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Bodybuilders look to make impression at CAC By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net

hen the Bahamas’ 22-member team travels to the Central American and Caribbean Championships, three competitors are hoping that they will make an impression in Mexico City. Gemo Smith and Cara Saunders are returning to the championships, which will be held this year in Mexico City September 28 to October 1, while Giovanne Farrington will be making his debut. For Smith, the competition is totally different at the CAC Championships than what he’s experienced at home. “You have to bring a sharper, harder body because it’s that much more competitive,” said Smith, the open men’s physique D class champion. “What me and my coach (Nardo Dean) have decided to do after Nationals is to go with a bigger, harder body than we had before because of what we saw at CAC last year, just to be more competitive to at least make the final.” Smith said he feels he has the “best coach” in the country and he takes nothing for granted and if everything works out in his favour, he should make the top six, which should put him in a position to go for a medal. As for Team Bahamas, Dean said it’s a very competitive and compact one and they should do better than they did in the Dominican Republic last year.

COACH Nardo Dean with Gemo Smith, Cara Saunders and Giovanne Farrington. As the overall Novice champion, who won both the most muscular and best poser awards, Farrington said he’s looking to go to Mexico City and improve on his performance. “I am trying to sharpen my look and show more details,” said Farrington, who will be competing in the middleweight division in bodybuilding. “I am trying to stay healthy. “I’m listening to what my coach (Nardo Dean) is telling me because this is going to be my first time representing the country in bodybuilding. But I’m very excit-

ed to be able to get this exposure competing against other people.” Like Smith, Farrington said from what he sees, the team is a very solid one with a good mixture of youth and experience. “Hopefully one of the Bahamians going to the show can win their pro card,” he said. “Hopefully it’s me or one of my teammates. In any event, I think we as a team will do very well.” Coming from a track and field background, Saunders said her training is slightly different. “Weight wise, lifting wise, exercising, the movements are all

pretty much the same,” she said. “But the feeling of being elected to represent the country is the same. “So it’s very rewarding and it’s an honour.” Having gotten a learning experience at last year’s championships, Saunders said her rivals competed very well in the wellness division. “It’s a new division, so it was kind of difficult for us to gather what had been expected,” she said. “But I have to say that from last year to now, it’s all about size and leg definition and also trying to put everything together with the bikini portion in the presentation.” Under coach Dean, Saunders said she has someone in her corner who believes in her 100 per cent and has absolute faith in her ability to get the job done. “So I trust him in terms of the training and pushing me everyday,” she stated. “It’s actually fun now. It’s not like people make it to believe that it’s hard. It’s actually fun.” And for Team Bahamas, Saunders said each athlete represents the various divisions very well and they can and will do very well in Mexico. “I feel like everybody is where they need to be at this point and can only do better,” she summed up. Based on the criteria they got from the organisers of the CAC Championships, Dean said they have had to make an adjustment from what they looked like at Nationals so they can be competitive. “We kind of learned our lesson from last year to what we wanted them to look like this year,” he stated.

Saunders and Seminoles open season at No.3 By RENALDO DORSETT Tribune Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net MAVIN Saunders and his Florida State Seminoles are expected to be one of the top teams in NCAA Division I football this season and the redshirt junior tight end is also expected to continue his progression. The Seminoles opened the season ranked at No.3 in the Associated Press Top 25 Poll when it was released yesterday. The third ranked spot marks Seminoles’ highest preseason ranking in the last three years and the sixth time in eight seasons under head coach Jimbo Fisher that the team will open in the top 10. The Seminoles open the season with the highest ranked college football matchup in nearly 70 years when they face the No.1 ranked Alabama Crimson Tide on September 2 at the MercedesBenz Stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Ohio State Buckeyes are ranked second, the USC Trojans are fourth and the defending

champion Clemson Tigers round out the top five teams. It begins a strong schedule for the ‘Noles that includes matchups against five ranked teams - Clemson, Louisville Cardinals (No.16), Florida Gators (No.17) and Miami Hurricanes (No.18). Saunders heads into the season second on the depth chart at tight end behind fellow redshirt junior Ryan Izzo. Izzo said he has seen dramatic improvement from Saunders in the last few seasons. “Definitely maturing a lot more,” Izzo said. “(From) when we both came in as freshmen, he’s come light years. He’s athletically a freaky guy. To see him really just taking coaching and focusing on details is special. I think he’s going to have a good year.” He also looks forward to the Seminoles’ offence using more two tight end sets to have both players more involved in the passing game this season. “I think it just created mismatches,” Izzo said. “Having two 6-5, 255-guys out there who are able to create mismatches on bigger linebackers. And also in the run game,

