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The UnFOURgettables Go Undefeated!
      Team #4, a second grade Centennial Girl's soccer team, went 7-0 this fall season. Every player participated in each weekly win and the team had a great time learning soccer and playing together. The UnFOURgettables are all looking forward to playing in the spring!
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Challenger Division Basketball Clinic
      The G.C.A.A. challenger Division Basketball clinic (residents and non-residents) will start on Saturday, January 12th from 1:00 - 2:30 at the Garden City Middle School (entrance for gymnasium in the bus circle on Cherry Valley Avenue). All disabilities welcome (girls and boys).
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GC Renegades Beat Manhasset
      It's never too early to work on getting better at a game you love. The Renegades are participating in a winter league that is giving them an opportunity to brush the dust off their la-crosse equipment and work on improving before the real season starts. This past week the Renegades defeated...
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Garden City Grapplers Take Down in Wantagh
      Due to the tireless efforts of Kathy and Ron LoFrese and the expert coahing and Hall of Famer,Paul Gillespie, and All American, Jon Masa, along with coaching dads, Rob Jarvis, Jack Toback and Larry Schmelzinger, the Grapplers came into the tournament ready to grapple and well-prepared. The r...
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Player Of The Year
      Dominick Ancona, a Hobart College senior was the unanimous selection as Liberty League Special Teams Player of the year. Ancona broke Hobart single-season records for PATs made and points by a kicker, and led the Liberty League in points by a kicker, field goals, PATs made, and punting....
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Winter Floor Hockey Program Announced
      The Garden City Recreation Hockey Staff is proud to announce it will once again offer a Floor Hockey Program this winter at the Field House at St. Pauls. The program will be open to village residents between the ages of 5-15 on select Fridays in both January and February.
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Girls Varsity Track
      Another week, another good outing for the girl's varsity track team that attended the 54th running of the Bishop Loughlin Games. The meet is one of the oldest and most hotly contested meets run at the New Balance Armory in Manhattan. It attracts more than 5,500 athletes representing 235 sch...
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GC's Legendary Lacrosse Coach - Tom Nolan
By: William Keegan, Jr.
      After speaking to some friends about Doc Dougherty and his continuing saga of strange behavior and resent antics, I had the urge to visit with an old friend and Garden City Lacrosse legend, Coach Tom Nolan. Fortunately, I was able to track him down through our mutual friend Barbara Hoffman...
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Team USA Division V Girls Soccer Champions
      On November 10th. Team USA finished an undefeated season with a 2-0 victory over Spain. The entire team contributed with a perfect season record of 9-0-0. The girls cam e out for the championship game determined to play their hearts out as they did all season long.
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Garden City Basketball
      We are off December 21st and December 28th for Christmas and New Years. The program starts up again January 5th. The intramural season at St Paul's field house continues this Saturday, January 5th.
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Surfing Competition Winner
      Congratulations to Garden City resident, Catherine Dickinson, for her position on the winning team of the Billabong Surfrat Surf Contest. Traveling across the U.S. to different surf beaches, Billabong encouraged young surfers to come and compete.
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GCAA Intramural News
      Games of Dec 15th * Great week for GCAA Intramurals. The best intramural basketball we've ever seen. Games are competitive. The draft for all our leagues has resulted in parity. We have an occasional lopsided game which we are trying to control.
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GCAA Travel Basketball
      Our travel teams continue to play at a very high level in the ultra competitive Island Garden Super League. Here are some of the highlights as we head into the "Christmas break": KELLY 4TH GIRLS improved their record to 3-4 this past week beating GCAA Banahan. Shannon Kelly and Amanda Medjid ...
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Village Sports
st. paul's holiday gym program
      During the Holiday Recess the Garden City Recreation Department will offer a gym program for children in the Saint Paul's field house on December 26, 27, and 28. This program is open to youngsters of the Inc. Village of Garden City only.
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