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BWB Americas come to an end in The Bahamas
BWB Americas come to an end in The Bahamas
The ninth edition of the Basketball Without Borders (BWB) Americas closed out on Saturday as the top 66 boys and girls high school basketball players from 16 countries and territories around the region competed in playoff games and a pair of All-Star games in front of local fans at the Kendal G.L. Isaacs National Gymnasium.
The Hawks knocked off the Spurs to win the boy's title game. Atlanta Assis...
Pacers shake up Rattlers
Pacers shake up Rattlers
By RENALDO DORSETT
Sports Reporter
rdorsett@tribunemedia.net
Faced with every basketball players most anticipated high-pressure situation, the newest member in R M Bailey Pacers' starting five rose to the occasion and kept her team in the win column just over a week away from the GSSSA playoffs.
Nekythra Gilcud made a pair of free throws with just 3.7 seconds left to play to give the Pacers th...
Cheetahs beat Caribs, 65-61
Cheetahs beat Caribs, 65-61
By RENALDO DORSETT
Sports Reporter
rdorsett@tribunemedia.net
THE league's pennant leaders held off a late charge from an upset-minded contender to remain ahead of the field in the New Providence Women's Basketball Association (NPWBA).
The Four J's Cheetahs used a high scoring third period to take control en route to a 65-61 win over the College of the Bahamas Caribs at the D W Davis Gymnasium ...
Pacers beat Knights 77-56
Pacers beat Knights 77-56
By RENALDO DORSETT
Sports Reporter
rdorsett@tribunemedia.net
A massive third quarter run separated one of the GSSSA's top contenders from their opponents as they turned a close game into a blowout down the stretch.
In senior boys action, the R M Bailey Pacers used a 30-point third quarter to outscore the C R Walker Knights 77-56 at the D W Davis Gymnasium Tuesday.
The Pacers used a 14-0 run i...
Vixens, Defenders win titles
Vixens, Defenders win titles
THE New Providence Volleyball Association has completed its best-of-five championship series at the D W Davis Gymnasium with the Scottsdale Vixens and the Scotiabank Defenders winning the respective women's and men's titles.
While the Vixens retained their title for the seventh consecutive year over arch-rivals Johnson's Lady Truckers in four games, the Defenders had to go the full distance befor...
QC Comets win their first BAISS pennant
QC Comets win their first BAISS pennant
By BRENT STUBBS
Senior Sports Reporter
bstubbs@tribunemedia.net
Queen's College Comets junior boys capped a "Cinderella" perfect regular season on the eve of the playoffs with a hard fought 74-58 victory yesterday over the Jordan Prince Williams Falcons.
The home win completed for the Comets' 11-0 record that gave Queen's College their first Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools...
Students Celebrate 7th Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Day
Nassau, The Bahamas - Students from several
schools in New Providence and the Family Islands gathered to celebrate the 7th
GIS Day. The event, which was held under the theme, "Exploring our world and
our environment with GIS, was held at the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium on Friday,
January 28.
Delivering the keynote address was Minister of
Education, the Hon. Desmond Bannister who congratulated the stu...
Comets surge to 66-45 victory
Comets surge to 66-45 victory
A late fourth quarter surge turned a close game into a blowout win and the momentum of a perfect season carried through to the playoffs for the pennant winning team in BAISS junior boys basketball.
A balanced scoring effort from the Queen's College Comets led the team to a 66-45 win over the Jordan Prince William Falcons as the BAISS playoffs tipped off yesterday at the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium....
Suns secure championship berth
Suns secure championship berth
By RENALDO DORSETT
Sports Reporter
rdorsett@tribunemedia.net
A NEARLY impenetrable defense carried a shutout into the second half and built a lead large enough for the top seed in BAISS junior girls basketball as they cruised to a championship berth.
The Temple Christian Suns scored a 40-14 win over the St Andrew's Hurricanes in the opening game of the BAISS basketball playoffs at the Kendal I...
SAC escapes elimination in sudden death playoff
SAC escapes elimination in sudden death playoff
By BRENT STUBBS
Senior Sports Reporter
bstubbs@tribunemedia.net
Never underestimate the heart of a champion.
On the brink of elimination after trailing for most of the sudden death basketball playoff game, the St Augustine's College Big Red Machine rallied from behind for a hard fought 50-46 triumph over the Charles W Saunders Cougars.
Yesterday's victory at the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium enable...