SPORTS
SECTION E
Raptors, T-Wolves advance after sudden death
By JONATHAN BURROWS Tribune Sports Reporter jburrows@ tribunemedia.net
Junior Girls
CH Reeves Junior High edged DW Davis 11-10 in a tightly contested GSSSA junior girls softball sudden-death playoff yesterday evening at the Blue Hill Sporting Complex, punching their ticket to Friday’s championship game.
Head coach and GSSSA president Varel Davis said the matchup unfolded exactly as expected between two familiar opponents fighting to stay alive.
“It’s the same team we played yesterday to get here. We end up in second, they end up in third, and this is playoff softball, everybody is yours,” said Davis.
CH Reeves came out with intent and executed well early, but DW Davis
responded with a strong push, taking advantage of defensive lapses to keep the game within one run down the stretch. The game turned into a backand-forth battle, with both teams trading runs and momentum.
Davis pointed to pitching and work behind the plate as decisive factors in holding off the late surge.
“The key is pitching and the catching behind the plate,” he said. “Once your pitcher is on, you’re going to have a good game.”
Despite the win, Davis was candid about areas that nearly cost his team.
“Our bats came around pretty good, but a bunch of little errors really cost us in a close game,” he said. “We have to capitalise on that going into the championship on Friday.”
In her dual role as GSSSA president, Davis also addressed the broader state of girls softball in
‘VJ’ and 76ers look to tie series tonight
By MAURA CAREY AP Sports Writer
THE New York Knicks and Boston Celtics aim to advance to the second round of the NBA playoffs with road victories while the Denver Nuggets look to force a Game 7 against the injured Minnesota Timberwolves tonight.
The Bahamas, noting progress but stressing the need for stronger foundational development.
“Being in the system 18 years and coaching softball, I think the level of play could be a little better,” she said. “Over the years, the kids are different now. If they don’t come from primary school with the basic skills, it’s going to be hard.”
She added that many players are introduced to the sport at the secondary level, placing greater responsibility on coaches to build fundamentals from the ground up.
“A lot of these kids we’re seeing start from scratch, so we have to really teach and develop our softball players,” Davis said. “I think this year was pretty good, but we still have a long way to go for girls’ softball in the country.”
Davis emphasised that increased opportunities for competition are essential to
growth. “The key is teaching, fundamentally and mentally,” she said. “But they need more games for girls, more leagues for girls. By doing that, we’ll see improvement, especially at the high school level.”
With the championship set for Friday, CH Reeves will turn its attention to tightening execution in practice in anticipation of a strong HO Nash team.
“Practice tomorrow, of course,” Davis said. “We’ll go back and work on those errors that we did today and get more bunting in. Once we capitalise and put the bat on the ball, it can be very good for us.”
After surviving a one-run thriller, CH Reeves now stands one win away from the title, with Davis confident her team can clean up the details and finish the job.
Junior Boys Anatol Rodgers Junior High delivered a composed
performance to defeat DW Davis 3-1 in their GSSSA junior boys’ sudden-death baseball playoff matchup yesterday, also at the Blue Hill Sporting Complex, advancing to Friday’s championship.
Head coach Alfonso Brown said the result was a direct response to preseason doubts about his team’s size and presence.
“It was pretty good,” Brown said.
“Before the season started, a lot of teams counted us out. They said we look too small, we don’t look intimidating. But my boys locked in all offseason, and they came out and they played.”
Anatol Rodgers established control early and relied on disciplined, fundamental play to manage the game. The lone defensive mistake did not derail their approach.
Knicks and Celtics chasing road clinchers as Nuggets fight to force Game 7
Back-to-back losses have the Atlanta Hawks looking into their arsenal of defensive schemes and bench rotations as they search for an answer to defending a high-powered Knicks offence. Karl-Anthony Towns posted a triple-double on Saturday night as Atlanta sealed off Jalen Brunson. The roles were reversed on Tuesday night when a freed-up Brunson scored 39 points.
“But I was confident in their reaction. They calmed themselves down, handled business, and after that we just played fundamental baseball.”
Brown pointed to his battery as the difference, highlighting strong execution from both the mound and behind the plate.
“I feel like we got the best pitcher (Kendrick Mada) in the division and the best catcher (John Denmark) in the division,” he said.
With the win, Anatol Rodgers now turns its attention to a championship showdown against HO Nash on Friday, a rematch that carries added motivation after last year’s playoff exit.
“We’ve been waiting on this for a year,” Brown said.
“They took us out in the playoffs last year, and we had that feeling all year. We’ve been praying for this. Now we get it, we ready.”
“We made one error that I didn’t like, and they got a run off that,” Brown said.
“Everyone's going to make adjustments," Towns said.
“So just being prepared for whatever the defence throws at us and being able to react accordingly.”
