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Downhill Lie Why it's so hard: It reduces the loft on your wedge in the situation that you need it most. If the hole is cut near you, it is unlikely you'll get it close so just get the ball out. If the hole is on the other side of the green, you have a chance to run it close because this shot will have almost no spin to it. More ... Coach Jeffrey "Jazz" Moye, founder of the JMI Security Service (left) and Melvin Utley (right), teacher, referee and former Far Rockaway High school and St. John's University basketballs star, presented Daisy Johnson with an award for her service as a pillar to the Far Rockaway and Inwood community. Twenty years ago, Johnson (pictured middle with husband James Johnson) created a day car center/playgroup on Central Avenue called Ms. D's Playgroups. Moye, founder of the Jazzy Rockers and JMI Securities Basketball Tournament, says he presented the plaque to Johnson as recognition to her support of young children in the community. More ... The New York Jets announced today that the 2008 New York Jets Flight Crew will be holding open auditions for the first time ever. Being a member of this team is a unique opportunity to be a part of a New York NFLfootball franchise - entertaining fans on gameday and actively participating in the Jets community year-round. More ... St. John's Baptist Church has announced baseball registration for its upcoming season. The SJBC Angels baseball team will hold its registration on Saturday, March 22 and March 29. It will be held at St. John's Baptist Church on 7405 Rockaway Beach Boulevard in Arverne. More ... Dr. Martin Grossman, Director of Medicine at Peninsula Hospital Center, affiliate of the North Shore-LIJ Health System, is the scheduled guest speaker for the upcoming April 1 meeting of the Peninsula Auxiliary. Dr. Grossman's topic will be the presentation of plans for the proposed hospitalbased Hospice and Palliative Care unit at the Hospital Center. More ... Anyone following the fishing scene knows Montauk is having some kind of codfish run. On the upside of last week's full moon, they caught ridiculous numbers of cod, quite a few jumbos at that. My friend Glen was out and had a great day - his biggest, twenty-six pounds. Block Island and points thereabout have been especially good. More ... The Rockaway Ravens will host a youth soccer program, which begins this spring and will conduct registration for their youth football and cheerleading program. The 8-week soccer program will start on Saturday, April 5 and conclude on May 31. There will be a boys and a girls' intramural program for ages 5 to 16 years old. There will be a travel team up to the age of 16. More ... Saint Rose of Lima paid special tribute to the school's basketball teams and cheerleaders in a recently held award ceremony. The young boys and girls were honored in a brunch time ceremony held at the school. More ... With the first hints of spring around the corner, Chris Horn knows this time period is the beginning of an activity which will take up a lot of his time. But it's been a happy and fruitful 10 years for Chris Horn. A teacher at Beach Channel High School, he devotes his after-school activities to coaching the only crew varsity team in the five boroughs. More ... In their finale to the season the New York Stars Mite Team participated out in the Long Island Hockey Association League King of The Hill tournament at Cantiague Park. Due to their phenomenal success this season, the Stars were moved to the "A" division to play against the elite seams that include the L.I. Gulls, L.I. Royals and the Westchester Express. More ... The Sorrentino Recreation Center has just begun hosting an exciting basketball tournament. The Sorrentino Recreation Center Three-on-Three Full Court Basketball Tournament began on March 13 and will continue every Thursday at 7:15 p.m. The regular season ends on Thursday, May 22. More ... The Archbishop Molloy girls' junior varsity basketball team defeated St. John Villa to win the CHSAA city championship on March 11. They also repeated as the Brooklyn/Queens diocesan champions a week prior in a victory over St. Francis Prep, 46-33. Co-captain Kathryn Edwards was one of the players who led Molloy to a 23-2 record this year with her fine point guard and leadership skills. Taylor Conroy, another local talent, also contributed to the team's success with her shooting and rebounding. Congratulations to the teams for their great season. More ... Belle Harbor native Allison Johnson (left, with Michelle Deery) won first place in the baton, twirling and combination of dance at vocal at the National Dance Showcase regional competition held in Long Island. More ... Congratulations to the St. Thomas More Sub-Novice Basketball Team, which took first place in its division at the Peggy Boyle Tournament, which took place at St. Francis de Sales. First Row: Caleigh Casey, Lauren Duggen, Keely McEachern, Amanda Gresser, Samantha Rom and coach Kevin McEachern. Second Row: Assistant Coach John Conroy, Jaqueline O'Connor, Mary Conroy and Kerry Conlon. Not pictured: Nora Young. More ... The St. Camillus Rookie Boys basketball team started off their schedule of games with a March 13 matchup against Regina-N.I.A. in the Interparish League in Brooklyn. St. Camillus ended the first half with a six-point lead but struggled to contain Regina's high scorer in the second half, falling 44-40 in the end. More ... An accident that took place at Central Avenue and Beach 9 Street on Thursday afternoon would have been of little note, except for the fact that one of those involved was Breezy Point resident Brian McNamee, who has become infamous for his role in the sports performance-enhancing drug scandal. McNamee testified before a congressional committee that he had provided drugs such as human growth hormone and steroids to baseball icons such as Roger Clemens and Andy Pettitte. More ... |
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