SPORTS
MONDAY, MARCH 10, 2025
Queen’s College Comets win title
By TENAJH SWEETING
Sports Reporter
Last season the Queen’s College Comets had to watch in disappointment as the St Augustine’s College (SAC) Big Red Machine relished in championship glory to close out the 2024 Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools (BAISS) Track and Field Championships.
One season later, the Comets got their revenge in emphatic fashion to derail the Big Red Machine and emerge as the 2025 BAISS Track and Field champions.
The Comets had a strong meet from start to finish, leading from day one to three, to wrap up with a
SAC 2nd, Temple Christian
winning total of 1,344 points.
Queen’s College celebrated their first BAISS crown since 2019 and claimed just their fourth track and field championship in the school’s history.
The Big Red Machine had to settle for second place this time around with a total of 1,299.50 points.
The Temple Christian School Suns started and ended the three-day meet in the third position with 541 points.
The neck-and-neck battle between the sister Anglican Schools was won by St John’s College.
The Giants wrapped up the meet in fourth at 382 points and the St Anne’s Blue Waves dropped down to fifth place at 271 points.
QC bead coach Everette Fraser was all smiles as he spoke about QC’s wire-towire performance at the inter-school track and field championships.
“We are feeling great right now. We are feeling good and everybody is excited and happy. This has been a long three days of competition between us and the other school and if we slipped for just a second we would have lost. We had to tell the kids to stay focused and sometimes it may not go the way we want it to go but we have to keep on going and that’s how we did it. We just kept on fighting,” he said.
Coach Fraser admitted that it felt awesome
Paul Greene and Penmen repeat as champions
By BRENT STUBBS Chief Sports Editor
GRAND Bahamian
Paul Greene helped the second seeded Southern New Hampshire University Penmen to their second consecutive Northeastern 10 Championship Tournament title.
Greene, in his senior year, scored 18 points, shooting 5-for-18 from the field and 1-for-3 from behind the three-throw line and 7-14 from the free throw line, to go along with three assists and a pair of rebounds and steals in their 72-71 overtime victory over the fifth-seed Pace University Setters.
The 6-foot, 6-inch forward also ended up with 13 points and had a careerhigh matching six assists and two steals. He finished with an average of 21.7 points per game and 12.7 rebounds to earn the most outstanding player and named to the All-Championship team.
Senior Kurtis Henderson canned the game’s winning basket on a three-pointer with 0.3 seconds on the clock in the extra period
ALEX ENEAS SIGNS WITH THE NEW YORK METS
By BRENT STUBBS Chief Sports Editor bstubbs@tribunemedia.net
third
VICTORIOUS: A Queen’s College Comet raises the school flag in celebration on Friday (day 3) after they won the Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools
Track and Field Championships.
to avenge last year’s narrow loss to the Big Red Machine and gave special credit to athletes that displayed great school pride.
“They painted the track red last year and that was
on Saturday in front of an electric crowd at the Stan Spirou Field House. Henderson finished with six points, five steals and three assists.
However, junior Royce Williams led the attack with 21 points, three assists and a pair of rebounds and steals and Jhaml Fricas also had 18 points with three rebounds.
Southern New Hampshire has now won 12 of its last 14, including nine of 10 and eight straight. SNHU improves to 29-16 (.644) in its 20th appearance in the NE10 Championship and captures its fourth NE10 title (2013, 2016, 2024) – as well as its second consecutive – in its seventh trip to the finals (2003, 2004, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2024).
