SPORTS SECTION E
MONDAY, JULY 4, 2016
Euro 2016
Quarter-finals, Page 5
Bahamas routs Antigua 109-71 in CBC U-16 opener By RENALDO DORSETT Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net TEAM Bahamas served notice to the remainder of the field and immediately staked their claim as a contender at the Caribbean Basketball Confederation Championships. The Bahamas dominated from the opening tip to rout Antigua and Barbuda 109-71 in the tournament opener yesterday at the CBC Under-16 tournament hosted at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall in Georgetown, Guyana. Domnick Bridgewater led the Bahamas with 16 points and six assists, both game highs. He was one of seven Bahamian players in double figures, including Michael Carwright who added 10 points and 16 rebounds.
Detarrio Thompson finished with 14 points, Samuel Hunter added 12 points, while Joshua Cornish, Devonte Jennings and Christopher Johnson each finished with 11. The Bahamas led 23-11 at the end of the first quarter and went up by 20 in the second quarter on a Cartwright putback to make the score 37-17. The Bahamas led 50-31 at the half and 81-50 headed into the fourth. They shot 43 per cent from the field and 57 per cent from beyond the three-point arch, but it was the effort on the defensive end which made the difference for the Bahamas. They forced 40 turnovers, 25 of which came off steals. The Bahamas also rebounded Antigua and Barbuda 65-33, scored 26
fastbreak points, scored 82 points in the paint and 60 points off the bench. In game two, the Bahamas will face the British Virgin Islands today at 1:15pm. BVI defeated Barbados in the opener for both teams yesterday, The Bahamas is among a group of 10 teams for the boys’ championship. Group A includes the Bahamas, British Virgin Islands, Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados and Dominica. Group B includes Aruba, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica and the hosts Guyana. The top three teams, both men and women, earn berths to the CentroBasket Under-17 Championship where they compete for spots in the FIBA Americas Under-18 Cup, from which they can qualify for the FIBA Under-19
World Cup or the Youth Olympics. Team Bahamas head coach Quinton Hall said one of the good things is that the coaching staff was able to bring players together from New Providence, Grand Bahama and Sal Salvador to make up the team. “The guys are in great shape and they have been working very hard, so I anticipate that they will do excellent,” he said prior to the tournament. “We have a very good team. Of course, we know that basketball has grown since we last won this tournament when Michael Carey was on the team and Buddy Hield came off the bench. So we just have to be prepared for anything.” Nigel Ingraham, one of the assistant coaches, indicated that the team assembled is a very balanced
one. “We can put the ball inside, we have good penetration, we could drive and kick it out to some great shooters and we have some good post players,” Ingraham said. “So we have a good mixture of an in and outside game. We’re looking pretty good and I am confident that we can get the job done.” The Bahamas has a rich history in the CBC Championship, particularly in the youth division. At the last CBC under-18 championships in 2008, hosted in Antigua and Barbuda, the Bahamas won both boys’ and girls’ titles. That team was led by Donnathan Moss, Leon Cooper, Shavaro Bowleg and Jermaine Storr. They ultimately reached the FIBA Tournament of Americas before they were eliminated.
