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October 25, 2010
BSF presents individual awards for Austin Knowles tourney

THE Bahamas Softball Federation (BSF) presented the following individual player awards at the end of the Austin Knowles Invitational High School Tournament Saturday night/Sunday morning at the Banker's Field, Baillou Hills Sporting Complex.

Girls Division

Most hits (6) - Amanda Barr (North Andros)

Most wins (3-1) - Natoria Knowles (North Andros)

Batting champion (.800) - Breanna Newbold (Spani...

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October 27, 2010
FIBA coaches clinic set for next month

By RENALDO DORSETT

Sports Reporter

rdorsett@tribunemedia.net

Bahamas Basketball Federation (BBF) is slated to host a FIBA Coaches Certification Clinic (Level One) for basketball coaches in Grand Bahama.

The clinic is to be conducted by coach Larry Brown (not the one in the NBA), a highly experienced and accomplished FIBA certified coaching instructor, 7-9pm November 5 and 10am-5pm November 6 a...

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November 04, 2010
BBF clinic set for this weekend

Bahamas Basketball Federation (BBF) President Lawrence Hepburn is on the island of Abaco trying to encourage interested people from the basketball fraternity to take part in the FIBA (International Basketball Federation)?Level I coaching course.
Hepburn is encouraging persons from the northern region to participate in the November 5-6 clinic, set to take place at the St. George's Gymnasium in Fre...

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Swimming
News Article
November 05, 2010
Swimming

The first long course swim meet for the 2010/2011 swimming season will be hosted by the Barracuda Swim Club at the Betty Kelly Kenning Aquatic Center.

Top swimmers from New Providence and Freeport, Grand Bahama are expected to hit the water today and Saturday. The meet, which is sanctioned by the Bahamas Swimming Federation (BSF) and sponsored by Family Guardian Insurance is being used as a pr...

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November 05, 2010
Andros to Play Triple Header

The late arrival of the Androsian squads, due to a conflicting charter scheduling, will force the men's team to play a triple header today in the Bahamas Softball Federation's (BSF) National Round Robin Championships.?The two teams landed in Grand Bahama, late last evening, to play in the tournament being held in honor of Sandra Wells and Wilfred 'Big Ben' Beneby.
The Androsian men's team was sc...

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sports inbrief
News Article
November 04, 2010
sports inbrief

SWIMMING BARRACUDA SWIM MEET

THE Barracuda Swim Club is scheduled to host the first Long Course swim meet of the Bahamas Swimming Federation on Friday and Saturday at the Betty Kelly Kenning Swim Complex. This meet is sponsored by Family Guardian Insurance. The meet is set for 6pm Friday and 9am Saturday. Many of the swimmers will be using this meet to qualify for the Florida Gold Coast Winter ...

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November 04, 2010
BSF's National Round Robin Championships in Honour of National Team Stalwarts

ALL systems are go and final preparations are complete for the hosting of the climax of the Bahamas Softball Federation (BSF) season.

The BSF is scheduled to host the 2010 edition of its National Round Robin Championships November 5-7 in Freeport, Grand Bahama, at the St Paul's College Park.

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November 05, 2010
Andros to Play Triple Header

The late arrival of the Androsian squads, due to a conflicting charter scheduling, will force the men's team to play a triple header today in the Bahamas Softball Federation's (BSF) National Round Robin Championships.?The two teams landed in Grand Bahama, late last evening, to play in the tournament being held in honor of Sandra Wells and Wilfred 'Big Ben' Beneby.

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Swimming
News Article
November 05, 2010
Swimming

The first long course swim meet for the 2010/2011 swimming season will be hosted by the Barracuda Swim Club at the Betty Kelly Kenning Aquatic Center.
Top swimmers from New Providence and Freeport, Grand Bahama are expected to hit the water today and Saturday. The meet, which is sanctioned by the Bahamas Swimming Federation (BSF) and sponsored by Family Guardian Insurance is being used as a pre-q...

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November 08, 2010
Wildcats claw another win

The Pineapple Air Wildcats made sure that one of the two floating trophies, that were up for grabs at the Sandra Wells/Wolfred 'Big Ben' Beneby Bahamas Softball Federation's National Round Robin Championships, returned to the capital today.

