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Junior Volleyball Teams To Compete In Boston

The Bermuda Volleyball Association’s Junior National Program will be sending five teams to compete in the Mizuno Boston Volleyball Festival from March 6th to March 8th under the team names Paradise Hitters [Girls: U12, U15, U16 & U18] and Big Wave Riders [Boys: U18]. This is a high level, three-day tournament with over 750 teams […]

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BVA Cancels All Events & Training Sessions

Due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, the Bermuda Volleyball Association [BVA] has made the decision to cancel all events and training sessions up to and including April 12th, 2020. A spokesperson said, “The Bermuda Volleyball Association [BVA] is committed to protecting the health and safety of our members, the public and those associated with our […]

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Daniel Phillips Advances In U/16 Tournament

Daniel Phillips began playing in his first Under 16 tournament as he took to the courts in Palmanova, Spain to compete in the Guillermo Vilas Tennis Academy Trophy. Playing in the Boys Singles 16 Qualifying Draw, the Bermudian tennis player took on Marko Hajduch from Slovakia. Phillips and Hajduch battled it out in a three […]

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Phillips Advances In Tennis Academy Trophy

Bermudian tennis player Daniel Phillips continued playing in his first Under 16 tournament, as he took to the courts in Palmanova, Spain to compete in the Guillermo Vilas Tennis Academy Trophy. Phillips –  playing in the Boys Singles 16 Qualifying Draw — took on Aryan Lakshmanan from India, where he won 6-4, 6-2. Related Stories […]

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Tennis: Mixed Day For Daniel Phillips In Spain

Daniel Phillips continued playing in his first Under 16 tournament as he took to the courts in Spain to compete in the Guillermo Vilas Tennis Academy Trophy. Phillips, playing in the Boys Singles 16 Main Draw, took on Kane Bonsach Ganley from Spain; the pair battled in a three setter that saw Phillips advance. Phillips […]

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Tennis: Mallory Has Mixed Day In Antigua Cup

Trey Mallory continued competing in the Antigua & Barbuda Cup Tennis Tournament. Playing in his second round singles match, Mallory went down to Ty Switzer from the United States in a three setter. Switzer won the first set 7-6, Mallory won the second set 6-0, and the third and final set saw Switzer win 7-6. Mallory […]

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Tennis: USC Upstate Signs Shelby Madeiros

University of South Carolina announced the signing of Shelby Madeiros, with the Bermudian tennis player set to join the team next fall. The school’s announcement said, “USC Upstate head women’s tennis coach Tim McLane has announced the signing of Shelby Madeiros out of Bermuda. “We are really excited to have Shelby [Madeiros] joining USC Upstate […]

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Tennis Clinic For Physical Education Teachers

Primary, Middle and Senior School Physical Education teachers spent some time this past week learning the fundamentals of tennis at the Elbow Beach Tennis Courts. Michael Wolffe, the President of the Bermuda Lawn Tennis Association, said, “I am pleased to see this come off as the focus of helping the teachers advance their knowledge in […]

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Tennis: MTM Championships Gets Underway

The Manders Tennis Management Championships got underway in cool conditions at the Fairmont Tennis Courts. A total of eight matches were completed, with all but one finishing in straight sets. The B Singles Championship Division match between Jazhuena Douglas-Bradshaw and Tyler Trott went three sets with Douglas-Bradshaw coming from behind to win 3-6, 6-4, 6-4. […]

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Tennis: MTM Championships Day Two Results

The Manders Tennis Management Championships continued at the Fairmont tennis courts. Tariq Simons picked up his second straight sets win defeating David Leader 6-0, 6-0, while Kirsten Saltus defeated Mandy Richardson 6-4, 6-3. Nick Butterfield defeated Darren Woods 6-3, 6-4 and Hugh Seymour defeated Brittany Outerbridge 6-0, 6-0. MTM Championships 2020 Day Two Results 6 […]

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Tennis: MTM Championships Day Three Results

