SPORTS SECTION E
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19, 2017
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CARIFTA swim champions
By RENALDO DORSETT Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net
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TEAM BAHAMAS members (l-r) Samuel Gibson, Tyler Russell, Albury Miller and Izaak Bastian with their medals after the 15-17 Boys’ 400m freestyle relay. Photo: Terrel W Carey/Tribune Staff
urther staking its claim as the region’s dominant swimming programme at the junior level, the Bahamas captured the CARIFTA Swimming Championships for the third time in four years. The 36-member team completed the four-day meet last night at the Betty Kelly-Kenning Aquatic Centre with a total of 799.5 points. They finished 137.5 points ahead of second place finisher and defending champion Guadeloupe, who scored 662. The Cayman Islands finished third with 622.5 points, Trinidad and Tobago scored 615 and Barbados rounded out the top five with 556 points. The high-point scorer for Team Bahamas was Lilly Higgs with 65 points while her sister Albury Higgs posted 49 points in the Girls’ 15-17 division. Other top scorers for the team included ZaylieElizabeth Thompson with 43 points in the Girls’ 1112, Davante Carey with 43 points and Kevon Lockhart with 38 points in the Boys’ 13-14 and Izaak Bastian
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BFA names FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup team WITH just one week to kick-off, the Bahamas Football Association (BFA) has named the team that will represent The Bahamas in the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup. There are many familiar faces that have represented Team Bahamas in previous international beach soccer tournaments, as well as some new players who will wear the national jersey for the first time. • The following players will suit up for the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Bahamas 2017: Julio Jemison – Goalkeeper Making his first appearance with Team Bahamas, Julio is skilful with his hands and feet and one of the team’s top goalkeepers. Jean “Sonny” Francois – Forward One of the quickest on the sand, Sonny is playing for Team Bahamas for the first time and ready to show off his skills. Mark Daniels – Defender After a three-year hiatus, Mark is back on the beach soccer scene adding size and strength to the team’s defence. Renardo McCallum – Forward Known for his strength and defensive skills, Renardo is making his debut as a Bahamas national beach soccer player. Kyle Williams – Forward Considered one of the strongest shooters on the team with a powerful right leg, Kyle is a regular member of the national beach soccer Team. Gary Joseph – Forward Gary is a very skilful beach soccer player who is guaranteed to display tricks and score goals. Nesley Jean – Defender Considered one of the best defenders, Nesley is a regular on the Bahamas national team and a skilful player.
Dwayne “Smokey” Forbes – Defender Known for his quiet and reserved demeanour off the pitch, Smokey is the complete opposite on the sand where he displays aggressive defensive skills. Daron Beneby – Defender Daron is an experienced beach soccer player with great GAVIN CHRISTIE knowledge of the game and strong defending tactics. Lesly St Fleur – Forward With his speed, strength and skill, Lesly is a goal scoring machine and a crowd favourite. Gavin Christie – Forward and Team Captain Serving as team captain for the past 7 years, Gavin is known for his goal scoring and impressive bicycle kick. Ivan “Boogie” Rolle – Goalkeeper With his height and impressive wingspan, Ivan is known as a shot stopper with a powerful throw. Now that the final 12 players have been selected, head coach Alexandre Soares and assistant coach Stephen Bellot will focus on final preparations for the tournament. Jason McDowall, BFA vice president and team manager, said he is pleased with the team but it was difficult to hit the submit button when sending the final list to FIFA. “The coach had a tough decision selecting the 12 members who will represent the country in the biggest beach soccer showcase in the world. We have 22 talented and dedicated players on the squad who are all capable of playing in this tournament, but we could only go with our top 12 players. It was not easy,” said McDowall. Gavin Christie, the team captain, says the team’s chemistry is excellent and with a world-renowned coach like Soares, they are expecting great results. Soares led the Brazilian team to victory in four consecutive FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup tournaments from 2006 to 2009. “The team is excited to compete at the highest level and play against the best in the world. We are focused and eager to step on the sand in a few days for the opening game. We are confident that the team will have its best showing yet and we will show the world that a little country like the Bahamas can compete on a global stage,” Christie said. The FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Bahamas 2017 is all set for April 27 to May 7. The Bahamas faces Switzerland on opening night - April 27. The team will play against Senegal on Saturday, April 29 and Ecuador on Monday, May 1. The first and second place finishers from each group will advance to the quarter-finals, which will take place on Thursday, May 4.
