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SPORTS SECTION E

TUESDAY, JUNE 14, 2016

Knockout Cup

Bears prevail, 8E

‘Golden Girl’ to run before home crowd one more time

By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribnemedia.net

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ebbie FergusonMcKenzie, the most decorated Bahamian female sprinter, is getting closer to bringing the curtains down on a glaring career in track and field.

But before she finally calls it quits, Ferguson-McKenzie said she wants to come home and compete one more time before the home crowd. That opportunity will come over the weekend of June 24-25 at the new Thomas A Robinson National Stadium when she competes in the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associa-

tions’ National Open that saying,” she stated Track and Field Chamin part. “There were pionships. and still are so many Yesterday, Fergulessons to learn. Everyson-McKenzie issued day presented and still a formal letter to the presents a teachable media, indicating the moment. The problem latter after 30 years of however was would I be representing the Bahaobservant and vigilant mas - a feat she attribenough to notice. And uted to the tremendous for the most part I have support she has received to say that I was.

FERGUSON from the Bahamian peo“My patience led to ple. It’s been the longest tenure of my progress. I was patient when any Bahamian athlete, active or things were hazy. I was patient inactive. throughout my trials and tribu“Often times I reflect over my lations. I was patient in defeat. I life and I realise that my career was even patient when I had no was largely built upon patience. answers. Thanks to that patience It’s been said that patience is a though, I am now thankful. As virtue and I’m a firm believer in the saying goes, “To enjoy the

LATARIO COLLIE: ‘IT FEELS GOOD TO BE NCAA CHAMPION’

rainbow one must endure the rain.” The Good Lord knows I’ve done my fair share of enduring. A few years ago, I was plagued by injuries and attrition and many thought my days were numbered and that retirement was my best, and only, option.”

From a youngest who got her humble beginnings at Oakes Field Primary before she developed into a top notch junior athlete at CC Sweeting and was able to secure an athletic scholarship to St Andrew’s School, FergusonMcKenzie went on to become an elite superstar at the University of Georgia.

During that era, she went on to capture seven individual gold medals in the 100 and 200m in

both the under-17 and under-20 divisions at the Carifta Games, the biggest regional competition along with a silver in the 200 and 400m and a bronze in the 200m in her under-17 division. She closed out that chapter in her career by being named the Austin Sealy winner of the most outstanding athlete in 1995 in Georgetown, Cayman Islands.

Ferguson would move onto the senior circuit with a bang and went on to become the most decorated Bahamian female sprinter ever.

She was the youngest member of the “Golden Girls” - Sevatheda Fynes, Chandra Sturrup, Pauline

Cavs stay alive

‘WE WILL BE READY IN TIME FOR OLYMPICS, SAYS SHAUNAE

By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net LATARIO Collie became just the fifth Bahamian to win the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) men’s division one triple jump title.

He did it Saturday on Hayward Field at ‘Track City’ in Eugene, Oregon as he soared 16.97 metres or 55-feet, 8 ¼-inches to snatch the lead on his first attempt.

Collie sat out the remainder of the competition that featured his Texas A&M teammate, twin brother Lathone, and fellow Bahamian Kaiwan Culmer from the University of Nebraska, as he monitored a slight injury.

“It feels good to be NCAA champion,” Collie told The Tribune. “It also feels good because I was able to continue on with the tradition of the Bahamian triple jumpers.”

Collie followed in the footsteps of pacesetter Phil Robins, the Government High standout who won the first title for Southern Illinois University in 1978 in Philadelphia with a wind-aided 54-feet, 8 ¼-inches to beat out Willie Banks, who was third with 52-0 ¼.

Robins went on to compete in the 1978 Olympic Games in Montreal, Canada, where he scratched all three of his jumps in the preliminary rounds.

Next up was Steve Hanna from St John’s College, who went on to claim back-to-back titles for the University of Texas at El Paso. His first came in 1980 at the University of Texas where he cleared 55-1.

With the Bahamas boycotting the Moscow Olympic Games that year, Hanna went to the Liberty Bell Classic in Philadelphia where he claimed the bronze with 53-10 ½.

The next year in 1981 at the Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, he improved on his performance by duplicating the feat with 5511.

It took six years before Frank Rutherford out of LW Young represented the University of Houston in 1987 in Baton Rouge where he triumphed with 56-1.

Before that achievement, Rutherford made history by not competing in the inaugural International Amateur Athletic Federation (IAAF) World Indoor Championships in Indianapolis, Indiana, but he won the gold.

He came back in 1992 in Barcelona, Spain, and claimed the biggest accomplishment for the Bahamas, winning the first Olympic medal in athletics with a bronze in the men’s triple jump.

Another seven years later, Leevan ‘Superman’ Sands out of Temple Christian, competed for Auburn University, winning the NCAA title at the University of Texas in Austin, Texas, in 2004.

Now 12 years later and still competing against Sands, Collie has put the Bahamas back on the top of the chart, earning a title that many felt he should have won a year ago.

“I had a lot of expectations for myself. I wanted to score some points for

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WARRIORS VS. CAVALIERS GAME 6 @ 9PM THURSDAY, JUNE 16

SEE PAGE 4E

By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net

OAKLAND, California (AP) — LeBron James had 41 points, 16 rebounds and seven assists, Kyrie Irving also scored 41 points and the Cleveland Cavaliers capitalised on the Warriors playing without suspended star Draymond Green, staving off NBA Finals elimination with a 112-97 victory in Game 5 last night. James and Irving became the first teammates to score 40 points in an NBA Finals game as the Cavaliers pulled within 3-2 and sent their best-ofseven series back to Ohio.

CAVALIERS guard Kyrie Irving (2) shoots between Golden State Warriors centre Festus Ezeli (31) and guard Klay Thompson (11) in the first half of Game 5 of the NBA Finals last night. (AP)

WHILE she continues to put herself in a unique position heading into Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in August, quartermiler Shaunae Miller will be hard pressed with the decision on which event she will compete in at the 2017 Olympic Games.

