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Ayton expected to be used as a 'stretch four' next season
Although Bahamian DeAndre Ayton, who is considered the top high school basketball player in the 2017 recruiting class, built his reputation on being a tough post player, he expects his game to change drastically within the next few months, as he was recently told that University of Arizona Head Coach Sean Miller plans to use him as a 'stretch four', rather than as a traditional power forward that ...
Regulators, Flyers even their respective NPBA championship series
The New Providence Basketball Association (NPBA) Division I and II Championships continued at the A.F. Adderley Gymnasium over the weekend.
In division one action, the Mr. Ship It Regulators evened the series against the MailBoat Cybots, scoring a dominant 96-74 win on Saturday night, just one night after suffering a heartbreaking 84-83 loss. The series is now knotted at two, and game five will be...
Resident and investor William Douglass looks to trigger opportunities for South Eleuthera community
Resident and investor William Douglass looks to trigger opportunities for South Eleuthera community
ELEUTHERA -- A near $200,000 investment in a basketball/volleyball court and rock climbing facility at the Wemyss Bight Primary School by the grandson of the founder of Pan American World Airways is set to create new opportunities for the South Eleuthera community.
Construction of the new Wemyss Bight Primary School Recreational Court has been ongoing for the past three months, led and financed by...
This week at the Art Walk at Marina Village
This week at the Art Walk at Marina Village
From visual artists to ceramicists to farmer's market purveyors with everything from jams and jellies to native teas and drink, cheesecake and chocolate, locally grown herbs and greens, cooling popsicles and vegan treats -- the twice per month Art Walk at Atlantis has become a must do Saturday outing. With a constant rotation of artists and artisans, live entertainment, cooling and delicious libat...
$200k Recreation Court Investment for South Eleuthera
Resident and Investor William ?Doug? Douglass looks to trigger opportunities for the South Eleuthera community. A near $200,000 investment in a basketball/volleyball court and rock climbing facility at the Wemyss Bight Primary School...
White paint please
White paint please
Dear Editor,
White paint please.
Why in God's name would sensible people leave speed bumps the same color as the road after installation. If undetected while driving, this highly dangerous combination can cause irreparable damage to your vehicle's shocks, ball joints, rim and muffler.
The roads in New Providence have been relentless in causing damage to vehicles over the last several decades. Driv...
Colebrook making strides in the hurdles Nairn, Sands win national titles
Despite a valiant effort on Saturday from Michael Carey in the semi-final round of the Northeast Conference (NEC) Tournament, the Wagner Seahawks came up short in a 71-70 loss to St. Francis.
The loss put an end to Wagner's quest for their first National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Men's Basketball Tournament appearance. They now have to sit and wait to see if they will be invited to th...
Seventh heaven!
Seventh heaven!
It took the C.I. Gibson Rattlers almost six minutes to score in the fourth quarter last night, and that led to their unravelling, handing the Tabernacle Baptist Falcons a record seventh Hugh Campbell basketball title.
Despite mounting a furious comeback in the final two minutes of the game, the Rattlers ran out of steam at the end. They got within three points in the final minute of the game, but ...
Texas bound
Texas bound
Bahamian high school standout Phillip McKenzie moved to the United States just three years ago as a part of a student exchange program with very limited experience playing organized basketball. But over the course of those three years, under the tutelage of Cannon High School coach Che Roth, the 6' 6" wingman has become a force to be reckoned with on the hardwood.
Now, midway through his senior ye...
Ayton back in the U.S. after visa issue
Ayton back in the U.S. after visa issue
Now that University of Arizona signee DeAndre Ayton is back in Arizona, following a minor visa tiff in The Bahamas, the 7-foot-1 high school center is ready to get back to business.
Ayton and the Hillcrest Academy Bruins, out of Phoenix, Arizona, travelled to New Providence to play in the Sand Between Your Toes Showcase, which was hosted by Grind Session Tournaments, from November 18-20. Ayton, th...