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MONDAY, MARCH 19, 2018

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CARIFTA: 80-member track and field team ratified

By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net WHEN the 26 visiting countries, led by perennial champions Jamaica, come to town over the Easter holiday weekend for the 2018 Flow CARIFTA Games, they will find a 80-member Bahamian track and field team waiting for them at the Thomas A Robinson National Stadium.

Taking full advantage of hosting the 47th version of the top regional junior track and field competition for the eighth time at home, the Bahamas Association

of Athletic Associations ratified the team yesterday following a competitive two-day Island Luck ICares final trials over the weekend. There were about 35 qualifiers from the standard set by the BAAA based on a combination of the first and third place finishers at the previous games with the remaining athletes either falling just short of the marks or they were added for relay duties.

Out of the list, there are at least five collegians - 16 from Grand Bahama, one from Andros and another from Eleuthera.

BAAAs president Rosamunde Carey said it was a tedious process

that began at about 8am with the selection committee that comprised of second vice president Norris Bain from Grand Bahama, council member Patrick Adderley and deputy chairman for the CARIFTA Games, head coach Bernard Rolle, general secretary Drumeco Archer and assistant secretary May Miller.

At 12:30pm, the team was presented to the executives for their approval before it went to the general body for their ratification.

“That long process yielded the best team possible to represent Team Bahamas,” Carey said. “We started with the qualifiers and

included athletes who were near the qualifying standards, who we deemed competitive enough to make the CARIFTA team.”

Rolle, who will be assisted

by Dawn Johnson and six other coaches, said they have a good crop of athletes who are committed to what they do and, as a result, the Bahamian public will see some very good performances from Team Bahamas in their own backyard.

“We are going to do well to represent this country and we will not let any country come here and upstage us,” he said. “So we will do our best. We have a number of

athletes from the Family Islands.

We have athletes coming from Andros, Eleuthera and Grand Bahama, so it’s a good mix.”

Carey said over the trials, the athletes knew what was at stake and they really stepped it up, so she’s anticipating that Team Bahamas will be right in the thick of things.

“Our under 17 girls and boys seem to be very strong, so we will be leaning on them,” Rolle said. “The under-20 boys is a little weak, but I think they will do their thing when the time comes.

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Water polo triple gold!

By RENALDO DORSETT Tribune Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net

he Bahamas’ water polo programme continues its trend as one of the elite performers in the region with another series of championship performances at CARIFTA. The Bahamas closed out the four-day competition at this segment of the 33rd CARIFTA Aquatics Championships in Kingston, Jamaica, yesterday with a trio of gold medals.

The Bahamas defeated the host country in the U-14, U-16 and U-19 boys’ finals at Kingston’s National Stadium.

The U-14 team began the morning with a dominant 16-2 win over Jamaica. Dominic Beneby led the Bahamas offensively with five goals scored. Dominic Demeritte scored four, Oliver Roberts scored three, Atuwan McKenzie added two while Remington Minnins and Akeil Smith each added one goal apiece.

The full roster of the U-14 team also included Jayden Fernander, Skyler Dean, Jayden Seymour, Madisson Deveaux, Kaitlyn Williams, Wesley Ingraham and Joshua Gibson. They defeated Jamaica in the first game of the tournament 18-5 and followed with their most lopsided win, 21-3 over Curacao.

The U-16 Boys successfully defended their CARIFTA title with a 17-3 win over Jamaica.

Gabriel Sastre outscored Jamaica on his own with a game high six goals to lead the list of seven Bahamian scorers. Gabriel Encinar and Thomas Illing each scored three goals, Nicholas Wallace-Whitfield scored two while Damian Gomez, Jelani Grant and Alex Turnquest each scored a single goal.

Team Bahamas also included Thor Sasso, Jahkai Gray, Liam Mills, Mataeo Ferguson, Aidan Johnson and Gabriel Encinar.

In game one, the Bahamas opened competition with a 20-2 win over Barbados. They also defeated Jamaica 12-1 and earned a trip to the final with a 22-5 win over Curacao.

The U-19 Boys team capped the competition and exacted revenge on Jamaica for last year’s loss with a 13-10 win. Sastre and Saequan Miller both scored four goals, Wallace-Whitfield scored three, while Loron Bain and Turnquest also scored goals.

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Page 5 BRINGING HOME THE GOLD: Shown (from top) Team Bahamas’ U-19, U-16 and U-14 boys’ teams celebrate at Jamaica National Stadium in Kingston.

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Rockets stop the Regulators, Mingoes sweep Shockers

By RENALDO DORSETT Tribune Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net A PAIR of teams advanced to the semi-finals in the New Providence Basketball Association Division I playoffs Saturday night with sweeps in both series.

The University of the Bahamas Mingoes and the Rockets will now face off for the league’s Vince Ferguson Division title and a berth to the 2018 championship.

The Mingoes completed a two-game sweep over the JD’s Seafood Shockers with a 79-72 win.

Kemsey Sylvestre was a force on both ends of the floor and led four Mingoes players in double figures with 25 points, 18 rebounds, seven blocked shots and three assists. Justin Smith scored 19, Romero Cornish scored 13 and Christoph McKenzie finished with 12 for the UB lineup.

William Rigby led the Shockers with 25 points and 11 rebounds, Reuben Goodman added 21 points and eight rebounds while Shakwon Lewis flirted with a triple double – 13 points, nine assists and nine steals.

The Mingoes bench outscored the Shockers by six, but the Shockers held advantages in points in the paint (12) and points off turnovers (12).

The Shockers took an early 10-3 lead and led 17-15 at the end of the first quarter. The Mingoes took control with a 16-5 lead.

A Sylvestre jumper gave UB a 31-22 lead with 3:21 left to play in the half. The Shockers responded with

a 10-2 run of their own capped by a Lewis jumper to pull within one (33-32) with 32 seconds left in the half. Sylvestre added a late dunk and a free throw to give UB a 36-32 lead at the half.

Tied at 36 and 38 the Shockers went ahead 44-41 on a Rigby layup and the first six minutes of the quarter featured five lead changes and four ties. The Mingoes went up 52-46 and led 58-50 headed into the fourth. A pair of scores to open the fourth pushed the lead to double digits and the Shockers never came within six points throughout the remainder of the fourth.

Defensively, the Mingoes limited the Shockers to just 29 per cent shooting from the field while they shot 41 per cent from the field themselves. The Shockers also made just one of their 26 three-point attempts and were outrebounded by 11 boards.

UB learned their opponent in the division finals when the Rockets closed out their series with a 111106 win over the Leno Regulators in game two.

Eugene Bain continues to compete at an MVP level for the Rockets and finished with 25 points and 11 rebounds.

Lerecus Armbrister scored a game high 29

ON THE REPLAY: The Rockets closed out their series with a 111-106 win over the Leno Regulators in game two.

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Renardo Baillou finished with 23 points and 15 rebounds, Kenneth Pratt scored 19, Alexander Rolle finished with 14 and Cordero Thompson added 10.

Baillou made the game’s first score on a three, but the Rockets eventually went on to dominate a high scoring first quarter.

Trailing 12-7, the Rockets scored 10 unanswered points capped by a Lyndrick Storr layup. They took their first 10-point lead of the

game, 29-19 on a Munnings free throw and led 33-21 at the end of the quarter.

The Regulators came within five late in the second but the Rockets still managed to take a 53-46 lead into the half.

The Rockets maintained a three-possession lead for much of the third before the Regulators mounted a final run in the fourth.

Baillou tied the game at 96 with his jumper with 1:58 left to play. After a tie again at 98, Baillou put his team ahead with a three just moments later but the Rockets went on a run of nine unanswered points.

Munnings scored a basket, then Moxey added six of his own. The Rockets made eight of nine at the line down the stretch to seal the win.

In the John Archer division, the PJ Stingers and Caro Contractors will play a third and deciding game at the AF Adderley Gymnasium tonight.

The winner will go on to face the Commonwealth Bank Giants in the semi-finals.

In Division II, the Aliv Bucket Team and Caro Contractors Resistance will also begin their semi-final series tonight.

