CCB 10 Community Council
Youth Leadership Awards
New York Yankees recognized the Community Board #10 winners
of the New York Yankees Community Council Youth Leadership
Awards in an on-fi eld pre-game ceremony on May 7. This year’s
winners were: Rebecca Cerini, Samantha Mazza, Brittney White,
Tayuana Wright and Andrew Gonzalez. Mr. Gonzales was not present
for the photo. District manager, Matthew Cruz, and Youth and
Education Committee member, Stephanie Woods, were present at
the ceremony in support of our winners.
Velocity Track Club New
York’s Annual Banquet
BRONX TIMES REPORTER, SEPTEMBER 2 BTR 7-OCTOBER 3, 2019 67
COACH WINSTON DINKINS
On Saturday, September
21st, Velocity Track Club New
York had its 2019 Annual Banquet
and it was Awesome! Every
year we give all athletes who
completed a year (three seasons)
of training and competed
at meets with Velocity Track
Club. Plus, we give trophies for
the Most Valuable Athlete, Most
Improve Athlete, Best New-
Comer / Promising Athlete, and
six Academics Awards (Girls &
Boys). We also honor Individuals
who support us during the
year and the volunteer who goes
beyond the Core Duties of their
Responsibility. We were also
was Blessed with the presence
of Council member Andy King
and Congressman Elliot Engel.
Velocity’s staff (Tanya Ingram,
Ranee Parker, Devora Joseph,
Celeste Reynolds, Serena
Jackson and Tanesha Blake)
with parents did an excellent
job arranging the event with
decorations, great food and music.
Crown Trophy located at
2554 E Tremont Ave Bronx, NY
10461 designed the lovely acrylic
awards and trophies. Thank
you, Mr. Perry for your support.
Council Member Andy King
energize the audience with his
spirit and his pledge to allocate
funds for our program. Thank
you, Council member Andy
King. Congressman Elliot Engel
made a generous donation to
our program. Thank you, Congressman
Elliot Engel.
We honored Mrs. Neva Shillingford
King, Mr. James T Estwick
and Eugene Hawkins.
They supported our program
and we are truly appreciative.
Eugene Hawkins from the Family
Fitness Center is in the Coop
City Community Center’s
basement of Section Five. It is
an excellent facility to exercise
and get a personal trainer.
Our Special winners were:
Most Valuable Athlete: Tiarra
Jackson and Pierce Parker.
Most Improve Athlete: Cameron
Joseph and Adeyemi Senior.
Best Newcomer / Promising
Athlete: Talia Dixon and
Justyce Moore. Academics
Awards: Ryann Joseph, Saggi
Hemmings, Adonijah Washington,
Sachin Ramharak, Pierce
Parker and Julian Caldwell.
Our Volunteer of the Year winner
was Tanya Ingram. Congratulation
to Velocity Track
Club for one of the best years we
had.
After celebrating, the next
day we competed in our fi rst
cross country meet, the USATF
New York series 1 meet at Van
Cortland Park. The competition
was good, and our children
may have been a little tied from
dancing the night before. But
that didn’t stop Bryce Hickman
and Justyce Moore in the
2K (2000 meters). Sachin Ramharak
and Adeyemi Senior in
the 3K (3000 meters) to muscle
out medals. Congratulations to
all that competed.
Velocity Track Club New
York is a 501C3 Non-for profi t.
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.
Picture: Velocity’s athletes and guest at our Annual Banquet and medalist at the USATF New York meet
AFC Rapid
Highlights
Week 3
BY GRACE CERINI
BANTAMS
It was beautiful weather
for Team Cestra’s Pizza with
American Cleaners. The game
was a dog fi ght from start to
fi nish and led to the Cestra’s
fi rst win of the season. Starting
midfi elders Ava Vitale,
Jake Rolla and assistant coach
Nick Rizzi’s daughter, Adriana,
had a strong start to the
game. It was Ava’s fi rst start
of the season and though half
the size of most other players,
showed great hustle in
disrupting the attacks of the
Cleaners. The midfi eld substitutes,
Xavier Aponte, Brandon
Delgado, and newly acquired
Brahima Diallo added their
input and each gained valuable
minutes under their belt.
The defenders were solid in
the back. Cousins, Aliana and
Gianna Didimenico were well
supported by substitute in this
game, Madison De La Cruz.
The girls worked well together
and created few opportunities
for American Cleaners at
starting goalie and game MVP,
Alex Rolla. Alex protected
well and was even able to stop
a late second half breakaway
by the Cleaners which seemed
to have goal written all over
it. Starting forward, Matthew
Urquhart continued his
scoring streak for his third
straight game putting away
Cestra’s three goals. It was no
easy task for Matthew as he
was faced with a well organized
and witty purple Team,
but the support was there from
teammates and a very healthy
environment with parents
watching on and cheering. It
led to Cestra’s fi rst win and a
clean sheet. Cestra’s Pizza 3
American Cleaners 0.
Team Spot On continues
their winning streak! This
week they went head to head
with Ann Clairs Catering.
They came out hard from the
beginning and didn’t slow
down the whole game. Both
Julianna Mosca and Ryan
Faulkner had a pair of hat
tricks with 3 goals each. Madelyn
Perrino also scored a goal
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