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Wednesday, March 11, 2026
BAISS Track and Field Championships - Day 2
SAC holds 42-point lead
Rival Queen’s College in 2nd place
Olympic champion Shaunae Miller-Uibo supports her alma mater By JONATHAN BURROWS Tribune Sports Reporter jburrows@tribunemedia.net
By JONATHAN BURROWS Tribune Sports Reporter jburrows@tribunemedia.net ST Augustine’s College track and field head coach Jason Edwards said that “pressure is a privilege” as the Big Red Machine maintained their lead after day two of the BAISS Track and Field Championships at the original Thomas A. Robinson Stadium. “I’m okay about it, I thought that we could have done some things a little better but the kids fought and you know it is what it is, just only have to look forward and try to seal the deal tomorrow,” said Edwards when asked about the 42-point lead heading into the last day. “Execution and being smart, we’re not trying to over do anything,” said Edwards on the game plan for competition. “You know, it’s St Augustine’s College, the expectation is always to win, let's be honest now and not act like the pressure is not there. You don't want to be in a place where you could just sit and be in a lull, you want to be in a place where something is expected of you,” said Edwards. With one day remaining, SAC continues to lead the combined school standings with 702 points while rival Queen’s College sits close behind with 660. The Big Red Machine is looking to reclaim the title after losing last year’s championship to the Queen’s College Comets, and their athletes delivered key points across several events to put themselves in position heading into the final day. TEAM STANDINGS AFTER DAY 2 1. St Augustine’s College – 702 2. Queen’s College – 660 STUDENT athletes in action on day two.
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OLYMPIC champion Shaunae Miller-Uibo made a meaningful appearance at the BAISS Track and Field Championships yesterday, returning to familiar ground to support her alma mater, St Augustine’s College. Miller-Uibo, 31, spent time with athletes at the meet as competition continued at the original Thomas A Robinson Stadium. Her presence added extra energy to the championships, particularly for the St Augustine’s College team, where she first built the foundation for a career that would eventually take her to the top of the global track and field stage. “It feels great, I’m a Sacer for life, and I just wanted to come out and support them and make sure we get this title,” said Miller-Uibo. “There is so much talent, I’ve seen so many qualifiers already today, and I’m looking forward to seeing what they can do at CARIFTA,” said Miller-Uibo. The visit comes during an encouraging comeback period for the Bahamian track star. Miller-Uibo has
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Cadot selected CCAC West Coach of the Year By BRENT STUBBS Chief Sports Editor bstubbs@tribunemedia.net IN one year of joining the Cornerstone Christian Academy as the new director of basketball and head coach, Bahamian Ronnie Cadot was selected as the 2026 CCAC West Coach of the Year. In making his debut this season at Cornerstone in Statesville, North Carolina, Cadot transformed the school from a five-win team to a 21-7 team, the winningest season ever in school history. "I feel good about it but first and foremost, I give glory to God because without him, none of this would have been possible," Cadot said. "He knew where he brought me from. He knew the process he took me through even before he gave me a platform like this, so I thank him for the process he took me through to prepare me for this." It was during the AllStar game last Friday at the Spectrum Center, home of the NBA’s Charlotte Hornets, in Charlotte, North Carolina, when Cadot’s name was called to receive the honour. While the All-Star team that he was coaching also won the game, Cadot said he was grateful for the players, coaches and his Cornerstone Christian Academy family for enabling him to achieve the feat. To come from The Bahamas and emerge on the
biggest stage in high school basketball in North Carolina to receive such an award in such a short space of time is something that Cadot said he will cherish. "To be here from The Bahamas and to have the opportunity to coach kids in a different culture, in a different setting, I'm grateful and blessed to win this award," Cadot said. "I didn’t even know I was going to win the award. When they called me up on the All-Star day in the Spectrum Center where the Hornets play, I never knew that would happen. So it's a shock, but it was also a blessing to do something like this for The Bahamas." With his successful first year of experience at Cornerstone Christian Academy under his belt, Cadot said he's now preparing for the off-season and recruiting the next set of players to play for him. "I've been in contact with some kids from The Bahamas, I've been in contact with a few kids out of state, who are coming to attend my basketball clinic here at the school this weekend," he said. "This opportunity gives me the opportunity to give some Bahamian kids the opportunity to travel from The Bahamas to North Carolina to play high school basketball," Cadot said. "So I thank God for this position he's placed me in and I'm hoping that I can get some kids from The Bahamas to help me in my recruiting to build a better
RONNIE Cadot has been selected as the 2026 CCAC West Coach of the Year. and stronger team for next year and win everything." In addition to the boys' varsity team, Cadot said he's also going to institute a post grad team as he changes the culture at Cornerstone Christian Academy. "I also want to bring in another high school team,
which will be an elite team and also add another postgrad team," he pointed out. "I just want to change the culture here at this school. "There's a lot of stuff that I'm putting in place as the director of basketball and also as the head coach at Cornerstone Christian Academy.
