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First Teams Advance To The National Semi-Finals

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – The first group of teams have officially booked their spot in the semifinals of the Samuel P. Haven Jr. National High School Soccer Championships.

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8 months ago

May 22, 2025

10th Year Seniors

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – The first group of teams have officially booked their spot in the semifinals of the Samuel P. Haven Jr. National High School Soccer Championships.

Three teams advanced to the semifinals after the first day of action at the Roscow A.L. Davies Soccer Fields on Wednesday.

The C.R. Walker Lady Knights, the 2025 GSSSA Senior Girls Champions, blanked the St. Andrew’s Hurricanes, 6-0, in the opening matchup of the New Providence Group playoffs.

Valtinique Simmons led the way for the Lady Knights, netting four of the six goals, two in the first half and another two in the second.

The Queen’s College Comets, runners-up in the BAISS Senior Girls division, dominated the R.M. Bailey Pacers in a convincing 5-0 win.

Meanwhile, in the lone Senior Boys matchup of the day, Windsor School, the reigning BAISS champions, knocked off the C.V. Bethel Stingrays, 3-1, to punch their ticket to the next round.

Team Bahamas wasted no time bouncing back from their opening day loss at the PONY Under-16 Caribbean Zone Qualifier.

A dominant first inning set the tone for the team’s 15-0 shutout victory over Costa Rica.

Kaizen Dorsett sparked the offense with a clutch two-out, two-RBI triple to open the scoring, followed by a thunderous two-run homer from Elvis Pardo over the left field fence.

Kaizen Dorsett – Catcher, Bahamas 16U Nat’l Team
“It feels good. It’s always good to start off the inning strong, and I guess that gave us momentum to carry on throughout the whole game, and we came out on top.”

Elvis Pardo – Pitcher/DH, Bahamas 16U Nat’l Team
“Yes, attack from the first inning. My mindset today, all of our mindsets today, was just see the ball, hit the ball. We had to make the adjustment from yesterday.”

On the mound, Kaiden Knowles made a statement by striking out 3 of the 5 batters he faced in the opening inning.

Kaiden Knowles – Pitcher, Bahamas 16U Nat’l Team
“After the loss yesterday, I was thinking, I have to get my team back—just get a good start on the mound and give them the support they need. Once the bats get going and my pitching is good, we should be able to rebound. We just have to keep our mindset good for the remaining games.”

Team Bahamas will face host country Ecuador tomorrow at 4 p.m. local time.

Former junior national team standout Tyler Pinder is taking the next step in his basketball career, signing on to continue his journey at the NCAA Division II level.

Pinder recently announced via social media that he will suit up for The University of Texas-Permian Basin next fall.

He began his collegiate career at the junior college level with the Redlands Community College Cougars, where he averaged 6.5 points per game over 9 appearances.

The following season, he transferred to Allen Community College, though he missed the entire year.

In the 2024–2025 campaign, Pinder bounced back in a big way, averaging 16.7 points, 4.4 rebounds, and 4 assists per game.

He was named to the All-First Team in the Jayhawk Conference and also earned the title of Allen Community College Male Athlete of the Year.