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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2016

Battle 4 Atlantis

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Bowling added to GSSSA after-school curriculum

By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net

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t was a red letter day yesterday for the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology as bowling was added to the after-school curriculum for the Government Secondary Schools Sports Association.

The historic occasion occurred at Mario’s Bowling and Family Entertainment Centre as sponsors such as Island Luck, Bamboo Shack and BTC made a commitment to assist financially in getting the National High School Bowling League up and running.

Ten years ago, Mario’s Bowling and Entertainment manager Leslia Miller-Brice said the dream began with the implementation of the junior league for high schools and she’s excited that it’s now a reality.

“This league is not for me or for anybody sitting

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AFTER-SCHOOL ACTIVITY: Shown (l-r) are Joanne Woodside-Powell, president of The Bahamas Bowling Federation, coach Angela Smith, Joel Lewis, deputy director in Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, Leslia Brice, marketing director at Mario’s Bowling, Adrianna Fox, Island Luck COO, Keith Saunders, senior education officer for high school physical education and Rasdeniro Thompson, social media manager at Bamboo Shack.

Photo: Shawn Hanna/The Tribune

BAHAMAS ROUTS GREAT BRITAIN 22-11 TO RETAIN SOFTBALL TITLE FOR the second consecutive year, the Bahamas Government Departmental Softball Association’s national team has returned as champions of the WBSC Co-Ed Slow Pitch Cup Tournament.

On Sunday, the team pulled off a stunning 22-11 rout over Great Britain to retain their title won last year.

Slugger Sherman Ferguson was named the most valuable player after he went 3-for-3 with three home runs in the win, including a pair of grand slam homers.

With the win, the Bahamas avenged its only two losses in the four-day tournament to Great Britain.

While the Bahamas finished on top of the standings, Great Britain came in second with Curacao third, Germany fourth, Bulgaria fifth and the Turks & Caicos Islands sixth.

WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS: The Bahamas Government Departmental Softball Association national team returned home as champions of the WBSC Co-Ed Slow Pitch Cup Tournament.

Iesha survives 1st round of the Goombay Splash Bowl

By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net IESHA Shepherd, back home on a break from participating in a tennis academy in the United States, picked up her first win in the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association’s Goombay Splash Bowl.

On day one of the main draw yesterday at the National Tennis Centre, the 17-year-old Shepherd, who is enrolled at the Johan Kriek Tennis Academy in Charlotte, North Carolina where she is being coached by Jim Lavender, pulled off a 6-3, 6-4 win over Giulia

Brighi from Italy.

Shepherd, the top Bahamian junior player, was the only Bahamian to survive the first round.

Jacobi Bain, also back home after spending some time playing overseas, dropped a 7-6 (5), 1-6, 6-3 decision to Hunter Levine from the United States, while his long-time local arch-rival Donte Armbrister fell 6-2, 6-3 to another American, Felipe Hidalgo.

“My match was alright. I think I could have played better, but my opponent was playing that much better,” said Armbrister, a 15-year-old 10th grader at Temple Christian. “I just tried to play my

best and have fun doing it.”

Also yesterday on the boys’ side, Bahamians Trenton Smith lost 6-0, 6-0 to No.8 seed Sebastian Murillo; O’Neal Mortimer lost 6-2, 7-6 (3) to Colombia’s Fernando Ospina; Kofi Kyle Bowe suffered a 6-0, 6-1 decision to Australi’s Hien Quang Hien Pham.

On the girls’ side, Bahamians Elana Mackey was ousted by No.3 seed Catherine Xu from the USA 6-0, 6-3; Sydni Kerr lost 6-0, 6-0 to No.4 seed Yasemin Ada Boru from Turkey; Hannah-Joy Simms lost 6-1, 6-1 to Kristina Tiraspolsky from Canada; Afrika Smith

dropped a 6-3, 6-1 decision to No.8 seed Luciana Kunkel from Australia and Candace Mortier lost 6-0, 6-0 to Valeria Palacino from Colombia.

Among the other winners on day one on the boys’ side was top seed Santiago Hinojosa from Mexico, who won 7-6 (1), 6-1 over Andrea Cugini from Italy and No.3 seed Roger Lyn from the USA won 6-3, 6-2 over Nabeel Majeed Mohammed from Trinidad & Tobago.

The girls’ top seed Laura Lissel Quezada Martinez from the Dominican Republic won 6-0, 6-3 over Nina Mitrofanova from the

United States.

The tournament, which got started over the weekend with the qualifying round, is slated to continue 9am today when a few more Bahamians will be in action, including Bradley Fowler, Sydney Clarke, Isabel Donaldson and Sierra Donaldson in singles, while others will participate in the first round doubles competition.

“We are looking forward to some good competition because a lot of the players are using this as a warm up for the big tournaments in Florida, Eddie Herr and the

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BALLERS TO WATCH IN THE BATTLE 4 ATLANTIS

By RENALDO DORSETT Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net

EVERYTHING to this point has been an exhibition (except for Michigan State and their ridiculous schedule). The Battle 4 Atlantis is where the real competition begins for the eight teams featured at the Imperial Arena.

