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Photos: Sports Awards Celebrate Our Athletes

Photos: Sports Awards Celebrate Our Athletes

Triathlete Tyler Butterfield and swimmer Ashley Yearwood were crowned the male and female athletes of the year at the annual Bermuda Sports Awards which took place on Saturday [Mar 22] at the Fairmont Southampton. Bermuda’s Under 17 Women’s National Football Team after receiving their Special Recognition Award: Justin Donawa and Kyrah Scraders... Read more of this article

Annual Sports Awards Winners Announced

Annual Sports Awards Winners Announced

[Updated with additional winners] The annual Bermuda Sports Awards took place last night [Mar 22] at the Fairmont Southampton, with the island’s top athletes were honoured for their achievements. Triathlete Tyler Butterfield and swimmer Ashley Yearwood were crowned the Male and Female Athletes of the Year, while Justin Donawa and Kyrah Scraders... Read more of this article

Donawa Gets Player Of The Week Honour

Donawa Gets Player Of The Week Honour

Justin Donawa, a Bermudian teen currently attending Berkshire School in Sheffield, Massachusetts, has been awarded the title of Player of the Week for his exploits on the football field. The young footballer, who doubles as a standout for Bermuda’s U17 National Team, tallied an amazing seven goals and three assists for Berkshire in a single week,... Read more of this article

Track & Field Athletes Summer Meets Results

Track & Field Athletes Summer Meets Results

After a great success at the Natwest Island Games with athletics finishing the event with a haul of over 20 medals, Bermuda’s track and field athletes continue into summer meets. Justin Donawa made the finals in the triple jump at the World Youth Championships in the Ukraine and placing 7th overall with a huge personal best of 15.65m. Kyrah Scraders... Read more of this article

Justin Donawa Leaps Into Finals In Ukraine

Justin Donawa Leaps Into Finals In Ukraine

Justin Donawa has qualified for the finals in the men’s triple jump in the IAAF World Youth Championship in the Ukraine, with the young Bermudian hitting a new personal best of 15.31m, exceeding his old mark of 14.92m. Donna Watson, the President of the Bermuda National Athletics Association, said she is “overjoyed and ecstatic.” “Our... Read more of this article

IAAF World Youth Championships Team Named

IAAF World Youth Championships Team Named

Kyrah Scraders, Taahira Butterfield, and Justin Donawa will represent Bermuda at the IAAF World Youth Championships, which will be held in the Ukraine from July 10-14. Bermuda National Athletics Association President Donna Watson said, “In reality for this event the athletes really select themselves by reaching the qualifying standard within the... Read more of this article

National Track & Field Championships Results

National Track & Field Championships Results

The Bermuda National Athletics Association’s National Championships took place this weekend at the National Sports Center. Dage Minors ran to victory in the Under 20 Boys 1500 Meter Run with a time of 4:12.98, while Juma Mouchette finished second clocking 4:15.73. Kyrah Scraders won the Women 1500 Meter Open Run crossing the line in a time of 4:41.23,... Read more of this article

Athletes To Attend Bahamas Triple Jump Camp

Athletes To Attend Bahamas Triple Jump Camp

Brian Wellman, Justin Donawa and Ethan Philip will be heading to a Triple Jump Camp in Nassau, Bahamas. The Performance Triple Jump Camp is an elite triple jump clinic which will be held from November 21-24, 2012. The goal is to identify emerging elite junior triple jump talent and provide them with the best technical and training methods available,... Read more of this article

Video: Track Athletes Return With Five Medals

Video: Track Athletes Return With Five Medals

The Bermuda Junior Track Team returned to the island last night [July 3], having won five medals, set one record, and placed 9th overall out of over 28 countries competing in the Central American & Caribbean [CAC] Junior Championships in San Salvador. Kyrah Scraders won two gold medals, and also set a new CAC Junior Record in the 1500m with a time... Read more of this article

Junior Track Athletes Finish With Five Medals

Junior Track Athletes Finish With Five Medals

The Bermuda Track & Field Association sent 12 athletes to the Central American and Caribbean [CAC] Junior Championships in San Salvador, and the team performed very well winning five medals and placing 9th overall out of 23 countries. Kyrah Scraders won two gold medals and set a new CAC Jnr Record, Justin Donawa won a silver medal, and both Taylor... Read more of this article

Bermuda Win Three Medals In El Salvador

Bermuda Win Three Medals In El Salvador

[Updated] Bermuda captured two medals on the first day of the XIX Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships taking place in El Salvador. Kyrah Scraders won a gold medal in the 800m, while Taylor Ashley Bean won a bronze medal in the 3000m. Justin Donawa finished 5th in the Boy’s B Long Jump final with a top leap of 6.59m, Donawa recorded... Read more of this article

Videos: Bermuda Win Two More Carifta Medals

Videos: Bermuda Win Two More Carifta Medals

[Updated with videos] The third and final day of the 2012 Carifta Games saw Bermuda capture two more medals, one of which saw a new Bermuda record set. During the girls 3000m run Taylor Ashley Bean set a new Bermuda Junior Record at the distance capturing her second medal of the games when she won the silver medal with a time of 10:22.82. Bean is pictured... Read more of this article

Videos: Bermuda Wins Two More Medals, First Gold

Videos: Bermuda Wins Two More Medals, First Gold

[Updated with videos] The spectators at National Stadium erupted this evening [Apr.8] as Justin Donawa claimed Bermuda’s first Gold Medal in the Carifta Games, winning the Under 17 Boy’s Triple Jump with a leap of 14.63m. It was the second medal of the evening for Bermuda, with Shaquille Dill clocking a time of 1:55.91 to win the Silver Medal in... Read more of this article

Pacers Conclude Successful North Carolina Meet

Pacers Conclude Successful North Carolina Meet

The third and final day of the 2011 Russell E. Blunt East Coast Invitational in North Carolina today [July 24] saw the Bermuda Pacers pick up more medals. Darra Powell-Burgess won the Sub-Bantam Boys Long Jump Gold Medal with a leap of 3.59m, Powell-Burgess also won the Gold Medal in the Sub-Bantam Boys 100 Meter Dash in a time of 15.16 and then Powell-Burgess... Read more of this article

Bermuda Pacers: Four Golds In North Carolina

Bermuda Pacers: Four Golds In North Carolina

The first day of the 2011 Russell E. Blunt East Coast Invitational at Duke University in North Carolina saw the Bermuda Pacers pick up four Gold medals. Justin Donawa won the Intermediate Boys Triple Jump with a leap of 14.03m, while Elisha Darrell won the Boys High Jump leaping 1.52m. With a time of 11:30.32 Zakiyyah Showers won the Gold Medal in the... Read more of this article

Bermuda Win Two More Carifta Medals

Bermuda Win Two More Carifta Medals

Bermuda’s track & field athletes continue their fine form, picking up two more medals at the Carifta Games, with both Ashley Berry [pictured/file photo] and Dage Minors putting on medal winning performances to push the island’s medal count higher. Bermuda had already won two medals, as Kyrah Scraders and Justin Donawa winning bronze... Read more of this article