On Saturday in the inaugural JN Racers Grand Prix meet in Kingston, Jamaica, Miller lowered her national record in the women’s 200 metres to 22.05 seconds to snatch the victory.

Improving on her previous record of 22.14 that she ran in another meet in Kingston, Miller finished with the third fastest time in the world so far this year.

The 22-year-old adds the performance to her worldleading time of 49.69 that she ran at the Chris Brown Bahamas Invitational in April, leaving her as a bonafide contender for both events in Rio. Miller said she had one ultimate goal going into Kingston and she achieved that.

“Everything went well,” she told The Tribune. “I give God all the thanks and praise for the opportunity to compete and finish the race healthy. I’m excited with how things are going.”

Now with just over a month to go before the biggest sporting spectacular is staged in Rio, Miller said she’s awaiting the final decision from her coaching staff.

“My coaches know exactly what they’re doing,” she said.

“We’re happy to see where we are at but we also have a lot to work on. But we will be ready in time for the Olympics.”

Both events will require competitors to run three rounds in order to determine the medallists. But the schedule for the two events is too compacted for any competitor to go for the double.

The first round of the women’s 400m is scheduled for Sat-

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Buddy Hield appears on ‘Fox After Dark’

By RENALDO DORSETT Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net

IN a meeting between two Bahamian basketball icons, Buddy Hield and Rick Fox produced a discussion on everything ranging from Hield’s story to the connection between the Bahamas and the LA Lakers.

Fox, now an analyst for NBA TV, hosts a segment called “Fox After Dark” and his episode this weekend featured Hield in his preparation for the NBA Draft.

The highly touted former Oklahoma Sooner said he expects June 23 to be a night filled with emotion when NBA Commissioner Adam Silver calls his name in the draft.

“It’s going to be a lot of emotion. I have seven brothers and sisters and we have all been in

the struggle with my mom and my stepdad Richard, he’s along with us and he’s been a part of the struggle too although nobody really knows about him.

My grandparents will be there and all of my family that have been a part of the struggle. All that emotion will turn into tears of joy and it will be a relief, but I still can’t be satisfied yet because the best is still yet to come for me,” he said. “[Wherever I go] I bring a good character kid who loves to play hard and who loves to work.

I hate losing more than anything and I’ll do whatever they need me to do. If they need me to play defence I’ll do that but I’m a scorer at heart so I’ll try to be the best two-way player I can be on and off the court.”

Hield said he has worked diligently on the holes in his game

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since the NCAA season ended in April, most notably extending his shooting range, inspired by the unanimous MVP. “I’m taking it a step back.

Steph [Curry] has helped me to make up my mind. The game has changed so much, now watching him play I have to increase my range. I feel like when I go to the NBA I want to impact the game with a lot of scoring, a lot of shooting so I have to take

a step back and let it go. Off the dribble stuff has been all that I have been working on and getting into my shot.”

Fox suggested that Hield might draw comparisons with the other members of the Warriors vaunted “Splash Brothers” backcourt.

“Klay Thompson is a catch and shoot guy, lightning quick.

You know the bloodline. He’s got Bahamian blood in him. It must be something in the conch or in the water,” Fox said.

Fox, the former Kingsway Academy Saint, was drafted by the Boston Celtics in 1991 and spent six years with the franchise before he joined the Lakers in 1997. Fox won three titles with the Lakers alongside Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant.

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‘Defend Ya Spike’ in memory of DeVince Smith

By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net IN memory of the late DeVince Smith, Chauncey Cooper said he and the Scotiabank Defenders’ B team wanted to dedicate their performance in the sixth annual Defend Ya Spike Tournament to their former mentor and coach.

Cooper was named the most valuable player as the Defenders B, made up of more of the younger and collegiate players, stunned their big brothers Defenders A, featuring the more seasoned players in the league, with a 23-25, 25-21 and 15-12 victory at the DW Davis Gymnasium on Sunday night.

The game brought the curtain down on the threeday tournament that saw the Panthers A, made up of most of the collegiate players, upset the league’s perennial champions Scottsdale Vixens 25-12, 18-25, 15-13.

In the bronze medal round, the Panthers B prevailed over the Caribbean Heat in the ladies’ matchup and the International Jammers got the best of the Vikings.

Tournament director Margaret ‘Muggy’ Albury said the tournament lived up to its expectations, despite the number of challenges that they encountered.

“The challenge was that we didn’t have the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium available and we got off to a late start,” Albury said.

“We didn’t know when the Caribbean Volleyball Championship was going to be held, so we were in and out and because of the plans for CVC, we didn’t have as many teams prepared to come down this time.

“A lot of the teams from the US like the Jammers from the United States had just completed their nationals and they didn’t come in and because of the CVC, a

lot of the Caribbean teams we had anticipated didn’t make it.”

Albury, however, thanked the International Jammers and the Vikings, which featured some of the international players, for coming in and participating.

Scotiabank, Caribbean Bottling Company Limited and British Colonial and BTC were the joint sponsors of the tournament, which is expected to offer a male and female scholarship to the College of the Bahamas to two deserving players to be announced at a later date.

Defenders B stun Defenders A in three sets Although he missed his flight back to Abaco where he resides with his wife and two children and is employed at Baker’s Bay, Chauncey Cooper said it was worth the wait.

“I thought it was good.

It was our A team, but we wanted to perform and win the title,” Cooper said. “My wife Letika is going to be mad, but I had to win this championship for my team.

“I’ve been a part of this team from the time that DeVince Smith brought me into volleyball when I was in grade 11 at Doris Johnson (High School). I really appreciate what he did for me.

This one was for him and my wife and children.”

