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THURSDAY, JANUARY 18, 2018

UNDEFEATED RATTLERS BEAT MARLINS 71-69 IN GSSSA By RENALDO DORSETT Tribune Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net THE GSSSA Basketball Senior Boys season continued last night at the AF Adderley Gymnasium, highlighted by a matchup of perennial title contenders. The CI Gibson Rattlers used a huge third quarter run to take control and sealed the game at the line late in the fourth for a 71-69 win over the Doris Johnson Mystic Marlins to remain undefeated thus far on the year. Terrence Storr scored seven of his team high 17 points in the fourth quarter and split a pair at the line with 7.6 seconds left to play to give the Rattlers breathing room and a two-point lead. The Cobras would escape with the win when two late shot attempts from the Mystic Marlins came up short. Also for the Cobras, Tyrell Butler scored 10 and Sirmar Rolle finished with eight.

Malachi McCoy led the Mystic Marlins with 16 points, Michael Balfour scored 11 and Rakeem Minnis scored 10. The Rattlers took an early 11-4 lead before the Mystic Marlins responded with an 8-0 run capped by a pair of free trows from McCoy to take their first lead of the game, 12-11. The Mystic Marlins missed several opportunities to add to their lead when they missed five of six free throws over the last 1:45 of the period and allowed the Rattlers to stay within a possession. Tyeko Lowe added a layup for a 14-12 lead, but the Rattlers ended the quarter with back-to-back three pointers to take an 18-14 lead at the end of one. The Mystic Marlins tied the game on the opening possessions of the first, but the Rattlers grabbed it right back on a Butler layup before they eventually took a 22-18 lead. Doris Johnsons stayed close with a pair of baskets from McCoy and

Janus Shepherd to tie and a free throw to regain the lead 23-22. After the opening minutes of the second featured four lead changes, a corner three from McCoy gave Doris Johnson a 28-24 lead. A three from Balfour moments later gave them a 33-28 lead just before the halftime buzzer sounded. The Rattlers ended the third quarter on a late 14-2 run to take a 54-46 lead into the fourth quarter. In the early moments of the fourth, Storr missed an opportunity to push the Rattlers’ lead to 10, and the Mystic Marlins took advantage by trimming the lead to six on a Shepherd follow tip-in. The Rattlers led 60-54 with just under five minutes left to go but Doris Johnson made another three pointer to pull within three. As they did for much of the night, Butler and Storr had the answers for the Rattlers to stay ahead. Butler made a contested runner in the lane.

Storr came up with a steal at half court and finished with a fast break dunk to go ahead seven (68-61) but Doris Johnson had another run. With 1:17 left to play, CI Gibson led 70-66 with possession, but wasted a fast break opportunity that could have clinched the game. A three-point play from Dave Lindsey brought the Mystic Marlins within one (70-69) with 32 seconds left to play, but they fell just short of completing the comeback. After both teams exchanged possessions, Storr split the pair at the line for the game’s final margin. The Rattlers continued their momentum from the first half of the season where they took a 4-0 record and first place lead in the standings before the break. Over the holidays, they also won the Providence Basketball Club’s 14th Annual Christmas Classic. In the title game they defeated St George’s 80-59 and finished the tournament at 6-0.

Gray, Jets on win streak By RENALDO DORSETT Tribune Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net ebastian Gray’s scoring has helped the Northern OklahomaEnid Jets to a win streak in a battle atop the conference standings headed toward the postseason. Gray has scored in double figures the last three games, a three-game winning streak for the Jets, as they continue to recover from a losing streak between November 20 and December 6. The sophomore wing finished with 10 points, eight rebounds and five steals in a 97-59 win over Rhema Bible College. He followed with 12 points and nine rebounds in an 88-83 win over Redlands Community College and most recently tallied 10 points and eight rebounds in Monday’s 116-101 win over Eastern Oklahoma State College. The Jets improved to 9-5 on the season and evened their record at 2-2 in the conference. Through 14 games, Gray is averaging 10.5 points and 6.7 rebounds per game on 43 per cent shooting from the field. He took on a greater leadership role with the Jets this season as one of five sophomores and is the second leading scorer of all returning players on this year’s squad. “My approach this year is way different than last year. This year I am more aggressive with scoring, rebounding and defending at a high level. I am one of the leaders of the team so I will have to lead this young group of individuals onto the right path for us to be successful,” he said in the offseason. He was one of the driving forces leading the Jets to the

National Junior College Athletic Association tournament, where they advanced to the second round. “One of my expectations this year is to make it back to nationals. This is a young talented group of freshmen that came in so we have a strong possibility of winning our conference so I expect big things coming from my team and me,” Gray said. He appeared in 25 games as a freshman last season and averaged 11.9 points, 8.1 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game. He shot 43 per cent from the field, 75 per cent from the free throw line and 33 per cent from three. Looking to build on those numbers, Gray expects to transition to the NCAA Division I level after a successful sophomore season. “My recruitment has stepped up recently over the last two months. I received calls from Loyola Chicago, Mercer University, and Southeastern New Mexico. But I have two schools right now that have been more aggressive with recruiting me - Southeastern Louisiana University and Arkansas-Little Rock. Gray and fellow Bahamian Robert Joseph helped the Jets to a No.23 ranking in last year’s tournament. The Jets scored a 95-90 win over No.10 Southern Idaho Golden Eagles in an upset win. Gray finished with 13 points, 10 rebounds, and two blocked shots while Joseph added two points off the bench. In the second round, they were eliminated 82-76 at the hands of the Vincennes Trailblazers, ranked No.7 in the bracket. Gray finished with seven points and 11 rebounds.

