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Congratulations to the U11 Garden City Shooting Stars for an undefeated 9-0 season, where they finished at the top of their division! Coached by Joe Kasson (pictured) and trained by Rich Ongaro.
First grade “Suns” soccer future is bright

The Suns finished up their spring soccer season and are looking forward to moving up to the big fields next year.
Coach Haniffy and Coach McCann are
so proud of how much the girls have improved over the past few years and know that they are ready for the next level in the fall.
The Garden City High School Varsity Rifle team, the only co-ed varsity team in the High School, capped off another great year by sending two of its members to the Nassau County Championships: Madison Matarazzo and Kat Jushchenko. Kat shot a score of 188 out of 200, the highest score of the team’s season, and Madison shot a score of 160 out of 200.
Under the coaching of Mrs. Dubuke, the team received the Alex Baldwin Award for Most Improved Team. Kat Jushchenko received awards for her seasonal high average, as well as her placement in the annual coaches tournament. In addition to Madison and Kat, the other team members are Bradley Bostrom, Giuseppe Schettino and Joseph Pieraccini.
The five members of the GCHS Rifle team compete against seven other schools in Nassau County during the winter sports season. The team members practice five days a week at the Nassau County Range at Mitchell Field.
The discipline and practice of target air rifle is extremely effective in teaching life skills that enhance student performances in schoolwork as well as in home, family, social and work-related activities. Life skills that are most effec-















GC finished the regular season with a 10-3 record and in third place out of ten competing teams. In the playoffs, GC beat Wheatley to make it to the semi-finals of the Team Championship Tournament. There, they lost to Jericho, but won the bronze medal bout against Oyster Bay. This year saw a huge increase in new recruits to the team to a total of 26 fencers. The fencing parents thank GC alum Coach Kevin Oliver for his dedication to the program. Kudos to the many fencing parents who supported the team throughout the season both home and at away meets. We all wish our seniors Christian Durante and Bryce Morrison good luck in college and in the future. Finally, season accolades were earned by a number of Trojans as follows:
Captain Zach Ortiz: 2019 Nassau County Men’s Fencing Individual Foil Champion; All County First Team; All Long Island; Newsday All-Long Island Fencing Team; Silver Medalist at Brentwood Holiday Classic Tournament; “Fencer’s Fencer” award for sportsmanship as voted by Nassau County High School fencers; and GC Boys Most Outstanding Fencer.
Sebastian Vazquez: All County Second Team. 5th place at the Individual County Championships.
Andrew Burns: All County Honorable Mention; 12th at the Individual County Championships.
Joe Armstrong: Bronze Medal at the Nassau County Underclassman Fencing Tournament.

Co-Captain Christos Yannios: All County Honorable Mention, 10th at Individual County Championships

Logan O’Grady: Bronze Medal at Individual County Championships; All County Honorable Mention
Alexander Pasqualina & Nicholas Michael: Silver and Bronze respectively at the Nassau County Underclassman Fencing Tournament.

Sean Maas: All County Second Team; Bronze Medal at the Brentwood Holiday Tournament; 10th in the Individual County Championships.
Jimmy Wu and Aidan Rosenblatt: Tied for Bronze Medal at the Nassau County Underclassman Fencing Tournament.




Congratulations to the GCHS girls varsity fencing team. This year they earned a spot in the Nassau County Championship. The team was strong, prepared and ready. Led by Coach
Brooke Appelman, the girls felt confident and more experienced, refining their skills and fencing better than they have before. Thank you to Coach Appelman for a great season!




The entire team at Doc’s would like to sincerely thank the coaches and the parents of all the players for their much valued patronage throughout the 2018-2019 year. It was our privilege to serve so many of you so often after the High School, Middle School and Youth Sports games. Your continued loyal support of Doc’s is deeply appreciated.
Harry Blair ‘83 Bill Kavan ‘68, Mike Spieler ‘96, Ron Spieler ‘93, Mike Volpe ‘96, Tim Worstell ‘79


- Fred DeVita
The Garden City High School Boys lacrosse team finished the 2019 season with a 16-2 record and the #6 overall national ranking based on inside lacrosse. This year’s team consisted of 21 seniors that played their last high school game but leave with many team and individual awards, including a Class B NY State championship in 2018.
We would like to say thank you to an amazing team, great coaches and a special group of 2019 seniors. Thanks for all the great memories and good luck as you move on to your next chapter in life. You will all do great things!



























