Friday, February 3, 2012
 

Sports


Buccs and Lions trade wins in GB Little League
Borco Buccs 8  Full Story

Pinder and Curry to be honored at the falcons interhouse meet
Tabernacle Baptist Academy Falcons will conclude their interhouse house sports today at the GB Sports Complex starting at 9:00 a.m. when former college standout Demetrius Pinder from Texas Tech and Asha Curry, Dickerson University will be honored at the meet.  Full Story

Conflict at the Complex?
"Conflict is a normal and necessary part of healthy relationships. After all, two people can't be expected to agree on everything at all times.   Full Story

BOC fortifying local sports development
The training of the athletes and making sure their coaches/trainers are knowledgeable enough, are certainly areas of "high importance," said Miller.  Full Story

Contenders and Pretenders in GB Little League
Each year the baseball season is filled with surprises as the Grand Bahama Little League kicks off its 2012 campaign.   Full Story

How will BMES Warriors fare at this year's Anglican Fest?
With only seven days to go before the 19th annual Anglican School Festival, The Freeport News will continue to take a look at 10 sports stories you should be following at this year's Festival.   Full Story

Nassau teams gear up for Anglican Schools Festival
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Legend Ed Armbrister opens 2012 GB Little League
"You look forward to it like a birthday party when you're a kid. You think something wonderful is going to happen." — Joe DiMaggio  Full Story

SJC Green Giants girls basketball team looking to crush opponents at Anglican Festival
With only 10 days to go before the 19th Anglican School Festival, The Freeport News will take a look at 10 sports stories you should be following in Anglican School Festival 2012.   Full Story

UNDER THE RADAR...Demetri Knowles - Speedy freshman at Virginia
"I really haven't seen speed like that since I've been here," said redshirt sophomore quarterback Logan Thomas in an article in the Nelson Country Times, Virginia.  Full Story

Olympic scholarships continue to aid elite Bahamian athletes
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Boxing card line-up released
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GB Girls' Soccer League standings and scores as of January 21
Following are scores from January 21, 2012 and the current Standings:  Full Story

Coach Evans guiding young Bahamians in Canada
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Miller sees national stadium greatly enhancing program
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Let the Holy War begin
The Warriors, the Giants, the Blue Waves and the Hurricanes, which represent the Big Four may have had this date circled on their calendars from two years ago.   Full Story

Race Weekend Classic in GB
On the heels of a very successful Mara-thon Bahamas, which was held in Nassau, Grand Bahama is getting set to host its own major marathon event.  Full Story

First Dope Control Training Seminar held
He expressed satisfaction that the commission is fully structured with key components, the Disciplinary, the Appeals and Therapeutic panels in place. The minister was equally impressed with the solid turnout of professional persons in the medical field who registered as trainees with the desire to be certified as doping control officers (DCOs).  Full Story

GBSSAA and GPSAA hands out 2012 Sports Awards
"Ever since I was a kid, I was dreamin bout this,  Full Story

Boothe says he has to go back to the drawing board
Participating in the 2012 Marathon Bahamas two weeks ago in New Providence, former Marathon Bahamas record holder 37-year-old Delroy Boothe from Grand Bahama finished third in a time of 3:01:19.   Full Story

BOC Chief calls for more sports tourism focus
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History in the Making Bodybuilding Nationals to be held in GB
President of The Bahamas Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation, Danny Sumner is calling it history in the making for Grand Bahama.  Full Story

TU depositing in GB athletic future
The group will leave on Wednesday, January 25.  Full Story

TU's 'Big 3' On The Bus with Buster
The Freeport News invited three of the star players of Taylor University, ace pitcher Holly Tomaszewski; outfielder Laura Strode and first baseman Kristen Bauer 'On The Bus' for some Bahamian culture,  Full Story

Anti-doping body strengthens base
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Taylor University to host Softball Clinic today
In addition to their workouts they have been conducting softball clinics at the various primary schools in Freeport allowing them to integrate their Christian faith through sports.   Full Story