Tied at 1-1 going into the third set, the match came right down to the wire.

With the score tied at 1212, Cooper got a spike to give the Defenders B a 1312 lead. On the other side of the court, Shonari Hepburn was called for a double hit and the Defenders B took advantage as Rajhael Moxey served out the final point.

“We were a bit flat at the beginning, but we managed to come out with some energy and got the win,” said Eugene Stuart who, along with Moxey, returned home from the University of

ABOVE: Women’s champions, Panthers’ A team. TOP: Men’s champions, Scotiabank Defenders’ B team.

Photos by Jason Saunders Charleston to display their skills, along with the combo of Cooper, Je’Vaughn Saunders, Garry Greenslade, Lorenzo Williams, Christopher Cash and Lahaundro Thompson.

“It was breathtaking, to say the least. Just to do it against our own team is impressive. We just wanted it more than they did.”

The Defenders A were riding high on the performances of both Byron Ferguson and Jamaal Ferguson, who are both home after playing in Europe and the USA respectively. But Tonny Simon said they just let it slip away from them.

“We were just going through the motions. The young boys stayed with it and one by one, the one and two points added up to three and four and they just went ahead and continued playing,” Simon said. “We never really made a push and that was the difference.”

The Defenders A also got some help from Hepburn, a

student from Niagara College in Canada, as well as Sherwaine Arthurs and Shedrick Forbes.

Panthers A upset Vixens in three sets The Vixens have set the pace as the team to be in local volleyball over the past decade, but the Panthers knew that sooner or later, they could put together the team to stop their dominance.

It came as the squad of collegiate players came home and performed down the stretch in the third and deciding set.

Tied at 1-1 going into the third, the score was 1212 when Brooke Deveaux called for a spike from setter Je’Nae Saunders and she delivered what turned out to be the biggest play of the game.

The Panthers A took a 13-12 lead. But after Vixens’ Krystel Brown tied the score again on a spike, Deveaux and Avoni Seymour

doubled up a wall of deget got a block for a 14-13 lead and Seymour went on to serve the final point for the win.

“Because we were coming from different places and different schools, our chemistry wasn’t there, but as the tournament progressed, we got it together,” said Deveaux, who was named the MVP. “Tonight, we came together and we got the job done. Those ladies we played are among the former national team players and we are trying out for the national team this year, so we had a point to prove.”

A student/athlete at Bluefield State College, Deveaux led the attack for the Panthers with her teammate Brittany Bonamy, along with Seymour, formerly at Winston Salem University and now at the University of the West Indies in Trinidad & Tobago, Jannell Curtis from the University of North Carolina and Je’Nae

Saunders, who just graduated from Benedict College.

Veteran Shantia Simon and versatile high school sensation Mechelle Moss, who is just in the 11th grade at St Augustine’s College, joined in to help the Panthers A celebrate.

The Vixens, led by the veteran crew of Krystel Brown, Kelsie Johnson, Davia Moss, Malinda Bastian, Laval Sands, Latondra Brown and Genie Adderley, couldn’t get the job done when it counted the most.

“We came out very flat at the beginning of our games, but in the second set, we determined that we didn’t want to go out the way we started,” said Krystel Brown as they had to battle back from a disappointing 11-0 deficit in the first set.

“The problem in the first set was our passing. That was the problem in our second set as well. But we were able to pull through in the second set. The third set we started slow again. We came from behind to tie the game, but unfortunately they overpowered us. That was where we fell down. We didn’t get the kills and they got their own.”

As the more experienced players in the league, Brown said it was quite disappointing to suffer the loss, even though it’s in the off-season.

At the end of the tournament, Je’Nae Saunders was named as the female’s best setter, Katurah and Brittany Bonamy were the best outside hitters, while the best middle/blockers were Brooke Deveaux and Ashley Webb. Jannell Curtis got the best opposite award and Mechelle Moss was the libero.

On the men’s side, International Jammers’ Michael Hall, a student at North Carolina State, was the best setter. Jamaal Ferguson and Patricio Grant were the best outside hitters, Eugene Stuart and Rommel Lightbourne were the middle/ blockers and Rajhael Moxey was the opposite player.

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Marathons, sprints and titles a day in June to remember I COULD easily go on for days about LeBron James pulling his usual LeLoser act in yet another NBA Finals. However I much prefer it to play out so I can have more smack to talk. Easy, I promise you, you will get it in very short order.

Until that time comes, I think it’s time for another installment of ‘On This Day In Sports History.’

It’s always fun to look back on which great sporting events occurred on June 14 over the years.

Just from glancing I see the Bulls and the Lakers won multiple championships on this day. Nolan Ryan makes two appearances, throwing heat, all while leaving a trail of strikeouts in his wake.

That’s just the tip of the iceberg!

Go ahead, see for yourself, then sign your kid up.

We shall chat more?

On This Day In Sports History 1880: 14th Belmont Stakes: L Hughes aboard Grenada wins in 2min 47sec 1913: 27th US Women’s National Tennis Championship: Mary Browne beats Dorothy Green 6-2, 7-5 1922: 5th PGA Championship: Gene Sarazen wins at Oakmont 1924: Test Cricket debuts of England’s Herbert Sutcliffe and Maurice Tate v South Africa 1926: 31st Men’s French Tennis Championships: Henri Cochet beats Rene Lacoste 6-2, 6-4, 6-3 1926: 31st Women’s French Tennis Championships: Suzanne Lenglen beats Mary Kendall Browne 6-1, 6-0 1933: Lou Gehrig and Joe McCarthy thrown out of game. McCarthy suspended for three games but Gehrig isn’t, so he continues his

