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MINGOES forward Glenderson Black scores against the Giants on Saturday at A.F. Adderley Gym. Photo: UB ATHLETICS

#By Tanajh Sweeting

#THE University of The Bahamas Mingoes men’s basketball team pulled off a 69-51 rout over the TMT Giants as the two teams faced off in their second matchup of the New Providence Basketball Association (NPBA) season at the AF Adderley Gymnasium on Saturday night.

#The Mingoes’ leading scorer Delano Armbrister willed the team to victory with 14 points and three rebounds and Erquantae Edgecombe also had 14 points and eight rebounds. Theodore Grant also led both teams in assists with nine and has 10 points and Timothy Grant added eight points with nine rebounds.

#Donovan Dean had a game high 15 points and 16 rebounds for the night for the losers. Randy Miller had 14 points and 15 rebounds and Daniel Hall chipped in with 11 points, three rebounds and three steals.

#UB went up by as much as 24 points near the end of the third quarter and were able to dominate the paint 46-24.

#Mingoes’ Armbrister talked about the team’s strategy coming off a 73-89 loss to the Giants in December.

#“We feel like we are a very conditioned team so we wanted to continue going fast and continue to execute what we did in practice,” Armbrister said.

#The strategy seemed to work as the Mingoes were able to capitalise on turnovers with 31 points from turnovers compared to seven from the Giants.

#“Last time we played it was a really close game so we took that game, we built on it and we saw the mistakes and we fixed the mistakes tonight,” Armbrister added.

#Terry Thompson, acting head coach of the TMT Giants, talked about their biggest takeaway from the loss.

#“Conditioning, the evidence was there on the floor but not to take away from UB they played an excellent game and they were more determined,” Thompson said. “Once we get some conditioning and practice under our belt we should be a better team for the next game.”

#The Giants only led the game once since the opening tip. It was the final meetup between both teams for the NPBA regular season.

#The Mingoes are expected to face the D1 Rebels in their next game.

#In the men’s division II opener, Your Essential Store Giants won by default over the BIBT Great Whites.

#Tonight

#7pm – Discount Distributors Rockets vs Rebels (DII).

#Wednesday

#7pm – Mekaddish Millionaires vs RC Liquors Eagles (DII).

#8 pm Zulu Media Marketing vs Rebels (D1).

#Friday

#7 pm BIBT Great Whites vs Mekaddish Millionaires (DII).

#Saturday

#7pm – Rebels vs Products Express (DII).

#8pm – Rebels vs University of the Bahamas (D1).

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TYLER Pratt

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KEYEZRA Thomas

KAILEY Pratt

ANDREW Brown

#By BRENT STUBBS

#Senior Sports Reporter

#bstubbs@tribunemedia.net

#DESPITE the inclement weather, which forced officials to finish the meet ahead of time, at least a pair of CARIFTA Games qualifying standards were established in the same event at the Star Trackers Track Classic on Saturday.

#Competing in the girls’ under-17 400m hurdles, Tamia Taylor of the Road Runners Track Club clocked one minute and 6.33 and Azaria Marshall of Red-Line ran 1:08.44 as they both dip under the qualifying standard of 1:09.86.

#The meet, which was to be used as a tester for the Local Organising Committee in preparation for the staging of the 50th Golden Jubilee CARIFTA Games, was hampered by the rain and windy conditions, but organisers were still pleased to get in some of the events.

#“On behalf of the athletes, coaches and parents of Star Trackers Track and Field Club, I would like to thank all persons and entities who were instrumental in the success of our meet,” said Laura Charlton, who organised the meet with her husband and head coach David Charlton.

#“The inclement weather forced the unfortunate cancellation of some of the scheduled events and we apologise for that.”

#Special thanks went out the BAAA, BACO officials, meet director Tyrone Burrows and coach Larry Clarke (DTSP), the announcers and sound team, Bahamas Athletics, the Sisters of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated, SAC Student Volunteers, the Medical Team headed by Drs. Keir Miller and Cindy Dorsett, CARIFTA LOC and sponsors, security staff, NSA staff and all other volunteers. “More importantly, we thank the participating athletes who too braved the weather and competed fiercely for the prize,” Charlton said. “Thank you coaches, administrators and parents for your support. Constructive feedback is accepted as we continue to enhance our product for next year.”

#• Here’s a look at some of the performances turned in before the meet was halted:

#Girls under-7 60m – Erin Strachan of Kids’ Athletics won in 19.40. X-treme team-mates Sta-Viah Brown got second in 24.21 and Riley Munroe was third in 26.13.

#Girls under-9 100m – Jazmyn Demeritte of Red-Line Athletics won in 16.33, followed by Christovia Moss of Beginners Track Club in 16.76 with Harmony Rolle of Andros Heat third in 17.46.

