8f6or Tbhree QaUkeineNgS n CeowUsr iveirs i•t a wpwriwl 9.t,i m20e1s5n e w s w e e k l y . c o m f o r b r e a k i n g n e w s v iAsPitR IwL w9w, 2.q0u1e5e n•s c otuimrieers.c o 5m1 sports Argonauts finish second in NY State Federation Tournament bY antHonY giUDiCe agiudice@ridgewoodtimes.com/@A_GiudiceReport After winning the B Division City Championship in the Public School Athletic League (PSAL), the Maspeth High School boys varsity basketball team followed up that performance with a second-place showing in the New York State Federation Class B Tournament. In their first tournament game, Maspeth faced off against a tough Dwight School Lions team in the SEFCU Arena at the University of Albany. The Argonauts didn’t get off to a promising start, falling behind 10-2 in the opening minutes. At the beginning of the second quarter, Maspeth put together a 10-2 run to tie the game at 12. The Lions quickly took back control of the game, scoring 18 points in just over four minutes. Dwight held a commanding 35-19 lead heading into the half. The Argonauts had a tough task ahead of them but were more than up for the challenge. They chipped away at Dwight’s lead during the third and fourth quarters and with two minutes remaining in the game, the Argonauts trailed by only one point, 47-46. Maspeth’s Paolo Tamer hit a layup with 1:30 left, giving the Argonauts a 48-47 lead. Matthew Nickel followed that up with a 3-pointer, putting Maspeth up 51-47. Dwight’s Dajuan Piper then hit a layup and was fouled. He scored the free throw and brought the Lions to within one point of the Argonauts with 30 seconds remaining in the game. Maspeth missed two free throws, giving the Lions one final chance, but Dwight missed a short jumper at the buzzer to cement the Argonauts’ comeback victory, 51-50, sending them to the finals of the tournament. In the finals, Maspeth faced off against Park School, although their fate would not be the same. FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.timesnewsweekly.com APRIL 16, 2015 • TIMES 51 for breaking news visit www.timesnewsweekly.com MAY 28, 2015 • times 51 Elmhurst girls impress at first-ever NYRR Kids Boardwalk Run The Maspeth High School Argonauts after the NY State Federation Tournament. The Park School Pioneers jumped all over the Argonauts from the tip off, leading 18-10 after the first and 35-24 at the half. The Pioneers put together a 15-0 run during the third quarter and led 50-29 heading into the fourth quarter. The game ended with the Pioneers victorious, 71-50, dashing the Argonauts’ dreams of a state championship. Photo courtesy Maspeth High School 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. St. John’s baseball wins fourth straight game BWG teams compete in Memorial Day tourneys BWG SOCCER TEAMS WERE AT GLENRIDGE SPORTS 1-8:999. 2-Col. Ad Source Template 02. 3/3/15 5:21 PM BY 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 IT AGAIN THIS WEEKEND Photo courtesy of Blau Weiss Gottschee 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 The BWG Girls 98 Blue team celebrates winning the 2015 NYC College Showcase Tournament. BY ANTHONY GIUDICE agiudice@ridgewoodtimes.com @A_GiudiceReport Many of the Blau Weiss Gottschee soccer teams took the pitch this weekend seeking victory. The biggest story for the BWG teams was the BWG Girls 98 Blue team winning the 2015 NYC College Showcase Tournament. They defeated the Bridgeport Premier team 1-0 in the fi nals of the tournament. The BWG Blue U8 team played a very good game and beat Vera Soccer Club 6-2 in their second game of the Cosmopolitan Junior Soccer League’s (CJSL) A Division. In the same division, the BWG Royals were victorious 1-0 against Korabi SC. The BWG U9 White team played two games over the weekend, but failed to win either game. BWG fell 1-2 against FC Select Orange and lost 5-0 against Chelsea Piers. In the second game of the young CJSL season, the BWG 2004 White lost to the Manhattan Kickers 2004 by a score of 3-8. The BWG pre-academy 2002 teams played over the weekend as well with mixed results. The BWG 2002 White team won their game against Oakwood, 6-5. The BWG 2002 Blue team tied both of their contests, 4-4 against NYSC and 1-1 against Albertson “It was a tough game for us as the five starters on that team were all over 6 foot 2 inches,” Maspeth coach Anastasia Bitis said. “Our team never gave up even after being down