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The Garden City Attackers: Standing: Ava Lekanides, Jacque Bass, Stephanie Russo, Bella Vona, Megan McQuaid, Nicole Russo, Melissa Bass, Julia DeSimpliciis Kneeling: Cara Kinney, Elle Basile, Grace Schneider, Amelia Clarke, Hailey Chicco GoalKeeper: Emma Heath. The Attackers are coached by Kristina Russo, Paul Heath and Will Rezin.

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The Garden City Xtreme U12 girls soccer team won its state championship! Above, Coach Costello Grace Hopkins, Chloe Koubel, Katie Gaven, Annemarie Costello, Fiona Nicholas, Maya Costa, Coach Gaven, Ariana Bransfield, Annie Cunningham, Catherine Hayes, Kendal Morris, Katerina Smolinack, Kathleen Rydzewski, Ellie Sullivan, missing from the photo: Rory Heslin & Coach Costa.

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GCAA Basketball 5th Grade Boys Three-Peat Champions The GCAA 5th Grade Boys Travel Basketball Team captured their THIRD CONSECUTIVE Island Garden Super League Championship with three impressive playoff wins over a four day span. The team had to beat Queens based DAC Marksman in the quarterfinals (46-41), the Lightning Nassau County Team in the semifinals (48-34), and the Lightning Suffolk County Team in the championship game (40-31.) This followed a regular season record of 15-3, which also earned the team the regular season championship and #1 seed in the

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GCAA Intramural Hoops concludes with six thrilling championship games

The 2016-2017 GCAA Intramural Basketball Season is officially over. The season concluded with six championship games that included buzzer beaters, long distance three pointers, unbelievable late game comebacks, cheerleader/kickline half time shows, and everything else you could want from March Madness. The boys and girls displayed outstanding skills and teamwork. Everyone played hard, showed great

sportsmanship, and most of all enjoyed the moment with friends and families. We would like to thank all of the participants and their families for continuing to support GCAA Intramural Basketball. We would also like to thank our grade coordinators, volunteer coaches, and clinic directors...without your enthusiasm and commitment to teaching the children how to play the game (while keeping it fun) we would

have no program. We also thank the Recreation Department for all their support at St Paulâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all year long. Mike DeLuca and myself (George Liberopoulos) are always available to discuss ideas on how to further improve the GCAA basketball intramural and travel programs so do not hesitate to reach out to either one of us. We hope to see everyone back next season.

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Boys 4th Grade Championship Game

Boys 3rd Grade Championship Game

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On March 29, the GCAA 3rd Grade Boys Travel Basketball Team captured the Island Gardens Super League Title. After playing 18 regular season games the team made the playoffs by playing the right way and as a team. The team

went on to win the quarterfinals, the semifinals, and then the finals! The team was coached by Head Coach Mike Fargione, and Assistant Coaches Dennis DeBusschere and Dan Carey.

Garden City 8th grade basketball

The Eighth Grade girls basketball team

Front row, from left: Matthew Uhoda, James DeBusschere, Chase Kraus, Riley Quinn, and Troy Kakoyiannis. Second row, from left: Chris Desiderio, Jack Klein, Thomas Fargione, Jack Costa, and Joe Carey.

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Garden City Girls Varsity Volleyball Team

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Congratulations to the Garden City Girls’ Varsity Volleyball Team for winning their division in the 2016-2017 season! The team ended the year with an impressive record of 14 wins and only 2 losses, edging out a powerful Bethpage team for the conference title. In what turned out to be a critical turning point midway through the season, Garden City swept an undefeated Bethpage team, winning in three straight sets. Julia Beckmann led the match with 23 kills, while Lucy Ambach added 12 kills to give Garden City the win (25-14, 26-24, 26-24). This close knit team, led

by Captains Julia Beckmann, Juliana Russ, Margot Schroeder, and Melissa Ward, went on to finish the conference schedule with 7 additional wins to clinch the conference title. This talented team received numerous awards at the Nassau County Volleyball Awards ceremony, including Coach of the Year honors for Coach Holecek! Rising Senior Julia Beckmann received the 2016-17 teams Most Outstanding Player award. Congratulations to the entire team and to coach Holecek for such a successful season!!!!

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The Garden City High School Varsity and JV Cheerleading squad had a terrific 2016/2017 school year filled with homecoming, football season, basket-

ball season, competitions and community support. Thanks to all who helped make this year a success.

