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#THE International Tennis Club’s Bahamas IC Doubles Week will come to a close today at the Nassau Lawn Tennis Club.

#In games played on Thursday, the United States Robins’ team blanked Barbados 5-0 in the opener and the USA Bluebirds held off the Bahamas 3-2.

#While the two USA teams remain undefeated in their three matches played so far, Barbados are 2-2, while the Bahamas is winless at 0-3, the same as the International team.

#Today, the two USA teams will clash in the first match of the day at 8:30am to determine the top team, while the Bahamas and the International team will square off at 1pm to decide who gets fourth and fifth. Barbados ended up in third place.

#• Here’s a look at the results of the matches played yesterday:

#USA Robins 5, Barbados 0

#Men’s 105+ doubles – Jeff Clark/Jeff Snow (USA) def.

#Roger Edghill/James Tasker (BAR) 6-4, 6-3.

#Women’s 105+ doubles –

#Mariana Hollman/ Margaret Lumia (USA def. Tracy Johnson/ Marie-Jeanne Symmonds (BAR) 6-1, 6-1.

#Men’s 125+ doubles –

#Robb Bunnen/Rob Castori (USA) def. Raymond Forde/Peter Symmonds (BAR) 6-1, 6-4.

#Mixed 105+ doubles – Jeff Snow/Margaret Lumia (USA) def. Jeff Snow/Margaret Lumia (USA) 6-2, 7-6 (3).

#Mixed 120+ doubles – Jeff Clark/Ann Clark (USA) def. Raymond Forde/Marie Gentile (BAR) 6-2, 6-1.

#USA Bluebirds def. Bahamas 3-2

#Men’s 105+ doubles – John Chatlak/Shirish Deshpende (USA) def. Ivan Hooper/Neil Mactaggart (BAH) 4-6, 6-2, 10-6.

#Women’s 105+ doubles – Sue Kimball/Tara Mactaggart (BAH) def. Kay Beverley/Shana Magruder (USA) 6-3, 6-3.

#Men’s 125+ doubles – Bob Beverley/Steve Moehn (USA) def. John Antonas & Alejandro Mesples (BAH) 6-1, 6-1.

#Mixed 105+ doubles – Steve Moehn/Shana Magruder (USA) def. Alejandro Mesples/Tara Mactaggart (BAH) 6-0, 6-0.

#Mixed 120+ doubles – Neil Mactaggart/Sue Kimball (BAH) def. Ward Snyder/Kay Beverley (USA) 7-6 (4), 6-2.

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FERN HANNA, senior director of marketing and partnership, makes a funny point as Pauline Davis-Thompson, Danielle Osbourne, Lenny Smith, AOS directors Lynette and Lynden Maycock (all seated) express their delight.

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STANDING, from left to right, at the AOS sponsorship are Lenny Smith, chairman of the finance committee, Pauline Davis-Thompson, the Dame of the Games, Lynette Maycock, a director of AOS, Lynden Maycock, a director of AOS and the CEO of the LOC, Fern Hanna, the senior director of marketing and partnership of the LOC, and Danielle Osbourne, deputy chairman of the finance committee.

#By BRENT STUBBS

#Senior Sports Reporter

#bstubbs@tribunemedia.net

#LEADING by example as they put their “money where their mouth is,” Accounting Outsource Services Limited came on board as a Gold Partner for the 50th Golden Jubilee CARIFTA Games.

#AOS, through Maycock Associates Chartered Accountants, led by the Chief Executive Officer of the Local Organising Committee for CARIFTA, Lynden Maycock and his wife, Lynette, made a presentation of $75,000 to the games, scheduled for April 7-11.

#The presentation took place yesterday at the Thomas A Robinson National Stadium where an appeal was made for more financial companies to come on board and lend their support to the region’s biggest junior track and field competition.

#“AOS is happy to sponsor the 50th CARIFTA Games as a Gold Medalion sponsor of the games,” Maycock said. “As the CEO of the games, I told my wife Lynette, we ought to lead by example.

#“If we are asking corporate Bahamas to invest in our youth and invest in our CARIFTA Games, as the head of the CARIFTA Games, it’s imperative that we take the lead and lead by example.”

#Maycock said the $75,000 donated to the games was a “no brainer” and they are delighted to be a part of the big event.

#Lynette Maycock, a director of AOS, said they are a financial and corporate service provider for more than 13 years that alwats believed in assisting student-athletes in athletic scholarships for high school and college.