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ON THIS DAY in 1989, Nolan Ryan became only the second pitcher to defeat all 26 teams. streak at 1,249 games 1938: Don Bradman scores 144 not out to save the first Test against England at Trent Bridge 1952: 52nd US Golf Open: Julius Boros shoots 281 at Northwood Club, Dallas, to win his first major 1952: Boston Brave Warren Spahn strikes out 18 Cubs in 15 innings 1952: Jim Peters runs world record marathon in 2hr 20min 42.2sec 1952: Braves Warren Spahn ties NL record of Jim Whitney with 18 strikeouts against the Cubs in 15-inning, 3-1 loss 1958: 58th US Golf Open: Tommy Bolt shoots 283 to win at Southern Hills,Tulsa 1959: Beverly Hanson wins LPGA American Women’s Golf Open 1963: NY Met Duke Snider hits his 400th home run 1964: Clifford Ann Creed wins LPGA Lady Carling Golf Open

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1965: Cincinnati Red Jim Maloney no-hits NY Mets but loses in 11, 1-0 1966: Miami beat St Petersburg (Florida State League) 4-3 in 29 innings - the longest uninterrupted game in organised baseball 1969: The Oakland A’s Reggie Jackson has 10 RBI’s as the A’s beat the Red Sox 21-7 1974: California Angels pitcher Nolan Ryan strikes out 12 Red Sox in 19 innings.

1976: 75th Men’s French Open: Adriano Panatta beats Harold Solomon 6-1, 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 1976: 75th Women’s French Open: Sue Barker beats Renata Tomanova 6-2, 0-6, 6-2 1981: Donna Caponi Young wins 27th LPGA Championship 1985: Earl Weaver comes out of retirement to manage the Baltimore Orioles 1985: 41st NBA Championship: LA Lakers beat

KYLE SIMMONS

KYLE SIMMONS, LARRY ALCIME JR AND THE PIRATES STRUGGLE EARLY WITH 2-5 RECORD

By RENALDO DORSETT Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net THE Pittsburgh Pirates’ Dominican Summer League (DSL) roster features a pair of Bahamian prospects looking to climb the progression ladder in the organisation.

Kyle Simmons and Larry Alcime Jr have seen their Pirates struggle out of the gate early in the season with a 2-5 record in the league’s North division.

Simmons, in his second DSL campaign with the club, is currently tied for the team lead through four appearances, with three RBI. In a 4-3 loss to the DSL Cubs, the 19-year-old infielder started at second base and finished 2-4, including a double, with one run scored and two RBI. After an 0-2 start to the year, he went 2-3 with one run scored and one RBI in game two, a 6-5 loss to the DSL Rangers. Simmons got the start in the game at shortstop.

Through four games, Simmons is hitting .364 with an on base percentage of .500, OPS of .955, slugging percentage of .455 and two stolen bases.

Last summer he appeared in just six games

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and hit .211 with an on base percentage of .273, OPS of .641, slugging percentage of .368 , one stolen base, and three RBI. Alcime, the 17-year-old outfielder, struggled at the plate through his first three games (0-10) but got the first hit of his young professional career in the aforementioned loss to the Cubs.

Both players were signed to the club by Pirates Latin American and Caribbean scout Rene Gayo in July, 2015.

“This young man fits the criteria we look for, if he didn’t, I wouldn’t be sitting here,” Gayo said of Alcime at the time of the signing.

“These kids are here because they’re gifted. He’s going to go compete with other guys that are also gifted. Just because you’re gifted doesn’t mean you’re going to make it. This is why I like the Bahamas, this is my third trip here and I have discovered there are people of high character here and that will be the difference in a lot of players. I signed two players from here this year and I plan on coming back in the future.”

Alcime was the youngest of the group to sign during the international signing period. The former student at St Augustine’s College, Freedom Farmer and mem-

ber of the Maximum Development Academy performed well at the Max D Pro Day last February when he garnered attention from many scouts.

Simmons, a dual sport athlete during much of his high school career, decided to give up track and field and focus primarily on baseball.

Locally, he has starred at JBLN for a number of years and, at the national level, he was a member of the 2013 team which finished second at the PONY Colt Division Caribbean Championships.

Gayo lauded the potential of Simmons and the impact he may be able to have.

“We are very fortunate to add Kyle to our system, not just because of his abilities but also because of the person he is. I have no doubt in my mind that he will maximise his ability,” he said.

“His natural talent is there, but I believe he is a person of even higher character and that’s a very important thing to the Pirates.”

Gayo has directed Latin American scouting operations for two different teams. He became scouting director for the Indians in Latin America in 1999.

In 2004, the Pirates hired Gayo to lead their Latin American scouting system, filling a position left vacant for five years.

Boston Celtics, 4-2 1987: Colleen Walker wins LPGA Mayflower Golf Classic 1989: Nolan Ryan becomes only the second pitcher to defeat all 26 teams 1990: 44th NBA Championship: Detroit Pistons beat Portland Trailblazers, 4-1 1992: 46th NBA Championship: Chicago Bulls beat Portland Trailblazers, 4-2 1992: Anne-Marie Palli wins ShopRite LPGA Golf Classic 1994: Stanley Cup: NY Rangers beat Vancouver Canucks, 4 games to 3 1995: 49th NBA Championship: Houston Rockets sweep Orlando Magic in four games.

1998: 52nd NBA Championship: Chicago Bulls beat Utah Jazz, 4-2 2000: Greg Maddux makes his 387th career put out, breaking the record previously held by Jack Morris

ON THIS DAY in 2005, Jamaican sprinter Asafa Powell set a new men’s 100 metre world record of 9.77s at Athens Olympic Stadium.

2005: Asafa Powell, of Jamaica, sets a new men’s 100m world record of 9.77sec at the Athens Olympic Stadium 2007: 61st NBA Championship: San Antonio Spurs beat Cleveland Cavaliers, 4-0 2009: 63rd NBA Championship: Los Angeles Lakers beat Orlando Magic, 4-1 2009: 55th LPGA Championship won by Anna Nor-

dqvist Until next week, be bold and write your name in the record books.