#Girls under-11 100m – Jaelyn Munroe of DTSP Wolfpack won in 15.51 with Christyn Gibson of Kids’ Athletics second in 16.66 and Kailia Symonette of Kids’ Athletics third in 16.97.

#Girls under-13 100m – Rocellis Moxey of Swift Athletics won in 12.77. Sandra Russell of Grand Bahama Heats Athletics was second in 13.55 and Jazae Johnson of the Striders third in 13.70.

#Girls under-14 400m – Trinity Rolle of Fast Track Athletics won in 1:03.48 with Brianna Bootle second in 1:05.09 and Cassidy Pratt was third in 1:06.83.

#Girls under-15 100 – Brion Ward of DTSP Wolfpack won in 13.18. Vanessa Mackey of Alliance Athletics was second in 13.18 and Jayla Smith of Star Trackers wads third in 13.40.

#Girls under-15 400m – Keyezra Thomas of Speed Beginners won in 1:03.01 with Ramonique McClennon of Hurry Murray Athletics second in 1:04.30 and Ana Butler of Bahamas Speed Dynamics third in 1:04.97.

#Girls under-15 800m – Jade Knowles of DTSP Wolfpack completed the two-lap race in 2:!9.22.

#Girls under-15 75m hurdles – Kaiya Benneth of Red-Line Athletics won in 12.91 with Dallas Strachan of Fast Forward second in 13.24 and Taylor Moss of Red-Line Athletics third in 13.46.

#Girls under-17 100m – Shayann Demeritte of Swift Athletics was the winner in 12.38. Phoebe Thompson of Speed Beginners was second in 12.77 with K’Leigh Davis of Fast Forward third in 13.06.

#Girls under-17 400m – Shania Adderley of Fast Forward won in 1:00.73. Akaree Roberts of Road Runners was second in 1:01.35 and Rizpah Thompson of Speed Beginners third in 1:03.01.

#Girls under-17 800m – Alicia Knowles of the Golden Eagles won in 2:45.65 with Jasmine Rolle of Road Runners second in 3:14.35.

#Girls under-17 1,500m – Erin Barr of Grand Bahama Hearts won in 5:22.36 and Zoe McCarroll of Red-Line Athletics was second in 5:46.73.

#Girls under-17 100m hurdles – Gabrielle Rolle of Spirit of Excellence won in 15.56 and Andrinique Lamour of Speed Capacity Maximized was second in 17.40.

#Girls under-17 400m hurdles – Tamia Taylor of Road Runners clocked 1:06.33 to surpass the Carifta standard of 1:09.86. Azaria Marshall of Red-Line also did the standard in her second place in 1:08.44.

#Girls under-20 100m – Lydia Clarke of DTSP Wolfpack won in 12.65 with Latia Archer of Elite Athletics second in 12.90. Zaria Stapleton of Elite Athletics was third in 12.96.

#Girls under-20 400m – Melvinique Gibson of T-Bird Flyers won in 1:00.41 with Treasure Burrows of Golden Eagles second in 1:00.58. Janiyah Rolle of Fast Trackers was third in 1:01.74.

#Girls under-20 800m – Alfrenique Knowles of Golden Eagles won in 2:33.42 with Treasure Burrows of Golden Eagles second in 2:33.50 and Tellica Seymour of Road Runners third in 2:48.71.

#Girls under-20 1,500m – Akaya Lightbourne of Grand Bahama Heats won in 5:16.69. Tellica Seymour of Road Runners was second in 5:54.59.

#Girls under-20 100m hurdles – Kaily Pratt of Ninety Degrees won in 15.47. Devondra Sands of SunBlazers got second in 15.80 and Essence Sands, also of SunBlazers, was third in 16.59.

#Girls under-20 400m hurdles – Paris Augustine of Andros Heats was the lone competitor, winning in 1:11.02.

#Boys under-7 60m – Rashad Hanna of Beginners Track Club won in 19.58 over Andros Heats duo of Dedrick Storr in 23.07 and Logan Johnson in 23.55.

#Boys under-9 100m – Ashlyn Cooper of Golden Eagles won in 17.21 with Daython Ingraham of Swift Athletics second in 17.22 and Edvardo Burrows of Beginners Track Club in third in 18.34

#Boys under-11 100m – George Brown, Swift Athletics, won in 15.10. Vincent Johnson Jr of Jumper’s Incorporated was second in 15.22 and Jayden Allen of Red-Line Athletics was third in 15.71.

#Boys under-13 100m – Avontae Lottmore of Grand Bahama Heats Athletics won in 13.14. Tyrone Johnson of Spirit of Excellence was second in 13.37. Jacob Pickstock of Swift Athletics was third in 13.55.

