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Senior Jai Yoon and freshman Jon Raude led Cardozo to


the PSAL boys 'A' league team championship on
May 14, but team allegiances meant little
in singles competition last Tuesday at
the National Tennis Center, where
Yoon beat Raude in straight sets
(6-2, 6-4) to capture his second.
straight individual championship. Here
the teammates recall the title match and the
pressure of staring down a familiar face:
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ON RAUDE: JAI YOON:
"Iwas a little nervous. "The fact that we are on the
But when I got to the facil- same team, and I ~ad to go up
"" ity, a couple of people tried against him, was a very tough thing
" 0 calm me down. They said, to overcome. But it was a good atmo-
It's just a match. You've already sphere. We were rooted on by ourteam- .
. . exceeded everyone'sexpectations. mates - they supported both of us.
You're the first freshman to be in the finals.' In the first game, I broke the serve. I
It just wasn't my day. Jai played really good. I think that gave me the mental edge .n and in the
ave to give him credit It was a great season. I second set, I did the same thing. That was pretty
hope I have three more seasons likethis. much the turning point.
Everyone around Cardozo athletics knows People say my speed can be intimidating be-
I'm the leader now. A lot of people have cause I get to every ball. I don't know if that's
put some big stuff on me. I'll be practic- true, but that's what (Coach) Howie (Arons) tells
ing and coaches will come up to me me. I pretty much always had it and have just
and say, 'You could be the best player fine-tuned it and made it better.
to ever come out of Cardozo.' I know My number one goal was to bring ~heteam
what I could be. I just have to keep to the championship. My secondary goal was
practicing hard." the individual(award)." - BrianBohl

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It°RMER MET Jose Offerman charged


.tIf~mound with bat in hand, and now he
~has been charged with two counts of sec~
. "[t1d-d~ee assault for using it to strike
~eopposing pitcher and catcher in an in-
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lependent league game Tuesday night in
ndgeport, Conn. ~
. Offerman, an infielder for the Long Is-
~and Ducks of the Atlantic League, was
ejected following a second-inning brawl
with the Bridgeport Bluefish and arrested
in the clubhouse as the game resumed. He
posted $10,000 bond and was due in
Bridgeport Superior Court on Aug. 23, ac- .
cording to court officials.
Offerman, 38, batted .273 during his Ii
15 seasons in the majors, last playing in
2005 with Philadelphia (33 games) and the
Mets (53). An All-Star in 1995 with the
Dodgers and in 1999 with Boston, he was
again a topic of conversation in major
lef.!,gueclubhouses last night. .
"I was surprised. Jose always seemed
like he was a pretty calm, mild-mannered
kind of guy. Me didn't say a whole lot. He
~ snapped, I guess,»Willie Randolph,
Who n:".n,..g~4. Offe.-.p.~ in 2005. s"'""!.
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silly like that, but ;.;-.;-.;vOUldn'1: think he
was one of those guys. He was always
very quiet, very under control and very
even-tempered. "
Former Met Carl Everett is a Ducks Ro
teammate of Offerman's.
. Offerman was suspended indefinitely
by the league,. pending an investigation by
I executive director Joe Klein, who is ex-
, pected to file his report by the end of the
week. Bridgeport pitcher Matt Beech and I
. Tommy John, the Bluefish manager and
" former Yankees pitCher, were also ejected
from the game.
"In no way does the Long Island Ducks
organization condone Offerman's actions,
and we will abide by any decisions that
the league's executive office' hands down,"
Frank Boulton, the Ducks owner and
league's chief executive, said yesterday at i -
Citibank Park in Central Islip, L.I.
"We're also saddened by (the) incident. .I>"
I apologize to all the Atlantic League fans !!!.
for what took place," continued Boulton,
who acknowledged his conflict of interest
and said he is never involved in disciplin- "
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that's what Joe Klein is looking into."
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home run. He was plunked in the leg in
the second inning in his next at-bat. He z
charged the mound, swinging the bat and
striking Beech in the hands, and hitting
catcher John Nathans in the head on the
back swing.
Beech, a lefthander, broke the middle
finder on his right hand, and Nathan, who ....
attempted to continue playing but left with
nausea and collapsed in the dugout, suf-
fered a concussion, according to team
spokesman Nick Razzette. Both were treat- After getting hit'by pitch, former, Met infielder Jose offerman
ed and released from a local hospital. (clockwise from above) goes after Bridgeport pitcher Matt Beech
The game was delayed about 20 min- with bat. Catcher John Nathans intervenes but takes blow to head in
ut .J! Long Island went on to win, process. Nathans finally gets grip on Offerman as rest of Bluefish
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the cleats, waiting to see if a receiver
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plodeoff the line of scrimmage.
McNeill'sintuitioncomesfrom experience.
He was a productive wideout at Christ the
King,recording800receivingyards in his se-
niorseasonin 2005-06.Butasa redshirtfresh-
manat Hofstra,the 19-year-oldfrom Bedford-
Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, is now beginning his
collegiatecareeras a defensiveback. Neill,who playedcomer andsafetyduring his
Onceentrusted with making big playsas sophomoreandjunior seasons,said he knew
a quarterback, receiver and running back, his stature dictated that his daysas quarter-
McNeillis nowtrying to learn howto stop an backwouldendonce hebegancollege.
offense for a DivisionI-AAteam that will be Adjusting to a new role is not easy, but
lookingto reboundfrom a 2-9season. McNeillcreditedhisteammatesanddefensive
Second-yearheadcoachDaveCohenistry- backscoachLyleHemphillwith buildinguphis
ingMcNeillout at safety,wherehewill attempt confidenceand helpinghim to study film.
to securea backupspot behind DavidDerby "In the beginning,theysawI reallywasn'ta
and EmanuelAnderson.The responsibilities defensiveplayer,"hesaid."It was frustrating.
of the position include serving as an extra I I was havingtrouble overall, but (Hemphill)
defende~in obvious long-distance passing I just spoketo me oneon oneand let me know
situations. (4 that hewasn't goingto playmeasa freshman
The Pride started summer practice Aug. f;: lastyearandlet metakemytimegradually.
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to display improvement before the Sept. 8 ,Cohen, who became a first-time head
, season opener against Furman University at coach last year after four seasons as defen- .8;1
,,% Hempstead.Tocrackthe rotationaftersitting sive coordinator at the Universityof Delaware,
out 2006-07,McNeillwillneed to accelerate his said that adding McNeillas part of his first re- lic league two years ago."
I,earningcurve. Allsix of the defensive backs cruiting class was the first part of a strategy The Pride ranked sixth out of 12teams in
listed in the Hofstra media guide are juniors to make Hofstra more attractive to NewYork pass defense in the Atlantic 10 last season.
or seniors. City standouts. (Hofstra has been a member of the Colonial
"He's competin~ right now to be our fourth Should CIAinflux of players from the bor- AthleticAssociation since 2001,but the confer-
safety, which would be inthe two-deep (cover- oughs arrive in years to come, Cohen can look ence was under the operational control of the
age)," Cohensaid of McNeill."Ithink if he wins back to his first week on the job in December Atlantic 10 until this year.)
the job, it'll put him in a good position going 2005 as a turning point. Cohe.ntargeted Mc- The defense lost only two starters from ,t,
into spring practice to compete for a starting Neill within the first 10 days of his tenure, last fall, though a senior-laden secondary ,
job the followingyear. making him one of 29 players from New York could set up McNeillfor substantial playing
"When you playinthe secondary before it's on a roster that currently counts 78 players. time in the future.
. ~; your time ...it's not like a defensive lineman, New Jersey is the next closest state, with 14 McNeill may envision the sound of fans
where you miss a tackle and it's a five-yard participants, followed by Florida with 13. cheering from the stands of a packed Shuart
gain," the coach added. "Youmiss a coverage "We've made a major emphasis on recruit- Stadium, but it is across the street on the
in the secondary, it'~ a touchdown." ing Long Island and New York City football practice field, which is filled with the ambient
McNeill earned offensive Player of the players," Cohen said. "Jaron was one of the sound of coaches blowing whistles and bark-
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eel they make the highlights. They get of the best-loved Jets receivers of all time.
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g fense, you have to hit someone.
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Hammer it home

Royals determined to carve out improvement


BY MATT GAGNE

Tuesday, September 4th 2007, 12:33 PM

 Who will dominate New York City gridirons this fall? Join the discussion

CHSFL PREVIEW - QUEENS


Don't mistake the work in progress for a work of art, even with all the talk of "hammer and chisel" coming from Christ the King's preseason
camp. There is no sculpture being built, only an increased effort by the Royals to carve a path to the top of the 'AA' standings.

"The hammer is your hard work, and the chisel is your focus. You can't just keep hitting the hammer. You have to put your chisel in the right
place to break through the wall," said coach Kevin Kelley. "The harder you work, and the more you are focused mentally, the more
accomplished you're going to be - the quicker you'll get through adversity."

There is practice behind the preaching. As a sophomore at Siena College in 1995, Kelley was part of a team that finished 0-10. The Saints
finished 7-3 two years later, and Kelley attributes the improvement to hard work and attention to detail. It's an example he points to as he
works to turn things around in Middle Village; last year the Royals went 1-8 and finished in last place.

"We were in a lot of close games, but the scores got uglier than they should have," Kelley said. "When things go bad, they tend to get worse.
It kind of snowballed on us."

They are hoping the snowball melted in the August heat of two-a-days, where execution was stressed just as much as buying into the new
motto. There's also a new offense, which is based on simplified blocking schemes that should make the Royals' play-calling more purposeful.

Senior running back Dave Lopez, a two-year captain who averaged four yards per carry last season, will be the Royals' the first option, the
chisel looking to break through holes created by the offensive line.

"He's an extremely hard-working kid, really loyal, on the point with what we need to do," Kelley said. "He's the total package; he's not afraid to
let people know how it needs to be done, whether it's a friend or someone who's not so close to him."

And there's the possible turning point. The new motto isn't just Kelley blowing hot air as often as he blows his whistle; it's a philosophy
embraced by upperclassmen who are working to fix what Kelly called "young mistakes" - improper reads, inaccurate techniques, missed
assignments - that showed up in nearly every game last season.

"We're not looking back to last year; we're just trying to look forward," Lopez said. "Right now, we've improved in everything. It's been hard,
but we just have to keep pushing and keep our heads up."

CHRIST THE KING ROYALS (AA)


Head coach

Kevin Kelley (fifth season)

Last year

1-8; did not qualify for postseason.

Top returners

Dave Lopez, senior RB/DB (5-11, 185); Joe Nuss, senior QB (6-3, 205); Khalid Brown, senior OL/DL (5-10, 280); Danny Manetta, senior
DB/WR (5-9, 170); Mauricius Vogel, junior OL (6-3, 285); Luis Pinelli, junior OL/DL (5-10, 215); Tyrel Moseley, senior LB (5-10, 210).

Up-and-comers

William Hunter, sophomore RB/DB (5-11, 175); Dennis Ibric, senior LB/TE (5-10, 200).

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Schedule

9/8 at Masconomet (Beverly, Mass., noon); 9/15 Fordham Prep (7 p.m.); 9/22 at Bishop Ford (Aviator Field, 1:30 p.m.); 9/28 St. Francis Prep
(7 p.m.); 10/6 Kellenberg (7 p.m.); 10/12 Xavier (7 p.m.); 10/20 at Spellman (1:30 p.m.); 10/27 at St. John the Baptist (2:30 p.m.)

* - home games at St. John's University

ST. FRANCIS PREP TERRIERS (AA)


Head coach

Vincent O'Connor (55th season)

Last year

6-4; lost to Xaverian in first round of 'AA' playoffs.

Top returners

Jim Marsanico, senior QB (6-1 190); Tristin Akong, junior RB (5-11, 178); John Cunningham, senior TE (6-3, 220); Josh Kim, senior OL (5-10,
220); Curtis Stembridge, senior LB (6-1, 215); James Kikel, senior DB (5-10, 170;. Chris Sammarco, senior WR (6-0, 175).

Up-and-comers

Matt Gebert, senior FB (5-10, 180); Fred Duguard, junior DE (5-11, 210); Bobby Dougherty, junior RB (5-10, 185); Peter Muhlhausen, senior
FB (6-1, 230).

Outlook

Few programs are as stable as St. Francis Prep. In over a half-century of leading the football team, O'Connor has recorded 17 Catholic
League championships and over 300 wins. To add to those totals, he will rely on Jim Marsanico, who is entering his first season as starting
quarterback. Marsanico's maturation will determine whether the Terriers make the playoffs. James Kikel, who registered a team-best six
interceptions last season, leads a defense that will feature a new-look pass rush.

Coach says

"In our league, you have to keep your first-team guys in there pretty much all the time because the games are so close. So, it's hard to get
kids more experience because you're running for your life out there. As we gain experience and start to play together, we'll have more
confidence in each other. If that comes together, we'll be better."

Schedule

9/8 at St. John the Baptist (1:30 p.m.); 9/14 at Holy Cross (at St. John's Univ., 7 p.m.); 9/22 Spellman (7 p.m.); 9/28 at Christ the King (7 p.m.);
10/5 at Fordham Prep (at Fordham Univ., 7 p.m.); 10/14 Kellenberg (1 p.m.); 10/21 Hayes (7 p.m.); 10/27 at St. Peter's (1:30 p.m.)

* - home games at St. John's University

HOLY CROSS KNIGHTS (AA)


Head coach

Tom Pugh (35th season)

Last year

3-8; lost to Mount St. Michael in first round of 'AAA' playoffs.

Top returners

Darrell Whiting, senior RB (6-4, 215); Tariq Tongue, junior WR (5-9, 170); Reggie Francklin, junior LB (5-11, 230); Dan Forde, senior DE (6-1
200); John Meyer, senior TE (5-9 175); Andre Miguel, senior (5-9, 165); Antonio Carter, senior LB (6-2, 270); Dylan Gryzenski, senior OL/DL
(5-10, 225).

Up-and-comers

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Barrington Wallace, sophomore RB (5-11, 205); Terrance Coon, junior RB (6-1, 165).

Outlook

Senior Brian Pugh and sophomore John Rose will split time at quarterback, and possibly the hits as the offensive line remains the biggest
concern following the graduation of two tackles who were 6-6, 285 and 6-3, 275. On top of facing pressure from pass rushers, the
quarterbacks face high expectations: The Knights' offense has produced no fewer than 2,000 yards passing in each of the last five seasons,
and last year was the first time during that span that Holy Cross completed less than 50% of its attempted passes.

Coach says

"The question is how fast the offensive line develops. If they develop fast, we'll be competitive. If they're slow, well, you need the boys up
front."

Schedule

9/8 at Mansfield (at Beverly, Mass., 3 p.m.); 9/14 St. Francis Prep (at St. John's Univ., 7 p.m.); 9/22 at Stepinac (1:30 p.m.); 9/28 at Hayes (at
Maritime, 7 p.m.); 10/7 St. Peter's (at Bayside HS, 1:30 p.m.); 10/13 at Ford (at Midwood, 1:30 p.m.); 10/20 at Kellenberg (1:30 p.m.); 10/28
Fordham (at Bayside HS, 1:30 p.m.)

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Islanders beat Buffalo Sabres, 3-2
BY BRIAN BOHL
SPECIAL TO THE NEWS
Sunday, October 7th 2007, 4:00 AM
Two game into a new campaign, the Islanders are enjoying top production from an all free-agent top line.

One night after combining for 10 points in the season-opening win, the front-line unit of Mike Comrie, Bill Guerin and
Ruslan Fedotenko came through again. The trio accounted for two goals in the third period, leading to a sweep of the
home-and-home series with the Buffalo Sabres with a 3-2 victory at Nassau Coliseum.

Chants of "Comrie, Comrie" rained down for the centerman, who scored just 20 goals while splitting time between
Ottawa and Phoenix last season. With four goals in his first two games with the Isles, Comrie already is a fifth of the
way toward matching his entire 2006-07 output. The top line has accounted for 16 points.

"They are three different types of players who add to each other games," said Islanders coach Ted Nolan.

Comrie scored his first of the night after taking Guerin's feed and deking around Paul Gaustad. He slid his backhand
attempt slid past goalie Ryan Miller's glove, sending the sold-out crowd of 16,234 into a roar 1:39 into the third
period. He added his second and decisive goal nearly seven minutes later, taking Fedotenko's centering feed and
finding the open net.

"We know we're a skilled line," Comrie said. "We're not satisfied after two games. There's a lot more we can all do out
there."

Rick DiPietro made 30 saves but allowed Jochen Hecht to make it 3-2 with with 5:49 left. The netminder then thwarted
a power play with a little luck after Tim Connolly's shot ringed off the right post at the three-minute mark.

"Both teams tightened up," DiPietro said. "It's tough starting a season back-to-back, but I thought we did a good job
coming off with a lot of energy."

Chris Campoli erased a 1-0 deficit with his second-period tally, helping the Isles exact some revenge against a Buffalo
team that knocked them out of last season's playoffs.

Campoli, who signed a three-year extension in July, scored just one goal in 51 games during a disappointing second
NHL season. But the 23-year-old doubled his goal total from last season, by scoring for the second straight night when
his point shot beat Miller to tie the score at 1 just 4:29 into the second period.

"It feels great, but it can turn around just as easily," Campoli said. "I'm just staying even-keeled and hopefully we can
keep winning."

Undisciplined play led to three Islanders penalties in the first period, and Buffalo's Jaroslav Spacek capitalized on one
power-play chance. The defenseman took Brian Campbell's feed and ripped a slap shot from the point, blasting the
puck high past DiPietro's glove side to open the scoring.

SIM-PLE PLAN: Islanders left wing Jon Sim, who suffered a sprained knee last night, is day-to-day and will be
reevaluated before tomorrow afternoon's home game against the Capitals.

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scored into an empty net to puck. MIKE COMRIE'S aggressivenesS propelled the 01afKolzig and went O-for-4on the power play. The
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the Devils yesterday. first New Jersey goal 18:17 over-anxiousness led to a key turnover yesterday. improve to 3-0:
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Redden put the shots, including 15 washington had allowed just one goal in its first
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two games before the Isles' fourth line
though only after a SENATORS 4 Senators held a home sweep over Buffalo. But the cen-
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of the season.
it was swipedawayby NewJer- they were all over us, and after skipped past Kolzig's glove side 6:30
sey defenseman VItaly VJSh- that, like the other games, we "Offensive guys like to make great of-
nevski. were OK," Brodeur said. "We fensiveplays," coach. Ted Nolan said. "Mike knows into the first period.
maybe he should have went up the ~ with it.lf BERARD BACK? Defenseman Freddy Meyer ..<
Jason Spezza got his third ,played a decent game." he has one turnover a game and creates six on the was claimed off waivers by Phoenix. That could
assist of the game on AIfreds- . Ottawa held New Jersey to other end, we'll take that any day." facilitate the return of former Islander Bryan
son's fifth goal of the season in- just one power-play opportuni- Former Ranger Michael Nylander intercepted Berard, who made a strong showing in preseason
to an empty net with 48.7 see- ty.Th~ Senato~ have killed 21 Comrie's cross-ice attempt and fed Brian Pothier with the club and could sign as a free agent as early
onds remaining penaJties to begin the season. for a point shot that Rick rnPietro knocked down as today.. . . JaSon Blake. who scored 40 goals for
Dany Heat1~ got his fourth . N-:w Je~y
continues fell to 1-2 ~ it
its season-opemng with his pad. Laich was at'the goalmouth and -slid the Islanders last season before signing as a free-
goal of the season and Chris nme-game road trip Th the second attempt past the out:.of-position net- agent with Toronto, has been ctiagnosed with chron-
Kellyalso scored for Ottawa. Devilsare scheduledto host Ot~ minder for the eventual game-wmner 7:58 into the ic myelogenous leukemia A team doctor said Blake
.~ch Parise got the.DeviIs tawa Oct. 27 for their first final period. . ' is not in any "immediate danger" and will be treat-
WIthin 3-2 shortly after Red- game at the 17 625-seat Pru- "It's not always the shots, sometimes it's the ed with oral medication. The 100year Veteran prac-
den's goal. and under similar dential Center ~ Newark. chances that they get," said rnPietro, whose team ticed with the Maple Leafs yesterday and is not ex-
held a 31-12 edge in shots. pected to miss any games.