March is the light at the end of the tunnel for these programmes, but November basketball matters in the NCAA. When Selection Sunday rolls around next year, the games played at the 2016 edition of this tournament could have a major impact on the field of 64.

This year’s tournament, all set for November 23-25, is expected to feature another outstanding field, including the Michigan State Spartans, the Louisville Cardinals, the Wichita State Shockers, St John’s Red Storm, Virginia Commonwealth University Rams, Baylor Bears, LSU Tigers and Old Dominion Monarchs.

Whether you’re an alumni, have a rooting interest in one of the teams or you go the local route and head to the Imperial Arena just to cheer on our Bahamian grown talent – you should, you should have some insight on what’s about to come and recognise just how much it matters.

MEET THE PLAYERS Lourawls “Tum Tum” Nairn Jr – #11 Guard, Junior, Michigan State Spartans 5’ 10” 175 lbs, 2.3ppg, 2.7rpg, 4apg Everyone from Magic Johnson to Steve Smith to Draymond Green to Tom Izzo himself has heralded Tum Tum’s leadership from the day he stepped foot on campus in East Lansing. If you don’t understand why, then you’re not allowed to miss any of these games.

For the third consecutive year, Bahamians have an opportunity to see one of their own play NCAA basketball at the highest level here at home. You’re not allowed to blow this opportunity (again). This is one of the most talented freshman classes Izzo has ever had at MSU and he expects Nairn to lead them. This

is the year when all that veteran leadership, all the intangibles and all the years of expectations produce the year we’ve been waiting on. It looked so in the opening game of the season when Nairn made a three-pointer with just seven seconds left to play to tie things at 63 and seemingly force overtime. The quickest person on the court at any given moment, he uses that ability to initiate the offence and set up teammates. This week we’d like to see him use it to score. Izzo embraces the strong connection between his veteran point guard and the Bahamas so it’ll be interesting to see if the game plan changes at all to accommodate that.

Marcus LoVett Jr – #15 Guard, Freshman, St John’s Red Storm 6’ 0” 175 lbs, 24.3ppg, 3rpg, 5.3apg, 61% fg, 52% 3pfg The Big East always seems to attract this kind of point guard.

What’s been most surprising is that LoVett became this player almost instantly. On second thought, he plays exactly like a player pissed off because he had to watch a year ago after being ruled a partial qualifier by the NCAA. He’s scoring at will, setting up teammates, shooting ridiculous percentages and even making Chris Mullin consider a new hairstyle. That last part’s not true at all, absolutely nothing gets between Mullin and his flat top.

Miles Bridges – #22 Forward, Freshman, Michigan State Spartans 6’ 7” 230 lbs, 17ppg, 10rpg, 3apg, 50% fg This is a completely made up stat, but Bridges averages more highlights per game than any other player in the country and Bahamian fans should be pretty familiar with his work. Two years ago, his dunk at the Nike EYBL Exhibition went viral and may or may not have ruined the shot blocking skills of his victim (that’s what we call the people Bridges posterises).

He’s an explosive athlete that dunks just about everything but early into his collegiate career he’s already shown a quick first step, an improved jumper and a willingness to shoot it with confidence. He’s made a three in every game thus far and shot 2-2 from deep in the latest pre-B4A tuneup against Mississippi Valley State. Able to score in a variety of ways, Bridges should be an exciting watch for even the most casual basketball fan.

Nick Ward – #44 Forward, Freshman, Michigan State Spartans 6’ 8” 250 lbs, 11.7ppg, 6rpg, 3apg, 60% fg Michigan State somehow recruited Zach Randolph again.

Ward is the kind of earthbound power forward in that 1950s mold, but he offsets that size with soft hands in the post and surprisingly quick feet. The son of a former pro basketball player, Ward’s game is only going to become more polished as the season wares on.

Manu Lecomte – #20 Guard, Junior, Baylor Bears 5’ 11” 175 lbs, 16.7ppg, 7apg, 3apg, 44% 3pfg Awesome name aside, Lecomte is a Belgian born, pass first point guard playing in Texas – a sentence which seems like it doesn’t make sense, but then you watch him play. He’s already won Big 12 Co-Newcomer of the week after a 13-point, 11-assist performance without a single turnover.

He transferred after spending his first two years with the Hurricanes and while it’s not LeBron or Wade leaving, Miami basketball is worse off without him.

Jo Lual-Acuil Jr – #0 Centre, Junior, Baylor Bears 7’ 0” 220 lbs, 10.7ppg, 10rpg, 5.3bpg, 60% fg, 67% 3pfg He’s like Manute Bol…but shorter, and more agible…so maybe someone else all together.

I blame that last sentence on my inability to make cross cultural comparisons. Even if he’s sort of like Manute Bol, that should be enough for you to go and watch.

He’s an intimidating shot blocking stretch-five with the ability to play pick and roll or pick and pop on offence. It’s weird watching him at that size with that mobility…and in a neon green uniform.