BAHAMIAN basketball players in various leagues across the globe continued their seasons following the winter break and head toward the postseason.

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FENG AND THOMPSON HEADLINE THE 6TH PURE SILK-BAHAMAS LPGA CLASSIC SHANSHAN Feng of China, the No. 1 player in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings, and Lexi Thompson, who won the 2017 Race to the CME Globe, headline the final commitment list for the sixth edition of the Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic January 22-28 at the Ocean Club Golf Course, Atlantis resort. Also entered in the $1.4 million event: world No. 3 So Yeon Ryu, who shared the Rolex Player of the Year Award with Sung Hyun Park; defending champion Brittany Lincicome, who defeated Thompson on the first hole of a sudden death playoff after both players; and Georgette Rolle, who won the Bahamas qualifier in December. The list of entrants features five of the top 10 players in the world and 12 of the top 20 finishers in the season-long Race to the CME Globe competition. The final field of 108 players will be completed after two spots are awarded from Monday’s 18-hole qualifier at the Ocean Club. Feng won three times in 2017, including back-toback titles late in the year at the Toto Japan Classic and Blue Bay Classic. She finished fourth in the Race to the CME Globe and on the LPGA money list. Thompson’s season included victories in the Kingsmill Championship presented by JTBC and the Indy Women in Tech Championship presented by Guggenheim. Ryu won the ANA Inspiration and the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship presented by P&G. In addition to Feng, Ryu and Thompson, who is No. 4 in the world, other top-10 players from the Rolex Rankings are No. 6 In-Kyung Kim and No. 8 Ariya Jutanugarn. “We are super excited about this year’s Pure SilkBahamas LPGA Classic,” said Emily Norell, tournament director. “The field list is shaping up nicely with 12 of the top 20 female golfers from last year’s Race to the CME

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SEBASTIAN Gray has scored in double figures the last three games, a three-game winning streak for the Northern Oklahoma-Enid Jets.

Bahamian basketball players take global spotlight By RENALDO DORSETT Tribune Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net

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The trio of Bahamians in French Basketball’s Pro B Division had varying results and places in the standings. Jaraun “Kino” Burrows finished with 12 points, in just 16 minutes, for FOS Provence Basket’s in a 97-76 win over Caen. They improved to 10-4 with the win and extended their win streak to six games and fifth place in the playoff race. The veteran forward has been one of the team’s leaders this season averaging 16.9 points, 5.5 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game while shooting 66 per cent from the field. Mike Carey Jr and Zane Knowles continued to struggle for Étoile Charleville-Mézières. They suffered another loss, 93-77 to Denain, but Carey was a bright spot with 21 points and eight rebounds. Knowles played sparingly in just three minutes.

After an 0-9 start to the season, they pulled off the biggest upset of the year when they defeated previously unbeaten Entente Orleans 86-85 for their only win of the year. On the season, Carey is averaging 10.8 points, 3.5 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game. Through nine games, Knowles has averaged 6.2 points and 4.9 rebounds per game this season. Also in the French Pro B Division, Jonathan Fairell and his fifth ranked ADA Blois defeated 14th ranked Poitiers 78-71. Fairell came off the bench to score 12 points in just 11 minutes. JR Cadot has made an immediate impact with KIA Sakimovil Navarra Pamplona of Spain’s Liga Espanola de Baloncesto (LEB Silver). LEB Silver is the second division in the country. Cadot finished with 13 points in his team’s 84-72 win over L’Hospitalet. With their third

consecutive win, Navarra improved to 10-7 on the season and improved to sixth place in the league’s overall standings. Cadot was on the roster of Zornotza Saskibaloi Taleda in LEB Silver last season when he averaged 11.1 points and 6.6 rebounds per game in 31 contests. In October, the Windsor Express selected Cadot with the 13th overall pick in the National Basketball League of Canada Draft. Veteran forward Bennet Davis continues to put up numbers for MAFC in Hungary’s A Division. Against his former team, Kormend, he finished with a double double - 15 points and 12 rebounds - while shooting 3-6 from threepoint range. Davis is averaging 15.8 points and 8.4 rebounds per game but MAFC has struggled as the 13th ranked team in the league and a 3-12 record.