TAYLOR ELECTED PRESIDENT OF NEW PROVIDENCE SOFTBALL ASSOCIATION

By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net FOR the second time in its history, the New Providence Softball Association will have a female president after former player turned scorer Desiree Taylor was elected unopposed.

Taylor, who has been a part of the NPSA as a player and pitcher since 1999, follows in the footsteps of Loretta Maycock, who broke the mantle when she took the inaugural women’s spot just under a decade ago.

“As the second female president, I feel delighted to be in the position, especially a male dominated sport,” she told The Tribune following the elections on Thursday night in the offices at the Banker’s Field at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex.

DESIREE TAYLOR Her slate of officers for the next two years are Andy Percentie as first vice president, Thela Johnson as second vice president, Adrian Smith as third vice president, Keishalyn Moss as treasurer, assisted by Hope Curry and Renee

‘Sunshine’ Curry as secretary, assisted by Detrice McHardy.

Taking over from Henry Dean, who didn’t seek another term in office as he moved up the week before to become the second vice president of the Bahamas Softball Federation, Taylor said she decided to enter the race because of what she felt was the same old routine for the sport.

“When I noticed that we no longer had much of a fan base, I decided to seek the presidency,” she stated.

“I think I can bring new ideas and step away from the regular routines. The process was a smooth transition.”

She will come in as the youngest president at the age of 35, but Taylor said that’s going to help the NPSA not hurt it.

“I think when the young persons realise the feat that I achieved, it would give them some encouragement or motivation to achieve their goals, despite the age factor,” she projected.

“With the youth injection into the board, it will definitely bridge the age gap and assist us with reaching the youth.”

If there’s any consolation for the NPSA, Taylor said it’s the fact that they have youth on their side with just about all of the officers, with the exception of Curry, under the age of 50, and so she’s confident that they will definitely take the sport to a higher level.

No date has been set yet for the start of the season, but Taylor is anticipating that when they do, they will have a very competitive one in both the men’s and women’s divisions.

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Higgs and Longhorns advance, ‘Tum Tum’ and Spartans fall

By RENALDO DORSETT Tribune Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net JUST one Bahamian player is left in either NCAA Tournament bracket following last weekend’s schedule of opening round games.

Lashann Higgs and her Texas Longhorns continue their progression in the women’s field while Lourawls “Tum Tum” Nairn Jr and the Michigan State Spartans were the latest upset victims of “March Madness.”

Higgs and the nationally ranked No.8 Texas Longhorns, the No. 2 seed in the Kansas City Region, advanced with an 83-54 win over the No. 15 Maine Black Bears at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas.

Texas will host No.7 Arizona State in the second round tonight at 9pm local time. Higgs finished with

15 points and dished four assists in 23 minutes.

“I would say that we definitely executed better this game, and we went through with the game plan and we tried to be as patient as possible. There were times that we got a little sloppy and let our guard down, but we discussed it in the timeouts that we need to pick it back up and continue to do what we were doing that worked,” Higgs said at the post game press conference.

“That’s where the confidence comes from. We stressed in practice every day how important tendencies -- respecting their tendencies are, and how we can’t let our guard down because you never know what might happen.”

Texas was 34-of-55 (61.8 per cent) from the field and 75 per cent (6-of-8) from three-point range. UT won the rebounding battle by a 43-12 margin and recorded 42 paint points.

MICHIGAN State’s Cassius Winston, from left, head coach Tom Izzo, Xavier Tillman, Lourawls Nairn Jr, Jaren Jackson Jr and Miles Bridges watch against Bucknell during the second half of an NCAA college basketball tournament first-round game in Detroit on Friday.

(AP Photo/Paul Sancya) “That was one of the things that we actually had on the board. It was like rebound, with an exclamation mark, so we knew exactly what we tried to do was rebound,” Higgs said.

“I would say that we definitely are playing more as a team now, and there’s a lot that we’ve been working

on throughout the season.

We just try to focus on the things that we can control and not worry about the things that we cannot control.

“So I would say that it’s been a fun year.”

The Longhorns finished the season 26-6, concluded by a 93-87 loss to the No.2

ranked Baylor Bears Big 12 Tournament final, 93-87.

Higgs finished with six points and three rebounds.

As a junior this season, Higgs has stepped into a leadership role and started all 27 appearances.

She averaged 12.9 points, 2.6 assists, 3.2 rebounds, all career highs. She also had

the best shooting season of her career at 54 per cent from the field, 33 per cent from the three-point line and 74 per cent from the free throw line.

Nairn and the No.4 nationally ranked Spartans, the No. 3 seed in the Midwest Region, were upset by the No.11 Syracuse Orange at Little Ceasars Arena in Detroit, Michigan.

The Spartans (30-5) end their season with one of their worst offensive performances of the season and the last game of Nairn’s NCAA playing career.

It was the 21st straight year the Spartans have made the NCAA field under coach Tom Izzo, in his 23rd season. That ranks as the third-longest active streak among Division I schools and fifth-longest all-time.

The Spartans opened the tournament with an 82-78 win over the No.14 Bucknell Bison.

Athletes qualify for CARIFTA at final trials

By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net MEGAN Moss, Anthaya Charlton, Mitchell Curtis, Tarajh Hudson and Adrian Curry led a list of qualifiers that also included the return of sprinter Devine Parker as the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations hosted its final CARIFTA trials at the Thomas A Robinson Stadium over the weekend.

Parker, the top under-20 girls contender for the CARIFTA Games here over the Easter holiday weekend, sped to an impressive time of 11.79 seconds in her first race for the year to dip under the qualifying standard of 11.80 on Friday night. She came back on Saturday and ran 24.08 for

the double, but it was just shy of the mark of 23.90.

In one of the thrilling performances, Mitchell Curtis’ time of 4 minutes and 17.22 seconds was good enough to get him past the standard of 4:19.80 in the under-17 boys’ 1,500m or 3 3/4 laps. If that wasn’t enough, Curtis returned on Saturday and clocked 9:21.24 in the 3,000m over 7 1/2 laps for his second qualifier where the time was set at 9:41.40.

And in another good showing in a distance event, Gabrie Curtis’ time of 15:47.94 in the gruelling 12 1/2 lap race in the under-20 boys division was enough to get the standard of 16:30.00 with plenty to spare.

Not to be left out were the two qualifiers in the under-17 girls 800m on Saturday with Jasmine

Knowles completed the two-lap race in 2:17.40 and was trailed by Sierra Sears in 2:18.68 as they both beat the standard of 2:20.00.

Meanwhile Megan Moss, the top ranked under-17 competitor, proved that she’s ready for the challenge ahead of her by running another impressive 54.41 to win Friday’s 400m and was joined by Jasmine Knowles in 56.52 as they both went under the standard of 57.00. Moss came back on Saturday and took the half lap in 24.25, which also surpassed the standard of 24.55.

Versatile Anthaya Charlton pulled off the victory in the 100m over Jaide Knowles, but it didn’t matter as their times of 11.80 and 11.98 respectively on Friday was good enough to again get them both under the standard of 12.06.

In double duties that same night, Charlton soared 5.62 metres or 18-feet, 5 1/4-inches to surpass the long jump mark of 5.55m (18-2 1/2) Also on the field, Tarahj Hudson had a double dose of qualifying victory as his toss of 14.39m (47-2 1/2) in the under-17 boys’ shot put on Friday went well over the standard of 14.10m (46-3 1/4) and he came back on Saturday and had a winning toss of 47.21m (154-10) in the discus and was followed by Jerold Kelly with 45.06m (147-10) as they both achieved the standard of 41.50m (135-2).

In the under-20 boys division, Adrian Curry led the way by speeding to a time of 10.46 for his victory in the century on Friday to go under the standard of 10.60.

The following night, he had to settle for second in the half-lap

race in 21.44 behind winner Joel Johnson in 21.23 as they both did the standard of 21.45.

Also, Shaun Miller and Kyle Alcine both matched the under20 boys high jump mark of 2.08m (6-9 3/4) as they finished 1-2 respectively.