Mo Alie-Cox – #12 Forward, Senior, VCU Rams 6’ 7” 250 lbs, 9ppg, 7rpg, 4.7rpg In intriguing prospect solely based on the fact that people don’t know whether he’ll play pro basketball or pro football at the

secured 5-star wings Blakeney and Ben Simmons. Didn’t turn out that way. Simmons has bolted for the NBA and now this solely Blakeney’s show. Even Les Miles left Baton Rouge so its actually Blakeney’s school.

Aaron Epps – #21 Forward, Junior, LSU Tigers 6’ 10” 220 lbs, 13.3ppg, 7rpg, 71% 3pfg We should stop categorising “tweener” as an anomaly in college hoops when it’s closer to the norm. Epps easily fits into that mold – a high flying player that can shoot hit but not physical enough to bang inside and not quite quick and skilled enough to spend all his time with the guys on the perimeter.

LOURAWLS NAIRN end of this season. That should also tell you everything you need to know about how he plays basketball.

JeQuan Lewis – #1 Guard, Senior, VCU Rams 6’ 1” 180 lbs, 10.7ppg, 44% 3pfg Still overcoming a strained ligament in his non-shooting hand, Lewis, an all A-10 third team preseason selection, is the catalyst behind this balanced offence that features seven players scoring between 7.3 points and 10.7 points per game.

Markis McDuffie – #32 Forward, Sophomore, Wichita State Shockers 6’ 8” 212 lbs, 12.3ppg, 6.3rpg, 2.7apg It’s a new era for the Shockers who are entering a season without Fred VanFleet and Ron Baker for the first time in 25 years. Gregg Marshall may have found himself a new leader already in McDuffie.

An explosive athlete with a jumpshot in progress, he was already named to the preseason Missouri Valley First Team All-Conference team and was named to the Julius Erving Award preseason watch list for the top small forwards in the nation.

Antonio Blakeney – #2 Guard, Sophomore, LSU Tigers 6’ 4” 197 lbs, 18.7ppg, 3.3rpg, 2.7apg Blakeney was supposed to be one half of the duo that returned the Tigers to national prominence a season ago. They came off a pair of NCAA Tournament berths and

Jaylen Johnson – #10 Forward, Junior, Louisville Cardinals 6’ 9” 230 lbs, 15.3ppg, 11.3rpg, 70% fg A traditional four athletic enough to play five in Louisville’s small ball lineup, the only way the L1C4 fan base shrugs off the sex-dorm scandal is enough Johnson develops into a star. An athletic finisher you don’t necessarily have to run plays for, Johnson is already rebounding and blocking shots at a higher rate. Now if they can only stay out of trouble…

VJ King – #0 Forward, Freshman, Louisville Cardinals 6’ 6” 190 lbs, 10.3ppg, 3.3rpg He makes the list because he’s a king from Akron.

Deng Adel – #22 Forward, Sophomore, Louisville Cardinals 6’ 7” 200 lbs, 11.1ppg, 4.3rpg, 3.3apg Another cross cultural comparison I can’t get away from – it’s easy to think of him as the Cards’ Luol Deng (Not the post-Thibs spinal tap broken down version, but the Duke version). Adel is a prototype small forward that literally performs the job that textbooks indicate you should get from the position – do everything.

Brandan Stith – #25 Forward, Junior, Old Dominion Monarchs 6’ 7” 240 lbs, 15ppg, 6rpg One of two Stith brothers on the roster playing for their former NBA player dad, Bryant, who currently serves as an assistant coach on the Monarchs roster.

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The perfect recipe for a Thanksgiving sports feast WE Bahamians love us some Thanksgiving and, despite it not being an officially recognised holiday as it is in the USA, we follow suit in every other way.

We consume turkey and pumpkin pie in massive proportions, and creatively ‘tote’ more than our fair share in ‘leftovers.’

We also consume sports in abundance, three helpings of NFL football, college football and basketball, all we can watch.

Don’t take my word for it, have a gander at the Thanksgiving sports ‘smorgasbord buffet’ on TV below.

NFL FOOTBALL 10:30am — Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions, CBS 2:30pm — Washington Redskins at Dallas Cowboys, FOX 6:30pm — Pittsburgh Steelers at Indianapolis Colts, NBC COLLEGE FOOTBALL 5:30pm — LSU at Texas A&M, ESPN MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL 10:30am — Indiana State vs Iowa State, ESPN2 10:30am — Temple vs Florida State, ESPNU 12:30pm — Stanford vs Miami, ESPN2 12:30pm — Illinois vs West Virginia, ESPNU 2pm — Montana at Ole Miss, SEC Network 2:30pm — New Mexico vs Virginia Tech, ESPN 4:30pm — Gonzaga vs Quinnipiac, ESPN2 6pm — Butler vs Vanderbilt, FS1 6:30pm — Seton Hall vs

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Florida, ESPN2 6:30pm — Dayton vs Nebraska, ESPNU 7:30pm — Drake vs Iona, CBS Sports Net 8:30pm — Santa Clara vs Arizona, FS1 9pm — Portland vs UCLA, ESPN2 10pm — UC Davis vs Weber State, CBS Sports Net Glued in front of the TV is the only place a ‘real’ sports fan needs to be.