MAVIN SAUNDERS having those two big bodies creating holes for Dalvin(Cook) last year and even for Jacques (Patrick) and Cam (Akers) this year, just creates mismatches.” Saunders’ offseason has been filled with off-the-field accolades

thus far. In consecutive weeks, Saunders has been named to the Atlantic Coast Conference Academic Honour Roll and was also nominated to the Allstate Insurance Company/American Football Coaches Association 2017 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team. To receive the honour, students have to maintain a 3.0-grade point average or better in the classroom. Saunders’ nomination to the prestigious Good Works Team was based on his contributions to the surrounding community in Tallahassee, Florida. He served as a volunteer mentor at Riley Elementary School in Tallahassee, Florida for over 18 months. He began the initiative to earn extra credit for a criminology course but has discretely continued his role well beyond the intended completion date of the mandated programme. The Seminoles finished 10-3 last season, capped by a win over the Michigan Wolverines in the Orange Bowl. The 6’6”, 258-pound Bimini native finished his sophomore season with 10 receptions for 182 yards, both career highs.

MP LOOKS TO FORGE VIBRANT SPORTING PROGRAMME FOR FORT CHARLOTTE By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net AS a former athlete turned coach, Mark Humes wants to use his expertise to help forge a vibrant sporting programme for the constituency of Fort Charlotte that he now represents as the Member of Parliament. Humes, elected as the MP for Fort Charlotte under the Free National Movement government in the May 10 general election, said he wants to restore the lives of their residents by creating and funding positive youth, young adult and adult engagement opportunities in the community. “Those who are old enough to remember would remember that Fort Charlotte was once a sporting powerhouse with many of the sporting legends in baseball, softball, volleyball and track and field coming from the area,” he said. “Our vision is to create Fort Charlotte pride by making Fort Charlotte a sporting power once again and today’s launch of our sporting branding competition is the start of making that vision a reality.” During a press conference Sunday at the Keith Archer Building in Chippingham, Humes introduced the members of the staff who will be working along with him to develop the sporting programme. They included Julius Minns, the athletic director for Fort Charlotte, Dianne Cooper, the track and field coordinator, Dwayne Weir, the archery director and Rommel Humes, the basketball director. Minns said as they work on building their sporting programme in Fort Charlotte, they are initiating a logo design competition that will help to establish their athletic brand and they are inviting all residents of the constituency to take part. “We are looking for the name, colours and mascot for all of our Fort Charlotte athletic teams and are asking for interested individu-

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Chavez Young scores twice for the Blue Jays in 14-5 victory By RENALDO DORSETT Tribune Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net CHAVEZ Young had one of his best offensive games of the season thus far and his timely hitting helped his club stay ahead in a close race atop the league standings. Young homered, finished 3-4 with two RBI and scored twice in the 14-5 win for his Bluefield Blue Jays over the Burlington Royals at Bowen Field at Peters Park in Bluefield, Virginia, on Sunday. With the win, the Blue Jays continue to lead the Appalachian League East Division and the entire league with a 38-19 record. Burlington led 3-0 after the top half of the first inning but the Blue Jays responded with five runs in their half of the inning to take

control. Young singled on a line drive to left field and was plated by a Kevin Smith double just moments later for the team’s first run of the game. Young was hit by a pitch in his at-bat in the second inning and in the third, he hit a two-run home run to centre field as the Blue Jays scored six runs in the frame to pull away. Young currently leads the Appalachian League with six triples, is third in runs scored with 40, and seventh in total bases with 90. Through 52 games this season, Young is also hitting .272 with, four stolen bases, slugging .423, an on-base percentage of .317, an OPS of .740 and three home runs. Out of Faith Baptist Academy in Ludowici, Georgia, the Grand Bahama native was signed by the Toronto Blue Jays organisation in