Among the other qualifiers were Donesha Anderson in the under-20 girls’ 400m in 55.25; Raymond Oriakhi in the under-17 boys one-lapper on 49.04; Oscar Smith in 13.76 in the under-20 boys 110m hurdles; M’Kayla Whyte with 1.60m (5-3) in the under-17 girls high jump; Rhema Otabor with 35.70m (117-1) in the under-17 girls javelin; Latia Saunders with 40.00m (131-2) in the under-20 girls javelin and Tyler Missick cleared 1.95m (6-4 3/4) in the under-17 boys high jump.

CARIFTA: 80-member track and field team ratified FROM PAGE 1 “And we are come so it’s going to be incumbent on us to make our country proud.” Both Carey and Rolle were of the opinion that the performances from the trials and the meets held prior showed that the throwers and the jumpers are primed to lead Team Bahamas. But they are not ruling out the sprints and after some surprising performances in the distance events, they feel Team Bahamas will be well rounded.

• Here’s the full make-up of Team Bahamas for the CARIFTA Games: Under-20 boys Adrian Curry (100/200m/4x100m relay); Joel Johnson (100/200m/4x100m relay); Oscar Smith (110m and 400m hurdles); Jamal Wilson (110m hurdles); Corey Sherrod (400m hurdles); Michael Stuart (400m hurdles); Bryan Low (1,500m); Gabriel Curtis (5,000m); Shaun Miller (high jump), Kyle Alcine (high jump); Denvaughn Whymms (long jump); Sean Rolle (javelin); Tristan Hanna (pole vault); Vano Rahming (pole vault); Patrick Johnson (heptathlon); Max Azor, Karon Dean and Shaquile Higgs (4x100m relay) and Devontae Smith, Gareth Lewis and Ty Dawkins (4x400m relay).

Under-20 girls Devine Parker (100/200/4x100m relay); Denisha Cartwright (100m/4x100m relay); Wendira Moss (200m/4x100m relay); Doneisha Andrson (400m/high jump/4x400m relay); Marissa White (400m/4x400m relay); Quanisha Marshall (800m/4x400m relay); Gabriel Gibson (100m/400m hurdles); Sasha Wells (100m hurdles/4x400m relay); Angel Willie (400m

aqua for Sunday and gold on Monday.

A number of Bahamian dignitaries will be on hand for the games, led by IAAF president Lord Sebastian Coe, Austin Sealy, the patron of the games and Victor Lopez, the president of NACAC. At least 6-7 Minister of Sports and or Director of Sports from the various countries will also be here.

They will also participate in the CARIFTA Ball that will be held in memory of the late Dr Bernard Nottage.

Tickets are $150 for the black tie affair at 7pm on Thursday, March 29, at the Melia hotel.

THE Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations has ratified an 80-member track and field team for the CARIFTA Games. hurdles); Tiffany Hanna (shot put); Daejah Moss (long and high jumps); Lakelle Kinteh (long jump/4x400m relay); Acacia Astwood (discus); Latia Saunders (javelin); Taylor Walter (javelin) and Kennedy Culmer and Destiny Huyler (4x100m relay).

Under-17 boys Nathan Moss (100m/4x100m reay); Romeo McKenzie (100m/4x100m relay); Kendal Culmer (200m/4x100m relay); Terrance Jones (200m/4x100m relay); Raymond Oriakhi (400m/110m and 400m hurdles/4x400m relay); Ethan Hanna (400m/4x400m relay); Clathon Henfield (800m); Kendrick Major (800/4x400m relay); Mitchell Curtis (1500m/3,000m); Tyler Missick (high jump); Christian Sturrup (high jump); Chima Johnson (triple jump); Latrell Taylor (long jump); Tarajh Hudson (shot put/discus); Jerold Kelly (discus); Keyshawn Strachan (javelin); Lowell Bethel and Davon

Johnson (4x100m relay) and Davonte Forbes and Deshon Joseph (4x400m relay).

Under-17 girls Anthaya Charlton (100m/200m/ long jump/4x100m relay); Jaida Knowles (100m/200m/4x100m relay); Meagan Moss (200m/400m/4x400m relay); Jasmine Knowles (400m/800m); Sierra Sears (800m); India Cartwright (100m and 400m hurdles/4x400m relay); Acaya Lightbourne (1,500m); Shaunece Miller (high jump); Makayla White (high and triple jumps); Tanisha Floyd (long jump); Carnitra Mackey (shot put); Miranda Tucker (shot put); Rhema Otabor (javelin); Miranda Tucker (javelin); Danielle Saunders, Sandra Mitchell and Georden Thurston (4x100m relay) and Angel Pratt, Javonya Valcourt and Ebony Kelly (4x400m relay).

Coaches: Bernard Rolle - Head Coach; Dawn Johnson - Asst. Coach; Kenny

Moxey - Pole Vault/Multievents; Clinton Smikle - Middle and Long Distance; Caudel McNab - Sprints/Hurdles; Antonio Saunders - Jumps; Keno Demeritte - Jumps and Anthony Williams - Sprints.

Team Manager - Courtney Wallace. Asst Team Managers - Dionne Britton and Sophia Higgs.

Congress Delegates Rosamunde Carey, Drumeco Archer, Tonique Williams, Norris Bain and Sharon Gardiner.

There are a few athletes nursing injuries, but Rolle said the medical staff will be working on making sure that they are ready to compete. In cases where it is necessary, he said there will be some fitness tests done to ensure that all of the athletes who are pending to compete are ready to compete.

With the team selected, Rolle said he’s confident that the Bahamas will be able to close the gap on powerhouse Jamaica, who is also expected to be coming to town with a full

squad as they defend their title. But Carey said she feels Team Bahamas will be the best team out there and anything worse than a third place will be totally unacceptable.

Since last July, Carey said the Local Organising Committee, of which she chairs, have been in execution motion and next week they will have the stadium draped with the pageantry.

She noted that the tickets are just about sold out for the gold, silver and bronze packages, but they still have tickets for general admission at $5, starting at 4pm.

The games will open on Good Friday with free entrance for the ceremonies at 6pm and all of the morning sessions will be free of charge, starting at 9am Saturday and Sunday.

There will only be one session on Monday, which will climax with the closing ceremonies.

The colour code for the Bahamian public when they come out to support Team Bahamas is black for Friday, white for Saturday,

SPORTS NOTE BASKETBALL NPWBA THE New Providence Women’s Basketball Association continued its regular season action on Saturday with two matches at the DW Davis Gymnasium.

In the opener, the Bommer G Lady Operators knocked off the Lady Cheetahs as Ruthann Simms pumped in a game high 17 points.

In the other game played, the Foxxy Lady Angels held off the Lady Connectors as Antonicia Moultrie poured in a game high 19 points. Latavia Brennen scored 18.

The NPWBA will move up its next set of games to Tuesday night at the gym, due to the fact that the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology will be staging its National High School Basketball Tournament in Grand Bahama this weekend and all of the NPWBA teams will be affected by the players who participate from the various schools.

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RESULTS: BAHAMAS ASSOCIATION OF ATHLETIC ASSOCIATIONS’ FINAL CARIFTA TRIALS • Here’s a look at the performances turned in at the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations’ final CARIFTA Trials at the Thomas A Robinson Stadium over the weekend: Girls 100 Meter Dash U 17 Finals - (w: 0.4) 1, #1024 Charlton, Anthaya, BAH, 11.80, C. 2, #1061 Knowles, Jaida, BAH, 11.98, C. 3, #1100 Saunders, Danielle, BAH, 12.55. 4, #1719 Thurston, Georden, BAH, 12.59. 5, #1009 Bassett, Genique, BAH, 12.61. 6, #1097 Rolle-Curry, Robynn, BAH, 12.91. 7, #1029 Cooper, Kavion, BAH, 13.16. 8, #1015 Brown, Roy’Janae, BAH, 13.41.

Girls 200 Meter Dash U 17 - (w: -1.0) 1, #1080 Moss, Megan, BAH, 24.25, C. 2, #1079 Mitchell, Sandra, BAH, 25.59. 3, #1097 Rolle-Curry, Robynn, BAH, 25.80.

4, #1089 Pratt, Angel, BAH, 26.08. 5, #1703 Sears, Sherinique, BAH, 26.23. 6, #1018 Burrows, Robyn, BAH, 26.49. 7, #1009 Bassett, Genique, BAH, 26.93. 8, #1007 Barnett, Robynn, BAH, 27.19.

