August 15, 2022August 15, 2022

Butters transfers to Rangers in NCAA Division 2

As of Friday, August 12, 2022

#THR Northwestern Oklahoma State Rangers will be the next stop on the NCAA basketball journey for Shavaul Butters.

#Butters, who played sparingly last season at the Division I level for Texas Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros, will join the Rangers and head coach Robbie Harman.

#The Rangers compete in the Great American Conference of NCAA Division II. They finished 20-9 last season and concluded their season with a loss in the opening round of the Great American Conference playoffs.

#The 6’8”, 210-pound freshman forward was the first commit of the first class for Vaqueros head coach Matt Figger last offseason but injuries derailed the start of his collegiate career.

#Butters recovered from tibial stress fractures and finished with five rebounds in his collegiate debut. He averaged just 0.5 points and 1.2 rebounds per game in six appearances.

#Listed as a two-star recruit by Verbal Commits, Butters completed his high school career at Elevation Prep in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

#The Grand Bahama native spent the previous season with Aspire Academy in Louisville, Kentucky.

#Butters began to garner attention from major Division I basketball programmes and received his first offer of what is expected to be an active recruiting process last summer.

#He was officially offered by the Austin Peay State University Governors. Butters also received high interest from UNLV, Maryland, Eastern Kentucky, North Carolina- Greensboro, and several others.

#At the local level, Butters was a member of the St George’s Jaguars programme, headed by Darell Sears.

#“He was just excited to get back on the floor. He’s still got to learn, because he was out for a long time but he was just excited to play again,” Sears said after Butters returned from inury. “He has an extra year of eligibility and is still a redshirt so we look forward to his growth and development with the programme.”

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August 15, 2022August 15, 2022

IBA Bahamas players earn scholarships

As of Friday, August 12, 2022

MELEEK Pierre

BRYAN Rolle

DON Stuart Jr

#By RENALDO DORSETT

#Tribune Sports Reporter

#rdorsett@tribunemedia.net

#SEVERAL International Basketball Academy (IBA) Bahamas players are preparing to take their academic and athletic careers to the next level this fall.

#The organisation recently announced that Bryan Rolle, Don Stuart Jr and Meleek Pierre each recently committed to new programmes.

#Rolle will join the Northeast Community College Hawks, an Iowa Community College Athletic Conference in NJCAA Division I.

#The 6’5” swingman will join the contingent of Bahamians on the Hawks’ roster last season that led the team to a 5-23 record.

#The 2021-22 Hawks roster included Saheed Sanusi, Emaniel Alexandre, Jaden Strachan, Collin Storr and Charles Joseph. They led the team to the ICCAC Region XI Division II Men’s Basketball Tournament play-in game.

#Head coach Dan Anderson leads a Hawks programme that has already announced four signees for his 2022-23 incoming class.

#In addition to his leading role as one of IBA Bahamas’ top prospects, Rolle was recently selected to Buddy Hield’s “Buddy Buckets” AAU team.

#Hield hosted scores of aspiring basketball players between the ages of 15-18 this summer at the AF Adderley Gymnasium and Rolle was one of the top performers.

#Stuart and Pierre will head to Western Canada and join Panther Hoops International Basketball Academy in British Columbia, Canada.

#“Panther Hoops is excited to announce the addition of 6’4” 2023 guard Don Stuart Jr. Don at 194 pounds, a tremendous wingspan, matched with outstanding athleticism is going to be trouble! Beware, the Bahamians are back!” the organisation said in a release to announce the additions.

#“Another great addition to our 2022-2023 Roster. Meleek Pierre is a 5’10” point guard with a tremendous sense for the game and the speed and athleticism to make things happen. “We are looking forward to the exciting brand of basketball that this guard has in store for the Panthers this season.”

#The Panthers have produced a number of Bahamian alumni in recent years including Akron Zips forward Sammy Hunter, Kansas City Community College guards Bradley Lightbourne and Joshua Dames, Ranger College forward Denardo Adderley, Peninsula Pirates guard D’Ante Dean, Okanagan Coyotes forward Kendrick Russell and pro player Detarrio Thompson.

#The BC Panthers’ International Prep programme includes elite players around North, Central and South America and around the globe.