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‘WE WILL BE READY IN TIME FOR THE OLYMPICS, SAYS SHAUNAE FROM PAGE 1E urday, August 13 with the semi-final on Sunday, August 14. The final is on Monday, August 15. Just before the 400m final, the first round of the women’s 200m will be held in a space of two hours. The semifinal is on Tuesday, August 16 and the final is set for Wednesday, August 17.

“As far as Rio is concerned, the final decision always lies with my coaches,” Miller stressed. “Whatever they want me to do I’ll do. I trust my coaches.”

Miller, however, hinted that she maybe leaning more towards her specialty in the one-lap race as opposed to the shorter halflapper.

“The bend really didn’t go as planned but that’s something we’ll have to

work on,” she said.

“I actually didn’t think the time would have been so fast. I actually thought the time would have been around 22.4 but I have so much to be thankful for.”

Despite her sentiments, Miller admitted that it was truly an exciting meet to be a part of.

“It was by far one of the best meets I’ve ever been to and all the other athletes agreed,” she said.

She now turns her attention to the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations’ National Open Track and Field Championships, scheduled for June 24-25 at the new Thomas A Robinson National Stadium.

For those who are wondering, she has indicated that she will be coming home to run in the 400m and not the 200m.

BUDDY HIELD APPEARS ON ‘FOX AFTER DARK’ FROM PAGE 1E “Mychal Thompson got two championships as a Laker. I had three championships as a Laker and I always feel like the Lakers are better with a Bahamian on the roster,” Fox told Hield.

“I think so too. I grew up a Laker fan, but wherever God takes me I’m happy with it. The best situation that fits me I’m happy with it,” Hield responded.

Hield revealed that this was the second meeting between the two years after Fox granted the wish of an autograph-seeking Hield when he was just a primary school student in Grand Bahama.

“You were in Freeport one time, Christmas time and you signed my dollar for me,” Hield said. “But I lost it. I woke up the next morning I couldn’t find it and I was crying like a baby. I might have spent it on candy,” Hield said. “I think I was one of the few that got to you. Everyone was rushing to you, I was so small but somehow I got there.”

Fox replied asking if it was a native Bahamian “Pindling” or an American dollar.

“Now, years later I want a Bahamian dollar signed by you,” Fox said. “And I guarantee I’ll frame it.”

“It’s a small communit, diverse with a lot of Bahamians and a lot of Haitians down there. I just had to separate myself from all the crime and all the bad things and just focus on basketball. Whether it’s being on the court or just being in my area Pinedale and not trying to make any trouble. I had a good mother, good grandparents and they kept my head grounded. My brothers and sisters helped me learn right from wrong and I just stayed grounded.

I knew what my vision was and I didn’t let anything sidetrack me from getting there.”

Hield, expected to be one of the top selections in the June 23 Draft, completed his star-studded senior season for the Oklahoma Sooners with a litany of awards, including the John R Wooden, Naismith and Oscar Robertson Player of the Year trophies.

He is projected to have a likely destination of teams looking for shooting and backcourt help.

SHAUNAE MILLER (far left) lowered her national record in the 200 metres to 22.05 seconds to snatch the victory in the inaugural JN Racers Grand Prix meet in Kingston, Jamaica, on Saturday.

‘Golden Girl’ DEBBIE’S LET TER to run before home crowd one more time FROM PAGE 1E Davis-Thompson and Eldece Clarke - when the women’s 4 x 100 metre relay team broke onto the international scene, winning the silver medal at the Olympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia, serving as an alternate, to becoming the focal point on anchor of the remaining teams that went on to secure the gold at the IAAF World Championships in Seville, Spain and duplicating the feat at the Olympics in 2000 in Sidney, Australia.

You name the competition from the Junior Central American and Caribbean Championships, to the Sr CAC Championships and Games, the Goodwill Games, the Pan American Games, the Commonwealth Games, the IAAF World Indoor and Outdoor Championships and the Olympic Games and Ferguson-McKenzie has excelled as either an individual medallist or as a part of both the 4 x 100 and 4 x 400m relay teams.

She has amassed more than 30 medals in those major regional and global competitions.

Her last success for the Bahamas came at the 2013 CAC Championships in Morella, Mexico where she ran the third leg on the team that comprised of Tylar Carter, Cache Armbrister and Nivea Smith as they picked up the bronze.

Prior to that, she made an international appearance with her final triumph in 2010 at the IAAF Continental Cup when she ran the second leg of Americas’ victorious 4 x 100m relay team that comprised of Cydonie Mothersill from the Cayman Islands, Shalonda Solomon from the United States and Kelly-Ann Baptiste from Trinidad & Tobago. In 2009 in Berlin, German, Ferguson-McKenzie would capture her last individual medal when she claimed the bronze in the women’s 200m at the IAAF World Championships.

‘GOLDEN GIRL’ Debbie FergusonMcKenzie competes in 100 metres heat during the London Olympic Games on August 3, 2012.

Ferguson-McKenzie is the owner of personal best times of 10.91 seconds in the 100m, recorded on July 27, 2002 in Manchester, England, 22.19 in the 200m in St Denis, France on July 3, 1999 and 53.30 in the 400m on January 1, 2001. Indoors, she has clocked 6.71 in the 55m, 7.20 in the 60m, 11.34 in the rarely run 100m and 22.91 in the 200.

At age 40, Ferguson-McKenzie is keeping her dream alive, working and training as an assistant coach at the University of Houston, a position she has held for the past two years.

She indicated that she’s looking forward to coming home and competing in what could be her final appearance at the BAAAs Nationals next weekend.