GCHS Cheerleaders march in the Homecoming Parade 2016 Garden City High School Cheerleaders

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Garden City JV Cheerleaders at Breast Cancer Walk

Teamwork, Sportsmanship, Commitment, Leadership, and Achievement. I applaud each of you on your success.

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Garden City High Schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Championship Teams

The Girls Soccer Team

The Basketball Team

The Girls Lacrosse Team

The Badminton Team

The Unified Basketball Team

The Fencing Team The Baseball Team

The Boys Track Team

The Girls Swimming Team

The Boys Lacrosse Team

The Girls Volleyball Team

The Boys Bowling Team

The Boys Swim Team

The Girls Tennis Team

The Football Team

The Golf Team

The Field Hockey Team

The Boys Cross Country Team

The Wrestling Team

Garden City High School Log of Champions 2016-2017

FALL 2016 Girls Soccer

Nassau County Champions Long Island Champions NYSPHSAA Semi-Finalists Megan Seel – named “All Long Island” Megan Seel – named “All State 2nd Team” Kelly Donovan – named “All State 4th Team”

Girls Swimming

Division “A” Champions Nassau County Champions “18th” Mia Bonvissuto – named “All Long Island” Alana Brown – named “All Long Island” Rose Kelly – named “All Long Island” Gabriella Meringolo – named “All Long Island” Melody Pompay – named “All Long Island”

Girls Volleyball

Conference Champions Coach Heather Holecek – named “Coach of the Year”

Girls Tennis

Conference Champions

Field Hockey

Nassau County Champions Long Island Champions NYSPHSAA Class “B” Finalist Emily Clarke – named “All Long Island” Emily Clarke – named “All State”

Celia Concannon – named “All State” Taylor Gladd – named “Nassau County Player of the Year” Taylor Gladd – named “All Long Island” Taylor Gladd – named “All State” Liana McDonnell – named “All State”

Football

Conference Champions Nassau County Champions Long Island Champions Rutgers Cup Champions – Nassau County’s “Most Outstanding Football Team” Andrew DeSantis – named “All Long Island” Andrew DeSantis – named “All State Football - 3rd Team” by the New York State Sportswriters Association Christopher Mixon – named “All Long Island” Christopher Mixon – named “All State Football - 2nd Team” by the New York State Sportswriters Association Christopher Ciurcina – named “All State Football - 5th Team” by the New York State Sportswriters Association Coach Dave Ettinger – named “Coach of the Year”

Boys Cross Country

Conference Champions Trevor Marchhart – named “All State” Trevor Marchhart – named “All Long Island”

Boys Golf

Co-Conference Champions

WINTER 16-17 Wrestling

Conference Champions

Boys Basketball

Co-Conference Champions Andrew DeSantis named Nassau County Conference A-1 Player of the Year

Boys Fencing

Conference Champions Nassau County Champions Philip Acinapuro named “All Long Island Boys Fencing Team” Philip Acinapuro named “Nassau County Boys Foil Champion” Coach Kevin Oliver named “All Long Island Coach of the Year” Coach Kevin Oliver named “Nassau County Coach of the Year”

Girls Fencing

Tia Petrides named “All Long Island Girls Fencing Team” Tia Petrides named “Nassau County Girls Foil Champion”

Boys Bowling

Conference Champions

Boys Swimming

Division B Champions Nassau County Swim & Diving Champions John Gaffney named “All State”

Liam Gaffney named “All State” Georgii Litvinov named “All State” Gabriel Ragusa named “All State” John Protano named “All State” Jake Newmark named “All State” Kieran Brown named “All State”

SPRING 2017 Boys Baseball

Conference Champions Richard Marooney named “Conference A1 MVP”

Girls Lacrosse

Conference Champions Nassau County Champions Long Island Champions New York State Champions Diane Chapman named “Coach of the Year” Kaitlyn Larsson named “All American” Jennifer Medjid named “All American”

Boys Track

Conference IIB Champions

Boys Lacrosse

Nassau County Champions Long Island Champions James Atkinson named “Honorable Mention All American” Joseph Basile named “Honorable Mention All American”

Badminton

Conference Champions

Unified Basketball

North Conference Champions

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Garden City High School’s Championship Teams

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Garden City Boys Varsity Fencing