Defensively, the Knicks have found a solution for CJ McCollum, who stole Games 2 and 3 with clutch offensive performances.
The Hawks' top scorers, Jalen Johnson and Nickeil Alexander-Walker, have struggled to replicate their regular-season success.
“Their defence never really let us establish consistently how we need to play to beat them,” Hawks coach Quin Snyder said after Tuesday's 126-97 loss.
“We need to execute on who we are and what we've done to be a good team, and like I said, that's hard against a team of their calibre.”
Meanwhile in Boston, 76ers' centre Joel Embiid proved he'd been what the team was missing in just his second game back after an appendectomy. The former league MVP paced Philadelphia with 33 points and led the team to a 113-97 road win. “He (Embiid) was dominant, especially in the second half,” Tyrese Maxey said after the game. “He did a really good job of just inserting himself, and you know, I was proud of him tonight, man.”
The Sixers, with newfound momentum, will try to tie the series at home while the Celtics hope to punch their ticket to the Eastern Conference semifinals. “It’ll take everything we’ve got,” Maxey said Tuesday.
“It’ll take even more of an effort than it did tonight.”
The Timberwolves might not have lost their confidence or swagger with the injuries to star Anthony Edwards and sparkplug Donte DiVincenzo, but their discipline and focus sure disappeared in the Game 5 defeat in Denver where they fell behind by as many as 27 points in the fourth quarter, with 25 turnovers the most glaring problem.
Though Edwards and DiVincenzo are their two best 3-point shooters and offensive creators, a revival of the smothering defence that fuelled the rally in Game 2 and blowout wins in Games 3 and 4 will be the biggest key to the Timberwolves taking the series.
“There’s no doubt that we miss Donte and Ant and all the things they do offensively and defensively, but we played a large part of Game 4 without those guys, so we still have really good defenders elsewhere,” coach Chris Finch said.
“I didn’t like our attack mindset the other day. I thought we kind of waited on our heels a little bit too much. We’ve just got to be better getting back to what we know will work for us better.”
BIG GAME: Philadelphia 76ers guard Valdez “VJ” Edgecombe (77) in action during Game 5 of a first-round NBA playoffs basketball series on Tuesday, April 28, 2026, in Boston. (AP Photo/ Charles Krupa)
For current fighters, Bahamas Boxing Academy ‘is the platform they deserve’
of persons connected to boxing were also in
World Boxing Federation and his vice president Roy Colebrooke,
boxers Quincy “Thrill-A-Minute” Pratt and Jermaine “Choo Choo” Mackey,
Sargent and Grand Bahama coach and promoter Jermaine
INVESTOR and philanthropist Nick Maughan saw another of his international projects come to fruition as Prime Minister Philip Davis officially opened the new Bahamas Boxing Academy at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex.
Saturday’s ceremony with all the fanfare, including a junkanoo rush-out, unveiled the newly renovated national boxing gym into a state-of-the-art boxing arena with living quarters furnished with all of the amenities of a home setting.
Davis was joined by Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture Mario Bowleg, Minister of National Security Wayne Munroe, Jamahl Strachan, parliamentary secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kelsie Johnson-Sills, director of sports, and Bahamas Olympic Committee secretary Derron Donaldson.
INVESTOR and philanthropist Nick Maughan speaks at the official opening of the new Bahamas Boxing Academy at Baillou Hills Sporting Complex last week Saturday. Photos: Chappell Whyms Jr
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attendance, including Wellington Miller, the president of the Bahamas
pro boxer Rashield “Raw” Williams, former pro
promoter Michelle Minus, Hall of Famer Alvin
Gibson.
COACHES Valentino Knowles and Kieshno Major used a couple of the boxers currently training at the Bahamas National Academy to put on an exhibition in the new gym erected under a covered seating arena on the outside.
Rangers get 3-0 victory over Yankees to avoid series sweep
By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Baseball Writer
ARLINGTON, Texas
(AP) — Nathan Eovaldi allowed four hits over seven scoreless innings, hot-hitting
Josh Jung had a two-run single and the Texas Rangers beat the AL-best New York Yankees 3-0 yesterday to avoid a three-game sweep.
Jung's grounder through the left side of the infield with the bases loaded in the fifth inning put Texas up 2-0 and chased Elmer Rodriguez (0-1), a top Yankees prospect making his big league debut.
Jung has hit .381 (32 of 84) with 17 RBIs over 24 games in April.
Sam Haggerty added an RBI single in the seventh for Texas.
He had entered as a pinch-runner in the fifth after Brandon Nimmo experienced right hamstring tightness when running the bases.
New York (20-11), which had won 10 of its previous 11 games, was held scoreless for the second time this season.