Southern New Hampshire is the seventh repeat NE10 Champion and first since Bentley in 2007 and 2008. The Penmen are the first team to play in the NE10 finals in back-to-back years since the University of New Haven in 2019 and 2020, as well as the first program to host consecutive NE10 title tilts since Bentley in 2007
painful for us. It was a dra-
matic finish to the end last year and it was close and has been for the last couple years so this year we knew we had to do it. We didn’t execute last year, we gave
and 2008. SNHU captures back-to-back conference crowns for the first time since 1997-98 and 1998-98 when it was a member of the New England Collegiate Conference (NECC). In addition to being named the 2025 NE10 Championship Most Outstanding Player, Greene also joined Williams and Fricas on the NE10 AllChampionship team. Greene notched 21.7 points on 45.3 percent (2453) shooting from the floor, 12.7 rebounds, and 2.7 assists per game over the
three contests of the NE10 Championship. Greene’s double-double is his 20th of the season, as well as his 12th in the last 17 games, eighth in the last 10 and third straight. With the NE10’s Automatic Qualifier in hand, the Penmen will await the seeding for the NCAA Championship, which took place late last night. Greene, a business major, is the son of Paul ad Shantel Greene. He is a former member of the St George’s Jaguars basketball team, coached by Darryl Sears.
it to them, but we did the job this year,” he said. The Comets dominated five out of the eight age divisions to conclude the
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A DREAM envisioned in his mind a decade ago when he started playing finally became a reality when Alexander ‘Alex’ Eneas signed a professional baseball contract with the New Yorks Mets’ organisation on Saturday night. The latest Bahamian signing for the 17-year-old took place at the Ink Bar in Palm Cay before his family, friends, the MaxD programme, Prime Minister Philip ‘Brave’ Davis, former PM Perry Christie and his pastor Mario Moxey.
Elvis Rios, the international scout for New York, was on hand to conduct his first signing in the Bahamas with MaxD, headed by Greg Burrows Jr. It was in December that Rios was given the added responsibility of recruiting players from the Bahamas and he immediately got the process started with MaxD.
“We came here to scout out the talent in the Bahamas” Rios said. “We kept in contact with MaxD. And now it’s official. We came back for the signing.”
Signing his contract with his parents Suzy and Timothy Eneas in front of the MaxD backdrop, Eneas said it was a long journey, a long process, but he knew that he was doing something for a reason and that was his signing. “God came through for me and I’m more than blessed. I’m happy,” Eneas said. “It’s been a journey. It’s been a long time coming.”
When he got the news that the signing was going to take place on Saturday, Eneas said he was blown away. “My family put a lot
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AND OLE MISS REBELS ARE ELIMINATED
By BRENT STUBBS Chief Sports Editor bstubbs@tribunemedia.net
THE run in the 2025 Southeastern Conference Women’s Basketball Tournament for Grand Bahamian coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin and her University of Mississippi Lady Rebels ended on Friday night in Greensville, South Carolina. The unranked Lady Rebels, coming off an impressive second round victory on Thursday night
over the Mississippi State Bulldogs, couldn’t sustain their intensity when they needed as they lost 70-63 to the second ranked University of Texas Longhorns at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena.
“I thought tonight was an incredible game. You saw two teams who played incredibly hard. You wouldn’t think that one of them was unranked, especially when we’re playing the number one ranked,”
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SWIMMING LAST CHANCE CARIFTA MEET
BAHAMAS Aquatics has announced that its Last Chance Meet for swimmers wishing to qualify for the 2025 CARIFTA Swimming Championships will be held over the weekend of March 14-15 at the Betty Kelly Kenning Swim Complex.
The event is open to all Bahamas
March
Aquatics-registered swimmers who have previously competed in a Bahamas Aquatics competition.
Swimmers who have not competed in a specific event previously will not be allowed to register for that event. (No Time Entries will not be accepted for this meet).
The first session is scheduled for 6pm on
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Photo: Chappell Whyms Jr
GRAND Bahamian Paul Greene with his team award.
WOMEN’S SPORTS SYMPOSIUM INSPIRES THE NEXT GENERATION OF YOUNG GIRLS
By TENAJH SWEETING Tribune Sports Reporter
IN honour of Interna-
tional Women’s Day, the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture (MOYSC) hosted a Women’s Sports Symposium on Friday to celebrate Bahamian women who have actively paved the way and are currently leading the charge in sports.
The women-centred event, under the the theme ‘Accelerating Action’, featured panelists from all walks of the local sporting community including Kelsie Johnson-Sills, Petra Haven, Leslia Miller-Brice, Jennifer Isaacs Dotson, Nikia Deveaux-Christie, Kimberley Rolle, Tonique Williams, Krystel Rolle and Larikah Russell.
