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Cuckoos claim 3rd straight Heineken Cup title

By RENALDO DORSETT Tribune Sports Reporter rdosett@tribunemedia.net THE most dominant team in the Bahamas Rugby Football Union in recent years, Cuckoos Rugby Club claimed their third consecutive Heineken Bahamas Cup title.

Cuckoos emerged with a 20-13 victory over Baillou in the season finale at the Winton Rugby Centre on Saturday.

Jamal Curry was named the Man of the Match.

Baillou struck first on a pair of penalty kicks from Kevin Salabie and took an early 6-0 advantage.

Cuckoos took a 7-6 lead late in the first half on a try and subsequent extra point from Brian Baker.

Cuckoos added a run of 17 unanswered points and tacked on tries from Curry and Burton Oliver for a 17-6 lead. Baillou added a try from Duran Beadle

to trim the deficit to four points (17-13) and Cuckoos capped the afternoon with another kick from Baker for the game’s final margin.

Baillou defeated Freeport RC 38-34 in the playoffs to advance to the title game.

In the first playoff round, they scored in the game’s waning moments to defeat Buccaneers RC 29-25.

Cuckoos delivered a dominant performance in last year’s Heineken Cup finale with a 35-12

win over the Buccaneers to close out the season. It was a role reversal from the 2016 playoffs when Cuckoos overcame an up-anddown season and ended the year with a pair of last-second wins to claim the coveted cup with a 13-10 win over the Bucs.

Since 2012, Heineken and the BRFU partnered to rename the Annual Bahamas Rugby Cup as the Heineken Bahamas Rugby Cup, and the brewing company now also provides branding,

marketing, and advertising support. Cuckoos also captured the first two editions of the renamed event in 2012 and 2013, while Baillou took the cup in 2014. In 2015, the Buccaneers defeated Freeport 18-7 to claim the cup.

The Heineken Bahamas Rugby Cup ran for several weeks of competition with three teams from New Providence (Baillou, Cuckoos and Buccaneers) and one from Freeport (Freeport Rugby Club).

National high school soccer champions soak up spotlight

By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net

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goal on a header from Charles Allan was all that the Lyford Cay International School needed to clinch the Sam Haven senior boys’ national high school soccer championship title. It took one extra penalty shot for the Lucaya International to take the girls’ title to Grand Bahama.

While Lyford Cay prevailed with a 1-0 win over the Anatol Rodgers Timberwolves, the Lucaya International prevailed over the Queen’s College Comets as the tournament concluded at the Roscoe Davies Developmental Centre at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex Saturday night.

The week-long tournament was hosted by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology in conjunction with the Bahamas Football Association.

Also on Saturday, the CR Walker Knights nipped the Aquinas College Aces 1-0 for the senior girls’ 3rd place consolation prize and the St Andrew’s Hurricanes blanked the Tabernacle Baptist Falcons 3-0 for the senior boys’ honour.

• Here’s a summary of the games: Senior boys A Charles Allan header in the 27th minute sealed a 1-0 win for Lyford Cay International School over the Anatol Rodgers Timberwolves.

“It was great to have a finalist as competitive as that to test this fine group of young men,” said Craig Massey, Lyford Cay’s head coach. “They’re a talented bunch and it’s nice to see them under a bit more pressure, a bit more physicality and they could stand

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WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS: Lyford Cay International School (above) defeated the Anatol Rodgers Timberwolves 1-0 for the senior boys’ title. Lucaya International (top) clinched a 5-4 (penalty) victory over the Queen’s College Comets for the senior girls’ title. Minister of Education Jeffrey Lloyd made the trophy presentations.

Photos by Nicole-Paris McDowall

Donald Thomas wins high jump at War Eagle Invitational

By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net

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DONALD Thomas, fresh off his disappointing fourth place finish at the Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast, Australia, soared to victory in the men’s high jump at the War Eagle Invitational.

On a weekend that featured some of the participants and others who didn’t make the trip for one reason or the other, Thomas soared 2.31 metres or 7-feet, 7-inches to claim the victory at Auburn University.

During the Commonwealth Games, Thomas could only muster a best of 2.27m (7-5 1/4) to miss getting on the podium.

Brandon Starc of Australia won the gold with 2.32m (7-7 1/4) over Thomas’ teammate Jamal Wilson, who did 2.30m (7-6 1/2). Django Lovett of Canada got the bronze with 2.30m (7-6 1/2) as well.

Also at the meet, Xavier Coakley, now a junior at Auburn, got second in the men’s 110m hurdles in a time of 14.03 seconds. The race was won by Gabriel Constantino of Brazil in 13.59.

Coakley qualified for the final in 14.15 for the second fastest

time behind Constantino’s top time of 13.63.

Brown’s heave At the Michael Johnson Invitational at Baylor University, Texas A&M sophomore Serena Brown threw 14.21m or 46-7 1/2 on her sixth and final toss for sixth place in the women’s shot put invite.

She also had marks of 13.43m (44-0 3/4) in the first attempt, 13.98m (45-10 1/2) on the second, 13.87m (45-6 1/4) on the third, 12.76m (41-10 1/2) on the fourth and 14.10m (46-3 1/4) on the fifth.

Elena Bruckner, a sophomore at Texas, was the winner with 16.54m (54-3 1/4).

And Arkansas’ sophomore LaQuan Nairn came in eighth in the men’s long jump with his best of 7.00m (22-11 3/4) on his third attempt. His series of jumps included 6.80m (22-3 3/4), 5.14m (16-10 1/2), 4.00m (13-1 1/2), a pass and 4.96m (16-3 1/4).

Gaither leads in Grenada In the Grenada Invitational at the Kirani James in St George’s, sprinter TyNia Gaither, who bypassed the Commonwealth Games as she recovered from an injury, had the best showing as she

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National high school soccer champions FROM PAGE 1 up to it. It’s been a long way to get here and they worked hard for this.”