#Boys under-13 400m – Adrian Woodside of T-Bird Flyers won in 1:09.71. Patrecio Sherman of Red-Line Athletics was second in 1:10.50 and Jonathan Linton of Swift Athletics got third in 1:11.34.

#Boys under-15 100m – Eagan Neely of Red-Line Athletics won in 11.73. Shevanno Nixon, also of Red-Line, was second in 11.92 and Rohman Rolle of Fast Forward got third in 12.29.

#Boys under-15 400m – Aiden Musgrove of Bahamas Speed Dynamics was the winner in 55.93. Kamron Henfield of Velocity Athletics was second in 56.73. Dario Butterfield of the Spartans was third in 57.79.

#Boys under-15 80m hurdles – Simon Sands of SunBlazers won in 13.03 with Rohman Rolle of Fast Forward second in 13.58.

#Boys under-17 100m – Andrew Brown, unattached, was the winner in 10.82. Ishmael Rolle of Swift Athletics was second in 10.93 and Aiden Kelly of Golden Eagles got third in 11.05.

#Boys under-17 400m – Zion Davis of Fast Forward got the win in 53.13. Javano Bridgewater of Fast Track got second in 53.36 and his team-mate Cleon Laguere was third in 55.01.

#Boys under-17 800m – Jaden Moss of Invictus Athletics won in 2:26.52. Quincey Rolle of Red-Line Athletics was second in 2:30.11 and Ethan Swann of Red-Line Athletics came in third in 2:30.14.

#Boys under-17 1,500m – Ross Martin on Hurry Murray won in 4:50.90. Terron McKenzie of Red- Line Athletics got second with 6:06.89.

#Boys under-17 110m hurdles – Kenny Moxey Jr of Panthers Track Club won in 16.00. Kersch Mackey of SunBlazers was second in 17.88 and Leviticus Levarirty of Fast Forward was third in 21.60.

#Boys under-17 400m hurdles – Quinton Rolle of Red-Line Athletics was the winner ion 1:00.51.

#Boys under-20 100m – Adam Musgrove of Bahamas Speed Dynamics won in 10.51. Samalie Farrington Jr of Swift Athletics was second in 10.71 and Taejuan Spence of Golden Eagles got third in 10.71.

#Boys under-20 400m – Andrew Styles of Ninety Degrees won in 51.54. Zion Miller of Bahamas Speed Dynamics was second in 52.00 and Ackeem Bowleg of Golden Eagles was third in 52.24.

#Boys under-20 800m – Sharan Roker of T-Bird Flyers was the winner in 2:08.62 with Felton Robinson of Invictus Athletics second in 2:12.79 and Reddith Stubbs of Fast Track third in 2:17.21.

#Boys under-20 1,500m – Nathan Johnson of Hurry Murray won in 5:01.96. Mikail Paul of DTSP was second in 5:03.65. Edoney Russell of Hurry Murray was third in 5:13.29.

#Boys under-20 110m hurdles – Otto Laing of Bahamas Speed Dynamics won in 14.03. Tayshaun Robinson of SunBlazers took second in 14.41 and Rowan Sands, also of SunBlazers, was third in 15.63.

#Boys under-20 400 hurdles – Morgan Moss of Red-Line Athletics was the winner in 1:00.63 with Dana Rolle of Road Runners second in 1:06.08 and Tahj Brown of Red-Line Athletics came in third in 1:11.64.

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NPPPSSA coaches receive their mini basketball certifications from BBF officials.

NPPPSSA executives pose with family of the late coach Sherman Smith.

GIRLS champions Carlton E Francis.

BOYS champions Sadie Curtis.

GIRLS second place finishers CW Sawyer.

BOYS second place finishers Sandilands Primary.

GIRLS third place team Albury Sayles.

BOYS third place finishers Uriah McPhee.

#By BRENT STUBBS

#Senior Sports Reporter

#bstubbs@tribunemedia.net

#THE members of the Carlton E Francis girls’ basketball team knew that there was no better way to keep the memory alive of their beloved deceased coach Sherman Smith than winning the New Providence Public Primary Schools Sports Association mini basketball tournament.

#The week-long tournament, named in honour of Smith, who passed away in January, 2020, wrapped up on Friday at the Kendal Issacs Gymnasium with Carlton E Francis holding off CW Sawyer for a hard fought 8-6 decision.

#Third place went to Albury Sayles, who blanked Palmdale Primary 5-0.

#CW Sawyer’s Laila Leonard, an 11-year-old sixth grader, said they did it for coach Smith. “We did good. There was a lot of chaotic around the court, but we tried to stay focused because we wanted to win it for our coach, who died. He used to win a lot of basketball tournaments for our school,” said Leonard, who played with Smith.