Kelsie Johnson-Sills, the acting director of sports, spoke about what it meant to inspire the next generation of women in sports.
“It is like a bridge the gap moment for everyone here today because the younger persons don’t know Pauline [Davis] and cannot interact with her on a regular basis. They don’t know a Nikia Deveaux-Christie, who was the first female Bahamian swimmer at the Olympic games. This is basically an avenue for everyone to get together so we can bridge the gap, learn about sports, our history in sports and the dominance that women have in the Bahamian sporting landscape,” she said.
Johnson-Sills, who has taken her talents from the
volleyball court to broadcasting and now sports administration, said it is important to show the next generation of women examples of others who have paved the way before them.
“You can never forget your history and never forget where you come from so in order to know where we are going we have to let the younger athletes know that these are the persons who actually set the trend for us and they are the ones who went out the gate first.
“We didn’t have all of the technology that we have now but if they are able to hear their stories now they can be able to say ‘I can pattern my life after those persons’”, she said.
Kimberley Rolle, who currently serves as the athletic director at the University of The Bahamas, encouraged young women to follow in the paths of Bahamian trail blazers.
“I think all of the women who hold positions of leadership in sports hold a tremendous responsibility because everyday that you walk around you never know who you are inspiring. I just want to say to them that there are opportunities and to make sure you avail yourself of the opportunities and look around and see what some of the persons in the room are doing in terms of sports,” Rolle said.
Rolle shared what it feels like to be a Bahamian woman in sports, especially during her days on the basketball court.
“It is a tremendous pride. I played for the national team from 1992 to 2002 and so it was a tremendous honour and I had some great success during that time. For me the CARICOM championships won and the ability to wear Bahamas on my chest meant a lot because I was representing my family, friends and church members,” she said.
Bahamian Olympic swimmer Nikia DeveauxChristie swam for The Bahamas at the 2004 Summer Olympics and continues to serve as an inspiration for young girls that swim today.
She expressed that there can still be more done to help young women on their journeys in sports.
“We have done a lot of work and we are doing a lot of great things when it comes to evolving in sports
but I think there is still more to be done and we can still help these young women along in their journey to become amazing athletes and all around amazing people,” she said.
The 2007 Pan-Am bronze medallist shared what she believes can be done to provide more assistance to young women in sports.
“Just to have a bit more support and I want people to talk more about women in sports. There are a lot of us here who have done amazing things who you may not know about and maybe little girls don’t know that there is an avenue for them in swimming or horse racing.
“This is a good opportunity for us to just start talking about building platforms and programmes. I think we need grassroots programmes to help kids in schools really realise their
dreams as athletes,” she said.
The panelists had the opportunity to share their words of wisdom with highschoolers eager to soak up knowledge from some of the most iconic Bahamian women in sports.
Brianna Farrington, an eleventh grader at CI Gibson, talked about the significance of sports in her life.
“It is important because you can get scholarships and see the world while doing something that you like. For me I like playing sports because I get to play with people I like and get the experience with them,” she said.
Farrington currently plays soccer, basketball and intends to play volleyball in the future. She spoke about what it means to be a young woman in sports. “It means a lot because you do not see
a lot of young women in sports. It means a lot to me to do something that not everybody else is doing,” she said.
Latisha St Ford, who attends CR Walker, said she appreciates the camaraderie among other girls when competing in her sporttrack and field.
“It is the adrenaline rush when it comes to the races. It is pretty cool and getting to know other girl athletes. It is a nice kind of communication because we all connect and know how it is to run the same sport,” she said.
She enjoyed the Women’s Sports Symposium and said it was encouraging. “It is very important because they really inspire us. It doesn’t matter what age or what school, they always give us encouragement to do better or to be like them in the future,” she said.
Longhorns hold on to defeat ‘Coach Yo’ and Lady Rebels 70-63 in SEC quarterfinals
said McPhee-McCuin of her Lady Rebels in the latter.
