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Maddison repeats as the female national champion By BRENT STUBBS Chief Sports Editor bstubbs@tribunemedia.net
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hile Maddison Carroll repeated as the female national champion, Lynford Miller became the first president of the Bahamas Golf Federation to win the male national title. The pair emerged on top of the final standings yesterday as the BGF concluded its 2025 National Amateur Golf Championships at the Lyford Cay Golf Club. The event started at the Royal Blue Golf Club on Friday, Ocean Club on Paradise Island on Saturday and continued at the Royal Blue Golf Club on Saturday before the climax took place yesterday. For Miller, it was a pair of firsts that he always wondered if it could and would
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Lynford Miller becomes first president of Bahamas Golf Federation to win the male national title happen until he finally achieved it, dethroning Richard Gibson Jr. “It’s really exciting,” Miller said. “The field was strong. I was expecting a little more competition from Richard Gibson, who did very well over the past few years. “He said he wasn’t at his best this time, so I was able to capture the crown. So going into the Caribbean Amateur Golf Championships this week in Barbados, it’s a good feeling.” Miller will be a part of the team that includes Gibson Jr, as they head to Barbados today and will begin competition on Wednesday through Friday before returning home on Saturday. The team, coached by Richard Gibson Sr, will also include Nolan Johnson, Alex Dupuch and Alexander Roland and, on the female side, Carroll, along with Hailey Hall, Marinda Tucker and Chamari Pratt. Gibson Jr said despite losing his title, he felt it was good that Miller took it away from him. “I’m not disappointed. I had a different goal in mind and Lynford knew what my goal was for this tournament,” Gibson Jr said. “It’s always good if you win. Clearly you would have achieved your goal. “But my goal wasn’t to win, although I wanted it. My goal was to make sure that I finished in the top five, so I’m pleased with
NATIONAL champions Maddison Carroll and Lynford Miller receive their awards from Quentin Gibson of RF Bank and Trust, far left, and tournament director Gina Gonzalez-Rolle. that. But I’m glad that Lynford won.” Carroll, however, made sure that she claimed her second straight female national title. She’s only 14 years old, but as she prepares to enter the 10th grade at an online school, she just hopes she can continue to get better. “I started off today with some bogeys, but I turned it around with the last few holes on the front nine,” she said. “On the back, I
just kept focused because I knew I had it again. “I felt my performance was great. I stayed steady and I didn’t overthink my shots. I felt great playing with my competitors, including my cousin Haley Hall and some of the other girls in my academy.” Hall shot 242 for second place and Chamari Pratt was the third place finisher with 247. Seannae Norville-Smith was fourth with 255 and Kayleigh Rolle
Decathlete Kendrick ‘Bionic Man’ Thompson bounces back in action By BRENT STUBBS Chief Sports Editor bstubbs@tribunemedia.net AFTER surviving a boat accident and a shark bite that prevented him from competing last year, decathlete Kendrick Thompson, now known as the “Bionic Man,” has shown his resilience and fortitude to bounce back. The 27-year-old Fresh Creek, Central Andros native has been working out under the supervision of his coach Wendell Collie in pursuit of his return to the international scene this year. Having already made his season debut last month, Thompson left town on Sunday for Talence, France where he will compete in the Decastar at the Pierre Paul Bernard Stadium on Saturday and Sunday. He received the endorsement of the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations on Friday at the Thomas A. Robinson Track and Field Stadium. BAAA president Drumeco Archer presented him with a Bahamas team gear to compete in. “I’ve always said that the strength of our programme
is the diversity of our programme,” Archer said. “When you look at the kind of athletes that we have been producing over the years from the hurdles to the sprints, high jump vertical and horizontal, we’re seeing some amazing things. “But I think what adds to the dimension of our programme is now the introduction of world class decathletes and multievents athletes.” In endorsing Thompson, Archer said they have seen an athlete in Thompson, who began his journey winning the multi-event at the CARIFTA Games, running just as fast in the 200m as the competitors in the open division. “That’s a demonstration of a phenomenal talent,” Archer pointed out. “I have already seen the progression of Kendrick Thompson. He has exceeded the 8,000-point mark, which places him at the top of the podium scale. “So I’m looking forward to him doing immensely well, not only in this competition, but at the World Championships.” Archer said he doesn’t see why Thompson,
completed the top five with 259. Quintin Gibson, securities advisor at RF Bank and Trust, said they were pleased with their investment in the BGF. “It was amazing. We enjoyed it, We had a great vibe and great people. We look forward to doing it again next year,” he stated. Gina Gonzalez-Rolle, the tournament director, said they were pleased with the outcome. “It was good
to see our juniors play so well,” she said. “Camdyn was tied in his category and Maddison was our overall female winner, so we were pleased with all of their performances. “We felt the tournament on the whole was a good one. We had a good amount of players competing and after the weather got us down, everyone was happy with the change in the different courses. We were happy with everything.”
JAZZ AGE AT YANKEE STADIUM AS CHISHOLM JR SPARKS YANKEES AT THE PLATE, ON DEFENCE AND IN CLUBHOUSE By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Jazz Age is in full swing at Yankee Stadium. Whether with his bat, his glove, his arm or his smile, Jasrado “Jazz” Chisholm Jr is energising the New York Yankees and their fans. Chisholm Jr hit a secondinning, go-ahead homer and a bases-loaded triple while making three sparkling defensive plays at third base yesterday in a 12-5 romp over the Athletics.
“That’s why we got him. That’s what the Yankees do. They go after guys that are going to make an impact,” said New York captain Aaron Judge, who homered twice to reach 30 for the sixth time. Chisholm Jr is batting .318 with six homers, 18 RBIs and four stolen bases since returning from strained right oblique on June 3, raising his season totals to .242 with 13 homers, 35 and 10 steals in
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DECATHLETE Kendrick Thompson in action. Photo: Chappell Whyms Jr who coaches around the world have predicted as the potential to be an
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MILLER’S FUNERAL THE funeral service for the late Harry Wenzel Miller, a former outstanding softball player, is all set to take place at 11am Saturday, July 5 at St Michael’s Methodist Church on Churchill Avenue. His interment will follow at the Western Cemetery. Miller, married to Moria Sweeting-Miller, is the father
of Theresa Miller-Tynes, a former outstanding female softball player. His other children are Pamela Miller, Patrice Miller-King, Monique Sweeting-Miller, Jennifer Ferguson-Miller, Ashley Miller-King and Roberto Miller. SUMMER FEST TOURNEY THE Crusaders/ Warhawks Volleyball
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