In a sign of frustration, Jasrado “Jazz” Chisholm Jr slammed his helmet against the dugout bench after flying out in the ninth.
Nimmo, the Rangers' new leadoff hitter who is batting .290, said after the game he was fine and expects to be
‘Jazz’
• Jasrado
Chisholm Jr slams his helmet against dugout bench after flying out in ninth inning • Yankees open three-game series at home against Baltimore Friday night
ready to play in their next game Friday. Eovaldi (3-4), who gave up four homers against the Athletics in his previous start on Friday, struck out seven and walked one against the Yankees. He threw 70 of 102 pitches for strikes against the team that entered the game with a majors-best 48 homers.
Jacob Latz struck out one and allowed a hit over the final two innings for his second save, and wrap up the Rangers' third shutout this season.
Rodriguez walked four and struck out three. His first big league strikeout came on what became a strange double play in the first inning, and he got out of another bases-loaded jam in the second.
Chisholm Jr and Yankees beat Rangers 4-2
By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Baseball Writer
ARLINGTON, Texas
(AP) — Aaron Judge and Ben Rice had the first backto-back homers for the Yankees this season, and Jasrado “Jazz” Chisholm Jr also went deep as AL-best New York beat the Texas Rangers 4-2 on Monday night.
Judge matched the big league lead with his 11th homer, a day after also hitting one on his 34th birthday, to make it 3-0 with two outs in the third inning. That came right after Rice’s 10th homer, his sixth in 11 games. They became the second pair of Yankees teammates to each have 10 or more homers in the first 29 games, joining Mickey Mantle and Yogi Berra in 1956.
After no homers his first 23 games, Chisholm Jr has three in five games. He homered on the first pitch of the fourth.
Max Fried (4-1) scattered four singles over six scoreless innings pitching out of the stretch as the Yankees (19-10) got their 10th win in 12 games. David Bednar, the third reliever, allowed an unearned run in the ninth while getting his eighth save in nine chances
when Ezequiel Duran grounded into a forceout with two on. Texas starter Jack Leiter (1-2) allowed the three homers in six innings. Pinch-hitter Joc Pederson had a solo homer for Texas in the seventh. Rice's two-run shot came a pitch after Trent Grisham reached on a single, the ball deflecting off Leiter’s glove with charging shortstop Corey Seager unable to make a barehand pickup. Judge, who also had two doubles, followed with a 414-foot drive that landed in the left-field seats not far from the spot he hit his AL season record 62nd homer on October 4, 2022. Fried has allowed no runs in four of seven starts, going at least six innings in each of those scoreless outings. The left-hander also had the Yankees' 38th pickoff since 2017, the most by any pitcher in that span. The Yankees have picked off a runner in fourth straight games for the first time since 1995; one of those pitchers 31 years ago was David Cone, who was in the ballpark broadcasting Monday's game.
Seager, a two-time World Series MVP, went 0 for 4 with three strikeouts on his 32nd birthday.
Local Sports Calendar
BASKETBALL
NOBLE INVITE
NOBLE Preparatory
Academy is scheduled to hold its Spring Basketball Classic April 30 to May 2 at the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium for high school teams in the senior and junior boys and girls divisions. For more details and to register your team, please email info@npabahamas. com. RED-LINE YOUTH
TRACK CLASSIC
THE Red-Line Athletics’ fifth annual Youth Track Classic is all set for the weekend of May 2-3 at the original Thomas A Robinson Track and Field Stadium.
The event, geared for competitors in the boys and girls under-7 to under-15 division, will begin on Saturday, May 2 at 10 am and continue on Sunday, May 3 at 1pm. There will also be
limited events in the under17 to open categories for men and women. Interested persons can register online at www.coachoregistration. com or coach Tito Moss at 425-4262. Medals will be offered to the top three finishers in all events. MVP crystals for under-7 to U15 and divisional trophies will be presented to the club winners.
BBSC SOFTBALL CLASSIC
THE Bahamas Baptist Sports Federation Softball Classic, which was scheduled for this weekend, has been postponed until the weekend of July 17-18 at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex.
The BBSF, instead, will not host its next event until the Volleyball Classic is staged at the CI Gibson Gymnasium over the weekend of June 19-20.
Jung signalled for a challenge of a 96.5 mph sinker on a called third strike while Nimmo, who led off with a walk on five pitches, was thrown out at second on an attempted stolen base.
Up next A day off for both teams. After an 7-2 road trip, the Yankees open a three-game series at home against Baltimore on Friday night, when Texas plays at Detroit.