“It should be a blowout, right? Clearly that did not happen. I thought we lacked some aggressiveness in key moments, but overall, I think both teams wanted it, but Texas just wanted it a little more than us so we have to learn from this and prepare for the NCAA Tournament.”
Texas, coached by the SEC Coach of the Year Victor Shaeffer, pulled off their second win over Ole Miss, going back to their regular season 61-58 triumph on January 25.
Coming over from the Big 12 Conference, the Longhorns made a successful debut in the SEC tournament leading the Lady Rebels from start to finish as they took control of the game for their 13th consecutive victory.
Asked by a reporter what she wants people to know about her team, particularly from the match-up,
McPhee-McCuin was quite diplomatic in her answer.
“Did you see the game? Do we look like we’re an unranked team?” she asked the reporter.
“There you go. We’re not number one. We can’t make the case because we didn’t beat Texas and they’re number one. We darn sure should be in the top 25. I have a lot of respect for Vic. I think he has a lot of respect for me, but nobody wants to see Ole Miss in their bracket.”
The Longhorns outscored the Lady Rebels 32-22 in the paint and were awarded with an assist on 18 of 24 baskets.
Despite fouling out for the first time in her career, SEC Player of the Year sophomore Madison Booker led Texas with 19 points, seven rebounds and three assists, Kyla Oldacre had 12 points and five rebounds, Shay Holle had 11 points and Taylor Jones had 10 points and five rebounds.
For Ole Miss, Deans finished with five
three-pointers for a game high 20 points and two assists.
Madison Scott had 14 points with nine rebounds and seven assists and Kennedy Todd-Williams added nine points, five rebounds and two assists.
After opening a 23-17 margin at the end of the first quarter, the Longhorns used a 17-16 spurt in the second quarter to post a 40-33 advantage at the half.
The Lady Rebels only scored seven points in the third quarter.
And they didn’t have a field goal in the last eight minutes.
The Longhorns used an 18-point spurt for a
commanding 54-42 at the end of the final break.
Ole Miss was able to pick up their intensity in the fourth quarter, using a 13-2 run, highlighted by a backto-back three-point play and a three-pointer from Kirsten Deans to trim the deficit to 59-55 with 5:19 left on the clock.
A minute later, Deans canned another threepointer for a 60-59 deficit. With 58.3 left and trailing 66-62, Deans forced Booker into a charging foul for her fifth to depart the game.
But the Longhorns were able to survive with a couple of free throws as the clock ran out on the Lady Rebels.
While Ole Miss (2010) made their exit from the tournament, Texas advanced to Sunday’s final on Sunday, losing 64-45 to the top seeded South Carolina Gamecocks, who successfully defended their title.
Both the Longhorns and the Gamecocks ended the regular season at 15-1, but on a coin flip, South Carolina won the top spot, dropping Texas to No.2. Following the tournament, the focus in the March Madness will turn to the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Tournament that will be staged from March 19 to April 8.
MISSISSIPPI head coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin, right, applauds action on the court during an NCAA college basketball game against Texas in the quarterfinals of the Southeastern Conference tournament, Friday, March 7, 2025, in Greenville, S.C. (AP Photo/David Yeazell)
THE WOMEN-centred event, under the the theme ‘Accelerating Action’, featured panelists from all walks of the local sporting community including Kelsie Johnson-Sills, Petra Haven, Leslia Miller-Brice, Jennifer Isaacs Dotson, Nikia Deveaux-Christie, Kimberley Rolle, Tonique Williams, Krystel Rolle and Larikah Russell.
Photo: Chappell Whyms Jr
Klay Thompson scores 26 but Suns hold off Mavericks 125-116
By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer
DALLAS (AP) —
Devin Booker scored 24 points, Kevin Durant had 21 points, nine rebounds and eight assists and the Phoenix Suns beat the injury-depleted Dallas Mavericks 125-116 yesterday.
Bradley Beal scored 19 points and Grayson Allen added 17 as the Suns pulled within 1 1/2 games of Dallas for the 10th seed in the Western Conference, the final spot in the play-in tournament.
