TIMES, THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 2014 • 62 Road To Louisville Makes Stop This Sat. At The Big A Derby Hopefuls Eye Wood Win Seeking a spot in this year’s Kentucky Derby, several out-ofstate runners are slated to run in this Saturday’s (Apr. 5) Grade 1, $1 million TwinSpires.com Wood Memorial Stakes at Aqueduct Racetrack in South Ozone Park. St. Pancras Boys Win 2 Tourneys the open man, and playing as a team. This worked for the Cougars in the tournament. In the Championship game, the team was led by Rodriguez with 10 points, Pearson with eight points, Beni Mehmedi with six points, and Adorno with six points. Stellar defense was the focus all season and this game was no different. Elyas Arroyo and Elijah Pina cleaned up the boards with eight and six rebounds, respectively. The game was close until the end of the third quarter, when St. Pancras went on a 10-0 run led by Rodriguez and Mehmeti to put the game away. The victory was sealed with a late 2- point basket by Stephen Araujo. The members of the team are: Kevin Adorno; Stephen Araujo; Elyas Arroyo; Josue Delgado; Dawid Kasza; Arben (Beni) Mehmeti; Kyle Pearson; Elijah Pina; Gabriel Pitre; Bryan Rodriguez; Robert Soler; and Johnathan Torres. The team is coached by Charlie Prestipino, assisted by Chuckie Myers and Ricky Wahmann. Coach Prestipino thanked his assistant coaches and fathers, Mike Mehmeti and Mark Pearson, for their help throughout the season. The team went undefeated in league play and the C.Y.O. B Tournament, with their only loss in the season to St. Margaret’s in their tournament. -CONTINUED FROM PG. 61- Big Scholarships For BWG Players Also: Long-Time Contributor Honored Blau Weiss Gottschee players have scored honors both on the field and in the classroom as well. Several have been offered athletic scholarships to attend college. Recently the Blau Weiss Gottschee (BWG) soccer organization announced this year’s high school seniors’ college commitments. Each one of these players has received academic or athletic scholarships for playing soccer. These select players have also spent part of numerous successful years playing with BWG and are quite accomplished. Players in this group have won state cups at tournaments, made the United States Youth Soccer Association Regional Semifinal, captured a prestigious Northeast preacademy League with a big win against the MLS academy Red Bulls and made it all the way to the National Premier League Final. These Players are listed below with their positions and college commitments: • Nicholas Bigilin, defender, University of Kentucky. • Joseph Escamilla, defender, Hobbart College. • Daniel Espinoza, midfield, Stony Brook University. • Francis Garces, defender, Buffalo State. • Stefan Gualano, midfield, Stony Brook University. • Anthony Marra, forward, Central Connecticut College. • Akeem Morris, forward, Stony Brook University. • Christian Nolasco, goalkeeper, West Point. • Kamil Pruzcko, forward, Siena College. • Mark Scelsa, goalkeeper, University of New Haven. • Matthew Scimemi, defender, LIU C.W. Post. • Brandon Silva, midfield, LIU C.W. Post.M ore BWG news The club was honored that on Mar. 5, the 2014 New York City Soccer Gala chose to recognize Ben Boehm, a long-time BWG contributor. After he was introduced by Bruce Beck of NBC Sports, Boehm received a standing ovation and then delivered a powerful speech. Ben Boehm Based in Queens, BWG is an elite US soccer club, and Boehm has been a large part of that success. “The most expensive toys will keep the cats busy for a little time, but if you give them a paper ball cats will play the entire day.” Boehm said. “There is no difference with the kids, just give them the ball and let them play soccer, because that is what they want to do.” Kristo—most recently third in the Grade 2 San Felipe Stakes, 13 1/2 lengths behind winner California Chrome, arrived at Aqueduct on Tuesday, Apr. 1, for the Wood Memorial, his first start outside California. Trainer John Sadler said the bay son of Distorted Humor worked well at Santa Anita on Sunday, covering six furlongs in 1:12 2/5. “In his last race, we changed his running style and took him back to a speed-favoring track and that probably was a mistake,” said Sadler of Kristo, who is 1-3-1 from five career starts. “He ran much better in the Grade 3 Sham Stakes before that second to Midnight Hawk and we think he deserves one more chance.” Kristo is looking to emulate the Wood success of California invaders such as I Want Revenge (2009), Bob and John (2006), Congaree (2001) and Fusaichi Pegasus (2000). Accompanying Kristo on the flight will be Grade 3 Bay Shore Stakes hopeful Kobe’s Back, who won the Grade 2 San Vincente by 5 1/4 lengths but then was seventh of eight after being rank early in the Grade 2 Rebel Stakes at Oaklawn Park. The California-based Sadler’s last graded stakes win in New York was the 1993 Bay Shore with Three Peat.M eanwhile, unbeaten Social Inclusion arrived at Aqueduct Racetrack at approximately 3 a.m. on Monday, Mar. 31, after departing Gulfstream Park by van on Sunday, according to a Tweet made by owner Ronald Sanchez. Social Inclusion, who is trained by Manuel Azpurua, settled in barn 4 at Aqueduct and is expected to gallop up to the Wood Memorial, which will be his first start away from Gulfstream and third overall. He won a six-furlong maiden race by 7 1/2 lengths on Feb. 22 and a 1 1/16-mile open allowance race by 10 lengths on Mar. 12. First race post time for Saturday’s 12-race card will be 1 p.m., with the Wood scheduled as race 10 with an approximate post time of 5:40 p.m. The winner of the Wood Memorial will earn $600,000 plus 100 points in the Kentucky Derby Championship Series qualifying system. The card includes the Grade 2 Gazelle Stakes for 3-year-old fillies and the Grade 1 Carter Handicap for older sprinters. SHARE YOUR TEAM’S BIG WINS WITH US! SEND IN YOUR SPORTS NEWS AND PHOTOS Email [email protected] Remember Our Deadline: Every Tuesday At Noon
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