28 - SPORT 28 THE FREEPORT NEWS Thursday, December 13, 2018 SPORTS SUPPORTIVE TURNOUT — The third annual Fast Track Winter Classic drew a more than decent crowd to the Grand Bahama Sports Com- plex this past Friday (Decem- ber 7) as the budding junior track athletes competed under the bright lights. (PHOTO: SHAYNE STUBBS) Track athletes shine during Fast Track Winter Classic the 150m dash in a time of 28.00 time of 9.14 seconds ahead of Fast Track’s Alexandra Smith SHAYNE STUBBS seconds. Rocks Athletics’ Leniqua Black, ran away with the top spot in the FN Sports Reporter Neymour Athletics’ Demargio who clocked 9.44 seconds. Mar- girls Under 15 60m dash with [email protected] Boothe was the sole participant tin Town’s Makeda Hepurn se- a time of 8.57 seconds. 90 De- “Bahamian” basketball in the Under Seven Boys 60m cured third place in a time of grees’ Kezia Brown took second more marketable than ever before The third annual Fast Track dash and finished in the time of 9.48 seconds. place in the time of 8.67 sec- Winter Classic delivered, in pro- 12.52 seconds. He also compet- In the boys’ Under 11 60m onds. while Fast Track’s Chel- (Sports Scope is taking a viding some exciting races with ed alone in the 150m dash and dash Fast Track West’s Avardo sea Poitier settled for third place Christmas Break. Over the re- a touch nostalgia. clocked 27.99 seconds. Major clocked a time of 8.90 in 9.07 seconds. mainder of the Christmas Sea- With a concentrated effort of The girls Under Nine 60m seconds ahead of Martin Town’s As for the Under 15 boys in the son, Sports Scope reruns that delivering a worthwhile night dash featured a stacked field of Elquant Pinder, who clocked 60m dash no times were regis- remain timely and significant time track event, junior athletes competitors but ultimately Fal- 9.92 seconds for second place. tered. to this moment in time, will shone under the bright lights at cons Athletics’ Ashley Thomp- Pinder’s teammate Laban McIn- Rocks Athletics’ Lenqua Black be published. Beginning on the Grand Bahama Sports Com- son clocked the quickest time tosh finished third in a time of raced to a first place time of Thursday, January 3, current plex this past Friday evening in 9.38 seconds. Golden Eagles’ 9.83 seconds. 8.05 seconds in the girls Under columns will resume.Today’s (December 7). Suzanna Sawyer finished sec- The Kenyan Knight’s Shatalya 17 60m dash. Speed Begins’ Sports Scope was published Contested as timed finals the ond place in 9.46 seconds, while Dorsett dominated the Under Jamia Williams finished second initially on October 18, 2018) athletes (Under Seven, Under Martin Town’s Sabriya Camp- 13 girls 60m dash with a time place in the time of 8.26 seconds Nine, Under 11, Under 13, Un- bell took third place in the time of 7.70 seconds. Her teammate while Neymour’s Athletics So- Yolett McPhee-McCuin the der 15, Under 17 and Under 20) of 9.56 seconds. in Wendeja Seymour turned in nique Anofils took third place in motivating czar of women’s went all out in their first taste of As for the Under Nine boys the second fastest time of 8.63 the time of 8.94 seconds. basketball, has taken her brand Sports competition ahead of the regular 60m dash, Golden Eagles’ Zion seconds. Janiyah Rolle of Fast Rocks’ Athletics Latrell Taylor from the University of Jackson- track and field season. Bradford turned in the fastest Track turned in the third fastest (7.13 seconds) and Damico Aus- ville to the University of Mis- First up was the 60 meters time of 9.12 seconds. Speed Be- time of 8.84 seconds. tin (7.25 seconds) finished first sissippi. Dash. Representing Martin gins’ Tavares Moss registered Fast Track’s Jamal Moss and and second respectively in the On November 6, she will be- Scope Town Primary in the girls Under the second fastest time of 9.22 Ricardo Rolle secured the top boys Under 17 60m dash. gin what will very likely be, a by Fred Sturrup Seven division, Avery Rolle put seconds and Fast Track West’s two spots respectively in the Later in the evening Golden resurgence period for female up the fastest time, 12.89 sec- Demeko Davies clocked 9.44 boys Under 13 60m dash. Moss Eagles’ Suzanna Sawyer domi- basketball at Ole Miss, with a onds. Kennedy Forbes of Ney- seconds for third place. took the top spot in 8.42 sec- nated the girls Under Nine 150m home game against Norfolk The four extremely qualified mour’s Athletics came through Dream Walkine, representing onds, while Rolle