“It's a high school, so you can add a lot of these teams to the programme." Cadot, a former collegiate and national team player, moved over from Sunrise Academy where he served as an assistant coach for their varsity team a year ago.
"I believe God has taken me through the process as a player, an assistant coach and now as a head coach," he said. "The process was an easy one, so the transition worked very well for me. I was very humble through the process. I didn't jump out of it. I allowed the process to shape me and so all I had to do was to step into the transition that he prepared for me." This weekend, Cadot will be hosting an elite skills clinic at Cornerstone Christian Academy. He will be assisted by Ryan Goodson, an American world renowned skills trainer, who has worked in the past with Stephen Curry, Trae Young, Anthony Edwards and Zack LaVine, all now prominent players in the National Basketball Association. Cadot, who at one time was invited to try out for the NBA, said the skills clinic will definitely benefit those Bahamian players who make the trek to North Carolina. "I don't want them to miss this stuff," he stressed. "I want them to get the best of these opportunities available. It's going to be a lot of kids and so I want the Bahamian kids who can make it to be there." For those who can't make it, Cadot encouraged them to stay tuned for the date, time and place where he will stage his elite skills training camp when he returns home for the summer. "The work continues," Cadot summed up.
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SAC holds 42-point lead after day two of BAISS Track and Field Championships BAISS - from Page E1 • TEAM STANDINGS AFTER DAY 2 3. Temple Christian School – 262.5 4. St John’s College – 221 5. C.W. Saunders – 127 6. Kingsway Academy – 90.5 7. Aquinas College – 83.5 8. Windsor School – 76.5 9. St Anne’s – 74 10. Nassau Christian – 40 11. Jordan Prince William – 30 12. St Andrew’s International – 12 13. Westminster College – 10 14. Lyford Cay International – 2 Track Events Girls Under 13 100m Zhion Clarke (SAC) – 12.85 Keeshan Rolle (C.W. Saunders) – 13.40 Autumn Newbold (St John’s) – 13.68 Boys Under 13 100m Kyrie Campbell (SAC) – 12.87 Yerel Wray (C.W. Saunders) – 13.04 Aiden Aranha (Kingsway) – 13.33 Girls Under 15 100m Cassidy Pratt (Queen’s College) – 12.70 Deonte Williams (Temple) – 12.72
Tyler Lockhart (SAC) – 12.81 Boys Under 15 100m Andre Flowers (Queen’s College) – 11.18 Jamaal McSweeney (Temple) – 11.70 Geraldo Simms (Aquinas) – 11.80 Girls Under 17 100m Brion Ward (Queen’s College) – 11.53 Taree Forbes (SAC) – 11.55 Rocelis Moxey (Queen’s College) – 11.99 Boys Under 17 100m Isaiah Wilson (Kingsway) – 10.87 Shia Pratt (SAC) – 10.98 Kamron Henfield (Queen’s College) – 11.00 Girls Under 20 100m Deryn Rodgers (St Anne’s) – 11.54 Khylee Wallace (SAC) – 11.74 Logan Stubbs (SAC) – 11.77 Boys Under 20 100m Everette Fraser (Queen’s College) Jahcario Wilson (SAC) Carlin Archer (SAC) Girls Under 20 3000m Yulianis Akompi (SAC) – 12:53.50 Hailey Parker (Queen’s College) – 13:06.26 Olana Prince (Queen’s College) – 13:32.97 Boys Under 17 3000m Tomas Barbosa (Windsor School) Noah Bingham (SAC)