Naji Marshall had a career high for the second consecutive game with 34 points for the Mavericks, the defending West champs who were down to seven healthy players by the end of the game.
Klay Thompson contributed 26 points, five rebounds, four assists and a steal.
Dallas big men Kessler Edwards and Dwight Powell went to the locker room after their heads collided chasing a loose ball late in the third quarter.
Guard Brandon Williams was later ruled out with left hamstring tightness.
Edwards returned with a bandage over his left eye, but Powell didn’t come back after walking to the bench with a bleeding
forehead, getting treated briefly and leaving the court.
Takeaways Suns: Rim protection is a big issue for the vertically challenged Mavs. And Mason Plumlee had three consecutive dunks in the first half, then back-to-back
alley-oop slams after the break. The 6-foot-10 Plumlee finished with 13 points.
Mavericks: Dallas matched its longest losing streak of the season at five games and dropped below .500 for the first time since mid-November. The Mavericks have lost all three
games since star guard Kyrie Irving’s season-ending knee injury.
Key
moment Booker hit a jumper that started a 19-2 run for Phoenix bridging the first and second quarters that put the Suns in front for good.
(AP
Phoenix turned a 22-18 deficit into a 37-34 lead.
Up next
Both teams finish a backto-back tonight. The Suns visit Memphis, and the Mavericks play the first of consecutive games in San Antonio.
Friday, March 14. The second session is slated for 9am Saturday and the final session at 4:30pm on Saturday.
The entry deadline is on March 11, 2025 at 11:59pm. All Hytek Electronic Files only should be forwarded to Kendric Albury at meetmananagement@ bahamasaquatics.com Confirmation emails will be sent on receipt of all entries. Following the meet, Bahamas Aquatics will select its team that will travel to Trinidad & Tobago over the Easter holiday weekend in April.
The Bahamas will be going after its seventh straight championship feat.
NOBLE
PREPARATORY
ACADEMY
TRACK & FIELD
CLASSIC
THE Noble Preparatory Academy is all set to hold its 2025 Track and Field Classic from 9am to 6pm on Saturday, March 15 at the original Thomas A. Robinson Track and Field Stadium.
The registration deadline is March 11.
Athletes can register at info@npabahamas.com
UNCLE
LOU FUN RUN/WALK
THE St Augustine’s College and the Alumni Association is inviting the general public to come out and participate in the Uncle Lou Fun Run/Walk.
Under the theme: “Paint the streets red,” the event will take place on Saturday, March 15, starting 6am at SAC’s campus off Bernard Road.
The route will leave SAC’s campus and head on Bernard Road, turn onto Soldier Road to Prince Charles Drive, turn east onto Prince Charles Drive and head back to SAC.
The registration fee is $20 for adults and $10 for persons under the age of 20.
The first 200 participants will receive road race t-shirts. Persons can register now by logging onto www.saintaugustinescollege.com. Following the race, a health screening will take place.
There will also be a souse out with chicken priced at $10, pig feet at $12 and sheep tongue at $15.
Drinks will also be on sale. For more information, persons can call 242-324-1511 or email Thesacalumni@gmail.com
RUGBY GAMES AT WINTON AFTER making some minor repairs to the Winton rugby pitch, the Bahamas Rugby Union is scheduled to play matches on Saturday, March 22.
All ages and all abilities are welcome, including men and women, ‘Golden Oldies’ teams and beginners and seasoned players. The BRU is also inviting persons to come and try rugby this year. The only equipment needed are tennis/cleats and PE kit. For further information, persons are urged to call (242) 812-0417.
WACO, Texas (AP) — L.J. Cryer scored 23 points with six 3-pointers as Big 12 champion and third-ranked Houston won its 10th consecutive game, beating Baylor 65-61 on Saturday night to wrap up the regular season.
J’Wan Roberts added 11 points and 10 rebounds for the Cougars (27-4, 19-1 Big 12), including two free throws with 13 seconds remaining. Milos Uzan had 12 points and Emanuel Sharp scored 11. The Cougars won without making a field goal after Sharp’s 3-pointer for a 58-48 lead with 6:07 left. They have won a nationalbest 14 road games in a row,
including a 10-0 mark in Big 12 play.