Massey said he anticipated the Timberwolves would have given them a run for their money, but they sucked it up and avoided going to the penalty shootout where he feels there are “no real winners.”

Lyford Cay’s goalie Oliver Townend said they did what they had to do to win.

“We fought hard and we passed the ball around well,” he said. “The second half the wind was really difficult for us, but we kept together and defended well and came out with the victory,” he said. “They were definitely the best team we played in this tournament, the most technical. They were a worthy opponent to be in the final.”

The 15-year-old Townend said although they will be losing a couple of players to graduation this year, they will be back to defend their title next year.

Oliver Lynch, the head coach for the Timberwolves, called it a bitter pill for them to sallow.

“It’s a tough loss and no matter how much you put out, once you lose, it’s a tough loss,” he said. “We had one mistake when our goal keeper came out and he misplaced the ball on the header. But I’m proud of the guys. They played well.

It’s just unfortunate that we lost the game.”

Senior girls’ final It came down to the penalty shots to break a 1-1 tie at the end of regulation and Lucaya International made good of their last four of six tries to clinch the hard fought 5-4 (penalty) victory over the Queen’s College Comets.

“It was not what we expected, but by the grace of God we prevailed with the victory,” said Sabrina Brown, the Comets’ 17-year-old goalie. “I just wanted to stay focused. I’ve

done it before, so I felt I was comfortable enough to do it. I just relied on my skills and did my best and went after every ball I could have gotten.”

Two years ago, the Lucaya International were the runners-up to the St Augustine’s College Big Red Machine, but they made sure that they didn’t repeat the feat.

“We heard all of the stories of QC being a brilliant team and they came out and played a fantastic game against us,” said head coach Nigel Kirkby. “We managed to get a goal early in the first half, but they came back to get an unbelievable free kick to draw level and it was just a slugfest all the way through.”

Having gone through a series of penalties in the tournament and another one in Grand Bahama, he said they were prepared for the inevitable in the finale.

After falling behind 3-2, Nina Sanchez, Amalie Larsen, Sabrina Brown and Tara Kirkby added the final four penalty shots to go along with Olivia Cafferata’s, opening the door just before Isabella Law hit her shot right into the goalie.

Queen’s College converted their first four penalty shots from Tyra McKenzie, Kaitlyn Davies, Janet Adderley and Mya Rougzos, but they missed their final two as Lucayan International celebrated their championship feat.

Julia Tychoniewicz gave Lucaya International the initial 1-0 lead until Tyra McKenzie got the equaliser in the 49th minute. Neither team was able to get past their goal defender the rest of the game in regulation, forcing the penalty shots.

Selena Traves, head coach for the Comets, admitted that they gave it their best shot.

“The girls played great.

We played a very good team, but we matched them goal for goal,” she said. “Penalty kicks are a very thin margin between the teams, but I thought

LUCAYA International senior girls celebrate their 5-4 (penalty) victory over the Queen’s College Comets. Lyford Cay International School defeated the Anatol Rodgers Timberwolves 1-0 for the senior boys’ title.

Photo: Nicole-Paris McDowall we could have gotten one more. Despite the loss, all of the girls fought hard. It was a fantastic season, all of the girls gave 100 per cent, so I can’t be disappointed in that.”

Senior girls’ consolation Reminiscent of her performance that enabled them to win the Government Secondary Schools Sports Association title, Bernadette Nelson booted in the lone goal in the 27th minute to seal the 1-0 win for the CR Walker Knights over the Aquinas College Aces.

“It feels great,” said Nelson as she helped the Knights improve from a fourth-place finish two years ago.

“Even though we came third, it still feels as if it was a championship victory.

Most of our team is made up of 12th graders, but we have a few players returning and we hope that they can do it next year.”

Dan Weightman, head coach of CR Walker, said after losing in the semifinal, they rebounded and redeemed themselves.

“Our goalie had an injury early in the game, but she

wanted to play through it and after we scored the only goal, we kept pressing and was able to pack it in at the end,” he said.

“We tried to hold it off for the last 5-10 minutes and they did that. I’m very proud of them and it was a good send off for our senior class.”

Raymond Knight, head coach of Aquinas College, said the team played well.

“We had the most chances to score, but we just didn’t capitalise on them,” he said.

“But it was a good game.

The girls tried hard. It was just one of those games that could go any way. We made some subs, trying to change things around, but we didn’t get the win. I can’t be too disappointed. We tried our best.”

Senior boys’ consolation Khavie Smith and Jade Saunders found the net on back-to-back goals in the third and fourth minutes respectively, while Khaynee Smith added another insurance in the 41st minute as

the St Andrew’s Hurricanes blew away the Tabernacle Falcons 3-0 in their senior boys’ consolation game.

Yiorgo Coyle, head coach of St Andrew’s, said he was proud of their effort with only 11 players in unform.

“I’m pleased with the outcome,” he said. “We have quite a few young boys playing on our team, so it’s quite positive for us moving forward.”

Lucus Alexio, one of those players, said they set out at the beginning of the season to be the national champions, but they fell short in the semi-finals.

“It’s a consolation, but not ideally what we were looking for,” he stated.

“We know where we need to improve. The first and second half we have been very good defensively, not conceding any goals, but we just struggled a bit in attack and finding the back of the net, so we definitely need to improve in those areas next year.”

Philip Wedderburn, head coach of the Falcons, commended the Hurricanes, although he wished his team was better prepared coming out of Grand Bahama.

“Our season hasn’t started as yet so between the two islands, we play at different times, so our boys are not ready and they were not sharp,” he said. “Prior to coming here, our boys only played two games under our belt. Notwithstanding that, the other team played much better than us. Congratulations to them.

“On the field of play, we made some mistakes.

I don’t want to single out anybody, but we gave up three soft goals on poor position and not defending.

We made some basic errors, but it was a wonderful experience for us. Some of our guys are playing out of Grand Bahama for the first time. We will go back home and back to the drawing board and hopefully we can come back next year much better prepared.”