IM WINS SEASONOPENER IN BAHAMAS GREAT EXUMA, Bahamas (AP) — Sungjae Im closed with a 7-under 65 to win the season-opening Great Exuma Classic on the Web.com Tour. Im became the 16th player in the history of PGA Tour’s developmental tour to win in his first start. The 19-year-old from South Korea played bogeyfree in windy conditions Tuesday at Sandals Emerald Bay. He finished at 13-under 275 for a four-shot victory over Carlos Ortiz of Mexico. Ortiz birdied the final hole for a 69 and broke out a five-way tie for second. That was worth an additional $25,200 for Ortiz. Rafael Campos, Brett Drewitt, Rhein Gibson and Jose de Jesus Rodriguez tied for third. The Web.com Tour stays in the Bahamas one more week with the tournament starting Sunday.

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THE SIXTH edition of the Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic is all set for January 22-28 on the Ocean Club Golf Course at the Atlantis resort.

FENG AND THOMPSON HEADLINE THE 6TH PURE SILK-BAHAMAS LPGA CLASSIC FROM PAGE 1 Globe standings coming to paradise. What a way to kick off the 2018 season. Our sponsorship is stronger than ever, and with our initiatives in the local community, we are expecting record crowds. This is our sixth year and with partners at The Islands of the Bahamas, Pure Silk and Atlantis this will be our best year yet. We are ready.â€? Marina Alex, Beth Allen, Brittany Altomare, Laetitia

Beck, Celine Boutier, Nicole Broch Larsen, Katie Burnett, Tiffany Chan, Sandra Changkija, Peiyun Chien, Chella Choi, Carlota Ciganda, Cydney Clanton, Jacqui Concolino, Lauren Coughlin, Katelyn Dambaugh, Perrine Delacour, Brianna Do, Gemma Dryburgh, Lindy Duncan, Austin Ernst, Shanshan Feng, Simin Feng, Luna Sobron Galmes, Hannah Green, Jaye Marie Green, Nasa Hataoka, Brooke M. Henderson, Celine Herbin,Dani Holmqvist,

Wei-Ling Hsu, Charley Hull, Karine Icher, Caroline Inglis, Tiffany Joh, Ariya Jutanugarn, Moriya Jutanugarn, Danielle Kang, Haeji Kang, Kim Kaufman, Megan Khang, In-Kyung Kim, Katherine Kirk, Nanna Koerstz Madsen, P.K. Kongkraphan, Nelly Korda,Olafia Kristinsdottir, Cindy LaCrosse, Brittany Lang, Bronte Law, Maude-Aimee Leblanc, Alison Lee, Erynne Lee, Mirim Lee, Amelia Lewis, Stacy Lewis, Brittany Lincicome, Pernilla Lindberg, Yu Liu, Gaby Lopez,

Mo Martin, Caroline Masson, Ally McDonald, Wichanee Meechai, Giulia Molinaro, Belen Mozo, Azahara Munoz, Benyapa Niphatsophon, Haru Nomura, Ryann Oâ€™Toole, Su Oh, Amy Olson, Hee Young Park, Emily K. Pedersen, Pornanong Phatlum, Morgan Pressel, Beatriz Recari, Robynn Ree, Paula Reto, Georgette Rolle, So Yeon Ryu, Madelene Sagstrom, Lizette Salas, Alena Sharp, Kelly Shon, Sarah Jane Smith, Angela Stanford, Marissa Steen, Jackie Stoelting,

Thidapa Suwannapura, Emma Talley, Jessy Tang, Anne-Catherine Tanguay, Kassidy Teare, Lexi Thompson, Maria Torres, Yani Tseng, Ayako Uehara, Mariajo Uribe, Lindsey Weaver, Michelle Wie, Cheyenne Woods, Jing Yan, Amy Yang, Sun Young Yoo. Alternates: Holly Clyburn, Mariah Stackhouse, Mina Harigae, Kris Tamulis, Lee Lopez, Katherine Perry, Ilhee Lee, Becky Morgan, Vicky Hurst, Daniela Darquea, Madeleine Sheils,Dori Carter.

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Aggressive Eagles set to face Minnesota’s top-ranked defence By ROB MAADDI Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Nick Foles threw a deep pass into the wind on the first play from scrimmage against the Falcons, LeGarrette Blount scored the only touchdown on fourth down and wide receiver Nelson Agholor ran 21 yards on a new play. The Philadelphia Eagles (14-3) are aggressive no matter what. They’ll need that approach when they face the Minnesota Vikings (14-3) and their topranked defense in the NFC championship game on Sunday. “You’d probably call me unorthodox with some of the decisions I’ve made on fourth downs and going for it, 2-point conversions, things like that,” Eagles coach Doug Pederson said Wednesday. “Sometimes you just don’t do the norm, you just don’t do what everybody expects you to do and sometimes that can help you. I’m calculated by it, but at the same time, I’m going to make sure that I’m putting our guys in a good position.” Foles underthrew the long pass to Torrey Smith to start the divisional playoff game, but a pass interference call gave the Eagles a 42-yard gain to the Falcons 25. Jay Ajayi fumbled on the next play or perhaps the game wouldn’t have come down to a defensive

stand at the end to preserve Philadelphia’s 15-10 win. “Take a shot,” Pederson said explaining his decision to throw long into a stiff wind. On the touchdown drive early in the second quarter, Philadelphia faced third-and-3 from the Falcons 24. Foles faked a pitch to running back Corey Clement and handed off to Agholor on an inside counter with Pro Bowl right tackle Lane Johnson pulling out and leading the way. Agholor took it to the Falcons 3. It was the first time Pederson called the play this season. “Coach has just had a knack of seemingly calling those at the right time,” offensive coordinator Frank Reich said. “It comes up different every week. We really work well as a staff together in game planning. Sometimes we think we like something and we go out on the practice field and it doesn’t quite look like it’s ready. So, we have to keep it in the crock pot for another week or start over with a new recipe.” Three plays later, tight end Trey Burton lined up at fullback and Blount followed his block into the end zone for a 1-yard TD run. Pederson didn’t think twice about going for it instead of kicking a game-tying field goal. “The ball was just inside the 1-yard line, and we had