#She noted that their new coaches really prepared them for the tournament.

#Her teammate Alyssa Bain, a 12-year-old sixth grader, said she was pleased with their performances, but noted that coach Smith would not have liked the way they drilled and shot the ball.

#“I felt honoured to win it for coach Smith because he used to practice a lot with us. He was my favourite coach,” Bain said. “So I was glad that we won it. We want to thank the coaches who worked with us. They did good.”

#Coach Melanie Gibson, who brought a winning tradition to Carlton E Francis having won just about every other title in sports played in the NPPPSSA, said it was good to finally get her first basketball title under her belt.

#“I told them from yesterday (Thursday). I told them we have to win this one for coach Smith,” said Gibson, who came to Carlton E Francis just after Smith’s death in 2020.

#“The children were too excited. Everybody, they wanted to come out to practice. We started from January preparing for this tournament.”

#Smith’s family members were in attendance to watch the tournament and they were not only thrilled that the NPPPSSA decided to honour him, but they were even more delighted with the outpouring of love received from everyone.

#“We are very honoured to have been invited to watch the tournament because this is something that he always liked to see with the kids having fun and being competitive at the same time,” said Sherzel Williams, his daughter.

#Stephon Smith, who represented his brothers, Solomon, who is in school in Kentucky and Sherman Jr, who was unable to get off from school, said they are really appreciative of the NPPPSSA naming the tournament in honour of their father.

#And his mother-in-law Teazel Bowe, said she enjoyed everything herself.

#“It reminded me of when I used to come and watch Sherman and Solomon and Stephon play when they used to be running all over the place,” Bowe recalled. “These children are so tiny. I really enjoy watching them play.”

#NPPPSSA president Latoya Bain-Sturrup thanked all of the schools for bringing their teams out to compete. She noted that it was one of the most competitive basketball tournaments they have hosted, which showed that the coaches are putting in the work with their teams.

#She also thanked the Bahamas Basketball Federation for partnering with them and for the tremendous role that Christian Wilmore played in serving as the tournament director and the referees who assisted him in officiating the games.

#Prior to the start of the tournament, Wilmore, Freddie Brown and Yves Pierre also conducted a mini basketball clinic, which Bain-Sturrup said was a huge success for all of the coaches who participated and passed their certification courses.

#In the girls’ divisional playoffs, Carlton E Francis whitewashed Albury Sayles 21-0 to win pool A, while CW Sawyer doubled up Palmdale 10-5.

#In the boys division, Sadie Curtis emerged as the champions after they knocked off Sandilands Primary. In the bronze medal game, Uriah McPhee held off Sybil Strachan 13-11.

#Sadie Curtis advanced to the final with a 20-18 nipping of Uriah McPhee in one of the two semi-final matches. The other saw Sandilands was 10 points better than Sybil Strachan in a 19-9 victory.

#With four divisions contested, the pool championships saw Sybil Strachan def. Carlton E. Francis 11-8 in pool A; Sadie Curtis def. CW Sawyer 8-6 in pool B; Uriah McPhee def. Palmdale 7-1 in pool C and Sandilands def. Albury Sayles 19-3 in pool D.

#The team standings at the end of the boys pool play are as follows:

#Boys division

#Pool A

#Sybil Strachan 4-0

#Carlton Francis 3-1

#Garvin Tynes 2-2

#Gerald Cash 1-3

#Gambier 0-4

#Pool B

#C W Sawyer 4-0

#Sadie Curtis 3-1

#Cleveland Eneas 2-2

#Yellow Elder 1-3

#Ridgeland 0-4

#Pool C

#Uriah McPhee 4-0

#Palmdale 3-2

#Woodcock 3-2

#Claridge 3-2

#Centreville 1-4

#E P Roberts 0-4

#Pool D

#Sandilands 5-0

#Albury Sayles 4-1

#Eva Hilton 3-2

#Thelma Gibson 2-3

#T G Glover 1-4

#Marjorie Davis 0-5

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DEVYNNE CHARLTON, of the Bahamas, in action at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix. Photo: Kevin Morris

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#By BRENT STUBBS

#Senior Sports Reporter

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#Although there’s no indoor championships to compete in this year, national record holder hurdler Devynne Charlton continues to shine, while men’s 400m national record holder Steven Gardiner made his return to action after a year of inactivity over the weekend.

Steven Gardiner (File photo)

#The duo competed in two separate meets, but led a Bahamian contingent of athletes in action across the United States of America.

#New Balance Indoor Grand Prix

#Charlton posted a season’s best of 7.87 seconds to win the women’s 60 metre hurdles after she led the race from start to finish at The Track at New Balance in Boston, Massachusetts. Her nearest rival was American Sharinka Nelvis in 7.93 for second.