Or you can take in some of the college basketball action live, at one of the, if not the premier NCAA pre-season basketball tournament ‘Battle 4 Atlantis’ and still get back home in time for some ‘leftovers’ and a second or third helping of pie, before the final NFL football game.

Yes, I must see coach Tom Izzo and the Michigan State Spartans, with our ‘homeboy’ Bahamian Lourawls ‘Tum Tum’ Nairn running the point for the 14th ranked Spartans. Interesting note, the Spartans trail the 13th ranked Louisville Cardinals coached by the Rick Pitino in the preseason polls.

Pitino and the Louisville squad are also here for Battle 4 Atlantis. I will be glued to their game on day two of Battle 4 Atlantis and hopefully we can see a Michigan State-Louisville final.

Also, a day two must is to

get an interview and a few photo ops with St John’s head coach Chris Mullin.

Mullin is a Big East Conference legend, as well as a member of the NBA’s Hall of Fame (20011) NBA Top 100 of all time, multiple NBA All star appearances and a member of the original USA Olympic ‘Dream Team.’

As a young ‘hoopster’ I enjoyed watching Mullin play and admired his game.

This is going to be another awesome Battle 4 Atlantis!

Contact the Atlantis Box Office 363-6601/02 for game tickets and group rates. (Single game tickets starting as low as $15) • Check out the full Battle 4 Atlantis games bracket on the right: My Thanksgiving Sports Itinerary 12:00pm - Battle 4 Atlantis - Wichita St vs LSU 2:30pm - 4:20 ‘Pig out’ and some ‘12oz curls’ (cold brewskies) 4:30pm - Washington Redskins vs Dallas Cowboys.

7pm - Battle 4 Atlantis - Michigan St vs St John’s University.

(Bahamian Lourawls ‘Tum Tum’ Nairn starts at PG for Michigan State) 9:30pm - Remainder of

KADEEM COLEBY SIGNS WITH NEW CLUB

By RENALDO DORSETT Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net KADEEM Coleby continues his professional basketball career in the Middle East with a new club in Bahrain.

The former Wichita State Shocker has signed with Al Muharraq of Bahrain’s Premier League for the remainder of the season.

He replaces Tyrann Walker, who was recently released from the Al Muharraq roster.

Coleby, 27, was a key member in Al Manama’s title run last season – their fourth consecutive and 20th overall.

He finished with 23 points in the season finale.

In the previous season, the 6’9”, 250-pound forward played with Al Fateh Al Hasa of the Saudi Arabian Premier League.

He contributed to his team making it to the final after they ended the regular season as the second best team. He prepped himself for his professional debut with Geneva in Eurobasket Summer League in Las Vegas, which is considered the top summer league for players seeking to make the pro leap to Europe.

After a collegiate career which included stops at Odessa Junior College and Louisiana Lafayette, Coleby found a home in his senior season at Wichita State.

In his senior season, Coleby ended up with an average of 12.9 points per game. In their 36 games, in which he started 19 times, Coleby shot .360 per cent from the field (38-for-84) and .500 per cent from the free throw line (18-for-36) for a total of 96 points or an average of 2.6 ppg.

On the national team level, he was also a member of the Caribbean Basketball Confederation Championship gold medal team in 2014 and Coleby averaged 10.8 points per game.It was the seventh time a Bahamian men’s national team has captured the CBC title, and the first time since 1995.

The team advanced to

KADEEM COLEBY, of Wichita State, dunks the ball during practice for the NCAA college tournament in 2014 in St Louis.

(AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) the Centrobasket tournament where they failed to qualify for the Tournament of Americas. Coleby averaged 7.8 points and 4.5 rebounds per game at the Centrobasket, hosted in Nayarit, Mexico.

He averaged 9.5 points and 4.9 rebounds for Louisiana-Lafayette in his junior season, starting 30 games.

He also blocked 2.4 shots a game and led the Sun Belt Conference in shooting percentage (56.1).

He scored double-figures 15 times, including a career-high 20 against Central Florida and also had a career-high 11 rebounds at Duquesne. He also was

ranked 23rd in the NCAA in blocked shots.

As a sophomore at Daytona State College, he averaged 10.2 points and 8.1 rebounds. He also received first team All-Mid-Florida Conference honours, was ranked fifth in Region VIII in blocked shots per game (2.4) and eighth in rebounds.

As a freshman at Odessa College in Texas, he averaged 1.7 points and 2.7 rebounds in limited time.

Coleby closed out his high school career at the Christian Life Academy in Humble, Texas, posting 12 points, 10 rebounds and two blocks per game.

the Pittsburgh Steelers vs Indianapolis Colts.

11:30pm - First official ‘turkey’ sandwich after Thanksgiving dinner, and seconds and thirds, followed by more pie.

You don’t have to follow my charted course, you can chart your own, just indulge and enjoy responsibly and may your team win, except

if you’re a Redskins fan of course!

Until next week, I will leave you with this: “It’s not happy people that are thankful. It’s thankful people who are happy” and a famous Thanksgiving quote from Charlie Brown and the rest of the Peanuts gang, (you know I have to

find time to get in the Charlie Brown Thanksgiving Special on NetFlix with my sons at some point. It’s tradition.)