IN this file photo, from left, Philadelphia Eagles offensive coordinator, Frank Reich, head coach Doug Pederson, offensive line coach Jeff Stoutland and tight ends coach Justin Peelle talk during an NFL football game against the Detroit Lions in Detroit. (AP) confidence to go for it in that situation,” Pederson said. “We were real close and the guys did a great job.” During the regular season, only Green Bay (28) went for it on

fourth down more than Philadelphia (26). The Eagles converted 17 times for 65.4 percent, thirdbest behind New Orleans (80 percent on 12 for 15) and Jacksonville (76.9 percent on 10 for

13). Minnesota is 1 for 7 on fourth down, fewest attempts in the league. “You always want to be aggressive,” Foles said. “I love Coach’s calls.”

LATE LEVELER, VAR CONFUSION, RED CARDS BEFORE CHELSEA WINS By ROB HARRIS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — After being stunned by a late equalizer, Chelsea was left bewildered and infuriated over the experimental video referees. And as frustration grew over the lack of winner against Norwich in the FA Cup, so did the number of dives by Chelsea players. Chelsea finished Wednesday’s third-round replay with nine men after Pedro Rodriguez and Alvaro Morata saw red in the frenzied conclusion with the teams locked at 1-1. Chelsea did eventually prevail on penalties against the second-tier visitors, winning 5-3 to advance to the fourth round in the rain at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea manager Antonio Conte was relieved but also seeking answers about the role of video assistant referees and how on-field official Graham Scott was consulting them. Scott certainly didn’t go over to a

monitor to assess decisions himself. “If we want to improve,” Conte said, “we have to wait to check with the person who is watching the game and then (see) if this person is sure 100 percent that it is simulation.” Chelsea had looked all set for the fourth round thanks to Michy Batshuayi’s strike 10 minutes into the second half that ended the west London team’s goal drought of more than 5½ hours. But Norwich produced an equalizer with almost the last kick of regulation time. Timm Klose crossed from the left flank and Jamal Lewis evaded Davide Zappacosta to guide a header into the roof of the net. There was confusion at the start of extra time when Chelsea midfielder Willian was booked for diving rather than being awarded a penalty after being clipped by Klose. Was the decision by referees across west London at the match control center? It’s unclear.

REFEREE GRAHAM SCOTT, left, shows a yellow card to Chelsea’s Alvaro Morata, centre, during the English FA Cup third round replay between Chelsea and Norwich City at the Stamford Bridge, in London, yesterday. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant) “The Willian penalty was a big, big mistake,” Conte said. “To avoid a big mistake you have to call the referee and to say, ‘Oh look, maybe this situation this is a doubt. It’s better if you go to watch.’ “Otherwise we cut the power to the referee on the pitch, and that is not right.” The red cards were shown in the final four minutes.

Pedro received a second yellow card for fouling Wes Hoolahan after already receiving a caution for diving. Then Morata was booked for simulation and again for remonstrating. “If there is diving, it’s right to take a yellow card. I don’t want an advantage,” Conte said. “I’m not happy for the second yellow card to Morata. The second

yellow card was for dissent and you must pay attention, to stay calm and make the best decision.” Conte berated the match officials as the teams prepared for the shootout, when the hosts converted all their kicks but Nelson Oliveira’s miss for Norwich proved costly. Eden Hazard took the penalty that sealed a fourth-round

SPURS’ LEONARD OUT INDEFINITELY NEW YORK (AP) — The San Antonio Spurs say Kawhi Leonard will be out indefinitely as he continues his recovery from a leg injury. Leonard has played in just nine games after missing the beginning of the season because of right quadriceps tendinopathy. He also was sidelined briefly because of a shoulder injury. Spurs general manager RC Buford said Wednesday that Leonard has made significant progress in his recovery but “this is the best approach for the next steps in his return to play.” The All-Star forward is averaging 16.2 points this season for the Spurs, who played the Brooklyn Nets last night.