#She noted that when her husband approached the firm to solicit their financial support, they saw it as a great opportunity and investment that will yield great returns.

#“We will be able to showcase our young athletes to the world, assisting young up and coming athletes with the gateway to training with local coaches, placing the Bahamas on front stage as we celebrate this 50th year of CARIFTA and the Bahamas 50th year of Independence,” she said. “We look forward to a sea of gold medals from our Bahamian athletes. “Today, AOS is proud to sponsor $75,000 to the Local Organising Committee to assist with the operation of the 50th CARIFTA Games. We are going gold and encourage all small businesses to join us as we showcase the youth of our nation.”

#Lenny Smith, the chairman of the finance committee for the LOC, who previously served as the deputy chairman of the first two editions of the World Relays, said they are happy to welcome their latest Gold partner sponsors and to appeal to other corporate citizens to get involved.

#“This year, as it has been said many times, is the 50th year of CARIFTA, 50 years of the Bahamas celebrating their Independence and as a track and field fanatic, I can boldly predict that we will have at least three world junior records set right here in the Bahamas.

#He noted that last year’s Austin Sealy awardee came from the British Virgin Islands and some of the athletes from St Vincent did extremely well in the longer distance races, so it’s not just Jamaica and the Bahamas dominating.

#“Again, I am appealing to corporate Bahamas to come on board,” Smith stated. “Sports can solve a lot of our social problems. So, let’s come out and support our athletes.”

#Smith said persons who wish not to be one of the major sponsors can still make their contribution by sponsoring some of the individual races with prices ranging from $500 to $5,000 depending on the race they select. Their names will be listed as the sponsor of the particular races. “It will be on a first served, first basis,” Smith said.

#Fern Hanna, the senior director of marketing and partnership, revealed that Laura’s Fruit Stall was the first small business to come on board as a sponsor and so they are encouraging other businesses to sponsor the games.

#While the Oak Tree Medical Centre has already taken the title sponsor, Aliv presented a cheque for $289,000 as their platinum; gold elite is $100,000; gold medallion is $75,000, gold medal level is $50,000; silver partner is $20,000 and bronze at $10,000.

#“We want everybody to be included. We don’t want anyone to feel like they can’t reach that particular level,” Hanna said.

#“Even if it’s 10 dollars or five dollars. If it’s Grammy from Mayaguana or Acklins, if you want to make a contribution, we will be here.”

#Hanna said persons hearing this message and feel like they want to come on board and even if you want to be an anonymous donor, the LOC will open that opportunity next week when they can hit donate and make their contribution of any amount.

#“We want to make this a stellar event and we want to make it a stellar event together, one nation one body,” Hanna said. “But let me add, it’s not just for persons in the Bahamas.”

#Hanna said they are encouraging persons throughout the Caribbean, the United States, Canada and any other parts of the world, who wish to get on board, to email info@carifta50.com or any social media handles @ carifta2023. or log onto their website www.cairfta50.com

#Pauline Davis, one of the six Bahamians to win the Austin Sealy Award, said it’s so encouraging to see the different entities in the country stepping forth and sponsoring the games.

#Davis, the Dame of the Games, also encouraged others to come on board as they make a difference in the lives of many of the athletes in the region, who will go on to become the next Olympic Games and World Championship champions, medallists, finalists and participants from the Caribbean.

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 Home|Sports|CARIFTA preparations on trackSports

Maycock expects to reach budgeted goal; Archer says athletes will be ready

Simba FrenchSend an emailJanuary 20, 2023 149 2 minute readFacebookTwitterLinkedInShare via Email

The 50th CARIFTA Games is just 76 days away and the Local Organizing Committee for that event (LOC) said that plans are on track as The Bahamas looks to host it from April 8-10 at the Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium.

Speaking to reporters at a press conference after introducing ALIV as the official communications partner and broadcaster of the event, Chairman of the LOC Harrison Thompson said that the facilities will be ready. Also coming on board yesterday, as a gold partner, was Accounting Outsource Services Ltd.

“We are very confident that the stadium will be ready. The government has already awarded the contract for the renovation of the stadium and that should start by next week God’s willing, so we are very confident that the stadium will be ready first-class and the world will be happy with what they see when they get here,” Thompson said.

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the LOC Lynden Maycock said that Breezes Hotel is the athletes village for CARIFTA.

“Breezes hotel hosted the world relays and past CARIFTA Games so they are up to the task,” said Maycock. “There will also be venues like the Courtyard by Marriott that will be in use, the Baha Mar Resort and Comfort Suites – so many of our major properties will be used with respect to the CARIFTA Games,” he added.

