SPORTS SECTION E
MONDAY, MAY 5, 2025
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Timberwolves and Royals win titles By BRENT STUBBS Chief Sports Editor bstubbs@tribunemedia.net
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natol Rodgers Timberwolves and the DW Davis Royals emerged as the senior and junior boys’ champions of the Noble Preparatory Academy’s 2025 Spring Basketball Classic over the weekend at the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium. The Timberwolves prevailed over arch-rivals CI Gibson Rattlers 95-87 for the senior boys’ crown, while the Royals out-played the visiting Clement Howell from the Turks & Caicos Islands 69-53 for the junior boys’ title.
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Tournament organiser Geno Bullard called the tournament a success with a mixture of teams from New Providence and a visiting team from the Turks & Caicos making their second straight appearance. He noted that Clement Howell advanced to the final four in both the junior and senior boys’ divisions with their junior boys falling short in the final against DW Davis. But he noted that their performances boosted their participation in the tournament and they have indicated that they intend to be back next year to go for the whole hog. “They were very pleased with their performances and they are engaged and working on the small things to help them to get over the hump so that they can take the title back to the Turks,” Bullard said. “They assured me they will go back to the drawing board and use this experience to be able to platform their success so that they can return to the tournament next year.” With teams participating from all sectors of competition in New Providence, Bullard said it made it very competitive as they wind down their school year. “We just wanted to provide more opportunities for the schools to compete in so they won’t have to take on the expenses of having to travel,” Bullard said. “They got a chance to play in some organised competition where the coaches say they were able to make some corrections from one game to the next.
WHITFIELD Ching and Geno Bullard present the senior boys’ DW Davis MVP Jaevardo Wright gets his award from Geno Bullard MVP title to Anatol Rodgers’ Paulston Stuart. and Whitfield Ching. So I want to keep the tournament where all of the coaches and the fans can be satisfied with what they see on the basketball court.” Timberwolves 95, Rattlers 87 Paulston Stuart led Anatol Rodgers with 31 points to lead their scoring
attack to offset the game high 37 from Condae Smith in a losing effort for CI Gibson. Coach Bowles said his team’s performance was exceptional, considering the fact that they got to avenge their semifinal exit to CI Gibson in the prestigious
Hugh Campbell Tournament just after they won the Government Secondary Schools Sports Association’s senior boys title. “With it being postseason, the guys are still putting in the off-season work, so I feel very good about what we were able to
accomplish, “ Bowles said. “We gelled, we played as a team, played as a unit, so I felt we played very well. Everybody seemed to be really upbeat, very excited and very entoned with each other, so the tournament
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EDUARDO MARQUES WINS ILCA BAHAMAS OPEN SENIOR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS By BRENT STUBBS Chief Sports Editor bstubbs@tribunemedia.net EDUARDO Marques, a Portuguese Olympian, took advantage of his training session in The Bahamas to win the International Laser Class Association (ILCA) Bahamas Open Senior National Championships over the weekend in Lyford Cay. Marques, who spent the past month training here, won the Fleet 7 title with a total of five points ahead of defending champion
Bahamian Paul de Souza, who was second with 12, while Joshua Higgins was third with 13 and Eliza Denning came in fourth with 19 points. Marques, who was 11th in the 2024 Olympics in Paris, France, in the LCA7 event, or male dinghy, said he felt like he was truly in Paradise. “It feels amazing. It was like a mini paradise in sailing with the beautiful water and beautiful wind,” Marques said. “I feel very
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THE SPORTS May CALENDAR ROAD TO TOKYO THE Silver Lightning Track Club is scheduled to hold its annual Track and Field Classic on Saturday, May 10, at the original Thomas A Robinson Track and Field Stadium, starting at 9am. The event, dubbed the “Road to Tokyo,” will be used as a qualifier for athletes wishing to make Team Bahamas that will compete at the
World Championships from September 13-21 in Tokyo, Japan. Interested athletes can contact coach Rupert Gardiner at 821-2836 for more information. SPRING FLING INVITATIONAL THE Fast Track Athletics Club is scheduled to hold its 4th annual Spring Fling at the
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