Rodman checks into rehab after DUI arrest THE agent for former NBA star Dennis Rodman says the Hall of Famer has checked into an alcohol rehabilitation center after a weekend DUI arrest. Rodman’s agent, Darren Prince, tells The Associated Press that Rodman checked into Turning Point Rehabilitation Center in Paterson, New Jersey, on Wednesday to deal with his longtime struggle with alcoholism. Rodman was arrested in Southern California late Saturday on suspicion of

DUI after being pulled over for a traffic violation. Newport Beach police say Rodman failed field sobriety and breath tests. This is Rodman’s second time in rehab. He spent three weeks at Turning Point in 2014 after returning from North Korea, where he organized an exhibition basketball game involving retired NBA players for North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Rodman said he needed to decompress from the trip.

meeting with Newcastle. In northern England, there was a success Wednesday for lower-league opposition as third-tier Wigan beat Premier League side Bournemouth 3-0 with goals from Sam Morsy, Dan Burn and Callum Elder. It is five years since Wigan became the first team to win the FA Cup and be relegated from the Premier League in the same season. Wigan will play West Ham in the fourth round. Swansea eliminated second-tier leader Wolverhampton with a 2-1 victory to set up a trip to Notts County. The opening goal from Jordan Ayew evoked memories of Ricky Villa’s acclaimed 1981 FA Cup final goal for Tottenham with the Swansea forward evading six challenges before slotting into the Wolves net. In the second half, Diogo Jota equalized but Wilfried Bony secured Swansea’s passage into the fourth round.

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Team BTC races for a cure

LOCAL attorney and chairperson of the Susan G Comen Race for the Cure, Mr Willie Moss, was honoured at this year’s races. She poses alongside BTC senior associate of customer experience Don Laing, who was the overall winner in the men’s division of the Master 5K run. Photos courtesy of BTC for Barefoot Marketing

DOUBLE ‘Race for the Cure’ medallist Don Laing poses following an impressive showing in the half marathon 10-miler!

TEAM AVENGERS, comprised of Hilvana Cash, Melvin Rolle, Reynon Hudson and Miriam Byfield, receive their conch shell trophies after placing 2nd in the Marathon Bahamas Relays on Sunday.

RESULTS: T-BIRD FLYERS TRACK AND FIELD CLASSIC OFFICIAL results of the T-Bird Flyers Track and Field Classic at Thomas A Robinson Track and Field Stadium over the weekend: Boys Discus Throw Under 15 - 1, Petty, Tamario, R.C., 25.20m. 2, Symonette, Lamont, Tbird Flyers, 12.38m. Boys 100 Meter Dash Under 17 - 1, Lightbourne, Le\’ Andrae, high perform, 11.54, w:4.3. 2, Johnson, Davon, Club Monica, 11.66, w:2.3. 3, Munroe, Kenrid, Kids Athleti, 12.13, w:2.3. 4, Roker, Raheem, Quick Step, 12.20, w:2.3. 5, Brown, Joel, D.T.S.P. Wo, 12.36, w:4.3. 6, Labranche, Ronald, Star Tracker, 12.37, w:2.3. 7, Rolle, Pheron, Quick Step, 12.45, w:NWI. 8, Ijeoma, Chigozie, Star Tracker, 12.62, w:4.3. Boys 200 Meter Dash Under 17 - 1, Oriakhi, Raymond, Club Monica, 22.58, w:1.3. 2, Lightbourne, Le\’ Andrae, high perform, 23.55, w:2.0. 3, Joseph, Deshon, Heats Athlet, 23.60, w:0.8. 4, Arnett, Claude, Unattached, 24.44, w:0.8. 5, Roker, Raheem, Quick Step, 24.54, w:1.3. 6, Munroe, Kenrid, Kids Athleti, 24.63, w:2.0. 7, Humes, Kyle, B.S.D. Junio, 24.87, w:0.8. 8, Rolle, Donrick, Power Athletics, 25.09, w:2.0. Boys 400 Meter Dash Under 17 - 1, Oriakhi, Raymond, Club Monica, 50.72. 2, Joseph, Deshon, Heats Athlet, 52.92. 3, Cooper, Reuben, Quick Step, 53.03. 4, Arnett, Claude, Unattached, 57.59. 5, Pratt, Anton, Roadrunners, 59.27. 6, Clacema, Guivens, Ambassadors, 1:01.16. 7, Davis, Joel, 4-D`s Stalli, 1:01.93. 8, Cunningham, Justin, SunBlazers T, 1:03.35. Boys 800 Meter Run Under 17 - 1, Barr, Ryan, Heats Athlet, 2:14.20. 2, Pratt, Anton, Roadrunners, 2:14.98. 3, Ozias, Jackson, Roadrunners, 2:19.80. 4, Darville, Dante, Quick Step, 2:20.14. 5, Russel, Kristian, B.S.D. Junio, 2:29.00. Boys 1500 Meter Run Under 17 - 1, Barr, Ryan, Heats Athlet, 4:54.12. 2, Ozias, Jackson, Roadrunners, 4:57.38. 3, Rolle, Daniel, Another Leve, 5:43.07. Boys 400 Meter Hurdles Under 17 - 1, Oriakhi, Raymond, Club Monica, 59.25. 2, Whylly, Cephas, Roadrunners, 1:04.75. 3, Darville, Dante, Quick Step, 1:07.65. Boys 4x100 Meter Relay Under 17 - 1, Quick Step ‘A’ 47.04. 2, Star Trackers T&F

