98 The QUEE NS Courier • MAY 28, 2015 for breaking news visit www.queenscourier.com sports Elmhurst girls impress at first-ever NYRR Kids Boardwalk Run BY ANTHONY GIUDICE agiudice@ridgewoodtimes.com @A_GiudiceReport Two girls from P.S. 102 in Elmhurst finished in two of the three top spots for their age bracket in the first-ever New York Road Runners (NYRR) Kids’ Boardwalk Run at the Airbnb Brooklyn Half on May 16. Hundreds of children, ages 7 to 18, from all five boroughs competed in heats based on age. Skyi Velasco, 11, finished in second place, with a time of 6:10 and Kallie Sanchez, 13, came in third place with a time of 6:13 in the 11- to 13-year-old girls one-mile heat. They also placed third and fifth, respectively, out of nearly 300 female runners. The out-and-back course started and ended at the half-marathon finish line. The kids ran in their heats and all participants earned a finisher ribbon as well as a set of bright green sunglasses. The top three finishers in each heat also received a medal and tickets to the New York Aquarium. Both girls participate in the NYRR Young Runners youth program. The young runners program use teambased structure to help kids learn important lessons about how to set and achieve goals and to make activity a part of their daily lives. Photo courtesy NYRR Pictured from left to right: second-place winner Skyi Velasco, first-place winner Julianne Yotov and thirdplace winner Kallie Sanchez. BWG teams compete in Memorial Day tourneys BY ANTHONY GIUDICE agiudice@ridgewoodtimes.com @A_GiudiceReport Blau Weiss Gottschee (BWG) teams competed in several Memorial Day tournaments over the holiday weekend with great success. U8 Blue played some great soccer in Commack. They were able to compete against older players and finished second place. U8 Blue won games against Boca Soccer and Dutch Soccer, tied New York Stars and lost to Long Island United. The U10 Royals went undefeated in Massapequa and won first place in that tournament. They played some very close games but were able to win each one of them. On their way to first place, they defeated Massapequa, Port Washington, Garden City and Port Soccer. The U10 Girls finished in second place in Massapequa with a record of three wins and one loss. The 2002 Blue team played in the U13 top division tournament. They were victorious against Eastern FC, Long Island United and Massapequa. However, the kids lost 1-0 against West Islip, to take home second place honors. On the academy side, it was a great weekend for BWG. All three teams shut out Seacoast United from New Hampshire. U14 won 3-0; U16 won 4-0; and U18 won 5-0. U16 is at the top of their division, while U18 moved closer to a playoff spot with the big win. Photo courtesy Blau Weiss Gottschee The U10 Royals after taking first place in their tournament.
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