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 [email protected]/@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 for BREAKING breaking NEWS news VISIT visit www.www.timesnewsweekly.timesnewsweekly.com com APRIL JUNE 25,16, 2015 2015 •• times TIMES 47 51 Local reporter challenges Queens 10K cool.” Running around this landmark-filled green space is like a trip to a museum, and this year competitors raced through a transforming park. We passed the expanding Billie Jean King National Tennis Center and enormous cranes roofing Arthur Ashe Stadium. We saw the New York State Pavilion, which is being rehabilitated, and curved around Meadow Lake, which is being restored. Then there’s Citi Field, where the New York Mets have been rebuilding for some time, and towards the end, we wrapped around the revitalized Queens Museum, and passed by the Unisphere — the “World’s Borough’s” symbol — before coming to the finish line. It is undoubtedly a fun race that showcases much of what the borough has to offer, but the truth is the Queens 10K can still do more to accentuate Queens. Those familiar with Queens know its famous structures well, but for foreigners of the borough, if some signage existed along the course maybe it would help runners develop further interest in them. And while the Queens 10K serves as the borough’s representative in the Five- Borough Series, I found it weird that Queens 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 LIAM LA GUERRE [email protected] @LiamLaGuerre A challenge of speed this was not. I quickly realized the New York Road Runners (NYRR) Queens 10K would have talented, serious marathoners when about 9,000 runners gathered at Flushing Meadows Corona Park on June 21 despite a night of rain and threatening gray skies above. Thankfully the forecasted showers held off, but my finish time of 48:52 shouldn’t be considered fast when the male first-place finisher Ayele Megersa Feisa clocked in at 30:14 minutes and female winner Etaferahu Temesgen finished at 33:16. I ran in part to see if the NYRR met its self-regulated goal to produce a race that promotes and represents the borough. And kudos to NYRR for keeping the 6.2-mile race in Flushing Meadows for more than two decades as it highlights many of Queens’ jewels on the course. “The park has so many beautiful iconic structures,” said Peter Ciaccia, NYRR’s president, events and TCS New York City Marathon race director. “To go through the whole course and see the museum, see the Unisphere, run past Citi Field, it’s pretty St. John’s baseball wins fourth straight game BWG SOCCER TEAMS WERE AT Several BWG soccer teams bring home championships BY ANTHONY GIUDICE [email protected]/@A_ GiudiceReport It was a successful weekend for all of the Blau Weiss Gottschee (BWG) teams that took the pitch, with some teams capturing championships, while others fell just short. The BWG U11 Girls took first place at the North Rockland Soccer Association GLENRIDGE SPORTS 1-8:999. 2-Col. Ad Source Template 02. 3/3/15 5:21 PM BY Father’s Day Cup. To capture first place, the girls beat the North Rockland Rebels 2-1, Greenburgh United 7-0, Larchmont White Eagles 4-0 and tied against WSSL Red Bulls 0-0. The BWG U15 Pre-Academy team won the Northeast Pre-Academy Championship with a 2-0 victory over PDA. The boys will now travel to the national tournament in July. The U12 IT AGAIN THIS WEEKEND Photo courtesy of Blau Weiss Gottschee The BWG Girls 98 Blue team celebrates winning the 2015 NYC College Showcase Tournament. BY ANTHONY GIUDICE [email protected] @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 [email protected]/@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. team won the Cosmopolitan Junior Soccer League (CJSL) City Cup while playing in an older division. The U13 team lost their semifinal game against the Cedar Stars. The BWG U13 Girls went undefeated in the Long Island Junior Soccer League to win the D3 championship and took second place in the CJSL City Cup. The BWG 2000 Blue team won the Eastern New York Championship by beating GJOA in the finals 1-0. The U13 Girls team failed to win their championship, as they lost in the city final. The Girls U9 Blue ended their season with a 6-2 win over Merrick. They finished in second place in their New York Club Soccer League division, with only one loss on the season. Photo courtesy Blau Weiss Gottschee Soccer Club The BWG U11 Girls after winning the North Rockland Soccer Association Father’s Day Cup last weekend. — the largest borough by land mass — has the shortest race. I was told for logistical reasons it wouldn’t be a good idea to expand the race in Flushing Meadows. But because it is smaller it is viewed as an easier event for some running clubs. I had one problem with the actually course road itself: there were crater-size pot holes around the Meadow Lake section that we had to hop and dodge. The Parks Department should take care of that before next year’s event. The 7 train’s reputation for being shoddy was witnessed by many runners though. The Flushing-bound line had delays that prevented some runners from getting to the starting line on time. This isn’t helpful to promote the race or the borough. While the NYRR is not at fault, it did acknowledge the problem and is trying to appease affected runners. Recognizing that the race could use a tune-up, next year the NYRR will turn to local runners to find ways to add even more Queens spirit to the event. “There are a couple of running clubs out here in Queens that are interested in showcasing the borough more,” Ciaccia said, “so I want to work with them over the course of this year and see what tweaks they are interested in.” It is undoubtedly a fun race that showcases much of what the borough has to offer, but the truth is the Queens 10K can still do more to accentuate Queens. Photos courtesy NYRR Queens Courier reporter Liam La Guerre
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