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~ THE ISIANDERS OBTAINEDBryan Be:. But his preseason performances gar-
rard for a specific purpose: to quarterback nered coach Ted Nolan's attention, especial-
the power play. ly his three:.point night against the Rangers
It took him less than two periods to pay in an exhibition last month. Berard, the
~ dividends in that department. The veteran No.1 pick in the 1995 entry draft, received
defenseman scored the go"ahead goal on a adressed deal worth about $750,000. The Isles
seven defensemen and 11 forwards
two-man advantage in a 2-1 victory over
the Rangers in front of 15,295 at Nassau .to help ease Berard in.
~ "I came in to prove I'm healthy," said
Coliseum.
Berard, who also suffered a career-threaten-
Berard, who signed a one-year contract a ing eye injury in 2000. "We came into the
day earlier after impressing the Isles in a season with high expectations. I'm feeling
training-camp tryout, worked the'left point good. I'm only going to get better."
on the 5-on-3. He played a little catch with Nolan teamed Berard with lJergeron
defense partner Marc-Andre Bergeron and . who scored the Isles' other goal, another
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winger Bill Guerin before stepping onto a power-play score with 3.5 seconds left in
r Guerin feed and ripping a faser from the the first
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Lundqvist with a high shot at 13:56 of the the season, making Berard's goal stand up
second for his first goal since 2005-06 with with a crucial 5-00-3 penalty kill highlight-
Columbus. ed by goalie Rick DiPietro's pad save on
"I was a little rusty. I didn't play too many Scott Gomez in the third period. DiPietro
minutes tonight," said Berard after logging finished with 36 saves.
8:21 of ice time - 5:43 of that time with the "I can't imagine losing sight in one eye
f Isles on the power play.
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and continue to play at this level, and he's
able to do that," DiPietro said about his new
565 NHL games with six teams - including teammate. "We're excited to have him."
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Islanders edge Devils, 4-3
BY BRIAN BOHL
SPECIAL TO THE NEWS

Sunday, October 21st 2007, 4:00 AM

Give a former Devil his due.

Bill Guerin's power-play goal with 3.7 seconds left in overtime gave the Islanders a 4-3 victory over the Devils last night at Nassau Coliseum.

Guerin's hat trick Thursday night at Washington had helped the Isles snap a two-game losing streak.

"You don't want that sour taste in your mouth for a week," said Guerin, whose Isles don't play again until Saturday, when they host Carolina.
"You better use the opportunity to rest, because the games are going to come fast and often."

Rick DiPietro made 25 saves against a Devils team playing the penultimate contest of a season-opening nine-game road trip that wraps up
Thursday at the Garden against the Rangers. He was beaten by Zach Parise 55 seconds into the game, then yielded Jay Pandolfo's goal and
Brian Gionta's deflection of Paul Martin's shot from the point for the equalizer just over 12 minutes into the third.

"They came out hard in the third period and capitalized on a couple of weird bounces," DiPietro said. "Our penalty kill did a great job bailing us
out."

With the Devils resting Martin Brodeur, the Isles tagged backup goalie Kevin Weekes for three goals - by Josef Vasicek, Miroslav Satan and
Mike Comrie - in the second period before wasting a two-goal lead in the third.

OUCH! Isles defenseman Bryan Berard suffered a groin injury and will be reevaluated tomorrow.

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s and obvious Devils decor, Brent Sutter said the Devils had to goal at 13:34. Daniel Alfredsson We don't lose games with one guy,"
.m murals on the concourse to immediately establish the Rock as scored a shorthanded empty-net- Ruslan Fedotenko scored the
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1.73~e hiking his save percentage to .936. night, and it had to feel good
"TIns is the way we have to win games," Lund- just looking at the visitor's
qvist said. "I like low-scoring games. Ifs putting bench and seeing the Tampa
more pressure on me to stay sharp and minimize Bay lightning, which has done
my mistakes. And the way the-guys are playing nothing but give home teams
in front of me, it's great." reasons to smile since 'the sea-
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Dec. 23, 2006 - Lundqvist waS sharp from the
outset. He made important early stops on Alex- Blueshirtwin.Photoby Linda Cataffo/Daily News lightning, which)
:ers of Jagr and ander Ovechkin and Vlktor Kozlov to prop up a winless (0-6-0) on th,
onlytwo active Rangers team that was seeking its first two-game The Rangersthen benefitedfrom a wrinklein including three disn:
winning Streak of the season. the rules. When 1Yutin was whistled for two in four days to' the
ive juggernaut. Devils and Islanders,
,mez and Chris Said Shanahan: "He did what a great goaltend- minor penalties on the same sequence, washing-
mbined $14mil- er does: He gave us 20 minutes to wake up, be- ton was given four minutes of five-on-four power "Those superstars
s second-lowest cause they were the more energetic and better play rather than the two-minute five-on-three the great way of coming ,

teamin t;hefirstperiod." Rangers had when two different Caps committed having a super perfa
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at Anaheim late Sparked by some physicality from forwards penalties. The Rangers survived it and now have
killed 26 of 27 penalties over the la$t six games. etro. "Last game WI
Ryan Hollweg and Petr Prucha, the Rangers of those things.
warmed to their task in the second period. And "I think that we really do take pride now in
this defensive look of our team," Renney said. Ricky was going to
when Drury darted out from behind the Washing- Bill Guerin, JoSi
ton net to leap and redirect a Marc Staal slapper "And the fact that (Lundqvistis) there to slam the
door shut when we do get in trouble.is pretty spe- Ruslan Fedotenko ~
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Christ the King rides another playoff upset into title game
BY BRIAN BOHL

Tuesday, November 13th 2007, 1:35 PM

Peter Nwajei didn't record a single reception in regulation; on the game's final play, the junior receiver didn't even run the correct route.
But Nwajei ignited a wild celebration after Joe Nuss lofted a touch pass that found him open in the back-left corner of the end zone.

A busted play turned into the game-winner, as Christ the King converted a two-point conversion to seal a 22-21 overtime victory over
Kellenberg in the CHSFL 'AA' semifinals at Uniondale on Friday night.

The Royals (4-6), the biggest surprise of the CHSFL playoffs, scored their second straight one-point victory and booked a trip to
Sunday's championship game against No. 4 Stepinac (8-2), a 19-14 winner at No. 1 Fordham Prep on Saturday.

"I was supposed to run a hitch, and then I saw them running at me and I went into the end zone," Nwajei said. "I didn't have a catch the
whole game, and I was kind of mad at that. That catch made me happy."

Nuss helped erase three separate Kellenberg leads, sending the Royals to the school's first championship appearance since 2003. After
the Firebirds marched in for a touchdown and kicked the extra point in overtime, Nuss responded by scoring the game-tying touchdown,
barely crossing the goal line on a quarterback keeper.

Coach Kevin Kelly was aggressive all night, going for - and engineering - three successful fourth-down attempts. With
the players and assistant coaches imploring him to go for the two-point conversion and the win, Kelly decided in favor of the do-or-die
play.

"Everyone on the team wanted to go for two," Nuss said. "We didn't want to play anymore. We wanted to either take it all or lose it all."

The extra session embodied the Royals' season: a slow start followed by a late surge. Christ the King opened the season 0-6 before
embarking on its current four-game winning streak. That two of those victories have come in the postseason is all that matters to a team
that was missing the services of injured running back William Hunter.

"The hardest (win) was the first one," Kelly said. "Just focus on what you're doing; it took a little while for us to start doing that. We're
doing it now."

Christ the King entered the playoffs seeded seventh among eight teams, but stunned No. 2 St. Francis Prep in the quarterfinals to set up
the meeting with sixth-seeded Kellenberg, which upset No. 3 Holy Cross on Nov. 3.

Kellenberg (3-7) opened up a 14-7 lead before David Lopez's 17-yard touchdown run off a stutter-step move and Vinny Lahara's PAT
tied it in the final minute of the third quarter.

The Royals nearly pulled away in regulation thanks to a costly penalty by the Firebirds. Ricardo Derival was flagged for a personal foul
after ramming Lahara with a late hit following a punt.

The infraction led to an automatic first down, followed by two runs by Lopez for 18 total yards. Nuss hit Danny Manetta with two straight
passes, but Lahara hooked a 27-yard field goal attempt wide left with five seconds remaining.

Nuss and some gutsy play-calling bailed out Lahara. Manetta, who teamed with Michael Hennessy to lead the passing attack, said the
Royals are just trying to extend a well-timed hot streak and felt galvanized by their coach's aggressive approach.

"We're a small team, but we're family and we stick together," Manetta said. "It shows our coach believes in us and
that he's behind us. We know he is there for us, and we're there for him."

ST. PETER'S 14, HOLY CROSS 11

By ELIO VELEZ

St. Peter's scored two first-half touchdowns and held off a late Holy Cross rally to preserve a 14-11 victory in the CHSFL 'AA' consolation
bracket semifinal at Bayside HS on Saturday. Holy Cross scored a touchdown and made a two-point conversion in the fourth quarter to
pull to within three.

PSAL ROUNDUP

BY EBENEZER SAMUEL AND ELIO VELEZ

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Cup Division Week 10

BRYANT 27, ADAMS 0

In a preview of next week's Cup Division playoff semifinal, Adams and Bryant squared off in Ozone Park on Saturday. The Owls (9-1)
beat the Spartans, 27-0, behind 112 rushing yards and two TDs from Justin Polizzi. Adams (8-2) dropped two of its last three regular
season contests after winning its first seven games. Bryant's defense pitched a second straight shutout and sacked Spartans QB Luis
Cerna six times. Bryant drew the second seed in the four-team Cup playoff bracket, and Adams was seeded third. Top seed Wadleigh
will face Lane in the tournament's other semifinal.

Championship Playoffs

CANARSIE 24, CAMPUS MAGNET 12

Campus Magnet traveled to Brooklyn Saturday to open the playoffs at Canarsie, the third-strongest football team in the PSAL, and the
Bull-Dogs showed no fear. Running back James Johnson scored a four-yard touchdown and quarterback Datalia Holness snuck in for a
score as 14th-seeded Magnet led 12-0 after three quarters and stood on the verge of scoring a major playoff upset.

"We were beating them offensively and defensively," Barnett said. "We just had a couple of breakdowns. It's frustrating because we had
our chance."

PORT RICHMOND 50, AUGUST MARTIN 21

Port Richmond broke the game open at home with three touchdowns in the second quarter as they routed the visiting Falcons. August
Martin, seeded 15th out of 16 teams, briefly led the No. 2 Red Raiders 7-6 after Murphy White's four-yard touchdown run in the first
quarter. Bryson Burel scored three touchdowns for Port Richmond.

"All we can do is try out best; we tried our best," said August Martin coach Michael Scaduto, whose team finished the regular season 6-
3. "We came a long way this season, and we went down fighting."

Bowl Playoffs

TRUMAN 22, LONG ISLAND CITY 18

Despite outgaining Truman's offense, the Long Island City Bulldogs fell to the Mustangs in first round of the Bowl Tournament playoffs.
LIC trailed, 14-6 at halftime, but first-year signal-caller Chris Delvento rallied the squad in the third quarter, tossing two touchdowns. In
the end, though, Truman's deep running game and attacking defense were too much for the Bulldogs. Three Mustangs - Malik Williams,
Ernesto Lafalaise and Hector Sanabria - topped 60 rushing yards, and Truman sacked Delvento five times.

BROOKLYN TECH 36, JAMAICA 26

A Jamaica defense that surrendered 75 points in its last three games came back to haunt the Beavers in the first round of the Bowl
Tournament playoffs. The Beaver defense struggled yet again against Brooklyn Tech, surrendering 268 rushing yards. Engineers
quarterback George Rowen barely threw the ball, attempting just two passes. Jamaica trailed, 30-12, entering the fourth quarter; a pair
of late touchdowns kept the score close.

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Mount earns 16-8 win over Chaminade in 'AAA' semis
BY BRIAN BOHL

Tuesday, November 13th 2007, 11:34 AM

It was a familiar sight: A slew of Mount St. Michael defenders bolting past the line of scrimmage, pressuring Chaminade quarterback
Doug Vella.

On the final drive, the Mountaineers' pass rush forced an intentional grounding penalty on third-and-long, capping a strong defensive
effort in a 16-8 win over the sixth-seeded Flyers in the CHSFL 'AAA' semifinals at Ott Field in Mineola.

Isiah Moody accounted for both touchdowns for No. 7 Mount, but the senior running back wasn't about to celebrate too boisterously; St.
Anthony's - the league's six-time defending champion - awaits in the title game on Sunday.

Moody, a senior, already has experienced both sides of the emotional spectrum while playing the Friars. His first-quarter touchdown
sparked a 22-12 victory in the Bronx on Sept. 22, ending St. Anthony's 64-game regular-season winning streak.

As a first-year varsity player last season, Moody was a member of the squad that lost the CHSFL championship game to St. Anthony's in
a one-point heartbreaker at Fordham University.

"Last year, we thought we could beat them," Moody said. "This year, we know we can beat them."

Mount St. Michael will try to stop the Friars from notching title No. 7 and extract a modicum of revenge from last
season's finale, which was decided by a missed Mountaineers extra point. St. Anthony's (9-1) is coming off a semifinal win in which
quarterback James Brady threw for 111 yards and rushed for another 117 yards and a touchdown to beat Iona Prep, 24-20.

The Mountaineers (5-5) know that if they want to score their third upset of these playoffs, they need to put the same pressure on Brady
as they generated against Chaminade's Vella.

The pass rush generated sacks and also led to Pliney Nivens' interception, which quelled a potential game-tying touchdown drive late in
the fourth quarter.

Even while standing on the field on Long Island, Nivens' thoughts turned back to last year's disappointment in the Bronx, when a
championship was there for the taking.

"I just remember the last play of the game," Nivens said. "It was fourth-and-1 and we didn't make it. It didn't take me long to get over it. I
was looking forward to next year.

"We have a lot to prove," he added. "We have to come out and be more fired up than they are."

A return trip to the finals seemed distant when Mount lost its season opener to lower-tier Fordham Prep. After victories over Farrell and
St. Anthony's, coach Mario Valentini's team sandwiched losses to St. Joseph by-the-Sea and Iona Prep, Chaminade and Holy Trinity
around a lone win against last-place Xaverian.

"Everybody was gunning for us after we beat St. Anthony's," Moody said. "That's why we lost. Everything went to our heads. We thought
we were on top."

The Mountaineers appear to have put it together at the right time, knocking off second-seeded St. Joseph by-the-Sea in the first round.

"We know no one can really play with us if we work hard," Moody said. "If our defense plays together, we don't think we can be
stopped."

STEPINAC 19, FORDHAM PREP 14

Fordham Prep's late drive stalled inside the Stepinac 20, but coach Peter Gorynski said his squad may have lost the CHSAA "AA"
semifinal game a few quarters earlier than that.

Gorynski was forced to shuffle his lineup in the first quarter after senior fullback/ linebacker Brian Seminario was sidelined with a stinger
in his shoulder.

Seminaro and fellow senior linebacker Chris Moffa were assigned to shadow speedy Stepinac running backs Rashaad Slowley and
Maurice Easterling, but the coach was forced to change plans with Seminario on the sideline.

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"That was a huge part of our game plan," Gorysnki said. "Ostensibly that was our whole defensive game plan."

Fordham Prep (8-2) missed out on a chance to play in the "AA" final for the second straight season (the Rams lost to Xaverian last
season). Stepinac (8-2) won its seventh straight game since Slowley (26 carries, 171 yards) returned from an ankle injury and can win
its first title since 1995 when it plays Christ the King at Hofstra on Saturday.

Seminario was replaced by a rotation of underclassmen, but the Rams defense wasn't the same without the senior, who picked off
Stepinac quarterback Joe Collins' pass in the first quarter to set up Peter Lamacchia's nine-yard sweep, which gave Fordham Prep a 7-0
lead.

Rams quarterback Lawrence DeSimone ran for a one-yard sneak to make it 14-0 in the first quarter, but No. 6 seed Stepinac climbed
back when Easterling rumbled for a 10-yard score to close the gap. DeSimone (5-for-14, 65 yards) threw an interception late in the
second quarter to set up Collins' 13-yard touchdown pass to Slowley with 14 seconds to left in the half.

No. 2 seed Fordham Prep maintained its slim lead throughout the second half, but Rams back Calvin McCoy (20 carries, 107 rushing
yards) fumbled for the second time all season with three minutes left in the fourth quarter, and Stepinac took over at the Rams' 41.

Two minutes later, Easterling ran it in from 14 yards out to give the Crusaders a five-point lead. The Rams drove to the Stepinac 10-yard
line and faced a third-and-10, but DeSimone was sacked and McCoy was stopped at the 9-yard line on a fourth-down screen pass,
securing the win for Stepinac.

"I had to call timeouts for substitutions and I had to call one when we had 12 men in the huddle one play in the second half," Gorynski
said. "If I had one more timeout on that last drive, things might have been different."

XAVIER 39, SPELLMAN 10

The Falcons showed Xavier early on that things were going to be different in their CHSAA "A" semifinal last Saturday. The Falcons lost
to the Knights, 65-12, in the last week of the regular season, but Joe DeSimone's team hung with the No. 1 seed Xavier through the first
half, trailing 14-10.

But quarterback Trumaine Rose botched snap early in the third quarter and the No. 4 seed Falcons (3-6) seemed to lose their grasp on
the game.

Spellman couldn't hold off the Knights after the fumble and allowed Xavier to score 25 unanswered points and advance to Saturday's "A"
title game at Hofstra against St. John the Baptist.

"We came out and played well, but after the fumble it seemed like it was downhill for them, and uphill for us," said Spellman running
back Robert McIntosh, who scored on a 70-yard run in the first quarter to give the Falcons a 10-7 lead.

"We knew they came in expecting to blow us out, but I'm proud of the way we played," added McIntosh, a senior three-sport star at
Spellman. "If I have to go out, this isn't a bad way to end it."

PSAL PLAYOFFS

BY IAN BEGLEY

KENNEDY 20, MIDWOOD 6

Kennedy coach Alex Vega spent all day watching football last Sunday, but he wasn't watching the NFL. Vega and the rest of the
Kennedy staff were studying film of the Canarsie Chiefs, their next opponent in the Championship Division playoffs.

After a few hours of watching film, Vega came away with one way to describe Chiefs quarterback Sha-Tim Pratt: impressive.

No. 6 Kennedy will take on Pratt and No. 3 Canarsie in Brooklyn on Saturday after it dispatched Midwood, 20-8, last weekend.

Ozzie Garcia threw a 63-yard touchdown pass to halfback Maurice Mitchelson in the third quarter to seal the win for the Knights (8-2).
Fullback Mike Washington ran for two scores and the Knights cornerback Chris Quinnonez picked off Hornets quarterback Jabari
Arnaud Wilson twice to snuff any Midwood rally in the second half.