At the end of the tournament, Tyra McKenzie of Queen’s College was named the girls’ top scorer and the most valuable player, while those two boys’ awards went to Charles Allan of Lyford Cay. Sabrina Brown of Lyford Cay was the girls’ best goalkeeper and Oliver Townend of Lyford Cay won the boys’ award.

The girls’ fair play award was presented to Lucaya International and the boys’ award was given to Anatol Rodgers.

Donald Thomas wins high jump at War Eagle Invitational FROM PAGE 1 finished third in the women’s 200m in 23.62. The event was won by American Tori Bowie in 22.75 with Mariely Sanchez from the Dominican Republic coming in second in 23.60.

Alonzo Russell, coming off his sensational anchor leg that propelled the Bahamas to the silver medal in the men’s 4 x 400m relay in the Gold Coast, was fifth in the 400m in 46.25. Bralon Taplin delighted the home crowd by winning the race in 45.29. Luguelin Santos of the Dominican Republic was second in 45.66.

And Leevan ‘Superman’ Sands, still disappointed that he was not given the chance to compete at the Commonwealth Games, participated in the long jump where he got sixth with a leap of 7.30m (23-11 1/2)on his third attempt.

He also did 5.45m (17-10 3/4) on his fourth attempt, but fouled his first two and passed on the last two.

American Michael Hartfield won with a leap of 8.02m (26-3 3/4) on his second attempt, while

Lester Lescay of Cuba got second with 7.95m (26-1) on his second as well.

Culmer soared in long jump At the Kansas Relays, Nebraska’s junior Kaiwan Culmer clinched second place in the men’s long jump with his best distance of 7.14m (23-5 1/4) on his fourth attempt. He also had marks of 6.31m (20-8 1/2); 7.07m (23-2 1/2); foul and a pair of passes as he finished behind Kansas’ senior Barden Adams, who did 7.49m (24-7) on his first attempt.

Rolle on a roll At the Tom Botts Invitational, Taryn Rolle, a senior at Drake, got third place in the women’s triple jump with her best of 12.13m (39-09 3/4) on her sixth and final jump. She had other marks of 11.75m (38-6 3/4), 11.22m (36-9 3/4), 11.64m (38-2 1/4), two fouls and 12.13m (39-9 3/4).

Jamilah James, a freshman at Missouri State, won with 12.29m (40-04) and Daijha Heron, a senior at Missouri State, was second with 12.19m (40-00).

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Cavaliers win 104-100 at Indiana to even series 2-2

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — LeBron James scored 32 points and combined with Kyle Korver for all but two of Cleveland’s final 13 points as the Cavaliers escaped with a 104-100 victory over the Indiana Pacers yesterday to even the first-round series at two games apiece.

James added 13 rebounds and seven assists in his 100th career playoff game with 30 or more points.

Korver made four 3-pointers and wound up with 18 points.

Domantas Sabonis scored 19 points for Indiana. Myles Turner and Victor Oladipo each scored 17, though Oladipo struggled through a poor shooting night.

This one looked and felt a lot like the three previous games — tough, physical and down to the wire.

Indiana led 93-91 with 4:28 to go — but managed only four baskets the rest of the way as James and Korver spurred the decisive 10-2 run that gave the Cavs a 101-95 lead with 1:52 left.

The Pacers couldn’t get closer than three the rest of the way.

Even so, this series has not gone the way the threetime defending Eastern Conference champs hoped.

The Pacers never trailed in Game 1, had a chance to tie the score in the last 35 seconds after trailing by

18 in Game 2, rallied from a 17-point deficit in Game 3 and erased a 16-point, firsthalf deficit to take the lead early in the fourth.

This time, James and Korver made sure the Cavaliers held on to win for the first time in four tries in Indianapolis this season.

If Cleveland wins two of the next three games, James will advance to the conference semi-finals for the 13th consecutive year.

It appeared the Cavs might run away when they took a 49-33 with 6:01 left in the first half.

Instead, the Pacers closed the half on a 10-2 run to get within 60-50 and opened the second half on another 10-2 spurt to make it 62-60.

Cleveland charged back out to a 76-68 lead with 4:41 left in the third only to watch the Pacers score the final six points of the quarter, tie the score on Lance Stephenson’s 11-footer to open the fourth and take the lead on Sabonis’ 3-pointer with 10:51 left.

From that point, it was an all-out slugfest that included James getting called for a technical foul and a wrestling match between Stephenson and Jeff Green for the ball with 9 seconds left. Green finally sealed the win with two free throws after Stephenson was called for a foul.

TIP-INS Cavaliers: J.R. Smith scored 12 points as the Cavs were 12 of 34 on 3s.

... Cleveland outscored Indiana 17-7 on fast-break points. ... Korver has now made 200 3s in his postseason career. ... James extended his record of games with 30 points, five rebounds and five assists to 75. ... Kevin Love had five points and 11 rebounds. ...

The Cavs were 12 of 34 on 3s.

Pacers: Have lost six of their last eight playoff games against Cleveland. ...

Thad Young has 12 points and 16 rebounds. .... Oladipo was 5 of 20 from the field. ... The Pacers were 12 of 33 on 3s. ... Indiana allowed more than 100 points for the first time in this series.

UPHILL BATTLE Cavaliers point guard George Hill sat out Game 4 with back spasms, an injury he first suffered during Game 1 and aggravated during Game 3.

And it’s not clear whether he’ll be ready to go Wednesday, either.

“There’s just not a lot of movement there,” coach Tyronn Lue said before the game.

With Hill out, the Cavs plugged veteran Jose Calderon into the starting lineup less than 48 hours after not even seeing the court.

Calderon finished with two points and one assist.

UP NEXT Game 5 will be played Wednesday in Cleveland.

CAVALIERS forward LeBron James (23) passes the ball between Pacers forward Bojan Bogdanovic (44) and centre Myles Turner (33) in the first half of Game 4 of their first-round playoff series last night.