“May your turkey be plump, may your potatoes and gravy never have a lump! May your pies take first prize and may your Thanksgiving dinner stay off your thighs.”

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ASHLEY MICHEL, 13, WINS 18TH ANNUAL BHTA GOLF TOURNAMENT THIRTEEN-year-old Ashley Michel won the top prize at the 18th Annual Bahamas Hotel and Tourism Associations Golf Tournament, beating over 100 avid, experienced golfers in doing so.

Ashley played alongside Philip Pinder, who has taken young Ashley under his wing and, with the help of his wife Karen Pinder, otherwise known as “Golf Mom,” has become her patron and guide in the game of golf.

Collectively the two“man” team took home the distinction of being the 2016 First Place Winners of the esteemed golf tournament, held at the prestigious Ocean Club Golf Course.

Competition was fierce, however this did not phase the young golfer who has acquired an impressive golf handicap of 10 after only 2 years of casual playing at

the golf range by the sports centre, where she would go to meet her father after school hours.

Ashley caught the attention of golf pro Jim Duncombe, who helped her expand upon her natural propensity for the game.

Philip and Karen Pinder have also played a role in the development of Ashley’s talent, guiding her and financing her to play in national and regional tournaments which further heightened her intrinsic skill. Ashley is a student at CH Reeves High School in Nassau and a member of the Junior Golf Sponsorship Programme sponsored

by Atlantis Paradise Island Resort and Casino. Ashley plays with Mr Pinder often and beats him soundly just about every game.

“It is such a pity that this sport is out of financial reach for many Bahamian

PICTURED (l-r) are Ashley Michel, winner of the BHTA Annual Golf Tournament, Stuart Bowe, president of the BHTA, and Philip Pinder, winner of the BHTA’s Annual Golf Tournament. children who have God given talent for the game,” says Philip Pinder. “Ashley is one of those children blessed with a natural abil-

ity to play golf, she loves it. The life lessons learned from playing golf, tenacity, dedication, discipline are so important for young

children. We are so happy we can support and encourage her, and wish there was more we could do for her and the other naturally tal-

ented children in this country”.

The Bahamas Hotel & Tourism Association’s golf tournament supports BHTA’s workforce development efforts, including a sponsorship programme that has helped fund students studying in the hospitality and tourism field of learning.

These efforts are aimed at ensuring Bahamian youth are equipped to enter the workforce with skills, knowledge and the proper mindset for the ultimate benefit of both employer and employee.

“Given the mandate of the BHTA’s golf tournament, it is befitting that a talent like Ashley won first place,” said Stuart Bowe, president of BHTA. “I congratulate Ashley and her parents and all other persons who supported and made Ashley successful.”

Drake students to take part in Race Weekend for the 5th straight year FOR the fifth year in a row, a group of Drake University students will travel to The Bahamas in January to take part in the Sunshine Insurance Race Weekend (SIRW).

Race Weekend, which includes the Susan G Komen Bahamas Race for the Cure® 5K and Marathon Bahamas, is scheduled for January 14-15.

Drake University’s participation in the event has become tradition as the hugely popular event remains a staple on the sports tourism calendar.

Every student takes part in the 5K and approximately half of the students participate in the marathon.

The other half of the students serve as volunteers to staff water stations.

“We are delighted to again take part in Race Weekend by participating in the Susan G Komen Race for the Cure and the Marathon Bahamas,” said Tom Westbrook, professor of leadership studies and director of the leadership concentration at Drake University.

“It is a wonderful way for our students to learn of the history and culture of this wonderful island nation. It is one of the highlights of our time in Nassau.”

Said Katherine North, a senior health sciences major who will be on the trip: “It was an amazing opportunity to get to encourage the students from our class and other marathon participants during the entire race.”

While here, the students will also take part in a leadership course on the high seas.

DRAKE University’s participation in the event, shown here last year, has become tradition.

Leadership at Sea is a blend of classroom and experiential learning focusing on leadership development, team building, and seamanship.

Twenty students and two faculty members will participate in the course highlighted by a week’s excursion aboard the Liberty Clipper - a US Coast Guard licenced gaff-rigged, square-masted sailboat that becomes their classroom as they take command of the

ship on the Caribbean Sea. During the trip, scheduled for January 9-21, students will learn from American Embassy and Bahamian government officials, meet with faculty and students at the newly renamed University of The Bahamas, complete a historical tour of Nassau and tour a major cruise liner.

The course will teach students to apply leadership in a new environment, to work in teams, to communicate

and manage conflicts, and to sail.

North said she loved getting to truly explore and learn about The Bahamas during the class. She said the leadership skills she learned from Bahamian officials and from the trip in general are skills she will use the rest of her life. She noted that she is extremely excited for the group of students who get the same opportunity this January.

Westbrook and Stephanie

Sledge, Drake University’s assistant athletics director, will lead this year’s trip.