The Knights' secondary will have to be at its best to limit the Chiefs' Pratt, who passed for 952 yards and 10 touchdowns in the regular
season.

Pratt's favorite target is receiver Andre Hall. Hall finished the regular season with eight touchdowns, and added one more in the second
half of the Chiefs' 24-12 win last Saturday over Campus Magnet.

"It's a question of whether we can put pressure on the quarterback," Vega said. "I don't care what kind of secondary you have, if you

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give a quarterback like that time to scramble, he will find an open receiver."

NEW DORP 24, LEHMAN 20

No. 10 Lehman outgained New Dorp by 150 yards on Saturday and didn't turn the ball over, but couldn't pull the upset against the No. 7
Central Cougars.

To line coach Mike Varinos, the Lions' shortcoming was simple.

"It was just the little things, a couple of miscues," Varinos said. "They just all added up."

Lions back Patrick Farrar opened the scoring with a touchdown run in the first-quarter and the Lions took a 20-16 half time lead when
Jamari Young hit Marquis Palmer Garcia with a touchdown pass in the second quarter.

But the Lions couldn't keep the lead in the second half, as Sherland Basnight ran for a four-yard TD and Erik Heedles caught his third
two-point conversion of the game from brother Thomas, giving New Dorp a 24-20 lead.

Lehman drove to the New Dorp 32 on the ensuing possession, but the drive and the season ended when Lions QB Jamari Young threw
four straight incomplete passes.

Varinos credited the Lions' undersized offensive line for creating holes against the Cougars, but had a tough time talking about the
ultimate outcome.

"I thought we should have pulled the upset, I really did," Varinos said.

TRUMAN 22, LIC 18

Truman's Hector Sanabria came into Sunday's first-round home playoff game against LIC nursing a sore ankle. The junior running
back/cornerback needed only the eight plays he was on the field to make his presence felt, running for the game-winning touchdown and
breaking up LIC's best attempt to steal the game in the Mustangs' (7-3) win.

Sanabria ran for a 40-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter and broke up Chris Delvento's pass at the last instant to preserve the victory.

Truman survived despite three turnovers, which led to three Delvento touchdown passes. LIC recovered an onside kick to open the
game and scored on its first drive, but Truman senior back Malik Williams responded with a 60-yard sweep to tie the score, 6-6 and
followed with an 87-yard punt return before half time to put No. 4 Truman up, 14-12.

Truman coach John Shepherd said Reyes Alvarez sprung Williams with a furious block at the 20-yard line, allowing the senior speedster
to coast to the end zone.

He also credited linebacker Antonio Tsiomos (seven tackles) and lineman Bilal Greene (three tackles for loss, sack) with keeping LIC's
Delvento uncomfortable all afternoon.

Truman, in its first season in the Championship/Bowl Division, faces top seed Boys & Girls on Sunday in Brooklyn, and Shepherd said
he will play Sanabria as much as possible against the Kangaroos.

"He played eight plays, took away six points and scored a touchdown," Shepherd said. "I'll have him on the field as much as his ankle
allows."

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Friars win 7th straight title
BY IAN BEGLEY
DAILY NEWS SPORTS WRITER

Monday, November 19th 2007, 4:00 AM

St. Anthony's won its seventh straight CHSFL "AAA" crown Sunday night, taking advantage of a key second-half turnover to top Mount Saint
Michael, 26-20, at Hofstra's Shuart Stadium. It was the Friars' 10th title in 15 seasons and the second straight year they beat Mount in the
championship game.

"We just find a way to win, no matter what," said Friars quarterback James Brady, who finished 8-for-18 for 72 yards and added 42 rushing
yards.

The Friars trailed, 20-18, with four minutes to go. Jayson Holt had run Mount's option attack well all afternoon, but he seemed to run out of
options when he dropped back on third-and-9 on his own 39. He tried to run through the line on the broken play, but he was stripped and St.
Anthony's Rutgers-bound defensive end Scott Vallone came up with the ball.

On the next play, Nick Mercurio made a cut to his right and sprinted down the right sideline to give the Friars a 24-20 lead. Atiq Lucas ran in
the two-point conversion to put the Friars up, 26-20, with 4:37 to go.

Led by Vallone (eight tackles, sack), the Friars stifled Mount's last two chances and celebrated at midfield as the clock ran out. St. Anthony's
beat Mount, 21-20, in last year's championship game.

"This doesn't get old," said Reichert, in his 21st year at St. Anthony's. "This is what I coach for."

William Ruggerio (seven rushes, 41 yards) ran it in from 25 yards out to give the Friars a 6-0 lead in the first quarter. Mount tied it when Holt
(192 rushing yards, two TDs) faked a pitch and burst through the Friars line for a four-yard score with 51 seconds left in the first.

Holt added a 16-yard touchdown run in the second quarter to give Mount the lead, 12-6. But St. Anthony's tied it two minutes later when
Ruggerio scored on a nine-yard run to tie it at 12.

Mount's Isiah Moody ran back the second-half kickoff 98 yards to break the tie.

"I thought the game was over right there," Holt said.

Not with two quarters left. Not against St. Anthony's.

SLOWLEY'S FAST START: Rashaad Slowley ran for three touchdowns - all in the first quarter - to lead Stepinac to a 47-12 victory over
Christ the King in the CHSFL AA championship game. The Crusaders captured the school's first title since 1995 after jumping out to a 34-6
halftime lead at Hofstra's Shuart Stadium. The Royals, who started the season 0-6 before reeling off four straight wins, made their first finals
appearance since 2003.

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Christ the King misses chance to grab crown
BY BRIAN BOHL 

Tuesday, November 20th 2007, 10:47 AM 

It was clear from the opening drive that Christ the King's unexpected playoff run was going to end in inglorious fashion. 

With fourth-seeded Stepinac marching toward the goal line, running back Rashaad Slowley took a jarring hit and fumbled the ball out of the 
end zone for an apparent touchback.But officials ruled Slowley was down by contact before losing the ball, and one play later the senior 
scored the first of his three first-quarter touchdowns  as the Crusaders trounced the Royals, 47-12, in Sunday's CHSFL 'AA' championship at
Hofstra's Shuart Stadium.

"We came out flat," CK coach Kevin Kelly said. "Against a good team like Stepinac, it comes back to bite you. We felt confident. It just didn't 
work out."

Seventh-seeded Christ the King won its final two regular-season games after starting 0-6 and kept the winning streak nearly to the end, 
posting back-to-back one-point victories over No. 2 St. Francis Prep and No. 6 Kellenberg to advance to the finals for the first time since 2003. 

Senior quarterback Joe Nuss led the Royals (4-7) to those upset wins, but he struggled against the Crusaders' secondary, throwing two 
interceptions.

"They scored (on) their first four possessions and we couldn't put up points," Nuss said. "They read everything well. They knew what was 
coming before we snapped the ball. They made the plays, unlike us."

A lost fumble and an interception returned for a touchdown led to 14 points for Stepinac (9-2) in the opening minutes of the third quarter, all 
but ensuring the White Plains-based school its first title since 1995.

Christ the King entered the title game with the division's second-ranked passing attack, but the Royals failed to get on the scoreboard until 
they were already trailing by 21 points. They also failed to generate any defensive stops until the final drive of the first half, as Slowley and 
Maurice Easterling combined for four rushing touchdowns before halftime.

Slowley entered the game with an AA-leading 1,189 rushing yards, highlighting an offense led by quarterback Joseph Collins, who added a 
scoring strike - a fade pass to Brian Boulhosa over Ollie Robinson in single coverage - to make it 34-6 after two quarters. 

"We didn't stop the bleeding after the first hit," Manetta said. "We did come out flat and I really don't know why. Maybe people were scared or 
intimidated."

Nuss enjoyed solid protection the previous week against Kellenberg, utilizing the extra time to find favorite targets Danny Manetta and Michael 
Hennessey. But Stepinac didn't afford Nuss the same luxury; he was constantly pressured by linemen and  linebackers Anton Rukaj and 
Anthony Scarnati. 

"It was rough," Nuss said. "I felt like as soon as I had the ball, I had guys hitting me. I don't want to remember this. This is the worst feeling."

Christ the King lost its first six games by a total of 100 points, including a 43-14 loss to Fordham on Sept. 15. Just over a month later, the 
Royals started a remarkable turnaround, defeating Spellman and St. John the Baptist to close the regular season.

A 14-13 road win over St. Francis Prep on Nov. 3 propelled Christ the King to the semifinals, where a risky play-call in overtime resulted in a
successful two-point conversion to give the Royals a 22-21 victory over Kellenberg. The trip to the finals marked Christ the King's best finish 
since the program won consecutive championships in 2002 and 2003.

"I'm proud of the way our guys played," Kelly said. "To comeback from the way they started (this year) ... it would have been great to get a win 
at the end, but I'm still proud of them. The seniors did a great job with leadership. It'll be tough to watch those guys leave."

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for the game-winner. neutral zone. We had some difficulties."
"This was one of those games where maybe we The Islanders have scored just 15 gQals
in the past nine games but are 4-4-1 in
r shouldn't have gotten a point," Isles coach Ted Nolan said.
. "We (still) found a way to do it. They're a premier team in
. the league."
that span thanks mostly to DiPietro. He
stymied Dallas' second-ranked power
play unit, which went scoreless in five at-
The Stars, who beat the Rangers at the Garden on Sun-
day, won their sixth straight and lead the Pacific Division tempts.
with a 13-7-4 record. "It's really important we scored on the
The Isles' power play awakened from a nearly month- power play and held their power play to
zero," Nolan said. "That's a big difference
and one of the reasons why we got the
point. " Stars goalie MartyTurco makes save against RuslanFedotenkoas Islanders
Nolan, who recently revamped his line continuehavingtroubleputtingthe puckinnet. Photoby Getty
combinations, stuck with the same lineup,
keeping Chris Simon with captain Bill all the way out to the top of the right circle on an Islanders'
Guerin and Mike Comrie on the top line despite limited suc- clearing attempt, but Park beat him to the puck and skated
'I cess thus far. right to the open net for his second goal in two games.
"We're not getting a lot of goals, but it's not because of Modano got the Stars even when he blasted a shot that
lack of effort or chance!)," Comrie said. "Teams go through beat DiPietro glove-side just 2:30 after Park's goal. Jeff
this throughout the year. You need to keep your focus and Halpern slammed home the go-ahead goal for Dallas 6:07
\ do everything you can to get pucks to the net."
Richard Park netted a shorthanded goal midway
into the final period. Sergei Zubov's point attempt went off
Mike Sillinger's stick and caromed to Halpern, who blast-
through the contest for the game's first goal. Turco came ed a shot into the vacant net.

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OSODY WAS AROUND to cheer. The
scoreboard and shot clock both
were turned ott. The only sounds
that filled the gym in the late hours
were basketballs bouncing and two
pairs of sneakers squeaking.
Inthose midnight moments last season, the pres-
ent and future of the Hofstra men's basketball pro-
gram were forged in a series of one-on-one pickup
contests and knockout competitions.
Loren Stokes was the seasoned veteran; the
senior point guard who went on to capture the
CAA Player of the Year award before earning a
Ii spot on the Orlando Magic's summer league team.
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tory. "I actually never beat him. He was a guy who
I always liked to play against because he was quick
and got to the basket He'd do anything to help the
team win. He also roomed with me, so I was able to
talk to him a lot"
Jenkins earned the Daily News' All-Queens award
during a high school career that featured two team
MVP awards and helping Springfield Gardens post
a 43-8 record during his last two seasons.
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scorer and key piece of Pride's new youth movement.
Agudio and Jenkins to carry the scoring load. Even
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with limited experience,Jenkins is one of three play- Junior Mike Davis-Sabb- another city-bred to worry about what's next'" adjustmentsneededto competeinthe NCAA:
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Hofstra coach Tom Pecora
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Hofstra qualify for the NITeach time. After a recent
Liberty University. At Springfield Gardens, he aver-
aged 21.1 points per game in his senior season under
the guards Iplayed against," he said. "Getting to the
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BY BRIAN BOHL

Tuesday, December 4th 2007, 3:15 PM

Mike Davis-Sabb doesn't have to participate in a drill to ensure that his input resonates with teammates on the basketball team at Hofstra.
During a five-on-five scrimmage in a nearly empty Mack Sports Complex last Friday, the Bronx product beseeched younger teammates to
take charge and get in position for rebounds.

His deep baritone could be easily mistaken for the encouraging words of an assistant coach rather than a 21-year-old junior.

Davis-Sabb has gone from being a starter on a Hofstra basketball team that earned a berth in last spring's NIT postseason tournament to
being a reserve on a decidedly younger unit.

Instead of sulking, the former All Hallows standout says he is relishing the role of savvy veteran on a squad whose roster counts six
underclassmen.

"I like to bring energy coming off the bench," Davis-Sabb said. "It's a little different, but I like it better because you get a feel for the team.

"I can definitely get back in the starting lineup, but I prefer coming off the bench to give the new guys a lot of playing time so down the stretch,
they'll be prepared to play big minutes."

With graduated guards Loren Stokes and Carlos Rivera now playing professionally overseas, the Pride has gotten decidedly younger than last
year's group, which finished 22-10 overall and 14-4 in the Colonial Athletic Association.

Antoine Agudio was the only returning member of Hofstra's "big three-guard" set, making him one of the most tenured players outside of Zygis
Sestokas and Davis-Sabb, who started 29 games last season.

Davis-Sabb's statistics through the first four regular-season games (six points and four rebounds in 28 minutes) haven't reflected his actual
value, said Hofstra coach Tom Pecora.

A couple of good performances, Pecora said, could allow Davis-Sabb to reclaim a starting spot; ideally, the 6-7, 240-pound forward would
give the Pride a legitimate inside presence and complement Agudio and freshman guard Charles Jenkins on the perimeter.

"Everyone looks at the basketball end of it," Pecora said, "but when you have experienced veterans who are good guys, they can teach the
(younger) guys about how to manage time, how to handle themselves in the weight room, how to handle themselves on the road. That's when
you have a good basketball program, not just a good team."

Added Davis-Sabb: "You have to give instructions because they are new to the program. A lot of players coming from high school don't know
the effort it takes to play at this level. They can't always hear the coach's voice. They need to hear their peer's voice."

Jenkins, a redshirt freshman from Springfield Gardens, Queens, doesn't play in the frontcourt, but he said he has learned a lot from veteran
teammates, including Davis-Sabb.

"Mike helped me a lot out when I first came here in the summer of 2006," Jenkins said. "He was giving me tips on how to take care of my
body. He was telling me how practice goes, and spending time letting me know that my body might shut down."

During his high school years in the Bronx, Davis-Sabb was a focal point on an All Hallows team that advanced to the semifinals of the CHSAA
city tournament. He posted a double-figure scoring average his senior year and drew All-CHSAA honors.

Pecora, a product of Queens Village, recruited Davis-Sabb as part of an effort to stockpile talent from the boroughs.

The forward said he was initially hesitant about making the eastbound trek to Hempstead and playing in a relatively small venue, but the Mack
Sports Complex has provided more than enough atmosphere to satisfy him.

"It's definitely exceeded (expectations)," Davis-Sabb said. "I never thought that playing in front of 4,000 people could feel like the Garden.

The student section's going crazy; it's a great atmosphere. I love it."

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BY BRIANBOHL ranked Duke' on Thursday, marked the first time the James scored 20 points and Justin Dentmon's runner in the
SPECIALTOTHENEWS Scarlet Knights have played in New York since No. 11 Marquette ended Wiscon-' lane as the buzzer sounded was
ONE BY ONE, the announced starters for the radio host Dol}.Imus made racist comments about sin's 28-home game winning disallowed after a lengthy review,
Rutgers women's basketball team ran from the the team during his show in April. streak with an 81-76 victory and the No. 12 Panthers (9-0)
bench to midcourt during pregame introductions. Stringer said her personnel moves were not yesterday. Marquette {6-1)ended held in Seattle.
:gut as the music pulsated and the crowd cheered, it designed to send a message, adding that she intend- the 6-2 Badgers' home streak DAYTON70, LOUISVILLE65:
beCC1!tleclear the applause was for some new faces. ed to keep the reserves in for at least the first five that was the third-longest ih Brian Roberts scored 28 points
Scarlet Knights coach C. Vivian Stringer benched minutes. "I'm not pleased about Duke," Stringer DivisionI. as the visiting Flyers (7-1)
her starters for the first nine minutes and 30 said, "but it was more to see if we could establish KANSAS84, DEPAUL66: spoiled Rick Pitino's bid to
seconds against Army yesterday at the Garden. The the tempo." Sasha Kaun scored the first six become the 17th active Division
reserves opened up an early lead, but The move enab1ed players such as points in a 24-1 I coach with 500
No.4 Rutgers fell behind later with its Prince and Matee Ajavon to utilize fresh first-half run that
lest players on the floor. The Scarlet RUTGERS legs to make a late push, sending Rutgers 59 sent the No.3 &0 LLEn E It I)0 P S ~:r~f~~~;~he
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:::laSsic,the first women's basketball doubleheader Army (5-4) took a big hit just 2:32 into the game Abrams, D.J. Augustin and (7-2) led by 15 late in the first
it the Garden since 1981. when top scorer Cara Enright hurt her ankle com- Damion James scored 18 points half but struggled after halftime
"I t1}qught we'd just try something a little differ- ,ing down with a rebound. The senior guard fell to each to help the NO.4 long- and fell in overtime in Sta,te
mt," s'aid Stringer, who was without one starter, the floor and needed to be helped into the dressing horns improveto 9-0 for the first College, Pa.
Heather Zurich, due to illness. "Our backups under- room by the medical staff. She did not rettml. time since 1981-82. FORDHAM 88, N.J. TECH 44:
~tood"the significance of their roles and they got a "Our, game plan didn't really change," Stringer DUKE95, MICHIGAN67: Eirenton Butler scored 21 points
Fhan~to get their feet wet." said about the Black Knights losing a playmaker . TaylorKingscored 18 points as and the host Rams (5-4) kept
Rashidat. Junaid made her first career start and who was averaging 14 points, 'We need to go out the No.6 Blue Devils(9-0) the Highlanders winless (0-11).
~ad 15 points and 10 rebounds as Rutgers dominat- and focus on being the best we can offensively and romped at home. WAGNER 64, ST. FRANCIS
~d .At1nyin the paint. Brittany Ray also started for defensively." UCLA75, DAVIDSON 63: luc (N.Y.) 59: Durrell Vinson had 24
~e Qist time this season, adding 13 points iJ;l36 min- In the opener, Duke (7-3) defeilted Pittsburgh Richard Mbah a Moute scored points and 14 rebounds to lead
f1tes"to help Rutgers improve to 6-3. Leading scorer (6-3) with a dramatic final shot. With the game tied, 21 points and the host Bruins the host Seahawks (6-3, 1-0
trod r:onner Bergtraum High star Epiphanny Prince the Blue Devils' Joy Creek rebounded Chante (8-1) made up an 18-point defi- NEC)over the Terriers (3-6, 0-2).
contributed eight points off the bench. Black's miss and scored on a put-back with 1.2 sec- cit. RHODE ISLAND 91, SYRA-
"Before the game, Coach told me to go out and onds left for a 51-49 victory. MICHIGANST. 68, BYU61: CUSE 89; Jimmy Baron scored
play hard; do the team things and put up (shots) The Maggie Dixon Classic, in its second year, was DrewNeitzel scored 13 of his 15 21 points to lead a 12-of-18
strong," said Junaid, a sophomore who said she established in honor of the fonner Army women's points in the second half as the assault from beyond the arc as
nev~r had play~d ~t MSG before. "I had confidence. basketball coach who died April 6, 2006, of arrhyth- NO.9 Spartans rallied over the the visiting Rams (10-1) out-
We Just played It like any other arena.", mia, weeks after her first season coaching tJ1eBlack No. 20 Cougars - in Salt lake City. scored the Orange (6-3). -AP
Rutgers' victory, coming after a 49-44 loss to 17th- Knights.

