LADY REBELS

FROM PAGE 15 right where she wants them to be.

“We have to be able to capitalise on our free throw shooting or a two-on-one situation and stuff like that. So I would like to see us do that.

“If we do that, we will be in good shape. Defensively, we’re one of the best in the country. We just need our offence to start catching up.”

Sailing Barber’ Johnson, took place on Saturday and Sunday.

Winning the title was Whisper with 15 points, followed by Sweet Island Gal with 13 in second and Flash placed third with 12.

Following in the footsteps of her legendary basketball coach Gladstone ‘Moon’ McPhee, McPheeMcCuin said she was quite pleased to hear the compliments she continues to receive from the media and her peers as they consider her to be one of the top coaches in the NCAA.

“I think it’s well earned. There’s been a lot of work put into this,” McPheeMcCuin said.

“I come from a coaching tree, so it’s pretty cool. But I work hard every day. I’m humble. I learn a lot. I’m a student of the game and

The Dream Girl was fourth with 10 points, the Cobra got fifth with seven and Unca John completed the field in sixth place with four points.

Organisers of the event thanked the Bahamas Boat for us to go back-to-back 20-plus seasons and go to the NCAA Tournament is a blessing.”

This is the 18th year for McPhee-McCuin as a coach after she made the transition from playing as a point guard. She is now in her 10th year as a head coach and the fifth at Ole Miss, having just signed on a four-year deal.

“You know they will have to run me my money after this season right,” McPhee-McCuin joked. McPhee-McCuin is even more excited about what

Owners and Sailors Association, along with the fans, who showed up on Montagu Bay.

The Johnson family indicated that they will redouble their efforts to ensure that the legacy of next season holds as she will get the opportunity to coach her second Bahamian player in Rhema Collins, who will be joining Ole Miss after completing her high school career at Weber School.

“We’re really excited about Rhema and what she will be bringing to Ole Miss,” said McPheeMcCuin, who a few years ago coached point guard Valerie Nesbitt on her Lady Rebels’ team.

“You haven’t seen her best performances yet. Rhema is a special talent and honestly, I think her their father continues to live on. The event was sponsored by Cuba Libre & Street Side Pizza, Goombay Punch, Bank of the Bahamas and Johnson’s Trucking and Johnson’s Barber Shops. best talent is ahead of her.

I don’t think you have seen the best of her yet.

“We hope to help bring that out of her when she comes.”

With Collins being on the team, McPhee-McCuin hopes to come back home in November to play in a tournament at Atlantis, similar to what they did last November when they played in a tournament at Baha Mar.

On Saturday, Collins helped Webb School in Bell Buckle, Tennessee, clinch their third regional championship title.

Napoli was the most impressive team of the group stages and is racing away at the top of the Italian league, leading by 15 points. It faces Eintracht Frankfurt away today on the back of a five-game winning run.

Striker Victor Osimhen looks unstoppable in front of goal, with 19 this season and nine in his last nine games. His performances have seen him linked with a summer move to Manchester United and he can further enhance his reputation as the Champions League returns.

Based on form, Napoli looks like one of the leading contenders to win the trophy and will take some stopping if it can maintain it.

LUKAKU’S BACK

Inter Milan, which is the closest challenger to Napoli in Italy, is also in action in the Champions League this week when it hosts Porto on Wednesday. If it is to stand a chance of going far in the competition, much could rely on Romelu Lukaku staying fit and getting his goal-scoring form back.