.

#Lucayans 1,

#Arawaks 0

#Centre fielder Desmond Russell was 1-for-2 with a home run, driving in three runs and scoring twice, while Monyan Saunders was 1-for-2 with a double, three RBI and a run scored.

#Quentin Cooper got the win and Kayle Carey was tagged with the loss.

#Adventurers 6,

#Survivors 4

#Lashanta Carey went 1-for-1 with a walk and a run scored to lead Eleuthera. Solama Brown was winning pitcher and Atarah Brice suffered loss.

#Games will continue today at 9am with MICAL vs Columbus Isles (W); 10:25am MICAL vs Grand Bahama (M); 12:30 pm Exuma vs Long Island (W); 1:55 pm Andros vs Eleuthera (M); 3:10 pm Eleuthera vs Andros (W); 4:35 pm Columbus Isles vs MICAL (M); 6 pm New Providence vs Abaco (W); 7:25 pm Abaco vs New Providence (M); 8:50 pm Long Island vs Grand Bahama (w); 10:15 pm Grand Bahama vs Exuma (M).

IN THE HUDDLE: The Bimini and Berry Islands Marlins dropped the Andros Chickcharnies 47-38 at the DW Davis Gymnasium yesterday during the 6th Bahamas Games. Photo: Austin Fernander/Tribune Staff

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#By TENAJH SWEETING

#Tribune Sports Reporter

#tsweeting@tribunemedia.net

#BASKETBALL action continued for the 10 islands of The Bahamas yesterday at the D W Davis and Kendal G L Isaacs gymnasiums. Gameplay for the sport in the women’s and men’s divisions got underway on Tuesday leading up to the championship games on Saturday.

#In their first appearance at the Kendal G L Isaacs Gymnasium, the New Providence Buccaneers pummelled the Long Island Sheep Runners by 72 points to win 109-37.

#The Buccaneers asserted their dominance early in the game, leading 11-1 in the first few minutes. The Sheep Runners only managed to add six more points to their score in the third quarter meanwhile New Providence had 47.

#By the final buzzer, the home team had already laid their opponents to rest.

#Richard Lowe led the way for New Providence, turning in 17 points and 11 rebounds for a double double in the game.

#The Bucs scored at will on an efficient 51 per cent shooting clip from the field. Although the Sheep Runners appeared outmatched, the difference maker was on the defensive end. The winning team stole the ball 18 times and rebounded 56 boards compared to 25 from the Sheep Runners.

#Deven Johnson, head coach of New Providence, talked about the dominant win.

#“We told the guys just to have fun, that is what they were doing, they executed and did what we told them to do and that’s how the game ended,” Johnson said.

#He added that the team is looking to play in the gold medal matches and once they commit on the defensive end, they can beat anybody in the competition.

#The Abaco Survivors defeated the Columbus Isles Arawaks 74-52. The Survivors led the game at halftime 42-33 and extended the score to 65-36. Leon Cooper was the team’s highest scorer with 13 points. He also grabbed a team-high nine rebounds.

#The Bimini and Berry Islands Marlins dropped the Andros Chickcharnies 47-38 at the DW Davis Gymnasium. Marlins’ Raymond Louis scored 18 points and Marvin Saunders pulled down 14 boards in the game.

#The Grand Bahama Lucayans won against the Exuma and Ragged Island Navigators 57-46.

#Women’s Division

#The Adventurers toppled the Lucayans 51-45. Lashann Higgs poured in 30 points to pair with 15 rebounds. On the opposing side, Karen Barr dominated the boards with 17 rebounds and Arlia Greene scored 18 for the losing team.

#The Survivors won in double digits over the Arawaks 62-47. Raven Nixon scored 13 points.

#Meanwhile, Tania Kerr pulled down 14 rebounds.

#Live results from the game can be accessed via https://fibalivestats.dcd.shared.geniussports.com/u/BBFN/2281936/

#Basketball will continue for the rest of the week at DW Davis and Kendal G L Isaacs gymnasiums.

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#By BRENT STUBBS

#Senior Sports Reporter

#bstubbs@tribunemedia.net

#AFTER the first day of the sixth Bahamas Games’ golf competition at the Ocean Club on Paradise Island, the Andros Chickcharnies have taken a slight lead over the other eight teams in the field.

#The Chickcharnies have surged out front with a total of 186 points, followed closely by the Grand Bahama Lucayans with 183 and the New Providence Buccaneers with 182 for third place.

#The rest of the field are as follows:

#MICAL Flamingoes with 174; Exuma Navigators with 146; Long Island Sheep Runners with 143; Eleuthera Adventurers with 141; Bimini & Berry Islands Marlins with 118 and the Abaco Survivors with 80.

#In the adult male category, Andros is out front with 54 and Abaco and Grand Bahama are tied for second with 48.

#Richard Gibson of the Chickcharnies is leading the way with a round 54. Broderick Pinder of the Lucayans and Keathen Stuart, representing the Survivors, are tied for second with 48.

#Grand Bahama leads the junior boys with 53, Eleuthera is sitting in second with 47 and New Providence is in third with 46. Adrian Stan-Busuioc of Grand Bahama tops the field with 5.

#Zion Taylor of Eleuthera is next with 47 and Alexander Dupuch is sitting in third with 46.

#Grand Bahama also leads the adult females category with 39, well ahead of second place New Providence with 25 and Long Island with 24.

#Teenager Tynesha Tynes of the Lucayans is out front in the adult female category with a 40, one stroke ahead of Lucayan’s veteran Michelean Poitier. Long Island’s Kyshan Radnetter is in third with 32. Tynes has also taken control of the junior girls’ division with 52 for the Lucayans.

#Haley Hall of the Chickcharnies is in second with 46 and there is a tie for third with Chickcharnies’ Chemari Pratt and Flamingos’ Maddison Carroll, both with 41.

