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RBVL Crowns 6 New Champs On An Hot Day At Beach
By Joe McGivney
     The Rockaway Beach Volleyball League concluded its 16th season on Saturday with an entire day of playoffs, crowning six different division champions by day’s end. The mood was festive but bittersweet as the RBVL ended the 2005 season and the joy of another terrific year was offset by the sadness tha
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Dodgers Win Sorrentino Little League
     The Sorrentino Recreation Center/ HealthPlus / Parks & Recreation /P.A.L. Little League Championship game was held Saturday, August 13, 2005 at Beach 17th Street, O’Donahue Park and was no less than great. The resiliency of the Dodgers, coached by Ray, rebounded from a 4 – 0 deficit to defeat G-Way ...
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Palmeiro Gets Mixed Response From Steroid Scandal
By Michael Avallone Sports Columnist
     When Rafael Palmeiro walked to the plate last Sunday for his first at-bat since he was suspended for a positive steroid test on August 1, the boos cascaded down like a summer thunderstorm
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New Champions Named At 2005 Rock Tourney
     Last week, the 5th annual Rock Tourney got under way and produced Rockaways top tennis players. Rockaway’s NYJTL/ RSA top 16 and under male player and champion is young Vince Tonolete. Pictured (L to R) Vince Tonolete, champion, David Penaranda, second place winner, Tristian Hoppie, third place winn
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Three Teams Win Titles At St. Francis Classic
     Three more champions have put on the Long Sleeve Tees. After numerous reschedules due to rain and other circumstances, Cross County Savings Bank won the Boys High School division in a hard fought battle over R Tyne Painting. Denis S. O’Connor pulled away from G&G Exterior Maintenance to grab the Boy
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DiMola Throws First Pitch
     The New York City-based health insurer Group Health Incorporated (GHI) has chosen a fifteen-year-old Belle Harbor boy who doesn’t let Hodgkins-Lymphoma keep him from living a full life. A loyal Mets fan, Stephen DiMola, will take the mound at 7:15 p.m. to throw the first pitch at the Mets-Phillies g
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Meminger Leads Odom Shooting Stars
By Elio Velez
     Kareem Meminger has a lot to be happy about even as the head coach saw his Lamar Odom Shooting Stars go down to defeat last week in the I.S. 8 playoffs. Though his team fell to the TK All Stars 60-54 in the quarterfinals, Meminger has had quite a summer. As the first year coach of the Shooting Stars
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Senall Returns To BCHS Sidelines
By Elio Velez-
     The job of a high school football coach in New York City can be pretty tough. When it comes to gathering a team full of youngsters and molding it into an effective and winning program, not many coaches are more experienced than Marty Senall.
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Baseball Clinic At Fort Tilden
     A baseball clinic for kids ages 7-14 will be held at Fort Tilden on August 22-26 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Matt Bunyan, who is currently playing baseball at Long Island University will be one of the coordinators for the clinic, which will teach the fundamentals of the game. Several coaches from NCAA Di
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MSGR McClancy Basketball Boys Camp A Success
     The 23rd Annual Monsignor McClancy High School Summer Basketball Day Camp For Boys (7-15 years old) held at the school on Monday, August 8 to Friday, August 12 proved to be a good time for the 85 boys who attended the camp.
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Ringgold Wrestles Championship Back To Rockaway
By Roseanne Honan
     Dozens of men and women flexed their muscles and proved their strength last Sunday on Beach 116 Street at the 28th Annual Queensboro Arm Wrestling Championship.
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Ringgold Wrestles Championship Back
     Sean Ringgold, posing with the left open weight class championship in 2003, won the MVP last Sunday afternoon.
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