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BCHS Surprises Grand Street Campus
By Elio Velez
      Beach Channel's inaugural home game in the PSAL 'A' Baseball Division on Monday went something like this. The cold, windy winds were howling from Jamaica Bay, the field was a hard surface which contained no grass and they could not have chosen a more formidable opponent to begin the ...
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Telford Lays The Building Blocks At Far Rockaway
By Elio Velez
      There are facts that can't be discounted or dismissed in sports. One such fact is that winning is a byproduct of hard work. It's that simple fact that Tom Telford took from his stay as a junior varsity coach and varsity assistant coach at James Monroe Campus High School.
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Rockaway Ravens Hold Football/Soccer Registration
     The Rockaway Ravens Sports club will host another year of youth football and soccer. The Ravens will begin registration for boys and girls youth soccer/football at PS/MS 43 at 160 Beach 29th Street in Far Rockaway on Friday March 30 and Monday, April 9 to April 13. The Ravens are calling on all kids...
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Shevlin Guides Mary Louis To State Federation Title Win
By Elio Velez
      The quiet and mostly empty Glens Falls Civic Center Arena Saturday morning did not seem like the most perfect setting to hold the New York state Federation Class 'A' Girls Tournament Championship. But point guard Casey Shevlin was not going to allow her Mary Louis Academy to wither in...
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Girls Tennis Preview: Changes In Store For BCHS
By Elio Velez
      Qualifying for two back-to-back PSAL tennis semifinal appearances felt wonderful for Beach Channel Lady Dolphins head coach Clare Cohen. But as Cohen starts a new campaign, she knows that there were going to have to be changes. Those successful girls' tennis teams in the past were f...
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BCHS Tennis Looks For Brighter Spring Success
By Elio Velez
      John Sullivan remembered a story last year when the head coach of the Beach Channel Dolphins arrived at Cardozo High School for a boys' tennis match. When the Dolphins arrived, Sullivan said that his whole team watched each Cardozo player practice with at least 10 tennis racks for eve...
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DiPietro Injuries May Crash Islanders Playoff Dream
By Brian Bohl
      UNIONDALE, NY- Suddenly, all the good publicity generated by the Ryan Smyth trade-deadline acquisition would be negated. Alexei Yashin's offense emergence was rendered a mere afterthought. A surprisingly successful Islanders' season was about to come to a disappointing end without a ...
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With One Week Left, Blueshirts Control Their Destiny
By Joe McDonald Sports Columnist It couldn't last forever.
      After a week where goalie Henrik Lundqvist was almost perfect and earned the NHL's First Star Honors, the Ranger netminder hit a roadblock in Montreal. The Canadiens scored four goals against him in less than two periods and the Rangers went onto to lose 6-4.
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Court Dreams: Knicks' Present Gives Glimpse Of Bright Future
By John J. Buro
      At the moment, the postseason picture in the NBA's Eastern Conference is still a blur. Any one of four teams could qualify. With three weeks remaining, that scenario will take a while to play out. In the interim, it is a good time to just rip a few months off the calendar, and clos...
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Pepper Steppers Take Top Double-Dutch Honors
      Stan's Pepper Steppers, the doubledutch team representing the Sorrentino Recreational Center, won top honors at the Families United Double- Dutch Competition held on March 24 at St. Peter Claver Church in Brooklyn. Teams representing New York City, New Jersey and Long Island participated in the ev...
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Smiles All Around For St.Francis CYO Boys
     The St. Francis De Sales Fourth Grade players and coaches hoist their CYO trophies on Sunday, March 18. The 4th grade team was crowned the CYO champions to complete the winter basketball season.
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Graybeards Take On Harlem MagicMasters AT SFDS
      The GrayBeards basketball team will take on the Harlem MagicMasters at St. Francis De Sales Gymnasium on April 21. Tickets for the event are $10 each and doors will open at 1 p.m. as the game is scheduled for 2 p.m. St. Francis' gymnasium is located at 219 Beach 129 Street in Belle Harbor.
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Sorrentino LL Baseball
      Center 2007 Little League Baseball season sign-up began March 16 for boys and girls 12 and under. For more information contact Stan Brown, Sports Director or Bernard Robinson, Center Manager at 718- 471-4818 or visit the Sorrentino Recreational Center at 1848 Cornaga Avenue.
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