The Garden City Centennial Soccer Club is now accepting applications on line and through the mail for spring soccer intramurals. Applications will be accepted until January 31st.

Spring soccer is open to boys in grades Pre-K (entering Kindergarten in the fall) through 6th grades and girls in grades Pre-K through 12th grades.

You may register and pay online by visiting our website at www.gccentennialsoccer.org.

Applications For Centennial Travel Coaches

The Garden City Centennial Travel Committee has applications available for those adults interested in coaching soccer at the U10 travel level. Candidates will be interviewed to coach teams that will begin their season in July, 2005. These will be newly formed teams of players whose birth dates fall between August 11, 1995 and December 31, 1996.

If you are interested in receiving an application or have any questions about the coaching position(s), please contact Sandra Young at 739-1305. The deadline for returning applications will be January 31, 2005. No applications will be considered after this date.

Girls Rams Lacrosse 2005 Season

Registration Deadline January 17th

The January 17th registration deadline is fast approaching! No applications will be accepted after this date. Applications are available Olympic Den in Franklin Square, the Village Recreation Department or from our web site www.gardencitylacrosse.com. Registration fee is $140 which includes the late fee, uniform, mouth guard and USL membership. Uniform orders must be placed at the time of registration. There are no exchanges on uniforms if you incorrectly order. Sample uniforms are available at Olympic Den. Checks must be made payable to Garden City Rams Girls Lacrosse. No cash will be accepted; your canceled check is your receipt. A copy of your daughter's birth certificate must be submitted at the time of registration. The program does not maintain copies of player birth certificates. Incomplete applications will be returned.

Indoor Skills Development Program

The Indoor Skills Development Program will start on Sunday, January 16 at St. Paul’s from 7 pm to 9 pm. The first session will be for all 3rd and 4th graders as well as first year players grades 5 to 8. The remaining schedule date will be published in the GC News. Participation is open to all girls in the third through eighth grade who reside in Garden City or who attend school in Garden City.

GC Girls Rams Lacrosse Is A Travel Program

Participation in a travel sports program requires commitment from both the player and parents. Attendance at practices is mandatory. The Lacrosse season officially starts on March 1 and ends on June 30. It is important for both parents and players to understand that signing up for GC Rams Girls Lacrosse is committing to making lacrosse their primary sport from the season. When participating in more than one travel sport, conflicts will occur. We ask that you consider this when registering you daughter to play. While every effort is made to coordinate practice and game schedules with other sports, it is not always possible. Again, Lacrosse is a spring sport and we ask each participant to make it her priority sport for the season. Games are played on either Saturday or Sunday and practices are limited to two per week.

For more information, contact Gary O'Connor at 248-3898, email at garyoconnor@msn.com , or visit our web site at www.gardencitylacrosse.com

GCAA Maroon 4th Grade Boys Basketball

GCAA Maroon 4th Grade Boys start New Year with a bang as record improves to 7-1 in Island Garden Super League play.

GCAA Maroon (4th Grade Boys Basketball) continued their winning streak by winning games against Bulldog Athletic on Jan 3rd, JCC Rothman on Jan 5th and JCC Silverstein on Jan 9th. In the 35-13 Bulldog Athletic victory, GCAA Maroon used a balanced scoring attack as Sean Walsh led all scorers with 7 points while Kyle Ritchie, Lucas Clay and Greg Arning scored 6 points each. Despite missing Eric Prevete, Sean Walsh and Michael Walsh due to illness and injuries, the diverse scoring attack continued in the JCC Rothman game as Andrew Granville and Eddie Blatz led scorers with 10 points and 8 points respectively while Matteo Lattanzio, Dan Smith, Greg Arning, Kyle Ritchie and Lucas Clay all put the ball in the basket to help the cause. One of the keys to the JCC Rothman was the accurate and unselfish passing of Michael Perrotta as he set up many of his teammates especially on the open break.

Sean Walsh returned to action for the 28-16 JCC Silverstein victory and ran the point with precision. The Blatz (11) and Granville (7) duo was once again a force to be reckoned as the pair combined for 18 points in the highly competitive game. One of the keys to victory in this game was the aggressive defense led by Eric Prevete, Kyle Ritchie, and Lucas Clay and the quick passing provided by Greg Arning, Michael Perrotta and Matteo Lattanzio. Early in the first half, Michael Perrotta also made a momentum changing 15 foot jump shot to open the scoring floodgates as the shot sparked a GCAA Maroon run. Additional JCC Silverstein scorers included Sean Walsh with 5 points and Eric Prevete. Michael Walsh, who is resting his sore knee, provided enthusiasm and inspiration from the bench as team anticipates his return later this month. The GCAA Maroon team is coached by Tom Granville and John Walsh. The team is back in action at Island Garden on Sun Jan 16th vs St. Rose Watson, Sun Jan 23rd vs St. Anthony’s and Mon Jan 24th vs HHH Heller. The GCAA Maroon 4th grade boys, who have been complemented on their sportsmanship and maturity by their opponents throughout the season, will play a total of 18 games from mid November through mid March as the team grows as basketball players but more importantly as young men.