RENARDO MCCALLUM
JEAN FRANCOIS
KYLE WILLIAMS
MARK DANIELS
NESLEY JEAN
GARY JOSEPH
DWAYNE FORBES
DARON BENEBY
LESLY ST FLEUR
JULIO JEMISON
IVAN ROLLE
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The countdown is on PORTUGAL World ranking: 1 Group C: with Panama (28), Paraguay (9) and United Arab Emirates (10) The road to Nassau The reigning world champions were in devastating form in the first group phase of the European qualifiers, held in Jesolo, Italy. In recording three wins out of three, they scored 34 goals and conceded one, against England. In the second group phase they made sure of their place at the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Bahamas 2017 with three more wins out of three, defeating Greece 8-0, France 5-3 and Belarus 5-4. Though the Portuguese went down 3-1 to Switzer-
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land in the semi-finals, they gained some consolation with an emphatic 8-3 defeat of Italy in the match for third place. Strengths and style Portugal boasts some of the best players in the world. Leading their pack is the experienced Madjer, who has picked up ten individual awards at world finals: three adidas Golden Boots (2005, 2006 and 2008), two adidas Silver Boots (2011 and 2015), two adidas Golden Balls (2005 and 2006), two adidas Silver Balls (2007 and 2009) and an adidas Bronze Ball (2015). Also worth watching out for are the extraordinarily talented Belchior, Jordan Santos and Rui Coimbra. FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup record Though long-established as a force in beach soccer, Portugal had to wait until 2015 before finally winning their first FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup title, defeating Tahiti 5-3 on home sand to lift the trophy. Their previous best performance came when they finished runners-up at Rio de Janeiro 2005, while they claimed third place at Marseille 2008, Dubai 2009 and Ravenna/Italy 2011, where they lost to Brazil in the semis before defeating El Salvador in the match for third place. The Portuguese missed out on a place at Tahiti 2013.
TEAM PORTUGAL boasts some of the best players in the world.
MADJER (No.7) is one of the players to watch on Team Portugal.
• The FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Bahamas 2017 will be held in Nassau from April 27 to May 7.
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TEAM BAHAMAS members (l-r) Lilly Higgs, Jasmine Gibson, Virginia Stamp and Albury Higgs with their medals after the 15-17 Girls’ 400m freestyle relay.
BAHAMAS EMERGES AS 2017 CARIFTA SWIMMING CHAMPIONS FROM PAGE 1
with 37 points in the Boys 15-17. The 100m Breast was one of the more successful events of the night for the Bahamas as the Higgs sisters once again led the way. Lilly Higgs took gold in a new CARIFTA record of 1:11.92 secs followed by Albury with silver in 1:13.66 secs. “I surprised myself last year getting it and it was really cool to break last year’s record. The Back, its really our strong suit, I know a few of us are returning in the division so hopefully next year it’ll be the same.” The Boys 15-17 proved equally as successful for team Bahamas with another gold and silver medal finish atop the podium. Shortly after the medal ceremony for the 50m Free, Bastian was back in the pool to take gold in the 100m Breast in 1:04.68 secs. Tyler Russell followed with the silver in 1:06.30 secs. “I wasn’t expecting it,” Russell said. “I thought maybe if I had the perfect race I could sneak in there for the bronze, but when I looked up at the board and saw the results I thought it was awesome.” Thompson got the scoring started for the Bahamas in the opening race with a first place finish in the Girls 11-12. She lowered her preliminary time by almost three seconds to finish in a time of 1:20.52 secs. “I was strong and positive because I knew God was on my side and I wanted to make my team proud,” Thompson said, “My mindset was that I could do it and I could finish strong.” In the Boys 11-12, Erald Thompson III just missed the medal podium and finished fourth in 1:15.40 secs, just behind Zachary Taylor of Barbados in 1:15.22 secs. Shawn Neely won bronze in the Boys 13-14 in 1:10.74 secs while Carey finished sixth in 1:12.71 secs. Izaak Bastian won the lone medal for the Bahamas in the 50m free with his silver in the Boys 1517 division in 23.76 secs. Davante Carey clocked 25.32 and Lamar Taylor 25.33 were
SWIMMERS in action on the final day.