clocked 8.65 with a time of 21.90 seconds. State University. basketball individuals are all in second with a time of 13.10 Golden Eagles was top time seconds. Martin Town’s Trevon Fast Tracks’ Keyezra Thomas The 7-1 center, Deandre Bahamians and they represent seconds. holder in the girls Under 11 60m Clarke turned in the third best took second place in a time of Ayton, is at the beginning of his a moment in time whereby this Rolle also took the top spot in dash. Walkine sprinted to the top time of 8.70 seconds. (Continued on Page 23) rookie year with the Phoenix country is at its highest ever Suns of the National Basketball marketing peak in basketball. Association (NBA). Indeed, being able to claim He joined Mychal Thompson a direct association with Forbes’ double-double fuelsSpurs by Suns 111-86 in the special category of being McPhee-McCuin, Ayton, Jones a No.1 NBA Draft selection. and Hield is extremely gratify- SAN ANTONIO (AP) — nio guard Patty Mills said. “The a season-low five points, but the Thompson attained that historic ing and Bahamians, particular- Bryn Forbes was happy to final- emotion is there. The feeling 6-foot-7 guard attempted just milestone in 1978 and this was ly, those directly connected to ly earn the first double-double of that everyone is contributing to six shots as he set up his team- the year for Ayton. In the rookie the Bahamas Basketball Feder- his basketball career, and even a win like that is good for every- mates. DeRozan had eight of class, the greatest expectations ation (BBF), should be in a full happier that it came in anoth- one involved.” his nine assists in the first half, are on his shoulders. recognition mode of what’s in er San Antonio Spurs victory The Spurs’ LaMarcus Aldridge setting up six three-point shots Jonquel Jones just won anoth- our hands. grounded in defense. added 18 points in 25 minutes. by drawing the defense into the er big Women’s National Bas- The Minister of Tourism, Forbes had a season-high 24 He sat out the fourth quarter lane on his drives. ketball Association (WNBA) Dionisio D’Aguilar would be points and a career-best 11 re- with San Antonio leading by as “That’s what makes great award. She added the Best wise to direct his marketing as- bounds as the Spurs beat the many as 25 points. players,” Mills said. “I think Sixth Women status to the sociates to look into the process Phoenix Suns 111-86 on Tues- Phoenix, which was without that’s also the way of making Most Improved Player Award of utilizing them to promote day night. leading scorer Devin Booker sure that everyone on the floor is she won the season before. The The Bahamas. Since his days on the play- and Jamal Crawford, never led involved. I guess in a sense it’s 6-6 center/forward was a No.6 The BBF is in a very good ground in elementary school while dropping its 10th straight the weapons that we have on the WNBA Draft selection by the place. The BBF leaders are until now, Forbes never had a game and falling to 4-24. Suns’ team. He can go for five points Los Angeles Sparks and then positioned to interact with the double-double, and the odds of coach Igor Kokoskov also opted and nine assists and have oth- was traded to her present team, aforementioned, noted, Baha- accomplishing it weren’t great. to rest Trevor Ariza after losing er people step up on any given the Connecticut Sun. mians of basketball fame, so Generously listed at 6 foot 3, in overtime to the Los Angeles night and tonight it was Bryn.” On top of that, she proved in that their expertise and pres- his previous career-high in re- Clippers on Monday night. Four of DeRozan’s assists in consecutive off-seasons, while ence, on occasions mutually bounds was five, but he sur- Phoenix Suns’ center Dean- “Extremely tough, you the first half were to Forbes. dre Ayton (22) and San Anto- playing outside of the United arranged, could galvanize the passed that in the third quarter. nio Spurs’ guard Patty Mills couldn’t even imagine,” An undrafted free agent out States, to be the best player re- sport for thousands of young ‘That’s important to me,” (8) chase a loose ball during Kokoskov said of being with- of Michigan State, Forbes spectively, in south Korea and boys and girls from commu- Forbes said. “I’ve been playing the first half of an NBA bas- out his veterans. “When you’re matched a career high with five China. nities across our archipelago, my whole life and to accomplish ketball game, Tuesday, Dec.