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High School Update: Crew Finishes Strong
By Elio Velez
     It’s as if the Beach Channel Crew team is in the movie Groundhog Day. As they arrived in Saratoga to compete in the New York State Championships on May 8, the Dolphins always encounter the same reoccurring instances eveytime they travel to a regatta.
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Rockaway Little League Celebrates Its 50th Anniversary
By Marty Andresen
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From The Stands
By Brendan Brosh
     The Angels and Cubs are hurting. As two of the best teams in baseball, it is remarkable how much talent is currently on their disabled lists. What’s even more astonishing is that neither team has given in, and both continue to win.
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1000 Rockaway Students Use Tennis To Say No To Violence
     Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown, United States Tennis Association Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer Lee Hamilton and the New York Junior Tennis League hosted 1,000 Far Rockaway public school students at the USTA’s National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queen...
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Golf Tournament Raises $100,000 to Support Hospital
     The Development Board of St. John’s Episcopal Hospital, South Shore, recently held its 10th Annual Invitational Golf Tournament at the Woodmere Club, raising $100,000 for its cardiac, emergency, intensive and surgical care services.
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St. Francis Fights Hard in Soccer Defeat
     The 6th grade St. Francis de Sales 2 soccer team played their last CYO spring soccer game on Saturday 5/22/03. Although losing in the finals against St.
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Cyclones Appoint Tijerina As New Manager
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Henrick’s Surf Update: Surf’s Up in Rockaway
By Henrick Karoliszyn
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Irish Ropes Boxing Club
     The Irish Ropes New York Boxing Club, a non-profit company, located on 72-34 Burchell Avenue, has officially been opened to the public for anyone over the age of eight-years-old.
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Rockaway Watchdogs Football
     A brand new men’s tackle football team The Far Rockaway Watchdogs, a semi-pro football team, will hold their first player registration event on Friday May 28 at 7 p.m.
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Papa’s Pizza Girls Give It Their All
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Rockaway Volleyball Hits the Beach For Season Opener
By John Sica
     On a cold winter’s night in Riis Park, the Rockaway Beach Volleyball League got off to a surprisingly active start as hundreds of players elected to set up the nets and play despite the frigid temperatures.
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Kearney Tigers Camp
     Bishop Kearney High School will host the Little Tigers Basketball Camp. Each day, the girls will practice the basics of the game, as well as competing in actual games and contests that measure those skills.
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St. Rose of Lima Invites All To Golf Event
     Attention all golfers!  You are invited to the Lawrence Village Country club course on Monday, June 21 for the first annual Saint Rose of Lima golf outing.
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Ten Star Registration
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Rockapulco Summer Run Series
     The Rockapulco Summer Series will take place with 1/4, 1 mile and 5 K runs on the boardwalk at Beach 95 Street, which will be open to people of all ages.
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Xavier High School Seeks New Sports Coaches
     Xavier High School in Manhattan, long a destination to many Rockaway boys, is actively seeking coaches for several spots for this fall. Athletic Director John Burpoe says Xavier is seeking to fill vacancies in Hockey (Head coach); Baseball (Freshmen and JV): Football (Asst.
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District 27 Schoolyard Tennis Champions
     Student/Athletes from various schools in the Rockaways and the mainland competed in the District 27 School-yard Tennis Program (STP) yesterday at Beach Channel High School.
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FDNY Vs. NYPD Battle
     Firefighters and police officers will battle it out in the boxing ring on Friday June 4 at 7:30 p.m. at Keyspan Park in Coney Island. The NYPD and FDNY will gather to celebrate the 90th Anniversary of the Police Athletic League.
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