Back row: Coach Rich Peck, Coach Pat Donahue, Troy Dorizas, Sean Jaeger, Matt Conelli, Julian Larenas, Chris Heckelmann, Captain Eric Mueller, Tyler Bedard, Harry Debler, Zach Debler, Jack Valenti, Luca Bevil, Coach Joe Pyeron Front row: Tommy Allen, Chris Michel, Jeff Papazian, Jason Derby, Billy Willis, Connor Holfester, Matt Savino, Ryan Michel
The Varsity Wings finished the 20182019 season with a winning record of 8-7-2. The team graduates nine seniors: Tommy Allen, Matt Conelli, Jason Derby, Sean Jaeger, Chris Michel, Captain Eric Mueller, Jeff Papazian, Matt Savino and Billy Willis. We thank them for their leadership, strong play and dedication to the Wings. We wish
them well in their future endeavors.
The Wings are looking for players for the 2019-2020 season at both the JV and varsity levels. Hockey players who attend Garden City Public Schools in grades 8-12 are eligible.
Please visit the Wings website for details and contact information: www. gcwings.org





Garden City Girls Lacrosse Club seventh and eighth grade girls competed in the highly competitive LISGYLL (Long Island Scholastic Girls Youth Lacrosse League) this spring.
The seventh grade girls won the division and played Bayville/Locust Valley in the Championship. In a tough nail biter, our GC girls came away with the win.
Niamh Pfaff (MVP) stopped a Bayville/Locust Valley shot with just 30 plus seconds to seal the win. Niamh played great from the first save in March to her final save in the Championship game. Great job by every girl.
GC 9, Bayville/Locust Valley 8
Our eighth grade girls finished the season in 2nd place and played Wantagh
in the finals. Wantagh had not lost in several years. GC 8th was down 9-7 with under 3 minutes, to go. The girls wouldn’t quit. After back to back goals, the game was tied with under a minute to play. GC went ahead for good with the game winning goal with 30 seconds to play.
CeCe Van Blenis (MVP) continued her great play in net. Save after save after save. Every girl contributed a winning season.
GC 10, Wantagh 9
Enjoy the summer and congratulations to both teams for winning the Championship, for both seventh and eighth grade LISGYLL. GO GC!






Starting At 4pm
MONDAY NIGHT
Burger Night
Complimentary Glass of House Wine, Soda, or Pint of Bud Light with any Regular Priced Hamburger from our Menu
TUESDAY NIGHT
Unlimited Steak Night
All You Can Eat House Marinated Sliced Steak, with Mashed Potatoes and Chef’s Vegetable $18.95
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
$20 Wine Bottle List & Price Fixed Complete Dinner
Soup or Salad, Choice of 6 Entrees, Dessert and Coffee $19.95
THURSDAY NIGHT
$20 Wine Bottle List & Ladies Night at The Bar 5pm - Closing
MONDAY - FRIDAY
Happy Hour at The Bar
$6 Appetizers 4pm -7pm
Served 11am - 3pm
Featuring Unlimited House Bloody Mary’s, Mimosas, and Screwdrivers While You Dine!!!


The Spring 2019 GCAA Baseball and Softball season kicked off on April 2. Although the weather was cold, the games heated up from the first pitch. We had over 850 players in the baseball and softball programs this spring making us one of the largest programs on Long Island.
The annual parade was Saturday, April 13. Players and coaches marched down Franklin Ave, onto 7th Street and ended up at the Gazebo. Prizes were awarded to the best banners. Several of the village trustees were on hand to throw out the first pitch.
Championship Saturday was June 8. The Minors division championship had the Pirates defeating the Yankees in a well-played game. The
Central Division champions were the Royals, and the Majors Division was won by the Athletics. All three games were played on the new turf field, which opened for play in midApril.
GCAA Baseball and Softball Night at Citi Field was June 14. 600 players and family members attended the event with players and coaches taking part in an on-field parade before the game. Although the Mets came up short, the evening was a huge success.
GCAA Baseball has entered U10, U11 and U12 all star teams into the Little League Tournament. Play began on June 22. Good luck to all the players and coaches.




NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
-TRIPLE CUP WINNERS
BEST DANCE STUDIO
BEST DEBUT STUDIO
BEST MUSICAL THEATRE STUDIO

BEST DANCE SCHOOL 2018 & 2019 BEST PERFORMING ARTS STUDIO 2015, 2016 & 2017 BEST AWARDSCHOREOGRAPHY 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 & 2019
SUMMER DANCE CLASS SCHEDULE
A UNIQUE PAY AS YOU GO PROGRAM
Tuesdays And Wednesdays During July And August
TUESDAYS: JULY 9, 16, 23, 30 & AUGUST 6, 13, 20
3:00 Acro (Ages 3-6)
4:00 Ballet & Jazz (Ages 3-6) 4:00 Acro (Ages 7 & Up)
5:00 Hip Hop (Ages 5-8)
6:00 Hip Hop (Ages 12 & Up) 6:00 Hip Hop (Ages 9-11)
7:00-8:30 Ballet/Lyrical (Ages 8 & Up)
8:30 Jazz (Ages 8-12)
WEDNESDAYS: JULY 10, 17, 24, 31 & AUGUST 7, 14, 21
3:30 Ballet & Jazz (Ages 4-8)
MUSICAL THEATRE
For The Past Three Years Our Musical Theatre Department Has Won “The Best Performing Arts Studio” Award For Broadway Bound. During Our Regular Season September Through June We Offer Two Classes On Fridays Consisting Of Singing, Acting And Dancing.
BROADWAY BOUND’S REGISTRATION FOR FALL CLASSES
Three Large Dance Rooms All Air-conditioned With Bathrooms, Cubbys And Floating Floors REGISTRATION DATES
Monday June 17th Through Friday June 21st 10am – 2pm
August 22, 23, 24 11am – 3pm
August 29, 30, 31 10am – 5pm
September 5, 6, 7 10am – 5pm During July And August
Starting July 9th Through August 21st 3:30 pm – 8 pm
WE OPEN FOR CLASSES MONDAY SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

On Saturday, GCAA Softball celebrated its 4th annual Softballapalooza Weekend, officially closing out the season. Over 100 families celebrated a tremendous season, with events beginning in the morning and lasting into the evening. Lunch was donated and catered by Garden City’s own Novita/Waterzooi and Town Meat Market. This years event included a K, 1, 2nd grade skills competition, and tournament games for our 3rd-4th grade teams, our 5th-6th grade teams, and our 14U tournament team. In addition to dozens of coach and parent volunteers, High School varsity team volunteers Caroline Flannigan, Emily Moody and Stacy Roukis assisted in umpiring games, and joining in the Tournament team game.
This year, GCAA Softball wrapped up the day with the Tim A. Gewert Memorial Tournament Games, an event celebrating Tim Gewert’s Spirit and
Enthusiasm. GCAA youth player Jane Supper was presented a “TAG Award” for demonstrating extraordinary Spirit and Enthusiasm over the season. The game was enthusiastically played by youth players of all ages and their parents. All players enjoyed a special BBQ catered dinner donation by Garden City’s Town Meat Market.
Thank you to all our amazing coaches and families who participated all season long. GCAA Fall Ball is currently scheduled for Sunday afternoons in the fall for ages 4th grade and UP. Registrations will go out mid-summer.
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GCAA has run baseball in Garden City since 1955 and softball shortly thereafter (anybody with information on the origin of the softball program please email gardencity.ny.softball@ gmail.com).












