#“It was a great race, but I just have to continue to work on my technique,” said Charlton, who fell short of her national indoor record of 7.81 that she posted in winning the silver medal at last year’s World Indoor Championships in Belgrade, Serbia.

#“I had a great start, but I think I lost a lot of momentum in the middle of the race going over the second or third hurdle, but I was still able to finish off the race pretty strong. So I think that was the highlight of the race.”

#With one more race to go, Charlton said her and Bahamian coach Rolando ‘Lonnie’ Greene, the head coach at the University of Kentucky, have identified what they need to correct and hopefully they will iron it out before she competes in her final indoor meet this weekend in New York.

#“I feel pretty good. I feel like I’m in a better spot than where I was this time last year,” said Charlton, who after her success at World Indoor Championships, made the finals of the 100m hurdles at the World Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Oregon and capped off the year with a bronze at the NACAC Championships in Grand Bahama where she also ran on the women’s silver medal 4 x 100m relay team.

#“I am just looking forward to identifying the deficiencies that I experienced indoors and hopefully working on them as I prepare for the outdoors,” Charlton said.

#“I’m looking forward to hopefully getting a medal in Worlds this year. That is the main goal right now.”

#Back on the track, Anthonique Strachan, still training in Jamaica, had to settle for eighth place in the women’s 60m in 7.40, trailing seven other Americans, led by champion Aleia Hobbs, who won in 7.02.

#Strachan had the eighth fastest qualifying time of 7.32 after she was fourth in her heat.

#On the field, Thomas, the Grand Bahama native, was second in the men’s high jump with a leap of 7-feet, 3 ¾-inches or 2.23 metres.

#He was beaten out by Tejaswin Shankar of India in 7-5 (2.26m).

#South Carolina Invitational

#Gardiner, returning to action after almost a year of inactivity due to an injury, placed third in the men’s 300m in 33.03.

#The Abaco native representing Adidas, trailed Michael Cherry of Nike, who won in 32.66 with Great Britain’s Matthew Hudson-Smith, competing for Puma, coming in second in 32.72

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Uibos announce pregnancy; Gardiner, Charlton experience action

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Bahamian speed queen Shaunae Miller-Uibo, who has won all of the global titles in athletics, and husband Olympian Maicel Uibo shocked the world on Saturday, announcing that they are expecting their first child. Miller-Uibo posted it on Instagram as the couple celebrated their sixth-year wedding anniversary in Exuma.

‘New Year, New Blessing,” Miller-Uibo posted along with pictures of her baby bump. “We can’t wait to meet our little bundle of joy. Happy 6th Anniversary,” she exclaimed.

With that news, it’s pretty much confirmed that the defending World Athletics Outdoor Championships women’s 400 meters (m) champion will not be defending her title at this year’s edition that will be held in Budapest, Hungary, in August. In fact, it’s likely she won’t be in action at all.

As for the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics, there is a possibility that she will be back on the track by that time. Miller-Uibo is coming off a brilliant year on the track with the highlight being able to capture the world outdoor title in a time of 49.11 seconds. She also captured the world indoor title, winning in a time of 50.31 seconds.

The Bahamian national record in the 200 and 400m closed her 2022 season with a gold medal run in the 400m at the 2022 North American, Central American and Caribbean Athletic Association (NACAC) Championships at the Grand Bahama Sports Complex in Freeport, Grand Bahama, in August. Miller-Uibo clocked 49.40 seconds in that race.

Bahamian professional track and field athletes Devynne Charlton and Steven Gardiner were in action this past weekend with Charlton winning her race and Gardiner returning to action for the first time since June 2022 to finish third in his race.

Charlton was in action at the 2023 New Balance Indoor Grand Prix where she clocked a season’s best of 7.87 seconds to cross the finish line first in the 60m hurdles. Running at the meet in Boston, Massachusetts, on Saturday, she was able to hold off American Sharika Nelvis and Australian Celeste Mucci who finished second and third, respectively.

The Bahamian Olympian had a great start as she got out of the blocks quickly and was the first one over the first hurdle. She maintained a steady pace and powered her way to victory.

Charlton’s time was six one-hundredths of a second off her personal best and national record time of 7.81 seconds that she clocked to win a silver medal at the World Athletics Indoor Championships last year.

Nelvis, a world indoors and outdoors championships finalist last year, clocked 7.93 seconds for second. Mucci powered her way to a personal best time of 7.95 seconds.

Gardiner was on the track at the South Carolina Invitational inside the Carolina Indoor Track & Field Complex in Columbia, South Carolina, on Friday. Running in the men’s 300m, Gardiner clocked 33.03 seconds out of lane five in heat three.