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n competing for the MY fellow Bahamians, I have bee an arduous one but n bee has ney past 30 years. My jour support that I’ve rethanks to the unconditional love and ail without breakprev to able n bee ceived from you, I’ve ing. and I realiSe that my Often times I reflect over my life ence. It’s been said that career was largely built upon pati believer in that saying. firm a I’m patience is a virtue and lessons to learn. EveryThere were and still are so many teachable moment. The a ents pres day presented and still observant and vigilant problem however was would I be t part I have to say that mos the for enough to notice. And ress. I was patient when I was. My patience led to my prog ughout my trials and thro ent pati things were hazy. I was at. I was even patient tribulations. I was patient in defe that patience though, to nks Tha when I had no answers.

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With much love and reverence, Debbie Ferguson McKenzie

LATARIO COLLIE: ‘IT FEELS GOOD TO BE NCAA CHAMPION’ FROM PAGE 1E

TWIN TOWERS: Latario (left) and Lathone with their NCAA trophies.

my school. I also wanted to win the NCAA Championship so that I can get a decent professional contract,” he said.

“I know on my first jump I had to jump far so that I could get myself going and get started.”

After the first jump, Collie admitted that he was unstable coming off the hop phrase and going into the skip and jump routine, so instead of putting more pressure on his ankle, he shut it down and avoided getting injured with the Olympics on the horizon.

“I was a little concerned because there were some good jumpers out there, but after I realised that everybody else wasn’t jumping that good, I got a little relaxed.”

With his place in history secured, Collie started rooting for his jumping partner

and twin sibling, Lathone, as well as Culmer, the other Bahamian, who made up an historic final with three Bahamians competing together for the first time.

“It felt like practice, something that we do every day,” said one Collie of another. “His performance was good. I felt like he is coming back and getting better.”

As for Culmer, Collie said he wanted to motivate the sophomore, who should be his replacement on the collegiate ranks over the next two years.

“Me and my brother are just going to continue to train and come home for the trials and go to the Olympics and hopefully make the finals,” Collie said.

While he was thrilled to have seen the performance from his brother, Lathone Collie said he’s still looking to ink his own niche in the Bahamian athletic scene.

“I felt that he deserved it. He struggled all year, so it was good to see him out together one good jump to win it,” said Lathone of his brother’s success.

“After he did what he did in the first round, I knew I had to go out and execute. I felt pretty strong, so I knew that I had the ability to be right up there with him. I just didn’t get the rhythm that I needed to get the job done.”

Nonetheless, Lathone Collie said he will put the entire season behind him and just concentrate on his future.

“I know I’m strong, so I expect that I will only get better in the upcoming meets,” he said as he looks ahead to the Nationals. “I’m coming home to compete.”

This will be the first time that the twins will be healthy and competing head-to-head with Sands, who is in his second year of his comeback since he went

down with a near careerending injury at the Olympics in London, England in 2012.

The last big performance from the twins came in 2011 at the IAAF World Youth Championships in Lille, France, where Latario clinched the gold and Lathone ended up with the bronze.

Will the twins be back and competing together in Rio in their first major senior meet at the Olympics in August? Only time will tell.

Look out for them at the BAAA Nationals and final Olympic trials, June 24-25 at the new Thomas A Robinson National Stadium.

Latario Collie has already surpassed the Olympic qualifying standard of 16.66m (54-8 ) along with Sands.

He’s hoping that Lathone Collie will join them in Rio and make it a triple threat for the Bahamas in August.

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Tuesday, June 14, 2016, PAGE 5

Italy beats Belgium 2-0, Spain gets opening win TWO OF the favourites for the European Championship got their campaigns off to winning starts yesterday, a stylish if aging Italy beating Belgium 2-0 and titleholders Spain scoring late to see off the Czech Republic.

Goals from Emanuele Giaccherini and Graziano Pelle combined with excellent and experienced defending helped Italy to victory in Lyon and to defy media critics who described the squad as the worst ever to represent the country.

Italy took the lead in Group E with an impressive collective display with Ireland and Sweden drawing 1-1 in the pool’s other game.

“Our players understood that they needed to do extraordinary things to make sure they are talked about,” Italy coach Antonio Conte said after beating one of Euro 2016’s dark horses.

“The players in my group are clever; they understood that we have achieved something important with that win. But they also know we need to give more than 100 per cent to continue in this tournament.”

Fielding a team with top Premier League players including Eden Hazard, Kevin De Bruyne and Romelu Lukaku, Belgium dominated the early stages but were made to pay for the errors of a makeshift defence and a lack of finishing up front.

Goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, who kept Belgium in the match with a series of good saves, said Italy “outclassed us tactically”.

Giaccherini scored the opener with his first goal for Italy since 2013 from a spectacular long ball by Leonardo Bonucci and Pelle made it 2-0 in added time with a well-struck volley after a counterattack.

In Paris, a familiar figure came to Sweden’s rescue against an Ireland side which deserved to win after taking the lead in the 48th minute through Wes Hoolahan’s sweetly struck half volley from inside the penalty area.

The 34-year-old Zlatan Ibrahimovic, stifled for most of the match, glided forward in the 71st minute and sent a teasing ball across the goalmouth which Ireland defender Ciaran Clark stooped to head it into his own net.

“I give the cross and he headed in the goal,” Ibrahimovic said, replying with a chuckling laugh and reference to Clark when asked if it was Ibra magic. “You should ask him.” Ibrahimovic is seeking to become the first

ITALY’S GRAZIANO PELLE, left, and Gianluigi Buffon celebrate their side’s 2-0 win at the end of the Euro 2016 Group E soccer match against Belgium yesterday at Grand Stade in Decines-Charpieu, Lyon, France. (AP) player to score in four different European Championships.

However, in a group where Belgium and Italy are favoured, a point for each team at the Stade de France leaves their Euro 2016 prospects uncertain.

In Tolulouse, Gerard Pique finally broke down the Czech Republic’s stubborn defence in the final minutes to give Spain a 1-0 victory. The Barcelona defender ran in to calmly head the ball into the net after a well-placed cross by Andres Iniesta in the 87th minute.