Club ‘A’ 48.37. 3, Roadrunners Track and Field Cl ‘A’ 50.13. Boys High Jump Under 17 - 1, Adderley, Avery, Roadrunners, 1.60m. 2, Wilson, Jahiem, Star Tracker, 1.44m. --, Richards, Elvontae, Roadrunners, NH. Boys Long Jump Under 17 - 1, Cooper, Reuben, Quick Step, 5.72m, w:0.6. 2, Rolle, Pheron, Quick Step, 5.45m, w:0.3. 3, Wilson, Jahiem, Star Tracker, 4.45m, w:0.6. Boys Discus Throw Under 17 - 1, Hudson, Tarajhi, University O, 43.42m. Men 100 Meter Dash Under 20 - 1, Curry, Adrian, Club Monica, 10.94, w:1.2. 2, Culmer, Javughn, University O, 11.41, w:1.2. 3, Handfield Jr., Lavardo, Bahamas High, 11.42, w:1.6. 4, Johnson, Showalter, D.T.S.P. Wo, 11.43, w:1.6. 5, Azor, Max, Swift Athlet, 11.45, w:1.6. 6, Murray, Joel, Bahamas High, 11.50, w:1.2. 7, Saunders, Cyrique, University O, 11.53, w:0.7. 8, Bethell, Seth, Star Tracker, 11.53, w:0.7. Men 200 Meter Dash Under 20 - 1, Whymms, Denvaughn, Club Monica, 22.21, w:1.4. 2, Williams, Nastario, Heats Athlet, 22.59, w:1.0. 3, Seymour, Andreas, B.S.D. Junio, 22.77, w:1.6. 4, Handfield Jr., Lavardo, Bahamas High, 22.77, w:1.0. 5, Saunders, Cyrique, University O, 23.07, w:1.6. 6, Miller, Shaun, B.S.D. Junio, 23.10, w:0.8. 7, Burrows, Venord, Unattached, 23.14, w:1.4. 8, Bethell, Seth, Star Tracker, 23.38, w:1.0. Men 400 Meter Dash Under 20 - 1, Gayle, Edward, high perform, 50.07. 2, Munroe, Edward, Unattached, 50.97. 3, Lewis, Gareth, D.T.S.P. Wo, 51.28. 4, Williams, Nastario, Heats Athlet, 52.23. 5, Murray, Jude, Bahamas High, 52.50. 6, Burrows, Venord, Unattached, 52.57. 7, Murray, Daryn, Club Monica, 53.32. 8, Major, Kristin, Quick Step, 53.76. Men 800 Meter Run Under 20 - 1, Munroe, Edward, Unattached, 1:59.55. 2, Rolle, Mookie, Swift Athlet, 1:59.91. 3, Hanna, Brandon, University O, 2:06.89. 4, Murray, Theran, Hurry Murray, 2:28.00. 5, Forbes, Hilton, Ambassadors, 2:34.07. 6, Burrows, Jamaal, Another Leve, 2:35.00. 7, Gibson, Daniel, Hurry Murray, 2:40.48. Men 1500 Meter Run Under 20 - 1, Gardiner, Tyler, University O, 4:33.41. 2, Rolle, Mookie, Swift Athlet, 4:39.64. 3, Murray,

Theran, Hurry Murray, 5:13.80. 4, Smith, Deonte, Tbird Flyers, 5:40.13. 5, Ferguson Jr., Sherwin, Star Tracker, 5:44.45. 6, Murray, Theron, Hurry Murray, 6:45.03. Men 5000 Meter Run Under 20 - 1, Newbold, Devonte, Tbird Flyers, 22:27.37. 2, Smith, Deonte, Tbird Flyers, 23:31.81. --, Murray, Theron, Hurry Murray, DNF. Men 110 Meter Hurdles Under 20 - (w: 2.2) 1, Whymms, Denvaughn, Club Monica, 14.09. 2, Smith, Oscar, SunBlazers T, 14.22. 3, Wilson, Jahmaal, Star Tracker, 15.01. 4, Altidor, Wendall, Star Tracker, 16.51. 5, King, Kamrenn, Quick Step, 19.68. Men 400 Meter Hurdles Under 20 - 1, Altidor, Wendall, Star Tracker, 58.19. 2, Sargent, Carvell, Heats Athlet, 1:01.05. 3, Gayle, Edward, high perform, 1:04.24. 4, Coakley, Theophilus, Xtreme Athle, 1:04.30. Men 4x100 Meter Relay Under 20 - 1, Bahamas High Performance Athle ‘A’ 43.02. 2, Club Monica Athletics ‘A’ 43.46. 3, D.T.S.P. Wolfpack ‘A’ 47.62. Men 4x400 Meter Relay Under 20 - 1, Tbird Flyers ‘A’ 3:40.50. Men High Jump Under 20 - 1, Alcime, Kyle, Xtreme Athle, 1.90m. 1, Clarke, Benjamin, Xtreme Athle, 1.90m. Men Long Jump Under 20 - 1, Whymms, Denvaughn, Club Monica, 7.22m, w:0.6. 2, Higgs, Dante, high perform, 5.63m, w:0.3. 3, Brown, Jahmal, Roadrunners, 5.27m, w:0.6. Men Triple Jump Under 20 - 1, Hanna, Tristen, Unattached, 13.98m, w:2.6. 2, Rolle, Keianno, Leap of Fait, 13.37m, w:0.1. Men Shot Put Under 20 - 1, Williams, Gabriel, University O, 11.71m. 2, Sears, Kevin, Roadrunners, 11.53m. 3, Lewis, Jordan, Blue Chip At, 11.22m. 4, Ferguson, Thomas, Tbird Flyers, 8.43m. 5, Moxey, Shellico, Triple Threat At, 8.14m. --, Dames, Jalon, Unattached, FOUL. Men Discus Throw Under 20 - 1, Dames, Jalon, Unattached, 42.55m. 2, Sears, Kevin, Roadrunners, 29.08m. 3, Moxey, Shellico, Triple Threat At, 24.95m. 4, Ferguson, Thomas, Tbird Flyers, 21.92m. --, Lewis, Jordan, Blue Chip At, FOUL. --, Williams, Gabriel, University O, FOUL. Men Javelin Throw Under 20 - 1, Rolle, Dacoda, Ambassadors, 29.80m. 2, Johnson,