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GINOBILI, ALDRIDGE HELP SPURS BEAT WARRIORS TO AVOID SWEEP

By RAUL DOMINGUEZ Associated Press SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Ettore Messina was screaming at the Spurs, and Manu Ginobili loved it.

Before Gregg Popovich, Ginobili played in Italy for Messina, and on Sunday he delivered a throwback performance for his old coach to save the Spurs’ season.

Experiencing a flashback to his days playing for Messina in the Euroleague in his early 20s, the 40-year-old Ginobili scored 10 of his 16 points in the fourth quarter to help San Antonio beat the Golden State Warriors 103-90. The Spurs avoided a series sweep as Popovich missed his second straight game following the death of his wife, Erin, on Wednesday.

In his 16th season in the NBA and perhaps the final home game of his career, Ginobili rebounded from a scoreless effort in Game 3 to help Messina capture his first playoff victory as a coach, albeit an unofficial one.

“For moments when he talks to the rest of the team, or when he gets upset and he yells at us, a lot of flashbacks,” Ginobili said, chuckling. “He’s very strict and he wants the team to play his way, so whenever we stopped executing the way we should have, the old himself comes back. It was good to see him coaching on this stage.

Good memories.”

Ginobili played for Messina while both were with Virtus Bologna in 2000-02.

Kevin Durant had 34 points and 13 rebounds for the Warriors, who can wrap up the series in Game 5 at home Tuesday.

“You have got to give them a lot of credit,” Golden State forward Draymond Green said. “They came out and they probably played with more intensity this game than they did the entire series.”

LaMarcus Aldridge had 22 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Spurs, but they were willed to the finish by Ginobili, who has said he will decide in the offseason if he will return for a 17th season.

Ginobili was 3 for 4 in the final quarter, including making both of his 3-point attempts, and did not have a turnover in 6 1/2 minutes.

“I am so happy for him,” Messina said. “I’m so happy. I think he deserves BUCKS 104, CELTICS 102 MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 27 points, including tipping in the go-ahead basket with 5 seconds left, and Milwaukee beat Boston to tie its first-round playoff series at two games apiece.

Boston’s Marcus Morris missed a 14-footer at the buzzer with Khris Middleton’s hand in his face to seal a nail-biting win for the Bucks.

Seconds earlier, the 6-foot11 Antetokounmpo jumped and reached up with his left arm around Boston’s Jayson

SPURS guard Patty Mills, right, drives against Warriors forward Draymond Green during the second half of Game 4 of their first-round playoff series yesterday. San Antonio won 103-90.

(AP Photo/Darren Abate) everything that is happening to him in his life and his career.”

Golden State outscored San Antonio 29-21 in the third quarter and went on a 13-5 run beginning two minutes into the fourth quarter to pull within 88-86 with 6 minutes remaining after trailing by as many as 17.

Aldridge banked in a 3-pointer with 4:22 remaining to stop the Warriors’ run.

“It was kind of frustrating,” Green said.

“We played great defense and he throws something up like that.”

Ginobili then took over with a pair of 3-pointers in the final minutes.

Tatum to put back Malcolm Brogdon’s missed layup for the game-winner.

Game 5 is Tuesday night in Boston.

Jaylen Brown had 34 points for the Celtics, while Tatum added 21.

Tatum’s 18-footer with 52 seconds left gave the Celtics a brief 100-99 lead.

WIZARDS 106, RAPTORS 98 WASHINGTON (AP) — John Wall took over down the stretch after Bradley Beal fouled out, having a hand in 10 of Washington’s last 14 points

“I smiled when he made that corner 3 right in front of us at the end of the game,” Golden State coach Steve Kerr said. “It was just so typical Manu. Forty years old and 16 points and hits the clinching 3. He’s Manu. That’s what he does.”

The Spurs were 15 for 28 on 3-pointers on Sunday after shooting just 26 percent in the opening three games. The Warriors were 7 for 28.

“It was a do-or-die game, make it happen or go home, and I think every guy played with that mentality, that focus, and we ended up getting it done tonight,” Aldridge said.

and finishing with 27 points and 14 assists as the No. 8 seed Wizards came back to beat No. 1 Toronto and even the Eastern Conference first-round playoff series at 2-all.

The game was tied at 92 with about five minutes left when Beal — who led Washington with 31 points — drew his sixth foul on a play in which he and DeMar DeRozan collided while Toronto had the ball.

Beal raced along the sideline, put his hands on his head, then returned to the Wizards’ bench area and threw a red towel before being restrained by teammates.

The Raptors went up by two, but Wall pulled the Wizards even with a layup that drew a goaltending call, then put the hosts in front to stay by feeding Markieff Morris for a layup off the glass.

As the final seconds ticked away, Wall held up two fingers on each hand. Yep, it’s 2-2, and the home team has won every game so far.

Toronto will host Game 5 on Wednesday.

DeRozan started 0 for 6, before winding up with 35 points, six assists and six rebounds. Kyle Lowry scored 19 points for Toronto.

Aside from Durant, only Klay Thompson (12) and Shaun Livingston (10) scored in double figures for the Warriors.

Rudy Gay scored 14 points for San Antonio, Dejounte Murray had 12 and Kyle Anderson added 10.

TIP-INS Warriors: Livingston played despite spraining his left ankle late in the Warriors’ Game 3 victory. Livingston played 21 minutes. ... Golden State PG Stephen Curry remained seated behind the team’s bench as he continues to rehabilitate a sprained left knee. Curry is expected to be available for the second round. ... Andre Iguodala picked up his fourth foul with 7:56 remaining in the third quarter, but picked up just one more foul for the remainder of the game.

Spurs: Ginobili played in his 217th playoff game, breaking a tie with Shaquille O’Neal for sixth in league history. Ginobili also passed Reggie Miller for third in career 3-pointers in playoff history.

Ray Allen holds the record with 385 3-pointers, followed by LeBron James (337), Ginobili (321) and Miller (320). ...