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July 2016 and was assigned to the GCL Blue Jays as a rookie just days later. This past June, Young began the summer with the Vancouver Canadians of the Northwest League in Single-A Short-Season before he was reassigned to Bluefield. Just 11 games remain in the regular season and the Blue Jays are 0.5 games ahead of the Pulaski Yankees and 10 games ahead of the third-placed Danville Braves. The two teams with the best win-loss percentage in both the East and West Divisions, at the conclusion of the regular season, will qualify for the playoffs. In Round 1 of the playoffs, each division winner will face the second-place finisher in their division. In the event of a tie for a playoff

spot, the winner will be the team that has the better record in headto-head competition between the two tied clubs. The Appalachian League is a rookie league comprised of teams located in the Appalachian regions of Virginia, North Carolina, West Virginia and Tennessee. The league’s season starts in June after major league teams have signed players they selected in the annual amateur draft and ends in September. Along with the Pioneer League, it forms the second-lowest rung on the minor league ladder. Although classified as a Rookie league, the level of play is slightly higher than that of the two Rookie leagues based on the parent clubs’ spring training complexes, the Gulf Coast League and Arizona League.

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Children with special needs enjoy Nassau ‘Nastics summer camp NASSAU ‘Nastics soared through its popular summer camp with well over 100 students tumbling and twisting in the gym for as many as nine weeks; but for some, the best was saved for last. Once again Nassau ‘Nastics’ Seagrapes location closed out its summer session with classes for special needs children. Coach Muffy Deal was thrilled about hosting these children, who otherwise have little opportunity for fun, recreational activity with their peers. She said “seeing the smiles on their faces makes it all worthwhile.” Lara Davis was instrumental in getting this programme off the ground. “We started the gymnastics summer camp for children with special needs four years ago and it has become an annual event,” she said. Her 10-year-old son Luke enjoys the fun and camaraderie at the gym. He started in the tots programme there when he was just five. “The idea came about in order to provide children with special needs an opportunity to participate in a fun activity with other children while developing their strength and coordination,” Davis said. “Many children with special needs, including my son Luke, find it difficult to socialise with other children and to integrate into mainstream extracurricular activities and, as a result, tend to spend much of their free time at home.” This is Christina Taylor’s son Spencer’s third year in the programme. “Spencer enjoys every minute of ‘Miss Coach Muffy’ gym camp, especially the warm up running, beam and trampoline. During the year Spencer loves to stop by to visit.”

MORE THAN 100 STUDENTS TAKE ADVANTAGE OF NINE-WEEK PROGRAMME Coach Deal “has been a blessing to the children. She is excellent with them and they all love her,” said Davis. Spencer’s mom expressed her gratitude. “I am truly thankful Nassau ‘Nastics provides this opportunity to our kids.” Nassau ‘Nastics added this special needs class to its summer camp lineup in 2013. It has now become one of the highlights of the summer programme. The staff looks forward to it as a fun way to end their summer session. “It has been a pleasure to work with these kids. Watching their progression over the years has been so rewarding,” coach Deal stated. Coach Deal has been involved in gymnastics at the Seagrapes gym for over two decades. In addition to the special needs group, classes for tots, pre-schools, recreational gymnasts and also for competitive levels (up to USAG Level 4) are offered there. Coach Deal adds her expertise working with students in the club’s Oakes Field facility when needed, where classes are offered for tots, recreational and competitive gymnasts as well as adults. Nassau ‘Nastics resumes its regular school year schedule of classes at both the Seagrapes and the Oakes Field facilities on Monday, September 4. The special needs children’s class will become part of the year-round offerings of this club. Nassau ‘Nastics is pleased to announce that there will be a Saturday session added to accommodate these special needs children. Inquiries are welcome.

LUKE DAVIS perfects his skills on the trampoline.

DAYLEN raises the bar with coach Muffy and Jevawn.

MATHENSON rides the chute at the end of class.

SPENCER TAYLOR performs the ultimate leap of faith.