Winning the event was American Michael Cherry in 32.66 seconds. Great Britain’s Matthew Hudson-Smith finished with the second fastest time when he crossed the finish line in 32.72 seconds.

The last time Gardiner was in action was on June 24 at the Bahamas Association of Athletics Association (BAAA) National Track and Field Championships. He easily won the men’s 400m in a time of 45.22 seconds. Less than a month later, he announced that he would miss the rest of the season with a UTE (ultrashort echo time) tendon inflammation, thereby not defending his world championships 400m title.

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Bahamian professional basketball player with the Phoenix Suns DeAndre Ayton had a dominating performance for his team over the weekend as he recorded a double-double twice in helping the Suns take down the Boston Celtics and the Detroit Pistons on the road.

Ayton and the Suns took care of the Celtics, 106-94, at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts, on Friday night, and then picked up a 116-100 victory over the Pistons at the Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan, on Saturday night.

Against the Celtics, Ayton, 24, fell five assists short of a triple-double with 14 points, 10 rebounds and five assists. He did all of this and had a blocked shot in 35 minutes on the floor, and shot 7-for-13 from the field.

Against the Pistons, Ayton finished with 31 points for the second time this season and had 16 rebounds. It was the first time in his career that he finished with at least 30 points and 15 rebounds in a game.

The big man had the hot hand for his team, missing just two shots in 31 minutes on the floor. He finished 13-for-15 from the field, shooting 86.7 percent. He was also able to connect on 5-of-6 shots from the charity stripe. Ayton added two assists and a blocked shot. On Saturday, Ayton and the Suns played in front of new Suns owner Mat Ishbia who was sitting courtside.

“The pressure … thought I had on a tie on the court. Ok, fix your tie,” Ayton told reporters afterwards. “It was fun. It was good to put on a performance.”

As for his 30-plus points and 15-plus rebounds performance, the big man said there is more where that came from.

“I’m going to get it again. Get 30 (points) and 20 (rebounds), but all that stuff, 30 and extra, that’s just things that I’m required to do … taking care of business,” he said.

Ayton had a good start to the game on Saturday night, dropping in eight points on 3-for-5 shots from the field and he also pulled down five rebounds in the first quarter. He continued to produce in the second quarter as he made all four of his shot attempts and went 3-for-4 from the charity stripe. Most of his shots came from assists from Chris Paul, finding him in the paint.

At the end of the first half, Ayton already had a double-double with 19 points and 10 rebounds, helping his Suns take a 58-49 lead. The first overall pick in the 2018 National Basketball Association (NBA) Draft added 12 more points on 6-for-6 shooting and added six rebounds in the second half, helping the Suns pick up their 29th victory of the season.

Paul finished with 14 assists in this contest, with five of them coming from Ayton – the most to any of the Suns players.

Ayton is averaging 18 points and 10.2 rebounds per contest in the 46 games he has played in this season. He is shooting 58 percent from the field.

The Suns will continue their five-game Eastern Conference road trip when they take on the Brooklyn Nets at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, tomorrow. That game tips off at 7.30 p.m. on TNT.

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The University of The Bahamas (UB) Mingoes women’s volleyball team was denied a spot in the New Providence Volleyball Association (NPVA) postseason after losing to the Lady Technicians in a play-in game at the Anatol Rodgers Gymnasium on Tuesday night. The Mingoes lost in five sets, 25-23, 22-25, 24-26, 25-22 and 15-11.

Both volleyball teams had identical win/loss records, finishing tied for fourth in the standings, and the winner of the play-in game advanced to the playoffs.

“We still have some growing to do,” said Mingoes Head Coach Raymond Wilson. “Our game has grown a lot and they have gotten a lot better. However, choices kills us but that’s what you get with a young team. We are still developing and will make a lot of mistakes. We really were campaigning on making it to the playoffs but that’s behind us now. So, we’ll just go back to the drawing board and prepare for next season.”

The Lady Techs started strong in the first set. The Mingoes managed to stay close but maintain consistent momentum. The Lady Techs rattled off eight straight points at one point and ended up winning the set, 25-23.

The Mingoes bounced back to take the second set, 25-22, due to strong play in the middle, tying the match at a set apiece.

In the third set, the Mingoes took control, eventually winning that set, 26-24, to go up two sets to one.

The Lady Techs responded, taking the fourth set, 25-22, and forcing a decisive fifth set.

The Mingoes came out flat in the fifth set, and were down 11-3 at one point. They reeled off seven straight points to get within a single point at 11-10. The Lady Techs regrouped, sealing the match by winning four of the final five points. They prevailed 15-11 in that fifth set and took the match three sets to two.

“We played very hard tonight and we were able to keep it close at times,” Wilson said.

It was a close match throughout as none of the five sets were decided by more than four points.