by 20-plus points.” The Argonauts are looking forward to next year to defend their PSAL title and possibly bringing home the state championship. ST. JOHN’S BASEBALL WINS FOURTH STRAIGHT GAME bY antHonY giUDiCe agiudice@ridgewoodtimes. com/@A_GiudiceReport After sweeping a weekend road series in Indiana against Big East Conference foe Butler, St. John’s Red Storm traveled to Brooklyn to defeat the LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds, 6-3. The scoring opened up in the third inning when the Red Storm’s Michael Donadio tripled to center field with one out in the inning. Zach Lauricella followed that with an RBI groundout to put St. John’s up 1-0. The Blackbirds answered right back, scoring three runs in the bottom WWW.GLENRIDGEORTHODONTIST.COM Est. 1976 FREE* Consultation and Exam Medicaid Approved Diplomate, American Board of Orthodontics of the third. St. John’s starter, Joey Christopher, gave up a two-out walk and was lifted from the game. Alex Katz came in for relief, but promptly walked the next two batters to load the bases. LIU Brooklyn wasted little time making St. John’s pay, as first baseman Mark Hernandez doubled to center, driving in three runs, giving them a 3-1 lead. St. John’s began chipping away at the Blackbirds’ lead in the fourth inning when second baseman Ty Blankmeyer reached on an error to score Troy Dixon, cutting LIU Brooklyn’s lead to 3-2. In the following frame, St. John’s tied the game at 3 when Jarred Mederos hit an RBI double into right field. The Red Storm retook the lead in the seventh inning when Donadio lined a hard RBI single up the middle, scoring Alex Caruso who reached base on an infield single and moved to second on a wild pitch. With the score 4-3, St. John’s added two more runs in the top of the ninth to increase their lead to 6-3. This was the Red Storm’s fourth consecutive victory, bringing them to a 16-10 overall record. Photo courtesy of St. John’s Athletics Zach Lauricella of the St. John’s Red Storm had two RBIs in St. John’s win over LIU Brooklyn. ORTHODONTICS 65-34 Myrtle Ave., Glendale, NY 11385 Most Insurance Accepted As Partial or Full Payment 1-718-381-2965 1-718-386-8728 ©Times Newsweekly 2015-GLENRIDGE WWW.GLENRIDGEORTHODONTIST.COM Vincent J. Bilello, D.D.S., ABO Diplomate, Specialists in Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics ANTHONY GIUDICE agiudice@ridgewoodtimes.com/@A_ GiudiceReport After sweeping a weekend road series in Indiana against Big East Conference foe Butler, St. John’s Red Storm traveled to Brooklyn to defeat the LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds, 6-3. The scoring opened up in the third inning when the Red Storm’s Michael Donadio tripled to center field with one out in the inning. Zach Lauricella followed that with an RBI groundout to put St. John’s up 1-0. The Blackbirds answered right back, scoring three runs in the bottom of the third. St. John’s starter, Joey Christopher, gave up a two-out walk and was lifted from the game. Alex Katz came in for relief, but promptly walked the next two batters to load the bases. LIU Brooklyn wasted little time making St. John’s pay, as first baseman Mark Hernandez doubled to center, driving in three runs, giving them a 3-1 lead. St. John’s began chipping away at the Blackbirds’ lead in the fourth inning when second baseman Ty Blankmeyer reached on an error to score Troy Dixon, cutting LIU Brooklyn’s lead to 3-2. In the following frame, St. John’s tied the game at 3 when Jarred Mederos hit an RBI double into right field. The Red Storm retook the lead in the seventh inning when Donadio lined a hard RBI single up the middle, scoring Alex Caruso who reached base on an infield single and moved to second on a wild pitch. With the score 4-3, St. John’s added two more runs in the top of the ninth to increase their lead to 6-3. This was the Red Storm’s fourth consecutive victory, bringing them to a 16-10 overall record. St. John’s next game is April 8, as they host Columbia at 3:30 p.m. Photo courtesy of St. John’s Athletics Zach Lauricella of the St. John’s Red Storm had two RBIs in St. John’s win over LIU Brooklyn. 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. Photo courtesy NYRR Pictured from left to right: second-place winner Skyi Velasco, first-place winner Julianne Yotov and third-place winner Kallie Sanchez.
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