Marathon Bahamas is sponsored by Sunshine Insurance, the Ministry of Tourism, Atlantis, Focol, BTC, Arawak Homes, Cancer Treatment Centers of America, Cleveland Clinic, Dasani (CBC Bahamas), NAD, Royal Star Assurance, Scotiabank, Subway, Bahamas Power and Light, Bahamas Waste, Global Pacific Food Group/Pure Silk

Bahamas LPGA Classic, Graham Thompson, Ministry of Youth, Sports & Culture, Pharmachem Technologies, Roman Meal, Royal Bank of Canada, SignMan, TheBahamasWeekly, Tropical Shipping, Vitamalt among many others.

To register for the 8th annual Marathon Bahamas event, visit www.marathonbahamas.com - to register for the 7th Susan G Komen Bahamas event, visit www. komenbahamas.org

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Thompson’s splashy scoring leads the Warriors past Pacers 120-83

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Klay Thompson scored 25 points in 26 minutes and two-time MVP Stephen Curry added 22 points as the Golden State Warriors routed the Indiana Pacers 120-83 last night.

The Warriors (12-2) have won eight straight and kept their starters on the bench for the entire fourth quarter after taking a 29-point lead.

Indiana (7-8) looked tired after earning its first road win Sunday night in overtime at Oklahoma City. The Pacers also played short-handed, with three-time All-Star Paul George, starting centre Myles Turner and backup forward C.J. Miles all out with injuries.

The difference showed. Rodney Stuckey led the Pacers with 21 points, Thaddeus Young had 14 and Indiana was never close after the first quarter.

Golden State took control with an early 15-4 run, pulled away with a 13-4 spurt late in the second quarter and extended its 6142 halftime lead to 100-71 after three.

Kevin Durant had 14 points, 11 rebounds and six assists for the Warriors.

TIP-INS Warriors: Finished 13 of 36 on 3-pointers, with six players making at least one. ... Golden State had 31 assists on 40 baskets. ...

The Warriors grabbed a seasonhigh 60 rebounds. ... Former Pacers forward David West drew a few boos when he made his first basket, early in the second quarter.

Pacers: Point guard Jeff Teague left in the third with a sprained right ankle and did not return. ...

Al Jefferson had four points and Glenn Robinson III added eight points as the replacements for Turner and George, respectively. ... Indiana is 6-3 at home, where it will play its next three games.

UP NEXT Warriors: Return home Wednesday for the first of two straight games against the Lakers.

Earlier this month, Los Angeles

won the first of four meetings this season.

Pacers: Host Atlanta on Wednesday. It will be the first time Teague faces his former team since being traded to Indiana this summer.

GRIZZLIES 105, HORNETS 90 CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Mike Conley had 31 points, Marc Gasol flirted with a triple-double and Memphis defeated Charlotte for its fifth straight win.

Conley had five 3-pointers and shot 11 of 21 from the field, including a long 3 with 4 minutes left that thwarted Charlotte’s fourth-quarter rally and sent the crowd streaming toward the exits.

Gasol was dominant in the first half and finished with 13 points, nine assists and eight rebounds.

The Grizzlies led by 24 at halftime after shooting 58 percent from the field, including 10 of 16 from 3-point range.

Frank Kaminsky turned in perhaps his best game as a pro for Charlotte, tying a career high with 23 points on 9-of-11 shooting. Kemba Walker had 17 points, snapping a string of 11 straight games with 20 or more.

76ERS 101, HEAT 94 PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joel Embiid had 22 points, including four late free throws, to lead Philadelphia over Miami.

Gerald Henderson added 19 points and Jahlil Okafor had 15 for the 76ers, who won their fourth straight home game. Philadelphia (4-10) has lost 21 in a row on the road.

Hassan Whiteside set a career high with 32 points for the Heat while reaching double digits in rebounds for the 13th consecutive game to start the season. Whiteside, who entered leading the NBA with 16.2 boards per game, finished with 13.

WIZARDS 106, SUNS 101 WASHINGTON (AP) — Bradley Beal scored a career-high 42 points and John Wall shook off an awful shooting night with seven key points down the stretch as Washington beat Phoenix.

GOLDEN State Warriors’ Klay Thompson shoots during the first half of last night’s game against the Indiana Pacers in Indianapolis. (AP) Beal, who scored 34 points in Saturday’s loss to Miami, had 12 points in the third quarter and 14 in the fourth. He shot 14 for 22 and hit five of his 10 3-point at-

tempts.

Wall, who also scored 34 on Saturday, finished with 18 this time.

He shot just 6 for 24 but converted a three-point play with 1:08 re-

maining to give Washington a 102-101 lead.

Devin Booker had 30 points and Eric Bledsoe scored 29 for the Suns, who have lost five of six.

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at the table or anybody at the Ministry of Education,” she said. “What we are doing today is for you (the participants). You are the future of our nation and our job is to instil into you everything that we have and that is what we are doing today.”

Over the years, MillerBrice said Mario’s Bowling has been approached by various colleges and universities asking for student-athletes, who can benefit from the scholarships available, but she said they couldn’t find anyone,.

“The students don’t have to be great. We just want to send them,” she stated.

“One of you students sitting here will be the recipient of a university or college scholarship. But I’m hoping that it will be more than just one because there are lots of scholarships available worth millions of dollars in the United States.”