2017 Overall Season and Nassau County Champions

Coach of the Year - Kevin Oliver

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12/1/16 Great Neck South 12/5/16 at Wheatley/Roslyn 12/12/16 Wheatley/Roslyn 12/14/16 at Cold Spring Harbr 12/19/16 at Wheatley/Roslyn 12/22/16 Manhasset 1/3/17 Oyster Bay 1/5/17 at Jericho 1/11/17 at Great Neck South 1/14/17 Great Neck North 1/18/17 at Hewlett

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Nassau County Championship

2/4/17 Semifinal v. Great Neck North W: 14-10 Final v. Jericho W: 14-8

Long Island Championship

2/7/17 Ward Melville

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Individual Awards

L: 13-14 W: 16-11 W: 19-8 W: 20-7 W: 18-9 W: 19-8 W: 21-6 W: 15-12 W: 14-13 W: 18-9 W: 22-5

Senior Ryan Connolly: All County Boys Epee Honorable Mention; Senior Alex Joudeh: 2nd Team All County Boys Saber; Senior Donal Mahoney: 1st Team All County Boys Saber and Bronze at Individual County Saber Championship; Senior Matthew Quigley: 2nd Team All County Boys Foil and 6th place at Individual County Foil Championship; Junior Philip Acinapuro: 2017 Nassau County Men’s Fencing Individual Foil Champion, All Long Island and 1st Team All County Boys Foil; Junior Quentin Bucknor: 1st Team All County Boys Saber and 4th place at Individual County Saber Championship; Junior Colin McVicar: 6th place at Individual County Epee Championship; Freshman Zachary Ortiz: 1st Team All County Boys Foil and 5th place at Individual County Foil Championship; Freshman Logan O’Grady: Silver Medal at Saber Underclassman Tournament and Eighth Grader Sean Maas: Gold Medal at Epee Underclassman Tournament. The boys had a tremendous season, capturing the Nassau County Championship for the first time in ten years. Congratulations to all and best wishes to our graduating seniors.

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Garden City Varsity Girls Golf continued their winning season this year with the Maroon Team ranking second in their conference and the White team ranking fourth. Captain and four year player, Caroline Munn played in the first position all season with a 7-2-1 match play record and the lowest individual average during the regular season. Caroline won a two hole playoff to earn the right to compete at the NYS tournament, held at Bethpage State Park, where Section 8 had their best finish, placing 2nd in New York State. The two teams are comprised of 17 athletes of which 12 earned Scholar Athlete designations. All-County Honors were earned by Caroline Munn, this year’s MVP and All Conference honors were earned by Juniors Claire Haggerty, Katherine Mulvihill and Samantha Wu and

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Garden City Varsity Girls Golf

Sophomore Rosie Sweeney, Freshmen Mary Kate Saunders and 8th graders Kelly Brennan and Margaux Griffin. Additional members of the team include: Lexi Spera, Mary Foxen, Maddy Walsh, Mary Haggerty, Jenna Aversano, Grace Mullahey, Stephanie Knechtges, Maggie Mulvihill and 7th grader, Emma Sutcliffe. The team finished in sixth place at the two day Nassau County tournament. This is the 16th year of Girls Varsity golf in Garden City and at the Nassau County Girls Golf Association dinner, Coach Reid Sclafani was recognized as the Coach of the Year and Caroline Munn received the Todd Heimer Scholarship Award from Section 8 in recognition of her contributions to Nassau County Girls Golf in the areas of Academics, Mentoring, Volunteering and Integrity.

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2017 GCHS Baseball Team recap: A season for the record books

The 2017 Garden City High School varsity baseball team enjoyed a historic 2017 season. From the beginning, the team knew that they had the talent, drive, and cohesiveness to make a deep run into the playoffs. Rallying time and again behind the leadership of first-year Head Coach Dave Izzo and Assistant Coach Ray Chaputian, the eleven graduating players (Brendan Burke, Brian Giarraputo, Mason Kufs,

Rich Marooney (C), Kenny McCadden, TJ McEvoy, Andrew Nagel (C), Kyle Quinn, Anthony Riggi (C), Cole Sonner, and Erik Wortmann (C)) and the team’s junior and sophomore players (Mark DiPierro, Billy Duff, Ryan George, Garrett Going, Michael Handal, Sean Leggett, Mike Liberopoulos, Robert Lucano, Michael McAuley, Kevin McNiff, Michael Schwantner, Tommy Reifler, and Andrew Zupicich) all worked together to