#According to the organisation, “Panther Hoops International Basketball Academy’s mission is to impact players, families and communities, both on and off the basketball court, through faith-based programming, events and coaching. We strive to provide elite level programming and training for athletes both locally and globally.

#“Whether the player is grassroots or elite international prep, all players will experience an elite basketball experience through positive coaching and an encouraging team environment while they learn to play hard, play together and play for Him.”

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August 15, 2022August 15, 2022

Mountaineers rout Bahamas team by 46

BLOWOUT: The Appalachian State University Mountaineers men’s basketball team last night routed the Bahamas Select Team 111-65 in at Summer of Thunder basketball tournament in the Imperial Ballroom of the Atlantis resort on Paradise Island. Photo: Moise Amisial/Tribune Staff

As of Friday, August 12, 2022

#By BRENT STUBBS

#Senior Sports Reporter

#bstubbs@tribunemedia.net

#Head coach Dustin Kerns likes what he saw from his Appalachian State University Mountaineers men’s basketball team in their 46-point rout over the Bahamas Select Team yesterday at the Summer of Thunder in the Imperial Ballroom of the Atlantis resort on Paradise Island.

#The Mountaineers, with a balanced scoring attack with five players scoring in double figures, took advantage of the Bahamas Select Team 111-65 in one of two games played.

#The other game saw the Fordham University knock off the House of Hoops 92-58.

#“We played well. It’s an honour to be down here in the Bahamas and to have our players experience this great culture,” Kerns said. “It’s been a great experience.”

#Kerns, however, admitted that the outcome of the games was not what he anticipated.

#“We expected them to play a lot harder, but we realised that they were short-handed” he said. “We played well. We did a lot of good things, so we have a lot of good things to build on.”

#After a close encounter in the first quarter in which the Mountaineers came from a slow 6-0 start, they took a 19-10 margin at the end of the break. They slowly pulled away, cruising to a 44-30 advantage at the half. But coming out of the locker room, the Mountaineers managed to go on a scoring spree in the third quarter as they mixed it up with their inside and outside game to surge ahead 80-45 at the end of the final break.

#From there, Appalachian State continued to apply the pressure as they dominated in the paint, controlling both the offensive and defensive rebounds, to maintain their sizeable lead over the local team.

#Zocko Littleton Jr, a 6-foot, 3-inch guard, canned a side high 14 points with four steals, two rebounds and two assists, while both Michael Eas Jr, a 6-4 guard, and Terance Harcum, another 6-3 guard, had 11 points each. Tamell Pearson, a 6-10 forward and Donovan Gregory, a 6-5 forward, added 10 points apiece.

#For the Bahamas Select Team, coached by John Nutt, Joshua Dames exploded for a game high 24 points with three rebounds, two assists and a steal. Keno Burrows was the only other player in double figures with 20 points, five rebounds and three assists.

#Kadeem Coleby chipped in with eight points and six rebounds and Demari Thompson finished with seven points and three rebounds. Jacob Jackson had just four points, five rebounds, four assists and a steal.

#Burrows, who came to coach the team as he did with his Raw Talent Elite, who won the first game of the tournament by one point over the University of South Alabama, said when he realised how short-handed the team was, he decided to play.

#“It was a good one today because we had to use some 25 and 16-year-old players, who got some good exposure against a high level division one team,” he said. “So I feel great coming out here and just showing some leadership and encouraging the young fellows at this level.”

#In stressing to the players to always put their best foot forward, Burrows said you never know who is in the gym because it could be the next scholarship or coaching job, so they should always be prepared to play their best.

#Nutt, a member of the Bahamas national team management staff, said the whole idea was to get the players some playing time – win, lose or draw. He said once they realised that they didn’t have all of the firepower needed, they knew it would have been a difficult task against the Mountaineers.

#“It’s pretty tough when you don’t have all of your players show up,” he said. “It’s difficult to get people to come out at 4pm to prepare for a game at 5pm because they are working. But we still tried to put in a good showing with what we had.”

#Nutt, however, said the Bahamas Basketball Federation is using the games played so far to determine who will be the best 12 players to assemble to play against the University of Kentucky Wildcats in the finale at Baha Mar at noon Sunday on ESPN. “I believe that with the group of players that we have, we have seen enough to pick the best 12 that we can to play against Kentucky on Sunday,” he said. “Hopefully we will be able to put in a very good showing in that game.”

