Rashield Williams loses via split decision

As of Monday, October 17, 2022

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RASHIELD WILLIAMS

#RASHIELD Williams took on a new opponent on short notice and suffered his first loss at the professional level in over two years.

#Williams suffered a loss via split decision to Elijah Flores Saturday night on the BoxLab Promotions card at the Caribe Royale Center in Orlando, Florida.

#Flores outscored Williams 58-56, 56-58 and 59-55 to win the welterweight bout.

#Williams, 33, was originally scheduled to face undefeated Jeovanny Estela (9-0, 3KOs) in a six-round bout, while Flores, 18, was scheduled to face Dylan Hale.

#Williams’ last loss at the professional level also came via a split decision, at the hands of Javaune James in March 2019 at the Miccosukee Indian Gaming Resort in Miami, Florida.

#The veteran welterweight now has a record of 6-2 with 5KOs. Prior to this weekend, he last appeared in the ring with a TKO win over Daniel Arriaga on September 17 at the Alessi Fitness Gym in Tampa, Florida. He began 2022 with a TKO win over Daniel Molina on January 28 at the Hialeah Park Racing & Casino in Hialeah, Florida.

#In August, Williams returned to the national team level and represented the Bahamas at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.

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NPSA Best of 5: Hitmen take Game 1

As of Monday, October 17, 2022

#By BRENT STUBBS

#Senior Sports Reporter

#bstubbs@tribunemedia.net

#MANAGER Darren Stevens liked what he saw from his C&S Hitmen in game one of their New Providence Softball Association men’s best-of-five championship series at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex on Saturday night.

#Veteran Edney ‘the Heat’ Bethel was in vintage form, spinning a three hitter with 16 strikeouts and designated player Hosea Hilton and pinch hitter Rudy Fox came through with a pair of clutch hits to seal the deal.

#Those performances enabled C&S to pull off a close 3-1 victory over the Cyber Tech Blue Marlins to snatch the initial lead in the series that will continue with game two at 9pm on Tuesday night.

#“This was a hard-fought game. We didn’t expect anything less,” Steven said. “Edney did his job, He came out with 16 strikeouts and we were able to muster a few runs. That was all we needed.”

#The Hitmen didn’t score until the bottom of the second when they pushed a pair of runs across home plate from right fielder Edron Knowles and left fielder Martin Burrows Jr, thanks to a two-run single from Hilton.

#Losing pitcher Thomas Davis held their bats in check until the sixth when Fox came in to pinch hit for Bethel. He ripped a shot to right-centre field for a lead off triple.

#But after he failed to score on Sherman Ferguson’s fly ball to centre field, Stevens brought Johnson back to run for Fox. On a wild pitch, he managed to race home with their insurance run.

#“We just have to be consistent and cash in on the runs when we need them,” said Stevens as they needed the run on Fox’s stand up triple that saw Johnson scoot home.

#“We have to be able to score the runs and cash in on when the opportunities arise. But once our defence stays steady and our pitching is steady, we should be able to pull off the win.”

#Davis ended up giving up four hits with eight strikeouts.

#The Blue Marlins drew first blood, scoring their only run in the top of the second when with one-out, catcher Garfield Bethel got a single off Bethel.

#After moving up to second on a wild pitch, Bethel eventually scored from second on a passed ball.

#Cyber Tech blew a pair of scoring opportunities after that, the first coming in the fourth as right fielder Winston Seymour got a lead off double, but was left stranded as C&S got the next three batters out.

#Then in the seventh with one out, left fielder Lamar Watkins singled, stole second and reached third in a ground out, but Bethel struck out second baseman Stephen Russell to end the game.

#As they prepare for game two on Tuesday, Stevens said there’s no doubt that their ace Alcott Forbes, who started at third base, will be on the mound for the Hitmen.

#“We are looking for the same hard-fought effort from them from that aspect of the game, but they will have to do it against our ace Alcott Forbes,” Stevens said.

#“It’s no secret, he will get the ball.

#“So as long as we stay consistent like we did tonight (Saturday), we will be alright.”

