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By Michael Avallone Sports Columnist What is a “true Yankee” anyway? Is there a jury of fans or players that decides whether or not a certain player is worthy of “induction” in this exclusive club? Maybe you have to be a classy player like Don Mattingly? Well, Mickey Mantle and Babe Ruth didn’t exactly abide by the rules, yet one is th More ...
By Joe McDonald Sports Columnist BRONX, NY –I never thought it would happen. Three weeks ago, I bet my friend on the Subway Series. The loser had to take the winner to a game of the winner’s choice and wear the hat of the winner’s team at that game. Had I won, my friend would have had to take me to a Mets game with and root f More ... Baseball Fans Will Attend New Stadium Palaces Soon By Michael Avallone Sports Columnist One is more than 80 years old while the other is entering its 41 More ... Rockapulco Summer Series Each week, the Rockapulco Summer Series will dedicate runs to individuals of high esteem in the running community. ¼ mile, mile and 5 K runs on the boardwalk at Beach 95 Street are open to all people of all ages. The runs start at 7 p.m. with The Jim Kearney Run taking place on Thursday, June 23. Th More ...
By Elio Velez A record attendance of 9,303 at Keyspan Park last Tuesday watched the Brooklyn Cyclones win 10-7 over Staten Island on opening day in Brooklyn. More ... Rockaway Represents Outback The Outback Steakhouse Empire High School All Star Football Game on June 30 at Hofstra University will have a Rockaway presence. An all star team from New York City will play against Long Island at 7:30 p.m. More ... Far Rockaway H.S. Hosts Big Apple Summer Games By Elio Velez Far Rockaway High School will once again host the 2005 Big Apple Games, which are open for all boys and girls from 13 to 19 years old. The festivities start on Tuesday, July 5 at 821 Bay 25 Street. More ...
Saturday, June 18th brought together hundreds of the Islands best youth lacrosse players at the 2005 Long Island Lacrosse Jamboree held at Farmingdale State University. Thousands of players, fans and family turned out for this event, even Seamus Kirk (Rockaway Urban Patriots) who was caught here cal... More ... Hammon Leads The Way At Point For New York Liberty By Joe McDonald Sports Columnist TARRYTOWN, NY – At 5’6”, New York Liberty point guard Becky Hammon can be considered undersized, even for the WNBA. More ... Fullum Biathlon Run The First Annual Breezy Point Biathlon on July 9 will raise funds for the family of Mary Ellen Fullum, who died of cancer and leaves three young children. The biathlon will be a 1.5 mile run, a 3 mile bike run and a .35 mile run will take place at the Sugarbowl in Breezy Point starting at 10 a.m. Th More ... BCAC Basketball Registration Broad Channel Athletic Club Summer Basketball FINAL Registration on Saturday June 25, 2005 at BCAC Memorial Field at 1st rd. and Crossbay Blvd. From 10:00am to 12:00pm. More ...
By Elio Velez Beach Channel High School Crew Team recently completed a banner season. Winning 12 gold medals, the only crew team in New York City had its most successful season in their 30+ year history. More ...
The Rockaway Little Major Girls softball game of 6/11/2005 pitted Caiazzo Plumbing against Laurence Pump for an early Saturday morning game. The girls of Laurence Pump arrived at the game somewhat nervous, as three experienced players; Annette Scotto, Erin Tacopina and Taylor Conroy, were excused fo More ...
By Bill Dunn Under a blistering Sunday afternoon sun the St. Francis Bantam Girls utilized a combination of a relentless offense and a stalwart defense to win the CYO Spring Bantam Championship by defeating a proud St. Thomas More team 3-0. More ...
For the second year in a row SFDS girls were victorious in the Spring Soccer Championship. There record going into there final game was 6-0. The girls played with enthusiasm and confidence to win 4-2 against Heart. The winning team consists of: Jenna Hoffman, Briana Hart, Marissa Scotto, Megan Roche More ...
The Rockaway Sports Association recently presented Wave Sports Editor Elio Velez an award for his “journalistic work and support to the Rockaway Sports Association (R.S.A) over the years.” In presenting the award, Coach Greg Carter said, “Velez’s coverage of local youth sports is truly immeasurable ... More ... |
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