STUDENT athletes in action yesterday on day two of the BAISS Track and Field Championships at the original Thomas A. Robinson Stadium. Photos: Chappell Whyms Jr Lauchlan Menzies (Windsor School) Field Events Girls Under 13 Shot Put Derrinique Brown (Queen’s College) – 6.73m Mila Wallace-Whitfield (Queen’s College) – 6.62m Lilly Johnson (SAC) – 6.17m Boys Under 13 High Jump Jayden Jones (SAC) – 1.43m
Clint Bethel (Queen’s College) – 1.39m Tyler Culmer (SAC) – 1.39m Girls Under 15 Javelin Jemiah Strachan (Queen’s College) – 25.38m Niyah Moxey (Queen’s College) – 21.37m Shimya Wilson (C.W. Saunders) – 18.80m Boys Under 15 Discus Rashano Russell (SAC) – 31.56m
Stevon Barrett (SAC) – 30.66m Derryus Rolle (Queen’s College) – 29.66m Boys Under 17 Long Jump Kaiden Miller (Queen’s College) – 6.57m Shia Pratt (SAC) – 6.50m Dezon Curry (St John’s) – 6.00m Boys Under 15 Triple Jump Alexio Lloyd (Queen’s College) – 12.14m Coen Campbell (Queen’s College) – 10.86m Kevin McDonald (Temple) – 10.75m Girls Under 15 High Jump Richea Butler (Temple) – 1.40m Zephanae Hanna (SAC) – 1.35m Deneigha Emmanuel (St John’s) – 1.35m Girls Under 17 Discus Tarjahanye Green (Queen’s College) – 39.58m Alyssa Thurston (Windsor) – 32.31m Dayna Rolle (Queen’s College) – 26.18m Girls Under 20 Long Jump Dream Watkins (Temple) – 5.65m Keely Deveaux (Queen’s College) – 5.61m Caitlyn Smith (SAC) – 5.55m Boys Under 17 Shot Put David Ferguson (Queen’s College) – 11.90m
Aaden Bain (SAC) – 10.70m Samuel Moss (SAC) – 10.67m Boys Under 20 High Jump Bryson Rolle (C.W. Saunders) – 2.05m Carlin Archer (SAC) – 1.92m Javan Missick (Queen’s College) – 1.86m Girls Under 17 Triple Jump Jazae Johnson (St John’s) – 13.04m (new BAISS meet record and National Girls U17 record) Taree Forbes (SAC) – 11.88m Damali David (Kingsway) – 11.39m Girls Under 13 Long Jump Keeshan Rolle (C.W. Saunders) – 4.44m Neveah Simmons (Queen’s College) – 4.26m Johirii Wilkinson (SAC) – 4.14m Boys Under 20 Javelin Ethan North (Queen’s College) – 59.97m Sherman Ferguson (SAC) – 54.23m Kendal Turner (Kingsway) – 43.42m With SAC holding the lead but Queen’s College still within striking distance, the championship will be decided on the final day of competition today at the original Thomas A Robinson stadium.
Olympic champion Shaunae Miller-Uibo supports her alma mater SHAUNAE - from Page E1 been steadily working her way back into competition after stepping away briefly from the sport. She and her husband, Estonian decathlete Maicel Uibo, recently welcomed their second child. Since returning to training and competition, Miller-Uibo has shown the form that made her one of the most dominant quarter-milers of the past decade. Last month, she delivered one of the clearest signs yet that she is regaining top form, competing at the
Bob Pollock Invitational inside the Clemson Indoor Track and Field Complex in Clemson, South Carolina. Miller-Uibo clocked a world-leading 35.79 seconds in the women’s 300 metres. The performance was the fastest time recorded in the event this season, signalling that she remains a serious contender as she continues her comeback campaign. World Athletics Indoor Championships are scheduled for later this month, but Miller-Uibo said she does not plan on competing.