NEW York Yankees’ Jasrado “Jazz” Chisholm Jr celebrates his solo home run in the fourth inning against the Texas Rangers on Monday, April 27, 2026, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
RESULTS: Sixth annual Lyford Swim Club Invitational: RESULTS
Here’s a look at the individual performances: Girls 11-12 50 LC Meter Backstroke 2, 1-1 Rolle, Kirsten C, Blue Waves, 39.66. 3, 1-2 Coleman, Samaiya A, Blue Waves, 40.11. 34, 1-8 Francis, Destiny k, MAC, 1:36.96. 33, 3-3 Burrows, Catelyn, MAC, 1:07.70. 26, 4-1 Culmer, Neveah N, LIT, 57.53. 27, 4-2 Smith, Taitum A, MANTA-BA, 1:00.78. 29, 5-3 Hepburn, Majahstii, MAC, 1:02.01. 30, 5-4 Sands, Amaris, MAC, 1:03.06. 31, 5-5 Diallo, Tassiya L, LSC, 1:04.30. 32, 5-8 Saunders, Farelle R, BSC, 1:05.87. 21, 6-1 Curry, Marai, BMSC, 52.22. 20, 7-2 Deveaux, Bailee, MAC, 51.48. 24, 7-6 Andrews, Raymia, MAC, 55.22. 25, 7-8 Ferguson, Eliya S, MAC, 56.69. 28, 7-10 Russell, Jamiyah A, MANTA-BA, 1:00.91. 10, 8-1 Mcphee, Taranae Y, LIT, 46.01. 18, 8-6 Dorsett, Kassidy, BSC, 50.39. 19, 8-7 Beneby, Hannah, LSC, 51.21. 22, 8-8 Campbell, Alaia M, AAC, 52.72. 23, 8-9 Burrows, Ayelle D, Blue Waves, 53.99. 9, 9-1 Rolle, Kasianique A, MANTA-BA, 45.95. 12, 9-2 Cartwright, Mya S, MAC, 46.64. 13, 9-5 Ambrister, Keemiya, MAC, 48.52. 14, 9-6 Bain, Devinique S, BSC, 48.98. 16, 9-7 Rolle, Gabrielle, MAC, 49.92. 17, 9-8 Collie, Elianna V, Blue Waves, 50.00. 11, 10-4 Burrows, Ayanna D, Blue Waves, 46.16. 15, 10-8 Bain, Brylee K, BSC, 49.10. 7, 11-2 Smith, Kahira N, MAC, 44.08. 4, 12-2 Bascom, Sheri D, BMSC, 40.58. 5, 12-6 Thompson, Teianna Y, MAC, 41.58. 6, 12-7 Pratt, Huntyr-Rose, AAC, 41.70. 8, 12-9 Smith, Bryanna E, MAC, 44.79. 1, 13-2 Hanna, Katelin-Dahlia A, BSC, 35.98.
Girls 13-14 50 LC Meter Backstroke 8, 1-3 Prabhu, Mischa, BSC, 48.41. 10, 1-4 Kozer, Skylar, BSC, 1:12.33. 9, 6-10 Brown, Kaitlyn A, MAC, 1:10.01. 6, 10-3 Seymour, Summer L, BSC, 46.06. 4, 11-1 Percentie, Ariel, LSC, 42.26. 5, 11-7 Moncur, Dwynaye, MAC, 45.74. 7, 11-9 Styles, Halle, MAC, 46.11. 1, 13-1 Ellis, Kamelia E, LSC, 34.91. 2, 13-7 Donaldson, Skarlette L, AAC, 38.11. 3, 13-8 Wiberg, Isabelle V, AAC, 39.02.
