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Times Newsweekly SPORTS Covering Local High School, Semi-Pro And Youth Programs • Send News To info@timesnewsweekly.com Bulletin Board BBAASSKKEETTBBAALL TEAM OPENINGS for all men’s divisions. Top Gun, Competitive, Intermediate and 3-On-3 Divisions. Games are played at Christ the King HS, Msgr. McClancy HS and Redeemer Lutheran School. Call 1-917- 9514523 or visit www.rpsabasketball.com. MEN’S BASKETBALL LEAGUE men’s basketball league in Bayside is ongoing. Competitive, supervised games all year round. Two divisions. Prime and classic divisions. Please contact Jimmy, 1-917-699-3955, or Glenn, 1-516-994-3232. SSOOCCCCEERR WOODHAVEN SOCCER CLUB is currently registering players for teams from U14 through U16. For additional information, go to www.woodhavensoccerclub.com. BLAU WEISS GOTTSCHEE is seeking boys and girls for its intramural and travel team programs at Juniper Valley Park. For more info call 1-718- 268-3713 or visit www.bwgottschee.com. LONG ISLAND CITY YMCA offers various instructional clinics. For additional information, call 1-718-392-7932. TTRRAACCKK && FFIIEELDD FOREST PARK RUNNERS CLUB meets at 8 a.m. on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays at the intersection of Woodhaven Boulevard and Forest Park Drive for runs of four to eight miles. Visit www.forestparkrunners.org or email info@ forestparkrunners.org. BBAASSEEBBAALL//SSOOFFTTBBAALL RGMVM LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL will be taking registrations for the 2015 season starting on Friday, Jan. 30, from 7 to 9 p.m. and Saturday, Jan. 31, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the clubhouse located on the corner of 78th Avenue and 81st Street in Glendale. Registration will also take place the following weekend at the same times. Open to all baseball and softball players between ages 5 and 18. For more information, call 1-718- 821-4487. XTRA INNINGS SOFTBALL LEAGUE has openings for its Saturday, Sunday and weeknights division. Players can choose from LOB, modified, coed and women’s divisions. For more information, call Ricky at 1- 718-640-0286 REDMNF Softball League. High arc, lob pitching. At various locations on Sundays in Queens, times vary. For more information, call 1-646-872-8392. INN SOFTBALL LEAGUE has openings for men’s teams in its six to 12-foot arc league. Doubleheaders played weekday evenings at Juniper Valley Park and Maurice Park. For more information, call 1-917-680-8472 or visit www.foulpoles.com. YOUTH TRAVEL BASEBALL Queens Crusaders, a travel youth baseball team based in Queens is looking for players ages U8 to U12 to join the organization. For more information, call Vinny, 1-917-680-8472. QUEENS ALLIANCE BASEBALL LEAGUE and the QUEENS KIWANIS are taking registration for players 12 and up for all divisions. For more information, call 1-718-366-7718 or 1- 718-821-4487. QUEENS LIGHTED SOFTBALL ASSOCIATION is expanding and looking for teams. League champions can win cash prizes and championship rings. For more information, visit www.leaguelineup.com/QLSA. BVD SOFTBALL MEN’s TEAMS needed for Sunday snowflake doubleheaders games at noon. Six and 12-foot arc, on dirt with pitch counts. For more information, call 1-718- 416-0287 or email bvdsoftballleague@aol.com. MAURICE SOFTBALL LEAGUE is holding Sunday morning games. Slow modified play, balls included, games at Maurice Park. For more information, call 1-347-351-2905 or visit www.leaguelineup.com/isl. FFOOOOTTBBAALL QUEENS FALCONS Register now and attend workouts for the upcoming season. Call your teams’ coach to get signed up and suited: • Peanuts (six-eight years old/110 lbs. max). For more information, call coach Neil, 1-718-877-8618. • Jr. Pee Wee (Nine-10 years old/130 lbs. max). For more information, call coach Dennis, 1-917- 886-7159. • Pee Wee (11-12 years old/155 lbs. max). For more information, call coach Jon, 1-917-589-3050. • Bantam (13-14 years old/175 lbs. max). For more information, call coach Gabby, 1-646-335-6828 • Intermediate (15-17 years old, no weight limit). For more information, call coach Vince, 1-347-558-6484. Additional information can be found online at www.queensfalcons.net. ORTHODONTICS WWW.GLENRIDGEORTHODONTIST.COM Est. 1976 ©Times Newsweekly 2014-GLENRIDGE FREE* Consultation and Exam WWW.GLENRIDGEORTHODONTIST.COM Medicaid Approved