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Stella Maris left Rockaway on a eight to nine hour trip to Canisius College last Friday morning just to play one game, which was the Catholic Class C State semifinal against Holy Angels the next day. More ... The Beach Channel Dolphins surprised the entire city with their first two PSAL playoff wins over higher ranked Harry Van Arsdale and DeWitt Clinton. More ... In the first minute of Bishop Kearney%27s game state catholic semifinals playoff game against Nardin Academy in Buffalo, the ref%27s whistle set the tone of the basketball game in the early minutes. More ... The unofficial start to the rugby season was last Saturday, with the now annual parade day ritualofmorning rugby followed by afternoon and evening fun. More ... The team competes in dojo and at outside locations on a regular basis. The district championships included team from New York City, Long Island, upstate and Connecticut. Over 200 athletes compete in KATA (Forms), Kumite (Sparring) and Kobido (weapons), as well as three man team events. Every team member medaled in at least one or more events. Sensei Bruce Hodes states that we are proud of our Rockaway presence at the Karate Tournament. Our Athletes not only do well, they represent Rockaway with respect and good sportsmanship. The team as shown: Front row (left row): Ryan Kohlbrecher, Samantha Kohlbrecha, Joshua Petit, Anastasia Vegas, Jack Brandes, John Scaccia, Michael Meyer, Reynaldo Acosta. Second row (left to right): Jacob Hunter, James Lopez, Michael Ramirez, Liam Ryan, Anthony Castellano, Deanna Patti, Katherine Kelly, Shannon Edinboro, Billy Perez, Madison Arrowood, Chris Dawkins, Shannon Barriteau, Rhassan Augustin, Tiyanna Ceballos, Samantha Scaccia, Abdullah Megid, Ymani Vega. Back Row (left to right): Sensei Mark Gumpal, Bruce Hodes, Cameron Douglin, Xavier Fleming, Emanuel McNeil, Melissa Julienne, Rhea Catwell, Gabriel Freyre, Sensei Samer. Camera Shy: Marybeth Dawson, Sean Charles, Kellianne O' Connor, Justin Pine, Emily Arikian, Tia Evelyn, Aiden Strongreen. Come and join the fun at World Champions Karate Center located at 112-20 Beach Channel Drive. More ... It%27s tough shopping for a Mercedes on a Chevrolet%27s budget, but somehow, someway Glen Sather was able to pull it off when he announced the acquisition of defenseman Sandis Ozolinsh from the Anaheim Mighty Ducks for a third round draft pick right before the NHL trade deadline at 3 p.m. on Thursda More ... The Blue Jays Baseball Organization will be holding its 5th annual exhibition for high school varsity and junior varsity teams near the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown on April 28-29-30 and May 13-14, 2006. More ... The Sorrentino Recreational Center 2006 Little League baseball season sign-in begins March 24 for boys and girls 12 and under. For more information, contact Stan Brown, sports director at 718-471-4818 or visit the Sorrentino Center at 1848 Cornaga Avenue. More ... The CYO Boys Basketball playoffs have now reached the Final Four. St. Francis will be well represented with three teams in this weekend%27s contests. The Pee Wee B%27s advanced with a hard fought win over the A%27s 36-29 as Peter Cashin and Eamon Gavigan scored 10 each and Ryan Schonfeld 8. Dennis B More ... The Peggy Boyle Memorial Basketball Tournament completed another successful run with Saturday%27s championship games at St. Francis de Sales. After two weeks of competition among teams from Queens, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Staten Island, and Long Island, five champions were crowned. The day began with t More ... When Ray Corrigan suffered a torn Achilles tendon in November of 2004, he wasn%27t sure if he could ever come back on the basketball court. But after a year of intense rehabilitation, Corrigan, who was the starting point guard for the Amherst Jeffs in their appearance at the NCAA Division III Final More ... Game 6 is a Serenade Films and Double Play Production in association with Vox3 Films and Shadowcatcher Entertainment. Starring Michael Keaton, Griffin Dunne, Ari Graynor, Shalom Harlow, Bebe Neuwirth, Catherine O%27Hara, and Robert Downey Jr. The film is produced by Amy Robinson, Griffin Dunne, Lesl More ... The New York Fire Department will present the "Help Our Hero%27s" Charity Boxing Show on Friday, April 21st at Christ the King High School in Middle Village. The charity boxing show will feature 12 schedule bouts matching members of the FDNY against the best amateur boxing talent form around the cou More ... The Lady Hornets AAU Girls basketball teams will hold tryouts for the upcoming spring and summer basketball season. More ... The Sorrentino Recreational Center are proud to announce that six boys and girls were Queens champions in the Who%27s the Man/Can She Hang One on One Citywide Basketball Tournament held at Lost Battalion Hall on March 11 and 12. More ... Artist Lynn Irena Jadamec came to Rockaway about a year ago and has been working on a group of oil paintings based on Rockaway scenes, primarily those of beach, ocean and the surfing community. "I am really inspired by the surf culture and the architecture of the Rockaways," she says. "I have been trying to capture their uniqueness and beauty." Pictured, Jadamec on her surfboard off the Rockaway Shore and a number of her Rockaway oils. Jadamec is a 1997 graduate of the University of Connecticut and the Lyme Academy of Fine Arts. She has earned a BA in Fine Arts and has been a student at the Art Students League in Manhattan. Her paintings can be seen at an exhibit at the Lyons Wier Gallery in Chelsea, 511 West 25 Street in Manhattan. They will be on view until mid-April. She also plans to join the Rockaway Artists Alliance and participate in their art shows. More ... |
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