The two-time defending champions had created a series of scoring chances throughout but looked set to be denied victory by a combination of poor finishing and a superb performance from Czech Republic goalkeeper Petr Cech.

The Czechs had a chance to break the deadlock in the 65th minute but Cesc Fabregas saved Spain with a goalline clearance after a header by Theodor Gebre Selassie. The result left Spain and Croatia at the top of Group D with three points each.

The result extended Spain’s unbeaten streak at European Championships to 13 games, with 10 wins and three draws.

The team has not lost since a 1-0 defeat by Portugal in 2004 and hasn’t conceded a goal in the European tournament since its opener in 2012, a 1-1 draw against Italy.

Meanwhile England coach Roy Hodgson and captain Wayne Rooney have appealed to supporters to behave after the team was threatened with being kicked out of the tournament

because of fan violence.

Video messages were published yesterday, a day after UEFA warned the English and Russian soccer federations that the teams risk being disqualified for a repeat of days of disorder which blighted their opening match in Marseille on Saturday.

“I am obviously very concerned about the threat which is now hanging over us,” Hodgson said in a 30-second message.

England was responding to UEFA’s request to make a public declaration. On Sunday, the Russian federation called on supporters to “respect the opponents and their fans”.

Russia next play Slovakia on Wednesday in Lille, 20 miles from Lens, where England play Wales on Thursday.

Hodgson urged England fans ahead of their match to “stay out of trouble”. “We worked very hard to get here and we really desperately want to stay in the competition,” he said.

Russian fans were blamed for fighting inside the stadium and the federation is expected to be punished by UEFA today. European football’s governing body could impose a fine and sanctions to apply in the Euro 2020 competition.

Still, England fans were at the centre of numerous fights in Marseille’s Old Port neighbourhood with police and groups of French and Russian fans.

Rooney said in his video message that he “would like to ask the fans: Please, if you don’t have a ticket, don’t travel. Be safe, be sensible and continue with your great support for the players.”

Copa America: Peru through as late goal eliminates Brazil

By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer FOXBOROUGH, Mass.

(AP) — Peru’s recent history against Brazil is marked by lots of losses and a few missed opportunities.

That changed in a big way Sunday night — with the help from a fortunate non-call.

Peru stunned Brazil 1-0, eliminating the soccer power from Copa America on a late goal

by Raul Ruidiaz that may have been a hand ball. It was Peru’s first victory over the perennial power since 1985, and gave Peru the Group B title and a quarterfinal match against Colombia on Friday.

Dominated for most of the game, Peru’s Andy Polo managed a takeaway and crossed to Ruidiaz in the box. He deflected the ball into the net, and Brazil keeper Alisson immediately complained the ball also made contact with Ruidiaz’s hand. After a lengthy discussion by referees, the goal was allowed in the 75th minute.

“Perhaps Brazil at one point had the upper hand,” Peru coach Ricardo Gareca said. “You have to be able to defend well. Peru did a good job of defending and when the time was right for us to attack we attacked.”

Ruidiaz’s goal came just about 10 minutes after he subbed in for Edison Flores.

Asked if he thought the goal should have been allowed, Gareca declined offer an opinion saying he hadn’t seen the replays.

“This is part of the margin of error that exist in every game,” he said.

Peru had 10 losses and six draws against Brazil since 1985.

Brazil is eliminated after reaching at least the quarterfinals of

QUARTER-FINALS Thursday, June 16 United States v Ecuador Friday, June 17 Peru v Colombia Saturday, June 18 Argentina v Mexico or Venezuela Mexico or Venezuela v Panama or Chile every Copa America since 1993.

“It was a very disputed game.

At the end of the game things happened that aren’t dependent on the coaches or players,” Brazil coach Dunga said. “They took four minutes to talk about the play. There’s no way for the player or coach to influence that.”

While the group stage loss could also put Dunga’s job in jeopardy, he said he wasn’t thinking about his job security.

“I only fear death,” Dunga said.

He was definitive in saying the goal was a missed call on the referee’s part.

“The fans saw how Brazil was eliminated, the goal was scored with his hand,” he said.

Ecuador locked up second place in Group B with its 4-0 win over Haiti in Sunday’s early game, and will play Group A winner United States on Thursday in Seattle.

Brazil made a handful of lineup changes, starting Lucas Lima in place of suspended midfielder Casemiro. In addition, defender Miranda got the nod over Marquinhos, and forward Gabriel Barbosa started in place of Jo-

nas.

Brazil controlled the pace in the first half, but wasn’t able to complete any of its attacks all night.

In the 27th minute, Elias found Barbosa with a quick cross, but goalkeeper Pedro Gallese got enough of his fingertips on the ball to tap away Barbosa’s left-footed shot toward the left corner of the net.

Then in the 36th minute, Filipe Luis got the ball to a cutting Willian as he found some space at the top of the box. Willian couldn’t get off a controlled shot, though, and his attempt sailed wide left.

Gallese came through again a few minutes later, deflecting another Barbosa shot over the top of the crossbar.

Peru had no shots on goal in the first half and struggled to set up chances. Meanwhile, top scorer Jose Guerrero battled through a pair of collisions that sent him to the turf.

In the second incident, in the 29th minute, Guerrero needed attention from the training staff after he was sent to the ground by a knee to the midsection from Gil, and then was kicked in the leg as he tried to clear the ball.

Peru’s best scoring opportunity came in a flurry just before the end of the half when Flores got free in box, and appeared to be tripped by Miranda but didn’t receive a foul call.

Dunga said he was confident Brazil will recover from this latest setback, and urged that no one rush to judgment.

“We are going through a transition period and we have to be patient,” he said. “We Brazilians don’t have patience. We want a solution overnight, but that can’t happen.”

