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The Garden City Hockey Junior Division held their Stanley Cup Finals Saturday, November 17th at the Community Park Roller Hockey Rink. In a highly anticipated game that pitted friends against each other the Avalanche, coached by James Crafa, challenged the Stars coached by Brian Johnston. More ... Two Sundays ago, the Hicksville Crusaders came to Garden City to take on the Thunder 9B's and avenge a loss earlier in the season.They were big and had a good plan but the Thunder, like most games, came out focused, executed, and scored on their first possession. More ... The last game for the Thunder Maroon 11's was a tough, but hard fought loss to Massapequa. The kids gave a game effort, but just couldn't match the firepower of Massapequa. Instead of dwelling on the loss, let's take a look the season. When they first took the field in August, it was hard to figure how this gang would perform. More ... So close, so close. Soccer, like most sports, is a game of inches and no team was reminded of that more than Garden City Girl's U-10 Force this past weekend. The girls entered the weekend unbeaten and looked to finish the season strong, perhaps taking second place at the same time in division NN.Finish strong they did, but they came up just a touch short of second place. More ... Registration continues to take place during the months of November & December at Olympic Den, 676 Dogwood Avenue in Franklin Square (486-0975). GC Rams Girl's Lacrosse is open to all girls who reside or go to school within the village of Garden City in grades 3 to 8. Registration forms are available at Olympic Den Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Sunday 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. More ... The New York State Team Handball Federation has issued a call for new players of the international sport of team handball to fill rosters of two men's and two women's teams to compete against local clubs and prepare for the United States national team. More ... The Garden City Athletic Association (GCAA) Intramural basketball program starts December 1st and will run up to and including March 15, 2008. There are no tryouts necessary for intramural play. ** We run clinics for K and 1st. Don't miss out on these clinics for our very young that the GCAA introduced and started last year. More ... GC Centennial Soccer. Congratulations to the North Carolina team coached by Silvio Pironi for winning the GC Centennial Soccer Division IV championship this fall. The team went undefeated during the regular season and beat a tough Georgetown team 1 - 0 in the championship game. More ... On Sunday, November 18th, the GC Rec. Hockey Staff hosted their End of the Season Pizza Party & Awards Ceremony over at Cluett Hall at St. Pauls. The kids were treated to an afternoon of pizza, awards and special raffles. All of the kids were also presented with medals for their participation in this season. More ... After a hard fought 1-1 tie with the Massapequa Breakers, the Girls U11 POWER celebrated the end of their Fall Soccer season this past Saturday with a post game party at Grimaldi's. More ... The Garden City U15 Fireballs captured the Division 2 championship this Fall season with a record of 6 wins, 2 ties and a loss for 20 points. The title is the second for the girls and adds to the hardware that they have collected over the years. More ... November 17th, 2007 The GC rec. Hockey Senior Divison held their Stanley Cup Finals Saturday game 17th at the Community Park roller Hockey Rinks. In a highly anticipated game that saw the Colorado Avalanche coached by James Crafa going up agaisnt the Columbus Blue Jackets coached by Andew Karen. The Bule Jackets came out and would get the board first shot of the game. More ... The GC Warriors faced an evenly matched Glen Cove in their last game of the season. Both teams had numerous scoring opportunities, but Glen Cove was able to close on 2 of their shots versus GC's one goal. The boys improved their skills this fall playing in a challenging division, and look forward to practicing throughout the winter in anticipation of the spring season. More ... Last Saturday the Xtreme traveled to Soccer Park in Plainview to battle the Levittown Panthers. The Xtreme were looking to win their third match in a row. The Panthers were known for having lots of offensive fire power. Although both teams had multiple scoring chances, the Panthers capitalized on more of theirs and won the match 5-1. More ... The fall season for the GC Daredevils U13 team was a rollercoaster ride of exciting, challenging and, at times, frustrating soccer which concluded this past weekend with a 1-0 win against Smithtown, which put them solidly in third place.They had to fight for the win every minute, against an offensively aggressive team. More ... When the 2007 football season began, virtually all the "experts" declared that it would be Lawrence's year. The Golden Tornadoes were returning the nucleus of their Long Island Championship squad that had beaten highly-regarded Bellport. They had experience, size, speed and good coaching. More ... The Girls Varsity Swim Team led by co-captains Jenna Daly and Erica Derlath along with teammates Sarah Schlichte and Megan Zarriello finished 4th out of 130 participating high school teams with 163 points at the New York State High School Swimming Championships. This meet was held on November 16th and 17th at the Nassau County Aquatic Center. More ... The Garden City Recreation Department will be conducting children's swimming lessons for Village residents at the Adelphi University Swimming Pool in Woodruff Hall on Saturday mornings. Your child must be six years of age by the start of the program to participate. The classes will begin Saturday, December 1, 2007. Classes are taught by Red Cross Certified Instructors. The cost is $40. More ... |
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