SOFTBALL MASTERS POSTSEASON

THE Masters Softball Association’s best-of-three championship series and Dudley ‘Bones’ Moxey Memorial Challenge is scheduled to take place this weekend at the Archdeacon William Thompson Softball Park at the Southern Recreation Grounds. The action is slated to start at 1pm on Saturday with the Drifters facing the Scorpions in the Dudley ‘Bones’ Moxey Memorial Challenge. 

Then game one of the championship series will be played at 3pm between the KC Royals and the Corner Boyz. They will return on Sunday at 2pm with game two of the championship between the Boyz and the Raiders.

SOFTBALL

THOMPSON/WILLIAMS MEMORIAL SLOW PITCH TOURNAMENT

THE Friends for Life Committee will host a joint Paul ‘Dingus’ Thompson and Cornelius ‘Money’ Williams Men and co-ed slow pitch invitational tournament over the Labour Day and Whit Monday holiday weekend, June 5-9.

The event will be staged at the Grand Bahama Sporting Complex softball field in Freeport, Grand Bahama and is expected to feature teams from Eleuthera, New Providence, Grand Bahama and the United States of America. For more details, interested persons can email friendsforlife242@gmail.com

BASKETBALL

NPA TOURNAMENT

THE Noble Preparatory Academy will stage its Invitational Spring Classic Basketball Tournament this weekend at the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium. The event got underway last night and is open only to high school teams. 

The tournament will continue today at 3pm and wrap up on Saturday, starting at 9am, culminating with the championship.

ROAD TO TOKYO

THE Silver Lightning Track Club is scheduled to hold its annual Track and Field Classic on Saturday, May 10, at the original Thomas A Robinson Track and Field Stadium, starting at 9am. 

The event, dubbed the “Road to Tokyo,” will be used as a qualifier for athletes wishing to make Team Bahamas that will compete at the World Championships from September 13-21 in Tokyo, Japan. 

Interested athletes can contact coach Rupert Gardiner at 821-2836 for more information.

BOCCE SPECIAL OLYMPICS CHAMPIONSHIPS

SPECIAL Olympics Bahamas has announced that its National Bocce Championships is scheduled for this weekend at Stapledon School. The championships is slated to get started 2:30pm Friday until 5:30pm and continue 9:15am Saturday to 3pm. The official opening ceremonies is set for 11am Saturday. Teams from Abaco, Grand Bahama and Nassau will be battling it out for supremacy. It’s free entry for all spectators. For more information, contact 359-3558 or 422-3184.

RED-LINE YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIPS

THE Red-Line Athletics Track Club has announced that there has been a slight change in the events and schedule for its fourth annual Youth Track Classic. 

The classic, open to competitors from ages under-seven to under-16, is scheduled for Saturday, starting at 10am and Sunday, starting at 1pm, at the Thomas A Robinson Track and Field Stadium. The registration deadline is set for 5pm today. 

Athletes still interested in participating are urged to register at redlineathletics242@gmail and smnbutler@yahoo.com

PEACE ON DA STREET FAMILY NIGHT

PLANS are underway for the staging of the Peace on Da Streets’ Basketball Classics’ Road to 30 years of existence. The event, being organised by the Hope Center under the theme “Shooting hoops instead of guns,” will be held from July 14-19 at the Michael ‘Scooter’ Reid Basketball Center. 

The highlight of the event will be the Family Night, scheduled for Sunday, July 20 at the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium when the finals in all of the divisions will take place, starting at 3pm. 

There will also be the Mr Ship It Three-point shootout and the Joe’s Slam Dunk Contest. 

The night will conclude with the exciting Clergy versus Politicians match-up. 

Lots of prizes, including round trip tickets, will be up for grabs.

SPRING FLING INVITATIONAL 

THE Fast Track Athletics Club is scheduled to hold its 4th annual Spring Fling at the Grand Bahama Sports Complex May 16-17.

The event is open to competitors from throughout The Bahamas. 

The action is slated to begin at 5pm on Friday, May 16 and at 10am on Saturday, May 16. It promises to provide fast competition, perfect prep for championship season and an unmatched island atmosphere in Grand Bahama. For more information on the meet, persons can email fasttrackmanagement00@gmail.com