#The Wildcats, coached by John Calipari, played against the Mexican Pro Team last night after they opened up against the Dominican Republic men’s national team on Wednesday. They are scheduled to play Carleton University at 6pm on Saturday before they close out their trip here against the Bahamas Select Team on Sunday.

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August 15, 2022August 15, 2022

Kentucky pulls away from Bahamas Select

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Kentwan Smith is on the move for the Bahamas Select Team during their game against the Kentucky Wildcats on Sunday. Smith led the Bahamas Select Team with 18 points, but they lost, 98-74. Torrell Glinton

It was a tale of two halves for the Bahamas Select Team as they withered away to the University of Kentucky Wildcats in the second half, falling 98-74, at the Baha Mar Convention Center yesterday.

The game was a part of the Wildcats’ Big Blue Bahamas Tour, and it was the final game of the summer for both teams.

Kentwan Smith led the Bahamas Select Team with 18 points. Leading all scorers in the game was the Wildcats’ deep threat Antonio Reeves as he canned 22.

The game was evenly matched percentage-wise from the field as The Bahamas shot 48.2 percent while the Wildcats shot 50 percent. A closer look at the stats sheet shows The Bahamas shot better in the first half – at a 60.9 percent clip, but they shot only 39 percent in the second half. The Wildcats shot 37.5 percent in the first half and 66.7 percent in the second half.

The difference in this matchup was rebounding as The Bahamas was outrebounded 43-28. The Bahamas only had eight rebounds in the second half as the Wildcats controlled the glass. They had 24 rebounds in that half.

Head Coach for the Bahamas Select Team Moses Johnson said that the team moved away from the plan.

“The game went well,” Johnson said. “The first half, we were connected defensively. We got consistent stops and we ran our plays and got scores. The second half saw the guys break down

mentally. Defensively, we had a breakdown. We let one guy hit about four threes consecutively. We cannot have that basketball lapse when it comes to Kentucky. All-in-all, the guys gave a good effort and we hung in there for the most part, despite it getting away from us at the end,” Johnson said.

The Bahamas led 34-26 with 5:31 left in the first half, thanks to a 6-0 scoring run. However, an 11-0 run from the Wildcats gave them a 37-34 lead with 1:26 left in the first half.

Bahamian veteran player Jaraun “Kino” Burrows led The Bahamas’ side with 11 first half points but Kentucky held a slim 41-40 lead at the half, ending it on a buzzer-beating layup.

In the second half, Reeves who scored six points in the first half, was the player Johnson spoke about earlier. The Kentucky guard came to life to burn The Bahamas’ side with four made three-point shots in less than a three-minute span. His final three-point shot gave the Wildcats a 70-59 lead.

In the second half, the Wildcats scored at will as they shot 66.7 percent from the field.

Taking over the coaching duties for the Wildcats was their assistant coach Orlando Antigua. Head Coach John Calipari was watching from the stands as his assistants took over.

“The tour was a huge success for us as a team. The games that we played gave us a chance to learn a lot about ourselves. In this game, The Bahamas’ team was physical, well-coached and had a bunch of veterans. It was a quick turnaround from last night’s game (Saturday) to this game. We got a chance to see a lot of things and we got tested a little which was great,” Antigua said.

The host federation Bahamas Basketball Federation (BBF) now turn its attention to the FIBA (International Basketball Federation) World Cup Americas Qualifiers second round. The team that played yesterday is not the team that will be representing The Bahamas at the Kendal G.L Isaacs National Gymnasium on Thursday, August 25 against Venezuela. According to Johnson, The Bahamas can expect to see all three National Basketball Association (NBA) Bahamian players – Chavano “Buddy” Hield, DeAndre Ayton and Kai Jones – in action on August 25 as they team up for the first time ever.

For Kentucky, Antigua said the team and their families had a good time in The Bahamas. The tour began on August 8.

The Wildcats won all four of the games they played. They took down the Dominican Republic Select Team, 108-56. They were victorious 102-40 over Tec de Monterrey University out of Monterrey, Mexico. In the other game, they won 118-56 over Carleton University.