Girls 400 Meter Run U 17 - 1, #1080 Moss, Megan, BAH, 54.41, C. 2, #1062 Knowles, Jasmine, BAH, 56.52, C. 3, #1089 Pratt, Angel, BAH, 58.69. 4, #1057 Kelly, Ebony, BAH, 59.30. 5, #1722 Valcourt, Javonya, BAH, 59.95. 6, #1079 Mitchell, Sandra, BAH, 1:00.05. 7, #1703 Sears, Sherinique, BAH, 1:01.09. --, #1023 Cartwright, Indea, BAH, FS. Girls 800 Meter Run U 17 - 1, #1062 Knowles, Jasmine, BAH, 2:17.40, C. 2, #1704 Sears, Sierra, BAH, 2:18.68, C. 3, #1347 Augustin, Fredine, BAH, 2:27.14.

4, #1056 Joseph, Rowlia, BAH, 2:30.73.

5, #1092 Ritchie, Jodie, BAH, 2:35.11.

6, #1073 Miller, Bailee, BAH, 2:46.66. 7, #1003 Albury, Nydia, BAH, 2:47.32. 8, #1710 Smith, Shaniya, BAH, 2:52.15. 9, #1091 Pride, Angel, BAH, 2:57.05.

Girls 1500 Meter Run U 17 - 1, #1068 Lightbourne, Akaya, BAH, 5:10.60. 2, #1026 Chea, Llanzita, BAH, 5:19.40. 3, #1063 Knowles, Sasha, BAH, 5:25.57. 4, #1092 Ritchie, Jodie, BAH, 5:34.96.

Girls 100 Meter Hurdles U 17 - (w: -0.2) 1, #1023 Cartwright, Indea, BAH, 14.75. 2, #1094 Rolle, Adonya, BAH, 15.58. 3, #1014 Brennen, Lyric, BAH, 20.35. 4, #1025 Charton, Laquelle, BAH, 23.93.

Girls 400 Meter Hurdles U 17 - 1, #1023 Cartwright, Indea, BAH, 1:05.09. 2, #1077 Miller, Shaunece, BAH, 1:06.09. 3, #1014 Brennen, Lyric, BAH, 1:11.16. 4, #1074 Miller, Carliya, BAH, 1:12.06.

Girls Long Jump U 17 - 1, #1024 Charlton, Anthaya, BAH, 5.62m, C, w:+0.0. 2, #1041 Floyd, Tanisha, BAH, 5.27m, w:+0.0.

3, #1032 Dames, Damazuia, BAH, 5.09m, w:NWI. 4, #1007 Barnett, Robynn, BAH, 5.00m, w:+0.0. 5, #1031 Curtis, Garyese, BAH, 4.57m, w:+0.0. 6, #1040 Ferguson, Kirshan, BAH, 3.87m, w:+0.0.

Girls High Jump U 17 - 1, #1725 Whyte, M’Kayla, BAH, 1.60m, C. 2, #1077 Miller, Shaunece, BAH, 1.47m. 3, #1032 Dames, Damazuia, BAH, J1.47m. 4, #1040 Ferguson, Kirshan, BAH, 1.37m. --, #1707 Simeon, Sheronika, BAH, NH. Girls Triple Jump U 17 - 1, #1725 Whyte, M’Kayla, BAH, 11.46m, w:-0.8. 2, #1032 Dames, Damazuia, BAH, 11.11m, w:1.3. 3, #1047 Greenslade, Destiny, BAH, 10.92m, w:1.5.

Girls Discus Throw U 17 - 1, #1052 Jackson, Calea, BAH, 28.80m. 2, #1072 McDonald, Kineisha, BAH, 27.80m. 3, #1008 Barr, Tjasa, BAH, 25.80m. 4, #1085 Oriaki, Anne-Marie, BAH, 25.36m. 5, #1010 Bethel, Raeven, BAH, 22.15m. 6, #1702 Scott, Garryn, BAH, 21.63m.

Girls Shot Put U 17 - 1, #1069 MACKEY, Carnitra, BAH, 11.45m. 2, #1706 Sherman, Branae, BAH, 11.15m. 3, #1085 Oriaki, Anne-Marie, BAH, 10.98m. 4, #1049 Higgs, Janay, BAH, 10.79m. 5, #1721 Tucker, Miranda, BAH, 10.57m. 6, #1702 Scott, Garryn, BAH, 10.23m. 7, #1052 Jackson, Calea, BAH, 9.32m.

Girls Javelin Throw U 17 - 1, #1086 Otabor, Rhema, BAH, 35.70m. 2, #1721 Tucker, Miranda, BAH, 31.32m. 3, #1028 Collie, Davanna, BAH, 28.58m. 4, #1069 MACKEY, Carnitra, BAH, 28.05m. 5, #1725 Whyte, M’Kayla, BAH, 23.85m.

Boys 100 Meter Dash U 17 - (w: 0.7) 1, #1262 Moss, Nathan, BAH, 11.03. 2, #1254 McKenzie, Romeo, BAH, 11.09. 3, #1224 Johnson, Davon, BAH, 11.18. 4, #1745 Bethel, Lowell, BAH, 11.26. 5, #1250 Ligtbourne, Le’Andre, BAH, 11.32. 6, #1766 Culmer, Kendal, BAH, 13.16.

Boys 200 Meter Dash U 17 - (w: -0.5) 1, #1766 Culmer, Kendal, BAH, 22.09.

2, #1233 Jones, Terrance, BAH, 22.18.

3, #1206 Hanna, Ethan, BAH, 22.61. 4, #1794 Flowers, Jamal, BAH, 22.78. 5, #1745 Bethel, Lowell, BAH, 23.52. 6, #1796 Forbes, D’Vontae, BAH, 23.64.

Boys 400 Meter Run U 17 - 1, #1279 Oriakhi, Raymond, BAH, 49.04, C. 2, #1206 Hanna, Ethan, BAH, 49.16, C. 3, #1796 Forbes, D’Vontae, BAH, 49.95. 4, #1252 Major, Kendrick, BAH, 51.97. 5, #1235 Joseph, Deshon, BAH, 52.15. 6, #1764 Cooper, Reuben, BAH, 52.17. 7, #1292 Roker, Raheem, BAH, 53.78.

Boys 800 Meter Run U 17 - 1, #1209 Henfield, Clathon, BAH, 2:02.27. 2, #1252 Major, Kendrick, BAH, 2:02.32. 3, #1733 Albury, Deyton, BAH, 2:04.98. 4, #1743 Barr, Ryan, BAH, 2:06.97. 5, #1344 Yallop, Miles, BAH, 2:07.02. 6, #1300 Rolle Jr., Wendel, BAH, 2:16.16. 7, #1280 Ozias, Jackson, BAH, 2:20.57. 8, #1302 Russell, Kristian, BAH, 2:22.06. 9, #1284 Pride, Curtis, BAH, 2:50.62.

Boys 1500 Meter Run U 17 - 1, #1770 Curtis, Mitchell, BAH, 4:17.22, C. 2, #1283 Pratt, Anton, BAH, 4:23.42. 3, #1209 Henfield, Clathon, BAH, 4:32.80. 4, #1743 Barr, Ryan, BAH, 4:33.68. 5, #1272 Neely, Felix, BAH, 4:36.56. 6, #1748 Boyer, Paulindo, BAH, 4:55.14. 7, #1350 Greenslade, Kenneth, BAH, 4:55.56. 8, #1275 Neymour, Kevin, BAH, 4:59.39. 9, #1210 Hepburn, Andrew, BAH, 4:59.49.

Boys 3000 Meter Run U 17 - 1, #1770 Curtis, Mitchell, BAH, 9:21.24, C. 2, #1307 Saintus, Christopher, BAH, 10:21.63. 3, #1275 Neymour, Kevin, BAH, 10:27.56.

4, #1203 Gibson, Brian, BAH, 10:27.70.

5, #1350 Greenslade, Kenneth, BAH, 11:14.60. 6, #1210 Hepburn, Andrew, BAH, 11:49.31.