#The Marlins, with Marcus Pratt handling the managerial chores, are expected to counter with Eugene Pratt on the mound. Pratt played third base in game one.

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NPSA women: Wildcats win opener

As of Monday, October 17, 2022

#By BRENT STUBBS

#Senior Sports Reporter

#bstubbs@tribunemedia.net

#THE Sunshine Auto Lady Wildcats had their hands full with the R&B Lady Operators, but they showed why they are still considered the best team in the women’s New Providence Softball Association.

#In game one of their best-of-five championship series on Saturday night in the Bankers Field at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex, the Lady Wildcats held off the Lady Operators 7-5 to take the opener.

#Game two of the series will be played at 7pm on Tuesday with game three on Thursday.

#Winning pitcher Thela Stevens helped her own cause with a 1-for-3 night with three runs batted in, while scoring a run.

#Third sacker Lynette Kelly was 2-for-3 with a RBI, shortstop Larikah Russell was 1-for-2 with a RBI and a run scored, left fielder Tyrice Davis was 1-for-3 with a run and scratcher Aaliyah Ferguson was 1-for-3 with a run scored.

#How she feels about the team’s performance in Game 1?

#“I am elated about the mindset and the performance of my team going into game 1,” Russell said.

#“There was a lot of excitement and appreciation leading up to tonight, but we were able to channel that energy and nerves positively.

#“Our game plan was to be aggressive, swing at strikes and control the middle of the plate. In my view, I felt like we executed that extremely well and our defence was strong as expected.”

#Despite giving up 10 hits, Stevens struck out four batters to outduel Diva Burrows, who had a pretty good night on the mound with a seven-hitter and three strikeouts.

#It was a night for Sunshine Auto as proprietor and Lady Wildcats’ sponsor Deanza ‘Sonny’ Cox hosted a charity night on behalf of women battling breast cancer with proceeds going to the Sister Sister Organisation.

#There were also a lot of prizes given away as another sponsor Bommer George joined in the festive occasion.

#On the field, the Lady Wildcats took the spotlight as well, scoring five runs in the bottom of the first inning as Stevens highlighted the attack with a three-run home run.

#That was followed by an RBI double from Kelly and a run-producing fielder’s choice from first sacker Crystal Finley.

#Sunshine Auto added two more runs in the fifth with Russell coming through with a RBI sacrifice fly.

#The Lady Operators, however, made it close when they responded with two runs in the third on first sacker Jeanette Hilton’s RBI double for a 5-2 deficit. They came up with another run in the sixth on an error that got right fielder Francheska McBridge on base.

#She eventually scored on another miscue to cut the deficit to 7-3.

#And in the seventh, R&A put two more runs on the scoreboard, thanks to catcher Brianna Knowles’ one-out RBI triple and McBridge’s RBI groundout.

#The Lady Wildcats were just two runs ahead of them every time they made a run at it.

#Knowles finished with a 2-for-4 night at the plate with a RBI and a run scored, Hilton was 2-for-3 with a RBI and a run scored and left fielder Sheryl Evans was 2-for-4 with a run scored for the Lady Operators, who will have to regroup for game two on Tuesday.

#“For game two, people should prepare to see us win again once we remain focused on our goals, improve upon mistakes made in the first game and be prepared to have fun,” Russell told the Lady Operators.

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Sports Notes

As of Monday, October 17, 2022

#SOFTBALL/BASEBALL GSSSA SEASON OPENING

#THE Government Secondary Schools Sports Association (GSSSA) will begin its 2022/23 sports calendar with softball and baseball on Monday at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex.

#• Here’s a look at the games on the schedule starting at 4pm:

  • Anatol Rodgers vs LW Young junior girls softball.
  • Anatol Rodgers vs LW Young junior boys baseball.
  • RM Bailey vs CV Bethel senior girls softball.
  • RM Bailey vs CV Bethel senior boys baseball.
  • TA Thompson vs HO Nash junior girls softball.
  • TA Thompson vs HO Nash junior boys baseball.
  • CI Gibson vs DW Doris Johnson senior girls softball.
  • CI Gibson vs Doris Johnson senior boys baseball.

