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TUESDAY, JANUARY 15, 2019
Water polo gold! By RENALDO DORSETT Tribune Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net ahamas Water Polo continues to set new milestones at the developmental level and recently scored another international tournament win. The Bahamas Mantas water polo club won gold and the overall tournament title in the South Florida Under-12 Winter Cup at the Pompano Beach swimming pool in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The Mantas defeated South Florida Water Polo Club 16-10 in Sunday’s final. Matthew Thompson scored eight goals, Alex Miller scored three, Mateo Munnings and TJ Simon scored two goals and Victor Laslop added one. It was the Mantas’ second matchup of the tournament against South Florida
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MAKING A SPLASH: Bahamas Mantas Water Polo Club members with their trophy and gold medals won at the South Florida Under-12 Winter Cup at the Pompano Beach Swimming Pool in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
WPC, following the 18-7 win in the opening round. Munnings and Thompson each scored six goals, Simon scored three goals while Alex Miller and Chelsea Smith each scored one. Next up was a pair of wins over YMCA Central Florida by the scores 14-7 and 17-11. The Mantas resumed training following the holiday season just over a week ago and began 2019 on a high note. Prior to the break, several club members attended the Orlando Winter Training Camp led by Ted Minnis, Harvard University’s head coach. It was also an eventful December for the Mantas when they finally received their CARIFTA gold medals from their historic triumph last April in Jamaica. Mantas players also attended a college combine in Pompano Beach in late December.
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TEMPLE CHRISTIAN SUNS SENIOR BOYS HOLD OFF SAC GARRETH Edgecombe hit the final two baskets to enable the Temple Christian Suns to hold off the St Augustine’s College Big Red Machine in one of the Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools’ marquee senior boys’ basketball games played so far this year. With Edgecombe’s heroic efforts, the Suns shined past the Big Red Machine 48-46 on Monday at St Augustine’s College. With the win, Temple Christian improved to 6-1, while SAC slipped to 5-2. “It was a very competitive game. They definitely came out and gave us their best effort,” said Jamal
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JONES AND ROLLE THRIVING WITH THEIR NEW CLUBS By RENALDO DORSETT Tribune Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net THE country’s pair of women’s pro basketball players are both thriving with their respective clubs early in 2019. Jonquel Jones returned to the floor for UMMC Ekaterinburg in the Russian Premier League while Waltiea Rolle continues to settle in as a key contributor off the bench for the Xianjiang Magic Deer of the Women’s Chinese Basketball Association. Jones finished with 25 points, five rebounds and shot 10-12 from the field in yesterday’s 118-49 win over
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Freedom Farm Baseball League opens the new season THE FIRST PITCH: Boys and girls from throughout the community packed Holy Cross Anglican Church (above) before marching to Freedom Farm park for the official launch and scrimmage games on Saturday. For the third year in a row, ALIV is pleased to have not only served as a major sponsor, but also celebrated with the Freedom Farm Baseball League during their 30th anniversary season opener. SEE THE FULL STORY AND MORE PHOTOS ON PAGE 2
KNOWLES SIGNS WITH NEW TEAM IN FRENCH PRO LEAGUE By RENALDO DORSETT Tribune Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net ZANE Knowles will return to the French ProB League but with a new club for the 2019 season. The veteran forward and national team standout signed with Chartes Basket Masculins after he spent last season with Etoile Charleville-Mezieres. In 27 games with the club last season, he recorded nine points and 6.7 rebounds per game. Knowles spent his first professional season with Siarka Tarnobrzeg and King Wilki Morskie Szczecin of
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