Diplomate, American Board of Orthodontics Dr. V. Bilello*, Dr. M. Nissenbaum, Dr. P. Bilello, Specialists in Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics 65-34 Myrtle Ave., Glendale, NY 11385 Most Insurance Accepted As Partial or Full Payment 1-718-381-2965 1-718-386-8728 El Kabeir Passes First N.Y. Test On Road To Ky. Derby Popular CC Lopez picked up the mount on El Kabeir and was well-received by the crowd as he rode the Zayat Stables LLC three-year-old toward the Aqueduct Racetrack winner’s circle following last Saturday’s Jerome Stakes. (Facebook photo, New York Racing Association) by Jenny Kellner, NYRA El Kabeir took the first step on New York’s road to the Kentucky Derby last Saturday, Jan. 3, at Aqueduct Racetrack, sweeping three-wide at the top of the stretch and pulling clear to a 4 3/4-length victory over Nasa to win the Grade 3, $200,000 Jerome Stakes for 3-year-olds. Sent off as the 3-2 favorite in the field of eight, El Kabeir quickly righted himself following a slight misstep emerging from the gate and cruised along in third outside Ostrolenka and Nasa as they led through opening fractions of 23.79 seconds for the first quarter-mile, 48.47 for the half and 1:13.75 for threequarters. Given his cue by jockey C. C. Lopez on the turn, the gray son of Scat Daddy powered to the lead as the field turned for home and hit the finish line in 1:44.69 for the mile and 70-yard contest. For the Zayat Stables colorbearer, it was the second straight stakes win and with the 10 points earned he has now has amassed 21 points towards a potential berth in the Run for the Roses on May 2 at Churchill Downs. “It’s a long way away, but as long as he stays healthy, we have a runner here,” said trainer John Terranova of El Kabeir, who closed out his juvenile campaign with a front-running win in the Grade 2 Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes on Nov. 29 at Churchill. “Let’s hope we continue on this path. It was nice seeing him sit off horses for the first time. I was kind of curious about that because I didn’t know if that scenario played out how he’d react this time, but certainly it worked out fine. “That’s what we’ve been seeing in the mornings; his maturity level has just gotten better,” he added. “He’s gotten a bit more focused and is doing everything a bit better and more productive in his training. He’s always had the talent but everything has been focused in the right direction.” El Kabeir, now 3-1-1 in six career starts, returned $4.90 for a $2 win wager. The winner’s purse of $180,000 pushed his lifetime earnings to $448,892. An eye-catching 10 3/4-length winner of his second start, El Kabeir was a disappointing fourth in the Grade 1 Champagne Stakes at Belmont Park and next was second to Blofeld in the Grade 2 Nashua Stakes at the Big A prior to the race in Kentucky. “That’s the whole key with these young, fast 3-year-olds, is if they’re going to be able to relax enough to stretch out and carry it,” said Terranova. “He’s certainly bred to, and he trains like he should. We’ll see; hopefully he’ll keep progressing. He’s gotten bigger and more filled out since the Kentucky race. He’s eating like there’s no tomorrow.” In addition to expressing his pleasure with the way the colt has been progressing over the intervening weeks, Terranova said he would seriously consider keeping El Kabeir in New York with an eye towards either the Grade 3, $250,000 Withers Stakes on Feb. 7 or the Grade 3, $400,000 Gotham Stakes four weeks later, both of which lead to the Grade 1, $1 million TwinSpires.com Wood Memorial on Apr. 4, Aqueduct’s final major prep for the Derby. “Obviously we’ll discuss it with the Zayat family, see what everyone feels is best and try to make the best call where to race. It may be the Withers back here or maybe we’ll skip it and go to the Gotham, maybe we’ll go out of town, but I have no problems staying here,” said Terranova. “I love having horses here in New York. He’s thriving and he’s got a great foundation under him now.” Nasa was 7 3/4 lengths ahead of third-place finisher General Bellamy. Ackeret checked in fourth, and was followed in turn by Ostrolenka, Mini Cosmo, Now We Are Free, and Royal Burgh. Tencendur was scratched. 55 • TIMES, THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 2015


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