The Manders Tennis Management Championships continued at the Fairmont Tennis Courts. Tournament number one seed Gavin Manders took on Scott Redmond, and came from behind to defeat Redmond 2-6, 6-4, 6-2. The tournament number two seed Sam Butler also advanced after he defeated Romar Douglas. Victoria Stephens defeated Jazhuena Bradshaw-Douglas in straight sets 6-2, 6-3, […]

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Tennis: MTM Championships Day Four Results

The Manders Tennis Management Championships reached the semi-finals stage at the Fairmont Tennis Courts. Gavin Manders took on Jevon Whitter, and advanced to the final winning in straight sets 6-2, 6-3. Hugh Seymour defeated Nick Butterfield in straight sets 6-4, 6-0 and Andrew Paynter defeated Morgan Lightbourne in a three set battle 6-3, 1-6, 10-7. Related […]

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Manders Tennis Championships Finals Held

The Manders Tennis Management Championships came to an exciting end at the Fairmont Tennis Courts. Gavin Manders was on the court for the final facing off against his Davis Cup teammate Tariq Simons. Manders jumped out to an early lead in the first set 3 – 0, but Simons would fight back to win six […]

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Tennis: Bermuda Wins In Dominican Republic

Bermuda players continued competing in the 2020 World Junior Tennis Boys North/Central America & Caribbean Pre-Qualifying in the Dominican Republic. The Bermuda Under 14 Boys team took on Panama on day five of the tournament, with the teams playing in the 9th – 14th place playoff. Bermuda picked up its second win of the tournament […]

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Under 14 Tennis Players Lose To Costa Rica

Bermuda’s Under 14 Boys team concluded the 2020 World Junior Tennis Boys North/Central America & Caribbean Pre-Qualifying Tournament falling 3 – 0 to Costa Rica in the Dominican Republic. Cooper McGuire went down in the opener 6–2, 7–5 to Nicolas Garnier in a match that took 1 hour and 14 minutes. In a marathon match […]

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Tennis: Phillips Wins Doubles Match In Cyprus

Bermudian tennis player Daniel Phillips teamed up with Uwe Diehl from Germany and they began competing in the doubles portion of the Herodotou Tennis Academy Under 16 Tournament in Cyprus. Unseeded Phillips and Diehl took on the number 4 seeds Matei Gavrea from Romania and Georgios Protopapas from Cyprus. Gavrea and Protopapas won the first […]

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Phillips Continues At Herodotou Tennis U16

Daniel Phillips recently continued competing in the Herodotou Tennis Academy Under 16 Tournament in Cyprus. Playing his second round singles match, Phillips took on Markus Giersiepen Garcia, the number four seed from Spain. Phillips and Garcia battled in a three setter with Garcia coming from a set down to defeat Phllips 3-6, 6-1, 6-2. The […]

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Trey Mallory Wins Tennis Match In Mexico

Richard ‘Trey’ Mallory recently battled from a set down to defeat Mexico’s Adrian Diblidox 3-6, 7-6[12], 6-4 while competing on the ITF World Junior Tennis Tour in Queretaro, Mexico. Traveling coach Carlton Bedminster from Dominguez Pro-Tennis said, “Trey showed true character and heart to win a marathon match that lasted just over four hours on […]

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Tennis: Trey Mallory Defeats #1 Seed In Mexico

Bermuda’s top ranked junior Richard ‘Trey’ Mallory continued his exceptional form on the ITF World Junior Tennis Tour in Queretaro Mexico, by stunning the #1 seed Emiliano Gonzalez in front of his home crowd of Mexico 6-3, 6-3. A BLTA spokesperson said, “With many college scouts in the stadium watching the match, Gonzalez ranked #161 […]

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Tennis: Trey Mallory Reaches Quarterfinals

