AFC Rapid
Soccer
Week 8
Scanlan Competes in
NYRR’s Invitational
Monsignor Scanlan Athletes left to right: Senior Joseph Webster,
Junior Mario Augui and Junior Joel Offi n.
Exciting Fall Season
for SCA Volleyball:
JV wins title
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VTC competes
in the AAU XC
COACH WINSTON DINKINS
On Saturday, November
2nd, VTC (Velocity Track
Club) athletes punched
their ticket to the AAU XC
(cross country) National
Championship in Knoxville
Tennessee by competing
in the AAU XC District
Championship at Sunken
Meadow State Park in the
Town of Smithtown on the
North Shore of Long Island,
New York. We had 19 athletes
qualified for the National
Championship. Medals
were awarded to the top
three in their division and
gender. VTC were bless
with 6 medals.
The following athletes’
medal: In the Boys 6 years
old and under, Bryce Hickman.
In the Girls 10 years
old division, Ryann Joseph.
In the Boys 10 years old division,
Adeyemi Senior. In
the Boys 11 years old division,
Sachin Ramharak and
Pierce Parker. In the Boys
13/14 age division, Julian
Caldwell. Congratulations
to all athletes!
.On Sunday, November
3rd, VTC (Velocity Track
Club) competed in the Rising
New York Road Runners
Youth Invitational
at the TCS New York City
Marathon in Central Park.
All participants received:
TCS New York City Marathon
Runner Recovery Bag
presented by Hospital for
Special Surgery containing
a Poland Spring® Brand
100% Natural Spring Water,
a New York State McIntosh
apple, and Snyder’s of Hanover
pretzels, plus a Souvenir
T Shirt and a Special
Edition Finisher Medal.
Transportation was also
provided to and from the
venue. All athletes completed
the 1.3-mile race with
respectable times. Parents
were able sit in the grandstand
to watch the children
run through the official
finish line of the New York
City Marathon.
Thank you, Rising New
York Road Runners for this
event and all the other free
races for our youth!
Our next meet will be
on Sunday, November 10th,
the USATF New York Association
Championship at
Van Cortland Park. Come
out and watch your future
Olympians compete.
Velocity Track Club New
York is a 501C3 Non-for
profit. 100% of your donation
will go towards helping
our children. Support your
youth, so they can continue
to do great things!
For additional information,
you can go to our web
site Velocitytrack.org or
contact me, Coach Winston
Dinkins at 914-441-6196 or
email watclt@aol.com.
BY GRACE CERINI
NOV. 2ND GAMES
BANTAMS
It was a tough weekend for
the Cestra’s Pizza gang. They
had a make up game on Saturday
with Division 2 leaders Spot
On which was postponed due to
weather conditions the previous
weekend. They started well and
managed to get to the half from
a goal from their leading scorer
#30 Matthew Urquhart with
a 1-1 tie. He broke free after a
great tackle from starting midfi
elder Adrianna Rizzi. Her grit
was necessary all day. Starting
goalie, for this game, Gianna
Didimenico stood tall and made
key decisions throughout the
game. Heart of the defense, Aliana
Didimenico battled with
#6 Madison De La Cruz and
tried to hold it together but they
were missing the Rolas’ brothers,
Alex and Jake have truly
become important factors in
what the Cestra’s try to do defensively.
#9 Max Cardi had one
of his better games and Ava Vitale
and Brahima Diallo gave
all they could. A really bright
light shined for the Cestra’s in
the form of #7, Xavier Aponte.
He also had one of his better
games of the season with key
tackles and passes from his
midfi eld position. They all tried
their hardest but Spot On kept
the pressure coming. Cestra’s
ran out of gas at the end and lost
by 5-1 when it was all said and
done. It would have been nice to
see the teams meet again at full
strength.
Exciting game! Spot On’s
fi rst time facing Cestra’s Pizza
and they were a challenging
team. Although Spot On came
up with the win, it wasn’t without
a fi ght. Defensively, Nikolas
and Aiden Camino did a great
job, along with Nicolette Donovan.
Julianna Mosca scored
one goal and then headed over
to her fi rst time as goalie in the
2nd half, where she had multiple
saves. Aaron Piparo played
extremely well both defensively
and offensively, with one assist.
Nico Markic had one assist and
one goal. Madelyn Perrino
COACH WINSTON DINKINS
On Sunday, November
3rd, Monsignor Scanlan
Students competed in
the Rising New York Road
Runners Youth Invitational
at the TCS New York
City Marathon in Central
Park. All participants
received: TCS New York
City Marathon Runner Recovery
Bag presented by
Hospital for Special Surgery
containing a Poland
Spring® Brand 100% Natural
Spring Water, a New
York State McIntosh apple,
and Snyder’s of Hanover
pretzels, plus a Souvenir T
Shirt and a Special Edition
Finisher Medal. Transportation
was also provided.
Student athletes Joseph
Webster, Mario Augui and
Joel Offi n completed the
1.3 Mile Race in respectable
times. Parents were
able sit in the grandstand
to watch the children run
through the offi cial fi nish
line of the New York City
Marathon.
Thank you, Rising New
York Road Runners for this
event and all the free races
for our youth!
Picture: VTC at the Rising New York Road Runners Youth Invitational at
the TCS New York City Marathon
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St. Catharine Academy JV
and Varsity Volleyball teams provided
thrills and excitement on
their Williamsbridge Road campus.
The JV, a mix of returning
players from last season’s championship
team and freshman
playing for a high school team
for the fi rst time, won the regular
season title with a record of
7-1. Top seeded in the playoffs,
the JV won the CHSAA Division
2 Archdiocesan Championship
title prevailing against Moore
Catholic High School, Staten Island,
and fi nally Notre Dame,
Staten Island, in two sets: 25-17
and 25-16.
Athletic Director, Kerry
Schmidt said, “These young ladies
came out to play every day
since the end of August and never
quit. I am so happy that they
were able to achieve their goal of
winning a championship.”
The Varsity had a fantastic
season going undefeated in
league play, 10-1. They entered
the playoffs top seeded, but fell in
the fi nal game of playoffs to Dominican
Academy. The Varsity
placed second in the CHSAA Division
2 Varsity Volleyball.
Members of the SCA JV
Volleyball team are: Eve Marie
Nina, Azaria Pullett, Cindy
Pratt, Sara Vukic, Gianna Francavilla,
Mia Montan, Dalissa
Perez, Nina Nguyen, Yudelis Mateo,
Charlize Aponte, Dominique
Gaydarik, Jessica Carter, Titina
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