#BASKETBALL CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOLS LEAGUE

#After opening up its regular season Friday at Loyola Hall on Gladstone Road, the Catholic Diocesan Primary Schools will continue its basketball competition on Friday at 3:30pm with another series of games.

#St Francis/Joseph Shockers will play St Cecilia’s and Xavier’s Giants will face St Thomas More Sparks.

#BASKETBALL TEMPLE CHRISTIAN TOURNEY

#THE Temple Christian Academy Basketball Tournament is back. The tournament for mini and primary girls and boys got started on Monday and will continue with games every day from 4pm until Friday when the championships are played.

#The tournament is back after a two-year hiatus because of COVID-19.

#VOLLEYBALL BSAA VOLLEYBALL

#THE Bahamas Scholastic Athletic Association will continue its regular season action in volleyball today at the Tom ‘the Bird’ Grant Community Center in Yellow Elder at 4pm.

#Games will be played every day with competition in the junior and senior boys and girls divisions.

#VOLLEYBALL NPVA ACTION

#The New Providence Volleyball Association is back in full swing with games being played at the DW Davis Gymnasium.

#After opening up the season yesterday, the league will continue with games every Wednesday and Friday at 7:30pm and on Sundays at 3pm.

#SOFTBALL NPSA FINALS

#The New Providence Softball Association will continue its best-of-five championship series at 7pm on Tuesday night with the ladies’ opener between the defending champions Sunshine Auto Lady Wildcats and the R&B Lady Operators.

#The men’s encounter between the defending champions C&S Hitmen and the Cyber Tech Blue Marlins will follow.

#Game three of both series will be played on Thursday.

#If necessary, the fourth game will take place on Saturday.

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Bahamian pro basketball players in Euro spotlight

As of Monday, October 17, 2022

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Zane Knowles

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Lashann Higgs

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TRAVIS MUNNINGS

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KENTWAN SMITH

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#By RENALDO DORSETT

#Tribune Sports Reporter

#rdorsett@tribunemedia.net

#BAHAMIAN pro basketball players across various leagues in Europe produced season highs in early season play for their new clubs.

#In Bulgaria’s National Basketball League, Zane Knowles was dominant for the CSKA Sofia Reds in their narrow 70-68 win on the road over Shumen on Saturday night.

#Knowles finished with 17 points, a game high 12 rebounds and three blocked shots. He shot 6-9 from the field and 5-6 from the free-throw line.

#The Reds moved to 1-1 after an opening night loss to Spartak Pleven, 91-65.

#Knowles finished with 14 points and nine rebounds in 25 minutes off the bench.

#The Reds earned a promotion to the NBL after winning the BBL, Group A title last season and will play in the Bulgarian basketball elite for the first time after a 13-year hiatus.

#Knowles returned from injury last season to conclude the year with Levski Sofia and helped the team reach the NBL semifinal.

#In five regular season games, he averaged 10.4 points and 7.6 rebounds per game.

#Lashann Higgs scored a season high 19 points to lead Hozono Global Jairis to an 83-75 win over her former club Bembibre PDM in Spain’s Liga Femenina Endesa.

#She shot 3-5 from beyond the arc, 4-5 from the free throw line and also added five assists in 31 minutes.

#The third-year guard is the early scoring leader for Jairis in her first season with the club at 10.7 points per game.

#Higgs opened the season with nine points and grabbed five rebounds in her club’s 64-51 win over Cadi La Seu. She concluded last season in the Liga Femenina Endesa with Lointek Gernika Bizkaia. In 25 games she averaged 9.8 points, 2.6 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game.

#Jairis head coach Lucas Fernández said he has lofty expectations for the impact Higgs will have on the club for the 2022-23 campaign.

#“Lashann Higgs is a player who, within her humility and effort, has a great capacity to generate advantages from her one on one skills, with the ability to finish, to assist, and with great physical abilities in defence,” he said.