Daveon, Star Tracker, 28.45m. --, Johnson, Patrick, Tbird Flyers, ND. Men 100 Meter Dash OPEN - (w: 3.5) 1, Smith, Elvado, Power Athletics, 10.85. 2, Pratt, Amard, University O, 11.10. 3, Ingraham, Diverne, Bahamas Spee, 11.78. 4, Anderson, Salathiel, Bahamas Spee, 12.00. Men 200 Meter Dash OPEN - 1, Newbold, Stephen, Bahamas Spee, 21.32, w:0.8. 2, Dormeus, Bradley, Bahamas Spee, 21.73, w:0.8. 3, Dean, Yurick, University O, 21.99, w:1.4. 4, Newbold, Timothy, Bahamas Spee, 22.13, w:0.8. 5, Gomez, Michael, Power Athletics, 22.14, w:1.4. 6, Knowles, Perez, Unattached, 22.67, w:0.8. 7, Ingraham, Diverne, Bahamas Spee, 24.51, w:1.4. 8, Moise, Ranaldo, Quick Step, 24.67, w:1.4. Men 400 Meter Dash OPEN - 1, Newbold, Stephen, Bahamas Spee, 48.77. 2, Dormeus, Bradley, Bahamas Spee, 49.13. 3, Stuart, Michael, University O, 49.37. 4, Newbold, Timothy, Bahamas Spee, 50.88. 5, Knowles, Perez, Unattached, 52.19. 6, McIntosh, Verdell, University O, 53.35. 7, Munroe, Shakeem, B.S.D. Junio, 54.18. 8, Adderley, Kendron, Unattached, 54.53. Men 800 Meter Run OPEN - 1, Clarke, Auston, B.S.D. Junio, 2:02.82. 2, Adderley, Kendron, Unattached, 2:07.39. 3, Cambell, Lynado, University O, 2:13.97. 4, Moise, Ranaldo, Quick Step, 2:26.11. Men 1500 Meter Run OPEN - 1, Williamson, Dennis, Unattached, 4:33.22. 2, Mullings, Ken, University O, 5:06.13. 3, Rolle, Mario, Spirit of Ex, 5:40.13. Men 110 Meter Hurdles OPEN - (w: 2.7) 1, Thompson, Avery, University O, 14.85. 2, Williamson, Dennis, Unattached, 15.75. Men 4x100 Meter Relay OPEN - 1, Power Athletics ‘A’ 45.42. --, University Of Bahamas ‘B’ DNF. --, University Of Bahamas ‘A’ DQ. Men High Jump OPEN - 1, Wilson, Jamal, Unattached, 2.20m. Men Shot Put OPEN - 1, Maycock, Drexel, Unattached, 12.82m. 2, Mullings, Ken, University O, 10.93m. Men Discus Throw OPEN - 1, Maycock, Drexel, Unattached, 47.18m. Men Javelin Throw OPEN - 1, Romer, Leonardo, University O, 52.60m. 2, Mullings, Ken, University O, 48.09m. 3, Williamson, Dennis, Unattached, 34.04m.

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ON A DAY OF CLOSE CALLS, DIMITROV FENDS OFF MCDONALD IN 5TH By JOHN PYE Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — It was quite a predicament for Grigor Dimitrov, still basking in his triumph at the ATP Finals as he entered his second-round match at the Australian Open against a young American who had never won a tour-level match before qualifying for the first major of the season. Mackenzie McDonald is ranked 186th and played college tennis at UCLA. He had never played anyone ranked better than No. 69 before facing the third-seeded Dimitrov on Wednesday. McDonald broke Dimitrov’s serve three times in the fourth set and pushed the fifth beyond 12 games — there’s no tiebreakers in fifth sets at the Australian Open — before his first double-fault of the set suddenly gave Dimitrov a match point. Dimitrov finished it off 4-6, 6-2, 6-4, 0-6, 8-6 as midnight approached. “Really the game wasn’t there today. I wasn’t feeling