Continuing off his fine performance in Mexico last week, Bermuda’s top ranked junior Richard ‘Trey’ Mallory– who is participating on the ITF World Junior Tennis Tour in Guatemala City, Guatemala — has made it into the quarterfinals. A BLTA spokesperson said, “Trey Mallory is definitely on a roll. Coming off a fine week last week […]

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Tennis: Mallory Wins Guatemala Open Doubles

Trey Mallory was back in action taking part in the ITF World Junior Tennis Tour, taking to the court in the Guatemala City Junior Open Doubles Final alongside Jon Chin from Jamaica. After the pair defeated Anthony Cook and Julian Desousa in their quarter-final match, they advanced to the final defeating Adam Duan and Francisco […]

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Tennis: Mallory Advances To Another Finals

Trey Mallory and partner John Chin [Jamaica] have advanced to the ITF World Tour event in El Salvador after defeating Christopher Hech [Canada] and Ty Switzer [USA] 1-6, 6-1, 10-3. They will face #3 seeds Spencer Brachman and Maxwell McKennon [USA] in the finals today. Related Stories Tennis: Trey Mallory Reaches Quarterfinals Phillips Wins Tournament […]

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Courts & Shorts Tennis Weekend To Be Held

The United States Tennis Association [USTA] and Bermuda Tourism Authority [BTA] announced plans for a weekend of tennis events and activities to take place on the island April 3–4. “The first-ever “Courts & Shorts Weekend” in Bermuda is part of an ongoing celebration of the island as a tennis destination for fans, players, enthusiasts and […]

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Tennis: MTM Doubles Bowl Day One Results

The Manders Tennis Management Doubles Bowl got underway at the Fairmont Southampton Tennis Courts. In Men’s Doubles action, Tariq Simons and Scott Redmond defeated Neal Towlson and Zach McGuire in straight sets 4-0, 4-3, while Jovan Whitter and Bobby Bart defeated Andrew Paynter and Jonny Holland in straight sets 4-0, 4-1. In Mixed Doubles play, […]

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Tennis: MTM Doubles Bowl Day Two Results

The Manders Tennis Management Doubles Bowl continued at the Fairmont Southampton Tennis Courts. In Men’s Doubles action Tariq Simons and Scott Redmond defeated Benjamin Jones and Michael Way in straight sets 4-2, 4-2, while Gavin Manders and Chris Weeks defeated Mike McGuire and Cooper McGuire in straight sets 4-0, 4-0. In Mixed Doubles play, Rickai […]

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Tennis: MTM Doubles Bowl 2020 Finals

The Manders Tennis Management Doubles Bowl Tournament came to an end at the Fairmont Southampton Tennis Courts. Ben Simmons and Lavern Stowe were crowned the Mixed Doubles Champions, while Scott Redmond and Tariq Simons were the Men’s Doubles Champions. Jones and Stowe had to battle to claim the title taking on Scott Redmond and Imani […]

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Swain And Hedstrom Finish 29th In Boston

Michael Swain and Lulu Hedstrom represented Bermuda during the 50th Head Of The Charles Rowing Event on the Charles River in Boston. The pair competed in the Directors Challenge Mixed Doubles Division among 41 teams, Swain and Hedstrom finished 29th, after crossing the line in a time of 20:54.24. Carlo and Margarita Zezza won the […]

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Bermuda Rower Wins Silver Medal In Virginia

Michael and Anita Swain competed in the long distance rowing races in Virginia last weekend, along with 5,000 other rowers, with Michael Swain collecting a silver medal. Mr Swain competed in three races and Ms Swain in two; totaling 50,000 meters between the two of them. The event is just south of Washington DC, along […]

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Learn To Row Programme For Adults & Juniors

Starting on June 27, the Bermuda Rowing Club will launch their annual Learn to Row [LTR] courses for adults and juniors under internationally qualified coach Nigel Gallaher of “Community Rowing” in Boston. The adult sessions will be held from June 27 to July 22 and the junior sessions will be held from July 4 to […]

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Photos & Video: Pearson Finishes 3rd In Heat

