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Rockville Centre Herald 08-10-2023

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Taylor McManus, 10, playing for Team France, shoots on net against Team Japan during the skills competition.

South Side HS girls’ varsity hosts World Cup-theme clinic By ClARE GEHlICH Herald Intern

The U.S. Women’s National Team has inspired young girls everywhere who hope to one day play soccer at the highest level. To help them reach for their potential, the South Side High School girls’ varsity soccer team held a World Cup-themed clinic on Aug. 3. Some 75 players took part, and they were split up into seven World Cup-style teams. Second- to fourth- grade girls represented Australia, England and Spain, while the fifth- to eighth-graders represented Japan, France, the Netherlands and Germany. The young athletes competed in events including dribbling and penalty shoot-outs, as well as a round-robin tournament. “I feel like everyone’s going to be really

excited for everything, because we made everything super competitive, because that’s how you get little kids going,” Nora Basile, a co-captain of the Cyclones’ varsity soccer squad, said. “You just need them always doing something, just against each other. They always have more fun.” The initial excitement came when the high school players organized a “flagging” event on July 3, at which they unveiled the team assignments to the kids. Reese Haley, another Cyclones co-captain, and her fellow teammates placed American flags in the participants’ yards and displayed posters indicating their designated teams: green for Germany, orange for the Netherlands, red for Japan, and blue for France. The varsity players taught the younger chilConTinued on page 18

Rockville Centre is truly unlike so many communities in Nassau County, with a history that dates back nearly 150 years. The village is home to the illustrious St. Agnes Cathedral, Molloy University, Catholic Health’s Mercy Hospital, the John A. Anderson Recreation Center, the Rockville Links golf course, and so many of Long Island’s best re s t a u r a n t s a n d bars. T he Rockville Centre Herald really is your community news source, and we take that mission very seriously. We’ve seen firsthand how neighbors come together to support one another and their village. This week’s Herald is being mailed to every home in the village, and includes a copy of our popular annual magazine, Living In Rockville Centre. It’s filled with great information you can use throughout the year. And it features the many acts of kindness that makes Rockville Centre such a great community. If you’re not a Herald subscriber, we hope a look at this week’s edition will persuade you that you should be. Each week in these pages — and on our website — we cover the big issues in the village, and you’ll find the local news that

you can’t find anywhere else. And, of course, check out our indepth feature stories about your friends, neighbors or local students who are making a positive impact on the community, and who give Rockville Centre its unique character. If you’re not currently receiving the Rockville Centre Herald by mail each week, please help keep quality local journalism alive in your community by signing up for a free subscription. See our subscription offer inside on Page 8, or find us online at LIHerald. com/free. You can also call (516) 5694000, Ext. 7. If you’re already a Rockville Centre Herald subscriber, thank you for your support. We hope you are pleased with our coverage. If you’re new to the Herald, then you must know that our mission is to cover all the news of your neighborhood — from the schools to local sports. From houses of worship to philanthropic organizations. Please feel free to reach out with suggestions. You can contact your editor via email at doffner@liherald.com. Enjoy the Herald, and thanks for reading! Daniel Offner, Senior Editor


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