“Indoors isn’t my thing, we just wanted to get a 300 and just kind of see where we’re at,” she said. “The plan is just to stay healthy, that’s always been the main goal, and we’re in a healthy spot right now and just to continue the work and build and get ourselves back up there,” said Miller-Uibo. Miller-Uibo remains one of the most accomplished athletes in Bahamian history. She captured Olympic gold in the 400 metres at the 2020 Tokyo Games, producing one of the most
memorable finishes of the Olympics when she dove across the line to secure the title in 48.36 seconds. She is also a world champion in the event, winning gold at the 2019 World Athletics Championships in Doha. In addition to her Olympic title and world championship, Miller-Uibo owns multiple Diamond League victories and has consistently ranked among the fastest women in the world over 200 and 400 metres. Her personal best of 48.36 seconds in the 400
metres stands as one of the fastest times ever recorded. Before her rise to international stardom, Miller-Uibo developed her talent while representing St Augustine’s College at the high school level in The Bahamas. From there, she moved on to the University of Georgia, where she became one of the most dominant athletes in NCAA track and field history, setting the school’s 200-metre record (22.45 seconds) while winning several national titles and establishing herself as a future global star.
Her appearance at the BAISS Championships served as both a homecoming and a source of inspiration for the next generation of Bahamian athletes competing at the meet. With her comeback progressing and early-season results already turning heads, Miller-Uibo appears determined to once again be a major factor on the international track and field stage. If her recent performance is any indication, Miller-Uibo may soon be back among the world’s fastest women.
Bam! Adebayo scores 83, 2nd only to Wilt Chamberlain in NBA history, setting free throw marks for a game
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By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — It's Wilt, then Bam. Bam Adebayo had a night for all time yesterday, with a point total second to only Wilt Chamberlain in the NBA record books. Adebayo scored 83 points, setting league marks for free throws made and attempted in a game for the Miami Heat in a 150-129 win over the Washington Wizards. “An absolutely surreal night," Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. Adebayo started with a 31-point first quarter and never stopped rolling. He was up to 43 at halftime, 62 by the end of the third quarter. And then came the fourth, when the milestones kept falling despite facing double-, triple- and what once appeared to be a quadruple-team from a Wizards defence that kept sending him to the foul line. His final numbers: 20 of 43 from the field, 36 of 43 from the foul line, 7 for 22 from 3-point range. It was a stat line unlike any other in NBA history, and a night like none other for Adebayo. He was in tears as he hugged his mother, Marilyn Blount, before leaving the floor after the game. “Welp won't have the highest career high in the house anymore,” Adebayo's girlfriend, four-time WNBA MVP A'ja Wilson, wrote on social media, “but at least it gives me something to go after.” Adebayo's dunk with 22 seconds left in the third quarter gave him 62 points for the game, breaking the Heat single-game record of
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61 set by LeBron James on March 3, 2014. The NBA's previous best this season was 56, by Nikola Jokic for Denver against Minnesota on Christmas night. The last player to have 62 points through three quarters: one of Adebayo's basketball heroes, Kobe Bryant, who had exactly that many through three quarters for the Los Angeles Lakers against Dallas on December 20, 2005. He wound up passing Bryant for single-game scoring as well. Bryant's career-best was 81 — a game that was the second-best on the NBA scoring list for two decades. Until now. And Adebayo only needed the first half to set a career high, too. Adebayo scored 31 points in the opening quarter against the Wizards, breaking the Heat record for points in any quarter — and tying the team record for points in a first half before the second quarter even started. He finished the first half with 43 points, a team record for any half and two points better than his previous career high — for a full game, that is — of 41, set January 23, 2021, against Brooklyn. Adebayo’s season high entering Tuesday was 32. He matched that with a free throw with 5:53 left in the second quarter, breaking the Heat first-half scoring record. 31-point quarter Adebayo had the NBA's highest-scoring quarter — any quarter — since Karl-Anthony Towns had 32 for Minnesota in the third quarter of a game at
MIAMI Heat teammates celebrate center Bam Adebayo (13) after he scored 83 points, the second-highest single game total in NBA history, in an NBA basketball game against the Washington Wizards, Tuesday, March 10, 2026, in Miami. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell) San Antonio on March 14, 2022. Besides Towns and now Adebayo, only three other players in the last 30 seasons had at least 31 points in a quarter. — Klay Thompson had an NBA record for any quarter with 37 for Golden State against Sacramento in the third quarter on January 23, 2015. — Kevin Love had 34 for Cleveland against Portland in the first quarter on November 23, 2016. — Carmelo Anthony had 33 for Denver against
Minnesota in the third quarter on December 10, 2008. The previous Heat record for points in a first quarter was 25, done by James at Cleveland on March 18, 2014. James had the only other 25-point quarter in Heat history, part of his team-record, 61-point game against Charlotte. Before Tuesday, Adebayo had never scored more than 19 points in a quarter. 43-point half Adebayo's 43-point first half was the NBA's
second-best in at least the last 30 seasons — going back to the start of the digital play-by-play era that began in the 1996-97 season. Towns had 44 for Minnesota against Charlotte on January 22, 2024. The NBA record for points in a first half is 53, shared by Denver's David Thompson and San Antonio's George Gervin — who famously did it on the same day, April 9, 1978. That was the final day of that regular season, as those two duelled (albeit in separate games) to decide the league's scoring title.