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Let’s cut right to the chase in the NFL’s NFC South I’VE got four very important Fantasy Football League Drafts coming up this week and next week, so let’s cut right to the chase for the NFC SOUTH. In and out, I need to get back to strategising!! ATLANTA FALCONS - Training camp report date: rookies and veterans (July 26). Location: Atlanta Falcons Training Facility in Flowery Branch, Georgia. HOTTEST POSITION BATTLE IN CAMP - Offensive Line Right Guard RG. The returning NFC championship roster is solid across the board, however there is a glaring question at right guard. Chris Chester announced his retirement in March, leaving the position up for grabs between fourth-year player Ben Garland and second-year guard Wes Schweitzer. BIGGEST OFFSEASON ADDITION - Rookie Defenders Takkarist McKinley is the biggest name to watch. The Falcons need immediate production from his relentless pass rush. However McKinley could reportedly miss a part of training camp with a labrum issue. Takk isn’t the only rookie to monitor though. Thirdround pick Duke Riley enters camp as the favourite to win the weak-side LB duties, while fifth- round pick Damontae Kazee will battle for the nickel gig. Head Coach Dan Quinn isn’t afraid to trust rookies, so these kids will play. BIGGEST Camp Question Mark How will new OC Steve Sarkisian’s offence differ from Kyle Shanahan’s?

PRESEASON BREAKDOWN CONTINUES The Super Bowl hangover questions will be a daily chore and bother, but they’re certainly not the most interesting or relevant queries for this team. Last year, the Falcons’ offence was a well-oiled, motion-heavy offence that led the NFL with 33.8 points per game - more than 4.5 points more than the nextclosest team (Saints). How much will even subtle changes from Sarkisian alter the offence? How is the relationship between the OC and QB coming along? All of this remains to be seen in a topsy turvey division. CAROLINA PANTHERS Training camp report date: rookies and veterans (July 25). Location: Wofford College in Spartanburg, South Carolina. HOTTEST POSITION BATTLE IN CAMP - Offensive Line RT Right Tackle If Michael Oher is healthy, this battle ends quickly, as he continues to deal with concussion issues. Oher was released in camp but is expected back once he’s dealt with his lingering concussion issues. Until Oher is cleared, the battle will be between Daryl Williams and second-round rookie Taylor Moton. The former a player who struggled in 10 starts last season, the later a rookie secondround selection! BIGGEST OFFSEASON ADDITION - Christian McCaffrey and Curtis Samuel. The Panthers head into the season planning to tweak the offence to get the

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ball out of Cam Newton’s hands faster. McCaffrey (mostly from the backfield) and Samuel (mostly from the slot) will play major roles in the offensive transformation. How quickly the rookies grasp the offence will indicate how far Mike Shula can move away from the QB runs with Newton early in the season. BIGGEST Camp Question Mark How much will the GM situation hover over the players? The Panthers were playing ‘musical GM’s’ earlier this offseason, let’s see where if goes from here. How much will the GM situation hover over the players? The Panthers announced that ex-panthers GM Marty Hurney will return in an interim role after the firing of Dave Gettleman. What’s

old is new again in Charlotte. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS Training camp report dates: rookies (July 19), veterans (July 26). Location: New Orleans Saints Training Facility in Metairie, Louisiana. HOTTEST POSITION BATTLE IN CAMP - Offensive Line A torn labrum for Terron Armstead spawned major questions about Drew Brees’ blind side. With Armstead out for a significant period of time, the gig could fall to rookie Ryan Ramczyk who is coming off a hip injury of his own this offseason. BIGGEST OFFSEASON ADDITION - Offence RB Adrian Peterson The Saints have talked up Peterson, leading many to speculate he could swipe

the lead role from Mark Ingram. BIGGEST Camp Question Mark Is the Defence finally ready to compete? The addition of firstround corner Marshon Lattimore opposite Delvin Breaux should give the Saints a stellar secondary. The questions up front persist, however. The heart condition that sent Nick Fairley to the NFI list was a blow. An already-flimsy defensive front became that much shallower. AJ Klein and Manti Te’owere uninspiring signings at linebacker -- so still looks like a ‘No’ to me. The addition of firstround corner Marshon Lattimore opposite Delvin Breaux should give the Saints a stellar secondary. The questions up front persist, however. The heart condition that sent Nick Fairley to the NFI list was a blow. An already-flimsy defensive front became that much shallower. AJ Klein and Manti Te’owere uninspiring signings at linebacker -TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS Training camp report dates: rookies (July 25), veterans (July 27). Location: One Buccaneer Place in Tampa, Florida. HOTTEST POSITION BATTLE IN CAMP Kicker K Incumbent Robert Aguayo vs Veteran Nick Folk ..... This one didn’t go the distance, Aguayo was released last week, with Folk taking over as the starter in TB. BIGGEST OFFSEASON ADDITION - New Receivers In addition to first - round pick TE O.J. Howard Tam-