Murray was 3 for 3 on 3-pointers in the first half, the most 3s made in the playoffs without a miss by a Spurs player since Steve Kerr (2003) and Patty Mills (2014) were 4 for 4 in a half.

WE’RE OK Durant was asked if the Warriors were downhearted following the loss because their locker room was so quiet following their first loss in the series. “We were good,” Durant said. “I guess everybody was just quiet in the locker room while you were in there, getting ready, putting on their clothes, getting ready to leave. What, you want us to be in there throwing champagne around?”

OUCH Ginobili took a knee to the thigh in the fourth quarter, but remained in the game after dropping to the court in pain. “Quad contusion, one of hundreds all career long,” Ginobili said. “It hurts at the time, maybe tomorrow it’s going to hurt a little bit. We’ll see how bad or not bad it is for the next game.”

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Acacia Astwood signs 4-year scholarship as a member of the Rebels athletic team

By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net IT was a proud moment for the St Anne’s Bluewaves and the Blue Chip Throwers Club as one of their student-athletes Acacia Astwood signed her name on the dotted line of a full four-year scholarship to participate as a member of the Rebels athletic team at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Flanked by her mother Shenika Astwood, younger sister Alicia, BCTC’s coach Corrington Maycock, Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations secretary general Drumeco Archer, St Anne’s High School faculty and some of her classmates, Astwood said she’s looking forward to taking her talent to the next level and UNLV is the ideal division one institution to further enhance her skills.

“The team is basically family-oriented, which is how it is here at home and they have the academic resources for me to succeed,” said Astwood, who intends to pursue a degree in sports medicine coming from a strong background in science, referring to herself as a geek with a passion for sports medicine.

“There is life after school and competing, so I wanted to make sure that they can cater to my needs. I believe the Bahamas needs more people to go out there and help athletes because I don’t think that there is enough support.”

While it has only been two years that she’s switched from running track to throwing the discus and shot put, Astwood said she’s accomplished far more than a lot of athletes who have been competing longer than her.

Her résumé includes making three national teams.

Astwood, 17, participated in the past two CARIFTA Games in Curacao last year where she obtained a bronze medal in the under-18 girls’ discus and she finished fourth in the under-20 division here at the Thomas A Robinson National Stadium over the Easter holiday weekend.

Last year, she also represented the Bahamas at the Youth Commonwealth Games here at home.

She has produced lifetime achievements of 45.27 metres or 148-feet, 6-inches in the discus and 10.60m (34-9 1/4) in the shot put and as she prepares to go to school to improve on those feats and return more polished for next year’s CARIFTA Games, Astwood admitted that she will miss Maycock and the way he “jokingly” made the practice sessions so much fun.

It’s the culmination of a two-year journey that Maycock said he was pleased to have orchestrated for Astwood to follow.

“It was a goal that she wanted to achieve from she started track and field,” stressed Maycock, who provided the avenue for Astwood to pursue as she made the transition in the sport.

“Right now, I’m elated to to know that although she didn’t succeed on the track side, she did it on the field.

“This is a life dream come true, to bring kids into this type of environment and watch them develop where they can now sign four-year scholarships.”

Indicating that he has finally completed his commitment to Astwood, Maycock said he will turn his attention to assisting as

ACACIA Astwood is flanked by her mother Shenika Ashwood, coach Corrington Maycock and BAAA secretary general Drumeco Archer at her college signing. many more student-athletes in their goals to go off to college and university in the future.

“That’s what my club is all about, making sure that all of our athletes reap this kind of reward,” he told Tribune Sports.

“It’s a big achievement for the club. It also speaks volumes for her and her family and all of the support that they gave to what she is doing. I just hope that the success continues.

I think she will be a lot of big things and hopefully 2020 (Olympic Games) will speak for itself.”

Through the support of Maycock, Shenika said she’s a very proud mother

watching the college signing of her oldest daughter, Acacia.

“I’m very proud of Acacia. She has accomplished a lot in such a short period of time,” she reflected. “I’m so thankful for all the doors that have been opened for her, especially the doors that coach Corrington Maycock has helped to be opened for her.

“It’s truly a blessing. I can say I’m her biggest cheerleader and I will also be her biggest cheerleader wherever she goes. I’m looking for great things from Acacia. I’ve always told her that her academics comes first and all the throwing is

just the gravy. So I hope to retire pretty soon.”

But she noted that she’s not done yet because she still has her 12-year-old daughter Alicia, whom she hopes will follow in the footsteps of Acacia. “I feel proud of her because she’s been through a lot,” said the seventh grader at St Anne’s, who will begin training for the javelin this summer. “I just feel proud of her and I know she will inspire me a lot.”

When asked if she will miss her big sister, she noted: “Not really, but I guess a little bit.”

Archer said it’s stories like this one that has made the difference in the

BAAA. “This is in keeping with the general philosophy of the federation and that is to promote this idea that sports change lives,” Archer said.

“When you look at Acacia, she’s a first generation to have gone off to university, so this is the beginning of the very same beliefs that we have been promoting since I was an athlete. “I understand the value of not just being an athlete, but a great studentathlete. We want to create good wholesome citizens and I believe that Acacia has demonstrated all of those attributes and so I’m looking forward to some great successes from her.”

Lucius Fox shrugs off several injury concerns

By RENALDO DORSETT Tribune Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net LUCIUS Fox shrugged off several injury concerns and continued his production at the plate as a leadoff man for the Charlotte Stone Crabs in the Class A Florida State League.

In Friday night’s 10-3 win over the Clearwater Threshers, Fox was hit on the foot by a pitch in the second inning and was replaced by a pinch runner.

He did not return to the field for the remainder of the game.

Fox cleared concussion protocol Saturday and went out to finish 2-3 in a 5-2 win over the Palm Beach Cardinals. It was the sixth win in the last seven games for the Stone Crabs as they improved to 8-8 on the season.