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August 15, 2022August 15, 2022

Jones, Sun to enter playoffs as the third seed;

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Minnesota Lynx center Sylvia Fowles (34), center left, embraces Connecticut Sun forward Jonquel Jones, center right, after a WNBA basketball game Sunday, Aug. 14, 2022, in Uncasville, Conn. Fowles played the final game of her career as the Sun eliminated the Lynx from playoff contention. AP

Bahamian women’s professional basketball player Jonquel ‘JJ’ Jones and the Connecticut Sun ended the regular season on a strong note on Sunday, taking down the Minnesota Lynx, 90-83, at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut.

Jones and the Sun will enter the playoffs as the third seed, one year after winning the pennant. They ended the regular season with a 25-11 win/loss record, finishing as number two in the east behind the defending champions Chicago Sky and number three overall.

The Sun have finished in the top three in the Eastern Conference in each of the last six seasons and will once again enter the postseason as one of the favorites to win it all. They will host the Dallas Wings in game one of a best-of-three first round series on Thursday.

On Sunday, Jones scored in double figures for the seventh straight time, finishing with 12 points and adding six rebounds. The Bahamian post player ended the season averaging 14.6 points and 8.6 rebounds per game, significantly down from her Most Valuable Player (MVP) numbers of 19.4 points and 11.2 rebounds from a year ago, but she has led the Sun to the playoffs for a sixth straight year and to 25 wins in a season for the second straight year and fifth time in club history.

Jones and the Sun have their sights set on a WNBA title – looking to win their first in franchise history.

As for the Lynx, they were eliminated from playoff contention with the loss to the Sun on Sunday. They ended the season with a 14-22 record and will miss the playoffs for the first time in the last 12 seasons.

WNBA legend Sylvia Fowles, the 2017 league MVP and four-time defensive player of the year, closed out her career with her league-best 192 career double-double. She had 10 points and 12 rebounds in the loss for the Lynx.

Fowles is the only player to lead two franchises (Minnesota and Chicago) in career rebounding and she is the only WNBA player to reach 4,000 career rebounds. She checked out of the game for the last time with 43.2 seconds remaining to a long standing ovation, and hugged her coaches and teammates.

The winner of the playoffs series between the Sun and the Wings will play the winner of the series between the second-seeded Chicago Sky and the New York Liberty in the WNBA Semifinals.

As for the game on Sunday, the Sun were led by 16 points from Alyssa Thomas. They also got 15 apiece from Natisha Hiedeman and Brionna Jones to help them rack up their third straight win, fifth in their last six games and ninth in their last 11.

After Jones gave the Sun a 6-5 lead in the first quarter with a turnaround jump shot, they never looked back. They went on to lead by as many as 19 points before taking their foot off the gas pedal a little in the fourth quarter. The Lynx closed a 19-point fourth quarter lead to four points at one point, but the Sun responded as they ended the game with some clutch shots and free throws to seal the win.

Jones had a huge putback layup with 1:03 left on the clock to give the Sun an 88-81 lead. The Lynx got no closer the rest of the way.

Lindsay Allen, who entered the game with a scoring average of 4.3 points per game, made six of seven three-pointers and led the Lynx with 26 points on Sunday. She added six assists. Aerial Powers had 22 points and eight rebounds. Fowles was the only other player in double figures for them.

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August 15, 2022August 15, 2022

Operators, Hitmen win in NPSA action

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Games continue on Thursday at Banker’s Field

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RAB Operators pitcher Brendia Ferguson delivers a pitch during NPSA action at Banker’s Field at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex on Saturday. The Operators defeated the Johnson’s Lady Truckers, 8-1. DANTE CARRER

The RAB Operators and the C&S Hitmen added to their win columns as New Providence Softball Association (NPSA) action continued Saturday at Banker’s Field at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex.

The Hitmen picked up their sixth win of the season, taking down the Chances Mighty Mitts, 6-3, in the men’s division. The Hitmen now sport a 6-1 win/loss record on the season. The Mighty Mitts are at 2-3. Hitmen shortstop Sherman Ferguson was named as the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the game.

There was a rematch from two weeks ago in the ladies game as the Operators battled the Johnson’s Lady Truckers. The Operators dominated with an 8-1 victory. Brendia Ferguson was the MVP of the game. When these two teams faced each other two weeks ago, they gave the fans their money’s worth as they engaged in a three-hour thriller that went the full seven innings. In the end, the Operators were victorious, 24-23.

