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Bayside swim remains undefeated
PHOTOS BY ROBERT COLE
Bayside High School and and Far Rockaway
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Educational Campus each gave their best eff ort
in the PSAL Swim Dual Meet held at Bayside
High School Pool, with the Commodores narrowly
defeating the visiting Sea Horses 37-34.
Bayside improved to 7-0 with the victory,
while Far Rockaway fell to 0-7 with the loss.
Th e two teams previously went head-tohead
in December, when Bayside cruised
to a 37-27 victory.
Matthew Jones swims in the freestyle event during the PSAL
Swim Dual Meet between Bayside and Far Rockaway.
Queens wrestlers battle in Mayor’s Cup
PHOTOS BY ROBERT COLE
A total of 47 schools, including several
from Queens, competed in the 2019
NYC Mayor’s Cup Cliff Keen Wrestling
Cardozo’s Ashtin Reich shakes hands with his opponent, Elias
Romero, after his consolation round victory during the 2019 Cliff
Keen Mayor’s Cup Wrestling Tournament at York College.
Bayside’s Omar Afi fi swims builds some momentum in the backstroke
event.
Edison’s Redwan Aurpon looks for some advice from his coach.
Jason Arevalo pops up for air between strokes in the breaststroke
event.
Forest Hills’ Benjamin Abramov lifts his opponent, Bryan Zen
from Seward Park, off the mat.
Championships, which featured some of
the best wrestlers from the Catholic High
School Athletic Association (CHSAA), the
Public Schools Athletic League (PSAL),
and the New York State Association of
Independent Schools (NYSAIS) competing
for the title of “Best In Th e City.”
Among the top Queens fi nishers were
Cardozo High School — which fi nished 15th
with 40.5 points — Forest Hills High School
(18th, with 31.5 points), and Maspeth High
School (23rd, with 23.5 points).
Tottenville defended its 2018 crown
with 187 points, fi nishing 10 points ahead
of second place Monsignor Farrell.
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