#“She is a player who from the beginning has shown us great enthusiasm for joining our team and who I am sure will work hard to offer us her best version.”

#Several players in France made their respective season debuts.

#It was a winning debut for Travis Munnings in his promotion to the French ProB League with his Boulazac Basket Dordogne basketball club. He finished with five points and three rebounds in an 82-75 win over Lille Métropole in the opener.

#Munnings has averaged 10.6 points, four rebounds and 3.5 assists per game in the preseason Leaders Cup.

#Last season, Boulazac finished 13th in league standings at 13-19. The front office has been optimistic about the impact they expect Munnings to have.

#“Munnings is a small forward that is very versatile. He is able to evolve and play shooting guard but also a power forward.

#“He will bring volume to the team,” they said in a press release issued by the team.

#“Munnings is an athletic player by his physicality. He plays on both sides of the ball with a lot of intensity and he knows how to adapt and put himself at the service of his team.”

#Munnings previously played in France when he made his pro debut with La Rochelle Stade Rochelais of France’s NM1 League. He averaged 17.5 points, eight rebounds and 3.8 assists per game in his brief stint with the club.

#Willis Mackey also made his regular season debut with Lyon in the French Nationale Masculine 1 League.

#He finished with 11 points, a team high three steals, two rebounds and two assists in his club’s 87-84 win over Kayserberg.

#Mackey joined the club as a medical transfer for the next three months.

#“His arrival will compensate for the prolonged absence of our American interior Michael Craion,” the club said of Mackey’s signing. “It is therefore a high quality reinforcement that joins Team Lyon for the next few months.”

#Mackey spent last season with another NM1 club, Mulhouse Basket Agglomeration.

#In 33 games, the fourth year forward averaged 11.1 points and 5.9 rebounds per game on 62 percent shooting from the field and 39 percent from three-point range.

#Also in the NM1 League, Davis and Vendee Challans Basket ended a brief two-game skid with two consecutive wins.

#He finished with a season high 16 points and six rebounds in an 81-77 win over Tarbes Lourdes and added eight points and five rebounds in just 17 minutes off the bench last night in an 81-77 win over Rueil.

#The second year pro has averaged 11.5 points, 5.5 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game through five games thus far.

#The NM1 is the professional level third-tier division in France. The two top teams from each season of the competition are promoted to the LNB Pro B, which is the French second division

#Kentwan Smith had a game high scoring effort and near double double in his debut for the Svendborg Rabbits of the Basketligaen – the top division in the country.

#Smith scored 19 points and grabbed nine rebounds – both team highs – in his team’s 78-76 loss to Vaerlose. Smith shot 8-13 from the field, including 3-4 from three-point range.

#Smith spent the last two seasons with Garonne ASPTT in France’s NM2 league.

#In 23 appearances, he averaged 15.4 points per game. In the previous season, he averaged 12.9 points per game and Garonne ended the regular season with the second-best record in the league.

#In addition to Denmark and France, Smith’s pro career has taken him to Finland, Mexico, Romania, Slovakia and the Czech Republic.

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Words of inspiration from Samson Colebrooke

OLYMPIC SPRINTER ADDRESSES RED LINE ATHLETIC TRACK CLUB

SAMSON Colebrooke speaks to members of the Red Line Athletic Track Club.

SAMSON Colebrooke speaks to members of the Red Line Athletic Track Club.

As of Friday, October 14, 2022

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SAMSON Colebrooke (centre) with Red Line Athletics’ coaches Tito Moss and Michael Armbrister.

#By BRENT STUBBS

#Senior Sports Reporter

#bstubbs@tribunemedia.net

#EXUMA native Samson Colebrooke said if he can make it to the Olympic Games, more Bahamians could and should aspire to do the same thing.

#Back home on a break from his training in Florida, sprinter Colebrooke addressed members of the Red Line Athletic Track Club on Thursday following their workout session at the original Thomas A. Robinson Track and Field Stadium.

#In his address, Colebrooke encouraged the athletes to follow three important ingredients and they can be just as successful as him, or even surpass what he did.