Girls 15 & Over 50 LC Meter Backstroke 16, 5-2 Thompson, Anya, BSC, 1:01.26. 15, 8-10 McDonald, Mekayla R, Blue Waves, 54.63. 14, 10-6 McKenzie, Ivanna, LSC, 47.24. 9, 11-3 Sweeting, Cassandra, BSC, 44.09. 10, 11-4 Burrows, Jahniya A, MAC, 44.45. 11, 11-6 Kemp, Jamaiya X, LSC, 45.06. 13, 11-10 Rahming, Anneisha C, Blue Waves, 46.37. 5, 12-1 Burrows, Allyssa E, LIT, 39.75. 7, 12-3 Shouldice, Grace K, BMSC, 40.79. 8, 12-5 Davis, A'Myah M, BMSC, 41.19. 12, 12-10 Charlton, Leilani M, Blue Waves, 45.37. 1, 13-3 Julien, Madyson C, LSC, 36.06. 2, 13-4 Seymour, Asha, BSC, 36.12. 3, 13-5 Rolle, Jemarie D, BMSC, 36.74. 4, 13-6 McKinney, Summer, AAC, 37.83. 6, 13-9 Baldwin, Zara S, LSC, 40.32. Boys 8 & Under 50 LC Meter Backstroke 8, 1-1 Cartwright, Callum P, MAC, 55.61. 21, 1-2 Lewis, Reno, MAC, 1:26.17. 24, 1-3 Tynes, Domani, MAC, 1:46.95. 25, 1-4 Flowers, Devin A, AAC, 2:25.09. 13, 2-3 Evans, Joshua T, Blue Waves, 1:01.96. 20, 2-5 Hepburn, Kennedy, MAC, 1:15.50. 23, 2-6 Rolle, O'N O, MANTA-BA, 1:42.30. 15, 3-2 Harding, Cole, BSC, 1:03.75. 16, 3-3 Davis, Parker, BMSC, 1:08.20. 17, 3-4 Curry, Kayden, Blue Waves, 1:10.67. 18, 3-5 Robinson, Travon K, MANTA-BA, 1:12.24. 19, 3-6 Pratt, Landon C, AAC, 1:12.66. 22, 3-7 Godet, Bryson M, LIT, 1:33.83. 9, 4-1 Smith, Drew, BMSC, 57.46. 12, 4-3 Kerr, Matthias, MAC, 1:01.47. 14, 4-5 Green, Alexavier, MAC, 1:03.16. 10, 5-6 Burrows, Xavier A, BSC, 1:00.07. 11, 5-7 Senatus, Amir C, BSC, 1:00.17. 4, 6-2 Rees, Kashta, BSC, 48.53. 5, 6-3 Burrows, Nathanael M, LIT, 49.38. 6, 6-5 Burrows, Kenton A, Blue Waves, 49.95. 7, 6-6 Bastian, Kellan, MAC, 50.40. 2, 7-3 McPhee, Karson, BSC, 45.98. 3, 7-6 Dorsett, Grayson, BSC, 46.97. 1, 8-5 Moss, Gevon R, Blue Waves, 43.37. Boys 9-10 50 LC Meter Backstroke 16, 2-2 Glasglow, Joshua, LSC, 59.09. 20, 2-4 McClain, Jaidon,
BMSC, 1:07.53. 17, 4-2 Rolle, Gabriel, BMSC, 1:00.15. 19, 4-6 Green, A'Mere, MAC, 1:03.62. 14, 5-3 Mendez, Lukas, LSC, 52.93. 15, 5-5 Saunders, Carter J, BSC, 56.70. 12, 6-4 Gibson, Zane C, AAC, 49.49. 13, 6-7 Mortimer, Philip J, MAC, 51.60. 18, 6-10 Sawyer, Garreth A, MAC, 1:01.95. 9, 7-4 Scott, Riley, BSC, 46.58. 10, 7-7 Escruceria, Simon, LSC, 48.05. 11, 7-8 Ilgenfritz, Eli, LSC, 49.34. 4, 8-2 Rolle, Ari K, BSC, 42.03. 6, 8-6 Burrows, James C, LIT, 43.63. 7, 8-9 Desmangles, Christian R, BSC, 44.93. 8, 8-10 Smith, Tahj A, BSC, 45.05. 3, 9-6 Louis, Jacob N, BSC, 41.45. 5, 9-8 Feaste, Lynden, MAC, 42.60. 1, 10-2 Hanna, Mason, MAC, 36.26. 2, 10-8 Ferguson, Connor, MAC, 40.80. Boys 11-12 50 LC Meter Backstroke 9, 3-1 Nottage, Phenall I, Blue Waves, 1:01.38. 11, 4-4 Edomwonyi, Peter I, Blue Waves, 1:01.69. 12, 4-7 Culmer, Collie C, LIT, 1:08.38. 13, 4-8 Flowers, Dylan A, AAC, 1:12.59. 10, 5-8 Wells, Rayvon, MAC, 1:01.58. 7, 6-1 Carey, Nicholas, MAC, 47.53. 8, 6-8 Robinson, Trevian A, MANTA-BA, 52.38. 6, 7-5 Forbes, Ricardo, BSC, 46.96. 3, 8-1 Blake, Matthew, BMSC, 41.81. 