SPORTS SECTION E
THURSDAY, MAY 22, 2025
NBA, Page 5
Terrell McCoy commits By BRENT STUBBS Chief Sports Editor bstubbs@tribunemedia.net
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ersatile Terrell McCoy has decided to take her basketball skills to the University of Georgia where she hopes to make an impact on the Bulldogs women’s basketball programme. As she gets ready to complete her high school tenure at Bolles School, the 17-year-old McCoy has made the commitment to take the next step to play at the collegiate level and eventually prepare for the professional ranks. “I wouldn’t say that I selected Georgia, but
By BRENT STUBBS Chief Sports Editor bstubbs@tribunemedia.net
Georgia selected me,” McCoy told The Tribune. “But in all honesty, I selected Georgia because it is in the SEC (Southeastern Conference), one of the top conferences in women’s basketball. It doesn’t get better than that. “But it wasn’t a hard choice. I always wanted to play somewhere big and Georgia just blew my mind when I got the offer.” At Georgia, McCoy said they expect her to “rebound and use her feet to move around the rim. “They expect me to turn that up 10 times and play the whole and shoot the ball from the outside. “So I hope to bring to the team a
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MAKING MOVES: Terrell McCoy cuts the nets off the rim for Bolles after a victory.
ASTWOOD PLEASED TO GIVE BACK AS COACH WITH BLUE CHIP ATHLETICS THROWERS CLUB By BRENT STUBBS Chief Sports Editor bstubbs@tribunemedia.net
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HAVING passed through the programme as a former discus and hammer thrower, Acacia Astwood said she’s pleased to be able to give back as a coach with the Blue Chip Athletics Throwers Club. Astwood, now back home after completing her college education on an athletic scholarship, said Blue Chip Athletics, headed by coach Corrington Maycock, is
PONY BASEBALL: BAHAMAS SUFFERS 3-0 SHUTOUT TO PUERTO RICO B TEAM
eager to find the next diamonds in the rough. The club will be holding a one day Open House clinic for discus, shot put, javelin and hammer throwers on Saturday, May 31 from 9am to 11:30am at their home base at Queen’s College. “We are looking for persons who have the experience in the four throwing disciplines, but want to better their craft, we’re looking for persons with good work ethic, disciplined, have good character and are coachable,” Astwood said.
“There’s no fee to participate. It’s free of charge. We’re just asking for the participants to show up at least 15 minutes ahead of time in workout/athletic attire and bring some water for the day.” The club is coming off another successful year with some of their members leading the way in the success of Team Bahamas at the CARIFTA Games in Trinidad & Tobago over the Easter holiday weekend. “We had a very good season this year with some really good performances
at CARIFTA, so we’re trying to see how we can improve and get our throwers even better for next year,” said Astwood, a former CARIFTA standout. “We know that there are more athletes out there, so we are inviting those persons, especially the male athletes, who have an interest in throwing the four events, to come out and participate in the camp.” As one of the instructors, along with LaQuell Harris,
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THE Bahamas Baseball Association’s national team didn’t get off to the start they wanted at the PONY Baseball Caribbean and Latin American 16U Zone Championships. The team, composed of a mixture of players from New Providence, Grand Bahama and Abaco, opened play yesterday in Guayaquil, Ecuador, and they suffered a 3-0 shutout at the hands of Puerto Rico B team. It was the first of four games for Team Bahamas to play in order to earn the rights to be one of the two teams to move onto the semifinals. But only the winner of the tournament will advance to the World Series in the Marion Stadium in Marion, Illinois, Indianapolis, August 1-5. Playing out of Group A with Puerto Rico B team, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic B team and Ecuador championship team, Team Bahamas’ head coach Donavan Cox from Grand Bahama said they have their work cut out for them. “We came out a bit shaky,” said Cox, who is being assisted by coach Albert Cartwright. “We made a few errors early and we were not able to bounce back.” Puerto Rico jumped out on Team Bahamas with a 3-0 lead in the first inning and they held on for the shutout. “Our bats were cold,” Cox admitted. “We didn’t have the ball.”
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SAILORS PREPARE FOR BLTA president Perry TEAM RACING WORLDS, Newton elected director of CAC GAMES’ QUALIFIER COTECC Board of Directors By BRENT STUBBS Chief Sports Editor bstubbs@tribunemedia.net
THE General Assembly of COTECC has elected BLTA president Perry Newton as director of the COTECC Board of Directors for the years 2025-2027. This is an historic selection for The Bahamas as this is the first time a Bahamian is being selected by the General Assembly as a director of this key regional body. Newton also made history in 2021 being selected as president of Subregion 3, which he held for four years (re-elected in 2023). During his tenure he was also named to the regional junior development committee. The Confederation of Tennis of Central America and the Caribbean (COTECC) is the dependency of the International Tennis Federation (ITF) in the region. COTECC’s objective is to implement policies that develop tennis in Central America and the Caribbean. The organisation is made up of 34 member nations. Other selections at the
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THE Bahamas Sailing Association is preparing to send off a number of competitors to compete in a series of international competitions, including the Team Racing World Championships and the Central American and Caribbean Games’ qualifier. And, according to president Lori Lowe, the sailors
have all been preparing themselves and are looking forward to participating in the various events. Next week, the first contingent will be heading to the Team Racing World Championships in Rhodes Island. The competition starts on Thursday and runs through Sunday. Teams from Italy, Argentina, New Zealand, Bermuda, Greece, Sweden,
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THE SPORTS May CALENDAR
THE General Assembly of COTECC has elected BLTA president Perry Newton (top) as director of the COTECC Board of Directors for the 2025-2027.
NATIONAL AQUATHLON/ TRIATHLON THE Bahamas Triathlon Association has announced that its 6th Aquathlon/Triathlon National Championships is scheduled for from May 24-25 in Jaws Beach. The event is open to all athletic levels. For more information, interested persons can visit bahamastriathlon.org.
TRACK OPEN HOUSE THE Blue Chip Athletics is slated to hold its Open House Invitation on Saturday, May 31 from 9-11:30am at the Queen’s College campus. The competitors will get a chance to show off their skills in discus, shot put, javelin and the hammer throws. Interested persons are urged
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