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BAHAMIAN baseball star Jazz Chisholm Jr, of the Miami Marlins, is getting global recognition – after being chosen as the face of the MLB The Show video game. Chisholm said the move was “almost just like winning the MVP”.

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#MIAMI (AP) — Jazz Chisholm Jr, the Miami Marlins’ euro-stepping, home-run blasting all-star, has goals beyond his impressive stats. With every stolen base and acrobatic catch, Chisholm hopes to have an impact on the next generation of players.

#“I had Ken Griffey Jr, who was a real idol to a lot of guys all over,” Chisholm said in a video interview with The Associated Press. “Not just to baseball fans. He was an idol to basketball players, football players, guys in every sport, and that’s how I want to be too. Not just known as a baseball player but just known as an athlete that everybody can look up to.”

#Chisholm, 24, is well on his way to having that kind of influence after he was revealed yesterday as the cover athlete for Sony’s MLB The Show 2023 video game. “As a kid, I always wanted to be on the cover of MLB the Show,” Chisholm said. “So it means almost just like winning the MVP in a sense. You get to live out your childhood dream.”

#Chisholm, an avid video game player, has played The Show since David Ortiz’s 2006 cover on the first edition. Chisholm is the first Marlins player to appear on a cover of the American version of the game, but he joins a host of athletes across Miami sports on major video game covers.

#Shaquille O’Neal has appeared on two main NBA 2K covers for the Heat, joining LeBron James who appeared on one for Miami. O’Neal and Dwayne Wade each appeared on one legend edition cover as well. Wei-Yin Chen, who pitched for the Marlins from 2016-2019, was The Show’s cover athlete for the Taiwanese version in 2016 and 2017 with the Marlins. The NHL 97 video game cover featured goaltender John Vanbiesbrouck, who played for the Panthers from 1993-1998.

#Chisholm is known as much for his style — from his colourful hair to his chains and sunglasses — as his electric speed and powerful arm on the field. That combination has made him a fan favourite.

#“I’m sure the kids are gonna love it,” Chisholm said.

#“Every time I look around seeing kids with blue hair, wearing the jersey. I feel like this is gonna be good for the culture.”

#Chisholm, entering his fourth MLB season, has a career .243 batting average and .449 slugging percentage. He was sidelined last June with lower back problems, and tests later revealed that he had a stress fracture, which caused him to miss the rest of the 2022 season.

#Chisholm, who was voted to his first All-Star game, was leading the team in home runs and RBIs before the injury, hitting .254 with 14 home runs, 45 RBIs and 12 stolen bases in 60 games.

#Only Jesus Aguilar finished the 2022 season with more homers for the Marlins, hitting 15 in 113 games.

#Born in Nassau, Bahamas, Chisholm became the seventh Bahamian players to reach the majors when he debuted in 2020.

#“The power I bring to the game. The size that I am, the speed, the defence,” he said.

#“I’ll watch my highlights and I just love and enjoy everything I do. And I’m gonna do it with a smile because I’m having so much fun.”

#Chisholm said he’s excited to play a season fully healthy, adding that he thinks Miami could make a playoff push if everyone stays healthy.

#Amid a series of offseason moves, Marlins general manager Kim Ng said the team plans to move Chisholm from middle infield, where he’s played his entire MLB career, to centre field after Miami acquired reigning American League batting champion Luis Arraez from Minnesota to play second base.

#“Jazz is a very unique athlete. He’s very dynamic,” Ng said earlier this month. “He’s got great range, great speed. He’s got a lot of the things that you look for when you’re thinking about centre field.”

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RENEGADES football club.

BAHA Mar Juniors football club.

DYNAMOS football club.

#THE Bahamas Men’s Soccer League returned to action after the Christmas break with the completion of the quarterfinal rounds of the Hummel Cup 2023 over the weekend at the Roscow AL Davies Field at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex.

#Seventeen FC vs Future Stars FC

#In the first match of a very exciting day, Seventeen FC took down the youthful squad of the Future Stars FC 3-1. Seventeen got a brace (2 goals) from Fleurimond St Franc and another from Das Markens, to close of the match. Shadlin Joseph scored on a penalty kick to score the lone goal for the stars.

#Match 2:

#UB Mingoes vs Renegades FC

#The UB Mingoes returned to winning form after suffering consecutive setbacks at the hands of the Dynamos FC. One just before the Christmas break and another resulting in an early exit from the Hummel Cup via penalty shootout. The Mingoes coaches got to see their newest recruit in action as midseason transfer, Evelt Julmis, made his maiden appearance. In the end, the Mingoes got a brace of goals (2) from Ronaldo Greene and an extra goal from J Johnson to silence a testy Renegades squad. Tempers flared in this match at the 34’ after a bit of reckless play. Both squads got into a shoving match, but the referee cooled off the tempers with a flurry of yellow cards. UB won the match as well as the yellow cards battle 7-2.