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Shaine Smith aims for greener pastures
BY BRIAN BOHL 

Tuesday, December 18th 2007, 1:25 PM 

Hofstra has a tradition of producing NFL wide receivers, and Shaine Smith hopes to add his name to that list.

The 6-3, 180-pounder aims to retrace the tracks of Wayne Chrebet, who made his pro name without leaving the area. Chrebet signed 
with the Jets as an undrafted free agent 12 years ago and wound up asone of the most prolific receivers in team history. 

Smith emerged Hofstra's top receiver last season, replacing Marques Colston, who's now with the New Orleans Saints. The August 
Martin HS product caught 60 balls for 951 yards and nine scores. He then attended spring camp with the St. Louis Rams, but couldn't 
earn a roster spot.

Now, Smith hopes to stick with the Jets; he joined the team's practice squad last week. Here, Smith, who turns 24 on Christmas day, 
describes the experience:

"After I was let go by the Rams, I was training down in Orlando for two-and-a-half months, waiting to be called again.  

"I came back up to New York because I found out I had an opportunity with the (Arena Football) Dragons. That didn't work out, but the 
Jets called me. Right before I came out in the draft (last year), they worked me out. I think they've always had their eye on me, but they 
weren't sure where to put me because they had a couple of draft picks.

"I mostly practice with Chad (Pennington). Chad's been phenomenal, directing us where to go; he's been a big help.

"Laveranues Coles, Jerricho Cotchery and Justin McCareins are all helping me out. I wouldn't learn from anyone else.

"You never know when your time is going to come, so you want to be ready. It's great being back on campus. It seems like I can never 
leave New York. It's easy access for me, but I think I can turn some heads."

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Soccer players take to water to bolster Tiger swim team
BY BRIAN BOHL Bayside and Francis Lewis have cal education program. about my kids,” Sullivan said. “None of standout at Long Beach HS.
IGH SCHOOL teams often finished 1-2 in the Queens division in “After we did that, I picked up about them are club swimmers. Some of the “I’ve coached lacrosse and soccer,

H find themselves hoping that


the incoming class can pro-
vide the fresh faces to spark
a turnaround after a disap-
pointing season.
But when the Cleveland Tigers
endured a winless 2005-06, then-first-
each of the past three seasons, but the
Tigers are battling to supplant one of
those heavyweights in the final stand-
ings. They nearly defeated Bayside on
Dec. 7, but ultimately fell 48-42.
The Tigers are in second place in the
division with just one meet left. They
seven kids to join the swim team,” Sul-
livan said. “I knew from when I was a
swimmer that it’s grueling. It’s hard,
especially if you’ve never swam before.
All these kids were willing to put the
effort in.”
A vital part of the Tigers’ resurgence
teams we faced had club swimmers.
Sullivan reserves his highest praise
for senior captain Lobsang Tenzin, a
Tibetan immigrant who has become a
consistent competitor in the butterfly
and a mainstay on the Tigers relay
squads.
and I’ve never seen kids so determined
to accomplish the tasks that I ask them
to do,” he added.
Can that determination survive the
graduation this June of Tenzin and
eight other seniors? Sullivan hopes so,
but he knows he can continue to lure
year swimming coach Christopher remain on the cusp of the city’s playoff has been the contribution of what Sul- “He could not swim a lick,” Sullivan soccer players into the pool with his
Sullivan chose a unique way to bolster picture, which is determined by timed livan terms his “nucleus”: juniors Jason said of Tenzin. “Now, a year later, he’s finely honed recruiting pitch.
his depth. finishes rather than wins and losses. Lugo (freestyle), Mateusz Kaczynski (in- doing every stroke for me efficiently. “I stressed that if you are willing to
“They had five swimmers, and you Even if they do miss the postsea- dividual medley), Robert Ciesielski (200- He’s swimming all four strokes and do- work that hard, there is light at the end
can’t swim with that,” Sullivan said. “I son, Sullivan has overseen a marked and 50-yard freestyle) and sophomore ing an unbelievable job.” of the tunnel with lifeguarding,” Sullivan
coach the soccer team, so I threw all improvement. Cleveland won just a Patryk Obiedzinski (butterfly). Like Tenzin, the Tigers have taken said. “The kids lit up when I told them
my soccer players that were athletes single meet from 2004-06, prompting Lugo is the only member of that a few years to progress. Cleveland that when you become a lifeguard, it’s
into the pool.” the Ridgewood school to ask Sullivan quartet who did not star on the soc- opened last season by losing its first good for networking. You can make up
The results speak to rejuvenate the program. cer field. three meets but went on to win three to $4,000-5,000 in a summer.
for themselves: The certified lifeguard and “I get really enthused when I talk of its final five. The Tigers rode a two- “They caught on to what I was say-
Just two seasons water-safety instructor instituted game win streak into this season. ing.”
later, the Tigers are sweeping changes; he made Chalk that up to a determined squad,
8-2 and in playoff swimming classes manda- says Sullivan, a one-
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Richard Slattery

in county of Queens
Loyal subjects swoon during school visit
BY NICHOLAS HIRSHON ing Miss USA to this year’s heated — she doesn’t — and feverishly re-
Christopher Sullivan (from l.) Miss New York Danielle
rebuilds Cleveland pool program presidential race. questing autographs.
Roundtree, 20, answers BEAUTY QUEENS have been get-
“I’m voting for [Barack] “I kinda felt special. I was

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around Mateusz Kaczynski, questions from student ting a bad rap lately for their clue-
Jason Lugo, Lobsang Tenzin, Obama,” Danielle Roundtree, Miss standing next to a princess,”
admirers at Bell Academy less antics, but New York’s con-

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Patryk Obiedzinski and Robert in Bayside. “I kinda felt New York 2008, revealed recently gushed sixth-grader Stephanie
tender for the Miss USA pageant
Ciesielski. Photo by Bryan Pace special,” said sixth-grader at an energetic junior high school Matsumura, 11. “She has a lot of
isn’t just a pretty face.
Stephanie Matsumura of assembly in Queens. talent and she looks really nice.”
In fact, she has some pointed
WRESTLING the visit. “I was standing
next to a princess.”
— and surprising — opinions about
Sporting a leopard-print
blouse and form-fitting jeans, the
Roundtree vowed to never
become like Miss USA 2006 Tara

Slam leads to forfeit, and Bryant coach cries foul


everything from 2006’s misbehav-
eye-pleasing 20-year-old from the Conner, who was nearly stripped
upper West Side told the Daily of her tiara after she was caught

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DAILY NEWS
BY MITCH ABRAMSON
DAILY NEWS

after conferring with her coach, Chris Alena, she Watts, a sophomore, chucked his headgear in slam, so I figured it was in her best interest not to Clinton could beat a Republican and kissing other girls.
FOUL-FILLED wrestling meet dissolved decided to call it a day. frustration after being disqualified, and Maliarakis continue and because of the illegal slam, we were opponent in November. “Life is too short, and she kinda

A into an ugly war of words between


coaches after a wrestler who was il-
legally slammed chose not to continue
on Thursday at Bryant.
About 20 seconds into the 125-pound match, Bry-
Curtis (5-1) was awarded six points for the
match and went on to win eight of the
next nine contests to finish with
an overall score of 48-21 over the
host Owls (3-4).
PSAL
had to “threaten” his wrestler with being thrown off
the team to get him to calm down. It
was just the second loss of the
season for Watts, and Bryant
was leading in points, 18-3,
able to get the win.
“The Bryant coach was upset about what hap-
pened and the wrestler was upset, but he went be-
yond the rules and slammed her illegally. We kind of
stole that from them thanks to the penalty.”
“People may not be as sup-
portive of a woman as President,”
offered Roundtree, who was born
in Miami but moved to New York
a few years ago. “[Obama’s] more
forgot that,” Roundtree said. “This
is only one year. Your job is to be a
role model, not be the person ev-
eryone doesn’t want you to be.”
Roundtree also called up stu-

Tuesday, January 22, 2008


Tuesday, January 22, 2008

ant’s Trevor Watts shot in and attempted a double- Fifth-year Bryant coach Peter CURTIS 48 before Watts (5-2) was dis- Bryant, the top-ranked wrestling team from likely to win it. Who knows? Hillary dents to belt out some tunes with
leg takedown on Curtis’ Alana Rodriguez, a sopho- Maliarakis cried foul over the way qualified. Queens, has 26 power points, tied with Truman for could surprise us all.” her — and apparently made a good
more backup who was pushed into action when that Alena handled the situation,
BRYANT 21 Alena, in his 11th year, 10th-best in the league. The Owls are scheduled to The slender knockout dropped impression.
starter Frank Priolo sat out with a finger injury. alleging that the Curtis coach used didn’t refute the account given close out the regular season against FDR, Sheeps- other bombs during her stop at Bell Sixth-grader Julian Ruiz,
Instead of retaining control when he picked “butcherly” tactics to manipulate the sit- by Maliarakis, but he downplayed head Bay and Francis Lewis, all of which trail in the Academy in Bayside on Jan. 11, an 13, blushed when asked why
her up, Watts slammed Rodriguez down and was uation to gain the points in the 125-pound match. Rodriguez’s initial impulse to continue. standings. effort to get to know the people he wanted the beauty queen’s
whistled for an illegal move. Moments later, he was “The girl said she was OK to wrestle and the “She was trying to prove her toughness and say “Basically, if we win our next three — and our she’ll represent at the Miss USA MySpace info.
disqualified after Rodriguez withdrew because of coach conviced her that she was injured,” Maliara- ‘I’m fine, I can handle it,’ but she was a little banged schedule does get a little easier towards the end — I pageant on April 11 in Las Vegas. “She’s pretty,” he said, predict-

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injury. kis said afterward. “So that’s a little strategy that up,” he said. “She was suffering from a rib problem think we’ll still sneak into the playoffs,” Maliarakis An auditorium packed with 185 ing Roundtree would end up in the
According to both coaches, Rodriguez initially scumbag coaches use, and that’s what happened from a couple of weeks ago and the injury got ag- said. “That’s our goal for right now.” sixth- and seventh-graders pep- final five. “But there’s other con-
told the referee she would continue the match, but in that case.” gravated and her shoulder was hurting after the — With reporting by Kellie Clark pered Roundtree with questions, testants. Maybe there’s someone
twice asking if she has a boyfriend who’s prettier.”
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FORECAST Eric Ulrich (R) Name Frank Gulluscio (D)
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2009 22 Age 60

old pro eying B.A., St. Francis


College (2007);
M.A., St. John’s
University
(Expected 2009)
Education B.A., SUNY (1968)

Molloy dominates ‘B’ league while weathering its losses


Addabbo’s job Engaged for four
months
Family Married for 35 years,
grandfather of two
BY BRIAN BOHL
MPTY SEATS on the Archbishop Molloy
Xavier in its first game back (8:15 p.m., Bayonne,
N.J.). Even with a cushion atop the standings, the

Council seat will be up for grabs


District leader for
five months
Experience District leader for
nearly a decade
E hockey bench can lull opponents into
a trap. Most nights, the Stanners send
out only two complete lines. Instead of
the standard three defensive parings,
players said they considered it important to finish
the season undefeated.
“It’ll be a good test because Xavier matches
up well against us,” Sheldon said. “They have a

FRANK KOESTER
George W. Bush First Eugene McCarthy
they trot out just four blueliners. few dynamite players. If we win, we’re right back
(2004) (1968)
BY NICHOLAS HIRSHON a no-brainer,” fired Ulrich, who stud- presidential But the Stanners have shown that quality counts, on track. If we lose, it’ll be a road block we don’t
surging to a 10-0 start in their first season in the want to face.”
WITH COUNCILMAN Joseph Addab- ies at St. John’s University and be- candidate CHSHL ‘B’ division. The goal-scoring trio of Charlie Gotard, Ryan
bo poised to try for higher office, the came a Republican district leader in
race for his seat is shaping up as a September.
voted for Despite a manpower drain after last year’s team Cheng and Pat Brown will try to generate the same
“Shawshank “Patch Adams” lost five defensemen to graduation, Molloy resisted high-octane offense that has already helped pro-
generational showdown between a Gulluscio shot back with his Favorite the temptation to employ a play-it-safe trapping duce three 10-goal games.
grad student and a grandpa. résumé: an English teacher in the Redemption” (1998)
Fresh-faced Republican Eric 1970s, franchisee of two Brooklyn (1994)
movie style. Instead, the Stanners have utilized a simple “A good offense is the best defense,” said Gotard,
Ulrich, 22, and elder Democrat Frank roller-skating rinks in the 1980s, game plan for good coverage: forge an early lead a senior from Maspeth who also plays with the Co-
Gulluscio, 60, won’t face each other nearly a decade as Democratic dis- Frank Sinatra’s Favorite John Lennon’s and keep shooting the puck. It’s hard for the other ney Island-based Metro Fighting Moose travel team.
trict leader and two years as Com- “New York, “Imagine” team to score if they’re busy fishing the puck out “Pat Brown and I have played for nearly 10 years on
until February 2009 if the Democrat
New York”
pop song (1971) of the net. travel or school teams. We connect out there, and I
Addabbo dethrones state Sen. Ser- munity Board 6 district manager.
phin Maltese (R-Glendale) — or until “I’ve been 22. I know how 22-year- (1979) “There are some nights where we play with nine know where he’s going to be without even looking.
JOEL CAIRO
November 2009 if Addabbo loses. olds act and walk and talk,” or 10 skaters,” second-year coach Jim Sheldon said. “We’re used to each other,” he added. “That
But the civic-minded men are al- Gulluscio said of his rival. “We need “The reason we’re doing so well is that our better helps us build a lot of offense. Plus, once we get a
Thomas Ognibene, according to city But the candidates agree on some against Gulluscio.
ready exchanging potshots over somebody in that job who’s compe- players are head and shoulders above some of the lead, other teams get hesitant and the goalie gets
Campaign Finance Board records. things: Both are proposing ferry ser- “You don’t have an incumbent in
who should represent Howard tent. . . . We need someone from Day other teams we’ve played.” shaken.”
Gulluscio has garnered a compara- vice and cleaner, safer beaches in place,” Mirsky said. “It makes things
Beach, the Rockaways and other One who’s not going to ask where The Stanners’ better players however, have been Dec. 26. In nine other contests, their slimmest mar- our drive and our stam- Despite having outscored opponents by
tively slim $4,575, records show, but the Rockaways.
a lot easier for a challenger.” hampered by travel team commitments, forcing the gin of victory was four. ina. That’s been the nearly six goals per game, the Stanners still
parts of southern Queens in the the bathroom is.” he stressed he hasn’t truly started Losing 2006 Assembly candidate
Council. Ulrich has raised $18,565 for his
And Democratic district leader team to drop out of the ‘A’ division. Molloy finished The Stanners seemed to be rolling in cruise con- focus of our practices: could find room to improve before the play-
fund-raising. Stuart Mirsky, now vice president of
Lew Simon, who lost to Addabbo in 8-8 and barely missed the playoffs last year, but this trol, but then a quirl in the schedule dictated a long to reignite the fire in offs. Steven Romano, a senior from How-
“A 60-year-old man like Frank run over the past two years, with do- “Look at me in July, which is the the Rockaways Republican Club, fig-
the 2001 primary, said he hasn’t year the team has thrived in the less-competitive ‘B’, pit stop. They haven’t played a game since Dec. 29. our play.” ard Beach, is still playing at less than full
against a guy like me who can knock nations from several civic leaders next filing [for campaign contribu- ured Ulrich’s dynamism would help
scoring 78 goals while surrendering only 20. (They The month-long layoff could stymie that momen- Molloy will face strength after working his way back from
on more doors [to get votes]? That’s and the wife of former Councilman tions],” he said. him put up a formidable fight ruled out entering the race.
lead the division in both categories.) tum, though Sheldon said he’s been increasing the a good test on a broken leg.
Junior Matthew Zay embodies the offense-first intensity of the practices to get the team prepared Thursday, another And defenseman Gavin Grogan, a ju-
philosophy, leading the team in scoring despite for its six remaining regular-season games. matchup against nior from Lynbrook, is still sidelined by

Church women’s ministry focuses on the future from the Habitable Planet Series, “Looking
playing defense. Zay, a forward on his travel team,
moved to the blue line to help replenish its depth.
Sheldon said Zay’s experience as a winger allows
him to quarterback the power play while serving as
a puck-moving defenseman who can initiate rushes
With a playoff spot virtually assured in the eight-
team division, the Stanners will use the rest of the
season to prepare for the playoffs, which consist of
two best-of-three series.
“We’ve been on vacation while other teams have
a broken arm but could return for the
playoffs.
Even without reinforcements to
shore up the rotation, Gotard said
the Stanners can target other
Forward: Our Global Experiment.” Ages: from anywhere on the ice. been catching up to us,” Sheldon said. “We had a lot weaknesses to help guarantee a
adults. No fee. Preregister by calling “The game just looks so much slower when of games in the beginning, and now everyone’s deep playoff run.
(718) 229-4000. you’re back there on defense,” Zay said. “On my caught us in games played. We are con- “One of our problems is
other team, I like to put the puck in the net and set cerned about the layoff affecting Pat Brown (r.) has helped fuel that not all of our players
Chorus performs in King tribute people up. On Molloy, I know what (opposing) for- Molloy offense that totaled backcheck,” he said. “We
wards are thinking. It definitely helps when you’re division-leading 78 goals this can be more defensive-
The Immaculate Conception Honor Chorus of
on the point.” season and all Stanners (top) have minded, but we’re stacked
Jamaica Estates performed at “A Tribute to
The only time that the Stanners failed to blow embraced offense-first philosophy. up front.”
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.” at the Central
What's up in the neighborhood Library in Jamaica.
a team out was a 4-3 victory over Xavier on Photos by Christie Farriella

BY MAXINE SIMPSON
New ambulance leadership
THE WOMEN’S Ministry of Morning Star

nydailynews.com
State Sen. Frank Padavan (R-Bellerose) in-
nydailynews.com

Missionary Baptist Church in Jamaica held its


stalled the new officers of the Whitestone
annual Women’s Fellowship Breakfast on
Jan. 12 to discuss upcoming plans and events.
“The goal of the Women’s Ministry is to
reach women of all ages — to encourage and
Community Volunteer Ambulance Service at
their headquarters on Jan. 21: Louise Weiss,
treasurer; Mary Alice Cadolini, secretary;
Ralph Cefalo, first-aid officer; Marilyn Con-
Double-OT thriller takes toll on CK, Holy Cross
equip them through programs, events and nors, funding director; Kevin Smyth, building BY EBENEZER SAMUEL Knights standout Sylven Landesberg tied the game at 84, looked sharp against the Railsplitters.
resources,” said Deaconess Naomi Mills, the
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director; Norman Applebaum, purchasing HRIST THE KING and Holy Cross both strug- forcing double overtime, but the Knights were deflated. “It’s not an excuse, but if we were
chair of Morning Star Women’s Ministry. director; and Herb Klein, vice president.

