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Centennial News
      The Garden City Centennial Soccer Club will be opening their spring season on Saturday April 5th. Girls play 9:00AM until 1:00PM and boys play from 1:00PM until 5:00PM. The program runs for eight consecutive Saturday's with the exception of April 19th & May 24th (Memorial Day Weekend). The...
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Knights To Honor Free-Throw Champs
      "Msgr. John's Knights" will play host to their 2008 K of C Free-Throw Champs and their families at the traditional "Pizzas & Trophies" party to be held at 7 P.M. in the School Cafeteria prior to the regular council meeting on Wed., Apr. 9, Coordinator "Jay" Lynch reports.
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Named Rookie of the Week
      After a hot three-game set in Asheville, N.C., that gave him the team's highest batting average on the season, Brown freshman catcher Matt Colantonio (Garden City, NY) was named Ivy League Rookie of the Week on Tuesday. In three games, the rookie backstop went 7-for-13 with two walks, driving...
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Want To Play Some Softball?
      Of you are a resident of the Inc. Village of Garden City, age 18 or over, who would like to play softball in one of the Recreation Department's softball leagues. Call the Recreation Office at 465-4075 to put your name on our "player list". We sometimes have coaches who call looking for extra...
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Recreation Women's Tennis League
      Applications for the 2008-2009 Women's Tennis leagues can be picked up at the Community Park Tennis Center. Openings are limited, but spots are available depending on skill level and days available to play. For more information call the Community Tennis Center at 483-2525. Applications mus...
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Scholar Athlete Of The Week
      Maddie Adams from Garden City High School has been honored as the "News 12 Long Island/Citibank Scholar Athlete of the Week," an award that recognizes significant achievements in the classroom as well as on the playing field. This year Maddie earned all-state honors in the 1,500 meter race an...
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GCAA Thunder Football
      Applications have been mailed out for the 2008 season. If you are 7 years old with a birth date of 12/01/00 or later you are eligible to start your Thunder Football career. If you have not received an application in the mail you can download one at www.gc-aa.com and click on the Thunder Foo...
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GC Centennial Soccer - Uniform Pickup Nights
      Starting with the fall 2007 season the GC Centennial Soccer Club began outfitting intramural players in grades 2 through 12 with uniforms as opposed to the cotton or silk shirts. These uniforms are reversible and can be worn for multiple seasons. These uniforms are subsidized by the Centenn...
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Colts Triumph In Rugby Match
      On Saturday March 22nd, at Glen Cove Middle School, the Long Island Colts rugby team triumphed over Fairfield HS of CT, 25 - 0, scoring 5 unanswered tries in their final pre-season game of the season. Man-of-the-Match, Gareth McLoughlin brought his A game to lead the Colts, and he made the v...
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Garden City LAX Beats Syosset 10-2
      When Nassau's number one ranked Class A boys lacrosse team takes on Nassau's number one ranked Class B team, you'd expect a close game, wouldn't you? That was not the case as the Syosset Braves traveled to Garden City to take on the defending Class B champion Trojans on March 18. Garden...
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Xtreme Advance in Tournament
      The Xtreme hosted the HBC Wildcats at St. Paul's in the first round of the Waldbaums Cup on March 15 th . This event is an annual spring tournament run by LIJSL and sponsored by Waldbaums. It was a typical chilly and windy March morning. Even with the conditions, the Xtreme players were exi...
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Wings Middle School Team Completes Its Regular Season
      The Garden City Wings Middle School Ice Hockey team completed it's regular season on March 15, 2008 with a 6 to 3 win over the Massapequa Chiefs. The team will head into the playoffs, facing off against Levittown / Island Trees in a semi-final game on March 29 at 10 a.m. at the Iceworks Rink...
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Intramural Developmental Program
      New this Season, the Garden City Centennials Soccer Club is offering a Developmental Program for ALL Division 2 & 3 Intramural Players (2nd and 3rd graders). This Program caters to children that wish to further develop their soccer skills in preparation for travel soccer. Participants will ...
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Grapplers At NY State Championship
      15 GC Grapplers youth wrestlers. One snowstorm. Many delays. One State Champion. Two Champion Runner-ups. Six other "place" finishers. This was the Annual NY State Kids Folkstyle Wrestling Championship, Feb.
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Raiders Defeat East Islip
      On March 15th the Garden City U-10 Raiders took the field in the round one of the Waldbaums Cup. They defeated East Islip by a score of 3-1. It was a great team effort and the boys are already looking forward to their next opponent in round 2 to be played on April 12th.
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Village Sports
SPRING TENNIS PROGRAM FOR JUNIORS
      The Garden City Recreation Department is please to offer a six week tennis program for boys and girls ages 5-18 who are residents of the Inc. Village of Garden City. This program will begin Monday, May 3rd and continue through June 16. The cost of this program is $110 ($75 for PeeWees).
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Challenger DivisionGarden City Centennials Soccer
      The Garden City Centennials Soccer Challenger Division (residents and non-residents) will start on, Saturday, April 5th from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at Tullamore Park. It's never too late to register (no fee, shirts/shorts/soccer balls will be provided.).
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BaseballChallenger DivisionGarden CityAthletic Association
      On Saturday April 12th at 8:30 a.m., the Baseball Challenger Division will march in the Garden City Little League Parade (call Liz at 313-3984 for details).
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Cheerleading Clinic On May 3
      The Garden City High School Cheerleading Squads invite children in grades 1 through 5 to join them at a fun cheerleading clinic on May 3. Today's cheerleaders are athletes with a wide range of skills, including precision movements, gymnastics and tumbling, lifting and pyramids, and dancing ab...
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