[Written by Don Burgess] Shelley Pearson is looking forward to Tuesday’s quarterfinal race where she could make history. Pearson finished third in her heat on Saturday and is poised to beat Jim Butterfield’s 16th place finish in the 1972 Munich Games to become Bermuda’s greatest Olympic rower. Pearson told the Bermuda Broadcasting Company’s Patrick Singleton that […]

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Olympics: Pearson Finishes 4th In Quarterfinals

[Written by Don Burgess + Updated] By fractions of a second, Shelley Pearson narrowly missed out on advancing to the women’s single sculls rowing A/B semifinal at the 2016 Rio Olympics. Denmark’s Fie Udby Erichsen, who won silver at the London Olympics, was victorious in Pearson’s heat. The Bermudian was in in a fierce competition to […]

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Olympics: Pearson Finishes 2nd In Semifinal

[Written by Don Burgess] Shelley Pearson stroked her way to a second place finish in her semi-final C/D heat today to advance to the women’s Olympic single sculls C Final on Saturday. Pearson — rowing in lane three — was third at the 500 metres mark, trailing both Sanita Puspure of Ireland and Felice Chow from […]

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Olympics: Shelley Pearson Finishes 4th In C Final

Bermuda’s Shelley Pearson finished fourth in this morning’s women’s single scull rowing C final, recording a time of 7:34.41 in her final race of the 2016 Olympic Games. Pearson — the first female rower to represent Bermuda — advanced to the quarter-finals after finishing third in her heat on August 6th; she then finished 4th in the quarter-finals […]

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Minister Lovitta Foggo Meets Dara Alizadeh

The Minister of Labour, Community Affairs and Sports, Lovitta Foggo recently met with local rowing sensation Dara Alizadeh to discuss his plans of seeking to represent Bermuda in the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. For the last two years Mr. Alizadeh represented Cambridge University in the annual rowing race against Oxford University on the […]

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Duffy Finishes Second in Ironman Virtual Race

Bermudian triathlete Flora Duffy finished second in Ironman Virtual Racing Series event. The Triathlon Magazine Canada website said, “This weekend over 30,000 athletes have signed up for the third Ironman Virtual Racing Series event. “Three of the sport’s strongest cyclists were part of today’s Ironman VR3 Pro Challenge, taking on two 20 km loops using […]

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Hall Named To Delmarva Anniversary Team

Baseball player Adam Hall has been named to the Delmarva Shorebirds Silver Anniversary Team, marking him as one of the club’s best players over the past 25 years. The club’s official website said, “Time for one last definitive look at our Shorebirds Silver Anniversary Team. “This ultimate Shorebirds lineup is made up of the nine […]

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Reggie Lambe Released By Cambridge United

Cambridge United has announced the players that they’ll be retaining and releasing, with Bermuda’s Reggie Lambe on the list of players being released. Lambe remains officially under contract until the end of June. CEO Ian Mather said, “This is clearly a time of great uncertainty for football as well as every other part of society. […]

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Tennis: Courtland Boyle Named Bantam Of Week

Courtland Boyle has been selected as one of the Bantam of the Week, Trinity Athletics created the Bantams of the Week award to spotlight two outstanding student-athletes who have performed at an extremely high level while representing the Bantams in varsity sporting competition. The school’s announcement said, “The 25th Bantam of the Week of 2019-20 […]

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New Book Chronicles Island’s Military History

The latest book by an international authority on military fortifications spotlights Bermuda’s role in the worldwide chain of military outposts which helped to create and sustain the British Empire. Britain’s Island Fortresses: Defence of the Empire 1756–1956 by Bill Clements, a retired Colonel with 1st Battalion Royal Irish Rangers, was launched in the UK in […]

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Author Marilyn Steede To Hold Book Signing

Author Marilyn Steede will be holding a book signing event for her book “When Your Body Gets Weak” on Thursday, October 17  at the Bermuda Nationa Library. The event poster said, “Not your typical romantic escapade, When Your Body Gets Weak depicts a May/November romance. The story blends intrigue, suspense, jealousy, desolation, physical fitness, camaraderie, […]