On June 8, Ernie Banks would have said, “What a great day for baseball. Let’s play two.” Although the GCAA Majors’ Royals and Athletics did not play two games, they played one great championship game. Each team had won their quarterfinal game, Royals over the Pirates 3-2 and A’s over the Dodgers 7-1. Next, it was the semifinals, where both teams scraped by; the Royals winning 9-8 over the Nationals and the A’s winning over the Red Sox 4-3. In the final championship game, the A’s


took a 6-2 lead into the last inning.
In the words of Yogi Berra, “It ain’t over ‘till it’s over,” and this game wasn’t over by any means. The Royals battled back with three runs in the last inning, falling just short.
The A’s prevailed in a 6-5 championship win! In the words of Tug McGraw, “Ya gotta believe”. The Athletics believed all year long.
The 2019 Champion GCAA Majors’ Athletics are Jimmy Raia, Riley Quinn, Chris Desiderio, Dylan Fisher, Finbar Galligan, Michael Gullace, Matt Franklin, Logan Rust, Charles Powell, Devon Super, and Dominick Mack.
Coaches are: Michael Quinn, Brian Desiderio, Drew Galligan and Dan Fisher.



















Challenger Baseball participates in county Challenger Tournament




Athletes are at a high risk for developing skin cancer and outdoor sports create double jeopardy because perspiring increases sun burn risk.
Stephen Piscotty, 28, Oakland A’s outfielder was diagnosed with melanoma on his ear (June, 2019).
Is sunscreen part of your daily athletic training program?
If you notice a spot or an existing one that changes, itches or bleeds, make an appointment to see a dermatologist. It could save your life!


























Golf
• Conference Champions
Girls Swim & Dive
• Conference 1 Champions
• Division A Champions
• Nassau County Champions “20th”
Girls Tennis
• Conference Champions
Field Hockey
• Conference Champions
• Nassau County Champions
• Long Island Champions
• New York State Champions
• Liana McDonnell named “Nassau County Player of the Year”
• Liana McDonnell named “All State” and “Newsday All Long Island 1st Team”
• Sarah Killcommons named “All State” and “Newsday All Long Island 1st Team”
• Caitlin Cook named “All State” and “Newsday All Long Island 1st Team”
Grace Kelly named “Newsday All Long Island 1st Team”
• Ella Heaney named “All State”
• Kylie Tierney named “Newsday All Long Island 2nd Team”
• Conference Champions
• Nassau County Champions
• Long Island Champions
• Trevor Yeboah-Kodie named “Gatorade NYS Football Player of the Year”
• Trevor Yeboah-Kodie was given the “National Foundation Football Hall of Fame, Golden 11 Recipient”
• Trevor Yeboah-Kodie named “All State 1st Team”
• Trevor Yeboah-Kodie named “Newsday All Long Island 1st Team”
• Colin Hart received the “Snyder Award
– Outstanding Quarterback of the Year”
• Colin Hart named “Newsday All Long Island 1st Team”
• Justin Coppola named “Newsday All Long Island 2nd Team”
• Justin Coppola named “Long Island Championship Game Offensive MVP”
• Connor Gunn named “Nassau County Championship Game Offensive MVP”
• Angelo Demiris named “Long Island Championship Game Defensive MVP”
• Steven Haass named “Nassau County Championship Game Defensive MVP”
Boys Soccer
• Conference Champions
• James Basile named “Newsday All Long Island 1st Team”
• Joseph Griffin named “Newsday All Long Island 2nd Team”
• Ethan Senatore named “Nassau County Championship Game MVP”