5, 8-8 Pratt, Hayden, MAC, 44.35. 1, 9-2 Knowles, Anthony M, AAC, 39.09. 4, 9-9 Williams, Aden E, BSC, 44.33. 2, 10-6 Sweeting, Stafford S, BSC, 40.45. Boys 13-14 50 LC Meter Backstroke 16, 2-1 Brice, Tamico G, LIT, 49.07. 17, 5-1 Hart, Malik, BSC, 51.41. 18, 5-2 Butler, Henry A, BSC, 51.47. 19, 5-4 Johnson, Donathon, MAC, 54.98. 20, 5-9 Fawkes, Colyn, Blue Waves, 1:04.12. 14, 7-1 Strachan, Chayce, BSC, 44.78. 15, 7-2 Seymour, Jace H, BSC, 45.59. 13, 8-7 Saunders, Jason R, BSC, 44.11. 7, 9-1 Embleton, Sebastian G, LIT, 38.78. 8, 9-4 Stuart, Jebron B, Blue Waves, 40.62. 11, 9-5 Morgan, Burchell v, Blue Waves, 40.83. 12, 9-7 Charlton, Taye E, Blue Waves, 42.55. 5, 10-3 Neilly, Garen X, Unattached, 36.36. 6, 10-5 Culmer, Dillon C, BSC, 38.23. 9, 10-7 Burrows, Liam G, Blue Waves, 40.70. 10, 10-8 Cockburn, Kyle L, Blue Waves, 40.80. 1, 11-1 Robinson, Benicio, MAC, 31.61. 2, 11-2 Roberts, Alexis A, Blue Waves, 31.68. 3, 11-5 Archer, Tajj A, MAC, 32.85. 4, 11-8 Burrows Jr, Edwin L, LIT, 35.43. Boys 15 & Over 50 LC Meter Backstroke 11, 6-9 Cargil, Justin, BMSC, 53.03. 9, 8-3 Nottage, Kevan R, Blue Waves, 42.12. 10, 8-4 Lundy, Arion C, BMSC, 43.14. 8, 9-3 Pinder, Sloan M, BSC, 39.99. 5, 10-1 Deleveaux, Aindriu H, Blue Waves, 35.60. 7, 10-4 Rolle, Aadyn N, BSC, 37.96. 1, 11-3 McKenzie, Kayden M, LIT, 32.42. 2, 11-4 Adderley, Kraige L, Blue Waves, 32.74. 3, 11-6 Butler, Damari, MAC, 33.76. 4, 11-7 Collins, Cristen, LSC, 34.62. 6, 11-9 Deal-Coakley, Jayden A, BSC, 35.68. Girls 8 & Under 200 LC Meter IM 2, 1-2 Cartwright, Bethany, MAC, 3:53.88. 3, 1-3 Johnson, Aniyah N, AAC, 5:04.30. 1, 2-5 Paul, Renai, MAC, 3:45.20. Girls 9-10 200 LC Meter IM 5, 2-4 Delson, Isabelle A, AAC, 3:40.12. 6, 2-6 Brown, Taliyah K, AAC, 3:50.33. 1, 3-3 Chambers, Skyrah A, MAC, 3:12.02. 2, 3-6 Ferguson, Shiloh A, BSC, 3:15.08. 3, 3-9 White, Jadaenia B, BSC, 3:22.27. 4, 3-10 Moss, Madison N, AAC, 3:27.06. Girls 11-12 200 LC Meter IM 11, 1-1 Cartwright, Mya S, MAC, 3:43.39. 10, 2-2 Hamric, Ella, LSC, 3:33.48. 12, 2-7 Wilson, Toni X, MANTA-BA, 4:10.79. --, 2Campbell, Alaia M, AAC, DQ. 2, 3-1 Seymour, Star J, BSC, 3:04.23. 8, 3-7 Phillips, Zara O, MANTA-BA, 3:15.28. 9, 3-8 Kemp, Khalie X, MANTA-BA, 3:21.25. 1, 4-2 Hanna, Katelin-Dahlia A, BSC, 2:57.48. 3, 4-4 Hamilton, Delnia S, BMSC, 3:04.40. 4, 4-5 Adderley, Kennedy L, BMSC, 3:04.88. 5, 4-6 Rolle, Leah E, BMSC, 3:05.30. 6, 4-7 Wallace, Emma M, BSC, 3:05.85. 7, 4-8 Edwards, Aubree, MAC, 3:06.74. Girls 13-14 200 LC Meter IM 5, 2-1 Blake, Victoria, BMSC, 3:14.08. 7, 2-3 McKenzie, Gabrielle L, MANTA-BA, 3:38.77. 8, 2-8 Rolle, Iyah-Eden S, MANTA-BA, 4:15.98. 3, 3-2 Burrows, Paityn G, MANTA-BA, 3:10.32. 4, 3-5 Nash, Ellie, LSC, 3:14.01. 1, 4-3 Rolle, Reniyah R, BSC,
3:01.57. 2, 4-9 Smith, Ryalondon P, MANTA-BA, 3:08.18. 6, 4-10 Simms, Morgan A, BSC, 3:17.94. Girls 15 & Over 200 LC Meter IM 2, 3-4 Mann, Chauntelle, LSC, 3:12.43. 1, 4-1 Fox, Madison E, MAC, 2:55.92.