The Wildcats out purred the Grand Bahama based Kitty's Boutique Katz 8-7 to win the ladies title. The men's championships was being played between Abaco and...

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November 08, 2010
Barracuda's Win First Swim Meet

The Barracuda Swim Club (BSC) swam away with the top honors, over the weekend, winning the first long course swim meet on the Bahamas Swimming Federation's (BSF) calendar.

Over the two-day swim meet, the club accumulated 1,706 points, the Swift Swim Club was second with 1,094 points while the Dolphins Swimming Club totaled 535 points, two points ahead of the Sea Bees Swim Club. Team Orca closed...

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November 08, 2010
Abaco Sends Shockwaves Through Freeport

It was perhaps the biggest upset, thus far in the National Round Robin Softball Tournament.

Ace pitcher William Weatherford tossed a no-hitter and the Green Turtle Cay Club Turtles erupted for five runs in the final inning, as they overcame a 2-1 deficit and ousted the home team the El Net Mariners 6-2 in Saturday's elimination game of The Bahamas Softball Federation (BSF) Round robin Tournamen...

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November 07, 2010
Barracudas Dominate Swim Meet

THE Barracudas Swim Club posted a 612 point advantage over their nearest rival Swift as they dominated the Barracuda Invitational Swim Meet at Betty Kelly Kenning Aquatic Center over the weekend.

It was the first meet for the Bahamas Swimming Federation's new season and the Barracudas collected a total of 1,706 points to out-distance the 1,094 that was accumulated by Swift Swimming. Dolphins Sw...

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November 07, 2010
Pineapple Air Wildcats repeat as Champions

VETERAN leadership, experience and timely hitting prevailed again as the defending women's national champions repeated as winners of the Bahamas Softball Federation's Round Robin National Championship.

The Pineapple Air Wildcats withstood a late charge from the crowd favoured native Grand Bahamians Kitty's Boutique in an 8-7 thriller at the St Paul's College Park.

Mary Edgecombe Sweeting was...

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November 09, 2010
Win seals Wildcats as dynasty team

MaryAnn Fowler hit a three-run homer to lift her team the Pineapple Air Wildcats past the Kittys Boutique Katz on Sunday night. The Wildcats successfully defended their title and repeated as champions of the Bahamas Softball Federation National Round Robin tournament, which was played at the St. Pauls Softball Field.
The Wildcats defeated the Katz 8-7. Fowler was selected championship MVP.
"We w...

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'This one was sweet'
News Article
November 08, 2010
'This one was sweet'

By RENALDO DORSETT

Sports Reporter

rdorsett@tribunemedia.net

A dominating performance from arguably the best pitcher in the country led the way as the Bahamas Softball Federation crowned a new men's champion at its National Round Robin.

Edney "The Heat" Bethel recorded a tournament high 13 strikeouts as his DRS Jets of Eleuthera claimed the title with a 4-2 win over the Green Cay Turtles of Ab...

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November 08, 2010
Manager sets record straight on Hitmen

By BRENT STUBBS

Senior Sports Reporter

bstubbs@tribunemedia.net

THE Dorin United Hitmen are peeved that they were denied the opportunity to participate in the Bahamas Softball Federation men's national round robin championship series.

Back at home since the completion of the series in Grand Bahama over the weekend, manager Aaron Adderley has decided to set the record straight and clarify some ...

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November 08, 2010
BBF hosts FIBA Level I Coaches Clinic in Freeport

By RENALDO DORSETT

Sports Reporter

rdorsett@tribunemedia.net

THE Bahamas Basketball Federation (BBF) continues its mandate of increasing the pool of qualified coaches in the country with another edition of its FIBA Certification clinics.

The BBF hosted a FIBA Level I Coaches Clinic in Freeport, Grand Bahama, over the weekend, with a quartet of new coaches reaching certification.

The clinic wa...

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November 08, 2010
Pineapple Air Wildcats bring individual awards to capital

THE Pineapple Air Wildcats not only repeated as the women's champions in the Bahamas Softball Federation's National Round Robin Championships, but they brought a number of individual awards back to New Providence as well.