Boys 110 Meter Hurdles U 17 - (w: -0.3) 1, #1218 Ijeoma, Chigozie, BAH, 15.21. 2, #1239 Kemp, Keano, BAH, 15.22. 3, #1334 Whylly, Cephas, BAH, 16.92.

Boys 400 Meter Hurdles U 17 - 1, #1279 Oriakhi, Raymond, BAH, 56.55. 2, #1239 Kemp, Keano, BAH, 58.77. 3, #1308 Sands, Lavanno, BAH, 59.07. 4, #1334 Whylly, Cephas, BAH, 59.83. 5, #1216 Humes, Kyle, BAH, 1:01.41. 6, #1218 Ijeoma, Chigozie, BAH, 1:01.69. 7, #1773 Darville, Dante, BAH, 1:29.91.

Boys Long Jump U 17 - 1, #1326 Taylor, Latrell, BAH, 6.49m, w:1.6. 2, #1324 Sturrup, Christian, BAH, 6.33m, w:1.5. 3, #1239 Kemp, Keano, BAH, 6.21m, w:1.3. 4, #1221 Johnson, Chima, BAH, 6.16m, w:1.1. 5, #1262 Moss, Nathan, BAH, 5.98m, w:1.5.

Boys High Jump U 17 - 1, #1261 Missick, Tyler, BAH, 1.95m, C. 2, #1324 Sturrup, Christian, BAH, 1.90m. 3, #1796 Forbes, D’Vontae, BAH, 1.80m. 4, #1788 Evans, Ahmad, BAH, 1.75m.

Boys Triple Jump U 17 - 1, #1326 Taylor, Latrell, BAH, 13.96m, w:0.6. 2, #1221 Johnson, Chima, BAH, 13.43m, w:NWI. 3, #1788 Evans, Ahmad, BAH, 12.70m, w:0.6.

Girls 1500 Meter Run U 20 - 1, #1035 Dean, Danielle, BAH, 5:36.74. 2, #1058 Kikivarakis, Nia, BAH, 5:42.58. 3, #1098 Russell, Najah, BAH, 6:50.38.

Girls 3000 Meter Run U 20 - 1, #1058 Kikivarakis, Nia, BAH, 13:07.97.

Girls 100 Meter Hurdles U 20 - (w: 0.9) 1, #1045 Gibson, Gabrielle, BAH, 14.10. 2, #1727 Willie, Angel, BAH, 14.78. 3, #1033 Darrell, Shania, BAH, 14.80. 4, #1078 Mitchel, Samara, BAH, 15.38.

Girls 400 Meter Hurdles U 20 - 1, #1045 Gibson, Gabrielle, BAH, 1:01.22, C. 2, #1727 Willie, Angel, BAH, 1:04.81. 3, #1033 Darrell, Shania, BAH, 1:08.66. 4, #1093 Rodgers, Daniele, BAH, 1:09.03. 5, #1019 Campbell, Deja, BAH, 1:13.07. 6, #1055 Johnson, Latiyah, BAH, 1:13.45. --, #1716 Taylor, Alyson, BAH, DNF. Girls Long Jump U 20 - 1, #1059 Kinteh, Lakelle, BAH, 5.74m, w:2.5. 2, #1720 Tibby, Rochelle, BAH, 5.14m, w:1.1. 3, #1042 Forbes, Amina, BAH, 5.06m, w:1.5. 4, #1711 Stuart, Deshan, BAH, 4.85m, w:1.2.

5, #1348 McKenzie, Nakoa, BAH, 4.59m, w:0.2. 6, #1705 Seymour, Danielle, BAH, 4.46m, w:1.8.

Girls High Jump U 20 - 1, #1042 Forbes, Amina, BAH, 1.52m. --, #1711 Stuart, Deshan, BAH, NH. Girls Shot Put U 20 - 1, #1712 Stubbs,

SPRINTER Adrian Curry in action.

Boys Discus Throw U 17 - 1, #1215 Hudson, Tarajh, BAH, 47.21m, C. 2, #1238 Kelly, Jerold, BAH, 45.06m, C. Boys Shot Put U 17 - 1, #1215 Hudson, Tarajh, BAH, 14.39m, C. 2, #1238 Kelly, Jerold, BAH, 12.55m. 3, #1214 Hudson, Shannon, BAH, 10.93m.

Boys Javelin Throw U 17 - 1, #1321 Strachan, Kayshawn, BAH, 49.69m. 2, #1782 Dorsett, Tre’En, BAH, 45.73m. 3, #1238 Kelly, Jerold, BAH, 41.99m.

Girls 100 Meter Dash U 20 - (w: +0.0) 1, #1088 Parker, Devine, BAH, 11.79, C. 2, #1022 Cartwright, Denisha, BAH, 12.05.

3, #1030 Culmer, Kennedy, BAH, 12.06.

4, #1050 Huyler, Destiny, BAH, 12.17.

5, #1059 Kinteh, Lakelle, BAH, 12.20.

6, #1067 Lightbourn, Tylar, BAH, 12.27.

7, #1053 Johnson, Aisha, BAH, 12.36. 8, #1048 Hewitt, Kaylin, BAH, 12.68.

Girls 200 Meter Dash U 20 - (w: -0.5) 1, #1088 Parker, Devine, BAH, 24.08. 2, #1081 Moss, Wendira, BAH, 24.66. 3, #1050 Huyler, Destiny, BAH, 25.12. 4, #1001 Adderley, Aliyah, BAH, 25.62. 5, #1021 Carter, Kayneshia, BAH, 26.11. 6, #1048 Hewitt, Kaylin, BAH, 26.74.

Girls 400 Meter Run U 20 - 1, #1004 Anderson, Doneisha, BAH, 55.25, C. 2, #1724 White, Marissa, BAH, 55.67. 3, #1081 Moss, Wendira, BAH, 56.13. 4, #1045 Gibson, Gabrielle, BAH, 58.57. 5, #1717 Taylor, Amber, BAH, 59.28. 6, #1001 Adderley, Aliyah, BAH, 59.51. 7, #1084 Nicolls, Deazure, BAH, 1:00.69. --, #1054 Johnson, Craiesha, BAH, DNF. Girls 800 Meter Run U 20 - 1, #1071 Marshall, Quaisha, BAH, 2:19.75. 2, #1084 Nicolls, Deazure, BAH, 2:24.47. 3, #1076 Miller, Maya-Angela, BAH, 2:25.88. 4, #1017 Bullard, Tavia, BAH, 2:29.28. 5, #1020 Capron, Geneisha, BAH, 2:29.35. 6, #1035 Dean, Danielle, BAH, 2:30.87.

Dachye, BAH, 11.76m. 2, #1718 Thompson, Brittany, BAH, 6.79m.

Girls Discus Throw U 20 - 1, #1006 Astwood, Acacia, BAH, 41.11m, C. 2, #1712 Stubbs, Dachye, BAH, 33.76m.

Girls Javelin Throw U 20 - 1, #1701 Saunders, Latia, BAH, 40.00m, C. 2, #1723 Walters, Taylor, BAH, 36.89m. 3, #1345 Butler, Angel, BAH, 28.94m.

Boys 100 Meter Dash U 20 - (w: -0.6) 1, #1767 Curry, Adrian, BAH, 10.46, C. 2, #1738 Azor, Max, BAH, 10.67. 3, #1778 Dean, Karon, BAH, 10.72. 4, #1212 Higgs, Shaquiel, BAH, 10.76. 5, #1339 Williams, Nastario, BAH, 10.80. 6, #1762 Cooper, Antoine, BAH, 10.88. 7, #1736 Arthur, Godfrey, BAH, 10.91. --, #1226 Johnson, Joel, BAH, FS. Boys 200 Meter Dash U 20 - (w: 0.1) 1, #1226 Johnson, Joel, BAH, 21.23, C. 2, #1767 Curry, Adrian, BAH, 21.44, C. 3, #1778 Dean, Karon, BAH, 21.94. 4, #1738 Azor, Max, BAH, 22.00. 5, #1736 Arthur, Godfrey, BAH, 22.05. 6, #1317 Smith, Johnathan, BAH, 22.22. 7, #1253 Major, Kristin, BAH, 22.27. 8, #1270 Murray, Jude, BAH, 22.33.

