SPORTS SECTION E
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2016
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FINISH LINE GLORY: Cameron Roach wins the 2016 Potcakeman Triathlon men’s sprint event at Jaws Beach on Saturday. SEE MORE PICTURES ON PAGE 3 Photos by Bahamas Visual Services
our new champions were crowned as a record field of 215 competitors took part in the fourth annual Powerade Potcakeman Triathlon at Jaws Beach on Saturday. Due to the growth of the event and by popular demand, an Olympic distance race was added to the traditional Sprint, adding to the range of competition. Nineteen Olympic distance athletes went into the water first for a 1,500m sea swim, 42km bike and a 10km run on the Clifton Heritage Park trails. The men’s race was closely fought with the lead changing hands several times. In the final kilometre of the run, Simone Bertoldo pulled away for victory in 2hr 35min 31sec, closely followed by last year’s Sprint event winner, Simon Lowe, and Mark Holowesko in third. Former sprint champion Anna Zywiolek dominated the women’s event from start to finish and convincingly took the title in 2hr 43min 21sec. The two champions won the chance to compete in The Island House
Invitational Triathlon‘s Fittest CEO Challenge on October 29, when they will represent the Bahamas against some of the top triathletes in the world. The Sprint racers covered half the Olympic distances with two new winners emerging. Cameron Roach took the men’s title in 1hr 10min 51sec, taking the lead from the start and finishing ahead of the strong runners Jorge Marcos and Mark Dietrich. Reigning Conchman titleholder Elizabeth Shaddock took victory in the women’s race in 1hr 25min 54sec, running down Katrina Montgomery on the final leg with Deborah Reid third. Freeport-based team “Executive Marine” reclaimed their title in the relay event which they had won in 2014. The trio of Josh Rigby, David Mellor and Delroy Booth beat a field of 26 teams to win in a combined time of 1hr 4min 16sec, almost four minutes ahead of “Rusty Nuts”, comprising Mark Richford, Ben West and Oneil Williams. “Team Tri Harder” (Karen Alliata, Christine Gange and
Kathryn Donohue) won the women’s relay in 1hr 22min 6sec while the mixed event was won by “Beast Mode On”, their trio of Andrew Smith, Rowshan Jones and Suzy Eneas finishing in 1hr 9m 56sec. Among the other individual Sprint event category winners were the Bahamas Olympic rower Emily Morley and her boyfriend, Drew Erskine, who won the 20 to 29 age groups repsectively. The men’s category winners were Benjamin Derbyshire (under-19), Sean Andrews (30 to 39), Daniel Weightman (40 to 49), Mark Davies (50 to 59) and Greg Lowe (over 60). The other women’s titles went to Melody Charleville (30 to 39), Viviane Proffitt (40 to 49) and Kathryn Johnston (50 to 59). The Puppy Tri event winners for children aged 6 to 14 were Victor Laslop, Quinn Hewison and Oliver Townend in the boys and Erin Prtichard, Alyssa Roy and Charlotte Fernie in the girls. “The day couldn’t have gone better,” delighted race director Sarah Kennedy said. “The addition of the Olympic distance was
a success, we saw exciting races and rivalries, we crowned four new champions and saw more then 20 people complete their first ever triathlon. The Potcakeman is proud to be a part of the very special triathlon community here in the Bahamas. Everyone is encouraging of one another and our common goal is to grow the popularity of the sport. “We wish Simone and Anna the best of luck in The Island House Tri and hope everyone will come out to support them.” Ms Kennedy added that the Puppy Tri is important “for us to include the whole family in our event and promote the sport for up and coming athletes.” added Ms Kennedy. On behalf of presenting sponsors Powerade, Cara Douglas, marketing manager of Caribbean Bottling Company, said her firm is committed to supporting local athletics “and the Potcakeman Triathlon is great avenue for us to fulfil this. For the past three years we have seen this event grow to the largest tri event in the Bahamas, and seen their good work continue
to grow as a result.” In addition to Powerade, the event was sponsored by Purina Pro Plan, Albany, Subway, Think Simple, PappaSurf, Higgs & Johnson, The Pet Food Institute, Damianos Sothebys International Realty, Heinenken, Club One Fitness Centre and Golden Wings Charter. Swim course support was taken care of by BASRA, Pappa Surf and Wolf’s Kayaking Club. The Rotary Club of East Nassau’s burger van provided postevent food. Race director Lori Roach said that thanks to the sponsors’ generosity, 100 per cent of athletes entry fees will go towards Baark (Bahamas Alliance for Animal Rights and Kindness), bringing the total raised from the event to $30,000. “This is an incredible amount and we are very proud of how the event has grown over the last four years,” she said. “It’s a wonderful feeling when everyone’s hard work pays off, our volunteers also deserve a special mention who went above and beyond and were essential to the event’s success.”