Fox is hitting .345 with 19 hits, four doubles, five RBI. Three stolen bases an OBP of .429 and an OPS of .847 through 14 games.

He notched another career milestone and became the second Bahamian this offseason to receive a Major League call-up during Spring Training when he was assigned to the Tampa Bay Rays’ Grapefruit League roster and saw immediate action on the field against the Minnesota Twins at Charlotte Sports Park in Port Charlotte, Florida.

Fox entered spring training at No.7 on the prospect list for the Rays among players still listed with rookie eligibility.

Prior to the season, Fox outlined how he planned to build on his improvements with Jonathan Mayo of MLB Pipeline.

“Last year, I made a tweak with my swing after coming from the Giants.

I implemented a leg kick and it worked for me in Spring Training. But once the season got going, I didn’t have a rhythm with it. I started slow in April

LUCIUS FOX and then I switched it to a toe-tap. That allowed me to see the ball better and spit on bad pitches. My timing was there for the fastball.

And I had a really good May. That really helped me and I think that’s what got me to the Futures Game. I had a really strong May and stole a lot of bases and had a lot of multi-hit games. I continued on the path with my swing, trusted my swing coming in. I made some adjustments coming in, but I’m still using the toe-tap now,” Fox said.

“I feel like I’m in a better position this year than I was last year. Defensively, my accuracy with my throws. I was always a good fielder, but sometimes my throws would get away from me. So I’ve been working on that, on backhands, working on my time clock, knowing the runner and how much time I have. I’m also working on more extra-base hits. I like to steal a lot of bases, but I’m also trying to work on my power to get some balls over the wall and even some more doubles and triples.”

Fox was assigned to the Stone Crabs at the Single A-Advanced level last July.

In 30 games with the club, he hit .235 with a .608 OPS, .350 OBP, one home run, three stolen bases, 12 RBI and 19 runs scored.

Prior to the call up, he spent the previous 77 games with the Bowling Green Hot Rods of the Midwest League at the Single

A-Full level. For the Hot Rods, Fox hit a career-best .278 and ranked third in the Midwest League with 27 stolen bases. He also ranked second on the team with 45 runs scored, collected 27 RBI and totaled a .362 OBP and a .722 OPS with two runs.

“I’m not trying to hit every ball out of the ballpark, but I’m trying to pick and choose when I can get a little bigger and try to drive a pitch. I don’t just want to be known as a singles hitter. I want the defence to respect my power. I’ve been working in the weight room on my strength. And even with my swing, squaring up more balls and staying through more balls so that it can travel more to the gaps and maybe sneak some more over the fence,” Fox said. “Any way I can get to third for the guys behind me, the power guys, making it an easier RBI for them, I’m willing to do.”

Fox told MLP Pipeline that despite projections of him listed as a centrefielder, he continues to work on his craft defensively to remain at shortstop.

“From when I signed, scouts and evaluators told me I’d be a really good centre fielder. They said that my hands and my arm play at shortstop, but that some of my actions I had to clean up. From seeing that on scouting reports and hearing that, it just motivated me. Every day, I try to get as many ground balls as I can get. I work on my accuracy and work on my hands,” he said.

“I watch big league shortstops like (Francisco) Lindor, (Adeiny) Hechavarria, (Xander) Boegarts, to see what they do. They are elite at what they do and I just try to find ways to implement that in my game. I’m working hard to prove everybody wrong and hopefully the Rays will give me the opportunity to stick at shortstop and help the team win in the future.”

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Monday, April 23, 2018, PAGE 5

‘Golden Knights’ honoured in Grand Bahama during pre-celebration event

By DENISE MAYCOCK Tribune Freeport Reporter dmaycock@tribunemedia.net THE Golden Knights were honoured in Grand Bahama during a pre-celebration event on Sunday and will be part of a grand motorcade on Monday that will climax with the unveiling of a mural as a tribute to them for their Olympic gold win six years ago.

The celebration, hosted by the Grand Bahama Port Authority, started at 6pm at the Port Lucaya Marketplace where Grand Bahama residents met and celebrated with the Olympic heroes - Grand Bahama natives Michael Mathieu and Demetrius Pinder, and Chris ‘Fireman’ Brown and Ramon Miller.

On Monday morning, the Olympians will visit several high schools in Grand Bahama. And at 2pm, they participate in a motorcade from the Grand Lucayan to the roundabout at Coral Road and Settler’s Way for the unveiling ceremony of the mural at 4pm.

The junior CARIFTA team athletes in Grand Bahama that performed well at the recent games in Nassau will also be part of the motorcade and the celebrations in Freeport.

Sarah St George, vice chairman of the Grand Bahama Port Authority, said that the company is very proud to be hosting the 2012 Olympic ‘Golden Knights’ in Freeport, and added that two of them are from Grand Bahama.

The quartet won the gold in the men’s final of the

4x400 metre relay at the Olympic Games in London.

She encouraged the Grand Bahama community to come out and support the events. “Let’s put aside our worries and show them some real GB love and appreciation,” she said.

Ms St George said that Bahamian athletes continue to make history in track and field.

“Shaunae Miller-Uibo 10 days ago struck gold setting a new Commonwealth Games record in the 200 metres of 22.09 seconds. She beat the 16-year record of Bahamian Debbie Ferguson in Manchester, England in 2002.

And just a few weeks in the CARIFTA Games Junior national track and field Latrell Taylor, D’Vontae Forbes, Ebony Kelly, Terrance Jones, Tyler Missick and Devine Parker distinguished themselves with medals,” she noted.

Ms St George said over the years the company has sponsored numerous track and field events such as the Olympics, Indoor and Outdoor Championships, World Relays, Commonwealth Games, as well other sports events including the recent marathon, the Conchman Triathlon, basketball, baseball, volleyball, rugby, football, tennis, swimming, sailing and gymnastics.

GBPA city manager Troy McIntosh, who also won an Olympic bronze medal in the men’s 4x400 metre relay in the 2000 Summer Olympics, said that a lot of time and effort went into preparing for the events in Freeport.