#Match 3:

#Baha Jr vs Dynamos FC

#In the final match of the day, forward Brandon Adderley, returning to fitness, scored a hat trick (2 goals) and partnered with winger Adrian Douglas Rolle, to put away an ambitious Baha Jr Squad 4-0.

#Young goalkeeper, Ahmaad Smith was stellar in goal as he kept a clean sheet. Action returns on Wednesday.

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#By BRENT STUBBS

#Senior Sports Reporter

#bstubbs@tribunemedia.net

#THE FAC first annual Bert Bell Memorial Swim Meet took place over the weekend with quite a few competitors attaining the qualifying standards for the 2023 CARIFTA Games in Curacao in April.

#David Singh of the Barracuda Swim Club clocked 2:56.31 to win the boys 11-12 200m breaststroke, surpassing the CARIFTA standard of 3:05.01. He also did it in the 50m backstroke in 35.59 to surpass the standard of 33.92.

#Trace Russell of Mako Swim Club clocked 1:19.52 to beat out Singh, who did 1:21.64 as they both surpassed the qualifying standard of 1:24.55. Singh also won the 50m freestyle in 28.53 to surpass the standard of 28.59.

#Russell also beat out Singh in the 50m breaststroke as they surpassed the standard of 37.57. Russell won in 35.45 and Singh was second in 36.72.

#Saleste Gibson led two other qualifiers in the girls 11-12 50m butterfly with her victory in 31.77. Team-mate Christin-Alyssa Clarke got second in 32.72 and Violet Saralegui of Lyford Cay Swim Club was third in 32.74. They all went under the standard of 32.80.

#Gibson also did the standard of 29.60 in the 50m freestyle, surpassing the standard of 30.18. Gibson also did 1:13.93 to surpass the qualifying standard of 1:15.88 in the 100m butterfly. Alissa Ferguson won the girls 11-12 100m backstroke in 1:16.65 and Gibson was second in 1:18.85 as they both surpassed the standard of 1:19.01.

#Donald Saunders of LIT clocked 27.57 to win the boys 13-14 50m butterfly to surpass the standard of 28.35. Saunders also did it in the 50m backstroke in 30.84, surpassing the standard of 30.84.

#Two competitors surpassed the standard of 35.35 in the girls 11-12 50m backstroke. Christin-Alyssa Clarke got another qualifying time in 34.93 with Alissa Ferguson of the Barracuda Swim Club did 35.11.

#The top individual winners from the meet were as follows:

#Girls’ 8-and-under – Kirsten Rolle of Blue Waves Swim Club was the winner with 36, followed by runner-up Astwood Hanna of Mako Aquatic Club with 31.

#Boys 8-and-under – Cole Albury of Barracuda Swim Club was the winner with 59. Benjamin Cartwright of the Black Marlins Swim Club was the runner-up with 30.

#Girls 9-10 – Kaleah Seymour of the Freeport Aquatic Club was the winner with 45. Morgan Simms of the Barracuda Swim Club was the runner-up with 35.

#Boys 9-10 – Dexter Russell of Freeport Aquatic Club was the winner with 54. Kyle Murray of Black Marlins Swim Club was the runner-up with 35.

#Girls 11-12 – Saleste Gibson of Barracuda Swim Club was the winner with 52. Jaylah Threadgill of Lyford Cay Club was the runner-up with 38.

#Boys 11-12 – David Singh of Barracuda Swim Club was the winner with 59. Alexander Murray of Black Marlins Swim Club was the runner-up with 50.

#Girls 13-14 – Alanna Murray of Black Marlins Swim Club was the winner with 61. Runner-up was Seannae Norville-Smith of Mako Aquatics Club with 36.

#Boys 13-14 – Malcolm Menzies of Black Marlins Swim Club was the winner with 55. Runner-up was Orison Moss of Black Marlins Swim Club with 41.

#Girls 15-16 – Elina Fiaux of Lyford Swim Club was the winner with 44. Runner-up was Kyana Higgs of Barracuda Swim Club with 36.

#Boys 15-16 – Cherkadin Wells of Mako Aquatics Club was the winner with 33. Runner-up was Nkume Ijeoma of Alpha Aquatics with 29.50.

#Girls 17-and-over – Delaney Mizell of Lyford Swim Club was the winner with 54. Runner-up was Grace Farrington of Barracuda Swim Club with 30.

#Boys 17-and-over – Andrian Brown of Alpha Aquatics was the winner with 33.

#Runner-up was Hodari Prince of Barracuda’s Swim Club with 32.

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