Britain falls to Israel in World Baseball Classic Qualifier By RENALDO DORSETT Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net
BAHAMIAN ALBERT CARTWRIGHT LEADS THE CHARGE
TEAM Great Britain’s valiant effort toward World Baseball Classic 2017 qualification came to an end in the tournament finale. The team lost to Israel for the second time in the qualifier, this time a 9-1 loss in the championship game last night at MCU Park in Brooklyn, New York. Albert Cartwright led Great Britain with a 1-3 night at the plate and the lone run scored. Chavez Young went 1-3 with one RBI, Reshard Munroe was 1-1, and Todd Isaacs was 1-4. After four scoreless innings, Israel erupted for four runs in the fifth inning on a pair of two run home runs from Blake Gailen and Ryan Lavarnway. They added another run with a Zach Borenstein triple in the sixth and a Cody Decker solo home run in the seventh. After a Cartwright double, Young plated him on a single in the next at bat. Israel ended the game with three runs in the bottom of the eighth. Brazil, Great Britain, Israel and Pakistan competed over the course of the four-day contest to
March and compete against host Korea, The Netherlands and Chinese Taipei in Pool B of the WBC 2017. Veteran Bahamian players Antoan Richardson (Southern Maryland, Atlantic League) and Cartwright (Ottawa, Can-Am League) competed for Great Britain for the second time at the WBC qualifier. This year’s team also included fellow Bahamians Ali Knowles (Garden City, Pescos League), Young (Toronto Blue Jays, MLB), Jasrado Chisholm (Arizona Diamondbacks, MLB), Kyle Simmons (Pittsburgh Pirates, MLB), Isaacs (Cleveland Indians, MLB), Munroe (Cincinnati Reds, MLB), Byron Murray (San Francisco Giants, MLB) and Champ Stuart (New York Mets, MLB). Great Britain opened the tournament with a 5-2 loss to Israel with seven of the 10 Bahamians on the roster in the starting lineup for Great Britain. Isaacs went 2-3 with two RBI while Stuart went 3-4 and scored two runs. Isaacs hit an RBI line drive single to right field to plate
ALBERT CARTWRIGHT
TODD ISAACS decide the 16th and final entry in the 2017 WBC. With the win, Israel will travel to Seoul, South Korea, next
Champ Stuart. It gave his team an early 1-0 lead in the top of the second inning. Young was 1-3 and Chisholm went 1-4. The pair would score for Great Britain again in the top of the 7th when Isaacs hit a sac fly to right field to score Stuart and give their team a 2-1 lead. Israel would respond with four runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to take control for good. In game two, Great Britain used a six-run fifth inning to secure a 14-0 win over Pakistan and stay alive in the qualifying tournament. It was the best offensive game of the tournament for Great Britain who recorded 13 hits. Chisholm and Cartwright combined for five hits, scored four times and drove in three runs to pace the Great Britain offence. Cartwright, hit a two-run triple that broke the game open in the fifth and Great Britain scored in every inning except the first. In the semi-final, Great Britain defeated Brazil 4-3 in a thriller. Great Britain catcher Chris Berset throwing out Brazil’s Juan
Carlos Muniz, attempting to steal third base. Great Britain scored three runs in the bottom of the third inning, Isaacs was hit by a pitch to score Great Britain’s first run of the game. They went on to score two more runs to take a 3-2 lead and final score in the bottom of the seventh on Simmons’ RBI single. The first World Baseball Classic was held in 2006 and the second took place three years later. The World Baseball Classic is an international baseball tournament sanctioned by the International Baseball Federation (IBAF) and created by Major League Baseball (MLB), the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA), and other professional baseball leagues and their players associations around the world. It is the main tournament sanctioned by the IBAF, which names its winner the “World Champion.” It previously coexisted with Olympic Baseball (until 2008) and the Baseball World Cup (until 2011) as IBAF-sanctioned tournaments, but the other two have been discontinued.