Miller-Brice thanked the Ministry of Education, the sponsors and the coaches who are all binding together to help to make the league a success.

Evon Wisdom, the senior education officer for sports at the Ministry of Education, said they have 11 schools involved in the pilot programme with full sponsorship from corporate Bahamas.

“The costs for this is not cheap because of the energy cost involved, so we want to thank companies like Bamboo Shack, Island Luck and BTC for investing in the lives of these young people,” Wisdom said.

“I feel good for the young girls involved in the programme because bowling is scholarship sports for girls, so this gives them an opportunity to be able to secure scholarships that

STUDENTS celebrate the official opening of The Bahamas National Senior High School Bowling League and The Bahamas National Junior Bowling League at Mario’s Entertainment Palace.

Photo: Shawn Hanna/The Tribune are being afforded to the Bahamas.”

The league, although it was officially opened last night, will be held on Thursday and Friday, starting at 4pm and again on Saturday, at a time to be determined.

Ghani Pinder, the vice president of Bamboo Shack, said when she was approached by MillerBrice, there was no way that they could turn down the offer. “We took it to our CEO and she thought it was a wonderful event to get involved in it,” Pinder said. “This is what we love. Bamboo Shack loves to give back to the Bahamian community and we are getting ready to launch our kids club into the school, so this is a great thing for them to do.”

Ras-Deniro Thompson, the public relations officer for Bamboo Shack, added that they have been involved in sponsoring sports in the country and they are just as excited about making their presence felt in the first National High School Bowling League.

Andrea Fox, the chief operating officer for Island Luck, said she too was approached by Miller-Brice to get involved and jumped

on it. “Island Care will make sure that our presence is felt,” she said. “We will not just make a contribution, but we will be there every step of the way. We will continue, continue and continue.”

Joel Lewis, the deputy director of education, said the event would get a chance to keep the children off the street and give them something positive to do in their spare time.

Lewis said the last time he was at the bowling lanes was when it was at Village Road. But he said at the same time, he was in the Boys’ Brigade. So he said he hopes that something like this would provide more avenues for the children to do things more constructive.

“You have a goal at the end of the road, which is a scholarship,” he said. “Not many of us are afforded the opportunity to get a scholarship, but this is geared to get some of our young people a chance to get off to school on a scholarship.

“This is a pilot programme and so we are only going to be able to get some of the schools involved this year. But we are hoping that next year, we will get more schools involved.”

Joann Powell, president of the Bahamas Bowling Federation, said it was always a dream of hers and her collegiate to get an active junior programme going and this is a step in the right direction.

She thanked all of the sponsors and the Ministry of Education for finally getting the programme started and the federation looks forward in assisting the bowlers as much as they can because not only can they secure scholarships, but they can get the opportunity to travel the world to compete.

And Angie Smith, one of the top female bowlers in the country, said she would make herself available and get more competitors from the federation to come out and assist her as coaches in the programme.

Varel Davis, president of the GSSSA, said they welcomed the idea to have bowling introduced into the school.

“We are not taking away from the core sports, but we are finding something else for the kids to get involved in,” Davis said.

“She went out of her way to find sponsors for all of the schools.

“So I’m happy to see that

it has finally gotten off the ground and I’m looking forward to seeing it getting bigger and better next year.”

The CR Walker Knights have been a household name in the GSSSA and coach Tyrice Curry said they hope to continue their trend of success.

“Based on my opinion, I think it’s a great programme,” she said. “We are targeting kids that probably would not play basketball or softball. They came out to do bowling and we are seeing a different side of them.”

Like they have done in all of the other sports, Curry said the Knights are hoping to shine as well in bowling.

Britney Bain, the niece of former Bahamian national 400 metre record holder Avard Moncur, said bowling is something new for her to try.

“I’ve been bowling since I was young, but I never played in a league, so I’m happy to see that it has been expanded into a league for us to play in high school,” said the 16-yearold 12th grader at Doris Johnson Secondary High.

“I expect that we will have a great turnout. It’s a little difficult because this is a week day, but once we get it going, I think it will work out very well.”

And Don Gardiner, an eighth grader at the AF Adderley Junior High School, said bowling is a great sport.

“It’s motivating me to let everybody see how well I can bowl,” said the 13-yearold. “It’s a good sport and I just want to thank everybody who is supporting us.

“When I walked into the class and our teacher asked who was willing to bowl, I said yes because I was really excited to get involved in something like this.”

IESHA SURVIVES 1ST ROUND OF GOOMBAY SPLASH BOWL FROM PAGE 1 Orange Bowl,” said BLTA president Elwood Donaldson. “So we expect some good competition.

“We also expect our players to get some good exposure. We have one of our better players Iesha Shepherd playing in the tournament and we expect her to go very far. We also have a couple more players that haven’t played yet, so we are hoping for some good things from them.”

Although the NTC experienced some minimal damage during the passing of Hurricane Matthew, Donaldson said they were able to get it back in good shape to host the tournament with players from all around the world and so far it’s going quite well.

In the qualifying round over the weekend, six Bahamians got eliminated.

Shay’tonya Missick and Gabrielle Simms both won their first round matches before losing in the second round.