pa brought in a host of intriguing offensive weapons this offseason. DeSean Jackson will take the top off defences, third-round pick Chris Godwin, who should feast on one-on-one matchups with defenders focused on Mike Evans and Jackson. Howard is the one to watch in training camp. The uber-athletic tight end brings an intriguing element to an exciting Bucs offense. BIGGEST Camp Question Mark - Will the Bucs Defence be up for the challenge? The Bucs’ defence made significant strides down the stretch last season, yet ended up middling overall -- 23rd in yards allowed per game (367.9), 22nd in pass yards per game allowed (250.8) and 22nd in rushing yards per game given up (117.2). The potential is there for a massive leap in 2017. Adding defensive tackle Chris Baker could turn out to be the most underrated signing of the offseason, and with names like Gerald McCoy, Noah Spence, Lavonte David, Kwon Alexander, and Brent Grimes at key positions, this defence looks prime for a breakout campaign. Until next week, get all non-football related obligations completed by September 8 to ensure you enjoy a stress free NFL 2017!!! • Naughty presents ‘Mischief and Mayhem in da AM’ from 6am to 10am, Monday to Friday and ‘The Press Box’ sports talk show on Sunday from 10am to 1pm, on KISS FM 96.1. Comments and questions to naughty@tribunemedia.net

SPORTS NOTES JUNIOR TENNIS PLAYERS IN TRINIDAD Donte Armbrister, Afrika Smith and Jacobi Bain continue their participation on the ITF Junior circuit in Trinidad and Tobago this week in both the singles and doubles events. Sydney Clarke will participate in the doubles event. Armbrister won on Monday in a three-set match 6-4, 5-7, 6-2 against Joshua Arnold of Trinidad & Tobago. Smith won her singles match today in straight sets 6-2, 6-4 against Yin Lee Assang of Trinidad and Tobago.  Jacobi Bain plays tomorrow in his singles match.

FORT Charlotte Athletic Constituency team (l-r) Julius Minns, athletic director, Mark Humes, MP, Dianne Cooper, track and field, Dwayne Weir, archery and Rommel Humes, basketball.

MP LOOKS TO FORGE VIBRANT SPORTING PROGRAMME FOR FORT CHARLOTTE FROM PAGE 1 als to enter our competition,” he said. “All entries must be original works with a detailed explanation of why they chose the name, the colours and the mascot for Fort Charlotte athletics.” A cash prize of $500 will be offered to the winning entry, while $300 will go to second place and $100 for third place. The entry deadline for the competition is September 18 and entries can be submitted to the Fort Charlotte Constituency office on Providence Avenue or emailed to athleticsfortcharlotte@gmail. com. Winners will be chosen after all entries are received on September 18.

Humes said that while they welcome entries from throughout the country, they would allow the residents of Fort Charlotte to make the final decision on which banners they would go with because it would reflect their teams. Once the banner is selected, Minns said they hope to use them when they showcase their teams as they prepare their teams to compete in the various night league competitions in basketball and softball in the 2017/18 seasons. For basketball, tryouts will take place as follows: Men and Women basketball – Tuesday- Thursday, September 12-14 at 7pm at Christie Park; TuesdayThursday, September 19-

21 at 7pm at Rock Crusher Park and Tuesday-Thursday, September 25-27 at 7pm at CI Gibson Park in Chippingham. Rommel Humes said they are looking for players in the community who feel they have the potential to play on the team to come out and tryout. He also noted that they also have a spot open for anyone interested in being the coach of the team. Tryouts for softball will be announced. But for those interested in track and field, Minns said their tryouts would take place on Saturday, September 30 on Fort Charlotte field on West Bay Street. Cooper said she’s willing

to make an effort to work with the young people in the community because she believes that there is a lot of talent available. She urged all former athletes in Fort Charlotte, not just in track and field, but all of the sports mentioned, to come forth and lend their assistance as they do their part in making Fort Charlotte a vibrant sporting programme. Additionally, Minns said they intend to introduce both judo and archery, which will be headed by Weir. While these are two new sports in the community, Weir said he’s confident that they can develop some sporting power. Minns also noted that they want to start a baseball

team for the young men in Fort Charlotte, but since it won’t be possible for them to enter the Freedom Farm or Junior Baseball League of Nassau, they will be trying to form a constituency youth baseball league that will showcase the teams in other communities. Humes said he intends to earmark $20,000 towards the programme out of the funds that are allocated for the development of his constituency. Persons interested in getting more information or want to volunteer their time should contact them at athleticsfortcharlotte@ gmail.com or they can follow them on their facebook page Athletics Fort Charlotte.