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gled over the weekend. On Sunday, CK lost “We definitely thought we were going to win the game healthy, it would have been different,”
Morning Star Baptist Church is under the State Sen. Frank Padavan (l.) installs new officers of Whitestone Community Volunteer Whitestone has served the community for to Loughlin, 65-62. Holy Cross dropped a (in regulation),” said Holy Cross guard Blaise Ffrench. Ffrench said on Sunday.
leadership of the Rev. Walter Silva Thomp- Ambulance Service. Taking office were (2nd l. to r.) Louise Weiss, Mary Alice Cadolini, nearly 60 years. game, too, falling to Lincoln, 81-60, in the “Ryan’s shot was a heartbreaker.” Against Loughlin, Walker said, CK
son Jr. Ralph Cefalo, Marilyn Connors, Kevin Smyth, Norman Applebaum and Herb Klein. Tom Crotty Classic. The Knights dominated regulation, taking a 38-29 half- struggled to rebound. Pearson managed
Student raises thousands for QCC Both teams had reason for their struggles. On Fri- time lead that increased to 49-36 in the third quarter. just 14 points; Walker scored 19.
celebrate Groundhog Day on Feb. 2 and 3. For man from a trench in All Faiths Cemetery in day night, the Royals and Knights wore each other CK battled back behind Florida-bound guard Erving “I was disappointed,” Walker
Zoo links weather, animals Lindsey Dubb, a junior at Jericho High School,
admission and general information, call Middle Village last October. out in Middle Village as CK defeated Holy Cross, Walker, who scored 19 second-half points and finished said of the effort.
L.I., raised close to $11,000 for the Harriet and
Discover what many different animals can tell (718) 271-1500.

Tuesday, January 29, 2008


Tuesday, January 29, 2008

Kenneth Kupferberg Holocaust Resource 97-92, in double overtime. with 33, helping offset Landesberg’s 34. The Royals can rest now;
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us about the approaching weather, and also Center focuses on global warming Center and Archives at Queensborough “One of the greatest games in school history,” CK coach But Pearson was the game’s hero, scoring 35. The they don’t play again until fac-
how these animals are used in folklore to Focus the Nation is a national teach-in con- Community College. Bob Oliva said. George Mason-bound forward has been a revelation this ing struggling Molloy on Friday.
predict weather patterns. Borough prez honors firefighters Royals senior Ryan Pearson made the first overtime season, leading the team in scoring and rebounding. Holy Cross isn’t as lucky; the
necting millions of students and citizens with The check was presented to QCC’s
The Discover Room at the Wildlife Conser- Queens Borough President Helen Marshall political leaders and decision makers about president, Eduardo Marti, on Jan. 11. possible. With CK trailing by three and just seconds left, “Ryan’s having a great year,” Oliva said, recalling Duke Knights face Rice at home today
vation Society’s Queens Zoo is open on Satur- honored several firefighters from Ladder 140 solutions to global warming. Pearson caught a length-of-the-court inbounds pass from star Christian Laettner’s classic shot against Kentucky in the (Tuesday), then meet for rival St. Fran-
days and Sundays, noon to 4 p.m., and will at her State of the Borough address at On Jan. 31, at 7 p.m., Alley Pond Environ- Have an item or photo for Queens Faces and Ishaan Davis, turned and lofted a desperation three over 1992 NCAA Tournament. “This shot was just like Laettner.” cis Prep on Friday.
feature a different animal theme each week- Queens College on Jan. 15. mental Center, at 228-06 Northern Blvd. in Places? Send it to Queens News, P.O. Box three defenders. Pearson’s shot left both teams worn down on Sunday. “This is the toughest part of the season,”
The shot banked in, crushing the Knights. Holy Cross Landesberg didn’t start against Lincoln because of flu-like Ffrench said. “With guys sick, too. It’ll help us

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goal shooting.. Hofstra c:oach before Agudio, the Pride's lone job of making every catch a
Bearcats a 63-56 lead with3:10 remaining.
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impres~esinfirstseasonofboyshockey
BYBRIAN
BOHL those are big boys twice her size," said Ruth,Di- crowned its fii"stwomen's ice hockeychampionin "She's very dedicated," Richard said. "We'll have
' T'S A FRIGiDWednesdayaftern oon, and Pasquale,Ariel's mother. "But honestly,she get 2001.Thenumber of leagues and teams that cater to a game at 4 in the afternoon and drive to get her to
the ?tands are deserted at Iceland in New hurt more playing with the girls. With the boys,sh school-aged girls, however, remains limited.' the Molloy game at night Even (when) I say, 'Come
Hyde Park. Nearly a third of the Molloy
,
doesn't get hurt" "In high school, it's frustrating," DiPasquale said
, on, you just played this morning,' she'll say,'No, I don't

I varsity hockey team is missing from prac-


tice, but the remaining players press on,
The 16-year-oldfrom Whitestone also plays cente
forthe MountVemon-based Sound ShoreWarriors,
about the lack of opportunity. "It's just not as popular
as the other sports:'
want to miss a game.'"
DiPasquale also lugs her bags to C,hel~a Piers in
Manhattan, where she receives advanced instructiof;!
skating through intense special teams drills. travel squad in the Girls American League. I As a result, many girls ,seek.better competition
Ariel DiPasquale, a 5-2, 125-pound junior and the, "Some of my teammates knew I was good fro by playing against boys, said Joe Eppolitio, a board from professionals' including Alana Blahoski, wh'P.
only girl in the CHSHl, circles near the goal line dur-' befQre," she said. "Bu): I think they soon warme~ u ; member for USA Hockey who is also the organi- played on the United States team that won the 'firs(
inga poWer-play
exercise.Sheworksthe puckaround to meandacceptedme." ' zation'sNewYork Statedjstrict representativefor ever women's hockey gold medal in Nagano,ancfwh~
the boaros to ail open teammate; she makes sure to . Opponents in the GAL might not be as brawny women's hockey. also was an assistant coach with the U.S.women1~
§ backcheckwhenthe defendersgainpossession. . thosesheencountersplaying "Hockeyis a time-intensive squad that won bronze in the 2006 Turin OlympiCs..
~. Thetempo is intensebut not undulyrough - an for Molloy, but while body sport anda financiallyintensive DiPasquale has been invited to play in Italytl$
~ apt descriptionof herexperiencein her first seaSon checking is prohibited in the sport" Eppolitiosaid."It's raised summer on a team Blahoski coaches, 'an opportlf
~ playinginthe boy~'league.. women's hockey,the girls concerns at the national level nity that would allow her to face competition frQJ:ft
~~ "It's not as bad as I thouDghtit would be," Di- gamestill featuresa
. highde- that the number of girls and throughout Europe. lM;
c: Pasqualesaid. "I think I had'it in my head that it greeof physicality. boys playingthe sport is start- "She will be playing at tl:le next level," said M~t1<
wouldbemorephysical." "There is body contact, ingto leveloff." De Simone, who has coached DiPasquale the paSt
In four monthson the varsity team, DiPasquale so it is physical,but there are A highschoolleaguewas es- !;ix years orrthe Sound Shore Warriors and inthe
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has becomeoneof coachJim.5heldon'smostvalu- fewer checks," DiPasquale tablishedaboutsixyearsagofor Empire State Games. "She has incredible instincts
and is a playmaker as well. as being very responsible
Z able wingers. Shehas posted four goals and five said of her experiencein the girlsfrom LakePlacidto Ithaca.
assists for a 13-2team that's clinchedthe CHSHL GAL."It helps that my team Eppolitiosaid.The league,now defensively."
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physical."
upto lQteams,isn't registeredwith the statE!Public
HighSchoolAthleticAssociationor USAHockey.
When it comes to college, DiPasqualesays she has
her eye on a handful of small liberal arts schools in
shespenttwo yearsrunningonthetrack teamto get IndevelopingherquicknessJ;o compensatefor ; r Manygirlsas dedicatedto hockeyas DiPasquale New England and upstate New York, including Am-
stronger and faster. Now, DiPasqualetakes a regular size, DiPasquale has become an important player' n go to prep school to,play at a higher level, but she herst, Hamilton, MIddlebury and Colby - all of which
~ shift for a Stanners squad that has thrashed oppo- the Stanners. i elected to stay put in Queens. . have intercollegiate hockey progr:ams. .
But her destination will hinge on the school's in-
~-," nentsbyan averageof five goalsper game. "Positionally,sheskatesverywell,"Sheldons'd. . "I wantedto stayat homebecauseIdidn'twant to
~ Her style has impressed her teammates, too "Sh~skateswith her headup. Shegets into all he leavemy schoolandmy friends,"DiPasqualesaid. struction iri the sciences as much as its hockey pedi-
s::- - and the few times an opponent has gotten his correct position? She'snot asfast as someof he Sincethere aren't any local leaguesfor girls, Di- gree; DiPasquale said she is interested in following
~ hands a little too high on a hit, her father says, they other players, but you know exactly where she's' 0- Pasquale and her Sound Shore teammates travel up the footsteps of her father, a physician, or pursuing
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gs'li'P, ortrashtalk. . . uouslybehind.Thewomen'sgamemadeits Oly bic stantlyshuttlingto andfrom rinks-'- makingit ayear- trainer, since I play hockey and that's what interests
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Molloy's loss sets up winner-take-all skate vs. Xavier
BY BRIAN BOHL

Tuesday, March 11th 2008, 9:46 AM

Charles Gotard slammed his stick into the sideboards, causing a loud thud to reverberate throughout the Abe Stark Rink. The Molloy
forward's frustration echoed that of all the Stanners, who suffered a 5-2 loss after losing a few players to travel team commitments and
running into a hot Xavier goalie Alex Topoleski, who logged 43 saves.

With the win, the Knights salvaged their season following Molloy's 7-3 drubbing in Friday night's CHSHL 'B' division championship series
opener.

After dropping Game 1, Xavier had lost its three previous meetings against the Stanners. Goalie Alex Tolpoleski reversed the trend on
Saturday, logging 43 saves including 15 of the 16 shots he faced in the first period before his teammates rattled off five straight goals.

The win sets up a winner-take-all scenario when the teams meet Tuesday night at the Ice Hutch in Mount Vernon (6:50 p.m.) for Game
3.

Vincent Lopes scored three goals on Saturday and Joseph Gilhooly and Thomas Ferro also added, torching Stanners goalie Kevin
Koziol for five goals on 22 shots. Lopes tied the contest with a shot that beat Koziol stickside late in the first period, and put the Knights
up with another tally 3:10 into the second for what proved to be the game-winner.

"It's a huge confidence builder," said Xavier coach Al Di Mauro. "After losing the first game, everyone was counting (us) out. Molloy's a
strong team that's bigger than us. We're a young team. We only field five seniors.

"I'm proud of my kids' performances," he added. "To take it to a rubber match … I'll go that route and take my chances."

Molloy played without defenseman Matthew Zay and wingers Ryan Cheng and Gavin Grogan, all of whom had travel hockey
commitments. In their absence, the Stanners struggled to slow Lopes. Their lack of depth also hindered a power play that finished 0-5,
thanks in part to Topoleski's sure-handed work in the crease. The senior netminder stymied a Molloy offense that outscored opponents
by 55 goals during a 14-2 regular season.

"We came out strong; we wanted it more than them," Topoleski said. "I got lucky a couple of times. This is the first time we beat them so,
up to now, we weren't as confident going against them. This helps us out big, especially winning by the score that we did."

Gotard put the Stanners ahead after pushing in a goal off a rebound 9:21 into the opening period.

Xavier's offense exploded after Lopes netted his goal nearly three minutes later, and the Knights never looked back. Gilhooly's point
shot skipped past Koziol nine seconds after Lopes' second goal as the pro-Knights crowd cheered in the Coney Island arena.

Lopes added the insurance marker 50 seconds into the final period, converting a backhand on a breakaway attempt. Ferro added a
power play goal for a 5-1 lead before Todd Laible put the Stanners on the scoreboard for the final time.

"He (Lopes) got open more," Stanners coach Jim Sheldon said. "With our guys being a step slower, that extra step was important for
him. We need to get back to our game plan of the first game. We have to get back to getting the puck deep and cycling it low.

"The confidence is still pretty high," Sheldon added. "We'll have some of our guys back, and will be back in our positions.

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Broadway-Flushing
residents pushing
CK forgets Stanners stumble
Diocesan champ crumbles in state final
Landmarks to act
fast, returns BY BRIAN BOHL
OLLOY ENTERED Sunday’s CHSAA
close in the first half, trailing 22-17 at the break, but
scored just 11 points in the second half. Huber nearly

BY JOHN LAUINGER
FRUSTRATED RESIDENTS of verdant Broadway-
Flushing blocks are struggling to safeguard the
to Glens Falls
BY BRIAN BOHL
HEN CHRIST THE KING lost the CHSAA
M ‘AA’ state championship game with
the confidence
that often
follows a big
STATE ‘AA’ FINAL
matched that total herself, scoring seven points in the
final 16 minutes to send the Cou-
gars to Glens Falls.
“That’s probably the best

W
neighborhood’s stately homes against rede- upset victory. But the Stan- ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST 42 defense we’ve seen all sea-
Brooklyn/Queens Diocese championship ners ran into Long Island son,” Guerriero said.
velopment — but are finding that having a his- MOLLOY 28
for the first time in 23 years, coach Bob power St. John the Baptist Molloy ended CK’s
tory does not a historic district make.
Mackey tried to suppress the memory. and center Christine Huber, 108-game regular-season win
The leafy refuge of Tudor, Colonial and Arts
“We took every stat sheet we had for the who led the Cougars to a 42-28 victory at the Mack streak in February, and beat the Royals
and Crafts gems dating from the early 1900s,
year, and every newspaper article, and we put them all in Sports Complex. again in last week’s championship.
the area has found a home on both the state
a box, taped it up and put it away,” Mackey said. “They put The Stanners advanced to the title game “We’ve accomplished so much,”
and national historic registers.
the season behind them, which was tough.” after ending Christ the King’s 23-year Guerriero said. “We’ll always be known
Yet, for all its historical importance in a bor-
The Lady Royals made a fresh start and punched their championship run in the Brooklyn/Queens as the team that beat King, and we’ll
ough besieged by overdevelopment and cookie-
ticket to Glens Falls on Saturday, posting a 51-46 victory over Diocese. But Huber poured in 19 points and always be known as a team that
cutter modern architecture, the city Landmarks Mel and Anne Siegel are fighting
Holy Trinity in the ‘A’ division final at the Mack Center. hauled down 20 rebounds to end Molloy’s made it this far.”
Preservation Commission has thus far balked at to landmark Broadway-Flushing
Senior Jael Pena scored 11 of her rollercoaster season, which saw coach Dom Cecala said he wasn’t sure if Mol-
making Broadway-Flushing a historic district. homes. Photo by Frank Koester
“We thought we would succeed because we
13 points in the second half and Geleisa STATE ‘A’ FINAL Cecala take over after former loy will remove his “interim” tag. He said
George added a team-high 15 points as coach John McGlynn re- he would love the chance to continue
have overwhelming local support,” said Mel Sie-
gel, president of the Broadway-Flushing home- and the results are being evaluated, said agen- Sandi Viviani. ban neighborhoods in Queens.
CK (15-12) captured the ‘A’ state crown. CHRIST THE KING 51 signed in January. coaching for his alma mater.
Bria Smith added seven points as the “I hope I’m the guy,”
owners association. cy spokeswoman Lisi de Bourbon. Siegel and his neighbors have a name for the “The problem is they are much more interest-
Royals withstood a 15-point outburst
HOLY TRINITY 46 Bria Smith “I’m proud of these kids,”
However, de Bourbon added: “There are no super-sized brick manses that clash with the ed in brownstones,” he said. “They are much Cecala said. “I feel bad be- he said. “These kids
The proposal to landmark some 1,330 homes
from Julia Finlay. cause I know where their make you want to
in the suburban enclave has the support of local plans for Broadway-Flushing right now.” neighborhood’s time-honored architectural more interested in urban form.”
CK, which lost the Diocesan title to Molloy last week, heads were at earlier show up every
elected officials and was unanimously approv- The realization that the coveted landmarks feel. That is a common refrain throughout Queens
advanced to the state Federation Tournament and will play in the year. They really day. They’re
ed by Community Board 7. designation is not forthcoming has caused ris- “Home Depot Moderne, we call it,” Siegel — home to only seven of the city’s 90 historic
the PSAL ‘A’ representative on March 28. turned their season loaded with
“We have all these things in place,” Siegel ing tensions in the community, where about a said. “They’re all the same; they’re tasteless.” districts.
Holy Trinity cut the second-half deficit to a single point around.” talent.”
said, “and we sort of got deluded into thinking it dozen old homes have been bulldozed in recent Paul Graziano, president of the Historic Dis- “The city really concentrates on protecting
before George made two free throws to extend the lead to Sophomore Kelly
was a fait accompli — but it’s not.” months. tricts Council, said getting Broadway-Flushing Manhattan,” Viviani said. “When they do land-
47-44 in the fourth quarter. Guerriero was the
Last year, the commission completed a sur- “For Landmarks to be dragging its feet — it’s landmarked is a top priority. He faulted the mark something in Queens, it’s like throwing
The junior said losing the Diocesan crown provided mo- only Stanner to
vey of 2,300 residences in Broadway-Flushing, really a crying shame,” said longtime resident Landmarks Commission for overlooking subur- crumbs.” jlauinger@nydailynews.com tivation for a different title run, even if it was something score in double
other than the Royals’ customary role.