TEAM BAHAMAS members (l-r) Kevon Lockhart (left) and Davante Carey in front, Lamar Taylor and Ian Pinder (background). fourth and fifth in the Boys 13-14 while Victoria Russell was fourth in the Girls 15-17 in 27.38 secs. The night began with the 400m Free and in the Girls 11-12, Thompson and Salene Gibson finished fifth (4:51.51 secs) and sixth (4:56.56 secs). Nigel Forbes followed with a silver medal in the Boys 11-12 event in 4:36.93 secs and was just barely out touched by Stephen Mulongo of Guadeloupe for the gold medal in 4:36.55 secs. Trent Albury (4:28.93 secs) and Lamar Taylor (4:35.20 secs) finished fifth and eigth respectively in the Boys 13-14. Lilly Higgs continued her success in the Girls 1517 division with a bronze medal in 4:35.70 secs. The 200m Back was presented a challenge for the Bahamas, but Peter Morley was able to claim a
medal in the final race of the six divisions. Morley took bronze in the Boys 15-17 in 2:11.30 secs. Joshua Roberts was fifth in 2:14.80 secs. Liyah Moncur 2:45.51 secs and Jake Thompson 2:41.30 secs both finished in seventh in their respective 11-12 races, while Carey 2:24.79 secs and Taylor 2:29.15 secs were fifth and seventh in the Boys 13-14. Virginia Stamp took fourth in the Girls 15-17 in 2:28.88 secs while Albury Higgs was seventh in 2:33.59 secs. The meet closed out with 200m Free relay which produced two medals for the Bahamas. Carey anchored the Boys 13-14 gold medal winning team of which also included Lockhart, Taylor and Ian Pinder. They finished in
1:41.64 secs for first place. Bastian won his third medal of the night when he teamed with Russell, Samuel Gibson and Albury Miller to take silver in the Boys 15-17 in 1:37.49 secs. The Bahamas has been one of the top teams at the CARIFTA level with consistent finishes over the past few editions. At the 2016 event in Fort-deFrance, Martinique, the Bahamas finished in second place, just 21.5 points behind the winners. Guadeloupe rebounded from a fifth place finish in 2015 to win this year’s meet with 796 points while the Bahamas was second with 774.5 points. Host country Martinique was third with 586.5 points, Barbados was fourth with 538.5 points and Trinidad and Tobago finished fifth with 437.5
points. The last time the Bahamas hosted was in 2012 when they finished second with 657 points. At the 2013 meet in Kingston, Jamaica, the Bahamas finished fifth in the team scoring with 509 points. In 2014, the Bahamas topped the standings for the first time in Savaneta, Aruba. The 36-member team finished with a total of 736.50 points In 2015, the Bahamas won the meet again with a total of 756.50 points, more than 100 points ahead of the host team Barbados, who was second with 642.50 points. Trinidad and Tobago finished third with 494.50 points, Guadeloupe was fourth with 478 points, while Jamaica rounded out the top five with 456 points.
Photos: Terrel W Carey/Tribune Staff
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$80,000 FUNDING TO STAGE SIR DURWARD KNOWLES NATIONAL JUNIOR SAILING REGATTA ‘IS AN INVESTMENT IN THE FUTURE’
V ALFRED GRAY, the Minister for Agriculture and Marine Resources, announced the $80,000 funding to stage the Sir Durward Knowles National Junior Sailing Regatta at Montagu from Thursday to Saturday. Photo: Terrel W Carey/Tribune Staff
THE dream of entering a Bahamas sailing team in the Olympic Games again came a little closer yesterday when support for this week’s national junior regatta and plans to oversee sailing programme in government schools were announced. V Alfred Gray, the Minister for Agriculture and Marine Resources, said the $80,000 funding to stage the Sir Durward Knowles National Junior Sailing Regatta at Montagu from Thursday to Saturday “is an investment in the future continuality of our tradition of sloop sailing and the growth and development of sailing with a view once again entering a team of sailors into the summer Olympics”.
Sir Durward claimed the Bahamas’ first ever gold medal at the Olympics in 1964, when he won the Star class with Cecil Cooke, but since his last appearance in the Games in 1988, the Bahamas has not been represented in the Olympic sailing regatta. Mr Gray said his ministry had engaged the services of a National Junior Sailing Consultant to oversee the sailing programmes in schools, implemented a youth summer sailing programme and committed to contribute $8,000 annually to each sailing club. For this week’s regatta over 100 young sailors from Andros, Abaco, Grand Bahama, Exuma, Long Island, Eleuthera and New Provi-
dence will all be participating over the two days of competition in the E class sloops and Olympic style sailing in Sunfish, Optimist and Lasers. Overseeing the co-ordination of the event in conjunction with the ministry are Stafford Armbrister and Clyde Rolle, from the Bahamas Sloop Sailing Association, and Robert Dunkley, founder of the National Sailing School. The opening ceremony will be at 5pm on Thursday while racing starts on Friday at 10am and will see the first four rounds. On Saturday, the fifth and six races will be held in the morning and after lunch there will be a special E class shootout over three races.
