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Rockaway Fisheads Host Annual Irish Day Celebration
      This Saturday marks the celebration of Irish culture on the Rockaway peninsula, and the Fisheads are once again ready to host their annual postparade "Green Gala".
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Opening Tip-Off For Annual Peggy Boyle Tournament
      The 10th Annual Peggy Boyle Girls Basketball Tournament began with a full slate of games at St. Francis this past weekend. This year's tournament is the largest field so far. In the Subnovice division, Good Shepherd opened with a win over St. Thomas More Green, while St. Francis beat St. Thomas M...
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Sorrentino Recreational Center Honor Little League Players
      The Sorrentino Recreational Center has announced that they will be honoring the 2007 Health Plus/PAL/Parks and Recreation Queens Little League baseball champions and runnerups on April 12. The Sorrentino Recreational Center will also hold on that day a free baseball clinic for boys and girls from ...
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St.Camillus Rookies Boys Have Winning Weekend
      The St. Camillus Rookie Team suffered a tough loss on Friday night, February 22 in the first round of the St. Mary Gate of Heaven tourney. St Helens would beat St. Camillus, 49-25. On Sunday, February 24, the Rookies bounced back for two wins.
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Rockaway Little League Baseball Registration
     Baseball is just around the corner as the Rockaway Little League initiates registration for the upcoming 2008 season. Registration will continue on Saturday and Sunday, March 8 and 9, and March 15 and 16 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
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The Fairway Bunker Shot
Golf Instruction
By Joel Garyn
      (Garyn is a USGFT golf Professional. You can contact him for lessons at 347-404-3751) The Fairway Bunker Shot These are usually strategically placed where a nice, long tee shot might land. These fairway bunkers are different from their cousins near the green in several ways.
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Rockaway Outdoors/Tales From The Wheelhouse
By Captain Vinnie Calabro
      I live pretty much a "bizzarro" life. That's a good thing because, as I go about my day void of saltwater and fishing this time of year, I can retreat into my Walter Mitty existence and daydreaming as I go along. Oh I get my hits of saltwater, for instance when I walk Bo I'm down by the bay; t...
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SJBC Angels Conduct Baseball Team Registration
      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 1 and on all Saturdays throughout March. It will be held at St. John's Baptist Church on 7405 Rockaway Beach Boulevard in Arverne.
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Rangers Make Depth The Priority For Playoff Run
By Joe McDonald Sports Columnist
      At this time of the year, there are some that want the Rangers to just go for it. Damn the farm system and acquire what is needed to make a deep run at the playoffs. And that was the way of things prelockout, as the Rangers just traded all their prospects for veterans and generally those trades ...
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SFDS Novice Girls Clinch CYO Basketball Championship
      In last Sunday's CYO Diocesan championship game at St. Margaret, St. Francis Novice girls Emma Michaels and Mary Ellen Woods led a 10-0 run in the second half that erased a two-point deficit and helped SFDS win the championship.
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NYCHA Lacrosse Team Continues Impressive Win Streak
      The NYCHA Lacrosse program is up and flying. The team won its fourth straight game out at the Farmingdale winter lacrosse league. NYCHA Lacrosse defeated the Long Island Gold All-Stars with an impressive 22-11 victory. Head Coach Greg Carter says he has been proud of his team's impressive effort.
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Victorious Duddy Not Ready For Title Shot With Pavlik
By Elio Velez
      John Duddy heard the cheers, received congratulations and raised his hand in victory last Saturday night as the Ireland born fighter won in a majority decision over Walid Smichet at Madison Square Garden. While retuning to New York for his first bout since fighting in Ireland for most of last yea...
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Black History Month Answers
      Here are the answers to the "Wave Celebrates Black History Month" on page 89 of the February 22 edition of the Wave.
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