#The second fastest Bahamian sprinter with a lifetime best of 10.01 seconds that qualified him for the 2020 Olympic Games – held in 2021 in Beijing, China – said the athletes have the potential, they just need to persevere.

#“As you train this year, there are three things I want you to do,” Colebrooke told the gathering of athletes, coaches and parents in the VIP section of the stadium. “If you do these three things, who can become successful.”

#“Have discipline in your school work, discipline on the track and discipline in the things that you do at home,” Colebrooke stressed.

#“You have to be dedicated to school and dedicated to practice,” he stated. “If you are not dedicated, you are just wasting the coach’s time and your parents’ time. Every time you step on the track and on the grass, be dedicated in what you want to do. Go out there and work hard. Do your best. Even though it might seem hard and tiring and it seems like you want to give up, don’t give up. Keep pushing and keep working hard.”

#“Be determined on what you want to achieve in life. Be determined that if you want to be the best, go out there and be the best,” he said. “If you want to go to college, work to go to college. If you want to be a professional athlete, work on becoming a professional athlete.”

#Samson said he was able to prove most of his critics wrong who didn’t believe that he could run 10.01 by accomplishing the feat twice, first on July 5, 2019 at the NACAC Under-23 Championships in Mexico City and then again on April 9, 2022 at the Atlanta Track Classic in Atlanta, Georgia.

#“You can do it bigger and better than me,” Colebrooke assured the audience of high school athletes.

#He further advised the athletes never to “give up on your dreams. Let no one tell you that you can’t do it. You be your biggest encourager. You be your biggest promoter and encourage yourself to be the best you can be.”

#With faith, trust and belief, Colebrooke assured the athletes that they can enjoy a successful track season and hopefully be in a position to represent the Bahamas at the 50th anniversary of the Carifta Games that will be staged in The Bahamas in April.

#Additionally, Colebrooke said he hopes that some of the senior athletes on the team will aspire to become members of the men and women’s national relay teams that will get to compete in the next World Championships and the Olympic Games in 2024 in Paris, France.

#Colebrooke, a 25-year-old graduate of Purdue University where he was coached by Bahamian head coach Norbert Elliott, finished seventh in his heat of the men’s 100m at the 2020 Olympics in 10.33 and at the 2022 World Championships, he was fifth in his heat in 10.23.

#His time of 10.01 is second on the Bahamian all-time list behind national record holder Derrick Atkins, who did 9.91 for the silver at the World Championships in Osaka, Japan in 2007 when he trailed American Tyson Gay (9.85) and was ahead of Jamaican Asafa Powell (9.96).

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Rashield Williams looks to extend win streak in Orlando

As of Friday, October 14, 2022

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RASHIELD WILLIAMS

#By RENALDO DORSETT

#Tribune Sports Reporter

#rdorsett@tribunemedia.net

#PRO boxer Rashield Williams is set to step back into the ring this weekend looking to extend his win streak and simultaneously hand his opponent the first loss of his career.

#Williams will face undefeated Jeovanny Estela in a six round welterweight bout, Saturday October 15 at the Caribe Royale in Orlando, Florida.

#Williams, 33, had a record of 6-1 with 5KOs. He last appeared in the ring with a TKO win over Daniel Arriaga on September 17 at the Alessi Fitness Gym in Tampa, Florida. He began 2022 with a TKO win over Daniel Molina on January 28 at the Hialeah Park Racing & Casino in Hialeah, Florida.

#In August, he returned to the national team level and represented The Bahamas at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.

#Estela, a native of Puerto Rico, is 9-0 with 3KOs.

#“Estella-Williams is a very good matchup,” said Amaury Piedra of Boxlab Promotions. “Jeovanny has the height and reach advantage plus he’s got a large fanbase here in Central Florida. Williams is very strong and has the kind of power to end a fight at any time. I give credit to both guys for being up to the challenge and there’s a good chance this will be fight of the night.”

#Estella-Williams is part of a 14 fight card promoted by Boxlab Promotions. The main event features Kevin Hayler Brown and Adriano Ramirez for the WBA Fedecentro junior welterweight title.