CHAMPION BOXING SHOW CHAMPION Amateur Boxing Club will present the “The Will to Win” 24th Annual L Garth Wright Sr Golden Glove Amateur Boxing Tournament 7pm September 16 at the Wulff Road Boxing Square. The event will feature for the first time in Bahamian history a father and son on the same amateur boxing event card. Also on the card will be Levardo Cornish versus Alistair Deane; Elroy Rolle vs Odell Armbrister and Lennox Boyce, the 2020 Olympic hopeful. Six other matches will showcase the Strikers Boxing Club, Meacher Major Pain Boxing Club, the Lion Heart Boxing Club and Champion Amateur Boxing Club. All amateur boxers and boxing clubs are invited to participate. Admission for adults is $5 and children under 17 years will be charged $3. Food and soft drinks will be on sale. Special thanks to the valuable sponsors for the tournament, including D’Albenas Agency, Commonwealth Bank, Wallace Whitfield & Co, Nirvana Beach, Bahamas Vision Centre, Ron’s Electric, Wally’s Party, Time Furniture Etc and JBR Building Supplies.

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BAHAMAS BODYBUILDING AND FITNESS FEDERATION’S NATIONALS AND NOVICE CHAMPIONSHIPS

Bodybuilders put on a solid show

STRIKE A POSE: Bodybuilders on display Saturday during the Bahamas Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation’s Nationals and Novice championships at Loyola Hall, Gladstone Road. CHARLES Reckley won the men’s overall bodybuilding title and was named the most muscular as the welterweight champion. Giovanne Farrington, the light heavyweight winner, was the best poser. Other divisional winners were Jimmy Norius in the middleweight; Sidney Outten in the heavyweight and Bernard Davis in the super heavyweight. Jomar Farrington was the light heavyweight runner up and Rick

Roberts got third. Shakeria Ferguson emerged as the overall champion in the women’s open bikini. She took the C class. Akaela Nesbitt won the A class and the junior B class, while Tashara Seymour won the E class over Nadia Vanderpool and Stacy Sargent in that order. Angelika Wallace-Whitfield was the overall women’s wellness class, taking the B title over Cara Saunders. Daphane Fox was the

A class winner. Jay Darling won the men’s muscular physique as the D champion over Rasheid Edgecombe. Andrew Brennen was the E class winner. Enderich Rahming took the E class in the men’s open physique and the overall title. He beat out Anton Shepard and Cornelius Knowles in his category. Terran Knowles was the A class winner; Alberto Armbrister won the B

class over Patrick Rolle and Floyd Collie. Brendan Hanna won the C class. Gemo Smith won the D class over Joel Hall and Arron Mackey. The men’s junior physique was won by James Bain, followed by Floyd Collie and Jeremy Misiewicz. Tanya Moxey-Green was the women’s physique winner over Tammy Stubbs. Dekel Nesbitt captured the

women’s open figure, taking the D class. Chritiann Butler won the B class. Nathan Morley was the lone competitor in the men’s fitness, taking the B class. Jimmy Norius didn’t have any competition as he captured the men’s masters open. But there was a showdown in the men’s grand masters category with Sidney Outten outduelling Arthur Eldon for the open title.

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Late Sterling goal earns Man City 1-1 draw vs Everton By STEVE DOUGLAS Associated Press

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MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Raheem Sterling scored an 82nd-minute equaliser as Manchester City fought back to draw with Everton 1-1 while playing with 10 men for more than half of the English Premier League game yesterday. The substitute’s fierce volley cancelled out a 35th-minute opener by Wayne Rooney, who was jeered relentlessly by City’s fans owing to his Manchester United connections. It was Rooney’s 200th Premier League goal, and second in two league games since returning to his boyhood team this summer. Rooney wheeled away in delight after his close-range goal against the run of play, cupping both ears with his hands in front of the home supporters. He is enjoying something of a career renaissance since leaving United in the offseason. City right back Kyle Walker was sent off on the stroke of halftime after collecting two bookings in the space of two minutes, his second for backing into right back Mason Holgate using his elbow. Everton also finished the game with 10 men when holding midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin was