Most of the action in the Hitmen and Mighty Mitts game took place in the bottom of the first inning. In that inning, the Hitmen’s first five batters scored. Those batters were catcher Phillip Johnson, centerfielder Richard Bain, first baseman Hosea Hilton, Ferguson and second baseman Martin Burrows.

Ferguson is known to hit balls out the park and Saturday night was no different. He ripped one to left field to bring home Hilton, Bain and himself in the first inning, going deep on an 0-2 count. Ferguson went 1-for-3 on the night with that three-run shot. He put his team up 4-0 in the first inning.

The Mighty Mitts had no answer for the Hitmen in the first inning. The Mighty Mitts got their first run of the game in the third inning as leadoff batter Jewel Bain crossed home plate. He got on base with a double.

Both teams struggled offensively after the first inning. The Hitmen scored again in the fourth inning when Bain came home on a single by Hilton to right field. The Mighty Mitts scored two runs in the sixth inning to get back in the game. Third baseman Kenneth Curry and shortstop Norman Bastian came home for them.

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August 13, 2022August 13, 2022

Umpire Martin ‘Pork’ Burrows officiating at the Cal Ripken World Series

As of Friday, August 12, 2022

MARTIN BURROWS, centre, with two of his fellow umpires in Branson, Missouri.

#By BRENT STUBBS

#Senior Sports Reporter

#bstubbs@tribunemedia.net

#FOR the fourth time this year, one of the country’s top baseball/softball umpires Martin ‘Pork’ Burrows has gone off to officiate in an international baseball tournament.

#Burrows is currently at the Cal Ripken World Series Tournament hosted by Ballparks of America, which features two Bahamian teams, one managed by Javier ‘Sonic’ Bowe and the other by Marlon Bostwick.

#The local teams are a part of the eight international teams from Puerto Rico, Taiwan, Canada, Australia, Mexico and Aruba, participating in the 12-and-under tournament.

#There are also 20 teams from across the United States playing in the tournament that will wrap up on Saturday.

#The tournament returns with a full slate of international teams, which was limited to its participation last year because of COVID-19.

#The teams are staying in the Major League-style team suites on the Ballparks of America campus and have a chance to experience numerous attractions throughout the Branson community.

#“The tournament is going very well,” Burrows said. “We have two teams from the Bahamas, including the team that won the Caribbean Open in July and another team from Freedom Farm.

#“This is my third time here. I was first here in 2019, then I came back in 2021 and now I’m back here again in 2022. It’s a big deal when you get invited back. It means that you must be doing something right for them to invite you back. That’s always good.”

#Burrows started his journey in January when he participated in the US Men’s Fastpitch Open in Fort Myers, Florida. Before, he went to West Palm, Florida in March along with four other umpires – Andrew Burrows and Ainsworth Beckford from New Providence and Wayne Basden and Oscar Green from Grand Bahama – to participate in the CBUAO College Baseball Recruitment and Refresher Clinic. After that, Burrows was invited to officiate in another baseball tournament at Cooperstown Dream Park. In addition to that, Burrows was a part of a seven-man international officiating crew for the Babe Ruth Caribbean Baseball Tournament here at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex in July.

#Before the year is out, Burrows is expected to officiate at another international baseball tournament in New Providence before he heads to Grand Bahama for the Greg Christie Memorial Softball Tournament.

#If the new baseball stadium is completed, there is also an under-23 international tournament that is being planned for the Bahamas in December to close out what he called an extremely busy year as an umpire.

#“It’s a pretty full year for me,” Burrows said. “I might have a chance to go back to Fort Myers in October to officiate at another tournament. I’m just excited to be here.”

Umpire Martin ‘Pork’ Burrows officiating at the Cal Ripken World Series

As of Friday, August 12, 2022

MARTIN BURROWS, centre, with two of his fellow umpires in Branson, Missouri.

#By BRENT STUBBS

#Senior Sports Reporter

#bstubbs@tribunemedia.net

#FOR the fourth time this year, one of the country’s top baseball/softball umpires Martin ‘Pork’ Burrows has gone off to officiate in an international baseball tournament.

#The local teams are a part of the eight international teams from Puerto Rico, Taiwan, Canada, Australia, Mexico and Aruba, participating in the 12-and-under tournament.

#There are also 20 teams from across the United States playing in the tournament that will wrap up on Saturday.