Boys 8 & Under 200 LC Meter IM --, 3- Sadowski, Mason, LSC, DQ. Boys 9-10 200 LC Meter IM 4, 2-3 Stevenson, Ryan W, BSC, 3:28.58. 6, 2-4 Louis, Jacob N, BSC, 3:32.27. 7, 2-5 Gibson, Zane C, AAC, 3:37.42. 8, 2-6 Escruceria, Simon, LSC, 3:42.86. 9, 2-7 Ilgenfritz, Eli, LSC, 3:50.96. 2, 3-4 Mckenzie, Avyn, MAC, 3:06.68. 3, 3-5 Rolle, Ari K, BSC, 3:17.41. 5, 3-8 Pratt, Mikhail J, AAC, 3:30.91. 1, 4-6 Dorsett, Randol, BSC, 3:00.48.
Boys 11-12 200 LC Meter
IM 10, 1-3 Cooper, Benjamin M, Blue Waves, 3:28.39. 7, 2-2 McKenzie, Owen L, MANTA-BA, 3:26.50. 2, 3-1 Stuart, Breon B, MAC, 2:49.32. 4, 3-2 Albury, Cole E, BMSC, 3:00.76. 8, 3-6 Griffin, Kiran, MAC, 3:27.17. 9, 3-7 Feaste, Isaiah T, MANTA-BA, 3:28.18. 5, 4-9 Johnson, Ethan N, AAC, 3:12.48. 6, 4-10 Cartwright, Benjamin, MAC, 3:16.40. 1, 5-4 Menzies, Fraser, LSC, 2:48.53. 3, 5-8 Bastian, Asher X, MANTA-BA, 2:51.51. Boys 13-14 200 LC Meter IM 13, 1-2 Duncombe, Bison P, Blue Waves, 3:05.41. 15, 2-1 Rolle, Krishna A, MANTA-BA, 3:10.57. 9, 4-2 Johnson, Jacob A, MANTA-BA, 2:54.16. 10, 4-3 Griffin, Israel K, MAC, 2:56.01. 12, 4-5 Carroll, Cameren E, MANTA-BA, 3:00.33. 14, 4-7 Thompson, Blair E, MAC, 3:06.96. 16, 4-8 Davis, TreLandre S, Blue Waves, 3:11.76. 4, 5-1 Lightbourne, Zander L, MAC, 2:45.62. 6, 5-3 Phillips, Dalane E, MANTA-BA, 2:48.45. 7, 5-5 Murray, Dayne J, MAC, 2:50.42. 8, 5-6 Sweeting, Brandon, MAC, 2:50.54. 11, 5-10 Stevenson, Mason A, BSC, 2:59.52. 1, 6-4 Cartwright, Tyler L, Blue Waves, 2:35.51. 2, 6-5 Menzies, Lauchlan, LSC, 2:35.57. 3, 6-7 Lloyd, Keiron I, MAC, 2:38.77. 5, 6-9 Wilson, Jahmahl M, MANTA-BA, 2:46.96. Boys 15 & Over 200 LC Meter IM 2, 1-1 Simmons, Dijon M, Blue Waves, 2:27.63. 12, 3-3 Cartwright, Shilo B, Blue Waves, 3:06.45. 9, 4-1 Dorsett, Christopher A, LSC, 2:51.97. 11, 4-4 Rahming, Jaylen K, MANTA-BA, 2:59.65. 7, 5-2 Ferguson, Luke, AAC, 2:48.12. 8, 5-7 Conliffe, Ian C, MAC, 2:51.13. 10, 5-9 Bienaime, Jamar Q, MANTA-BA, 2:53.80. 1, 6-1 Murray, Alexander J, BEAST, 2:20.65. 3, 6-2 Knowles, Shanterro M, MANTA-BA, 2:31.22. 4, 6-3 Wright, Issac S, MAC, 2:31.96. 5, 6-6 Menzies, Malcolm, LSC, 2:36.24. 6, 6-8 Brown, Caylen X, MANTA-BA, 2:40.86. Boys 25-29 50 LC Meter Freestyle Masters 1, 1-1 Zimmerman, Abraham, LSC, 24.05. Boys 30-39 50 LC Meter Freestyle Masters 1, 1-3 Sadowski, Robert, LSC, 35.17. Boys 40-49 50 LC Meter Freestyle Masters 1, 1-2 Cartwright, Jonathan, MAC, 30.95. 2, 1-7 Knowles, Lindy, BMSC, 44.06. Boys 50 & Over 50 LC Meter Freestyle Masters 1, 1-4 Zatarain, Juan, LSC, 36.66. 2, 1-5 Patino, Carlos, BSC, 39.13. 3, 1-6 Del Cueto, Coach David, BSC, 41.26. Girls 8 & Under 100 LC Meter Freestyle 16, 1-3 Deveaux, Morgan T, AAC, 2:51.61. 6, 2-1 Dolce, Mauriah, MAC, 1:55.29. 12, 2-3 Thomson, Amelia C, LIT, 2:17.72. 13, 2-4 Turnquest, Jaliyah, BEAST, 2:17.86. 14, 2-7 Gabriele, Kay'Mani, MAC, 2:46.43. 15, 2-8 Feaste, Sheran A, MANTA-BA, 2:49.06. --, 2- Crigger, Kezzy, LSC, DNF. 8, 3-1 Knowles, Alaina, MAC, 1:55.99. 9, 3-4 Malone, Isla, BSC, 2:03.50. 10, 3-5 Newbold, Alaina, MAC, 2:05.63. 11, 3-6 Lucas, Cheryl-Marie, MAC, 2:09.33. 4, 4-5 Marshall, Paityn A, BMSC, 1:53.42. 5, 4-6 Smith, Keana x, LIT, 1:54.64. 7, 4-8 Bridgewater, Sarai, Blue Waves, 1:55.89. 3, 5-3 Johnson, Aniyah N, AAC, 1:41.81. 2, 6-2 Smith, Tamia P, BMSC, 1:30.22. 1, 8-7 Paul, Renai, MAC, 1:28.28.