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MONDAY, APRIL 17TH, 2017
ANGELS’ Mike Trout hits an RBI double in the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Houston Astros yesterday in Houston. (AP)
ANGELS TOP ASTROS, 5-2 TUESDAY, APRIL 18TH, 2017
By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Albert Pujols hit a tiebreaking three-run homer in the fifth inning to give the Los Angeles Angels a 5-2 victory over the Houston Astros on Tuesday night and snap a six-game skid. The game was tied at 2-all with one out in the fifth when Pujols hit his second homer of the season. Pujols has 54 career home runs against the Astros, the most by any player against Houston. He’s gone 10 for 34 after getting just one hit in his first 20 at-bats this season. George Springer hit his AL-leading seventh home run for the Astros, whose five-game winning streak was snapped. Angels starter Ricky Nolasco (1-2) yielded eight hits and two runs in six innings to improve to 5-0 in six career starts against the Astros. Cam Bedrosian got the last six outs for his third save. Houston had runners at second and third with two outs before he retired Nori Aoki to end the game. Andrelton Simmons also homered for the Angels and Mike Trout drove in a run as they scored more runs than they had in their previous four games combined. Houston starter Joe Musgrove (1-1) allowed eight hits and five runs in five innings for the loss. The homer by Simmons gave Los Angeles a 1-0 lead in the second inning. Yuli Gurriel sent the first pitch of Houston’s third to the seats in left field, and the Astros took a 2-1 lead
when Springer connected on his home run with one out in the inning. Martín Maldonado and Yunel Escobar hit consecutive singles in the fifth before scoring on a double by Trout, which sailed just out of reach of a diving Springer to score Maldonado and tie it. Pujols then connected on his homer — a soaring shot that landed on the train tracks atop left field — to put Los Angeles up 5-2. Bud Norris pitched a scoreless seventh in his first appearance at Minute Maid Park since being traded by the Astros in 2013. TRAINER’S ROOM Astros: SS Carlos Correa missed his second straight game because of soreness in his right hand after he was plunked on Saturday. Correa said he felt better on Tuesday but that it was still hard to grip a bat. “It’s early in the season so I don’t want to be playing out there hurting right now,” he said. “There’s still a lot of games to play so I still want to be able to be able to play most of the game.” UP NEXT Angels: J.C. Ramirez will make his fifth appearance and second start on Wednesday night. Ramirez allowed four hits and five runs in his first career start in a loss to Kansas City on April 14. Astros: Left-hander Dallas Keuchel is scheduled for his fourth start on Wednesday. Keuchel is off to a strong start this season, going 2-0 with a 0.86 ERA and pitching seven innings in each of his first three outings.
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BACO: 21-gun salute to late ‘Mr Starter’ Thompson By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemdia.net WILLEMSTAD, Curacao — Whenever the CARIFTA Games are held outside of the country, expect to see the Bahamas Association of Certified Officials (BACO) playing some vital role in assisting the Local Organising Committee. The 46th edition of the Flow Carifta Games was no exception. Not only did BACO organise a charter that brought about 80 family members and friends to the southern Caribbean Islands for the top junior regional track and
field meet over the Easter holiday weekend, but president Ray Hepburn stepped in and helped with the officiating of the three-day meet as a starter. “Because of some of the issues they were having with their starts, the LOC asked me if I was interested and if I would assist,” Hepburn said. With this being the first time that such a high level of competition was staged on the island, Hepburn said he realised the challenges they faced and he was more than willing to lend a hand - a role that he felt the late Roosevelt ‘Mr Starter’ Thompson would have carried out from day one.
“My role right is to bring the starters together because they are immature,” he said. “I’m just here to add some stability to the starters.” It showed from day one of the competition on Saturday when there were a couple of races recalled as the starters carried out their duties. “Not having the experience to take control of the field and make things happen, we got it fixed today (Sunday) and you would notice the tremendous improvement in the starts this morning,” Hepburn said. Hepburn said it’s all about lending their expertise to their broth-
ers and sisters to ensure that the Caribbean is a success and not just a particular island. “This is a regional event. It’s not one country against another,” he said. “They may compete against each other in competition, but off the field and behind the scenes, we have to try and work together as one. They also asked one of the starters from Jamaica to assist so we came in and set up everything and it kind of worked out very well for everybody, so I was happy to be a part of that.” Normally, Hepburn said that it would have been a role that would be carried out by Thompson, who recently passed away. Thompson
last officiated as a starter during the 2016 Flow Carifta Games that was held last April in St George’s, Grenada. “He’s tremendously missed,” Hepburn said of his fallen mentor and friend. “It’s been a few months. He’s not here, but we’re going to carry on and do the best job we can.” At the end of the final event - the under-20 boys’ 4 x 400m relay - all of the officials gathered together in front of the VIP and spectator stand where they showed their appreciation and fired a 21-gun salute to Thompson as they paid their respects to one of the region’s best starters.