Boys 400 Meter Run U 20 - 1, #1313 Sherrod, Corey, BAH, 48.04. 2, #1322 Stuart, Michael, BAH, 48.20. 3, #1316 Smith, Devonte, BAH, 48.64. 4, #1249 Lewis, Gareth, BAH, 48.75. 5, #1776 Dawkins, TY, BAH, 48.84. 6, #1314 Simms, Tyrell, BAH, 49.91. 7, #1236 Joseph, Markeson, BAH, 51.16. --, #1205 Handfield Jr., Lavardo, BAH, DNF. Boys 800 Meter Run U 20 - 1, #1234 Joseph, Chevinne, BAH, 1:56.49. 2, #1266 Munroe, Edward, BAH, 1:57.57. 3, #1271 Najman, Brahm, BAH, 2:01.75. 4, #1201 Gardiner, Tyler, BAH, 2:01.93. 5, #1351 Hendfield, Ulandre, BAH, 2:03.43. 6, #1299 Rolle, Mookie, BAH, 2:06.77. --, #1314

Simms, Tyrell, BAH, DNF. Boys 1500 Meter Run U 20 - 1, #1251 Lowe, Brian, BAH, 4:13.70. 2, #1744 Beckford, Travon, BAH, 4:17.31. 3, #1237 Joseph, Travis, BAH, 4:22.72. 4, #1299 Rolle, Mookie, BAH, 4:34.87. 5, #1273 Newbold, Devonta, BAH, 4:35.18. 6, #1213 Hudson, Reynon, BAH, 4:45.67. --, #1351 Hendfield, Ulandre, BAH, DNF. --, #1761 Collison, Omari, BAH, DNF. Boys 5000 Meter Run U 20 - 1, #1769 Curtis, Gabrie, BAH, 15:47.94, C. 2, #1251 Lowe, Brian, BAH, 17:04.13. 3, #1237 Joseph, Travis, BAH, 17:32.84. 4, #1213 Hudson, Reynon, BAH, 18:15.83. 5, #1276 Nixon, Alec, BAH, 18:34.46. 6, #1746 Bethel, Ryan, BAH, 18:42.29. 7, #1273 Newbold, Devonta, BAH, 18:43.74. 8, #1227 Johnson, Lindon, BAH, 19:24.60. 9, #1742 Baptiste, Jean, BAH, 20:29.13. 10, #1768 Curry, Ivan, BAH, 21:37.22.

Boys 110 Meter Hurdles U 20 - (w: 0.4) 1, #1319 Smith, Oscar, BAH, 13.76, C. 2, #1341 Wilson, Jahmaal, BAH, 14.21. 3, #1320 Smith-Bastian, Rubin, BAH, 14.97.

4, #1247 Leary, Tyler, BAH, 15.89. 5, #1208 Hemmings, Perez, BAH, 16.08.

Boys 400 Meter Hurdles U 20 - 1, #1319 Smith, Oscar, BAH, 53.90. 2, #1735 Altodor, Wendall, BAH, 54.11. 3, #1341 Wilson, Jahmaal, BAH, 54.71. 4, #1329 Thompson, Matthew, BAH, 55.80. 5, #1330 Thurston, Tyrik, BAH, 57.18. 6, #1729 Buchannon, Tre, BAH, 57.60. 7, #1798 Forbes, William, BAH, 59.34. 8, #1241 King, Kamrenn, BAH, 1:06.59.

Boys Long Jump U 20 - 1, #1771 Dames, Christian, BAH, 6.71m, w:0.5. 2, #1335 Whymns, Denvaughn, BAH, 6.70m, w:+0.0.

3, #1793 Ferguson Jr., Ronald, BAH, 6.46m, w:0.6. 4, #1316 Smith, Devonte, BAH, 6.09m, w:0.3. 5, #1352 Pratt, Georgio, BAH, 4.31m, w:0.1.

Boys Shot Put U 20 - 1, #1220 JeanJacques, Johnie, BAH, 15.04m. 2, #1337 Williams, Gabriel, BAH, 12.09m. 3, #1268 Murray, Daryn, BAH, 12.08m. 4, #1311 Sears, Kevin, BAH, 11.69m. 5, #1328 Taylor, Tyrique, BAH, 11.40m. 6, #1763 Cooper, Dante’, BAH, 10.27m.

Boys High Jump U 20 - 1, #1256 Miller, Shaun, BAH, 2.08m, C. 2, #1734 Alcine, Kyle, BAH, J2.08m, C. 3, #1758 Clarke, Benjamin, BAH, 2.02m. 4, #1232 Jones, Quinton, BAH, 1.97m. --, #1783 Duncanson, Stony, BAH, NH. Boys Triple Jump U 20 - 1, #1352 Pratt, Georgio, BAH, 14.41m, w:1.6. 2, #1793 Ferguson Jr., Ronald, BAH, 14.13m, w:-0.7.

--, #1297 Rolle, Keianno, BAH, FOUL. --, #1207 Hanna, Tristen, BAH, FOUL. Boys Discus Throw U 20 - 1, #1220 JeanJacques, Johnie, BAH, 42.71m. 2, #1337 Williams, Gabriel, BAH, 41.86m. 3, #1763 Cooper, Dante’, BAH, 38.05m. 4, #1777 Dean, Justin, BAH, 37.11m. 5, #1295 Rolle, Hughie, BAH, 36.96m. 6, #1311 Sears, Kevin, BAH, 29.45m. --, #1328 Taylor, Tyrique, BAH, FOUL. Boys Javelin Throw U 20 - 1, #1295 Rolle, Hughie, BAH, 58.79m. 2, #1331 Wallace, Rashawn, BAH, 48.95m. 3, #1332 Wallace, Tnaiga, BAH, 46.28m. 4, #1247 Leary, Tyler, BAH, 45.92m. 5, #1777 Dean, Justin, BAH, 45.23m. 6, #1264 Moxey, Nathan, BAH, 39.21m. 7, #1223 Johnson, Daveon, BAH, 37.69m. 8, #1311 Sears, Kevin, BAH, 25.86m.

Boys Pole Vault U 20 - 1, #1207 Hanna, Tristen, BAH, 3.30m. 2, #1287 Rahming, Vano, BAH, J3.30m. 3, #1248 Legis, Mark, BAH, 2.90m.

Boys Octathlon OCTAT - 1, #1228 Johnson, Patrick, BAH, 5154. 2, #1754 Carey, Edvaughn, BAH, 4244. 3, #1349 Albury Jr., Jhvon, BAH, 3882. 4, #1281 Pennerman, Bre’Shao, BAH, 3563. 5, #1217 Hutchinson, Inarri, BAH, 3521.

Octathlon: #1 Boys 100 Meter Dash OCTAT Octathlon (w: 1.0) 1, #1754 Carey, Edvaughn, BAH, 11.41. 2, #1228 Johnson, Patrick, BAH, 11.62. 3, #1281 Pennerman, Bre’Shao, BAH, 11.67. 4, #1217 Hutchinson, Inarri, BAH, 12.28. 5, #1349 Albury Jr., Jhvon, BAH, 12.67.

Octathlon: #2 Boys Long Jump OCTAT Octathlon - 1, #1228 Johnson, Patrick, BAH, 5.85m, w:-1.1. 2, #1754 Carey, Edvaughn, BAH, 5.73m, w:-1.8. 3, #1349 Albury Jr., Jhvon, BAH, 5.52m, w:0.1. 4, #1217 Hutchinson, Inarri, BAH, 5.47m, w:-0.8. 5, #1281 Pennerman, Bre’Shao, BAH, 4.84m, w:-0.9.

Octathlon: #3 Boys Shot Put OCTAT Octathlon - 1, #1228 Johnson, Patrick, BAH, 12.03m. 2, #1754 Carey, Edvaughn, BAH, 10.14m. 3, #1349 Albury Jr., Jhvon, BAH, 9.37m. 4, #1281 Pennerman, Bre’Shao, BAH, 8.84m. 5, #1217 Hutchinson, Inarri, BAH, 7.30m.

