for breaking news visit www.queenscourier.com may 8, 2014 • The queens Courier 81 sports John Adams Spartans’ ace in the hole By Liam La Guerre [email protected] @liamlaguerre If the John Adams High School Spartans baseball team is to go far in the playoffs this year, it may rest on the arm of pitcher Anderson Deleon. Deleon, who is being pursued by three colleges, has a fiery fastball and a tricky breaking ball. His record this season is 5-1, and he leads the PSAL (as of May 7) with 79 strikeouts in 12 games, while sporting a 0.06 ERA. In a recent match against Queens A West conference leader Newtown High School (11-1 PSAL), Deleon pitched a complete game shutout with 15 strikeouts. Besides his pitching, Deleon is also a capable batter. He has a .366 batting average in 41 at bats, and he has a .409 on-base percentage. Although the John Adams Spartans (10-2 PSAL) are still competing with Newtown for the conference crown, Deleon believes that his team will ultimately succeed. “As far as I’m concerned, we got the best team to go all the way,” Deleon said. “And I have 100 percent confidence in myself and my team to win everything.” THE COURIER/Photo by Liam La Guerre Anderson Deleon QUEENS YOUNG RUNNERS OUTPACE COMPETITION By Liam La Guerre [email protected]/@liamlaguerre Three Jamaica, Queens, elementary school students looked like the Jamaican national track team in the recent New York Road Runners (NYRR) Youth Jamboree competition. Leandre Simpson, Devante Hyatt and Nailah Delgado, who are part of the P.S. 40 Novas school team, took first place in races in their respective grades at Leandre Simpson, Nailah Delgado and Devante Hyatt took first place in their respective races at the New York Road Runners Youth Jamboree. Icahn Stadium on Randall’s Island. Simpson, a fourth grader, won first place in the 200-meter race. Hyatt, a fifth grader, took home a first-place ribbon from his 200-meter race. And Delgado, a third grader, trumped the competition in her 100-meter race for first place as well. All three kids are members of Young Runners, a NYRR program for New York City children that is held after school. The athletes in the program practice two to five times each week with a coach and compete in NYRR races. Photo courtesy George Taylor
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