INDIVIDUAL RESULTS • Here are the individual results of Team Bahamas in the 46th Flow Carifta Games at Curacao National Stadium: Under-18 Girls 100m heats – Devine Parker, 2nd in heat one in 11.68 for 5th overall; Jaida Knowles, 4th in heat two in 12.14 for 10th overall. 100m final – Devine Parker, did not finish. 200m preliminaries – Devine Parker, 1st in heat for 2nd overall in 24.42 to final for final; Megan Moss, 2nd in heat for 5th overall in 25.02 to advance to the final. 200m final – Devine Parker - silver medal in 23.87; Megan Moss, 4th in 24.04. 400m heats – Megan Moss, 1st in heat one in 56.33 for 3rd fastest qualifying time for final. Doneisha Anderson, 1st in heat three in 55.05 for fastest qualifying time for final. 400m final – Megan Moss – gold medal in 53.69; Doneisha Anderson - bronze medal in 54.33. 100m hurdles final – Gabrielle Gibson – bronze medal with 14.07. 400m hurdles final – Gabrielle Gibson - bronze medal in 1:01.29. 4 x100m relay final – Kendesha Ingraham, Devine Parker, Jaida Knowles and Megan Moss - gold medal in 45.05. 4 x400m final – Wendira Moss, Marissa White, Doneisha Anderson and Gabrielle Gibson - silver medal in 3:41.24. Shot put final – Acacia Astwood, 7th - 12.54m (41-13/4). Latia Saunders, 14th - 10.10m (3313/4); 14. Discus final – Acacia Astwood - bronze medal with 39.40m (1293). Javelin – Latia Saunders - gold medal with 45.29m (148-7); Taylor Walters, 4th with 40.12m (131-7). High jump final – Doneisha Anderson, 4th - 1.68m (5-21/4). Triple jump – Amelia Peterson, 7th with 11.74m (38-6 ¼). Under-18 Boys 100m heats – Joel Johnson, 6th in heat one in 10.80 for 5th overall to advance to final; Adrian Curry, 2nd in heat two in 10.84 for third overall. 100m final – Adrian Curry - silver medal in 10.64. 200m preliminaries – Joel Johnson, 2nd in heat for 5th overall in 21.81 to qualify for the final; Denvaughn Whymns, 3rd in heat for 8th in 22.21 to qualify for the final. 200m final – Joel Johnson - silver medal in 21.55. 400m heats – Tyrell Simms, 2nd in heat two in 49.58 for 12th overall. Corey Sherrod, 1st in heat three in 49.11 for 3rd fastest time. 400m final – Corey Sherrod, 5th in 49.12. 110m hurdles preliminaries – Oscar Smith, 4th in heat in 14.16 for 7th fastest time into final. 110m hurdles final – Oscar Smith, 6th in 13.96. 400m hurdles preliminaries – Matthew Thompson, 4th in heat in 57.38 for 7th fastest time into final. 400m hurdles final – Matthew Thompson, 6th in 54.67. 800m preliminaries – Bryant
TEAM SPIRIT: Proud Bahamians rocking with junkanoo music in the stands at the 2017 Carifta Track & Field Games in Curacao. Lowe, 3rd in heat for 5th overall to qualify for final in 1:58.85; Tyrell Simms, 4th in hat for 8th overall in 2:00.53. 800m final – Tyrell Simms, 5th in 1:58.27; Bryant Lowe, 7th in 1:59.39. 1,500m final – Bryant Lowe, 4th in 4:12.85. 400m hurdles preliminaries – Matthew Thompson, 4th in heat for 7th overall to advance to final in 57.38. 400m hurdles final – Matthew Thompson, 6th in 54.67. 4 x 100m preliminaries – Adrian Curry, Joel Johnson, Shaquiel Higgs and Denvaughn Whymns, 1st in heat in 40.98 for fastest qualifying time for the final. 4 x 100m final – Adrian Curry, Joel Johnson, Jonathan Smith and Denvaughn Whymns - silver in 40.77. 4 x400m preliminaries – Gareth Lewis, Kendrick Major, Corey Sherrod and Edward Gayle, 2nd in heat in 3:18.73 for the 3rd fastest time into the final. 4x 400m final – Gareth Lewis, Corey Sherrod, Tyrell Simms and Edward Gayle - silver medal in 3:17.22. Long jump – Denvaughn Whymns - gold medal with 7.31m (23-11 ¾). High jump – Shaun Miller – gold medal with 2.06m (6-9); Benjamin Clarke – 7th with 1.90m (6-2 ¾). Under-20 Girls 100m heats – Renee Brown, 5th in 12.16 for 10th overall; Sasha Wells, 3th in 12.26 for 12th. 200m preliminaries – Renee Brown, 6th in heat for 10th in 25.24. 400m heats – Gabrielle Shannon, 5th in heat one in 58.84 for
2017 CARIFTA MEDAL COUNT Curacao National Stadium Combined: Men + Women Team Jamaica Trinidad & Tobago Bahamas Barbados Guyana Cayman Islands Curacao Dominica St Skits & Nevis British Virgin Islands Antigua Martinique Turks & Caicos Grenada French Guyana Guadeloupe Bermuda
Gold Silver Bronze Total 39 7 6 4 4 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 5 15 4 1 2 1 0 0 3 3 1 1 1 1 0 0
19 10 10 4 3 1 2 0 0 3 2 3 2 1 0 4 2
86 22 31 12 8 6 4 1 1 6 5 4 3 2 1 4 2
BEST EFFORT: Under-20 girl Daehja Moss in the long jump pit. 11th overall; Quanisha Marshall, 6th in heat two in 57.22 for 9th overall. 800m final – Quanisha Marshall - silver medal in 2:16.20. 100m hurdles final – Sasha Wells, 4th in 13.82; Charisma Taylor, 5th in 14.19. 400m hurdles final – Chelsea Smith, 4th in 1:07.45. 4 x 100m final – Blayre Catalyn, Renee Brown, Rashan Darling and Sasha Wells, silver medal in 46.45. 4 x 400m final – Gabrielle Shannon, Quanisha Marshall, Chelsea Smith and D’Ajonae Jayawardana - silver medal in 3:50.38. Shot put – Laquell Harris, 4th with 12.02m; Tiffany Hanna, 6th with 11.64m. High jump – Daehja Moss - silver medal with 1.73m. Long jump – Daehja Moss bronze medal with 5.86m (19-2 ¾); Charisma Taylor, 6th with 5.73m (18-9 ¾). Triple jump – Charisma Taylor, 5th with 12.32m (40-5).