The Trojans celebrating a trip to the County Finals after an exciting win at Manhasset High School on May 24, 2017

pick each other up throughout the season, getting timely hits, making great defensive plays, and pitching scoreless innings. The team got off to a fast start when Nagel threw a season opener no-hitter (the first for GCHS in ten years) with seven strikeouts in a 4-0 win against non-conference opponent Valley Stream North. The win set the tone for the season and showed what an entire team effort could do. “The defense played great behind [Nagel] making some sparkling plays” coach David Izzo said of the team’s first win of the season. The Trojans would follow up that win by going on a regular season tear. After a 1-1-1 series against Mepham, the team won every remaining conference series and swept Bellmore JFK, Great Neck South, and Manhasset. The team finished 12-2-1 in league play and, in the process, captured the Nassau County A-1 Conference Championship for the first time since 2011. But they were far from done. Entering the playoffs, the team

Senior Day – May 4, 2017

GCHS 2017 Baseball Team with one of their biggest fans – Baby Will Chaputian

bested Valley Stream North (6-5) and then Lynbrook (4-2), a game in which Wortmann threw a complete game with five strikeouts, giving up only one walk and one earned run. With these two victories, the team advanced to the quarterfinals against Mepham. After dropping the first game 8-1, the team rallied back to beat Mepham 7-4 the following day in an exciting must win game. Following the Mepham victory, the team completed a two-game series sweep against Manhasset. With the Manhasset win, the team advanced to the Nassau County Conference A finals for the first time since 2006 and played the defending New York State champion Wantagh. In the first game, Garden City lost an incredibly close 3 2 game. The Trojans battled back in game two, showing their offensive prowess and producing a 12-3 victory. In the third and final game of the series, Wantagh was able to hold on to a tight 4-2 victory, ending the Trojans’ season. The three game series was played on May 27, 28 and 30 before capacity crowds at SUNY Old Westbury. When all was said and done, the 2017 GCHS Varsity Baseball team had won the Conference A1 championship and made it all the way to the Nassau County finals before falling to the defending state champions in three games. The team’s overall record was an impressive 20-6-1. According to the year end stats provided by Coach Izzo, the Trojan offense was led by Rich Marooney (batting .408 with 4 home runs and 25 RBIs), Mark DiPierro (batting .351) and TJ McEvoy (batting .333 with 15 RBIs). Andrew Nagel ended the

season with a 1.82 ERA, a no hitter, and a 9-1 overall record, earning the most wins of any pitcher in Nassau County this year. Wortmann ended the season with a 6-4 record, 2 saves, and a 1.39 ERA. Coaches Izzo and Chaputian say that they “will miss all our seniors and wish them luck in their future endeavors.” We can all look forward to the baseball team’s continued success in the years to come. Following the successful season, a number of special awards and recognitions were bestowed on some of the team players and coaches. At the BAA/ GAA Athletic Awards dinner on June 5, 2017 at Westbury Manor, the following awards were announced: William J. Lucano Pitching Award – ERIK WORTMANN Frank Kieran Award – Most Valuable Player – RICHARD MAROONEY (2nd year) William Goss Memorial Dedication Awards - RICHARD MAROONEY and TJ McEVOY The Frederick Stutzmann Jr. Award – ANDREW NAGEL On Wednesday, June 14 at the Long Island Marriott Hotel in Uniondale, the following people were honored by the Nassau County High School Baseball Coaches Association: CONFERENCE A-1 COACH OF THE YEAR: Dave Izzo CONFERENCE A-1 MVP: Richard Marooney ALL-COUNTY: Andrew Nagel, Erik Wortmann, Richard Marooney (2nd year) ALL-CONFERENCE: Mark DiPierro, Garrett Going ALL-LEAGUE: TJ McEvoy, Tommy Reifler Congratulations to the 2017 GCHS Varsity Baseball team for an incredible season!

Coaches Dave Izzo and Ray Chaputian with the GCHS award winners at the Nassau County HS Baseball Coaches Association Awards Dinner on June 14 at the LI Marriott in Uniondale.

