Sport shorts: Trio is the Reel deal

Three Reel Anglers won the 48th International Light Tackle Tournament held at the Bermuda Anglers Club.

The seven, three-person teams used 12lb & 16lb maxima line and, after a number of top threes over the years, David Fingland, who has fished the tournament for 15 years, Scott Deal, in his sixth, both from the Bahamas, and team-mate Aron Long, who unfortunately fell ill and was unable to make it, clinched the title.

They will represent the club at the Offshore World Championships in Costa Rica next year.

Fingland had the largest catch —  a 74.6lb Yellowfin Tuna on 12lb test. There was also a 52.7lb Almaco Jack also on 12lb test caught by Adam Hirschberg.

In second were all-female team Chixs with Stixs of Fiona Beck, Cindy Mitchell and  Joan Vandergriff, who caught a 42lb Yellowfin Tuna on 16lb test. In third were The Philly ForRum.

The other teams were: Reel Lax (Danny Fox, Hamish Burns, Lester Petracca); 2DW Squared (Brian Lines, Dean Rea, Neil McKinney); Sea Horse Anglers Club (David Ross DeSilva, Gilbert Amaral and David Barber) and Bermuda Anglers Club (Mark Henneberger, David Skinner and Kip Froud).

Organizers would like to thank sponsors: Dept of Tourism, Aspen Insurance Ltd, Crisson, Jewellers, Gosling’s, Maxima Fishing Line, Sticks & Stones, Southern Cross Cable, Network, Rowe Spurling, Pro-Tone, Invisible Trenching & Pelagic, Flybridge Tackle, Marine Locker, The MarketPlace, Asyd Design, Island Glass, Butterfield & Vallis & Corporation of Hamilton. 

Athletes bid for CAC glory

Bermuda’s athletes are gunning for glory at the Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Championships.

The age-group team  of Zekiah Lewis, Mikaela Outerbridge, Sean Tatem, Robert Thomas, Symir Lowe-Darrell, Syriah Lottimore, Elisha Darrell and Sean Tucker start their campaign today in Curacao at the CAC Age Group Championships.

The Bermuda National Athletics Association has also announced the senior team that will leave on Tuesday for Morelia for the CAC Senior Championships. The squad is: Aaron Evans (800m); Tre Houston (100m, 200m); Arantxa King (long jump); Jasmine Brunson (triple jump); Ashley Berry (3,000m steeple chase); Shianne Smith (heptathlon) and Tamika Williams (1,500m)

Tyrone Smith has been invited to several Europeans meets and therefore he will not be available to defend his title.

Smith is now focused on the IAAF World Championships, having already reaching the “B” qualifying standard. Travelling with the CAC team will be Dr Freddie Evans and national coach Troy Douglas.