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BROOKLYN TECH ENGINEERS MIDWOOD HORNETS NEW DORP CENTRALS MCKEE/SI TECH DIRTY BIRDS
Coach: Onix Duran Coach: Vincent Caiazza Coach: Avi Ribenbach Coach: Jason Becker Coach: George Zanotto Coach: Charles Barbieri
Coach: Raymond Smith Coach: Michael Grippo
BROOKLYN ‘A’ EAST

Last year: 4-11; did not make playoffs. Last year: 14-2; lost to Lincoln in second round Last year: 7-9; lost to Monroe in first round of Last year: 1-15; did not make playoffs. Last year: 5-10; did not make playoffs. Last Year: 8-8; lost to Beacon in first round of
Top returners: Andre Ruiz, junior SS; Kevin Vega, of playoffs. playoffs. Top returners: Arion Melo, senior C; Mark Mat- Top returners: Jeffrey Burdier, senior C; Matt playoffs. Last year: 11-7; lost to New Utrecht in first round Last year: 9-9; lost to Kennedy in second round of
junior CF; Nicholas Diaz, senior OF Top returners: James Wong, senior SS/P; Kevin Top returners: Eddie Rodriguez, junior SS; Nestor thews, junior CF; Ariel Arapioannou, junior 2B Gibson, senior P; Henry Loehrke, junior P Top returners: Matt Whelehan, senior CF; Flynn of playoffs. playoffs.
Top newcomers: German Moya, sophomore P; Laidlaw, senior CF; Victor Cosme, senior P; Jona- Martinez, senior P; Angel Vidal, junior 2B Top newcomers: Debonair Bolling, freshman P/ Top newcomers: John Hatheway, sophomore Skidmore, senior C; Collin Hannay, junior RF; Top returners: Matthew Anselmi, senior P; Greg Top returners: Steve Hession, senior P; Jared Cop-
Sam Soto, freshman IF; William Bisono, senior than Farina, senior P Top newcomers: Armando Merino, junior C; IF; Joseph Abadia, freshman SS/P; Henry Diaz, P; Angel Rivera, senior CF; Robert Wihlborg, Phil Georges, junior SS Cardazone, senior 1B; Rob Cardazone, senior C potelli, senior 3B; Robert Manisero, senior P
1B Top newcomers: Edward Lenahan, sophomore James Costantino, junior P; Franklin Vizcaino, freshman 3B senior 1B Top newcomers: Jon Gonzalez, freshman 1B/P; Top newcomers: Tom Karasinski, junior RF; Matt Top newcomers: Matt Abramowitz, sophomre P;
Coach says: “We’re trying to go .500. Some teams DH/P; Chris Mann, sophomore DH/C; Joey senior P Coach says: “We’re young and we’re going to be Coach says: “The focus is going to be on the Matt Caspi, sophomore CF/P Rosario, senior P; Steve Bevacqua, senior SS Mike Murphy, junior OF; John Duffy, sophomore SS
overlook us and don’t put their ace against us. If Hecker, freshman OF Coach says: “Our strength is pitching. With the very competitive.” pitching. I have guys who can throw very well. Coach says: “We have been around the .500 Coach says: “We need to be more consistent offen- Coach says: “Year to year, we just focus on the fun-
they sleep on us, we can snatch some games.” Coach says: “The expectations are extremely wood bats, pitchers can have an advantage. All I’m hoping to keep the runs we allow down and level for the last three years, so I’m hoping we sively. We have a solid defense and our pitching has damentals and let the winning and losing take care
high. We’ve always hit a roadblock in the play- my pitchers from last year are returning.” give us a chance to win close games.” can elevate and challenge for the division.” yet to be proven. Offense is our strength.” of itself. We should compete in the league.”
offs but this year we have a lot of pitching and
good defense.” PORT RICHMOND RED RAIDERS CURTIS WARRIORS
Coach: John Sce Coach: Anthony Formica
Last year: 7-11; did not make playoffs. Last year: 14-4; lost to Tottenville in quarterfinals.
FORT HAMILTON TIGERS FDR COUGARS TELECOMM. YELLOW JACKETS NEW UTRECHT UTES LINCOLN RAILSPLITTERS BROOKLYN STUDIO KNIGHTS Top returners: James De Barbieri, senior P; David Top returners: Drew Walsh, senior SS; Andy Torres,
BROOKLYN ‘B’ CENTRAL BROOKLYN ‘B’ NORTH BROOKLYN ‘A’ WEST

Coach: Al Casciani Coach: Charlie Patamarapipan Coach: Ed D’Alessio Coach: Rick DeMarco Coach: Frank Sommo Coach: Craig Cutaneo Trojaniello, senior RF; Jon Alvarez, senior 1B senior P/C; James Gandia, senior P/CF
Last year: 13-3; lost to Bayside in second round Last year: 6-10; did not make playoffs. Last year: 11-5; lost to Lehman in first round of Last year: 11-5; lost to Clinton in second round Last year: 13-3; lost to Monroe in quarterfinals. Last year: 2-14; did not make playoffs. Top newcomers: David Carreon, sophomore SS; Top newcomers: Paul Lantieri, senior RF; Kevin
of playoffs. Top returners: James Salinaro, junior P; Joel Pena, playoffs. of playoffs. Top returners: Michael Ortega, senior P/CF; Char- Top returners: Anthony Zappulla, junior P; Mi- Joseph Cunningham, sophomore C; Jon Aponte, Duffy, junior 3B/OF; Joseph Cosmai, senior 2B/P
Top returners: David Pimentel, senior SS; Mike senior SS; Melvin Rios, sophomore 3B/CF Top returners: Jonn Pierre Garcia, senior C; Elddy Top returners: Xavier Alvarado, senior P/SS; lie Lugo, senior SS; Jeremy Ramos, senior LF chael Zappulla, junior C; Thomas Ingargiola, junior P Coach says: “The outlook is to make the playoffs
Sundholm, senior C; Juan Lopez, junior RF Top newcomers: Christopher Cheedie, junior Fernadez, junior SS; Rich Adames, junior 1B Daniel Green, senior IF/OF; Alexander Warden, Top newcomers: Joseph Minardi, senior P/ senior CF Coach says: “We haven’t been in the playoffs be- and play meaningful games down the stretch.”
Top newcomers: Eric Nilsen, junior P; Louis San- 3B; Luis Rios, freshman 2B; Gabriel Vazquez, Top newcomers: Noel Placencia, sophomore senior CF 3B; Edward Cho, junior P/IF; Christian Orue, Top newcomers: Joe Morales, sophomore cause we’ve played poorly on defense. That’s going
chez, freshman IF; Victor Vando, senior 1B
Coach says: “With the wooden bats, we’ll do OK
freshman P
Coach says: “We have strong pitching. Now with
P; Pedro Garcia Jr., senior P; Anthony Lumia,
junior P
Top newcomers: Joshua Pachtman, senior IF/OF;
Triston Trunk, senior P/OF; Brian Cubero, senior
senior C
Coach says: “We’re hoping to contend for a di-
3B; Sean Caufield, senior OF; Peter De Nicola,
junior SS
to change big time this year.”
SUSAN WAGNER FALCONS
Coach: Robert Nappo
as long as our defense plays up to their potential
and my pitchers stay around the strike zone.”
the wood bats, any team with strong defense and
pitching will be competitive.”
Coach says: “We have a lot of depth; I have 17
kids on the roster. We have four freshmen who
P/IF
Coach says: “We’re younger than in the past; we
vision title and make the playoffs again. Last
year, we made it to the final eight in the city
Coach says: “We’re a young team with a
chance to be competitive.”
PETRIDES PANTHERS Last year: 4-14; did not make playoffs.
Coach: Thomas Greco Top returners: James Hally, senior C; Victor Kvetkoff,
will be impact players.” lost nine players, but we still should compete in and we had one player make All-City.” Last year: 4-14; did not make playoffs. senior P/RF; Pat Coriell, senior P/IF
the division.” Top returners: Corey Epstein, senior 2B/OF/P; Joa- Top newcomers: Nick Armenia, junior P; Jared
quin Bobe, senior CF; Mike Cacioppo, junior SS Croce, junior CF; James Israilov, junior DH
Top newcomers: Keith Dragonetti, junior C; David Coach says: “This year, we hope we can get to the
BANNEKER WARRIORS WESTINGHOUSE WARRIORS VAN ARSDALE CARDINALS COBBLE HILL STALLIONS AUTOMOTIVE PISTONS GLOBAL STUDIES JAGUARS Martinez, junior IF; Mike DellaCroce, junior OF/P quarterfinals. I think we can with this team.”
Coach: Moreno Fernandez Coach: Richard Butz Coach: Andres Guzman Coach: Jonathan Metzler Coach: Carlos Caraballo Coach: John Templeton Coach says: “We have a nice group of juniors who
Last year: 13-3; lost to Taft in second round of Last year: 4-12; did not make playoffs. Last year: 9-7; lost to Bayard Rustin in first round Last year: 10-6; lost to Riverdale in first round Last year: 8-8; lost to Gregorio Luperon in first Last year: 10-1 in developmental league. have experience at this level. It’ll be interesting. I’m
playoffs. Top returners: Patrick Mendoza, senior SS; Felix of playoffs. of playoffs. round of playoffs. Top returners: Jose Garcia, junior P/SS; Ray- excited to get started.”
Top returners: Angel Morales, junior P/1B; Jona- Morales, sophomore P/3B; John Jones, junior 1B Top returners: Luis Angeles, junior C; Jared Top returners: Freddy Wright, sophomore SS; Top returners: Edinson Salcedo, senior 3B; mond Rosario, sophomore LF; Fernando Mar-
than Neira, senior C/OF; Joel Santos, junior IF
Top newcomers: Keenan Lambert, junior P/C/
Top newcomers: John Guzman, sophomore 2B;
Edgerton Hinds, junior LF; Orbin Valerio, sopho-
Barner, sophomore P/IF/OF; Radul Martinez,
sophomore 2B/SS
Dwayne Howington, sophomore CF; Christopher
Vazquez, senior OF
Jarol Mueses, senior P/IF; Jeremy Hernandez,
junior P/IF
tinez, sophomore C
Top newcomers: Brandon Torres, freshman 3B; CHSAA
3B; Chris Crawford, junior OF; Omar Ba, fresh- more IF/OF Top newcomers: Akeem Oilver, junior P/IF; Alex Top newcomers: Daniel Gonzalez, junior 3B; Im- Top newcomers: Abraham Downes, senior Angel Garcia, freshman 1B
man P/OF Coach says: “I expect us to make the playoffs. Manzolillo, senior P/IF; Luis Castillo, sophomore tiaj Perbej, freshman P; Zach Camerzell, fresh- C; Edward Garcia, junior 1B; Jeremy Zamora, Coach says: “We want to make the playoffs BISHOP FORD FALCONS Palladino, junior P
Coach says: “Last year, we got off to a slow start at
Coach says: “Our pitching is strong and is going Last year was disappointing, but we made too P/OF man LF senior IF/OF this year. We’re going to put runners on the Coach: Mike Hanrahan
1-5 and finished 7-8. Hopefully we get off to a better
to carry us. If we turn up the defense, we’re going many mental errors.” Coach says: “This is my first year coaching this Coach says: “We lost six seniors off last year’s Coach says: “I expect us to have fun. We al- bases.” Last year: 2-15 in ‘A’; did not make playoffs.
start this year. We had a decent fall. If we get off to
to be winning some close games.” team. I expect us to impact the division.” team ... so it’s about rebuilding.” ways improve … I believe that nobody can beat Top returners: Terrance Stubbs, senior P; Billy Car-
a better start, we’ll have a better finish.”
us as long as we play together.” dona senior SS; Tomas Pimentel, senior CF
Top newcomers: Stephen Bove, sophomore P; Kas-
ceim Graham, junior P FARRELL LIONS
Coach says: “We’re in the strongest division in all of Coach: Bob Mulligan
BOYS & GIRLS KANGAROOS EBC/BUSHWICK PANTHERS JUAN MOREL CAMPOS COUGARS JEFFERSON ORANGE WAVE MAXWELL BEARS ROBESON EAGLES New York City. It’s going to be tough but we’re hop- Last year: 8-7 in ‘A’; lost to St. Francis Prep in play-
Coach: Stan Feldman Coach: David Jimenez Coach: Jason McCarthy Coach: Tom Daley Coach: Steven Juliano Coach: Todd Myles ing to be competitive within the division. With our in series.
Last year: 10-6; lost to Banneker in first round Last year: 15-1 in ‘B’ North; lost to Bayard Rustin Last year: 10-2 in developmental league. Last year: 9-7 in ‘B’ South; lost to EBC/Bushwick Last year: 8-5 in developmental league. Last year: 5-11 in ‘B’ South; did not make seniors, we hope to make the playoffs.” Top returners: Steve Rivera, senior P; Chucky Fon-
of playoffs. in quarterfinals. Top returners: Louis Castillo, senior SS; Navaliz in first round of playoffs. Top returners: Zaaid Majeed, senior SS/P; Is- playoffs. tana, senior CF; Tyler Sciacca, senior SS; Paul John
Top returners: Liam La Guerre, senior P/2B; Jorge Top returners: Robert Checo, senior SS; Nicolas Mota, senior CF; Jose Estrella, junior OF Top returners: Jeffery Diaz, junior 1B; Joshua Or- sac Vinas, sophomore 1B/P; Manuel Vinas, Top three returners: Maximilien Palen, senior
Bolden, junior P; Travis Alexander, senior 1B Marcano, junior P; Elvis Torres, junior 3B/C Top newcomers: Mike Spina, junior IF/OF; Jose tiz, junior SS/P; Mayker Lopez, junior C senior OF P/CF; Jared Ridges, junior P; Lucas Greer, ju- ST. EDMUND PREP EAGLES Gurrieri, senior C
Top newcomers: Nick Del Prete, sophomore IF;
Top newcomers: Albert Edwards, junior P; Man- Top newcomers: David Velez, junior P; Junior Ben- Martinez, junior 1B; Alex Lopez, junior OF/P Top newcomers: Mark Thomas, freshman LF; Top newcomers: Mike Caba, senior 2B; Ja- nior SS/3B Coach: Michael Mancini
Charlie Lopez, junior 1B
ley Cradle, sophomore IF; Maximo Rodriguez, cosme, junior 2B; Christian Velez, freshman OF Coach says: “We moved up to the ‘B’ division, so Odani Acevedo, junior CF; Gairy Ramlal, senior P cinto Acevedo, senior C/P; Anthony Duran, Top three newcomers: Randy Narmasing, ju- Last year: 3-14 in ‘A’; did not make playoffs.
Coach says: “Most of the boys got quality time in the
senior SS Coach says: “Defensively, we’re strong and our it will be a new challenge. I’m hoping our success Coach says: “We’re a young team. Our strong senior CF/P nior OF; Amir Samhan, senior 1B; Jan Alvarez, Top returners: Jimmy Bannon, senior P; Paul Rutu-
fall. We can compete for the Island championship.”
Coach says: “I think we’ll make the playoffs. The pitching is strong, as well. We’re going to have last year carries over into this year.” point is pitching, and hopefully we’ll start to jell Coach says: “We’re an excellent fielding team. senior C/IF ello, senior 3B, Nick Garbey, senior 1B
Our pitching is deeper than last year.” Coach says: “This year, I think we’re a playoff Top newcomers: D.J. Desonzo, junior CF; Anthony
kids are much more hard working and love to
practice.”
to see offensively about the adjustments to us-
ing wooden bats.”
and be in the playoffs again.”
team. Hopefully, we can finish either first or Lasauchi, junior P MOORE MAVERICKS
Coach says: “I have a very good pitching staff. Coach: Nick Doscher
second in our division.”
Young, but good. We can run and play good defense. Last year: 12-3 in ‘A’; lost to Regis in third round of
I want to get to .500, and that will be our goal, which playoffs.
gets us into the playoffs.” Top returners: Ed Medina, senior P/SS; Carmine
Pellechia, senior CF; Richie Palase, senior 1B; Mike
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BROOKLYN ‘B’ SOUTH

Coach: Dan Kellner Coach: Kevin Rice Coach: Elvis Estevez Coach: Michael Goldstein Coach: Jose Santiago Coach: Stewart Jamieson Top newcomers: Dylan McNamara, senior P; Frank
Last year: 7-2 in developmental league. Last year: 10-6; lost to School of the Future in first Last year: 1-15 in ‘B’ North; did not make play- Last year: 0-14; did not make playoffs. Last year: 2-12; did not make playoffs. Last Year: 12-4; lost to Hillcrest in first round Coach: Kelly Williams
Marchisello, senior 3B
Top returners: Rafael Mercedes, senior P/IF; Oda- round of playoffs. offs. Top returners: Ivan Abreu, junior P/IF; Aaron Ad- Top returners: Yoriel Martinez, senior 3B; of playoffs. Last year: 2-12 in ‘B’; did not make playoffs.
Coach says: “We are senior-laden, and I think our
nis Rosario, senior C; Pedro Sanchez, senior 3B Top returners: Roger Fields, senior P/IF; Jeffrey Top returners: Joey Lopez, junior P/SS; Joshua ams, senior OF/P; Mikhail Atkins, junior P/1B Daniel Torres, senior P/CF; Lennox Roberts, Top returners: Aldwin Rickenbacker, senior C; Top returners: Jose Perez, senior SS; Derek Davis,
pitching is as good as anybody’s. I think we’ll be
Top newcomers: Wander Castillo, sophomore Mercedes, junior P/IF; Osei Carrington, senior P Diaz, junior 3B; Greg (Twin) Guzman, sopho- Top newcomers: Joshua Salcedo, freshman senior IF Levon Charles, senior P senior 2B; Daniel Cuevas, senior P
there at the end.”
P/SS; Robert Guzman, freshman P/OF; Randy Top newcomers: Ernie Delouis, senior 1B; Carlos more C P/SS; Davey Ortiz, freshman IF; Julian Cepeda, Top newcomers: Billy Augustin, freshman P/ Outlook: “We’re trying to rebuild and get back Top newcomers: Jesse Delvalle, junior C; Joanel Gil,
Perez, sophomore P/IF Richardson, junior 2B; Aaron Jean, junior C Top newcomers: Justin Gonzalez, sophomore 1B; sophomore OF SS; Brendan Jones, freshman 2B on the right track. We had a senior-heavy team sophomore RF
Coach says: “We have a large number of highly Coach says: “If everything goes well, we’ll make Vincent Monet, sophomore P/IF; Jacob Gonzalez, Coach says: “I don’t know if we’ll win any cham- Coach says: “We want to finish at least in third last year and our school is changing (into a Coach says: “We took a lot of hard losses last year, ST. JOSEPH BY-THE-SEA VIKINGS
skilled ballplayers returning. It depends heavily the playoffs. I just hope our pitching holds up. It freshman P/1B pionships, but we should win some games this place and make the playoffs.” campus), so we don’t have a lot of freshmen but by the end, we improved a lot. I expect my guys Coach: Gordon Rugg
on academic eligibility, but as long as we have depends on how far our pitching will take us.” Coach says: “We want to be more competitive. year. We are definitely improved.” (right now).” — AD John Micillo. to play hard and compete.” Last year: 15-6 in ‘A’; lost to Molloy in first round
the old crowd back, we are poised to domi- You always want to improve on your game, and of playoffs.
nate.” if you get a win out of it, that’s great.” ST. PETER’S EAGLES Top returners: Ray Thaiz, senior P; Mark Dragonette,
senior P; Brian Mareno, senior C
Coach: John Eberlein
Top newcomers: Nick Pavia, sophomore P; Marco
Reported by Brian Bohl, Elio Velez, Mark Lelinwalla and Matt Gagne Last year: 7-8 in ‘A’; did not make playoffs.
Santomauro, sophomore P; Chris Ramanauskas,
Top returners: Charles DeHart, senior IF; Doug Wells,
sophomore 3B
junior 1B
Coach says: “Tough division, so I hope our pitching
Top newcomers: Robert Bernardo, junior 3B; Steven
holds up.”
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BROOKLYN ‘A’ EAST