Missick won 6-4, 4-6, 6-0 over American Zeba Jamal, but lost to Brighi 6-0, 6-0. Simms, on the other hand, won 6-4, 4-6, 6-1 over American Alexandra Luehrman and then lost 6-0, 6-1 to Kristina Tiraspolsky from Mexico.

Abigail Simms lost 6-3, 6-3 to American Molly Heber; Donesha Gibson lost 6-1, 6-0 to Kamilla Nella from Canada; Wayne Russell lost 6-3, 6-1 to John Bernard from the USA and Isaac Roberts fell 6-0, 6-0 to Aljandro Garcia from Venezuela.

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Tuesday, November 22, 2016, PAGE 7

Sevilla trying to show it belongs among the best in Europe MESSI, NEYMAR,

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Sevilla wants to show it is ready to reach the next level.

After three straight titles in the Europa League, the Spanish club is hoping to thrive among the best soccer teams on the continent.

And the first step toward that goal may come today against Juventus, when it can secure a spot in the knockout round of the Champions League for the first time since 2010.

A draw against the Italian champions at Ramon SanchezPizjuan Stadium will be enough to get the club back in the decisive stages of Europe’s top competition, and a win will guarantee first place in Group H. Sevilla won five Europa League titles in the last 11 seasons, but it has not succeeded in the Champions League since making it to the round of 16 in the 2009-10 season, when it was eventually eliminated

by CSKA Moscow. It also advanced past the group stage in the 2007-08 season, when it later lost to Fenerbahce in the last 16.

GROUP E Harry Kane’s return from injury might just be the catalyst

that revives Tottenham’s ter four games.

Champions League The situation couldn’t campaign. be more different in The England striker, the Premier League, who was the Premier with Leicester only two League’s top scorer points above the relegalast season, has scored tion zone after a tough three goals in his first start to its title defence. two matches back after Leicester is three seven weeks out with an points ahead of FC Porankle injury, and should to, which visits thirdlead Tottenham’s atplace FC Copenhagen in RONALDO tack for what could be a the group’s other game. must-win game at Monaco.

Tottenham has only four points GROUP G from four games so far, and will Still unbeaten this season, debe eliminated if they fail to win in fending champion Real Madrid southern France and Bayer Lev- needs a draw at Sporting Lisbon erkusen wins at CSKA Moscow. to reach the last 16 of the ChamMonaco leads the group by two pions League for the 20th straight points. If the French team wins, time. The game marks a return it will be assured of qualifying in to Lisbon for the first time since first place if Leverkusen doesn’t winning the 2014 trophy against win in Russia.

Atletico Madrid at the Estadio da Luz. GROUP F Cristian Ronaldo, again facing Leicester gets a second chance the team in which he started his to clinch qualification for the career, will have another chance knockout stage in its first Cham- to become the first player to score pions League campaign. This 100 goals in European competitime, it comes at home. tions. The Portuguese forward, The English champions host coming off a hat trick in the MaClub Brugge at King Power Sta- drid derby in the Spanish league, dium, needing only a draw to ad- is two goals short of the milevance. Leicester beat the Belgian stone. team 3-0 in their first meeting in Borussia Dortmund, boosted the group and is still unbeaten af- by a win over Bayern Munich in

ROBSON-KANU GO FOR FIFA AWARD

the German league, can secure first place when it visits already eliminated Legia Warsow. It will be without goalkeeper Roman Buerki, who broke his hand in the match against Bayern. Sporting needs to defeat Madrid to stay alive.

ZURICH (AP) — Lionel Messi, Neymar and a Johan Cruyffstyle turn from Hal Robson-Kanu are among 10 candidates to win the FIFA Puskas Award for goal of the year.

Messi has been nominated for a curling, left-footed free kick for Argentina against the United States in a Copa America Centenario semi-final match in June.

Neymar turned to volley a rightfooted shot from his own looping flick for Barcelona against Villarreal in November 2015. The Brazil forward previously won the 2011 Puskas Award for a goal scored for Santos.

Wales beat heavily favoured Belgium in a European Championship quarter-final in July, taking the lead when Robson-Kanu created space by misdirecting three defenders with a deft Cruyff turn. FIFA said an online vote until December 2 will create a shortlist of three goals. A second round of voting will decide the winner at FIFA’s annual awards ceremony in Zurich on January 9.

GROUP H A victory at Sevilla will guarantee Juventus a spot in the next round, although it can also advance if Lyon fails to win at Dinamo Zagreb.

The Italian champions will travel to Spain with a depleted offence, however, because Gonzalo Higuain and Paulo Dybala are out with injuries, leaving only Mario Mandzukic and 16-yearold Moise Kean as options to play up front. Defenders Medhi Benatia and Andrea Barzagli are also out injured.

Sevilla may be without injured midfielder Samir Nasri.

Juventus was held by Sevilla to a 0-0 home draw earlier this season, and a loss to the Spanish club in the group stage a year ago left the Italians second in their group.

Sevilla has won seven of its last nine matches, with the only setbacks coming in a draw at Sporting Gijon and a home loss to Barcelona.

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