#“I had to build my weight back up because at the Commonwealth Games, I had to lose about 11 pounds just to make the weight for the fight,” Williams said prior to his September bout with Arriaga. “Now I’m much stronger because I’m right where I need to be for this fight.”

#The lone loss on Williams’ professional record came in his second bout to Javaune James at the Miccosukee Indian Gaming Resort in Miami, Florida.

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‘Come out and support’ the Fight for the Cure

As of Friday, October 14, 2022

#By BRENT STUBBS

#Senior Sports Reporter

#bstubbs@tribunemedia.net

#FIRST Class Promotions’ return to professional boxing after almost a decade-long hiatus is all set with the staging of the all-female boxing show on Friday, October 28th at the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium.

#The “Fight for the Cure” show, which is being held in recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month and will feature two title fights between overseas fighters, got the endorsement from the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture on Thursday at the press conference in the foyer of the Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium.

#Kerry Baker, a former basketball player, represented Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture Mario Bowleg at the press conference that included First Class Promoter Michelle Minus and Quinton Brennen of QB Events Consulting and Marketing.

#Baker said the ministry is throwing its support behind the event and is hoping that it will inspire young boys and girls will pick up their gloves and get into some wholesome sporting activities rather than resorting to a life of crime.

#“We understand that there will be two title fights. That is going to be interesting,” Baker said. “When you talk about cancer, just about everybody is affected. I know I had a sister who passed away from cancer.

#“So, I’m 100 percent in support of this event and I know the ministry is 100 percent in support of this event as well. This is the first time for an all-female event in the Bahamas and the Caribbean, so let’s come out and support the event.”

#Featured in the main event will be Jessica Camara from Montreal, Canada, with a 10-3-0 win-loss-draw record, against Halanna Dos Santos from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, who is 14-9-0, in a 10-rounder for the World Boxing Association (WBA) 147 pounds title.

#In the American co-main event, Mary McGee from Chicago with a 27-4 record will face Prisca Vicot of California, who is 14-8, in another 147lb class bout. Two other bouts will showcase American O’Shea Jones from Philadelphia, who is 1-0, against Simone Silva from San Palo, Brazil, who is 17-22, in the 160lb class and American Logan Holler from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, with a 9-2-1 record, against Adriana Arnajou, also from San Paulo, Brazil, who is 6-1, in the 140lb class.

#Brennen said the event is about more than just boxing.

#“Boxing has taken a little hiatus over the past couple years, but what a way to come back at this point,” he said. “And the way that this event is positioned, it’s strategic in that in the month of October, which is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we now have an all-female boxing match . . . we want to tie it with the beginning of Sports Month, which begins on November 1. But it’s more than just that a boxing match. What we’re trying to do with this, is we’re paying homage basically to all of the abused women, rape victims, murder victims that has happened through and through the years. We’ve seen it over a period of time in our country and so it’s more than just a boxing match. We’re kind of saying now that it’s the fight for the cure, that’s what we’re calling it. So we’re basically going to pay homage to all of the women that have kind of experienced all of these things and that sort.”

#Minus, one of two female promoters in The Bahamas, said people want to see a change and that is the reason why they have decided to put on the all-female show, as opposed to having male competitors.

#At the same time, she revealed that First Class Promotions is looking forward to staging a few shows that will have a combination of male and female competitors and all male casts as well in the future.

#“First Class Promotions is back after almost a decade of not promoting any professional boxing shows,” she pointed out.

#While the show will be held in honour of the Breast Cancer and the Sister Sister Group, Brennen said they will also be recognising the legendary ailing Ray Minus Jr, who was the founder of Champion Amateur Boxing Club, which gave birth to First Class Promotions.

#“Ray Minus has made a major contribution to the sport of boxing,” Brennen said. “He has literally put us on the map. He’s that guy, coming up in our era, who was simultaneously with boxing. We hope to honour Ray Minus and a number of boxers, who went on to represent The Bahamas.

#“We are looking forward to honouring Ray Minus Jr in particular and other individuals like (Jermaine) Choo Choo (Mackey). So, we thank you for coming out and supporting this event.”

