for breaking news visit www.qns.com APRIL 28, 2016 • The CourieR SUN 51 sports Eleven year old hockey player becomes unexpected hero Rocco Lymberopoulous woke up on March 10 feeling under the weather and considered staying home from school. He ultimately decided that he would attend school anyway, and it was lucky that he did. Later that day during his school lunch period, one of his classmates began to choke. As the boy gasped for air, Rocco intervened and instinctively Photo courtesy of St. Margaret/Resurrection Flyers The St. Margaret/Resurrection Flyers showing off their medals after the outdoor season opening at Astoria Park St. Margaret/Resurrection Flyers open outdoor season By ANTHO NY GIU DICE for their long jump. Also receiving gold medals were agiudice@qns.com/@A_GiudiceReport senior boys John Ostling, Nicholas Catapano, Elias Mulligan and Michael Hubert for their amazing performance The St. Margaret/Resurrection Flyers opened in the 1,200-meter medley run. their outdoor season in Astoria Park by bringing home a multitude of medals. Novice girl Aileen Mitarotonda won the gold for her 200-meter race, while senior girl Zara McPartland grabbed the gold for her performance in the 400-meter run. Novice boys Conn Reilly, Anthony Pedicini, Kevin Isca and Gavin McMahon were also gold medal recipients for their 600-meter medley, along with novice boys Thomas Fischer and Milo Cedeno Gold wasn’t the only medal the Flyers brought back from Astoria. Novice girl Grace Finnegan received the silver medal in the 100-meter run, and bantam girls Lin Finnegan, Paulina Lisowski, Rosin Wrynn and Nora Olmo also took home silver for their 800-meter medley. Other silver medalists were junior girls, Shauna Hurson, Ella McPartland, Jayde Sabin and Bryanna Hurson, and bantam boys Sean Walsh, Sean Reilly, Josiah Boulet and Andrew Kelly for their 800-meter medley. While junior boys Owen Kelly, Stephen Heerey, Victor Ostling and Kacper Niepokoj captured second place for their 1,200-meter medley run. Senior girl Nina Allen and run and bantam boy Conor O’Leary won bronze for their performances in the 200-meter and 100-meter run, respectively. The Flyers also want to acknowledge their final medal winners: peewees Sadie Donahue, Kaylee Ruiz, Ciara Reilly and Nora Wrynn. Also novice girl Isadora Mulligan for her 100-meter run and bantam Athalia Mulligan for her 100-meter and novice boy Gavin Walsh for his 200-meter run. The coaches are equally impressed with all the runners that participated in this event. performed the Heimlich maneuver, saving his classmate’s life. Rocco’s College Point Roller Hockey League ensured that his courage and quick thinking would not be forgotten. On April 16, at the annual awards banquet, Rocco was bestowed the honor of MVP (Most Valuable Person) to which he received a standing ovation from a crowd of more than 300 people. In gold letters the award read, “For Going Above and Beyond the Game of Hockey.” When asked where he had learned the Heimlich in the first place, Rocco replied, “I saw it in Mrs. Doubtfire.”
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