Under-20 Boys 100m heats – Karon Dean, 3rd in heat one in 11.10 for 15th overall; Javan Martin, 3rd in heat two in 10.75 for 7th overall. 100m final – Javan Martin, did not finish. 200m preliminaries – Holland Martin, 5th in heat for 9th overall in 22.04; Tavonte Mott, 2nd in heat for 11 overall in 22.06. 400m heats – Bradley Dormeus, 5th in heat two in 48.73 for 1oth overall. Lavardo Hendfield, 3rd in heat three in 49.44 for 11th overall. 800m preliminaries – Glen Knowles, 5th in heat for 10th overall in 1:59.06; Philip Armbrister, 4th in heat for 12 overall in 2:01.07. 110m hurdles – Tavonte Mott silver medal in 13.64; Alexander Storr, 6th in 14.87. 400m hurdles final – Branson Rolle, 4th in 54.06; Alexander Storr, 7th in 56.53. 4 x100m final – Tavonte Mott, Javan Martin, Johnathan Smith and Karon Dean - bronze medal
in 400.59. 4 x 400m final – Lavardo Henfield, Bradley Dormeus, Holland Martin and Michael Stuart – bronze medal in 3:18.03. Long jump – Holland Martin silver medal with 7.33m (24-0 ¾); Branson Rolle, 10th with 6.63m (21-9). High jump – Kyle Alcine - silver medal with 2.18m (7-1 ¾); Jyles Etienne - bronze medal with 2.16m (7-1). Triple jump final – Tamar Greene – gold medal with 15.87 (52-03/4). Pole vault final – Douvankiylin Rolle - bronze medal with 4.30m (14-1 1/4); Ramel Poitier, 5th with 3.80m (12-5 ½). Open Girls’ Heptathlon – Kimona Wilson - 100m hurdles, 6th in 15.57 – 768 pts; high jump – 5th – 1.58m (5-2 ¼) – 712 pts; shot put with 7.73m for 382 pts; 200m in 26.99 for 713 pts; long jump, 7th with 5.21m – 617 pts; javelin, 6th 23.86m – 361 pts; 800m in 2:43.67 for 531 pts – for 7th place overall with 4,084 pts.
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Atletico ends Leicester fairytale to reach another Champs League semi By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer LEICESTER, England (AP) — Atletico Madrid reached the Champions League semi-finals for the third time in four seasons by ending Leicester’s fairytale European journey yesterday, drawing 1-1 at the King Power Stadium to advance 2-1 on aggregate. Once Atletico grabbed an away goal through Saul Niguez’s firsthalf header, any hopes of the English champions extending their debut in Europe’s elite competition seemed to be completely extinguished. Especially since Atletico was looking technically superior, attacking with greater skill and potency and outplaying the European novices. And yet the spirit that powered Leicester to a remarkable Premier League title triumph returned in the second half as a tactical switch to by caretaker manager Craig Shakespeare from 4-4-2 to 3-5-2 put Leicester in the ascendancy. The subdued atmosphere was lifted by Jamie Vardy’s 61st-minute strike, but levelling the score on a chilly central England night wasn’t sufficient. A defence as sturdy as Atleti-
co’s wasn’t going to allow Leicester to score the two goals it still required to go through as a succession of shots were intercepted. England’s last Champions League representatives went out with a fight exactly eight years to the day since Leicester began its dazzling ascent by clinching the third-tier title, with the exhausted players collapsing the turf at the final whistle after pressing with grit and directness. “We were living in fear all night,” Atletico coach Diego Simeone said. As Leicester — 12th in the Premier League — faces up to the reality that it could be many years before the team can contemplate a return to the Champions League, Atletico will try to land the prize the keeps eluding Simeone. It was a finalist in both 2014 and 2016 but beaten by neighbour Real Madrid on both occasion, while a constant contender for the Spanish title. Real also reached to the semifinals again yesterday, with Cristiano Ronaldo scoring a hat trick in a 4-2 victory over Bayern Munich after extra time that clinched a 6-3 aggregate win. The semifinal lineup will be completed today when Barcelona hosts Juventus and Monaco faces
Borussia Dortmund. For Leicester, Tuesday felt like a closing of a chapter, and the buildup to the quarter-final felt like that with the theatrics. The seats were covered in foil flags in blue, silver and gold for fans to hoist, while canons of dry ice were set off steam from the stadium roof. Leicester, though, was blown away from kickoff by the sharper, vastly more experienced visitors, featuring nine starters from last year’s final loss. Antione Griezmann, whose controversial first-leg penalty had given Atletico the edge, was a constant menace. Not only gliding past defenders but also when tracking back on defensive duties of his own — disrupting the advance of Riyad Mahrez in one early intervention. Leicester was finding pockets of space to attack but it allowed Niguez to score far too easily in the 26th minute, with the midfielder left unmarked to meet Filipe Luis’s cross. Vardy was the closest Leicester player to Niguez as the header beat Kasper Schmeichel. Leicester made two changes at the break, with Ben Chilwell and Leonardo Ulloa coming on
LEICESTER City’s Jamie Vardy and Atletico Madrid’s Diego Godin, right, challenge for the ball yesterday in the second leg of the UEFA Champions League quarter-final match at the King Power Stadium. (Nick Potts/PA via AP) in place of Shinji Okazaki and Yohan Benalouane. The impact of Chilwell was immediate but twice efforts went over the crossbar, first from a dipping volley and then with a header. And it was the left wingback who played a key role in Leicester’s goal. A shot was intercepted by central defender Stefan Savic and the loose ball fell for Vardy to power into the net.