Bringing home 33 gold By RENALDO DORSETT Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net
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he local swimming community continues to set new milestones and can now add its first ever Caribbean Island Swimming Championship title to its resumé. The Bahamas made good in its first time as hosts of the meet as the 70-member team finished with a total of 1,060 points, nearly 200 points ahead of the second place finish Puerto Rico, who tallied 874 points. Trinidad and Tobago finished third with 770.50 points, Jamaica was fourth with 564 points, while Barbados rounded out the top five with 508 points. The Bahamas claimed 78 medals en route to the win, including 33 gold, 23 silver and 22 bronze. Puerto finished with 71 medals 25 gold, 25 sliver and 21 bronze. Trinidad and Tobago won 59 medals - 18 gold, 20 silver and 21 bronze, Jamaica won a total of 46 medals - 14 gold, 21 silver and 11 bronze, while Aruba won 38 medals - 13 gold, 18 silver and seven bronze. “When the BSF selected this team, we selected qualified swimmers, knowing we were hosting CISC,” Bahamas Swimming Federation President Algernon Cargill said. “All of the teams were amazed with the talent we have here in The Bahamas and I’m not at all surprised that our team performed the way they did. They came out excited and ready to swim in front of the home crowd and it’s going to be like that when we host CARIFTA next year.” Out of all the stars to emerge for Team Bahamas over the course of the meet, Dustin Tynes made the most impact by swimming an Olympic qualifying time. Tynes swam to a gold medal and reached the Olympic B cut once again in the 100m Breast to qualify for his first Olympic Games with a time of 1:02.55
TEAM BAHAMAS MAKES HISTORY WITH FIRST EVER CARIBBEAN ISLAND SWIM CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE
A SPLASH IN HISTORY: Swimmers compete in the Caribbean Island Swimming Championships at the Betty Kelly Kenning National Swim Complex. Team Bahamas won the title for the first time over the weekend. Photo by Shawn Hanna/Tribune Staff seconds. The Ohio State Univer- gold medal performances with Izaak Bastian took gold in get in their qualifying marks. sity sophomore initially achieved first place in the 400m Free in a the Boys 13-14 in a new CISC More than 23 countries and the B cut last year at the 2015 time of 4:12.47. record of 1:06.24 while Albury over 400 swimmers competed at Pan Am Games in Toronto CanLowe, who also dominated and Lilly Higgs finished first and the BKK Aquatic Centre, which ada when he swam 1:02.49. the senior division on the male second respectively in the Girls added adjustments to accommoMatthew Lowe concluded side, also won the 400m Free in 15-17. date the large crowd of competithe competition for Team Ba- 4:01.07. The CISC served as the last tors and spectators. hamas with a gold medal in the In the 50m Free, Lamar Taylor qualifier in the world for the With the federation hosting 10K Open Water swim at Long once again continued his inspir- 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de the Carifta Swimming ChampiWharf Beach. ing performance over the course Janeiro, Brazil in August - the onships at the stadium next year, Team Bahamas closed out the of the meet. Taylor captured event featured swimmers from Cargill said CISC gave them final day in the pool with stand- another gold medal in a time of all around the world, including the opportunity to ensure that out performances in the 400 26.52 in the event. India, Nigeria, Korea, Algeria, everything is in place with their Free, 50m Free, 100m Breast and In the 100m Breast, Jami- Mexico, Guatemala, Panama, volunteers and the support they 200m Back. lah Hepburn won her first gold Puerto Rico, Dominican Repub- are getting from the government Rio Olympics bound Joanna medal of the meet in a time lic and Canada, who are expect- as well as their primary sponsor, Evans continued her string of of 1.20.12 in the Girls 11-12. ed to be participating as well to BTC.
Fantastic Four off to Zone III Davis Cup Tie in Bolivia By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net NEWLY acquired brothers Baker and Spencer Newman along with team captain Marvin Rolle and Kevin Major Jr put on an exhibition for the spectators on Friday before they left to represent the Bahamas at the American Zone III Davis Cup Tie. The quartet will make up Team Bahamas - they departed yesterday - on the outdoor clay courts at the Club de Tenis La Paz in La Paz, Bolivia, July 11-16. Elwood Donaldson, president of the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association, said they were happy to have the Newman brothers from Florida secure the top two spots on the team during the Giorgio Baldacci December In-
vitational at the National Tennis Centre. Major Jr won over Rolle last month to clinch the final two spots. The BLTA, however, had to pay a hefty fee of $9,500 to the United States Tennis Association to include the Newman brothers on the team. It was reduced from the original price of $27,400, which was secured through the efforts of the Florida community where the Newman brothers reside, their family and friends and the BLTA. Donaldson said they are delighted to have the services of the Newman brothers, who he hopes will help the Bahamas to finally get out of zone III this year and back to zone II with the view of eventually competing in Zone I again and challenging for a
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TEAM BAHAMAS: The Davis Cup team (l-r) - Kevin Major Jr, Spencer Newman, Baker Newman and Marvin Rolle. Photo by Shawn Hanna/Tribune Staff