MEN’S CHAMPIONS – EMR Skyes, of Freeport, Grand Bahama, won the men’s national flag football title.
As of Wednesday, July 26, 2023
#By MALIQUE WALLACE
#Tribune Intern
#THE Bahamas Flag Football Association took its national championship to Grand Bahama over the weekend and president Bianca Lee noted that she was extremely pleased with how everything turned out.
#Lee said they hadn’t had nationals since 2018 and were very excited about the event which saw teams from Grand Bahama and New Providence competing against each other.
#There were both male and female styles of play that took place during the championship.
#She said that both leagues had a regular season and the winning teams of those seasons teams battled it out for the title.
#The New Providence team in the women’s league are the Carol Contractors Avengers.
#And for the men, it was the EDLC Lions.
#Lee explained that during the COVID-19 pandemic, they had two years of no play, but returning in 2022 they were blessed with 11 teams – five male teams and six female.
#After this season, there are four other teams that are interested in joining the league for the 2024 season.
#There will be a tournament called the Heroes tournament October 7-8.
#Last year, there were 21 teams, including teams from the Cayman Islands, Abaco, Freeport and New Providence.
#And finally, this year, there is the possibility of a Mexico team joining Bahamas Flag Football as well as teams from Italy and Amsterdam.