It was the seventh goal for the revitalised Vardy in the 10 games under Shakespeare. It lifted the subdued atmosphere, belief returned to the stadium that was scene of such unexpected euphoria. But the home fans couldn’t will the ball into the net as Ulloa had a shot blocked on the line, Vardy struck straight at Savic and Mahrez angled a strike over the top.
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THE TRIBUNE
Bulls take 2-0 lead in series By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Jimmy Butler scored 22 points, Rajon Rondo finished one rebound shy of a triple-double and the Chicago Bulls beat the Boston Celtics 111-97 last night to take a 2-0 lead in their series against the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference. Butler added eight rebounds and eight assists. Rondo’s night ended with 11 points and 14 assists on a night when all five Bulls starters reached double figures. Dwyane Wade had 22 points, including 16 in the second half, and Robin Lopez added 18 points and eight points. The Bulls host Game 3 on Friday. After a better start by the Celtics, a familiar theme started to take hold as the Bulls took control by again dominating on the offensive glass. Chicago held a 43-38 rebounding edge for the game. Isaiah Thomas scored 20 points for Boston. Boston got within 91-82 early in the fourth before Chicago went on a 14-4 run to push its lead up to 19. The Celtics did a much better job containing Bobby Portis in Game 2 after he hurt them with 19 points off the bench in Game
1. But Paul Zipser picked up the slack in Game 2, scoring 16 points in 29 minutes. After getting thoroughly pushed around underneath in Game 1, the Celtics grabbed the first four rebounds of the night while scoring the game’s first seven points. That changed quickly, though, as the Bulls responded with a 20-4 run. Boston’s early rebounding edge evaporated just as fast, with all five Bulls starters grabbing an offensive rebound in the first six minutes of action. Chicago again used its big men to push the Celtics out of the paint and was quicker to the ball in a lot of 50-50 situations. The Bulls outscored the Celtics in the paint 3220 for the half. TIP-INS Bulls: Nikola Mirotic finished with 13 points and seven rebounds. ... Boston held a 14-9 edge in fastbreak points and 14-12 advantage on second-chance points. Celtics: Finished with 16 turnovers, leading to 23 Chicago points. ...Thomas shot 7 of 13 from the free throw line. .... Scored 46 points in the first half of both Games 1 and 2.
BULLS forward Jimmy Butler (21) catches a pass high above Bulls guard Isaiah Canaan (0) during the their firstround playoff game last night. (AP)
RAPTORS EDGE BUCKS TO EVEN SERIES AT 1-1 By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Kyle Lowry scored 22 points, including the clinching basket with less than 10 seconds to play, and the Toronto Raptors beat the Milwaukee Bucks 106-100 last night, evening their first-round playoff series at 1-1. DeMar DeRozan had 23 points, Serge Ibaka added 13 of his 16 in the second half and Jonas Valanciunas had 10 points and 10 rebounds for the Raptors, who improved to 5-1 when playing Game 2 of a playoff series on their home court. Game 3 is Thursday night in Milwaukee. Giannis Antetokounmpo had 24 points and 15 rebounds for the Bucks. Khris Middleton scored 20 points and Greg Monroe had 18.