Last year: 4-11; did not make playoffs. Last year: 14-2; lost to Lincoln in second round Last year: 7-9; lost to Monroe in first round of Last year: 1-15; did not make playoffs. Last year: 5-10; did not make playoffs. Last Year: 8-8; lost to Beacon in first round of
Top returners: Andre Ruiz, junior SS; Kevin Vega, of playoffs. playoffs. Top returners: Arion Melo, senior C; Mark Mat- Top returners: Jeffrey Burdier, senior C; Matt playoffs. Last year: 11-7; lost to New Utrecht in first round Last year: 9-9; lost to Kennedy in second round of
junior CF; Nicholas Diaz, senior OF Top returners: James Wong, senior SS/P; Kevin Top returners: Eddie Rodriguez, junior SS; Nestor thews, junior CF; Ariel Arapioannou, junior 2B Gibson, senior P; Henry Loehrke, junior P Top returners: Matt Whelehan, senior CF; Flynn of playoffs. playoffs.
Top newcomers: German Moya, sophomore P; Laidlaw, senior CF; Victor Cosme, senior P; Jona- Martinez, senior P; Angel Vidal, junior 2B Top newcomers: Debonair Bolling, freshman P/ Top newcomers: John Hatheway, sophomore Skidmore, senior C; Collin Hannay, junior RF; Top returners: Matthew Anselmi, senior P; Greg Top returners: Steve Hession, senior P; Jared Cop-
Sam Soto, freshman IF; William Bisono, senior than Farina, senior P Top newcomers: Armando Merino, junior C; IF; Joseph Abadia, freshman SS/P; Henry Diaz, P; Angel Rivera, senior CF; Robert Wihlborg, Phil Georges, junior SS Cardazone, senior 1B; Rob Cardazone, senior C potelli, senior 3B; Robert Manisero, senior P
1B Top newcomers: Edward Lenahan, sophomore James Costantino, junior P; Franklin Vizcaino, freshman 3B senior 1B Top newcomers: Jon Gonzalez, freshman 1B/P; Top newcomers: Tom Karasinski, junior RF; Matt Top newcomers: Matt Abramowitz, sophomre P;
Coach says: “We’re trying to go .500. Some teams DH/P; Chris Mann, sophomore DH/C; Joey senior P Coach says: “We’re young and we’re going to be Coach says: “The focus is going to be on the Matt Caspi, sophomore CF/P Rosario, senior P; Steve Bevacqua, senior SS Mike Murphy, junior OF; John Duffy, sophomore SS
overlook us and don’t put their ace against us. If Hecker, freshman OF Coach says: “Our strength is pitching. With the very competitive.” pitching. I have guys who can throw very well. Coach says: “We have been around the .500 Coach says: “We need to be more consistent offen- Coach says: “Year to year, we just focus on the fun-
they sleep on us, we can snatch some games.” Coach says: “The expectations are extremely wood bats, pitchers can have an advantage. All I’m hoping to keep the runs we allow down and level for the last three years, so I’m hoping we sively. We have a solid defense and our pitching has damentals and let the winning and losing take care
high. We’ve always hit a roadblock in the play- my pitchers from last year are returning.” give us a chance to win close games.” can elevate and challenge for the division.” yet to be proven. Offense is our strength.” of itself. We should compete in the league.”
offs but this year we have a lot of pitching and
good defense.” PORT RICHMOND RED RAIDERS CURTIS WARRIORS
Coach: John Sce Coach: Anthony Formica
Last year: 7-11; did not make playoffs. Last year: 14-4; lost to Tottenville in quarterfinals.
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BROOKLYN ‘B’ CENTRAL BROOKLYN ‘B’ NORTH BROOKLYN ‘A’ WEST

Coach: Al Casciani Coach: Charlie Patamarapipan Coach: Ed D’Alessio Coach: Rick DeMarco Coach: Frank Sommo Coach: Craig Cutaneo Trojaniello, senior RF; Jon Alvarez, senior 1B senior P/C; James Gandia, senior P/CF
Last year: 13-3; lost to Bayside in second round Last year: 6-10; did not make playoffs. Last year: 11-5; lost to Lehman in first round of Last year: 11-5; lost to Clinton in second round Last year: 13-3; lost to Monroe in quarterfinals. Last year: 2-14; did not make playoffs. Top newcomers: David Carreon, sophomore SS; Top newcomers: Paul Lantieri, senior RF; Kevin
of playoffs. Top returners: James Salinaro, junior P; Joel Pena, playoffs. of playoffs. Top returners: Michael Ortega, senior P/CF; Char- Top returners: Anthony Zappulla, junior P; Mi- Joseph Cunningham, sophomore C; Jon Aponte, Duffy, junior 3B/OF; Joseph Cosmai, senior 2B/P
Top returners: David Pimentel, senior SS; Mike senior SS; Melvin Rios, sophomore 3B/CF Top returners: Jonn Pierre Garcia, senior C; Elddy Top returners: Xavier Alvarado, senior P/SS; lie Lugo, senior SS; Jeremy Ramos, senior LF chael Zappulla, junior C; Thomas Ingargiola, junior P Coach says: “The outlook is to make the playoffs
Sundholm, senior C; Juan Lopez, junior RF Top newcomers: Christopher Cheedie, junior Fernadez, junior SS; Rich Adames, junior 1B Daniel Green, senior IF/OF; Alexander Warden, Top newcomers: Joseph Minardi, senior P/ senior CF Coach says: “We haven’t been in the playoffs be- and play meaningful games down the stretch.”
Top newcomers: Eric Nilsen, junior P; Louis San- 3B; Luis Rios, freshman 2B; Gabriel Vazquez, Top newcomers: Noel Placencia, sophomore senior CF 3B; Edward Cho, junior P/IF; Christian Orue, Top newcomers: Joe Morales, sophomore cause we’ve played poorly on defense. That’s going
chez, freshman IF; Victor Vando, senior 1B
Coach says: “With the wooden bats, we’ll do OK
freshman P
Coach says: “We have strong pitching. Now with
P; Pedro Garcia Jr., senior P; Anthony Lumia,
junior P
Top newcomers: Joshua Pachtman, senior IF/OF;
Triston Trunk, senior P/OF; Brian Cubero, senior
senior C
Coach says: “We’re hoping to contend for a di-
3B; Sean Caufield, senior OF; Peter De Nicola,
junior SS
to change big time this year.”
SUSAN WAGNER FALCONS
Coach: Robert Nappo
as long as our defense plays up to their potential
and my pitchers stay around the strike zone.”
the wood bats, any team with strong defense and
pitching will be competitive.”
Coach says: “We have a lot of depth; I have 17
kids on the roster. We have four freshmen who
P/IF
Coach says: “We’re younger than in the past; we
vision title and make the playoffs again. Last
year, we made it to the final eight in the city
Coach says: “We’re a young team with a
chance to be competitive.”
PETRIDES PANTHERS Last year: 4-14; did not make playoffs.
Coach: Thomas Greco Top returners: James Hally, senior C; Victor Kvetkoff,
will be impact players.” lost nine players, but we still should compete in and we had one player make All-City.” Last year: 4-14; did not make playoffs. senior P/RF; Pat Coriell, senior P/IF
the division.” Top returners: Corey Epstein, senior 2B/OF/P; Joa- Top newcomers: Nick Armenia, junior P; Jared
quin Bobe, senior CF; Mike Cacioppo, junior SS Croce, junior CF; James Israilov, junior DH
Top newcomers: Keith Dragonetti, junior C; David Coach says: “This year, we hope we can get to the
BANNEKER WARRIORS WESTINGHOUSE WARRIORS VAN ARSDALE CARDINALS COBBLE HILL STALLIONS AUTOMOTIVE PISTONS GLOBAL STUDIES JAGUARS Martinez, junior IF; Mike DellaCroce, junior OF/P quarterfinals. I think we can with this team.”
Coach: Moreno Fernandez Coach: Richard Butz Coach: Andres Guzman Coach: Jonathan Metzler Coach: Carlos Caraballo Coach: John Templeton Coach says: “We have a nice group of juniors who
Last year: 13-3; lost to Taft in second round of Last year: 4-12; did not make playoffs. Last year: 9-7; lost to Bayard Rustin in first round Last year: 10-6; lost to Riverdale in first round Last year: 8-8; lost to Gregorio Luperon in first Last year: 10-1 in developmental league. have experience at this level. It’ll be interesting. I’m
playoffs. Top returners: Patrick Mendoza, senior SS; Felix of playoffs. of playoffs. round of playoffs. Top returners: Jose Garcia, junior P/SS; Ray- excited to get started.”
Top returners: Angel Morales, junior P/1B; Jona- Morales, sophomore P/3B; John Jones, junior 1B Top returners: Luis Angeles, junior C; Jared Top returners: Freddy Wright, sophomore SS; Top returners: Edinson Salcedo, senior 3B; mond Rosario, sophomore LF; Fernando Mar-
than Neira, senior C/OF; Joel Santos, junior IF
Top newcomers: Keenan Lambert, junior P/C/
Top newcomers: John Guzman, sophomore 2B;
Edgerton Hinds, junior LF; Orbin Valerio, sopho-
Barner, sophomore P/IF/OF; Radul Martinez,
sophomore 2B/SS
Dwayne Howington, sophomore CF; Christopher
Vazquez, senior OF
Jarol Mueses, senior P/IF; Jeremy Hernandez,
junior P/IF
tinez, sophomore C
Top newcomers: Brandon Torres, freshman 3B; CHSAA
3B; Chris Crawford, junior OF; Omar Ba, fresh- more IF/OF Top newcomers: Akeem Oilver, junior P/IF; Alex Top newcomers: Daniel Gonzalez, junior 3B; Im- Top newcomers: Abraham Downes, senior Angel Garcia, freshman 1B
man P/OF Coach says: “I expect us to make the playoffs. Manzolillo, senior P/IF; Luis Castillo, sophomore tiaj Perbej, freshman P; Zach Camerzell, fresh- C; Edward Garcia, junior 1B; Jeremy Zamora, Coach says: “We want to make the playoffs BISHOP FORD FALCONS Palladino, junior P
Coach says: “Last year, we got off to a slow start at
Coach says: “Our pitching is strong and is going Last year was disappointing, but we made too P/OF man LF senior IF/OF this year. We’re going to put runners on the Coach: Mike Hanrahan
1-5 and finished 7-8. Hopefully we get off to a better
to carry us. If we turn up the defense, we’re going many mental errors.” Coach says: “This is my first year coaching this Coach says: “We lost six seniors off last year’s Coach says: “I expect us to have fun. We al- bases.” Last year: 2-15 in ‘A’; did not make playoffs.
start this year. We had a decent fall. If we get off to
to be winning some close games.” team. I expect us to impact the division.” team ... so it’s about rebuilding.” ways improve … I believe that nobody can beat Top returners: Terrance Stubbs, senior P; Billy Car-
a better start, we’ll have a better finish.”
us as long as we play together.” dona senior SS; Tomas Pimentel, senior CF
Top newcomers: Stephen Bove, sophomore P; Kas-
ceim Graham, junior P FARRELL LIONS
Coach says: “We’re in the strongest division in all of Coach: Bob Mulligan
BOYS & GIRLS KANGAROOS EBC/BUSHWICK PANTHERS JUAN MOREL CAMPOS COUGARS JEFFERSON ORANGE WAVE MAXWELL BEARS ROBESON EAGLES New York City. It’s going to be tough but we’re hop- Last year: 8-7 in ‘A’; lost to St. Francis Prep in play-
Coach: Stan Feldman Coach: David Jimenez Coach: Jason McCarthy Coach: Tom Daley Coach: Steven Juliano Coach: Todd Myles ing to be competitive within the division. With our in series.
Last year: 10-6; lost to Banneker in first round Last year: 15-1 in ‘B’ North; lost to Bayard Rustin Last year: 10-2 in developmental league. Last year: 9-7 in ‘B’ South; lost to EBC/Bushwick Last year: 8-5 in developmental league. Last year: 5-11 in ‘B’ South; did not make seniors, we hope to make the playoffs.” Top returners: Steve Rivera, senior P; Chucky Fon-
of playoffs. in quarterfinals. Top returners: Louis Castillo, senior SS; Navaliz in first round of playoffs. Top returners: Zaaid Majeed, senior SS/P; Is- playoffs. tana, senior CF; Tyler Sciacca, senior SS; Paul John
Top returners: Liam La Guerre, senior P/2B; Jorge Top returners: Robert Checo, senior SS; Nicolas Mota, senior CF; Jose Estrella, junior OF Top returners: Jeffery Diaz, junior 1B; Joshua Or- sac Vinas, sophomore 1B/P; Manuel Vinas, Top three returners: Maximilien Palen, senior
Bolden, junior P; Travis Alexander, senior 1B Marcano, junior P; Elvis Torres, junior 3B/C Top newcomers: Mike Spina, junior IF/OF; Jose tiz, junior SS/P; Mayker Lopez, junior C senior OF P/CF; Jared Ridges, junior P; Lucas Greer, ju- ST. EDMUND PREP EAGLES Gurrieri, senior C
Top newcomers: Nick Del Prete, sophomore IF;
Top newcomers: Albert Edwards, junior P; Man- Top newcomers: David Velez, junior P; Junior Ben- Martinez, junior 1B; Alex Lopez, junior OF/P Top newcomers: Mark Thomas, freshman LF; Top newcomers: Mike Caba, senior 2B; Ja- nior SS/3B Coach: Michael Mancini
Charlie Lopez, junior 1B
ley Cradle, sophomore IF; Maximo Rodriguez, cosme, junior 2B; Christian Velez, freshman OF Coach says: “We moved up to the ‘B’ division, so Odani Acevedo, junior CF; Gairy Ramlal, senior P cinto Acevedo, senior C/P; Anthony Duran, Top three newcomers: Randy Narmasing, ju- Last year: 3-14 in ‘A’; did not make playoffs.
Coach says: “Most of the boys got quality time in the
senior SS Coach says: “Defensively, we’re strong and our it will be a new challenge. I’m hoping our success Coach says: “We’re a young team. Our strong senior CF/P nior OF; Amir Samhan, senior 1B; Jan Alvarez, Top returners: Jimmy Bannon, senior P; Paul Rutu-
fall. We can compete for the Island championship.”
Coach says: “I think we’ll make the playoffs. The pitching is strong, as well. We’re going to have last year carries over into this year.” point is pitching, and hopefully we’ll start to jell Coach says: “We’re an excellent fielding team. senior C/IF ello, senior 3B, Nick Garbey, senior 1B
Our pitching is deeper than last year.” Coach says: “This year, I think we’re a playoff Top newcomers: D.J. Desonzo, junior CF; Anthony
kids are much more hard working and love to
practice.”
to see offensively about the adjustments to us-
ing wooden bats.”
and be in the playoffs again.”
team. Hopefully, we can finish either first or Lasauchi, junior P MOORE MAVERICKS
second in our division.” Coach says: “I have a very good pitching staff. Coach: Nick Doscher
Young, but good. We can run and play good defense. Last year: 12-3 in ‘A’; lost to Regis in third round of
I want to get to .500, and that will be our goal, which playoffs.
gets us into the playoffs.” Top returners: Ed Medina, senior P/SS; Carmine
Pellechia, senior CF; Richie Palase, senior 1B; Mike
PROSPECT HEIGHTS CARDINALS TILDEN BLUE DEVILS ALL CITY LEADERSHIP EAGLES CLARA BARTON PANTHERS GRADY FALCONS SOUTH SHORE VIKINGS
BISHOP LOUGHLIN LIONS Carletti, senior P
BROOKLYN ‘B’ SOUTH

Coach: Dan Kellner Coach: Kevin Rice Coach: Elvis Estevez Coach: Michael Goldstein Coach: Jose Santiago Coach: Stewart Jamieson Top newcomers: Dylan McNamara, senior P; Frank
Last year: 7-2 in developmental league. Last year: 10-6; lost to School of the Future in first Last year: 1-15 in ‘B’ North; did not make play- Last year: 0-14; did not make playoffs. Last year: 2-12; did not make playoffs. Last Year: 12-4; lost to Hillcrest in first round Coach: Kelly Williams
Marchisello, senior 3B
Top returners: Rafael Mercedes, senior P/IF; Oda- round of playoffs. offs. Top returners: Ivan Abreu, junior P/IF; Aaron Ad- Top returners: Yoriel Martinez, senior 3B; of playoffs. Last year: 2-12 in ‘B’; did not make playoffs.
Coach says: “We are senior-laden, and I think our
nis Rosario, senior C; Pedro Sanchez, senior 3B Top returners: Roger Fields, senior P/IF; Jeffrey Top returners: Joey Lopez, junior P/SS; Joshua ams, senior OF/P; Mikhail Atkins, junior P/1B Daniel Torres, senior P/CF; Lennox Roberts, Top returners: Aldwin Rickenbacker, senior C; Top returners: Jose Perez, senior SS; Derek Davis,
pitching is as good as anybody’s. I think we’ll be
Top newcomers: Wander Castillo, sophomore Mercedes, junior P/IF; Osei Carrington, senior P Diaz, junior 3B; Greg (Twin) Guzman, sopho- Top newcomers: Joshua Salcedo, freshman senior IF Levon Charles, senior P senior 2B; Daniel Cuevas, senior P
there at the end.”
P/SS; Robert Guzman, freshman P/OF; Randy Top newcomers: Ernie Delouis, senior 1B; Carlos more C P/SS; Davey Ortiz, freshman IF; Julian Cepeda, Top newcomers: Billy Augustin, freshman P/ Outlook: “We’re trying to rebuild and get back Top newcomers: Jesse Delvalle, junior C; Joanel Gil,
Perez, sophomore P/IF Richardson, junior 2B; Aaron Jean, junior C Top newcomers: Justin Gonzalez, sophomore 1B; sophomore OF SS; Brendan Jones, freshman 2B on the right track. We had a senior-heavy team sophomore RF
Coach says: “We have a large number of highly Coach says: “If everything goes well, we’ll make Vincent Monet, sophomore P/IF; Jacob Gonzalez, Coach says: “I don’t know if we’ll win any cham- Coach says: “We want to finish at least in third last year and our school is changing (into a Coach says: “We took a lot of hard losses last year, ST. JOSEPH BY-THE-SEA VIKINGS
skilled ballplayers returning. It depends heavily the playoffs. I just hope our pitching holds up. It freshman P/1B pionships, but we should win some games this place and make the playoffs.” campus), so we don’t have a lot of freshmen but by the end, we improved a lot. I expect my guys Coach: Gordon Rugg
on academic eligibility, but as long as we have depends on how far our pitching will take us.” Coach says: “We want to be more competitive. year. We are definitely improved.” (right now).” — AD John Micillo. to play hard and compete.” Last year: 15-6 in ‘A’; lost to Molloy in first round
the old crowd back, we are poised to domi- You always want to improve on your game, and of playoffs.
nate.” if you get a win out of it, that’s great.” ST. PETER’S EAGLES Top returners: Ray Thaiz, senior P; Mark Dragonette,
senior P; Brian Mareno, senior C
Coach: John Eberlein
Top newcomers: Nick Pavia, sophomore P; Marco
Reported by Brian Bohl, Elio Velez, Mark Lelinwalla and Matt Gagne Last year: 7-8 in ‘A’; did not make playoffs.
Santomauro, sophomore P; Chris Ramanauskas,
Top returners: Charles DeHart, senior IF; Doug Wells,
sophomore 3B
junior 1B
Coach says: “Tough division, so I hope our pitching
Top newcomers: Robert Bernardo, junior 3B; Steven
holds up.”
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yan visited his son Seamus in Bay
Denis Hamill Last spring, Seamus met Sue at a Manhattan

R “Sue
Ridge, went for a slice of grandma piz-
za, and as he sprinkled on the salt
and pepper and oregano, his life forev-
er changed.
is
“Gramps. . . .”
pregnant,” Seamus said.

Ryan looked at his 32-year-old son and saw a


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club — an Irish-American girl from a big Bronx
family who looked like Lindsay Lohan, only pret-
tier, and without the mug shot. They dated and
they dined and they fell in love, and when sum-
mer turned to fall, the wheel of life cranked a
magical notch and by New Year’s the young lov-
ers learned that there would be a new baby
Last year: 6-8 in Brooklyn II B; did not make playoffs
Top returners: Bianca Celiare, senior, P/SS; Nadia
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sophomore, INF
Coach says: “I’m very positive and I think it’s going to
Villanueva tracing tracks of biggest man on Campus
BY MATT GAGNE
ORGIVE YOURSELF for looking past Alex
Villanueva, projected to be at least a
Division I-caliber pitcher, is hoping to register a
think unrealistically that he’s going to match
that, because nobody will.”

