Throwers Excel at CARIFTA Games

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NASSAU, BAHAMAS – One of the strong points for Team Bahamas at CARIFTA 52 was the success in the field, particularly in the throws.

Throwers won seven medals in total, including the first four medals in the javelin.

Taysha Stubbs and Dior-Rae Scott went 1-2 in the u20 girls while Akheel Williams and Wyatt Cartwright did the same in the u17 boys.

Annae Mackey set two junior national records, with gold and silver in the shot put and discus respectively, while Kaiden Kemp took bronze in the u17 boys discus.

Coach Corrington Maycock of Blue Chip Athletics discussed the growth of all throwing disciplines in recent years.

Olympian and NCAA record holder Rhema Otabor, along with men’s national record holder Keyshawn Strachan are seen as the standard bearers for the javelin and the inspiration for a young talented group coming up behind them.

Baseball

A busy year ahead for the Bahamas Baseball Association will be highlighted by several marquee events.

BBA executives outlined a full schedule of upcoming events through december that will highlight players as young as the under 8 division all the way to the pros.

Some of the immediate events on the calendar at the local level include the continuation of mini tournaments throughout the Family Islands, the return of senior league baseball and the national championships.

Internationally The Bahamas looks to qualify for several events at across various age levels, ranging from the little league world series to the CAC Games.

NCAA Basketball

Deyton Albury made such an impression playing against Eric Olen last season that when Olen took over the program at New Mexico, one of his first acts as head coach was to grab Albury out of the transfer portal and bring him along to Albuquerque. 

Albury wiLl keep it in the Mountain West Conference and has committed to the New Mexico Lobos for the upcoming season.

He spent last season with the Utah State Aggies where he averaged 7.8 points in just over 18.7 minutes per game.

When he faced Olen and UC San Diego last season, he scored 15 points off the bench and also scored 12 points against New Mexico.

Albury spent his first two colLegiate seasons at Chipola Junior College in Florida. 

He then transferred to Queen’s College where he was named Atlantic Sun Newcomer of the Year.

Due to the Diego Pavia court ruling that granted players more NCAA eligibility if they started their careers in junior college, Albury will have two years of eligibility remaining at UNM.