NEW YORK (AP) — Two-time Australian Open champion Victoria Azarenka withdrew from the US Open yesterday because she was unable to resolve a custody dispute with her infant son’s father. The 28-year-old star from Belarus gave birth to her first child in December and she returned to the tour in June. She detailed the dispute with the boy’s father in a long Twitter post last week, saying she might not be able to bring her son with her to New York. “I am sadly unable to compete in this year’s US Open due to my ongoing family situation that I am working through,” Azarenka said in a statement. In last week’s post, Azarenka wrote that she separated from Leo’s father shortly after Wimbledon, where she lost to Simona Halep in the fourth round on July 10. “As we work to resolve some of the legal processes, the way things stand now is that the only way I can play in the US Open this year is if I leave Leo behind in California,” Azarenka wrote, “which I’m not willing to do.” On the men’s side, three top10 players have withdrawn with season-ending injuries: defending champion Stan Wawrinka, Novak Djokovic and Kei Nishikori.

EVERTON’S WAYNE ROONEY, far right, celebrates scoring his side’s first goal of the game during the English Premier League match against Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium yesterday. (AP Photo/Dave Thompson) appear to be on each other’s wavelength in the first half, and Jesus was substituted at halftime. Leroy Sane was uncomfortable at left wing back, giving the ball away before Rooney’s goal. Dominic Calvert-Lewin cut inside Fernandinho and squared the ball to Rooney, whose firsttime shot struck goalkeeper Ederson Moraes’ heel and deflected into the net off the post. Everton defended obdurately and in numbers, and was on the way to making it five clean sheets in five competitive games

red-carded in the 88th for his second booking. The draw left both teams on four points from two matches. For City, there was delight in getting something out of the game after Walker’s dismissal on his home debut, but also a frustratingly familiar feeling to last season. They failed to convert a stream of opportunities until Sterling’s late intervention, and conceded from its first and only real chance given up. The strike pairing of Sergio Aguero and Gabriel Jesus didn’t

this season until Holgate made a poor headed clearance from a deep cross. Sterling, waiting just inside the area, pounced with a powerful left-footed volley into the bottom corner. It denied Rooney a second straight winner — he also scored in the 1-0 victory over Stoke last weekend — and he was clearly frustrated at the end of the game, picking up a booking for dissent. Alan Shearer (260) is the only other player to have reached 200 goals in the Premier League.

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KEY WEST

High: 91° F/33° C Low: 81° F/27° C

ELEUTHERA

NASSAU

High: 91° F/33° C Low: 80° F/26° C

High: 87° F/31° C Low: 82° F/28° C

The higher the AccuWeather UV IndexTM number, the greater the need for eye and skin protection.

tiDes For nassau High Today

Ht.(ft.)

8:50 a.m. 9:15 p.m.

Low

Ht.(ft.)

3.3 3.7

2:51 a.m. 0.0 3:02 p.m. ‑0.1

Wednesday 9:38 a.m. 10:00 p.m.

3.4 3.5

3:36 a.m. 3:51 p.m.

0.0 0.1

Thursday

10:25 a.m. 10:45 p.m.

3.3 3.3

4:21 a.m. 4:39 p.m.

0.1 0.3

Friday

11:12 a.m. 11:29 p.m.

3.2 3.1

5:04 a.m. 5:27 p.m.

0.2 0.5

Saturday

11:59 a.m. ‑‑‑‑‑

3.1 ‑‑‑‑‑

5:47 a.m. 6:15 p.m.

0.4 0.7

Sunday

12:15 a.m. 12:47 p.m.

2.9 3.0

6:31 a.m. 7:06 p.m.

0.6 1.0

Monday

1:02 a.m. 1:38 p.m.

2.7 2.9

7:18 a.m. 8:01 p.m.

0.8 1.2

sun anD moon Sunrise Sunset

6:47 a.m. 7:38 p.m.

Moonrise Moonset

7:31 a.m. 8:28 p.m.

First

Full

Last

New

Aug. 29

Sep. 6

Sep. 13

Sep. 20

CAT ISLAND

High: 86° F/30° C Low: 82° F/28° C

6‑12 knots

8‑16 knots Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows.