#The tournament returns with a full slate of international teams, which was limited to its participation last year because of COVID-19.

#The teams are staying in the Major League-style team suites on the Ballparks of America campus and have a chance to experience numerous attractions throughout the Branson community.

#“The tournament is going very well,” Burrows said. “We have two teams from the Bahamas, including the team that won the Caribbean Open in July and another team from Freedom Farm.

#“It’s a pretty full year for me,” Burrows said. “I might have a chance to go back to Fort Myers in October to officiate at another tournament. I’m just excited to be here.”

August 13, 2022August 13, 2022

LaQuan Nairn makes surprise visit to summer tennis camp

COMMONWEALTH Games long jump gold medallist LaQuan Nairn made a surprise visit to the Percy Munnings Park yesterday where the Corey Francis Community Tennis Summer Camp was held in Sunset Park.

As of Friday, August 12, 2022

#FRESH off his gold medal performance at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England, last week, long jumper LaQuan Nairn surprised the participants of the Corey Francis Community Tennis Summer Camp.

#Nairn showed up at the camp yesterday at the Percy Munnings Park in Sunset Park where he displayed his medal, and talked and interacted with more than a dozen of the campers.

#Francis, the camp organiser, said it was a real treat to have Nairn in attendance.

#Francis, a certified tennis coach, noted that he was able to reach out to the campers in such a meaningful way because many of them got to be around a gold medallist for the first time.

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August 13, 2022August 13, 2022

Bahamas Chess Olympiad team scores record number of points at the 44th Fide Chess Olympiad

Nelissa Thomas, Trinity Pinder and Noah Albury all earn conditional title nominations

Shown, from left to right, are Nelissa Thomas, Noah Albury and Trinity Pinder, who have all earned conditional title nominations after a successful 2022 FIDE Olympiad in Chennai, India.

As of Friday, August 12, 2022

THE OPEN Team competed against Cape Verde in Round 9, CM Kendrick Knowles and Dr Kenville Lockhart won their games gaining the team’s two points.

THE BAHAMAS Ladies’ Team rebounded slightly with Chika Pride winning a game and Jayla Cargill securing a draw in Round 10. As a result of their strong play in the 44th FIDE Chess Olympiad, Nelissa Thomas, Trinity Pinder and Noah Albury were all awarded conditional FIDE titles.

#TEAM Bahamas departs Chennai, India to head home after a successful 2022 FIDE Olympiad on Wednesday.

#Round 9 was a tough one for the ladies’ team as all members lost to the Trinidad team. The Open Team competed against Cape Verde in Round 9, CM Kendrick Knowles and Dr Kenville Lockhart won their games gaining the team’s two points.

#The ladies’ team was pitted against Kuwait in Round 10. In Round 10 the ladies’ team rebounded slightly with Chika Pride winning a game and Jayla Cargill securing a draw. Noah Albury got a draw in Round 10, the Open Team played against Bahrain.

#In Round 11 The Bahamas Open Team faced Mali. FM Cecil Moncur and WCM Polina Karelina both picked up draws.

#Noah Albury secured the only win for the Open Team in Round 11. The ladies’ team played their final round of the Olympiad against Timor-Leste.

#Nelissa Thomas, WCM Daijah Johnson and Jayla Cargill won their last round games, securing three points for Team Bahamas. As a result, the ladies’ team secured two match points. As a result of their strong play in the 44th FIDE Chess Olympiad, Nelissa Thomas, Trinity Pinder and Noah Albury were all awarded conditional FIDE titles. Nelissa Thomas won 5.5 games out of a total of 9 games, she earns a WCM (Women’s Candidate Master) title.

#Trinity Pinder won 3.5 points out of a total of 8 games played and added 29.2 point to her personal rating. Trinity also earns a WCM (Women’s Candidate Master) title.

#Noah Albury, a member of the Open Team, won a total of 4.5 games out of a total of seven games played and added 92.4 points to his rating.

#Noah earns a conditional Candidate Master (CM) title. “The 2022 Bahamas Olympiad Team scored the highest amount of total points of any Bahamas Chess Olympiad Team.

#“All players gained considerable experience and improvement in their games. BCF will continue to support our players and we look forward to great accomplishments as they continue towards improving their ratings in the sport of chess.”

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