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National High School Championships: Previewing The Girls’ Semifinal Draw

Samuel P. Haven Jr. National High School Soccer Championships, Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association’s Billie Jean King Cup team announcement, and Jazz Chisholm’s standout performance for the Miami Marlins.

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May 28, 2024

10th Year Seniors

Samuel P. Haven Jr. National High School Soccer Championships: Semifinal Draw

The draw is complete for the semifinal pairings of the Samuel P. Haven Jr. National High School Soccer Championships.

Action begins Thursday at 4:30 p.m. at the Roscow Al Davies Soccer Field, and tonight we’ll take a look at the path for the girls’ teams on the way to the title.

The CR Walker Knights were drawn as the home team in the first semifinal, and they will take on the Lyford Cay International School Dragons. CR Walker advanced with a 1-0 win over Queen’s College, while Lyford Cay defeated Anatol Rodgers 14-0 in their preliminary match. The Dragons are the only program with both girls’ and boys’ teams in the semifinals.

In semifinal two, the St. Andrew’s Hurricanes were drawn as the home team and will face the visiting Bishop Michael Eldon Warriors out of Grand Bahama. The Hurricanes advanced with a 1-0 win over the RM Bailey Pacers, while BMES emerged out of the Grand Bahama prelims.

Tomorrow night we’ll take a look at the semifinal pairings in the boys’ bracket.

Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association Announces Billie Jean King Cup Team

The Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association has named its team for the 2024 Billie Jean King Cup. Team Bahamas will include Sydney Clarke, Simone Pratt, Danielle Thompson, and Tatyana Madu. The Bahamas hopes to be one of two teams promoted when the Americas Zone II tie takes place August 5-10 in Trinidad and Tobago. Clarke, a recent UAB graduate, is currently getting her pro career started competing in the German club league. Pratt and Thompson are national team veterans, while the 14-year-old Madu will be making her senior national team debut.

Jazz Chisholm Shines Despite Marlins’ Loss

It was another big game for Jazz Chisholm, but again, it was all the runs the Miami Marlins were able to generate in another loss. Chisholm went 2-4 with a solo home run, a double, and a stolen base in a 2-1 loss to the San Diego Padres on Monday at Petco Park in San Diego. Chisholm accounted for two of the Marlins’ four hits and scored the team’s only run with his third-inning shot to tie the game at one. With a stolen base in the eighth inning, Chisholm is now up to eight home runs and 10 stolen bases. He also extended his hitting streak to six games. In his last 15 games, he is hitting .322 with a .559 OPS, three doubles, three home runs, four RBIs, and five runs scored.