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come July. be a great year for us. I see a lot of potential; they’ve
smiling 3-year-old boy wearing a cowboy hat, he could baby-sit Seamus for a few hours. He Villanueva, for wondering if the 6-6, 220- blip on scouts’ radar guns this spring and make Villanueva’s numbers are impressive enough:
been practicing very hard.”
carrying a lunchbox up a palm tree-shaded would strap the golden-haired Seamus into his “It’s gonna be a boy,” Seamus said. “We’re pound righthander with a high-80s fastball a name for himself despite lingering memories of He finished last season 4-1 with two saves and
laneway in Santa Monica, Calif., on his way to car and zoom off onto the Pacific Coast High- gonna name him Derek.” and multiple off-speed pitches has a future Betances’ dominance. It’s a tough act to follow. a 0.85 ERA, striking out 44 in 41 innings. He has
his first day of preschool. way and use the adorable kid as a prop to pick “I’m gonna be a grandfather,” Ryan said. BROOKLYN TECH ENGINEERS beyond high school ball. You’re probably “A lot of scouts have been in shock when I command of a changeup and curve, but lacks
The little blond-haired kid with eyes as blue up California chicks, pretending he was a wid- All his life, Ryan thought that the day he be- Coach: Maureen Malone just focusing on the past. tell them Alex’s physical attributes. They’re like, the velocity that attracts million-dollar signing
as the Pacific walked from Apt. No. 5, passing ower-father in need of motherly advice. Toback came a grandfather he would consider himself Last year: 12-2 in Brooklyn II B; lost to Transit Tech in Villanueva has the kind of frame that gives ‘What? You have another Dellin?’ ” Grand Street bonuses.
Apt. No. 1, where lived a real-life giant, an Aus- would later direct “The Pick-Up Artist.” Arnold officially old. He imagined himself on a walker first round of playoffs scouts whiplash, but the senior ace from Grand coach Mel Martinez said. “No, he doesn’t throw as That doesn’t mean he won’t emerge as a
trian weightlifter named Arnold Schwarzeneg- would become one of Seamus’ favorite boy- at the same time his first grandkid learned Top returners: Cindee Crosby, senior, LF; Alex Kli- Street Campus remains overshadowed as he fol- hard as Dellin, but he is consistently hitting from prospect. If not in this year’s draft, then after
ger, who was also Mr. Universe. hood action heroes. what one was. He dreaded the day that he was moski senior, 3B; Dawn Rivera, junior, SS lows in the footsteps of Dellin Betances, a highly 88-90 mph, and they’re like, ‘Well, we’ll take that.’ polishing his game in college.
And Ryan’s landlord. Now, three decades later and a continent so old that young people would call him “cute,” Up-and-comers: Laura Laham junior, 2B; Cheryl Luft, touted prospect in the Yankees’ farm system who “Dellin is an icon over here. He is like a leg- “I’ve heard a lot of good things about him, and
The first time Ryan came home from meet- away, Ryan looked up from his slice of grand- the way they also would refer to his grandkids. junior, C; Joanmarie Reid, P/3B, freshman graduated from the Williamsburg school in 2006. end on this campus,” Martinez added. a lot of scouts like him,” said one major league
ing his new landlord, his wife at the time asked ma pizza in Nino’s on Third Ave. and here was But in that moment, as his 57th birthday ap- Coach says: “We are looking to be division champs Betances, a righthander who stands 6-9 in “Nobody is ever going to match those scout who saw Villanueva pitch last year and
him what he was like. “Put it this way,” Ryan Seamus, all grown up, even bigger than the gi- proached, Ryan felt suddenly young. He had an the science fiction wonders of this toddling cen- again and we have a lot of returning players as well spikes and throws a devastating knuckle- statistics, and I don’t want Alex to plans to follow up this spring. “He’s got both tal-
said. “I don’t want to be late with the rent.” ant from Apt. No. 5, who was now a retired 8-year-old son at home who ran circles around tury. as some talented rookies.” curve, was drafted in the eighth round of the ent and potential; he’s got a chance.”
But Arnold was a gentle giant. “moofee star” and the governor of California. him and who only the week before had taught As a boy, Ryan never had living grandpar- 2006 amateur draft and collected a signing Villanueva is on shutdown for two-and-a-half
“Cute kitt,” Schwarzenegger said whenever Here in his native Brooklyn, before he took
his first bite of the grandma slice, Ryan learned
him how to operate the DVD player. ents. He’d never had an amnesty board of
grandparents to appeal to when he was being
CLARA BARTON PANTHERS bonus with six zeroes — the only number weeks to rest a tired arm, a condition he said dates
little Seamus passed his door. “I luff dee blont “I was born with technology, Dad,” his son Coach: Michael Godelman found in his senior season ERA. to January and is the product of cold weather and
hairs and the beeg blue eyesss.” that he would be a grandpa. Rory said. “You’re from the last century.” punished, no one to spoil him unconditionally, It’s easy to draw parallels between overuse from pitching in the Youth Service League
Last year: 8-7 in Brooklyn III B; did not make play-
Ryan would always kid with Arnold, who told “Holy blank,” Ryan said. no one to tell him tales about his own mother Betances and Villanueva: large last summer and fall.
offs
him he was going to become a “moofee star.” “That’s exactly what I said,” Seamus said. and father when they were kids. frames; similar windups; high-ve- He’ll find out this week from the doctor if treat-
hen Ryan tells Rory that when he Top returners: Brittany Dennis, senior, P; Kayasha

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Father and son laughed. Ryan stood and em- Now he’d get to be such a grandfather to locity fastballs; senior captains for ment is needed for what he described as “pain in
“Did you know that we have talkies now, Ar- was a kid there were only seven Lyons, senior, 1B; Zollyann Howell, senior 3B
braced his son. Derek. He couldn’t wait to show Derek some Ar- the perennial favorite in Queens ‘A’ my bicep when I try to zip the ball harder.”
nold?” Ryan would ask, deadpan. TV channels, no cable, no cell Up-and-comers: Terryann Ferguson, senior, RF; Me-
nold Schwarzenegger action movies and tell
“Just you vatch.” “Congratulations, big guy,” Ryan said. phones, no microwave, no home lissa Spooner, senior, 2B; Atika Greene, senior, CF West, the division the Wolves play Martinez expects Villanueva to toe the rubber
him about his father’s first day of preschool.
“And think about changing your name to “Same to you.” computers, no Internet, and no vid- Coach says: “The outlook is bright. We have a lot of in to make away games more ac- when the Wolves host Grover Cleveland at 4 p.m.
“How do you feel?” Seamus asked Ryan.
something shorter than a suspension bridge.” “You will be a great father because you’re eo games, he thinks THAT’S science fiction. seniors. This is our year to shine.” cessible. on Friday.
“Like a new door just opened,” Ryan said.
Arnold would eventually have the last laugh. still a big kid yourself.” “What did anyone do?” he asks. But there is one notable, career-de- Villanueva insists he’s not burdened by
And then Grandpa Ryan ordered a second
fining difference. Betances’ flamethrower reputation, but
After school, a noted screenwriter and film “Can’t wait.” Now, by the middle of the summer, he would grandma slice. TRANSIT TECH EXPRESS “Dellin was another thing. He came from it seems he may, at times, be hoping to
director named James Toback would often zip “How’d this happen?” have a grandson to teach him even more about dhamill@nydailynews.com Coach: Richard Van Wickler
another planet. He threw hard,” said Grand Street rival it.
Last year: 14-1 in Brooklyn III B; lost to Jamaica in
senior catcher Greg Diaz, who caught Betances as “There’s no pressure,” he said.
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Top returners: Valinie Balgobin, junior, P; Natalie
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Evertsz, junior 1B; Genesis Alvarado, sophomore, SS
Immigration Project. He is the author of “U.S. Immigration and Citizenship — Your Complete “Alex is doing almost the same, but you can’t minor leagues right now. It mo-
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Coach says: “We’re very inexperienced but I’m hop-
team’s radar screen during his senior sea- makes me work hard.”
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Lottery system offers tough odds Coach: Felix Melendez
Last year: 8-7 in Brooklyn II B; lost to Riverdale/
Kingsbridge in playoffs
Top returners: Maria Haynes, senior, 3B; Tiara Weath-
ers, junior SS; Adjua Adan David, sophomore, P
In his two years of pro ball, Betances has
continued to impress. He touched 98 mph in
the Gulf Coast League his first season, and
posted a 3.60 ERA with 29 strikeouts in 25 in-
nings in short-season Single A on Staten Island
equally intense, and it’s
what may someday land
Villanueva — still just 17 — in a
professional uniform, even if he has to take a
longer route than Betances.

T oday, the U.S. Citizenship and Im- The USCIS cautions that if an get USCIS work permission. Unlike for If someone with an engineering last summer. He’ll begin this season with the “I don’t think it’s on his mind, that he has to
migration Services (USCIS) began
Work status employer files more than one petition most employment-based work cat- degree gets a job as an engineer, Up-and-comers: Zukeia Gettes, freshman INF; Fola- Charleston RiverDogs in full-season Single A, follow in the footsteps of Dellin,” said Rocky Me-
accepting petitions for new H-1B
temporary professionals. This year,
for pros for the same employee, the agency
will deny all those petitions. For more
egories, an H-1B employer need not
prove the unavailability of qualified
that’s an easy case.
Suppose, however, that the engineer
shade Frazier, freshman 1B; Lisbeth Pichardo, fresh-
man, Utility.
taking the next step toward the Bronx. dina, who coached both pitchers on the 16-year-
“He’s very raw, with a huge ceiling, and over old Youth Service League team. “Dellin worked
What is H-1B status? It Coach says: “Our main goal is to make it back to the
the USCIS can approve no more than information about H-1B status and the U.S. workers. gets a job as an analyst at a stock bro-

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is a temporary status for playoffs and go a little further. I also want to groom
85,000 petitions, with 20,000 reserved filing rules, go to www.uscis.gov. So, the law doesn’t require the kerage firm, studying engineering maximize the potential on that ceiling,” Yankees If Alex continues to do what he’s doing — and a
professional workers. While my freshmen.”
for applicants with a U.S. master’s Assuming the USCIS picks your employer to advertise for a U.S. companies. GM Brian Cashman said of Betances’ future last lot of coaches feel he’s still growing into his body
the law calls these workers
degree or higher. If, as expected, the petition (or you are exempt from the worker. And, you can get the USCIS to The employer can probably summer. “He’s got more potential than most.” — he’s going to follow in his footsteps.”
“specialty” workers, to get
USCIS receives more petitions than
H-1B status, you need not be
cap), H-1B status is an easy way to approve an H-1B petition quite fast. establish that an engineering degree BANNEKER WARRIORS
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between today and April 7 will be three months. Still, the employer should take care Last year: 6-6 in Brooklyn II B; did not make playoffs
have at least a four-year col-
entered into a lottery. Some experts However, for a $1,000 “premium to explain the relationship between the Top returners: Denist Oscar, senior, 3b; Shari Preston,
lege degree or the equivalent
believe the agency will receive up to processing” fee, the USCIS will issue a degree and job duties. senior, 1B; Jessica Baez, sophomore, C

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500,000 petitions this year. Chances decision in no more than 15 calendar One great thing about H-1B status Up-and-comers: Alexandria Palacio, senior, P; Kime-
The job however, must require follow in footsteps of Dellin Betances, a
that the USCIS will pick your petition days. is that the worker need not prove a sha Spruill, junior SS; Emilie Cruz sophomore, INF
someone with your particular top prospect in Yankees’ organization and
may be as low as one in seven. Before filing, your employer must residence abroad to qualify for an Assistant coach David Sanford says: “I believe we will 2006 graduate of the Williamsburg school.
degree. And, the employer
A lottery seems a silly way to get an approved “labor conditional H-1B visa. make the playoffs. We have some strong returning Photo by Bryan Pace
must pay the H-1B worker
decide on which professional workers application,” but your employer can That means that visa denials for players who are very enthusiastic. We’re going to be
at least the wage as oth-
should get visas. However, until Con- file and get that application approved H-1B workers at U.S. consulates are
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stuck with the current system. Note U.S. is easier.
that exempt from the cap are workers
up to six years in three-year
increments. Extensions beyond Visa denials rare After April 1, I will discuss some MAXWELL BEARS (II B)
at an institution of higher education alternatives to H-1B status. Coach: Charmine Burton
six years are available to
or an affiliated nonprofit entity, at a
H-1B workers who have had an
for H-1B workers For now, let’s hope that if your Last year: 7-8, did not make playoffs
nonprofit research organization or at
employment-based permanent Sometimes, a difficulty arises employer petitions for you, you’ll be LAFAYETTE PATRIOTS (I B)
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SHIFT Madison’s Cosme continues
emergence against Telecomm
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Q
A
How long must I be a permanent
resident before I can become a
U.S. citizen?

To naturalize, most applicants


must have been a permanent
to do religious work or to work for
the U.S. government, the USCIS will
sometimes excuse your absence.
Individuals serving in the military or
reserves beginning Sept. 11, 2001,
qualify for naturalization regardless
Trip shouldn’t affect
person’s status
Q If I have traveled
abroad for more than
six months, can I still be-
The six-month rule states that if you
are abroad for more than six continu-
ous months, the USCIS can make you
prove that you did not abandon your
U.S. residence. Usually, one trip of
greater than six months isn’t usually a
Knowing simple
English is key
Q How much English must
I know?
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cuzza threw a pitch from the windup come a U.S. citizen? To become a U.S. citi-
and unrivaled on Friday, Brooklyn ‘A’ West, fell to 8-1. years. You qualify after only three tary veterans qualify after one year trip was several years prior to your ap-
knocking of f previously un-
defeated Telecomm, 11-1, in a
“We got a lot of two-out hits, and that’s what
was big about this game. With men on base, we
instead of the stretch. He scored on
Armando Merino’s single down the
years if you have been married to,
and living with, the same U.S. citizen
permanent residence.
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zen, you must read, write, speak
and understand simple English. Until
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game shortened to five innings executed,” Dantuono said. “Coming in, I thought left field line, a disputed hit that spouse — while a permanent resident
on Oct. 1, 2009, you can probably pass
because of the PSAL’s mercy rule.
Victor Cosme, who began the year as the
Knights’ third starter, improved to 3-0 and a
it was going to be much closer. But I’ll take it.”
The Yellow Jackets spotted Madison a two-
run lead on a pair of throwing errors in the first
gave Sheepshead Bay a 4-3 victory
over New Utrecht on Friday.
“It’s just a mental mistake,” New
— for those three years.
Continuous means that you were
Call-in will answer citizenship questions the English-language test if you can
answer the questions on the
never out of the U.S. for more than
Utrecht coach Rick DeMarco said of
Want to become a U.S. citizen but you’re not test. However, if you apply to naturalize before naturalization application and write
made a case to be staff ace, throwing just 49 and never had momentum, giving up two more 365 consecutive days. If you go
allowing the runner to move into sure if you qualify? Are you confused about the Oct. 1, and the USCIS interviews you before Oct. a simple sentence, such as “I like my
pitches and mixing an overpowering fastball runs in the second and seven over the fourth abroad for more than a year (you’ll
scoring position. “We were trying rules for getting a green card? Get the answers 1, 2009, you can choose to take the current exam. job.”
with a curve that kept hitters off-balanced and and fifth innings. want to get a reentry permit — US-
to get (Cucuzza) to step off, but I at the Daily News/City University of New York Apply now, and there is a good chance that the You are exempt from the English-
buckling at the knees. “We made some bad plays, and that’s basi- CIS travel permission — if you plan
didn’t want him to stop his motion (CUNY) Citizenship Now! call-in. From 9 a.m. to 7 USCIS will interview you before the new exam language requirement if you are at
The senior righthander struck cally it,” D’Alessio said. “These to do that) you start counting again
and balk the guy over ... He’s a kid. p.m., Monday through Friday, April 28 to May 2, becomes mandatory. least 50, with 20 or more years per-
out four, walked none and guys are one of the best when you return. The U.S. Citizenship
surrendered three singles, BROOKLYN A EAST teams in the city, and you He made a mistake. You can’t cru- and Immigration Services (USCIS) immigration law experts will answer your questions To get readers ready to make the most of
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and he has yet to give up can’t play like that.” credits you one full year for the first their calls to our experts, I’ll devote my next few
an earned run this season.
MADISON 11 Telecomm’s lone threat Merino stopped running half- day of your return. Then, you can phone numbers on Monday. columns to answering some of the most frequently
residence.
“Victor has been lights TELECOMM 1 came in the second, and it way down the line after his naturalize after four more years of Now is a great time to apply for U.S. citizenship. asked questions I get regarding citizenship and
Also exempt are applicants with a
shot to left, thinking the ball mental or physical disability that pre-
out this year,” Madison coach was mild at best. continuous residence (two years for A new naturalization exam is coming that some immigration law.
was foul. But he turned back vents them from learning or reading,
Vincent Caiazza said. “If you told Chris Taveras and Euris the spouse of a U.S. citizen). applicants will find more difficult than the current
and saw the umpire signaling writing or speaking English.
me going into the season that my No. 1 and Turbi hit back-to-back singles with one out, but If you go abroad on business,
No. 2 pitchers would not be pitching a lot up were stranded on base following a strikeout otherwise.
until this point, and I had to rely on Victor, I’d — Cosme had Jason Galeano backing away “I didn’t know it was going to be
say you’re crazy.” from a curve that broke over the heart of the fair. It looked foul to me,” Merino said.
Cosme has stepped up and filled in for James plate — and a groundball to second. “I was proud to come through for my
Wong and Jonathan Farina, the one-two combi-
nation that led the Knights to a 14-2 record and
the Brooklyn ‘A’ East division title last season.
The Yellow Jackets’ lone run was scored on
an infield error in the fifth.
“It’s the two powerhouses in Brooklyn going
team. It’s a great feeling.”
A few New Utrecht players ques-
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made a few more saves in the third to keep the guys in the game. I can definitely 4. Out of the Blue, Manning hits a slump
improve off tonight." 5. T.O. holding out a Super hope
Tomas Plekanec scored two goals 2:07 apart in the third to make it 4-3. Long Island 6. Bumbling Knicks' streak ends at 3
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"We played well for 40 minutes and stopped," said defenseman Mark Streit, who
scored his fourth goal to tie for the team lead. "I don't know what we expected. We
gave them hope and life and they took advantage of it."

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This season has turned out to be so depressing. Unless your goalie's last name
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0-for-8, including a two-minute 5-on-3 advantage in the third that also yielded a Mike 3. Bondy: Mangini goes head to head
Richards shorthanded goal.
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Daniel Briere and Richards scored for the Flyers during the matinee at Nassau 5. Bumbling Knicks' streak ends at 3
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percentage but made 35 saves. Joey MacDonald registered 29 saves for the Isles, 8. Myers: These Giants could ace history
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"We certainly controlled the play and had plenty of chances 5-on-5," Islanders coach
Scott Gordon said after his team's failure to score more than two goals for the
seventh time this season. "But at the end of the day, the power play was the
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Richards added an insurance tally 10:51 into the third, completing a 2-on-1 rush by
banking home Simon Gagne's centering feed. Gordon elected to put forward Doug
Weight at the point, which backfired when the Flyers cleared the zone and created
the odd-man chance.
"The power play took a bad time to play like that," Weight said. "It's disappointing on
the power-play side of it. We had really good chances to grab the lead and didn't do
anything with it."
Josh Bailey, the Islanders' 2008 first-round pick, made his NHL debut after sitting out
the first 14 games because of an undisclosed lower-body injury.
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taking down Nodl in the Isles' offensive zone midway through the opening period.
The teenager also took a costly high-sticking penalty with his team down a goal with
2:40 remaining in the third.
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