#The final round of competition will take place starting at 10am today at the Ocean Club golf course.

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#By BRENT STUBBS

#Senior Sports Reporter

#bstubbs@tribunemedia.net

#MANAGER Dionne Britton likes the make up of the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations’ team heading to the Pan American Junior Championships next month.

#The under-20 team, selected following the BAAA Nationals, will travel to Puerto Rico to compete in the championships from August 2-7.

#The team is made up of the following players:

#Female athletes – Lacarthea Cooper, Shatalya Dorsett, Erin Barr, Lanisha Lubin, Anaiah Rolle, Calae Jackson, Vanessa Sawyer and Shaunece Miller.

#Male athletes – Carlos Brown, Adam Musgrove, Zion Campbell, Jeremiah Adderley (relay pool), Otto Laing, Tayshaun Robinson, Shimar Bain (pending fitness), Justin Alan Hanna, Stephan Farquharson, Mateo Smith, LaQuan Ellis, Jonathan Rodgers, Brenden Vanderpool, Tyler Cash and Kaden Cartwright (pending fitness).

#Britton, out of Grand Bahama, will head the management squad that includes assistant manager Emmit Higgins, head coach Daron Lightbourne and assistant coaches Myriam Stapleton and Jamieson Pratt. Dr Kent Bazard is the physician and Lisa Armbrister is the chaperone.

#“From what I see with this team selection, this will be a very strong team under the coaching of head coach Daron Lightbourne,” Britton said. “A number of the qualifiers have been very consistent with their performances.”

#As they prepare to travel, Britton said they have very high expectations. “My expectations for the team is to go there and perform like fearless champions in this new horizon,’ Britton said. “These athletes are talented like any other country and capable of achieving sand accomplishing great things.

#‘I want every athlete to continue training, fine tuning, anything that can get them at the top, mentally prepared to compete with the best and to remain healthy leading up to the championships.”

#as this is the last junior team to represent the country this year, Britton said she want every athlete to leave it all on the track or field as they go out and achieve their accomplishment.

#“The strength of this team is that if not all, the majority of the team have won a medal at the CARIFTA Games,” Britton said. “They know what it takes to rise to the occasion when it matters and none of them will back dow3n from the challenge.

#“We are taking this team straight into Puerto Rico and having the mindset like Pauline Davis-Thompson said to ‘cut a movie.’ The female side is slightly weaker due to some athletes are returning back to college and preparing for their first time as a student-athlete.

#“Some athletes have prior obligations to another team traveling around the same time as Pan Am Juniors and recovering from minor setbacks.”

#Despite all that is going on, Britton said she’s confident that the team will perform exceptionally well.

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The soccer segment of the sixth Bahamas Games is now completed

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The New Providence Buccaneers reigned supreme on the soccer field as they lifted both the men and women’s titles at the sixth Bahamas Games yesterday. Both teams had a perfect run in the tournament, coming away with maximum points.

The Buccaneers’ men went into their final game of the tournament with nine points and having not conceded a goal. They went up against up Grand Bahama (GB) Lucayans at the Roscow A.L. Davies Soccer Field, and prevailed in a shutout again, winning 1-0. Larry Noel scored the lone goal of the game in the second half.

“I did it for the team. This is a wonderful thing to win, thanks to our coach. He told us from start that we were not going to lose. We came into the second half saying that we only needed one and we got that and came out on top,” Noel said.

Head Coach for the Buccaneers Dion Peterson, who has been a part of the previous five editions of the games, said it feels good to get the win. The soccer segment of the sixth Bahamas Games is now completed, coming to an exciting climax on Day Six of the games yesterday.

“This one is special because I have a whole new set of guys. The last time I coached, it was a different set of players. This one was special. From the first training session got underway, we were together. We pulled for one another and encouraged one another. We were a team from day one,” Peterson said.

In the game, the Buccaneers played possession ball, looking to play for a clean sheet but at the same time, remain with a perfect record. Wood Julmis found the back of the net in the first half for the Buccaneers with a close target shot but after discussions between the linesman and the referee, the goal was waived off as he was whistled for offside.

The Buccaneers kept pressing but the Lucayans’ defense stood their ground as the first half ended.

At the start of the second half, the Lucayans tried to break a 0-0 deadlock but Golden Gloves awardee Thajay Smith along with Golden Ball winner Jean Tilo ensured that there were no mishaps in the Buccaneers’ defense.

Noel capitalized on a ball that was rolling in the Lucayans’ 18-yard box and easily put it at the back of the net.

The medals were based on points, and finishing second behind New Providence was the Abaco Survivors. The Eleuthera Adventurers captured the bronze. Abaco and Eleuthera played to a 1-1 draw yesterday. Apart from Smith and Tilo, Buccaneers’ forward Ronaldo Green won the Golden Boots Award for scoring the most goals in the tournament.

On the ladies side, the Lady Buccaneers won 2-1 against the Lady Lucayans to finish undefeated and win the ladies title.

Head Coach of the Lady Buccaneers Sam Thibaud said his team came into the tournament locked in.

“Our team is a mixture of veterans and a few young players, so it was tough at first, getting them to gel but once they got in rhythm, they were unstoppable. We dominated in our first game but the second game was challenging and we wanted to pace ourselves. We got the win as fortune favors the bold,” Thibaud said.

Thibaud added that it felt good to get the gold medal especially after being a part of the games for the first time.

The Lady Lucayans won the silver medal while the Lady Survivors out of Abaco got the bronze medal.

In the individual awards, the Lady Buccaneers’ Melina McClure won the Golden Gloves Award and her teammate Kenyonique Thompson won the Golden Boots Award. The Lady Lucayans’ Phoebe Wilson won the Golden Ball Award.