THE Golden Knights were honoured in Grand Bahama during a pre-celebration event yesterday and will be part of a grand motorcade today that will climax with the unveiling of a mural as a tribute to them for their Olympic gold win six years ago. Shown (l-r) are Ramon Miller, Chris Brown, Demetrius Pinder and Michael Mathieu after their historic 4x400m relay gold victory at the London Olympics on August 10, 2012.

Mr McIntosh said that international athletes receive a huge outpouring of love in their respective countries and that it is time for Bahamians to show the same level of enthusiasm for our ‘Golden Knights.’

“We want to see you cheering these amazing athletes on the float parade on Monday and follow us to the mural dedication ceremony,” he said.

The mural was the idea of talented artist Jackie Boss.

Jose Construction built the mural wall, Anton Gray of Benchmark Builders constructed the track around the mural, and Greg Dames and crew at SSCL installed

lines on the track. Dudley Francis and Everett Stubbs designed and oversaw the project.

“As a past Olympian, I am very proud to see this moment come to pass as I have a well-established relationship with these remarkable young men,” said McIntosh.

“I understand all too well of the struggles, sacrifice, commitment and the level of hard work one puts in to qualify for an Olympic event, and win a medal. We should at this time allow them to feel this moment again,” he said.

Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture Michael

Pintard believes the mural will be a lasting testament to the Golden Knights achievement and will serve to inspire future athletes.

He said that the gesture undertaken by the Port Authority is “a remarkable move.”

“It is important that we send the message that those persons in the future who will do great things require inspiration, and one of the ways we inspire the future is to celebrate the past, and this celebration does just that,” said Mr Pintard.

“I joined the Eight Mile Rock High School family today in the celebration of Latrell Jones and those

Strachan returned as president of the Amateur Boxing Federation

By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net AFTER about two decades away from the administration of the sport, Vincent Strachan has been returned as president of the Amateur Boxing Federation of the Bahamas.

During the annual general meeting and election of officers on Saturday at the Thomas A Robinson National Stadium, Strachan was voted in 7-3 over incumbent assistant secretary general Ikana Johnson.

Strachan replaced outgoing president Wellington Miller, who declined another term in office.

“It’s great to be back.

The desire to come back is because I know I could still make a contribution and that’s what I am determined to do,” said Strachan, who previously served as president from 1994-96 and was also a referee and judge in the sport. “The process was fair. We had several meetings about the elections and where they should go.

“Persons complained that they made communications, but they were not accepted.

I made my communications to the person I was told to do and therefore, I guess because of the process, I won.”

Joining Strachan on the executive team are Sherman Johnson as first vice president, veteran coach Locksley Johnson as second vice president from Grand Bahama, Alene Rodgers as secretary general, Wellington Smith as treasurer and Anstisa Knowles from Lowe Sound, Andros, as the assistant secretary/ treasurer.

He indicated that there is a lot of work that needs to be done to revive the sport, but he is confident in the members elected to serve with him.

“As the first order of the day, we will go to every Family Island and seek out persons who are ready to be trained as coaches, referees and judges,” he said.

“We will want to do that because each island will have their own technical committee and we will continue to work with them.

“At the end of the day, we will not have to depend on New Providence alone to take care of the Family Islands where they have been neglected for so long.

They will be an inclusive part and parcel of what this is all about. Once that is done, we can establish a new training programme.

I address the Cuban programme at a later date because that is an issue that we have to consider.”

In the interim, Strachan said they will work immediately on producing an honorary committee where they will select at least 5-10 boxers they wish to honour, professional and amateur boxers from the past and also persons who would have made a contribution to the sport, starting this year.

In her bid to become the first female president of the sport, Johnson, however, said that there were some flaws in the election process and she felt it was not transparent at all.

“They didn’t accept what was in the guidelines and in the constitution,” she stated. “They wanted to stay a man’s sport, but it shouldn’t be about the agenda. I fought and fought hard and I believe that in due time, we will change the faces in boxing so that we can advance.”

Johnson, who produced one of the most successful amateur boxers, Tureano ‘Reno’ Johnson, who is now making a name for himself as a professional, an amateur heavyweight in Brandon Johnson and the first Bahamian certified female coach Kayla Johnson, said she intends to appeal the decision because there are some illegitimate reasons why Strachan should not have been re-elected.

“I believe that boxing will not really get its fair share, but the voting delegates did

OUTGOING president Wellington Miller (left) shakes hands with Vincent Strachan, who has been returned as president of the Amateur Boxing Federation of the Bahamas. what they had to do,” she stressed.

“I will be back. This will not deter me one bit. This sport has saved many families. It has saved mine. So women, next month is our month to empower each other, so let’s stick together and support each other.”

The elections were presided by Roy Colebrook, one of the vice presidents of the Bahamas Olympic Committee who indicated that there were no irregularities from what he saw during the proceedings.

“The listing of persons nominating delegates had to go through the president or Mr Sargent, who was appointed as the chairman of the elections,” he said.

“Through their communications, those names were placed on the list. There was one problem with two

persons listed from the Berry Islands. One was here and the other wasn’t.

Someone claimed that he sent in a letter, but there wan’t any.

“So we went by what the constitution stated and a new slate of officers was voted in. Anyone who has any concerns, there is an avenue for recourse and that avenue is their right to take.”

“It’s the second time in a year that Miller has been replaced as president. The boxing elections follows his departure as the president of the BOC in November where he was replaced by Rommel Knowles.

But Miller said he felt it was time for him to move on and he endorses the re-election of Strachan to replace him. “I enjoyed my time as the president of

the federation. The federation has been good to me over the past 30 years that I served on and off,” he said.

“If it wasn’t for the federation, I would not have been given the top position in the Olympic Committee, so I am grateful to the members that I served as the longest president and I appreciate all who served with me.

