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Blue Chip Athletics Hosts Javelin Camp

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Field events have risen to the forefront in Bahamian athletics, recently and Blue Chip Athletics looks to further that development by finding more diamonds in the rough.

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5 months ago

July 16, 2024

10th Year Seniors

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Field events have risen to the forefront in Bahamian athletics, recently and Blue Chip Athletics looks to further that development by finding more diamonds in the rough.

The club is hosting a week long javelin throwers camp at the Thomas A. Robinson Stadium in conjunction with the Ministry of Youth, Sports, and Culture, along with the Norwegian Cruise line.

Blue Chip Athletics have produced several national record holders and head Corrington Maycock looks to continue that trend.

Campers have an opportunity to learn from two of the leading javelin throwers in the country, Dior-Rae Scott and Taysha Stubbs.

Scott is a CARIFTA Games gold medalist and national record holder while Stubbs, also a CARIFTA Games medalist is headed for the world under 20 championships next month.

Both athletes have committed to the university of Lincoln Nebraska where, Blup Chip Alumni Rhema Otabor recently set a new NCAA record and qualified for the Paris Olympics.

The camp is free of charge for all attendees and runs through Friday from 9am – 1pm.

Baseball

Chavez Young made the move to independent baseball and signed with the Kansas City Monarchs.

In his Monarchs debut, young delivered a bases loaded two out, two RBI double in the Monarchs’ 10-7 win over the Lincoln Saltdogs.

The Monarchs are members of the American Association of Professional Baseball; which is an MLB Partner League.

The 27-year-old joins Kansas City after spending the season with the Nashville Sounds, the triple a affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers.

He logged 18 RBI and scored 25 runs for the sounds.

Signed by the Toronto Blue Jays in 2017, young has also played for the Pittsburgh Pirates organization and has reached the triple-a level with all three franchises.

Young has also participated for Team Great Britain in their historic run at 2023 World Baseball Classic.

Basketball

Another Bahamian prospect in the pipeline is already projected to be one of the top players in American prep basketball.

Chris Brown was ranked number 13 among centers for the Class of 2027 by ESPN.

Brown is currently at Dream City Christian in Phoenix, Arizona.

On the AAU Circuit he played with Gulf Coast Blue Chips where the team finished 7-0 last weekend in Atlanta for the Under Armour Association session three.

At the under 15 level, he participated with Team Bahamas at the u15 Centrobasket Tournament in Puerto Rico in 2022.