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Arsenal and Atletico exchange
penalty goals in 1-1 draw in first leg of Champions League semis
By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer
MADRID (AP) — Atlet-
ico Madrid and Arsenal exchanged penalties in a 1-1 draw in the first leg of the Champions League semifinals yesterday, a gritty encounter with plenty of intensity from start to finish even if it lacked the fireworks of a nine-goal thriller in Paris.
Defending champion Paris Saint-Germain had edged Bayern Munich 5-4 in France in Tuesday’s semifinal.
Viktor Gyökeres put Arsenal ahead at the Metropolitano stadium by converting a 44th-minute penalty kick. Julián Alvarez equalised for Atletico — also from the penalty spot — in the 56th.
Arsenal was awarded another penalty in the 78th after Eberechi Eze was brought down by David Hancko inside the area, but the call was overturned
— several moments later — after a video review.
The second leg is in London next Tuesday, when both clubs will try to return to the final after a long absence and earn a chance to win the European title for the first time.
“Here you have to suffer. Many teams have suffered here, including some of the best in the world," Arsenal coach Mikel Arteta said. "We had some good moments in the match and moments where we had to suffer. The margins are very slim. We are in an incredible position — the semifinal of the Champions League. We have to play in front of our people — it’s in our hands.”
In the league phase of the competition, Arsenal routed Atletico 4-0 at the Emirates Stadium.
Atletico last made it to the Champions League final in 2016, when it lost to city rival Real Madrid.
“We tried,” Atletico midfielder Koke Resurreccion
said. “We started losing with that penalty, which was doubtful, but the team recovered and we could equalise with a penalty ourselves. We had the opportunities to win, but it will all be decided in the second leg. I think we played a good match.”
Gyökeres broke the deadlock Wednesday from the penalty spot after he was brought down inside the area by Hancko, who was a bit late to the ball and slightly bumped the Arsenal striker from behind.
The buildup came after Atletico lost possession in attack.
“Overall I think it was a tough game, we know it’s a tough place to come, but it’s only halftime,” Gyökeres said.
“We know when we play at home, with our fans, it’s going to be different for sure and we just have to do our job, be at our best, and for sure it’s going to be a good game at home.”
Arsenal last appeared in the final in 2006, when it lost to Barcelona.
Atletico’s penalty came after a handball by Arsenal defender Ben White following a shot by Marcos Llorente. The call came after a video review. Alvarez converted the penalty with a firm shot for his 10th Champions League goal this season. He had to be replaced later in the second half with an apparent injury.
The penalty was Arsenal’s first attempt on target, but both teams had exchanged a few early chances. Arsenal goalkeeper David Raya had made a nice save on a
shot by Alvarez, and Martin Odegaard — who also was later substituted — had his dangerous strike from inside the area blocked by Atletico defenders. Alvarez led the Atletico attack early but the connection with Antoine Griezmann and Ademola Lookman didn’t work well until the second half.
Alvarez almost curled in a free-kick strike after the break, and both Lookman and Griezmann had chances shortly afterward.
Griezmann struck the post with a shot in the 63rd. Lookman, who had been doubtful to start because
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of a muscle injury, missed from close range later in the second half.
“We played a very good second half and had the chances to win the match,” Atletico coach Diego Simeone said.
Griezmann, who played his last Champions League match at home with Atletico, was named the most valuable player. The France star will join MLS club Orlando City this summer.
Many of the nearly 70,000 Atletico fans threw toilet paper from the stands before the match at the Metropolitano, creating a curtain of white paper.
ATLETICO Madrid’s Julian Alvarez, 2nd right, celebrates after
first goal against Arsenal yesterday. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)