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Rev. Milton Burgess Set To Attend Book Signing

Kingdom Dynamics Bookstore at the First Church of God on North Shore Road will host a book signing for Rev. Milton Burgess tomorrow [Oct 24] from 4.30pm to 7.30pm. A spokesperson said, “On Thursday, October 24, Kingdom Dynamics Bookstore at the First Church of God on North Shore Road will host a book signing for […]

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First Church of God To Host Book Signing

Kingdom Dynamics Bookstore will host a book signing featuring Joy Lister Sticca. Marketing Manager for the bookstore Chantel Simons said, “On Thursday, November 21, Kingdom Dynamics Bookstore at the First Church of God on North Shore Road will host a book signing for Joy Lister Sticca on Sunday, November 24 after the church service. “Joy purposefully illustrates in her […]

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First Church Of God To Host Book Signing

Kingdom Dynamics Bookstore will host a book signing featuring Gracelyn Love with her new novel Secrets, Shame, Shackles – Don’t Judge Me on Sunday, December 15. Kingdom Dynamics Bookstore Marketing Manager Chantel Simons said, “On Sunday, December 15, the Bookstore will host a book signing after service for Gracelyn Love for her new novel.” A […]

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Minister Highlights ‘PawPaw Bermuda’ Book

Dr. Edwin and Shirley Ann Smith and their sons Micrae and Stefan utilised a grant from the Department of Community and Cultural Affairs to create the Pawpaw Bermuda book which focuses on the artistic and culinary history of the pawpaw in our island. The book was highlighted today in the House of Assembly by Minister […]

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Dr. Ewart Brown Holds Book Signing In New York

More than 200 guests packed the Katie Murphy Amphitheater at New York City’s Fashion Institute of Technology on Sunday evening [Dec 15] for the New York book signing for Dr. Ewart Brown’s new book, “Whom Shall I Fear?” “The event was hosted by Dr. Joyce Brown, President of FIT and her husband, former New York […]

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First Church Of God To Host Book Signing

Kingdom Dynamics Bookstore is getting set to host a book signing featuring Minister Sareta Hayward with her book God’s Got This on Thursday [Feb 20] from 4.30pm to 7.30pm. Marketing Manager Chantel Simons said, “Kingdom Dynamics Bookstore at the First Church of God on North Shore Road will host a book signing featuring Minister Sareta […]

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BNL To Host Book Signing For ‘Beach Art’

The Friends of the Bermuda National Library will be hosting a book launch signing for Nicky Gurret’s book Beach Art on Thursday [Feb 20] from 6.00pm to 7.30pm in the upper level of the Bermuda National Library. A spokesperson said, “The book signing, presentation, and discussion of Nicky Gurret’s book titled Beach Art will be […]

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‘Education For The Soul’ Book Signing

In celebration of Black History Month, C.A.R.E Learning Centre is getting set to hold a book signing with D. Neletha Butterfield for her book Education For The Soul on Friday, February 28 from 6.00pm to 10.00pm. The event will include games, music, refreshments, reading sessions, wine testing, and an open mic, with books on sale […]

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National Cricket Training Squad Announced

The Bermuda Cricket Board today [Feb 12] announced the squad that will train in the hopes to be selected for the 2020 Men’s National Cricket Team. In a meeting on Tuesday night, BCB president, Lloyd Smith outlined requirements of the training squad in front of the players, the board’s new executive members, high-performance committee, Selection […]

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Covid-19: Cricket Board Cancel Camps, Training

The Bermuda Cricket Board has canceled/postponed the Pee Wee Clinic, the Easter Action Cricket Camp, and the weekly Senior National Team training due to the ongoing global Covid-19 pandemic. A spokesperson said, “Due to the uncertainties of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Executive of the BCB has decided to cancel both the Pee Wee Clinic and the […]

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