Baylor (18-13, 10-10) led 29-26 at halftime and was up by seven before the Cougars used a 20-4 run to take the lead for good. Freshman guard VJ Edgecombe scored 23 points for the Bears, who have lost four of their last six games. Norchad Omier had 13 points and 16 rebounds, his 87th career double-double to match Tim Duncan’s total at Wake Forest for the second-most in NCAA history. Tom Gola had 96 for La Salle in the 1950s.
Takeaways Houston: The Cougars have at least 27 wins for
the fifth season in a row under coach Kelvin Sampson. Roberts has 1,000 career rebounds and 1,000 points, joining Elvin Hayes, Hakeem Olajuwon and Greg Anderson as the only Houston players to accomplish that feat.
Baylor: The Bears didn’t have a winning conference record for the first time since an 8-10 Big 12 mark in 2017-18.
Key moment Ja’Vier Francis’ baseline dunk eight minutes into the second half gave Houston its first lead since the 8:08 mark of the first.
Key stat Cryer, part of Baylor’s 2021 national championship
team as a freshman, made his first six 3s. His first miss came early in the second half. Up next Big 12 Tournament in Kansas City. Houston has double-bye into quarterfinals Thursday. Baylor, the No. 7 seed, plays a secondround game Wednesday.
DALLAS Mavericks guard Klay Thompson, left, is defended by Phoenix Suns guard Bradley Beal during the first half yesterday in Dallas.
Photo/Julio Cortez)
HANGTIME: Baylor guard Valdez “VJ” Edgecombe, centre right, goes up for a dunk against Houston during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, March 8, 2025, in Waco, Texas.
(AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Alexander ‘Alex’ Eneas signs with the New York Mets
into me. They sacrificed a lot for me to get here,” said Eneas, who acknowledged his younger brother Liam Eneas, who has helped to push him to be the best he can be.
“I know I can finally say I’ve done it and all of the hard work and sacrifices and practices I had to do, has paid off for me.”
A little shaken up as he placed his Mets’ hat on and his jersey on, Eneas said it meant the world to him because “my professional career has now started.
“I’m very blessed and I’m looking forward to my career. I’m excited to be a Mets. I’m looking forward to my career taking off one or two years down the road.”
The former student of Queen’s College, who will graduate from Boost Academy this year, is scheduled to leave today for the Dominican Republic where he gets to display his talent in their developmental programme for about a month before he takes a break and gets ready to play in their minor league system.
“I’m going there to show them that I can play this game,” Eneas said. “They got me for a reason. They got a good deal in me.”
Since they started in 2013, Burrows Jr said Eneas has become the 19th player he was able to get signed to a professional contract.
“I think he’s a representation of perseverance. I think Alex has a story of his own. He went to the United States and then come back home and it showed that there are opportunities here in the Bahamas,” Burrows Jr said. “Kudos to MaxD because it’s a “bitter-sweet moment for us. We hate to see him go, but we are glad that he’s getting an opportunity to pursue his career,” Burrows Jr said.
Without the support of his family, especially his parents, Eneas said he would not be in the position he’s in because “they made a lot of sacrifices, multiple trips, thousands of dollars, getting me to the practice and making sure I had a meal in my stomach every day. I’m very appreciative of them,” he stated.
Eneas encouraged the other members of the MaxD programme to “stick
with it. If I can do it, you can do it too.”
His mother Suzy, a noted distance runner, said she’s very proud of her son because he’s worked so far to fulfil his dream.
“This was a dream of his from he was six years old when he started playing baseball,” she said. “All players when they are six years old say they want to play in the MLB.
“But he has actually made his dream a reality. He never stops dreaming his goal. He knew he could make it. We supported him in this journey and we’re very proud of all that he has accomplished.”
His father, Olympic swimmer Timothy Eneas, said this was a tremendous achievement for their son and their family.
“We’ve been working at this for many, many years,” he said.