As for the broadcasting side of things, Maycock expects a top tier production from ALIV. The LOC has raised a little over half of their budget of $3 million. LOC said the LOC expects to meet their budgeted goal.

“The three million dollars operations of the games will be achieved through sponsorships as well as ticket sales and merchandising. We look forward to those funds accumulating to about $2-3 million at the sponsorship level,” said Maycock.

The LOC is 48 days away from venue readiness, according to Maycock.

“Our team is charged and energized. We’re working seven days per week. We expect for these games to be – like we say, we have a brand of the greatest youth games so we expect the greatest games for the 50th anniversary. Aligning ourselves with ALIV and companies like Oaktree Medical, we expect to be great,” Maycock said.

President of the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations (BAAA) Drumeco Archer is pleased with where the LOC is at in their progress and expects a great event. In terms of the athletic program’s progress, Archer is optimistic about the readiness of the team.

“We will have the best team that we’ve had in many years,” Archer said. “We have already seen significant progress within our athletics core. This weekend was a debut of what we expect and under frigid temperatures our athletes performed at a very high level. I was very pleased with some of the performances. We have already had some outstanding qualifying performances.”

The qualifiers so far are Kaden Cartwright (under-20 boys javelin), Mateo Smith (under-20 boys long jump), Javonya Valcourt and Lacarthea Cooper (under-20 girls 400 meters), Calea Jackson (under-20 girls discus), Taysha Stubbs and Kamera Strachan (under-17 girls javelin) and Terrell McCoy (under-17 girls shot put).

The official website for the CARIFTA Games is www.carifta50.com.

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 Home|Sports|JBLN to stage grand opening this SaturdaySports

Sheldon LongleySend an emailJanuary 20, 2023 147 2 minute readFacebookTwitterLinkedInShare via Email

Still in the shadow of COVID, the Junior Baseball League of Nassau (JBLN) is set to stage its first full season since the deadly pandemic reached the Western Hemisphere and the 34th season of youth baseball in total. A girls softball component complements the boys baseball activities.

A grand opening of the 2023 season is set for this coming Saturday at the JBLN’s Field of Dreams Complex at St. Andrew’s School in Nassau East. An opening ceremony will be held after the march-in of athletes, at 10 a.m., and a full slate of games are set to follow.

The league announced that 32 baseball teams and five girls softball teams, comprising 500 boys and girls, will be competing in the 2023 season, which will run from January to June, 2023. There are seven divisions (age groups) – Tee Ball (six-and-under – 6U) Division, Coach Pitch (eight-and-under – 8U) Division, Minor (10-and-under – 10U) Division, Major (12-and-under – 12U) Division, Junior (14-and-under – 14U) Division, Senior (15-and-over – 15O) Division, and Girls Softball (15-and-over – 15O) Division.

“We’re looking forward to a productive season starting up again out of the pandemic,” said league commissioner Shane Albury yesterday. “What’s really intriguing is that there are a lot of new players and coaches as well as a lot of returning players. There is a lot of new blood in the league with respect to players and coaches and that is good. That shows us that we are growing. We have more teams and more sponsors and we look forward to an awesome opening and getting games started. So far, everything is on point and we are all excited to get the league started.”

JBLN will celebrate the opening of the new season on Saturday with a parade of all 37 teams competing.

All players are required to attend the opening day ceremony in full uniform and should report to the fields by 9:15 a.m. At 9:45 a.m., all teams will assemble in the area north of the concession stand for the march-in of teams. The teams will be introduced in order of the age group of their respective divisions, beginning with the Tee Ball Division and ending with Girls Softball.

This is the first opening ceremony for the league in three years – going all the way back to pre-COVID.

Immediately following the opening ceremony, at approximately 11:30 a.m., team pictures will be taken on the Little League Field. Following that, games will commence on all fields, starting at 12 noon.

Dignitaries expected to attend the opening ceremony include Minister of Health and Wellness Dr. Michael Darville along with Deputy Permanent Secretary in the ministry Tim Munnings, Bahamas Olympic Committee (BOC) President Romell Knowles, Bahamas Baseball Association (BBA) President Sam Rodgers, Bahamas Softball Federation (BSF) President Jennifer Isaacs-Dotson and representatives of corporate sponsors of the league.