Octathlon: #4 Boys 400 Meter Run OCTAT Octathlon - 1, #1228 Johnson, Patrick, BAH, 51.30. 2, #1281 Pennerman, Bre’Shao, BAH, 53.07. 3, #1754 Carey, Edvaughn, BAH, 53.45. 4, #1217 Hutchinson, Inarri, BAH, 55.02. 5, #1349 Albury Jr., Jhvon, BAH, 58.63.

Octathlon: #5 Boys 110 Meter Hurdles OCTAT Octathlon - (w: 0.6) 1, #1228 Johnson, Patrick, BAH, 15.74. 2, #1349 Albury Jr., Jhvon, BAH, 16.96. 3, #1281 Pennerman, Bre’Shao, BAH, 19.20. 4, #1217 Hutchinson Inarri, BAH, 19.65. 5, #1754 Carey, Edvaughn, BAH, 19.70.

Octathlon: #6 Boys High Jump OCTAT Octathlon - 1, #1228 Johnson, Patrick, BAH, 1.86m. 2, #1754 Carey, Edvaughn, BAH, 1.77m. 3, #1349 Albury Jr., Jhvon, BAH, 1.53m. 4, #1217 Hutchinson, Inarri, BAH, 1.50m. 4, #1281 Pennerman, Bre’Shao, BAH, 1.50m.

Octathlon: #7 Boys Javelin Throw OCTAT Octathlon - 1, #1228 Johnson, Patrick, BAH, 47.99m. 2, #1349 Albury Jr., Jhvon, BAH, 45.63m. 3, #1754 Carey, Edvaughn, BAH, 39.51m. 4, #1281 Pennerman, Bre’Shao, BAH, 32.65m. 5, #1217 Hutchinson, Inarri, BAH, 27.45m.

Octathlon: #8 Boys 1500 Meter Run OCTAT Octathlon - 1, #1228 Johnson, Patrick, BAH, 5:09.10. 2, #1217 Hutchinson, Inarri, BAH, 5:11.10. 3, #1349 Albury Jr., Jhvon, BAH, 5:29.81. 4, #1754 Carey, Edvaughn, BAH, 5:34.58. 5, #1281 Pennerman, Bre’Shao, BAH, 6:01.52.

THE TRIBUNE

Monday, March 19, 2018, PAGE 5

The last roars are for Rory McIlroy at Bay Hill

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer ORLANDO, Florida (AP) — The connection Rory McIlroy had with Arnold Palmer was strong even before he delivered a Sunday charge that would have made the King proud.

McIlroy first played the Arnold Palmer Invitational three years ago, and Palmer teared up at dinner when he asked McIlroy if there was anything he needed and received this reply: “Mr Palmer, thanks to you, I have everything I could ever need in my life.”

McIlroy’s last victory was at the Tour Championship on September 25, 2016, the day Palmer died.

Sunday was special for so many reasons.

Tiger Woods brought Bay Hill to life when he pulled within one shot of the lead, only for McIlroy to respond to the endless cheers and chants for Woods by running off five birdies over the last six holes to pull away. McIlroy closed with a 64, just like the last time he won. And he ended his longest drought in eight years by winning on the course and tournament that Palmer built.

The only thing missing was having the King around to celebrate.

“I wish he would have been at the top of the hill to shake my hand when I came off the 18th green there,” McIlroy said. “But hopefully, he’s proud of me with the way I played that back nine. I tried to be as aggressive as I could and tried to take on shots when I needed to, just like he would have. So yeah, it’s come full circle since that day in September in 2016, and just proud to be sitting up here and have my name on that trophy.”

It really was the perfect ending.

Bay Hill was rocking all afternoon, mostly for that red shirt. Woods, who started the final round five shot behind, made three birdies in a four-hole stretch to start the back nine and was within shot of the lead as everyone behind him on the course appeared to stall.

One shot changed everything.

LONDON (AP) — Manchester United will play Tottenham in the FA Cup semi-finals at Spurs’ temporary Wembley Stadium home.

The draw Sunday saw last year’s finalist Chelsea face Southampton in the other semi-final.

Both matches will be played at Wembley over the weekend of April 21-22.

Wembley is the designated neutral ground for the semi-finals — and final — but Tottenham is well accustomed to it after taking up temporary residence at the national stadium this season while its home at White Hart Lane is being redeveloped.

The draw followed Sunday’s quarter-finals where Chelsea beat Leicester 2-1 thanks to Pedro’s extra time winner, and Southampton beat third-tier Wigan 2-0 in Mark Hughes’ first game in charge of the Saints.

Twelve-time FA Cup champion Manchester United and Tottenham secured their passages to the semi-finals on Saturday.

United beat Brighton 2-0, and Tottenham defeated Swansea 3-0.

RORY MCILROY, of Northern Ireland, holds the championship trophy after winning the Arnold Palmer Invitational golf tournament yesterday.

(AP Photos/Phelan M Ebenhack) Woods couldn’t commit to a swing with his driver on the par-5 16th hole and sent it far and left — way left — over a fence and outof-bounds, sending him to a bogey when he couldn’t afford anything less than birdie.

He finished bogey-bogeypar for a 3-under 69 and tumbled down the leaderboard into a tie for fifth.

That’s about when McIlroy pulled away.

The charge was vintage Palmer — birdie putts on the 13th and 14th, a chip-in from 40 feet on the 15th, a 375-yard drive on the 16th that left him a sand wedge into the par 5 for a two-putt birdie.

The final putt was vintage Woods.

McIlroy faced one last challenge from Bryson DeChambeau, who had closed to within one shot with an eagle on the 16th hole. McIlroy saw the score

posted on the leaderboard to the right of the 18th fairway, and he answered with a 7-iron over the water on the 18th to about 25 feet above the hole.

It was the type of putt the gallery has seen Woods make to win in 2001, 2008 and 2009.

McIlroy buried it, raised both arms in the air and turned to slam his fist as the grandstands erupted with cheers.

“I’ve seen Tiger make that enough times to know what it does,” McIlroy said.

“So I just wanted to try and emulate that. ... Just to be able to create my own little bit of history on the 18th green here is pretty special.”

That gave him a two-shot lead, and he was a winner for the 22nd time worldwide when DeChambeau failed to hole out from the fairway for eagle. DeChambeau made bogey from the

MANCHESTER UNITED-SPURS, CHELSEASOUTHAMPTON IN FA CUP SEMI-FINALS

TIGER Woods acknowledges the crowd after making a putt on the 18th green during the final round yesterday. bunker on the 18th for a 68 and finished alone in second.

Justin Rose lingered all day but was never a threat over the final hour, instead watching McIlroy put on a stunning charge.

“Rory played incredible golf and it was fun — great to see world class players do that,” Rose said after a 67. “It’s not great to see him make putts because he was making them against me. But when he is making putts, he’s incredibly hard to beat. So it was fun to watch him play.”

Stenson lost a third chance in four years to win the Arnold Palmer Invitational. He led by as many as two shots on the front nine before the putts stopped falling. Two shots behind playing the 16th, Stenson three-putted for par and

bogeyed the final hole for a 71. He finished fourth.

Woods tied for fifth with Ryan Moore (71), and now heads to the Masters with plenty of momentum — just not a victory.

He finished one shot behind last week at Innisbrook. He was one-shot behind with three holes to play at Bay Hill, though it would have needed more than just a few birdies the way McIlroy played.

His next stop is the Masters, where Woods will be a favourite to win his fifth green jacket. And to think that just over six months ago, Woods hadn’t been cleared by his doctors to hit balls after fusion surgery on his lower back, his fourth back surgery dating to the spring of 2014.

“If you would have asked me at the beginning of the

year that I would have had a chance to win two golf tournaments, I would have taken that in a heartbeat,” he said.

McIlroy was relieved for other reasons. He went through an injury-plagued 2017 and failed to win anywhere in the world. He was coming off a missed cut a week ago in the Valspar Championship. And now he’s a winner again, with the Masters looming.

McIlroy needs only a green jacket to complete the career Grand Slam. “I kept saying I didn’t need a win going into Augusta to feel like I had a chance,” McIlroy said. “I just wanted to see signs of good golf.

