SPORTS SECTION E
Tuesday, April 21, 2026
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Karra wins bronze By BRENT STUBBS Chief Sports Editor bstubbs@tribunemedia.net
KARRA Hanna celebrating with her bronze medal.
KARRA Hanna achieved yet another milestone, becoming the first Bahamian female judoka to capture a medal at the Pan American Senior Championships. Hanna, accompanied by coach Willard McKenzie and male judokan Xavion Johnson, secured the bronze in the ladies +78 kilogram class in Panama over the weekend. On their return home yesterday, the 26-yearold Hanna said she was delighted to add the medal to the bronze she won at the first Commonwealth Games held in The Bahamas in 2017. "It went really well. I'm really proud of the preparation that I took to get ready for the championships," said Hanna, who spent the week prior training in the United States with Johnson’s coach Joshua White.
First Bahamian female judoka to win medal at Pan American Senior Championships "Within those five days, he really pushed me beyond my comfort zone and so it was really blessed that I was able to retain a lot of the information that he impacted on me." After winning her first match in Pool C over 18-year-old Camila Rugamas of El Savador, Hanna lost out to 25-yearold Moira Morillo of the Dominican Republic That dropped her to the repechage where she won over Nicaragua's Merenco Izayana, 33, and Colombia's Brigitte Carabali, 28, to earn the medal. Hanna gave God all the glory for her accomplishment. "I'm just excited for what more is to come,"
Hanna said. "These are just stepping stones towards the bigger goal, which is the Olympics (in 2028 in Los Angeles, California). "But the competition was pretty rough. These girls came out there and their training really showed off. But it was all about who wanted it more. “When I lost the match against the Dominican Republic, she punched me right in the face and it got a little more mental than anything." In accepting the defeat because she felt she wasn’t getting the fire calls, she rebounded and had to dig down deep to fight until the last second in every match afterwards.
Bahamas Judo Federation president D'Arcy Rahming, in welcoming Hanna home with her medal, said they are very proud of her performance in what has been the toughest competition in the region. "We had all of the country champions, including Olympic champions and medallists are in this division. For her to come out with a medal at this stage of her career is amazing," Rahming pointed out. "This is a good boost of confidence for the upcoming championships. I wish to point out that Xavion will also move several places on the world ranking list
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SAC has strong showing Big Red Machine win Frank ‘Pancho’ Rahming All Schools Track and Field National Championships
By JONATHAN BURROWS Tribune Sports Reporter jburrows@ tribunemedia.net THE St Augustine’s College Big Red Machine had themselves a strong showing at the 2026 Frank
‘Pancho’ Rahming All Schools Track and Field National Championships, closing the meet with a decisive win in the under-20 division and multiple standout performances across the final day at the original Thomas A. Robinson Stadium.
FINISH LINE: Young athletes compete during the Frank “Pancho” Rahming All Schools Track & Field National Championships at the original Thomas A Robinson Stadium. Photo: Chappell Whyms Jr While the CH Reeves Raptors and Queen’s College Comets each secured multiple division titles,
SAC’s presence was constant from start to finish, with a meet-best 338 points in the under-20 division.
Queen’s College followed with 248 points, while the Temple Christian Suns finished third with 158. SAC’s senior group delivered when it mattered most, particularly in the relays, where the Big Red Machine swept the under-20 boys and girls 4x100m and 4x400m events. Those victories not only added crucial points to their overall tally but also secured qualification for the 2026 Penn Relays in Philadelphia. A SAC coach said the focus coming into the championships was on execution and performance under pressure, noting that the athletes responded with composed, high-level efforts across the meet. He added that the relays reflected the team’s preparation and ability to perform cleanly in critical moments. “When the pressure was highest, that’s when they produced their best races,” he said. On the track, SAC’s Logan Stubbs produced one of the team’s key individual victories on the final day, winning the under20 girls’ 200 metres in a wind-assisted 24.32 seconds. Bethany Bevans of Bishop Michael Eldon School followed in 24.70, with St John’s College’s Ana Butler third in 25.37. Syrmiah Crawley added another gold for SAC in the under-20 girls’ 400m hurdles, controlling the race from the early stages before stopping the clock at 1:02.57. On the field, Carlin Archer turned in one of the most productive performances of the meet, completing a double victory
in the under-20 boys’ long jump and triple jump. He posted a wind-aided 7.05 metres in the long jump before returning to win the triple jump with a mark of 14.82 metres, giving SAC valuable points. “Across the board, the athletes competed with intent, and you could see the level of focus in how they approached each event.” Elsewhere on the track, the championships featured several high-level performances. CARIFTA medallist Brion Ward won the under-17 girls’ 200m in 24.11 seconds, ahead of Government High School’s Bailey Babbs (24.58) and SAC’s Brianna Bootle (24.70). In the under-17 boys’ 200m, Zion Bradford of Sunland Baptist Academy edged a tight finish in 21.79 seconds, just ahead of St John’s College’s Aiden Musgrove (21.81), with Tristan Lockhart of St Anne’s third in 22.25. Agape Christian’s Louben Philip came within striking distance of a long-standing meet record in the under-20 boys’ 200m, winning in 21.13 seconds, narrowly outside Marcus Knowles’ 21.11 mark. Queen’s College’s Everette Fraser placed second in 21.58, followed by CR Walker’s Johnathan Higgs in 21.61. In the hurdles, Shawne Ferguson of St John’s College delivered a major improvement in the under17 boys’ 400m hurdles, dropping from 1:01.47 in
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