James Harden joins the 29,000point club By The Associated Press
CLEVELAND (AP) — James Harden scored 21 points to become the ninth player in NBA history with more than 29,000 career points, Keon Ellis added 19 off the bench, and the Cleveland Cavaliers cruised to a 115-101 victory over the short-handed Philadelphia 76ers on Monday night. Donovan Mitchell had 17 points and six assists, and Evan Mobley had 15 points and eight rebounds for the Cavaliers. Harden reached the milestone with a free throw in the first quarter, finishing the game with 29,017 points in 17 pro seasons. Cleveland is 8-1 at home since Jan. 23, with its lone loss Sunday to surging Boston, and has won 18 of its last 24 overall. The Cavaliers are in fourth place in the Eastern Conference, one game behind New York. Quentin Grimes scored 17 points and Cameron Payne had 12 points for Philadelphia, which has lost two in a row and four of its last five to slip into eighth in the East. Justin Edwards added 14 points. NETS 126, GRIZZLIES 115 NEW YORK (AP) — Day’Ron Sharpe matched a season high with 19 points, Ochai Agbaji added 18 and Brooklyn beat the injury-plagued Memphis for their second straight victory. Nolan Traore added 17 points for the Nets, who were coming off an improbable 107-105 win at Eastern Conference-leading Detroit on Saturday night that snapped a 10-game skid. The Nets, who rested leading scorer Michael Porter Jr., had six players score in double figures. The Grizzlies had only eight players available.
Japan finishes World Baseball Classic group unbeaten, tops Czechs 9-0 behind Murakami’s grand slam By The Associated Press DEFENDING champion Japan completed an unbeaten group stage at the World Baseball Classic, beating the Czech Republic 9-0 on Tuesday night behind a nine-run eighth inning capped by Munetaka Murakami's grand slam. After outscoring opponents 39-9 in going 4-0, Japan advanced to a quarterfinal on Saturday in Miami against Venezuela or the Dominican Republic. Japan rested Shohei Ohtani, who is hitting .556
with two homers, six RBIs and four walks. The Czechs, the 2025 European championship bronze medallists, finished 0-4 and were outscored 39-5 while batting .167, 19th among the 20 teams and ahead of only Brazil (.130). Kenya Wakatsuki hit a go-ahead double in the eighth off loser Michal Kovala, who was removed after Ukyo Shuto's threerun homer. Shugo Maki drew a bases-loaded walk from Ryan Johnson, a two-way player who also appears at first
base. Murakami drove a fastball at the top of the strike zone 425 feet into the right-center field seats. Czech starter Ondrej (pronounced Andre) Satoria allowed six hits over 4 2/3 innings, throwing 42 changeups among 67 pitches. His fastest offering was 79.9 mph. Satoria is famous in Japan. He struck out Ohtani on three pitches in the 2023 World Baseball Classic. “I’m sad,” Satoria said before the game, knowing Ohtani was out of the lineup. “I think a lot of fans
JAPAN’s Shohei Ohtani, third left, and his teammates celebrate after defeating Czech Republic in their World Baseball Classic game on Tuesday, March 10, 2026 in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko) are sad, too. Maybe he’s resting for the long trip to Miami.” Winner Yumeto Kanemaru struck out five over two perfect innings. All of the Czech players have day jobs. Satoria, who is retiring
from the national team, is an electrician and manager Pavel Chadim – that’s Dr. Chadim – is a neurologist. Chadim wore the 2025 European championship bronze medal to an interview session. “I have this
medal because I want to show to some people in the world that we are not baseball tourists,” Chadim said. “We are doing baseball as professionals. We don’t want excuses. We play as professionals on the field.”
