SPORTS SECTION E
THURSDAY, MARCH 13, 2025
CONCACAF BEACH SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIPS DAY 2
‘Junkanoo Beach Boyz’ beat USA 3-2 By TENAJH SWEETING Tribune Sports Reporter tsweeting@tribunemedia.net
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he Bahamas senior men’s national beach soccer team bounced back from an opening night loss last night at the 2025 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship at the Malcolm Park Beach Soccer Stadium. The “Junkanoo Beach Boyz” handed the USA their first loss of the tournament by defeating them 3-2 in their second game of the tournament.
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The USA’s Cody Valcarcel got the visitors on the board first at the 7th minute of the first period for a 1-0 edge. Brandon Adderley used his chest to get the ball in the air and converted on a bicycle kick at the 4th minute mark of the second period to level the score at 1-1 for The Bahamas. Early in the third period, the USA’s goalkeeper failed to properly get the ball back into play and The Bahamas’ Wood Julmis took advantage to score an open goal and take the lead 2-1. Timothy Munnings Jr helped to pile on for the host team at the 4th minute of the third period. He dribbled past two of the USA’s defenders and nailed a tough goal for a 3-1 cushion late in the third period. Valcarcel connected on another goal for the brace at the third minute of the third period but the USA could not get over the hump in the end. Veteran player Lesly St Fleur talked about how it felt to pull off the win after narrowly falling to Panama on Tuesday night. “It was a good win tonight, coming off a defeat last night we had to come out tonight and leave it all out there on the pitch and win,” he said. St Fleur talked about the difference between game one against Panama and
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GSSSA TRACK & FIELD: RAPTORS, STINGRAYS IN LEAD ON DAY 1 By TENAJH SWEETING Tribune Sports Reporter tsweeting@tribunemedia.net
WIN COLUMN: National beach soccer team players celebrate yesterday after beating USA on day 2 of the Concacaf Beach Soccer Championships. Photo: Chappell Whyms Jr
DAY one of the 2025 Government Secondary Schools Sports Association (GSSSA) Track and Field Championships was a successful one for both the CV Bethel Stingrays and the CH Reeves Raptors in the senior and junior divisions respectively. The Raptors have distanced themselves from the pack in the junior division with a leading total of 377.50 points. The SC McPherson Sharks are right in the hunt in the second spot with 332.50 points. The DW Davis Royals are in the third position with 233 points. In the senior division, the Stingrays took control on day one for a total of 231 points. The CR Walker Knights, the senior division defending champions, accumulated 203 points on day one for second place. The CC Sweeting Cobras secured the third spot with 111 points but the RM Bailey Pacers are right on their heels with 108 points for fourth. Senior Division Iesha Hanna, representing CV Bethel, ran away with the victory in the under-20 girls’ 100m finals
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TEAM BAHAMAS NAMED FOR WORLD ATHLETICS INDOORS By TENAJH SWEETING Tribune Sports Reporter tsweeting@tribunemedia.net THE Bahamas will be represented by a five-member contingent at the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships slated for March 21-23 in Nanjing, China. Team Bahamas will feature world indoor record holder and indoor champion Devynne Charlton, indoor long jump national record holder Anthaya
Charlton, Olympian Denisha Cartwright along with sprinter Camille Rutherford and quarter-miler Wendell Miller. The five-member team will be led by head coach Bernard Rolle and managed by Foster Dorsett. Dr Kent Bazard will serve as the team doctor and Drumeco Archer, president of the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations (BAAA), will travel as the
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THE SPORTS March CALENDAR UNCLE LOU FUN RUN/WALK THE St Augustine’s College and the Alumni Association is inviting the general public to come out and participate in the Uncle Lou Fun Run/Walk.Under the theme: “Paint the streets red,” the event will take place on Saturday, March 15, starting 6am at SAC’s campus off Bernard Road.
The route will leave SAC’s campus and head on Bernard Road, turn onto Soldier Road to Prince Charles Drive, turn east onto Prince Charles Drive and head back to SAC. The registration fee is $20 for adults and $10 for persons under the age of 20. The first 200 participants will receive road race t-shirts.
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