• Conference Champions
• Patrick Reilly-George Davila Award
Girls Basketball
• Conference Champions
Girls Bowling
• Conference Champions
Boys Fencing
• Zach Ortiz – Nassau County Foil Champion
• Jake Newmark-Nassau County Conference 1 Swimmer of the Year
• Jake Newmark-Most Valuable Swimmer in Nassau County Championships
• Jake Newmark-County Champions
200m Freestyle & 500m Freestyle
• Jake Newmark-NYSPHSAA Champion
200m Freestyle & 500m Freestyle
• Jake Newmark-All County, All State, All American & Newsday All LI Swim Team
• Jake Newmark, John Protano, Liam Gaffney & Chris Reilly-400m Freestyle Relay Nassau County Champions
Boys Lacrosse
• Colin Hart-All County
• Dan Boccafola–All County
• Trevor Yeboah-Kodie-All County
• Justin Coppola-All County
• James Basile-All County
• Gavin Pappas-All County
• Eric Mueller-All County
• Joseph Scattareggia-All County
• Billy Kephart-All County Honorable Mention
• Jack Muldoon-All County Honorable Mention
• Will Puccio-All County Honorable Mention
Girls Lacrosse
• Liana McDonnell-All County, US Lacrosse All-American
• Caitlin Cook-All County, US Lacrosse All-American
• Ella Heaney-All County, Honorable Mention All-American
• Emily Gaven-All County
• Amanda Cerrato-All County
• Sarah Mackey-All County Honorable Mention
• Emma Ruchk- All County Honorable Mention
• Alexandra Hopkins- All County Honorable Mention
• Jen Kubler-Unsung Hero
• Erin Healey-Erin Healey
Girls Badminton
• Julia Peppard-All Conference
Girls Softball
• Abigail Cox-All Conference
• Abigail Cox-Senior Scholar Athlete
Boys Tennis
• Matt Savino-All County
• Jeff Papazian-All Conference
• Alex Horn-All Division
• Jack Valenti-All Division
Girls Golf
• Kelly Brennan-All County
• Rosie Sweeney-All County Honorable Mention
• Emma Sutcliffe-All County Honorable Mention
• Margaux Griffin-All Conference
• MaryKate Saunders-All Conference
• Lauren Oxenham-All Conference
• Sela Scarangella-All Conference
• Grace Mullahey-All Conference
Boys Golf
• Mark Vitale-All County
• Thomas Engelke-All County
• Jack Muldoon-All County Honorable Mention
• Morgan Miller-All County Honorable Mention
Baseball
• Tommy Reifler-All County
• Andrew Zupicich-All County
• Christian McGannon-All County
• Jay Brown-All Conference
• Michael Rasquin-All Conference
• Stephen Maymack-All Conference
• Jack Fraher-All League
Girls Track
• Jamie Derkasch-All Division
• Victoria Ernst- All Division
• Emily Andreuzzi- All Division
• Emily Pogozelski- All Division
• Erin Studdert- All Division
• Gianna Buckley-All Division
• Emily Bermel- All Division
• Lauren Mistretta- All Division
• Kim Villoni-All Division
• Kaylin Kufs-All Division
• Delaney Zander-All Division
• Kim Villoni-All County
• Emily Pogozelski-All County
• Kaylin Kufs-All County
• Victoria Ernst-All County
Boys Track
• Stephen Sirounian-All Division
• Scott Henneberger-All Division
• Alex Mejia-All Division
• Michael Greco-All Division
• Robin Mahabir-All Division
• John Scarlata-All Division
• Brian Wood-All Divison
• Nate Fridrich-All Division
• Matt Marooney-All Division
• William Nugent-All Division
• Scott Henneberger-All County
• Alex Mejia-All County
• Brian Wood-All County
• Matthew Marooney-All County
• William Nugent-All County
• Nathan Fridrich-All County


St Anne’s 8th Grade Basketball made the an impressive run in their division and a strong showing in the Long Island CYO playoffs
Pictured:
Front row: Healy, Suba, Baumarita,McCarthy,Dealy
Back row: Coach Suba, Patrissi, Griffin, Melkonian, Coach Patrissi Missing: Preston, Smith, Durant

Congratulations to GCAA Fargione on making it to the finals of the Island Garden’s Winter League 2019.



Garden City Basketball has the vision, professional instructors, volunteers and dedicated coaches, and sets the highest standard for youth basketball in the Village of Garden City. Make sure you choose the right program…Garden City Basketball. The focus of Garden City Basketball is our nationally recognized PreK-K-1-2 Clinic. Our greater mission is to provide a wonderful experience for all of our participants so that a love of the lifelong game of basketball will be nurtured and grow.
John Skramko - President - jskramko@live.com
Dennis Nuss - VP - dn316@aol.com






Missing
Since 2015, this team has been building lifelong memories. Their Thunder football experience will conclude this year, but the spirit of teamwork will last forever.
Ask anyone who has ever played Thunder football!