“We had lots of challenges, but the main thing was we wanted him to stay focused because we knew the Lord would work things out for him and that is what has happened.
“We are extremely proud and very happy for Alex. We know he has the talent and everything will work out for him through God’s grace. So we’re very excited about this opportunity and this occasion.”
Godfrey Eneas, a former baseball player, said he wants nothing but the best for his grandson, who unlike his other sons, skipped a generation and is following in his footsteps in baseball.
“He always wanted to be a ball player and he was able to achieve what I didn’t get to do so I’m very happy for him,” grandfather Eneas said.
“He’s worked hard at it. I have to give a lot of credit to Greg Burrows Jr, who helped to hone his skills and try to make him into a great ball player. I hope I’m alive when he makes it to the majors. That’s my ambition.”
young men make that step towards greatness. I have great hopes in Alex making it to the heights that many Bahamians have not reached.” Davis said he advised Eneas in a private conversation that while he couldn’t get his sons to pursue a career in baseball, he should be very proud that his grandson took up the mantle and is now on his way to playing professional baseball. His pastor, Mario Moxey from Bahamas Harvest, said Eneas can now be considered the poster child for young men in the country.
life is more than just attaining and acquiring things, but rather achieving that purpose from within.
“He has that potential to do incredible things. He has a GPA of 3.4, he’s academically brilliant and can have a career in any field, but he’s doing his passion. Any young person who can pursue their passion will go very far in life.”
Eneas thanked Freedom Farm for helping to nurture his game before he was able to enhance it at MaxD. Rios said he will definitely be back because he “love what I’ve seen in Alex.”
“There’s a lot more of talent here” and he believes they can recruit a few more players. FROM PAGE 15
Prime Minister Davis said he’s always delighted when he can see “our
Moxey said Eneas represents someone who is “driven, has vision and purpose, who understands that
METS signee Alexander Eneas shares a moment with his grandfather Godfrey Eneas, former Prime Minister Perry Christie and Prime Minister Philip Davis.
BROTHERS ALEXANDER, left, and Liam Eneas share a moment together.
SHOWN, from left to right, are New York’s international scout Elvis Rios, father Tmothy Eneas, Mets’ signee Alexander Eneas, coach Greg Burrows Jr and mother Suzy Eneas.
ALEXANDER Eneas gets some instructions from international scout Elvis Rios before signing his contract.
COACH Greg Burrows Jr with Mets signee Alexander Eneas.
QC Comets dethrone SAC
Big Red Machine for BAISS track and field crown
FROM PAGE 15
track and field championships. It was all Queen’s College in the under-13 female division, under-15 female division, under-17 female division, under-20 female and under-20 male divisions.
SAC had the edge in the under-13 male division, under-15 male division and under-17 male division.
Track Events
There were a number of records broken on day three on the track.
CARIFTA double gold medallist Jamiah Nabbie had the final say in the under-20 girls’ 200m finals. She won the event with a CARIFTA-qualifying time of 23.73 seconds. SAC’s Alexis Roberts also dipped under the CARIFTA-qualifying mark 24.35 seconds with her second place finish of 24.21 seconds.
K’Leigh Davis, representing QC, trailed both CARIFTA qualifiers for third at 24.83 seconds.
Andrew Brown notched another win for the Comets in the under-20 boys’ 200m finals. He ran a swift time of 21.83 seconds for first place. His teammate Ishmael Rolle placed second in 22.41 seconds and Nassau Christian Schools’ K’Juan Johnson was third with a time of 22.56 seconds.
Jazae Johnson, representing SJC, had a stellar performance in the under15 girls’ 200m finals. She outran her competitors with a new BAISS record of 24.69 seconds.
She dipped under Brianna Bootle’s former BAISS record of 25.08 seconds set just last year. Bootle trailed for second in the event at 24.94 seconds and her schoolmate Taree Forbes came third in 25.44 seconds.
SAC’s Jahcario Wilson was well under the CARIFTA-qualifying standards of 55.72 seconds in the under-17 boys’ 400m hurdles event. He crossed the finish line at 52.25 seconds to win the race.