#Minus, the former wife of Minus Jr, said they are looking forward to recognising him for his contribution while putting on the first all-female show in the Bahamas.

#Tickets are priced at $35 for general admission and $125 for VIP. All major cards will be accepted for payment. All persons attending are urged to wear something pink in recognition of Breast Cancer.

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Attention on Bahamian prospects in South Florida

As of Friday, October 14, 2022

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Jamal McKinney-Flowers

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#By RENALDO DORSETT

#Tribune Sports Reporter

#rdorsett@tribunemedia.net

#Bahamian prep prospects continue to garner attention for their performance on the gridiron at programmes in South Florida.

#The Miami Jackson Generals look to improve to above .500 in tonight’s District matchup against LaSalle, but one of the main storylines emerging out of the programme recently has been the sucess of its Bahamian players on both sides of the ball.

#Defensive back Kaleb Barnett has already committed to an NCAA Divison I programme while teammates Jamal McKinney-Flowers and Raynor Andrews look to follow suit.

#McKinney-Flowers is a 6’0” 185 pound defensive back who has been heralded for his speed and physical style of play. A senior for the Generals, he has also posted a time of 10.66 secs in the 100m. McKinney-Flowers has received an offer thus far from the Arkanas State Red Wolves.

#Junior offensive lineman Raynor Andrews stands 6’6” 310 pounds and has yet to receive official offers, but he recently took an official visit to Rutgers University.

#In July, Barnett, a 5’11” defensive back announced his commitment to the Temple Owls football programme for the Fall 2023 season. Barnett is also a 100m sprinter who has turned in a time of 10.7 secs.

#“My high school coach said I have a great wingspan for a corner. I’ll be able to stop and get a lot of picks,” Barnett told OwlsDaily, “Coaches want me to play every position because of my athletic ability.”

#The Temple staff look forward to Barnett’s athletic ability in the defensive backfield.

#“Coach Jules and Coach Drayton said they like my speed,” Barnett said. “If I get beat on a route, I’m able to catch up very quick. And my height for a high school cornerback is good, especially how I’m still growing. I’ll be able to play multiple positions on the field.”

#Florida International, Florida Atlantic, and Charlotte were all involved in the recruiting process for Barnett.

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Temple Christian Academy basketball tournament returns

As of Friday, October 14, 2022

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#By BRENT STUBBS

#Senior Sports Reporter

#bstubbs@tribunemedia.net

#AFTER a two-year hiatus because of the coronavirus pandemic, the Temple Christian Academy will be bringing back its primary and mini boys and girls basketball tournament.

#The tournament, now in its 11th year, will be staged from Monday to Friday, October 16-21 at the Temple Christian Academy’s Gymnasium starting at 3:30 pm daily.

#Tournament organiser Keno Demeritte said they are anticipating at least seven teams, but five have confirmed so far in the primary boys division, four in the mini boys and three in the primary girls divisions.

#“Because we had a long time off from basketball in the primary school system, our focus this year is just on allowing the kids to play, but at the same time enjoy the game again,” Demeritte said. “We just want the coaches to see where their players are so they can start developing them again in basketball.”

#As they prepare for the competition, Demeritte said he anticipates that it will still be stiff.

#“I think the scores and the teams will continue to perform very well,” Demeritte said. “So I expect that the competition will still be tough all around in the primary and mini boys and even in the primary girls.

#“We know that there will be some sloppy plays because of the long lay offs in the primary school basketball, but we expect that the coaches will have their teams ready to play in the tournament.”

#As the host of the tournament, Demeritte said their rivals can expect the Suns to challenge for the title in all three divisions.

#“I believe we have a strong contingent that can compete for the title in all three divisions,” he projected. “We’re not taking any teams for granted. We just know that Temple Christian Academy will be prepared because the tournament is on our home soil.”

#When the tournament was last played in 2019, Temple Christian Academy carted off all the team hardware. Trophies and medals will again be presented to the top three teams in all three divisions at this year’s tournament.

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