Wildcats' Vernie Curry and Mary Sweeting shared the batting championship award with a hefty .667 average. Curry also scored the most runs with a total of nine.

Their team-mate ...

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Georgia bound
News Article
November 10, 2010
Georgia bound

The Bahamas now has its fourth Division I track and field coach!
George Cleare has officially joined an elite group of Bahamian men coaching at top universities in the United States, particularly, in the Southeastern Conference (SEC). Cleare will serve as the sprints coach, at the University of Georgia (Bulldogs). He is expected to arrive in the Bulldogs' country today and jump into action as ear...

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May 24, 2022
Bahamian to serve as referee in CONCACAF Nations League

As the CONCACAF (Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football) region prepares for the start of the second edition of the Nations League competition, and as national teams from the participating member associations prepare by hosting training matches, here in The Bahamas, preparation is ongoing on two fronts.

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May 23, 2022
Buddy to play for The Bahamas

The Bahamas' senior men's national basketball team will get a boost at the shooting guard position for its upcoming fixtures as Indiana Pacers sharp shooter Chavano "Buddy" Hield will play. He confirmed that he will suit up for The Bahamas in July.

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May 12, 2022
Table tennis tourney set for next week Saturday

In an effort to encourage longevity and competitiveness in the sport of table tennis locally, the Nassau Youth Table Tennis Club will host a tournament on Saturday, May 21 at the L.W. Young Junior High School on Bernard Road. The tournament is sanctioned by the Bahamas Table Tennis Federation. It will feature under-12, under-16 and under-19 divisions ...
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July 28, 2011
Christopher Sands Takes 29th Place At The ISAF Youth Sailing World Championship

This year?s 41st. ISAF Youth Sailing World Championship held in Zadar, Croatia was an extremely challenging event for our top Bahamian junior sailor, Christopher Sands who in major Laser Radial championships in North American earlier in the year did extremely well

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June 24, 2019
Olympic Golden Rings award winners unveiled in front of 1,000 guests in Lausanne

This evening, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced the winners of the prestigious award for the best broadcast coverage of the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018 and Youth Olympic Games Buenos Aires 2018...

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April 22, 2022
IBS came forward as a sponsor of The Bahamas' CARIFTA Swim Team

Integrated Building Services (IBS) wishes to extend huge congratulations to The Bahamas' 2022 CARIFTA Swimming Team that participated in the 35th CARIFTA Swimming Championships  in Wildey, Barbados, this past weekend. IBS, a local project management and engineering firm, once again partnered with the Bahamas Aquatics Federation to support Team Bahamas as they prepared for ...

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April 07, 2022
23 percent of children in The Bahamas expected to be obese by 2030, report says

A new report published by a London-based group, World Obesity Federation, estimates that 23 percent of children in The Bahamas will be obese by 2030. The report, World Obesity Atlas 2022, noted that, by 2030, 33 percent of men and 46 percent of women in The Bahamas will be obese. The global prevalence of obesity ...
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April 05, 2022
SUN OIL SUPPORTS TEAM BAHAMAS AT CARIFTA AQUATICS CHAMPIONSHIPS

Sun Oil Limited is again partnering with the Bahamas Aquatics Federation to sponsor Team Bahamas’ participation at the 2023 CARIFTA Aquatics Championships, scheduled for April 16-19 in Bridgetown, Barbados.

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April 01, 2022
AG says govt imposed further sanctions against Russia

Attorney General Ryan Pinder said yesterday that Cabinet has decided to suspend the automatic exchange of financial information with the Russian Federation on citizens. He said this is consistent with the financial directives of the United Kingdom and its territories. "The policy position on that is we wouldn't want the Russian Federation to use funds ...
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March 31, 2022
Campbell: Russia review revealed firm with $1.6bn assets

STATE Legal Affairs Minister Jomo Campbell said following The Bahamas' sanctioning of entities with Russian federation ties, one company was found to have an "overwhelming" value of $1.6bn in private company assets held in a Bahamian fiduciary structure.

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