fourth vice president, along with the secretary general and assistant secretary and the treasurer and assistant treasurer, will be up for grabs. Nominations will be taken from the floor. SPECIAL OLYMPICS AWARENESS WALK SPECIAL Olympics Bahamas is scheduled to hold its Awareness Walk on Saturday, March 28, starting at 9am at the Western Esplanade. The route will leave from the Western Esplanade, turn south onto Nassau Street to Poinciana Drive, continue south to University Drive and ending at the entrance of the Queen
Elizabeth Sports Centre’s Legends Walk of Fame. Individuals and groups/ organisations are invited to participate. Registration is now open. Persons can enter the QR code, open the link, complete the applicable Individual OR Group Registration Form, submit along with their donation and they are all set to go. GOLF REGISTRATION FOR TOP CLASS SESSIONS THE opening session of the Top Classic Golf Institute got underway on Saturday at the Bahamas Golf Federation’s NineHole Driving Range. The event will end on Saturday,
April 11. There will be one hour per session beginning at 8 am and will run every hour on the hour until the final session for each day kicks off at 4pm. The class size will be a maximum of four students per class. Fees are determined by the number of students and includes four students = 30.00 P/S; 3 Students = 40.00 P/S; 2 Students = 60.00 P/S and 1 Student = 120.00. Coach Vernon Lockhart and JP Michielson will conduct the sessions. To register, golfers are urged to contact administrator Agatha Mona DeLancy 819-3184 or email her at delancyagatha6@gmail.com for more information.
Local Sports Calendar FUNERAL RAY MINUS SR THE funeral service for the late Kermit Lorenzo Minus “Ray Sr” will be held 1pm Saturday, March 21, at St Gregory’s Anglican Church, Carmichael Road. His body will then be interred in the church’s gravesite. The Repass will be at the church’s activity centre. TRIATHLON OLYMPIC/SPRINT/ RELAY THE Bahamas Triathlon Association will hold its National Triathlon Championships on Sunday at Jaws Beach, starting at 7:15am. Transition and check-in will get underway from 6:30 to 7:15am. There will be the Olympic, sprint and relay
competition for men and ladies. There will also be a youth segment for boys and girls. BAAA FINAL CARIFTA TRIALS THE Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations will hold its final CARIFTA trials from March 20-22 at the Thomas A. Robinson Track and Field Stadium. The trials will follow the same format at the CARIFTA Games, scheduled for the Easter holiday in Grenada. The BAAA is allowing the athletes to get accustomed to the same racing conditions at CARIFTA. General admission for the public is $12 per day, but there is a three-day pass of $24. Children under-12 will
be charged $8 per day with their three-day pass being $20. The VIP stand is $20 per day or the three-day package is $58. BBSF ELECTION OF OFFICERS THE Bahamas Baptist Sports Federation, now heading into its third year since the transformation from the Baptist Sports Council, will hold its first election of officers. The election of officers will take place at 10am on Saturday, March 14, at the Bahamas Baptist College/ University on Jean Street. All positions, including president, first vice president, second vice president, third vice president and
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32nd Annual Government Secondary School Sports Association Track & Field Championship
ON THE REPLAY: Minister of Education and Technical and Vocational Training Glenys Hanna-Martin and Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture Mario Bowleg give remarks of encouragement to the student athletes on day two of the 32nd Annual Government Secondary School Sports Association (GSSSA) Track & Field Championship, March 4-6, 2026 at the Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium. Photos: Patrick Hanna/BIS