Wilson also broke Tieanno Ferguson’s BAISS record of 54.17 seconds set just last year.
Placing second was the Comets’ Nathan Walker with a time of 56.33 seconds.
The Suns’ Delvon Barton rounded out the top three at 56.34 seconds.
SAC’s Darvinique Dean hit her stride in the
under-20 girls’ 400m hurdles event to shave some time off the CARIFTA qualifying standard of 1:02.08.
She stopped the clock at 1:00.12 to wrap up the event first.
Her time erased Pedrya Seymour’s former BAISS record of 1:01.23 set March 8, 2013.
QC’s Taylor Robinson claimed the second spot at 1:05.09 and SAC’s Yulianis Akompi came in third place at 1:05.73.
The Comets’ Zion Davis had a strong showing in the under-20 boys’ 400m hurdles event.
He posted a winning time of 52.03 seconds to set a new BAISS record and attain the CARIFTAqualifying mark of 54.47 seconds.
The former BAISS record of 52.89 seconds belonged to Wendell Miller who achieved it in 2020.
The next two spots in the race went to the Suns’ Ferguson and Breck Kemp. Ferguson ran 54.29 seconds to shave some time off the CARIFTA standard while his teammate came in third at 56.85 seconds.
The Suns’ Jasmine Thompson requalified in the under-17 girls’ 400m hurdles event. She won the event in 1:02.60 which was well under the
CARIFTA-qualifying mark of 1:06.19.
Thompson also broke Darvinique Dean’s previous BAISS record of 1:02.62 achieved last year.
SAC’s Symirah Crawley was also in top form. She had to settle for second in 1:02.94 but was also successful in making the CARIFTA-qualifying mark.
Taylor Moss, representing St Andrew’s, was third overall.
The Comets set new BAISS records in the under-20 boys’ 4x100m and 4x400m relays.
The QC quartet of Andrew Brown, Ishmael Rolle, Daniel Strachan and Everette Fraser ran a time of 41.53 seconds in the 4x100m event for first and to erase SAC’s former BAISS record of 41.58 seconds.
The Comets under-20 boys were also fantastic in the 4x400m event, leaving behind a new BAISS record of 3:17.80. The previous BAISS record of 3:18.28 was set by QC last year.
Field Events
William Mckinney, representing Bahamas Academy, requalified in the under20 boys’ triple jump event with a leap of 14.63m. He smashed the CARIFTAqualifying standard of 14.29m.
SAC’s Carlin Archer also requalified in the event with a jump of 14.61m for second place.
Third place went to his schoolmate Demian Brice at 14.20m.
SAC’s Wyatt Cartwright was a cut above the rest in the under-17 boys’ javelin throw event. He surpassed the CARIFTA-qualifying standard of 44.95m with his winning throw of 59.17m.
His teammate Sherman Ferguson dropped to second at 44.63m and Kingsway’s Kendal Turner got the third podium spot with his toss of 42.64m.
Annae Mackey, representing QC, got the BAISS title in the under-20 girls’ discus throw event. She posted a winning mark of 34.20m to seal the win.
SAC’s Kamera Strachan came second at 23.23m and QC’s Morgan Bethel ended in third at 22.22m.
QC’s Keely Deveaux got the winning throw in the under-17 girls’ javelin throw event. She recorded a first place heave of 33.15m.
SJC’s Jazae Johnson had a wind-aided jump of 5.87m to win the under-15 girls’ long jump event but it would be SAC’s Taree
Forbes to emerge with the new BAISS record of 5.76m at second place. Forbes took Danielle Gibson’s former BAISS record of 5.40m set in 2010. Third place went to SAC’s Symiah Strachan at 4.96m. It is indeed a special moment for the QC Comets as they picked up their fourth BAISS Track and Field Championship. The school previously won titles in 2015, 2016, 2019 and now 2025. The remaining BAISS track and field results can be found at www.tekresults. net.
BAISS TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONS: Queen’s College Comets celebrate on Friday (day 3) after winning the Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools (BAISS) Track and Field Championships.
Photos: Chappell Whyms Jr