During the passing of COVID-19, the 2019-2020 season was shut down and practically the entire 2020-2021 season was lost. Even a portion of the beginning of the 2021-2022 season was missed.

A full season of baseball and softball games is planned for this year.

JBLN is the oldest organization in youth baseball in the country, having started in 1989 with 30-plus players and now with an enrollment of about 500.

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 Home|Sports|Mingoes fall to the Lady Warhawks in four setsSports

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University of The Bahamas (UB) Mingoes women’s volleyball team looked poised to make a comeback in their match against the Lady Warhawks in New Providence Volleyball Association (NPVA) action at the Anatol Rodgers Gymnasium Tuesday night, but fell short.

 The Mingoes dropped the first set, 25-21, but came in the second set focused. They won that set, 25-22, to even the match at a set apiece.

The Mingoes struggled in the third set with eight service errors and five unforced errors. They eventually dropped that set, 25-15.

The team then regrouped in the fourth set, turning in three service aces and four straight attack wins to go up 11-8. The 

experienced Warhawks stayed focused and were able to come back and win the fourth set, 25-19.

Hence, the Mingoes dropped in four sets, 25-21, 22-25, 25-15 and 25-19.

Head coach Raymond Wilson said the team has been improving throughout the season and it showed in the match.

“We need to play with more confidence,” he said. “Once we identify a game that is winnable, we need to be able to take advantage of it and I think that is where we are lacking. The girls just have to work on their confidence and realize that we are playing at the level we need to play at, but we need to execute.”

Shanyhah Bowe led the Mingoes with four points.

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University of The Bahamas (UB) Mingoes men’s basketball team lost 100-84 to the Discount Distributors Rockets in New Providence Basketball Association (NPBA) action Monday night at the A.F. Adderley Gymnasium.

Theodore Grant posted a triple-double in the loss to lead the Mingoes, scoring 18 points, dishing out 11 assists and collecting 10 rebounds. Grant also had four steals on the night.

Delano Armbrister led the Mingoes scoring attack with 23 points off seven three-pointers. Erquantae Edgecombe posted 12 points and Dremiko McIntosh had 10 points and 10 rebounds.

The Mingoes started off strong and ended the first quarter tied with the Rockets at 18. The experienced Rockets took the lead early in the second quarter and slowly extended it throughout the night.

Mingoes’ Head Coach Bacchus Rolle said the team is still improving, especially after the break.

“We had a better effort tonight,” he said. “It was a much better effort tonight offensively but we allowed just too many points in the paint, especially against a strong team like the Rockets. Hats off to the Rockets for a wonderful win but we showed poise and we showed energy out there tonight.”

Rolle added that the team needs to work on a few parts of the game heading into the rest of the season.

“We definitely need to build on that energy we had out there tonight and we want to push the basketball more like we did tonight,” he said.

Roosevelt Whylly scored 27 points and Livingston Munnings scored 26 to lead the Rockets. Able Joseph contributed 20 points in the win for the Rockets.

The Mingoes now sport a 2-5 win/loss record in the Vince Ferguson Division of the NPBA. The Rockets lead the division with an undefeated 7-0 record.

The Mingoes next play the TMT Giants. That game will commence at 8 p.m. Saturday February 4, at the A.F. Adderley gym.

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Company will be communications partner of the junior regional event

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On Wednesday, the Local Organizing Committee for the 50th CARIFTA Games (LOC) announced Aliv as its communications partner for the upcoming junior regional event. The telecommunications company was officially welcomed on board at a press conference held by Legend’s Walk at the Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium.

The 50th CARIFTA Games, which coincides with The Bahamas’ 50th Independence, is slated for April 8-10 at the Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium. ALIV’s partnership will total $289,000, bringing the money raised so far to $1.5 million, according to LOC Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Lynden Maycock. Their target is $3 million.

Delmaro Duncombe, director of B2B sales at Cable Bahamas Group of Companies, said they are happy to be a part of the games. The cable group is comprised of Aliv, Aliv Fiber Rev, Cable Bahamas Business Solutions and OurTV, with Aliv being the main sponsor of this event.

“We are honored to partner with the LOC to serve as the 50th CARIFTA Games official communications and broadcasting partner. As the 50th CARIFTA Games official communications and broadcasting partner, OurTV will televise these highly anticipated games nationwide and distribute the same throughout the Caribbean and the Americas. We want to provide our young athletes a global stage to display their talent because we believe in their potential,” Duncombe said.

Aliv will be providing free Wi-Fi at the Games so athletes, fans and track and field enthusiasts can upload pictures and videos of their favorite moments.

