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 JUNE 4, 2015 • times 51 St. John’s men’s baseball season ends in regional round 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 St. John’s baseball wins fourth straight game BWG SOCCER TEAMS WERE AT GLENRIDGE SPORTS 1-8:999. 2-Col. Ad Source Template 02. 3/3/15 5:21 PM BY BWG soccer IT AGAIN teams earn THIS tough WEEKEND wins over the weekend The Blau Weiss Gottschee (BWG) Girls U9 from either team scored in extra time so the game Blue team advanced to the NY State Cup final went to penalty kicks. The BWG girls made every following an exciting match against the Locust penalty kick, winning the penalties 4-1. In league Valley Bayville Falcons on May 30. In the final play on May 31, the Girls U9 Blue team defeated minute of the game, Mila Sadeghi scored the Farmingdale SC Elite 5-4, with Stefanie Stimpfl, Photo courtesy of Blau Weiss Gottschee tying goal, giving BWG a 1-1 draw. No players Emma Bromley and Anna Rooney contributing 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 Photo courtesy of BWG Zach Lauricella of the St. John’s Red Storm had two RBIs in St. John’s win over LIU Brooklyn. The 2003 Royals after their 4-3 double overtime win over Silver Lake. one goal each and Abby Jalocha contributing two. BWG 2003 Royals had a great game in the State Cup semifinals against Silver Lake from Staten Island. It was a close match, but BWG won 4-3 in double overtime. BY ANTHONY GIUDICE agiudice@ridgewoodtimes.com/ @A_GiudiceReport The St. John’s Red Storm saw their season come to an end on May 31 when they lost to the Arkansas Razorbacks, 4-3, in the finals of the Stillwater Regional bracket of the NCAA Tournament at Reynolds Stadium in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The Red Storm finish the season with an overall record of 41-16 as the Stillwater Regional finalists, Big East Tournament champions and Big East regular season champions. The game was a close contest throughout and Arkansas managed to score a run in the ninth inning to seal the victory and knock St. John’s out of the tournament. It was a scoreless game heading into the fifth inning, when the Razorbacks grabbed the lead. They led off the inning with back-to-back singles and a sacrifice bunt moved the runners to second and third base. Arkansas’ catcher, Tucker Pennell, hit a sacrifice fly, bringing in one run, and left fielder, Joseph Serrano added an RBI single to give the Razorbacks a 2-0 lead. Arkansas increased their lead to 3-0 in the top of the sixth when Tyler Spoon launched a solo home run off Red Storm relief pitcher Shawn Heide. St. John’s managed to get on the scoreboard with a two-run sixth inning. Center fielder Alex Caruso worked a leadoff walk and second baseman, Robert Wayman, reached base on a throwing error, but the ball soared into the dugout and Caruso was awarded home, while Wayman was given second. Michael Donadio then smacked an RBI single to right field, cutting the Razorbacks’ lead to 3-2. The Red Storm led off the seventh inning with a single from Jarred Mederos. He quickly stole second base and scored on an RBI single by Robbie Knighties to tie the game at three runs apiece. In the top of the ninth, Arkansas had runners on first and second before a sacrifice bunt moved the runners into scoring position. After an intentional walk loaded the bases, Serrano lined a one-out RBI single into left to give the Razorbacks a 4-3 lead. Arkansas’ closer, Zach Johnson, struck out the side in the bottom of the ninth for the save and the win. Wayman, Knightes and first baseman Matt Harris were each named to the Stillwater Regional All- Tournament Team at their respective positions after St. John’s was eliminated from tournament play. Photo courtesy St. John’s Athletics St. John’s coach, Ed Blankmeyer, during St. John’s run in the NCAA Tournament.
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