Lowry scored just four points in Saturday’s Game 1 loss, missing all six of his 3-point attempts. He was much better in Game 2, going 6 for 12, including 2 of 5 from long range. His step back jumper with 8.9 seconds remaining gave Toronto a 104-100 lead. Toronto went 5 for 23 from behind the 3-point line in Game 1, but nearly tripled its output in Game 2, finishing 14 for 29. Leading 84-83 through three quarters, Toronto opened the fourth with an 11-0 run that included a pair of 3-pointers by Ibaka, and a third from P.J. Tucker. Milwaukee battled back, and a layup by Antetokounmpo cut it to 98-97 with 2:46 remaining, leading to a Raptors timeout. Ibaka made a jumper to
put Toronto up three but Antetokounmpo answered with a 3-pointer, tying it at 100-all with 2:03 left. DeRozan broke the tie with a jumper and, after missed 3-pointers by Malcolm Brogdon and Matthew Dellavedova, Tucker missed a pair of free throws. DeRozan grabbed the rebound on a missed jumper by Middleton, setting the stage for Lowry’s decisive basket. DeRozan scored 12 points in the first and Antetokounmpo made just one of six field goal attempts in the opening quarter as Toronto led 28-25. Lowry scored 12 points in the second but Milwaukee scored the final five points of the half to keep it close. Toronto led 55-52 at the break. DeMarre Carroll scored
seven points in a 13-0 Toronto run that gave the Raptors a 73-60 lead midway through the third but the Bucks answered with a 15-4 run over the next three minutes. Toronto led 84-83 heading to the fourth. TIP-INS Bucks: Antetokounmpo missed six of his first eight field goal attempts. His only made basket in the first quarter was a dunk. ... Antetokounmpo finished with seven assists. Raptors: Ibaka started despite a sore left ankle sustained when he stepped on Antetokounmpo’s foot in the third quarter of Game 1. ... Lowry had four rebounds and five assists. ... Former Toronto C Bismack Biyombo attended the game.
RAPTORS centre Jonas Valanciunas (17) reacts to a call last night in Game 2 of their first-round playoff series against the Bucks. (AP)
Leonard’s 37 points lead Spurs by Grizzlies 96-82 By RAUL DOMINGUEZ Associated Press SAN ANTONIO (AP) — The Spurs responded to another late-game meltdown as they have all season: relying on a little 3-point shooting and a whole lot of Kawhi Leonard. They also got an assist from the officials, according to Memphis coach David Fizdale. Leonard had a postseason career-high 37 points and added 11 rebounds, and San Antonio beat the Memphis Grizzlies 96-82 on Monday night to take a 2-0 lead in their first-round series. Game 3 is Thursday night in Memphis. San Antonio led for all but 13 seconds in winning its 10th consecutive postseason game over Memphis. “This team has character, besides the talent and the desire to win,” Spurs centre Pau Gasol said. “We have to keep that up every single night. We responded well when they made their run, and that’s the mindset we have to have every night.” Leonard finished 9 for 14 from the field and was 19 for 19 on free throws. Leonard attempted more free throws than Memphis had as a team, which infuriated Fizdale. “We don’t get the respect that these guys deserve because Mike Conley doesn’t go crazy, he has class and he just plays the game,” Fizdale
SPURS forward Kawhi Leonard (2) shoots over Grizzlies centre Marc Gasol (33) in Game 2 of their first-round playoff series Monday night in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) said. “But I’m not going to let them treat us that way. I know (Spurs coach Gregg Popovich has) got pedigree and I’m a young rookie, but they are not going to rook
us. That’s unacceptable, that was unprofessional. My guys dug in that game and earned the right to be in that game, and they did not even give us a chance.”
Memphis closed within 75-71 early in the fourth quarter, but San Antonio responded with 3-pointers by Parker and Pau Gasol in rebuilding their double-
digit lead. The Grizzlies forced seven turnovers while outscoring the Spurs 34-19 in the opening 16 minutes of the second half. Conley, Marc Gasol and Zach Randolph accounted for 21 points. Conley finished with 24 points, Randolph had 18 points and Marc Gasol added 12 points for the Grizzlies. Tony Parker added 15 points for the Spurs, who had three others score in double figures. San Antonio had a better start than in Game 1. Leonard made sure of that. Leonard opened the game by making his first three shots and four free throws as the Spurs built a 13-point lead, the same deficit they faced in the opening period Saturday. Unlike Game 1, there was no coming back from that deficit for Memphis. San Antonio had a 26-point lead in the first half on the strength of its outside shooting. The Spurs only had 12 points in the paint, but got two 3-pointers from Parker and Danny Green, in building a 26-point lead in the first half. TIP-INS Grizzlies: Memphis was 2-0 at home against San Antonio in the regular season, winning by an 11-point average. ... Vince Carter was assessed a technical foul in the first half after attempt-
ing to head-butt Kyle Anderson. Carter was upset he nearly fell on the opposite end of the court, believing Anderson had pushed him from behind. ... Randolph had his 21st double-double this season and his first of this postseason after being limited to six points and three rebounds in Game 1. Spurs: LaMarcus Aldridge has scored in double figures in each of his 12 playoff games with the Spurs. He became the fifth player since 2006 to score 1,000 points in his first 46 playoff games, joining Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, James Harden and Russell Westbrook. ... Danny Green has 162 3-pointers in the postseason, passing Bruce Bowen (161) for second in franchise history behind Manu Ginobili’s 309. ... Popovich has 160 postseason victories, which is third in league history behind Phil Jackson (229) and Pat Riley (171). PATIENTLY WAITING Memphis forward Tony Allen remains out with a right calf injury, and Fizdale is still unsure if Allen will return in the opening round. “I just take it game by game,” Fizdale said. “Honestly, I don’t want to get too far ahead, get too up or too down when it comes to that situation. I’m just hoping for the best.”