EURO 2016 AT A GLANCE

Kick offs Bahamian time All matches televised live on ESPN, ESPN 2 and ESPN Deportes Friday, June 10 Group A: France 2 (Giroud, Payet) Romania 1 (Stancu) Saturday, June 11 Group A: Albania 0 Switzerland 1 (Schar) Group B: Wales 2 (Bale, Robson-Kanu) Slovakia 1 (Duda) Group B: England 1 (Dier) Russia 1 (Berezuktski) Sunday, June 12 Group D: Turkey 0 Croatia 1 (Modric) Group C: Poland 1 (Milik) Northern Ireland 0 Group C: Germany 2 (Mustafi, Schweinsteiger) Ukraine 0 Monday, June 13 Group D: Spain 1 (Pique) Czech Republic 0 Group E: Ireland 1 (Hoolahan) Sweden 1 (Clark og) Group E: Belgium 0 Italy 2 (Giaccherini, Pelle) Tuesday, June 14 Group F: Austria v Hungary (noon) Group F: Portugal v Iceland (3pm) Wednesday, June 15 Group B: Russia v Slovakia (9am) Group A: Romania v Switzerland (noon) Group A: France v Albania (3pm) Thursday, June 16 Group B: England v Wales (9am) Group C: Ukraine v Northern Ireland (noon) Group C: Germany v Poland (3pm) Friday, June 17 Group E: Italy v Sweden (9am) Group D: Czech Republic v Croatia (noon) Group D: Spain v Turkey (3pm) Saturday, June 18 Group E: Belgium v Ireland (9am) Group F: Iceland v Hungary (noon) Group F: Portugal v Austria (3pm) Sunday, June 19 Group A: France v Switzerland (3pm) Group A: Romania v Albania (3pm) Monday, June 20 Group A: Slovakia v England (3pm) Group A: Russia v Wales (3pm) Tuesday, June 21 Group C: Northern Ireland v Germany (noon) Group C: Ukraine v Poland (noon) Group D: Croatia v Spain (3pm) Group D: Czech Republic v Turkey (3pm) Wednesday, June 22 Group F: Hungary v Portugal (noon) Group F: Iceland v Austria (noon) Group E: Sweden v Belgium (3pm) Group E: Italy v Ireland (3pm)

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• 3 points for a win, 1 for a draw • Top two teams in each group plus the four third-place teams with the best records qualify for the knockout stages Leading goalscorers 1: Giroud (France), Payet (France), Stancu (Romania), Schar (Switzerland), Bale (Wales), Robson-Kanu (Wales), Duda (Slovakia), Dier (England), Berezutski (Russia), Modric (Croatia), Milik (Poland), Mustafi (Germany), Schweinsteiger (Germany), Pique (Spain), Hoolahan (Ireland), Giaccherini (Italy), Pelle (Italy).

ROUND OF LAST 16 Saturday, June 25 1 Group A second v Group C second (9am) 2 Group B winner v Group A, C or D third (noon) 3 Group D winner v Group B, E or F third (3pm) Sunday, June 26 4 Group A winner v Group C, D or E third (9am) 5 Group C winner v Group A, B or F third (noon) 6 Group F winner v Group E second (3pm) Monday, June 27 7 Group E winner v Group D second (noon) 8 Group B second v Group F second (3pm) QUARTER-FINALS Thursday, June 30 A Winner (1) v Winner (3) (3pm) Friday, July 1 B Winner (2) v Winner (6) (3pm) Saturday, July 2 C Winner (5) v Winner (7) (3pm) Sunday, July 3 D Winner (4) v Winner (8) (3pm) SEMI-FINALS Wednesday, July 6 Winner A v Winner B (3pm) Thursday, July 7 Winner C v Winner D (3pm) FINAL Sunday, July 10 At Saint-Denis, Paris (3pm)

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Tuesday, June 14, 2016, PAGE 7

Uno Mas wins 3rd leg of Bahamas Billfish Championship UNO MAS lived up to her name at Abaco Beach Resort earlier this month when the Brooks Smithowned boat won a second successive leg of the Bahamas Billfish Championship (BBC).

The 69ft Bayliss Uno Mas took the Marsh Harbour Championship, the third leg of the 2016 series, following her win in the Boat Harbour Championship and the overall lead in this year’s championship.

Uno Mas got on the board releasing two Blue Marlin and a White Marlin on day two followed by another blue on day three to secure the win.

Second place went to last year’s BBC Champion, the Wave Paver, a 61ft Garlington, who made the scoreboard on the first day releasing a Blue Marlin.

The Sandrita, a 62ft Ocean, was third after releasing a sailfish on day one.

Uno Mas are the overall championship leaders going into the final leg in Treasure Cay with 7,500 points from Sandrita (5,450) and

THE Uno Mas team celebrates victory in the third leg of the Bahamas Billfish Championship in Abaco.

hamas record of 1,119lbs.

All of the prior ‘granders’ have been caught during BBC tournaments.

Fishing is hot in the Aba-

Bamboo (5,400).

The $1m Marlin prize is still available for the angler who catches a Blue Marlin that breaks the current Ba-

cos now and Treasure Cay was where the current record was caught.

The BBC is produced and managed by AIM Ma-

rine Group.

For the latest information, results and overall standings, or to register for tournaments, visit www.ba-

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THE TRIBUNE

Bears cap stellar season with victory in the Knockout Cup

THE INSURANCE Management Bears FC capped a stellar season by claiming the Bahamas Football Association’s Men’s Senior Knockout Final. The Bears claimed the Cup with a 3-0 win over the Western Warriors at the Roscow Davies Soccer Field on Sunday. Following a first-round bye, their path to the Cup also included a win over the Dynamos in the semi-final. The Knockout Cup added to the list of triumphs this season for the Bears who also won the BFA Senior League Championship.

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