And thankfully, I’ve been able to get both today.”

He ended the night wearing the red sweater that goes to the winner, and raised a glass of Ketel One vodka — Palmer’s favourite — to toast the King. McIlroy took a swig and said, “Wooo! Strong.”

Just like his finish.

Raptors’ 11-game winning streak stopped by Thunder TORONTO (AP) — Russell Westbrook had 37 points, 14 assists and 13 rebounds for his fifth straight triple-double, Steven Adams scored 25 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Raptors 132-125 yesterday, snapping Toronto’s winning streak at 11.

Paul George scored 22 points and Carmelo Anthony had 15 as the Thunder extended their winning streak to six.

DeMar DeRozan scored 24 points and Kyle Lowry fouled out with 22 points and 10 assists as the Eastern Conference-leading Raptors suffered just their sixth home loss of the season. Toronto is 29-6 at Air Canada Centre, the best home record in the NBA. DeRozan, Serge Ibaka and Raptors coach Dwane Casey were all ejected in the final minute for complaining to the officials.

DeRozan was incensed after not getting a call on his drive with 30 seconds left, and picked up two technicals in the following 22 seconds.

ROCKETS 129, TIMBERWOLVES 120 MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — James Harden had 34 points and 12 assists, and Houston held off a fourth-quarter rally to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves for the Rockets’ 26th win in 28 games.

The West’s top team led by as many as 25 before the Timberwolves, holding on for dear life in a tightening playoff race, pulled within five in the fourth.

The loss dropped the Wolves into the eighth playoff spot after

OKLAHOMA City Thunder’s Russell Westbrook, centre, grabs an offensive rebound in front of Toronto Raptors Jonas Valanciunas, left, as Thunder’s Paul George, right, and Raptors’ Kyle Lowry look on yesterday. (AP) they started the day in a threeway tie for fifth. Harden had 11 points in the final 6:34, including a 3-pointer with 58 seconds left that effectively secured the win.

Jeff Teague led Minnesota with 23 points, Andrew Wiggins had 21, and Karl-Anthony Towns and Jamal Crawford each added 20.

The Wolves got a burst of energy after a fourth-quarter scuffle between Gorgui Dieng, Paul and Gerald Green. Green was ejected for coming to Paul’s defense after

a frustrated Dieng pushed him down after a foul.

PELICANS 108, CELTICS 89 NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Anthony Davis had 34 points and 11 rebounds, and the New Orleans Pelicans beat the bangedup Boston Celtics.

Second-year pro Cheick Diallo had a season-high 17 points and Nikola Mirotic added 16 for New Orleans, which was desperate to

win after dropping four of its previous five while in the thick of the Western Conference playoff race.

Davis capped his night by hitting a baseline fallaway as he was fouled by Abdel Nader to make it 106-85 with 3:35 to go.

The shot brought the crowd to its feet as Davis stumbled toward the sideline, where he exchanged high-fives with several fans before walking to the foul line to hit his foul shot. The play capped a 22-6, fourth-quarter run to blow open

what had been a tight game for most of the first three quarters.

Jayson Tatum scored 23 for Boston, which has lost three of four and was playing its third straight game without either AllStar guard Kyrie Irving (sore left knee) or guard Marcus Smart (sprained right thumb).

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Monday, March 19, 2018, PAGE 7

DEL POTRO EDGES FEDERER IN THREE SETS TO WIN INDIAN WELLS TITLE

By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer INDIAN WELLS, California (AP) — Juan Martin del Potro rallied from three match points down in the third set and beat topranked Roger Federer 6-4, 6-7 (8), 7-6 (2) to win the BNP Paribas Open, handing the Swiss superstar his first loss of the year.

Del Potro became the first Argentine winner in the 42-year history of the desert tournament. Federer’s 17-match winning streak — the best start of his career — ended.

Del Potro held a match point at 8-7 in the secondset tiebreaker, but he lost the final three points on his own errors that allowed Federer to force a third set.

“I feel frustrated that I let an opportunity like this go by,” Federer said.

They were on serve in the third until Federer broke for a 5-4 lead with a backhand winner off del Potro’s serve.

Federer had a chance to serve out the match,

holding two match points.

But del Potro staved both off to force deuce.

Federer’s forehand went long, giving del Potro a break point. Federer answered with a backhand that hit del Potro at the net and then gained his third match point on del Potro’s forehand error.

Del Potro recovered to deuce with a forehand winner. Federer mis-hit a forehand high into the air beyond the baseline, giving del Potro another break point.

The Argentine cashed in with a well-placed forehand in the corner to tie the set, 5-all.

In the tiebreaker, Del Potro raced to a 6-1 lead, helped by two of Federer’s double faults. He closed out the win on his third match point when Federer’s forehand failed.

“I would like to play that tiebreaker again because I don’t know what the hell happened,” Federer said.

Del Potro lost just six points on his serve in the first set.

In the second-set tiebreaker, Del Potro and Federer took turns arguing with chair umpire Fergus Murphy. Del Potro was annoyed the crowd was making noise on his serve and told the umpire he wasn’t warning them enough to be quiet. “It had no effect on the outcome of the match,” Federer said. “I was just also just trying to pump myself up more, to get energy for me.”

Del Potro survived threesetters against countryman Leonardo Mayer in the fourth round and Philipp Kohlschreiber in the quarter-finals. It was his first win against Federer since last year’s US Open quarters. Del Potro trails in their series 18-7.

Del Potro arrived at Indian Wells having won a title in Acapulco and back in the top 10 rankings. He nearly quit the sport after enduring four wrist surgeries in recent years.

Naomi Osaka of Japan won the women’s title 6-3, 6-2 over Russian Daria Kasatkina.

JUAN Martin del Potro holds up his trophy after defeating Roger Federer at the BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament yesterday.

(AP Photo/Mark J Terrill)

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THE TRIBUNE

Bringing home water polo gold x3

SPLASH OF GOLD: The Bahamas’ water polo programme continues its trend as one of the elite performers in the region with another series of championship performances at CARIFTA. The Bahamas closed out the four-day competition at this segment of the 33rd CARIFTA Aquatics Championships in Kingston, Jamaica, yesterday with a trio of gold medals. The Bahamas defeated the host country in the U-14, U-16 and U-19 boys’ finals at Kingston’s National Stadium. The U-19 Boys team (above) capped the competition and exacted revenge on Jamaica for last year’s loss with a 13-10 win. Sastre and Saequan Miller both scored four goals, Wallace-Whitfield scored three, while Loron Bain and Turnquest also scored goals.

FROM PAGE 1 Other team members included Joshua Knowles, Adonis Sasso, Sean Knowles, Johnathon Demeritte, Adrian Burrows, Michael Moore, Kurdero Major and Kurdaz Major.

Day one featured a 19-12 win over Barbados but the team suffered a 17-9 loss to Jamaica in game two. They advanced to the title game with a 12-11 win over Barbados to set the stage for the rematch against Jamaica.

Laszlo Borbely was the head coach, assisted by Krisztian Kelemen and Carl Illing. Brenna Turnquest served as the team manager.

The U-16 and U-14 continued their momentum after they recently won bronze medals at the South Florida International Water Polo Tournament in Coral Springs, Florida.

The SFIWP had competitors from Trinidad, Puerto Rico, Texas, California, Washington DC, Missouri, Florida and the Bahamas.

Bahamas Aquatics continues to be a force in the region and water polo has followed suit with the CARIFTA swimming success by claiming their second consecutive regional title.

THE UNDER-16 Boys successfully defended their CARIFTA title with a 17-3 win over Jamaica. Gabriel Sastre outscored Jamaica on his own with a game high six goals to lead the list of seven Bahamian scorers. Gabriel Encinar and Thomas Illing each scored three goals, Nicholas Wallace-Whitfield scored two while Damian Gomez, Jelani Grant and Alex Turnquest each scored a single goal.

THE UNDER-14 team began the morning with a dominant 16-2 win over Jamaica. Dominic Beneby led the Bahamas offensively with five goals scored. Dominic Demeritte scored four, Oliver Roberts scored three, Atuwan McKenzie added two while Remington Minnins and Akeil Smith each added one goal apiece.