 |
 |
|
|||||
|
Thanks to a beautiful sunny day and a new race website (www.gcturkeytrot.com), the 31st annual Garden City Turkey Trot set new records for both runner turnout and money raised for the race's two beneficiaries, the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and the Muscular Dystrophy Association. More ... On Friday November 28th over 300 participants enjoyed some friendly competition, great weather and 55 pizzas. Many thanks to our sponsors Cross Country Abstract, First Call Security, GCAA, The Andy Foundation, TMA, Beacon Electric, Donnelly Mechanical Corp. More ... BANAHAN 5th GIRLS- "The Swish" Team narrowly lost in its meeting with Syosset last Friday and look forward to a rematch. Isabel Klatt provided excellent point guard responsibilities - shaking & baking more defenders than "Betty Crocker". Katie Muldoon ran the fast break like a race horse - leading the team with break-away points. More ... Garden City Middle School Sixth Graders Laurel Fisher and Jimmy Searson were the first place finishers of the 1.4 Mile Run of the 31st Garden City Turkey Trot held on Thanksgiving morning. Laurel and Jimmy are both members of the Holy Spirit/St. Anne's Cross Country Track team. Congratulations Laurel and Jimmy. Your families, coaches and teammates are very proud of you! More ... The Garden City Wings Middle School Ice Hockey team compiled a 3 - 2 League record during the first two months of the '08 - '09 winter season. The Wings started this season with three wins and one tie during a non-League "round robin" tournament with the Roslyn Bulldogs and the Syosset Braves. More ... Megan Zarriello accepting her medal for placing sixth in the 500 freestyle at the New York State swimming and diving championships. Thirty girls from Nassau County, including six from Garden City, competed at the championships held in Buffalo on November 21 and 22. More ... On November 23, the Holy Spirit/St. Anne's Cross country team competed in the Region 1 Junior Olympic Championships. With very windy and cold conditions, on one of the most difficult courses in the country (Van Cortland Park in the Bronx), the team competed at a high level and ran their best times of the season. More ... The late registration deadline has been extended to December 14th. Applications received after that date will be subject to the late fee registration. Applications will be accepted on Sunday, December 7th from 2 to 4 pm at St. Paul's. GC Rams Girl's Lacrosse is open to all girls in grades 3 to 8 who resided in the Village of Garden City or go to school within the village. More ... The Garden City Recreation Department is pleased to announce that Rich Anderson and the Recreation Staff will conduct our very popular gym program for children in grades 3-5. This program will consist of organized games and activities in a supervised setting. This program will run from 3:30 to 6:00 p.m. in St. More ... At this year's Garden City Centennial Soccerfest, the U11 Girls team, the Power, led a cleat and equipment drive that resulted in the collection of nearly 200 pairs of soccer cleats, as well as soccer balls and shin pads. Furthermore, the Centennial Soccer Club itself donated additional balls, nets, and numerous unused uniform shirts. More ... All the drafts for the 52 GCAA Intramural Teams are now done. All the teams, coaches and schedule are posted on the GCAA website, www.gc-aa.com. Players in grades 2nd through 8th should have been notified of team placement by now with the exception of players in K-1 and the Boys 7-8. More ... On Saturday, December 6th, in a cultural and athletic exchange, three basketball teams from the Hjemly School in Denmark will scrimmage with Garden City High School teams in the high school gymnasium as follows - 3 p.m. Boys Junior Varsity; 4:30 p.m. Girls Varsity; 6 p.m. Boys Varsity. We welcome back all GC basketball alumni to share in this great experience! More ... Garden City Force U-10 Girls ended their season with a hard fought victory against the Plainedge Hotshots. Though it was raining steadily and the field conditions were questionable, at best, the Force rose to the occasion. The Hotshots converted early on a free kick in the box. However, the Force was determined to come back. More ... |
      |
||||
