SFDS 5th Grade Wins Championship

St. Francis de Sales can also call their 5th grade girls basketball team champions!

On Sunday, February 2, the SFDS 5th grade girls basketball team capped off their 2022-2023 season with an exciting win against a strong St. Bernard's team.

“It was a team effort led by the pas- sion, dedication and knowledge of the game by Coaches Grace Leahy and Mike Corvi. The team kept the fans on the edge of their seats up until the final moments with the game tied 27-27. Logan Leahy gave a quick pass to Dakota Duffy who got the game winner!,” one team parent said. to support us was just awesome. To play on such a big court with so many fans and through all the ups and downs of the game, they still remained poised under pressure.”

The big scorer of the game was Mara Brady with 16 points, while key baskets were also made by Mackenzie Capek, Isabella Maselli and Juliette Jamin, and it couldn’t have been done without the tenacious defense that helped SFDS stay ahead.

“Coach Mike Brenna and I are so proud of them,” Brady said. “They worked very hard all season long to get the Chip!”

“We owe a lot of our success to the Rockaway Times and the advertising. The weekly paper delivered for FREE to every doorstep in the community was the best advertising we could have asked for.

COUNTLESS people have come in to our business over the years saying they saw our specials in the Times. For that, we are EXTREMELY GRATEFUL.”