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 JULY 2,16, 2015 2015 • •times TIMES 47 51 Cyclists compete at Red Bull Mini Drome race race pitted 32 fixie (fixed-gear bike) professionals head-to-head. In the individual competition, Red Bull Athlete and Florida fixie competitor Addison Zawada sped his way to the top and eked out a narrow victory over Bronx native Ryan Locascio by only .65 of a second. “I’m really proud to have had a significant hand in building the unique figure-eight track this year,” Zawada said. “It really means the world for me to have also have won the competition.” Local Bedford-Stuyvesant bike shop Deluxe Cycles, featuring riders Willis Johnson and Cooper Ray, won the team challenge in a tight race against New York City shop, Chari &Co. “I was too young for the first and only figure-eight that I know of,” Johnson said. “To win this is perfect because I can pay homage to the original.” 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 [email protected] @A_GiudiceReport The fastest athletes on two wheels faced intense competition on a rare figure-eight mini velodrome racetrack in front of hundreds of spectators at the Red Bull Mini Drome Race held at 56-70 58th St. in Maspeth on June 19. Competitors raced around the track at the venue — a former dance hall that has been used as a creative art space for the past two decades — to test their speed, skills and tolerance for risk, as riders hit curves at a 45 degree angle on the rarely seen figureeight track to see which athlete and team could post the fastest time. The competition was divided into two sections: teams and Red Bull Mini Drome All-Stars, which mostly consisted of previous years’ competitors. The eight fastest teams competed in their own bracket and the All-Star 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 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. Photo courtesy M&C Saatchi Sports and Entertainment The winners of the Red Bull Mini Drome Race held in Maspeth on Friday, June 19. Flyers celebrate record-breaking season BY ANTHONY GIUDICE [email protected] @A_GiudiceReport During their end-of-season celebration, the St. Margaret’s/Resurrection Flyers presented special plaques to runners, including those who broke records this season. Senior girl Karolina Niepokoj received a special plaque to commemorate her record-breaking performance in the 800-meter run this year. Also receiving special plaques were novice boys Josiah Boulet, Kevin Isca, Unai Higgins and Andrew Kelly for setting a new record in the 600-meter medley relay earlier in the season. For winning the Diocesan Championship in the indoor 600-meter medley relay, novice boys Josiah Boulet, Kevin Isca, Unai Higgins and Andrew Kelly won a special plaque and sweatshirt. Also winning were senior boy Luc Cathersal and junior girl Ainara Higgins for the indoor long jump. The Diocesan champs for the indoor 800-meter race were senior girl Karolina Niepokoj and her bantam brother Kacper Niepokoj and junior girl Zara McPartland. For the indoor 400-meter run, junior boy Michael Hubert won the Diocesan and was awarded with the plague and sweatshirt as well. For the outdoor season, bantam boy Ricky Hubert, junior girl Zara Mcpartland and senior girl Karolina Niepokoj earned their plaques and sweatshirts for their performance in the 800-meter run. Winning the Diocesan for the outdoor long jump were senior boy Luc Cathersal and senior girl Ainara Higgins. Other winners during the outdoor season were novice boy Andrew Kelly in the 400-meter run and novice girl Olaia Higgins for the 100-meter dash. Two of the Flyers’ relay teams won the Diocesan Championship this year. First was junior/senior girls 400-meter medley relay team consisting of Nina Allen and sisters Shauna and Rebecca Hurson. The second outdoor Diocesan champion relay team runners were junior/senior boys Johnny Ostling, John Boger and Owen Kelly for the 400- meter medley race. In addition to the plaques and sweatshirts being awarded, special coaches’ awards were presented to outstanding runners during the season. The Super Spirit trophies were given to novice girl Aileen Mitrarotonda and bantam boy Victor Ostling. The Terrific Teammate awards went to novice girl Olaia Higgins and junior boy Owen Kelly. The Excellent Effort trophies went to junior girl Lili Cathersal and novice boy Unai Higgins. The Fantastic Flyer awards went to senior girl Ainara Higgins and senior boy Johnny Ostling. The award for most valuable runner went to senior girl Karolina Niepokoj. The Flyers will be back for a new season on Saturday, Sept. 12, at the track at Juniper Valley Park. Photo courtesy St. Margaret’s/Resurrection Flyers The St. Margaret’s/Resurrection Flyers celebrating after one of their victories this season.
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