Maycock said the LOC is happy to have Aliv on board.

“Our newest partner symbolizes the apex of how important communication, understanding and building networks are to develop a 21st century region… We believe that we will have the fastest growing audience, supporters and success for these upcoming games. I want to thank ALIV for coming on as our communications partner and working along with the LOC to make this CARIFA the greatest and the best for all of our athletes, the teams, the supporters and our visitors here to The Bahamas,” Maycock said.

Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture Mario Bowleg welcomed the 

communications partner on board and said they in the ministry look forward to seeing the athletes on display.

“ALIV sees fit to support our goal of making the upcoming games the most memorable one to date but also supporting the 

development of our youth within our region. The future of our development as a people, as a country and a region, lies within our ability to network an honest and clear communication. As the latest partner for the 50th CARIFTA Games, Aliv has begun to lay the optics needed to see a better, faster and more resourceful nation and region  which is vital to the development of our young people,” said the minister.

President of the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations (BAAA) Drumeco Archer, who has the responsibility of ensuring that The Bahamas’ best junior athletes are in action, said that he is looking forward to the Aliv partnership.

“It is one of those partnerships that will be probably one of the most significant because it is an opportunity for The Bahamas to showcase our games around the world, and this is also an opportunity for us to be able to tell the world that what we do in The Bahamas is top notch and on par with what the world can deliver,” Archer said.

Duncombe said that they do not anticipate any broadcasting challenges at the CARIFTA Games as they are well-equipped to carry out the task.

So far, eight Bahamian athletes have qualified for CARIFTA. The BAAA is expecting more athletes to qualify as the track and field season heats up at home and abroad.

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Bahamian collegiate basketball players Sammy Hunter, Garvin Clarke Jr. and Fredrick King were in action on Tuesday night, helping their teams pick up wins.

Hunter and Clarke were in action for the University of Akron Zips and they got past Central Michigan University, 69-51, at the McGuirk Arena in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. It was their third straight victory. They sport a 12-6 win/loss record on the season and a 4-1 record in the Mid-American Conference (MAC).

After losing two straight games, King and the Creighton University Bluejays have now won two straight. In their latest game, they prevailed over the Butler University Bulldogs, 73-52, at the Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. The win gives the Bluejays an 11-8 record on the season and a 5-3 record in Big East action.

For the Zips against Central Michigan, Hunter finished in double digits in scoring for the third straight game, coming away with 12 points. He scored 13 and 19 points in his previous two games. He was back in the starting lineup and went 4-for-5 from the field, including 2-for-3 from deep. The junior played 17 minutes and added two rebounds and an assist. Clarke played six minutes but made a three-point shot to finish with three points and also added one rebound.

It was not the start that the Zips wanted as they got themselves into a 7-0 hole early in the game. They bounced back and took a 13-10 lead on a shot from deep from Hunter. That shot came with 12:28 left in the first half. At the end of the first half, the Zips had a 36-26 lead, shooting a blistering 52 percent from the field.

The Zips shot 33.3 percent from the field in the second half but outscored Central Michigan, 33-25, to come away with the victory. Clarke’s only made shot in the second half came at the 2:05 mark to put the Zips up 69-42.

Hunter and Clarke will be back in action when the Zips go on the road to the Read Fieldhouse in Kalamazoo, Michigan, to play Western Michigan. That game will take place on Saturday and get underway at 2:30 p.m.

For the Bluejays, King made four of his seven attempts from the field to finish with eight points in eight minutes on the floor. The freshman also grabbed three rebounds and blocked a shot.

Creighton played the inside game early on and King went to work and showed what he could do. The Andros native scored six straight points on layups for the Bluejays to put them up 26-19. The Bluejays led 36-28 at the half.

King made his final field goal of the night at the 12:21 mark of the second half. He had a layup to put his team up 53-39 at that point. They held on for the win as they kept a double-digit lead. The Bulldogs never led in the second half.

In the end, the Bluejays won the battle in the paint, 44-20. Overall, the Bluejays shot 46.9 percent while holding the Bulldogs to just 34.5 percent shooting from the field.

With the win, Bluejays’ head coach Greg McDermott earned his 100th Big East regular season victory.

The Bluejays will have the rest of the week off and return to action on Wednesday, January 25 in a home game against the St. John’s Red Storm. That game will be played on their home floor at the CenturyLink Center in Omaha, Nebraska.

