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BCHS Wins Peninsula Bragging Rights
By Elio Velez
      Turran Rhodes arrived on the Beach Channel football team patiently waiting for his opportunity. The sophomore was not on the top of the runningback depth chart to begin the season but he felt his time would come sooner or later.
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NYPD,FDNY Duke It Out In Battle Of The Badges
      The New York City Fire Department and the New York Police Department will battle in the ring for supremacy. The boxing ring that is as the N.Y.P.D. Fighting Finest put on the gloves to take on the rival F.D.N.Y. Bravest Boxing on Friday, November 16 at Aviator Sports Complex in Brooklyn.
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Dolphins Leap Hurdle To Advance To PSAL Soccer Semifinals
By Elio Velez
      The boys' soccer players at Beach Channel have gotten accustomed to experiencing heartbreak. Though the Dolphins made the quarterfinals in 2005 and 2006, they've been bounced and eliminated in heartbreaking overtime losses that would have knocked the confidence out of any team.
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It's Time For BCAC Shamrock Playoff Football
      . The BCAC Shamrock Football regular season is over and all teams are preparing for a playoff run. Congratulations to all of our teams for finishing with winning records in the Nassau Suffolk Football League. The Peanut Division is instructional, but both teams performed well and played a great...
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CYO Soccer Season Closes;Playoffs Await Many SFDS Teams
      The CYO regular season wrapped up last weekend with at least 12 St. Francis de Sales soccer teams qualifying for a playoff berth. The playoffs start on Saturday. The Seventh Grade Girls completed an undefeated 6-0-2 season with a 5-0 triumph over St. Anastasia. The goals were scored by Marissa Sc...
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Bonnies Bounced From GCHSAA Volleyball Tournament
      The Bonnies from Fontbonne Hall Academy experienced a disappointing result in the 2007 GCHSAA volleyball playoffs. After finishing the regular season with a 9-1 record tied for first in the Brooklyn Division, the JV lost the tiebreaker to Bishop Kearney 2-1. The JV then met The Mary Louis Academy...
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G-Way Hoists Sorrentino Flag Football Trophy
      Two flag football teams from the Sorrentino Recreational Center/ NFL/ PAL/ Parks and Recreation Flag Football League won their respective divisional championships this past Election Day. A total of 8 eight games, including the playoffs and championships, were held at O'Donahue Park.
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SFDS Scores A Fast Start To CYO Basketball Season
      The CYO Basketball season is now underway and the St. Francis de Sales girls are off to a fast start. The Subnovice squad got its first taste of competition with games against St. Thomas More White and St. Thomas More Green.
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St.Francis Runners Compete In Diocesan Championships
      The St. Francis de Sales Cross Country team had great results at the Diocesan Championship meet held on Sunday, October 28. The Junior boys (ages 11 and 12) were first-place gold medal winners. Second-place silver was won by the Senior boys (ages 13 and 14). The Bantam boys (ages 9 and 10) and th...
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BCAC Midget Shamrocks Rock Copaigue In Season Finale
      The BCAC Midget Shamrocks prevailed in their last game of the regular season with a triumphant 26-12 victory over Copaigue. The Shamrocks ended the Nassau Suffolk Football League regular season with a 7-1-1 record and in second place.
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Knicks Happy To Focus On Important Basketball Matters
By John J. Buro
      There were times that the New York Knicks' home opener against the Minnesota Timberwolves, played last Sunday to a sellout crowd at Madison Square Garden, was not the real attraction. It is difficult to mask a stirring 97-93 victory, particularly when any 'W' in this zip code should be appreciate...
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