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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2016
Minister launches National Sports Heritage Month By RENALDO DORSETT Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net EACH fall, the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture honours the country’s top sporting icons of the past and present during National Sports Heritage Month. This year the celebrations have been expanded to the entire month of November. The traditional schedule will feature a stacked calendar of events, highlighted by the induction of 18 new members to the National Sports Hall of Fame. The new class will bring the total number of athletes and contributors in the hall to 149. The group will be officially inducted during a ceremony hosted at Government House on November 11.
MINISTER of Youth, Sports and Culture Dr Daniel Johnson announces the launch of National Sports Heritage Month.
The inductees include Della Wood-Thomas, Hattie Moxey, Candace DeGregory-Culmer, Sister Annie Thompson OSB OBE, Vickey Knowles Andrews, Evander Freeman Barr, Burket Dorsett, Carlton Harris, Anthony “Poker” Huyler, Ivan Johnson, Nathaniel Knowles, Edmondo Moxey, Jayson “Peggs” Moxey, Frank Rutherford MBE and an additional four posthumous honours, including Eucal Hugh Bullard, Bertram Perigord,Roosevelt “Dog” Turner, and James “Jim” Wood. Prior to the induction, the group is scheduled to worship during a church service at Our Lady’s on November 6, followed by a trio of school visits on November 8 (CH Reeves), Doris Johnson (November 9) and another to be announced (November 15).
The inductees will also make a courtesy call on the House of Assembly on November 16. Sports Heritage Week originally began in 1989 with the introduction of five of our national heroes - the late great Thomas A Robinson, Sir Durward Knowles, Cecil Cooke, Andre Rodgers and Everette “Elisha Obed” Ferguson. The Class of 2015 included 15 members, 2014 included 16 inductees, following the record number 21 inducted in 2013. The National Hall of Fame was established as a means to show the country’s appreciation to those contributors to sports whose exploits may have gone unnoticed in the past and, at the same time, deliver recognition to those who continue to shine for the Bahamas.
“This formal recognition of elite Bahamian Sports Heroes is intended to accomplish the following: preserve for historical purposes the memories and monumental achievements of outstanding Bahamians in all sports; seek to inspire a quest for excellence among the young men and women of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas such that they themselves would seek to qualify for admittance and selection to the National Sports Hall of Fame; and to reward outstanding athletic accomplishments by Bahamian athletes at the conclusion of their active careers as participants,” said Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture Dr Daniel Johnson. “Their induction into this institution symbolises the highest hon-
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Buddy Hield scores 18 in 89-83 loss to Grizzlies
GRIZZLIES guard Mike Conley (11) drives against New Orleans Pelicans guard Buddy Hield (24) last night. (AP) MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — JaMychal Green scored 21 points, Mike Conley added 20 and the Grizzlies beat the still-winless Pelicans. James Ennis had 16 points and 10
rebounds for Memphis, while Zach Randolph finished with 10 points and 11 rebounds, part of the Grizzlies outrebounding the Pelicans 52-43.
Lance Stephenson led New Orleans with 21 points and six assists, while Langston Galloway and rookie Buddy Hield had 18 points each.
Anthony Davis, the league’s second-leading scorer, was limited to 10 points, connecting on only 3 of 13 shots as New Orleans lost its fifth straight.
JOHNSON SAYS SPORTS TOURISM EVENTS ON SCHEDULE By RENALDO DORSETT Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net MINISTER of Youth, Sports and Culture Dr Daniel Johnson said yesterday that preparation for several marquee sports tourism events remain on schedule despite the recovery efforts from Hurricane Matthew. The 2017 schedule of high profile events will be highlighted by the IAAF World Relays, Commonwealth Youth Games and the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup. The Beach Soccer World Cup necessitates the construction of a new stadium and a facelift to the harbour’s foreshore around Potter’s Cay Dock and the original Paradise Island Bridge. “Construction has already begun in the preliminary stages with the foundation work which has to be done in those areas,” Dr Johnson said. “They are in the ground now just we are with the baseball stadium, we are in the ground. “Sometimes that is some of the toughest work and that has already begun. Both arenas are prefab steel and so the steel is already fabricated, it is waiting to be shipped and at the appropriate time the general contractor will say ship. “When that happens you will see the cranes in place and things will begin moving rather quickly. Once that infrastructure is in it goes up very fast, in about six weeks. “In the past we have built things for a variety of events and then we take it down. This is not a one-off event, this is a legacy issue so it’s going to stay and be an amphitheatre on the water, which is something we have never had.” Prior to the World Cup -
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