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Midwood High School girls' varsity basketball player Michelle Cashen remembers the day three years ago when she was riding the Q35 bus from Brooklyn back to Rockaway. Along with her friend and teammate Megan McKenna, the then sophomore was riding home from a pre-season practice when she noticed one of her new teammates hop on the bus. More ... Strike up the marching band and play the victory song because the Far Rockaway Seahorses are in the win column. Head men's basketball coach Chris Frazier can smile and breathe a sigh of relief as his winless Seahorses broke that strong with an inspiring 72-71 overtime victory against the Richmond Hill Lions last Wednesday afternoon. More ... The 2006-2007 Beach Channel Dolphins have performed well this year but they can sometimes make things difficult for themselves. Down 15 points in the third quarter to William C. Bryant, the Dolphins scratched and clawed their way back from the brink. They capped a comeback as Devon Saxon's offensive rebound and layup with 1. More ... NEW YORK - He doesn't get it. No, not why the Rangers 2-1 loss to Toronto on Wednesday. Brendan Shanahan just doesn't understand why the referees have it out for Jaromir Jagr. And he let the press know about that after the game. "I don't know what the deal is," he said. More ... The Broad Channel Athletic Club will celebrate the 2006 football campaign with the Shamrock Football Awards Brunch. All football players, parents and friends are invited to attend the festivities on Sunday, February 11th at 11:00 a.m. at the Knights of Columbus on Beach 90 Street between Rockaway Freeway and Beach Channel Drive. More ... Last Sunday, the Molloy Girl's Swim team closed out another successful dual meet season. The team once again went undefeated in Brooklyn- Queens competition. The next step for the girl's is to defend their GCHSAA City Championship title. More ... The NYCHA, (New York City Housing Authority) lacrosse program are currently participating in the Farmingdale Fall/Winter League. The youngsters are performing quite well and holding their own in our second season in the league. NYCHA are going up against arguably the best of the best youth (Long Island) lacrosse players in the United States. More ... "A mythical bird that never dies, the phoenix flies far ahead to the front, always scanning the landscape and distant space. It represents our capacity for vision, for collecting sensory information about our environment and the events unfolding within it. The phoenix, with its great beauty, creates intense excitement and deathless inspiration. More ... Kerri (The Rockaway Glider) Gallagher from Belle Harbor qualified this past weekend to race in the women's Colgate Championship that will be held in Madison Square Garden. More ... This spring, the Brooklyn Cyclones will be donating hundreds of uniforms to youth baseball players throughout the New York area. The uniforms will consist of jerseys and caps, bearing the team's name and logo, giving kids a chance to truly "play for the Cyclones. More ... The former stars of the powerful Soviet Union and Russia hockey teams from the 1970's and 1980's gathered at the Aviator Sports Recreational Complex last Sunday afternoon as they were honored for their legendary on-ice performances. Dignitaries from the Russian Consulate in New York City gathered to drop the puck before the start of the game. All Photos By Peter Borriello. More ... The Girls Diocesan playoffs began this weekend with St. Francis getting off to a fine start. The Intermediates turned in their finest performance of the season, running out to a 17-0 lead en route to a 43-10 win over St. Gabriel. It was a total team effort and the team will next face Our Lady of Lourdes this Sunday at 4PM at OLPH. More ... Stella Maris'Varsity basketball team continues to learn lessons the hard way. But they are learning and improving as they go. Most times. The Lady Flippers dropped their second league game to St. Saviour, 46-32. Once again, multiple mental lapses plus a worthy opponent combined with a smaller court doomed the young squad. More ... |
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