well on the court — fourth set was a disgrace,” said Dimitrov, who took Rafael Nadal to five sets in a marathon semi-final in Melbourne last year. “But I won with what I had. That was my fighting spirit. “He played an unbelievable game (but) experience in the end really helped me.” That seemed to be a theme of Day 3. Second-seeded Caroline Wozniacki had to save two match points and come back from 5-1 down in the third set to beat 119th-ranked Jana Fett 3-6, 6-2, 7-5. JoWilfried Tsonga, the 2008 Australian Open finalist, rallied from 5-2 down in the fifth to overcome Denis Shapovalov 3-6, 6-3, 1-6, 7-6 (4), 7-5. And 38-year-old Ivo Karlovic overcame Yuichi Sugita 7-6 (3), 6-7 (3), 7-5, 4-6, 12-10. Nadal, the 2017 runnerup, didn’t risk any close calls. The top-ranked Spaniard made only 10 unforced errors and had just one hiccup — dropping a service game while serving for the match — in a 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (4) win over Leonardo Mayer.

meet 17th-seeded Nick Kyrgios in what shapes up to be an entertaining third-round encounter. Kyrgios had a 7-5, 6-4, 7-6 (2) win over Viktor Troicki, overcoming audio problems at Hisense Arena and complaining to chair umpire James Keothavong, who ended up turning off his microphone and later being hit in the head by a wayward tennis ball. Dimitrov’s reward for beating McDonald is a match against No. 30 Andrey Rublev, who beat him at the US Open last year and who accounted for 2006 Australian Open finalist Marcos Baghdatis 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-4, 6-2. At the other end of the experience spectrum, 15-year-old qualifier Marta Kostyuk followed up her first-round win with a 6-3, 7-5 victory over wild-card entry Olivia Rogowska. The Australian Open junior champion, who entered the season-opening major ranked No. 521, became the youngest player since Martina Hingis in 1996 to win main draw matches in

BULGARIA’s Grigor Dimitrov celebrates after defeating United States’ Mackenzie McDonald in their second round match at the Australian Open yesterday. (AP) “It’s an important victory for me,” said Nadal, who won the French Open and US Open last year but had his preparation for Australia interrupted by an injured right knee. “After a while without being on the competition ... second victory in a row, that’s very important.” In the match preceding Nadal and Mayer on Rod Laver Arena, Wozniacki felt like she was “one foot out the tournament” before winning six straight games to advance. “That was crazy,” Wozniacki said. “I don’t know how

I got back into the match. I was like, ‘This is my last chance.’ “At 5-1, 40-15 ... she served a great serve down the T (and) it was just slightly out. I was kind of lucky.” Wozniacki won the next nine points, and 24 of the 31 points played from the first match point. She’ll next play No. 30 Kiki Bertens. After his enthralling comeback victory over Shapovalov, highlighted by a between-the-legs shot on an important point, Tsonga will

THE WEATHER REPORT

5-Day Forecast

TODAY

ORLANDO

High: 55° F/13° C Low: 35° F/2° C

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High: 64° F/18° C Low: 52° F/11° C

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KEY WEST

High: 60° F/16° C Low: 55° F/13° C

Statistics are for Nassau through 1 p.m. yesterday Temperature High ................................................... 75° F/24° C Low .................................................... 71° F/22° C Normal high ....................................... 77° F/25° C Normal low ........................................ 65° F/18° C Last year’s high ................................. 82° F/28° C Last year’s low ................................... 67° F/19° C Precipitation As of 1 p.m. yesterday ................................. 0.03” Year to date ................................................. 5.60” Normal year to date ..................................... 0.74”

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NASSAU

High: 72° F/22° C Low: 61° F/16° C

High: 71° F/22° C Low: 66° F/19° C

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9:44 a.m. 10:07 p.m.

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10:22 a.m. 10:49 p.m.

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Melbourne. Things will get harder for her now. She next faces fourth-seeded Elina Svitolina, who had a 4-6, 6-2, 6-1 win over Katerina Siniakova. Another Ukrainian, Kateryna Bondarenko, beat 15th-seeded Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-2, 6-3 and will next play No. 19 Magdalena Rybarikova. Alize Cornet beat 12thseeded Julia Goerges 6-4, 6-3, ending the German player’s 15-match winning streak, and Elise Mertens lost the first five games before beating No. 23 Daria Gavrilova 7-5, 6-3 in a match that finished just before 2am. Those results meant seven of the eight seeded players are out of that quarter of the draw. French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko struggled at times before beating Duan Yingying 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 and will next play No. 32 Anett Kontaveit. Among the men advancing were Kyle Edmund, No. 6 Marin Cilic, who next plays Ryan Harrison, and No. 10 Pablo Carreno Busta, who will meet No. 23 Gilles Muller.

High: 77° F/25° C Low: 71° F/22° C

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CROOKED ISLAND / ACKLINS RAGGED ISLAND High: 77° F/25° C Low: 72° F/22° C

High: 78° F/26° C Low: 73° F/23° C

GREAT INAGUA High: 79° F/26° C Low: 75° F/24° C

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