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Thunderbolts Off To A Good Start
     The Garden City Thunderbolts, boys U11, are out to a good start this fall season with a third place finish in the annual East Meadow Ref-Fuel Tournament followed by a win in the first round of the State Cup. The boys are also undefeated in division two of the LIJSL with two wins and a tie in the fir
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Garden City Tigers Top Rockville Centre, 2-1
     In a hotly contested affair, the Garden City Tigers girls U-10 soccer team scored a gritty 2 - 1 victory over the tough Rockville Centre Blasters. The Tigers gained sole possession of first place in their division with their second road win of the season.
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Village Sports
Tickets To Disney On Ice At The Nassau Coliseum
     The Recreation Department has secured tickets to two performances of Disney on Ice
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GCAA Boys Soccer PlayersOf The Week:
     Kindergarten Bobcats Nicholas Bambino Kevin Curry
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Gladiators Beat Oyster Bay
     Sunday%27s 5-1 victory for the Garden City Gladiators over the Oyster Bay Tsunami will be remembered both for the high score count and for the large number of attempts at goal by the Gladiators. Michael Escribano was the first to draw a cheer from the crowd with a shot that missed the Oyster Bay po
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Checkmate Sharks Lacrosse Try-Outs
     The GC 7th Grade Checkmate Sharks will be holding try-outs for their 2006 Sharks Lacrosse Team on Saturday, October 8th, 4:00pm at the Waldorf School in Garden City. The 2006 Sharks Spring season will compliment the GC Middle School Lacrosse program and all practices and game will not conflict with
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Softball Champs
     Garden City resident and shortstop Christopher Gladd led the VF to their fourth Queens County Court League softball championship in six years. Chis batted .630 and led the team in hits, and the VFs went undefeated during the regular season (14-0), outscoring their opponents by an impressive 201 to 6
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Friday Night Lights Football Game
     Many football fans have probably seen the football movie recently released called Friday Night Lights. It is about a high school football team from Odessa, Texas who play their games on - yes you guessed it Friday night! The short and sweet premise of the movie is simple. Odessa, Texas is a town
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Goalbusters Earn A "W"Against Strikers
     %27W%27hat a way for the Goalbusters to host a match against the Patchogue Strikers at Community Park.
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It's 3-And-0 For Thunder 9 Grey
     With a classic setting for football night, lights, rain and mud the Thunder 9 Grey played Friday night, Sept. 23rd at Community Park, overpowering the Floral Park Titans by a score of 19-0
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GC Devils Defeat Massapequa Mischief 5-2
     GC Daredevils improved their division winning record to 3-0 with a convincing 5-2 win over a well coached Massapequa Mischief team. The GC Daredevils once again used speed and passing to take a decisive 3-0 lead in the first half and didn%27t yield a goal until they went up 5-0. The win kept them in
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Fireballs Drop A Tough One
     With a slightly cool breeze and blue skies, the Fireballs came out last Sunday to play in terrific soccer weather. What the girls didn%27t realize was that a perfect Sunday morning was not so perfect. They had shots hit the cross bar, barely go over the bar or just hit the keeper. And the Firebal
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McDaid's 10 Year Old Thunder
     Last Sunday was the perfect day for a Football game. McDaid%27s 10 Year Old Thunder team came home to Stewart Field to meet the Floral Park Titans. The Men of Thunder marched on the field with determinations and walked off victorious. Their skill and love of the game was evident to all. Go Thunde
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Field Hockey Defender
     Garden City native Meagan Guy is a sophomore defender for the Rensselaer field hockey team. Meagan has played in all 6 games this season, but has not accumulated any points so far. Prior to attending RPI, Meagan was a standout student-athlete at Garden City High School.
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Centennial News
     The Garden City Centennial Soccer Club
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GC Centennials Girls Soccer Players Of The Week
     Kindergarten Team 1 Paige Acetta, Sarah McDonald, Olivia Ostrowski
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Sparks Continue To Sparkle
     In preparation for the upcoming Columbus Day weekend soccer-fest, the Garden City Sparks, our hometown U-10 girls%27 team, extended their undefeated season with wins over the Mineola Tigers and the Baldwin Lions, with both games played on the plush carpet that we are proud to claim as our St. Paul%2
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Blizzards Shock Wildcats
     On Sunday September 25 th , the Garden City Blizzards hosted the East Meadow Wildcats at the Community Park. The two teams haven
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Thunder Maroon 7's Remain Undefeated
     The GC Thunder Maroon 7 year old boys took their 2-0 record on the road to square off against the Franklin Square Warriors last Sunday morning. The Thunder offense took the field first and they continued their impressive performance. Luke "catch me if you can" McDaid began the action with a dashing
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National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists Selected
     Thomas Dantonio, Michaela Pewarski and Madeline Ven John are among the 16,000 Semifinalists selected in the 51
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Wrap Up Gift Needs
     These Saint Joseph School students are here to tell you that it is your last chance to wrap up your holiday gift needs with wrapping paper, ribbons, gift bags, and gifts too from the PTA's Innisbrook Wrap sale. Final sale days are coming soon so contact Lorraine Giordano (248-0576) or Marcy Adams (741-8904) for a catalog today! Your dollars will be supporting excellence in Catholic education at Saint Joseph School.
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Girls U-10 Lions OpenInaugural Season
     The U-10 Lions opened their inaugural season with an impressive showing in the very competitive Oceanside Labor Day Tournament. The girls played five tough games over two days were quite successful. The Lions continued there winning ways into the first three weeks of the regular season by beating Hi
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Special Needs Teams
     Centennial Soccer Club The Special Needs Soccer Team (residents and non-residents) started on Saturday, September 10 from 11:30-1 p.m. at Tullamore Park, Garden City for boys and girls ages 5 to 18 years old. Children attend weekly soccer clinics and also participate in tournaments. Please c
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Garden City Thunder Lieitra’s 11’s
     The second week of the season found us in Franklin Square, against a tough Warrior Team. Both teams played their hearts out, in a game that turned out to be a defensive battle. The Thunder prevailed coming away with a big 6-0 victory.
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Thunder White 9's Ring Up Bellmore
     The Thunder White 9%27s, led by Captains Joey Burdi, David Gage, Cullen Minion and Anthony Velez travelled to Bellmore on Sunday to take on the competitive Bellmore Braves.
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U-9 Cyclones Roll On
     Twelve young boys were awakened this past Saturday morning by the call of "Play Ball!" For the next two hours, there would be no thoughts of Saturday chores, weekend homework, or the dreaded fear of forced family fun (a/k/a "FFFF"). For the next two hours, the game of baseball would be played by tho
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GC Strikers Come Back Again
     For the second week in a row, the Garden City Strikers U12 girls soccer team rallied from a one-goal deficit to win a game. Last Saturday, the Strikers rebounded from 1-0 down to defeat the Port Washington Hurricanes, 3-1. The teams had played to a scoreless tie in the Ref-Fuel tournament in August.
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Thunder Eight Year Olds Win Under The Lights
     Saturday, September 24, 2005. The GC Thunder Eight Year Old Team White played their first night game this past Saturday at home under the lights at Community Park in Garden City. As the team entered the field for the pre game warm up the sun was setting and there was a chill in the air, it was time
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Girls Varsity Swimming And Diving
     With a second week of competition under their belts, the Garden City HS Girls Varsity Swimming and Diving Team is still undefeated in three match-ups with Port Washington, Syosset and Wantagh. With strong swimming by all members of the team, they continue to impress.
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