Statistics are for Nassau through 2 p.m. yesterday Temperature High ................................................... 91° F/33° C Low .................................................... 81° F/27° C Normal high ....................................... 89° F/32° C Normal low ........................................ 76° F/24° C Last year’s high ................................. 93° F/34° C Last year’s low ................................... 73° F/23° C Precipitation As of 2 p.m. yesterday .................................. trace Year to date ............................................... 23.16” Normal year to date ................................... 23.24”

uV inDex toDay

ANDROS

SAN SALVADOR

GREAT EXUMA

High: 86° F/30° C Low: 81° F/27° C

High: 85° F/29° C Low: 81° F/27° C

High: 88° F/31° C Low: 82° F/28° C

W S

LONG ISLAND

insurance management tracking map

High: 86° F/30° C Low: 81° F/27° C

8‑16 knots

MAYAGUANA High: 86° F/30° C Low: 81° F/27° C

Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and

CROOKED ISLAND / ACKLINS

tonight’s lows.

RAGGED ISLAND High: 85° F/29° C Low: 80° F/27° C

High: 86° F/30° C Low: 81° F/27° C

GREAT INAGUA High: 89° F/32° C Low: 82° F/28° C

8‑16 knots

marine Forecast ABACO ANDROS CAT ISLAND CROOKED ISLAND ELEUTHERA FREEPORT GREAT EXUMA GREAT INAGUA LONG ISLAND MAYAGUANA NASSAU RAGGED ISLAND SAN SALVADOR

Today: Wednesday: Today: Wednesday: Today: Wednesday: Today: Wednesday: Today: Wednesday: Today: Wednesday: Today: Wednesday: Today: Wednesday: Today: Wednesday: Today: Wednesday: Today: Wednesday: Today: Wednesday: Today: Wednesday:

WINDS SE at 7‑14 Knots SSE at 8‑16 Knots SE at 6‑12 Knots SE at 8‑16 Knots SE at 8‑16 Knots ESE at 8‑16 Knots ESE at 10‑20 Knots ESE at 10‑20 Knots SE at 8‑16 Knots SE at 8‑16 Knots SE at 7‑14 Knots SE at 8‑16 Knots SE at 8‑16 Knots ESE at 10‑20 Knots E at 8‑16 Knots E at 7‑14 Knots ESE at 8‑16 Knots ESE at 10‑20 Knots E at 8‑16 Knots E at 7‑14 Knots SE at 8‑16 Knots SE at 10‑20 Knots SE at 8‑16 Knots ESE at 10‑20 Knots SE at 8‑16 Knots ESE at 10‑20 Knots

WAVES 4‑7 Feet 3‑5 Feet 1‑2 Feet 1‑3 Feet 3‑5 Feet 2‑4 Feet 3‑6 Feet 3‑5 Feet 3‑6 Feet 3‑5 Feet 1‑3 Feet 1‑3 Feet 1‑3 Feet 1‑3 Feet 3‑5 Feet 3‑5 Feet 2‑4 Feet 2‑4 Feet 4‑8 Feet 3‑6 Feet 1‑3 Feet 1‑3 Feet 2‑4 Feet 2‑4 Feet 1‑3 Feet 1‑3 Feet

VISIBILITY 3 Miles 3 Miles 3 Miles 5 Miles 5 Miles 5 Miles 5 Miles 5 Miles 5 Miles 4 Miles 3 Miles 3 Miles 3 Miles 5 Miles 3 Miles 5 Miles 5 Miles 5 Miles 5 Miles 5 Miles 3 Miles 3 Miles 5 Miles 7 Miles 7 Miles 7 Miles

WATER TEMPS. 86° F 86° F 89° F 89° F 83° F 83° F 85° F 86° F 84° F 84° F 87° F 87° F 88° F 88° F 85° F 85° F 87° F 87° F 85° F 85° F 85° F 85° F 87° F 87° F 83° F 83° F

PAGE 8, Tuesday, August 22, 2017

THE TRIBUNE

FIBA UNDER-17 CENTROBASKET CHAMPIONSHIP FOR WOMEN

Bahamas suffers 75-50 loss to Guatemala, places 6th overall

ON THE REPLAY: In their last matchup on Saturday in Aguada, Puerto Rico, Team Bahamas suffered a 75-50 loss to Guatemala, ending up 6th overall in the FIBA Under-17 Centrobasket Championship for Women. The tournament concluded with Mexico beating host Puerto Rico 83-77 for the gold, while El Salvador knocked off Costa Rica 56-41 for the bronze.