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Bahamian collegiate basketball players Sammy Hunter, Garvin Clarke Jr. and Fredrick King were in action on Tuesday night, helping their teams pick up wins.

Hunter and Clarke were in action for the University of Akron Zips and they got past Central Michigan University, 69-51, at the McGuirk Arena in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. It was their third straight victory. They sport a 12-6 win/loss record on the season and a 4-1 record in the Mid-American Conference (MAC).

After losing two straight games, King and the Creighton University Bluejays have now won two straight. In their latest game, they prevailed over the Butler University Bulldogs, 73-52, at the Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. The win gives the Bluejays an 11-8 record on the season and a 5-3 record in Big East action.

For the Zips against Central Michigan, Hunter finished in double digits in scoring for the third straight game, coming away with 12 points. He scored 13 and 19 points in his previous two games. He was back in the starting lineup and went 4-for-5 from the field, including 2-for-3 from deep. The junior played 17 minutes and added two rebounds and an assist. Clarke played six minutes but made a three-point shot to finish with three points and also added one rebound.

It was not the start that the Zips wanted as they got themselves into a 7-0 hole early in the game. They bounced back and took a 13-10 lead on a shot from deep from Hunter. That shot came with 12:28 left in the first half. At the end of the first half, the Zips had a 36-26 lead, shooting a blistering 52 percent from the field.

The Zips shot 33.3 percent from the field in the second half but outscored Central Michigan, 33-25, to come away with the victory. Clarke’s only made shot in the second half came at the 2:05 mark to put the Zips up 69-42.

Hunter and Clarke will be back in action when the Zips go on the road to the Read Fieldhouse in Kalamazoo, Michigan, to play Western Michigan. That game will take place on Saturday and get underway at 2:30 p.m.

For the Bluejays, King made four of his seven attempts from the field to finish with eight points in eight minutes on the floor. The freshman also grabbed three rebounds and blocked a shot.

Creighton played the inside game early on and King went to work and showed what he could do. The Andros native scored six straight points on layups for the Bluejays to put them up 26-19. The Bluejays led 36-28 at the half.

King made his final field goal of the night at the 12:21 mark of the second half. He had a layup to put his team up 53-39 at that point. They held on for the win as they kept a double-digit lead. The Bulldogs never led in the second half.

In the end, the Bluejays won the battle in the paint, 44-20. Overall, the Bluejays shot 46.9 percent while holding the Bulldogs to just 34.5 percent shooting from the field.

With the win, Bluejays’ head coach Greg McDermott earned his 100th Big East regular season victory.

The Bluejays will have the rest of the week off and return to action on Wednesday, January 25 in a home game against the St. John’s Red Storm. That game will be played on their home floor at the CenturyLink Center in Omaha, Nebraska..

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 Home|Sports|Cox leads at national chess championshipSports

The Nassau GuardianSend an emailJanuary 19, 2023 166 1 minute readFacebookTwitterLinkedInShare via Email

The 2023 Bahamas Chess Federation’s (BCF) National Chess Championship is heading for an exciting showdown as competitors try to stop National Master (NM) Valentine Cox from attaining a sweep. NM Cox is in the top position after Round Five, winning all of his games thus far.

Young Avian Pride, the youngest competitor and lowest ranked player in the competition, shocked seasoned player and the highest titled player in The Bahamas FIDE Master (FM) Cecil “Carver” Moncur. Pride pulled off a win against FM Moncur in Round Three.

The championship, which takes place over two full weekends, is being hosted by Colina. It is a FIDE rated tournament; set up as a nine-round Swiss format with ‘Game’ in 90 minutes plus 30 seconds per move. Chief Arbiter for the 2023 BCF National Championship is International Arbiter (IA) Andre White. White is assisted by Deputy Chief Arbiter Angel Pride.

“The first weekend of the 2023 Bahamas National Chess Championship was completed successfully, with a powerful showing from the junior players,” said BCF Treasurer Elton Joseph. “All the participants showed that it was not a mistake that they qualified for the country’s most fierce national battle. It was an exciting first set of rounds with some upsets, but more importantly, a lot of heartbreak. I am proud of all the players – the juniors for their tenacity and the seniors for their experience.”

Round Six of the championship kicks off at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. The remaining three rounds are scheduled for Saturday and Sunday. Round Seven is set to start at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Round Eight is set to get underway at 2 p.m. on Saturday, and Round Nine is set for 9 a.m. on Sunday.https://thenassauguardian.com/cox-leads-at-national-chess-championship/