Brooklyn Baseball Star Leads Astoria Middle School's Team
As New League Gives Students Chance To Play
by Patrick Clark
      When I.S. 235 baseball coach Jeff Cohen makes out his lineup card, he finds himself choosing between natives of Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, Cuba, Mexico, Ecuador, Colombia, Brazil, Venezuelan, Pakistan and Bangladesh.
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OFF THE CUFF - Fantasy Sports -
One-On-One With Touchdown Timmy
by Ralph Mancini
      While at his recent induction to the College Football Hall of Fame in New York City, former wide receiver Tim Brown shared his thoughts on his football career and the future of young wideouts entering the NFL. Brown also weighed in on the Oakland Raiders and their latest draft.
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Hall Of Fame At The Finish Line
      Former St. John's Prep Track Coach George Cooksey has been inducted to the Brooklyn-Queens CHSAA Hall of Fame, it was announced. Cooksey spent 18 years at St. John's Prep coaching both the girls and boys in Cross Country and Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field.
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St. Margaret's Orioles Go Down Swinging In Mother's Day Clash
      St. Margaret's took a loss on Mother's Day, Sunday, May 10 as Our Lady of Hope pitching stifled the Middle Village club's bats. Jumping out to an early lead has been the Orioles modus operandi this season, but after leading off the game with walks by Graham Luongo and Jack Kiernan, St. Margaret's couldn't get the key hit.
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Sign Of Good Things To Come
      Christ the King star guard Sean Johnson is off to Duquesne University having signed to play basketball for the Pittsburgh school.
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QLSA Indians Take 2 Games But Rain Foils League Action
Teams Look Forward To Better Weather
      Mother Nature put a damper on QLSA play last week, but couldn't stop the Indians and their Martinez brothers from storming to a 6-0 record and the top spot in the Out of the Park Division.
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THE RACING REPORTER
Fifty-Year-Old Mark Martin Charges Into Top-12 With Win At Darlington
by Gerald Hodges
      Mark Martin did it again. The oldest driver in the 43-car field showed the youngsters a thing or two Saturday night in the Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway. "It's absolutely unbelievable," Martin said. "This is a big surprise. We had a strong car, but I never expected to win. Alan Gustafson (Martin's crew chief) is absolutely the best.
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Tough Weekend For Gottschee In New York State Cup Action
Squads Stay Active Despite Rainy Conditions
      Blau Weiss took it on the chin this past weekend with two of its stronger sides being knocked out of the New York State Cup run. Otherwise, Gottschee squads were quite active in league play. The free clinic was postponed till this weekend due to very wet field conditions and will have one more session this Saturday at Juniper Valley Park.
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OLMM Nine Heating Up
      The Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Pee Wee Boys baseball team (4th grade) is on fire, riding a three game winning streak to a 5-2 record.
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Bulletin Board
      FOOTBALL YOUTH FOOTBALL. Register now and attend workouts to get ready for the upcoming season. Call your team's coach to get signed up and suited:
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Garity Post Rolls In RGMVM
      The Garity Post continued to roll through RGMVM's Juniors Division, shutting out the Cutrones Lawmen 10-0 on Thursday evening. Shown above, Fernando Cruz was dominating on the hill.
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