Law Enforcement Games to form a stronger bond between Agencies
After months of planning by Shawn Thomas and the organizers of The Bahamas Law Enforcement Games Ltd., the official opening ceremony of the 2012 Bahamas Law Enforcement Sports Challenge began Thursday night just before 6:50 p.m. on a cool and windy night at the Grand Bahama Sports Complex Softball field with the arrival of the "Top Brass" Tommy Turnquest, Minister of National Security, who arrived in a Dark SUV escorted by uniformed police motor cyclists.  Full Story

Huge dollars tied to Bahamas Women's Tennis Open
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'Moon' says it's unfair that kids are put out of gyms
Very rarely does Gladstone "Moon" McPhee lose his cool, but when it comes to denying children their right to participate in sports, "Moon" gets very upset.  Full Story

New soccer league expected to create jobs for Bahamians
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Top players and teams to watch in Law Enforcement Challenge
With the 2012 Bahamas Law Enforcement Sports Challenge underway, the athletes have begun competition and have begun the quest to be the "Top Brass" in the Sports category of Law Enforcement for their respective divisions.   Full Story

Top teams, players, coaches to be honoured
The G.B. Primary School Athletic Association and the G.B. Secondary School Athletic Associations will honor the Top teams, players and coaches for the past season on Friday, January 20 at the Tabernacle Baptist Church on Settler's Way, starting at 4:00 p.m.  Full Story

Big league soccer coming to The Bahamas!
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Tucker honored by the CAC
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Sports Authority expected to be in effect by the end of the month
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Open organizers push on without tourism ministry
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Preseason Freeport News top five has Eight Mile Rock No. 1 and Preseason All Grand Bahama team
After winning two championships in the pre-season, the Eight Mile Rock Bluejays are the overwhelming pre-season choice to cut down the nets in March according to The Freeport News Top five poll.  Full Story

From Carolina Blue to Crimson Red: Coach Norris Bain steps from the basketball sidelines to frontline politics
At first glance, the life of a politician and the life of a basketball coach are lives apart.   Full Story

Police Sports Challenge days away
Maybe you are not able to attend the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, England this summer, not to worry because for the first time, the inaugural 2012 Law Enforcement Sports Challenge Games, presented by The Bahamas Law Enforcement Games Ltd. will begin with the opening ceremonies on Thursday at the GB Sports Complex, starting at 6:30 p.m. and will run for five days concluding on Sunday, January 23.  Full Story

GB Darts Association week 13 Round-robin results
RUBY SWISS SHOOTERS 2  Full Story

Cycling Tour to attract local and foreign riders
The routes for the two days are mapped out and organizers from JAR?Cycling are ready to go. The event's major sponsor is Mahogany House.  Full Story

Girls Soccer Development League heating up
Players are to be reminded how important their participation is to their team!   Full Story

Donnie Knowles to be honoured for his contribution to soccer
If you pass by the Freeport Rugby Football Club field on Saturday's you'll see Donnie Knowles busy setting up 10 fields for the Grand Bahama Girls' Soccer League.   Full Story

Having nothing to prove; GB's long distance king, Delroy Boothe ready for Marathon Bahamas
When the country's best long-distance runners, along with international athletes take the field at 2012 Sunshine Insurance Marathon Bahamas on Sunday, January 15, the fierce competition between The Bahamas, the United States and the Germans will take center stage.   Full Story

Bahamas Women's Open tennis event in jeopardy
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National debt owed to sports ambassadors
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Big 'sports' challenge for tourism ministry
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GBSSAA last year's basketball season recap... who were the top teams, top players and top performances
Last year's GBSSAA basketball championhips are in the record books, and high school basketball fans certainly got their money's worth and more.   Full Story

GB's Buddy Hield Commits to Oklahoma University
The Oklahoma Sooners picked up their first commitment of the Class of 2012 by going north, via I-35 to Wichita, Kansas, when they secured the verbal commitment of Sunrise Christian's Buddy Hield following his official visit to Norman in September of last year. (Sunrise Christian Academy finished last season 24-4 )  Full Story

Jerial Forbes back on track and preparing for London
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