“I promise the new president that I am available for his assistance. I feel the federation is in good hands.

Vincent is a past president.

He used to box and serve as a referee and judge, so he has the passion, so they will do very well.

“He has Sherwin, who is also a past boxer and Locksley, who is a long time coach, and there are some new people, so the future looks great.”

young men (at Junior CARIFTA Games) who have been inspired by our Golden Knights and the other athletes who have done incredible things. The mural is very important in that it is a lasting testament to their excellence.

“It is signalling what the GBPA and government will do in terms of beautifying the City of Freeport.

There is a need for us to have a massive island wide mural programme. In the absence of it, the city’s complexion does not reflect the greatness of the spirit of the people, and murals have a way of lifting the human spirit. The seawall at Smith’s Point begs for a mural and that we will deliver,” he said.

Minister Pintard commended the GBPA for its commitment to sports. He explained that the commitment by the Government and the Port Authority would help brand Grand Bahama as a sports destination, not just for national events, but also for international events.

Two-time Olympic track athlete Iram Lewis, MP for Central Grand Bahama, said the Golden Knights would be “immortalised” on Grand Bahama, and by extension in the Bahamas.

He said that he is proud of Michael Mathieu and Demetrius Pinder who are both from the Central GB constituency.

“I thank the GBPA for your vision to recognise these heroes. It (the mural) will serve as a lasting inspiration to athletes to come and as part of our history,” he said.

NPWBA: OPERATORS GET 45-44 WIN OVER CHEETAHS THE Bommer G Lady Operators wrapped up the New Providence Women’s Basketball Association with the best win-loss record as they nipped the Lady Cheetahs 45-44 in the match-up of the two teams at the DW Davis Gymnasium on Saturday night.

On the final night of the regular season, the Lady Operators improved to 9-3 as Britenique Harrison and Ruthann Simms both scored 18 points. Shantelle Rolle had 10 in the loss for the Lady Cheetahs, who dropped to 7-5 in second place.

Also Saturday night in the showdown of the two final teams, the Lady Connectors blasted the Foxxy Lady Angels 68-53 as Latavia Brown scored 15 points.

The Lady Connectors pushed their third place record to 4-8. Mavia Dean had 12 in the loss for the Lady Angels, who remained at the bottom of the pile at 3-9.

League president Mynez Sherman has announced that they will take a break for the Bahamas Basketball Federation men’s national championships that will be played this weekend in Grand Bahama.

The playoffs are set to begin on May 1 and open with the pennant winning Lady Operators facing the fourth place Lady Angels.

And the second place Lady Cheetahs are slated to face off with the third place Lady Connectors in the best-of-three series. The two winners will go on to clash in the final to determine this year’s champions.

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Monday, April 23, 2018, PAGE 7

Even modest Nadal impressed by record 31st Masters title

By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Sports Writer MONACO (AP) — Usually modest about his achievements, Rafael Nadal allowed himself a moment to appreciate his record 31st Masters title yesterday.

Nadal was at his dominant best against Kei Nishikori, beating him 6-3, 6-2 in the Monte Carlo Masters final to become the first man in the Open era to win the same title 11 times.

“It’s unbelievable,” Nadal said, pausing to take it in. “It’s something difficult to imagine.”

A 10th win in 12 matches against Nishikori wasn’t, however, even when the Japanese player broke him for a 2-1 lead early on.

Nadal moved one ahead of rival Novak Djokovic for career Masters titles.

Nadal’s first Monte Carlo title came as a scraggly-haired 18-year-old in 2005. But Nadal had already burst onto the scene in astonishing fashion at this sunsoaked Mediterranean venue two years earlier, beating French Open champion Albert Costa in the second round.

It was the start of a remarkable ascendancy for Nadal in becoming the best clay-court player of

all time, underlined by more than 50 titles on his favourite surface and including 10 French Opens, both of them records.

The fire still burns as strongly for Nadal.

“These kind of things not going to happen forever. So (I) just try to play with the full passion and with the full energy and concentration, full love for the sport until I can,” the 31-year-old Nadal said.

“I know the day to say goodbye is closer than 10 years ago.”

Given how easily he won this tournament, without dropping a set, that parting moment seems a long way off yet. His level of perfection is something for others to worry about. After his semi-final, he rushed to an outside practice court to perfect his forehand.

“I was just looking to relax,” Nadal said. “To hit some balls hard and to move the arm without nerves.”

Nadal’s win also ensured the Spaniard keeps his top ranking ahead of Roger Federer, as well as taking him to 76 career titles.

“To put another trophy in my museum, in my academy, is going to be something great,” Nadal said. “This is one of the most important ones in terms of (my) personal feeling.”

SPAIN’s Rafael Nadal celebrates winning the singles final match of the Monte Carlo Tennis Masters tournament yesterday in two sets against Japan’s Kei Nishikori.

(AP Photo/Christophe Ena) Nishikori was chasing a first Masters title, but the Japanese player took 11 minutes to hold for 1-1. “I knew it was going to be tough,” said Nishikori, who complained of tiredness.

“My legs were very heavy today, playing three sets (for) three days in a row (before the final). It wasn’t easy physically.”

Nadal won on his first match point with a stinging backhand

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Nishikori is still working his way back to form and full fitness, after missing the 2017 US Open and this year’s Australian Open because of a torn tendon in his right wrist.

“It was a great week for me, I had an injury and couldn’t play for a long time,” said Nishikori, who is ranked 36. He can take encouragement from beating Tomas Berdych — the 2015 runner-up here — and Australian Open runner-up Marin Cilic on the way to the final.

Nadal has not dropped a set in seven matches since coming back from a recurrence of a right hip injury that forced him to abandon during the fifth set of his Australian Open quarterfinal against Cilic.

The injury relapse subsequently forced him out of the Mexico Open and Masters tournaments at Indian Wells and Miami.

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Now he has his sights firmly set on an 11th title at Barcelona next week, and then an 11th French Open title at Roland Garros.

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