The Giants win GCAA Minor League Championship

2017 Long Island Class A1 Conference Champions! First championship since 2011!

The harder the battle, the sweeter the victory! That certainly was the case for the Giants this year. During the regular season the boys focused their energies on being better baseball players, not necessarily winning games and it showed in their record. When the playoffs came, they were ready. The boys rallied as teammates, fought through some tough games and won the championship. Congratulations boys - you truly earned it!

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St. Anne’s CYO Volleyball wins sportsmanship award

GC Girls Lacrosse wins LI Championship

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Garden City Girls Varsity Lacrosse overcame an early three goal deficit to defeat Eastport South-Manor High School in the Long Island Class B girl’s lacrosse championship Garden City’s defense was spectacular in the Long Island championship game. Goalie Kaitlyn Larsson recorded

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The Garden City Crushers finished a successful spring lacrosse season with a big win over Bayville at home on June 4, 2017. The team showed great hustle and tenacity this season while

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Challenger Lacrosse

The Garden City Athletic Association Challenger program started seven years ago and everyone is very proud of the athletes and the volunteers who participated. Lacrosse is such a big part of the community, and Garden City is proud to have a program that extends itself to athletes with special needs. Organizers are also asking for donations of any lacrosse equipment (sticks,

helmets, gloves, etc.). Any donations can be brought to any practice. The best way to thank you for the donation is to show you how it is being used. Anyone interested in playing or volunteering, or donating equipment please contact Brian Collins. E-mail: BrianCollinsPE@aol.com for more information.

The Garden City Thunder 8’s

The Garden City Thunder 8’s completed a terrific 2016 season by achieving a 5-3 record. The boys continued to learn a lot about the game of football and forged a strong bond with each

other through their hard work and commitment. The coaches are proud of the progress they made this year and look forward to the start of another Thunder season in August.

First Row, L to R: Gabe Cohen, Angelo Cupani, Mark Gemmell, Ryan Haniffy, Troy Kakoyiannis, Chris Dell, Greg Buccella and Patrick Polley. Second Row, L to R: Kevin Brennan, Matthew Uhoda, Timothy Levelis, Mike Griffin, Alex Giuffre, Conor Fortney, Merit Ruckh, Justin Baiker and Patrick Corrigan. Third Row, L to R: Chase Kraus, Garvis Toler, Owen Andersen, James Delligatti, James Sullivan, Kieran Walsh, Thomas Gamba, William Lentini, Will Mattice, James Logler. Coaches from L to R: Mike Sullivan, Sean Walsh, Tim Haniffy, Jim Levelis, Mike Buccella.

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On a frigid November day that will not soon be forgotten, the Garden City Thunder Liberopoulos 10’s defeated the Hempstead Tigers for the Division 2 Championship at Mitchel Field. The final score was 22-7. The win was the culmination of the nearly four months of hard work and dedication put in by 17 boys who did everything their coaches asked of them throughout the season. Every single player on the team contributed to the championship victory. Offense, defense and special teams were all critical to the victory. On offense, the blocking was excellent all day. The running backs showed their tremendous ability with long break away runs and tough yards gained up the middle. The passing game, which was limited due to the conditions, was nonetheless effective in moving the sticks and gaining crucial yards when necessary.

The saying goes that “defense wins championships.” The same was true on Sunday. The defensive line was in Hempstead’s back field all day. The linebackers played sideline to sideline and made tackle after tackle, frustrating the Hempstead offense at every turn. The defensive backs saved the day on many occasions with their sure tackling. As in many championship football games, special teams played a big part. The Thunder took the lead for the first time in the third quarter (a lead which they never gave back) by getting a safety on a poor snap by Hempstead on a punt. The kick coverage all day allowed the Thunder to control field position. Finally, a big kick return in the third quarter put the team in position to put the game away in the fourth quarter with a go ahead score. All along the way the boys displayed toughness and togeth-

erness in pulling out the win. The boys were happy to win, but sad to see such a memorable season come to an end. The players on the Garden City Thunder Liberopoulos 10’s are: Jack Alkin (52); Peter DeBusschere (22); Connor Escoffery (43); Denis Fargione (81); Justin Gisolfi (84); Tyler Gorman (10); Brett Karr (82); James Levelis (78); Matt Liberopoulos (14/98); Stamati Makrinos (23); Wilson Nappi (12); Danny Psaki (38); Owen Sari (83); Connor Schieck (56); Jack Tully (35); Leo Votruba (28) and Eamonn Welch (25). The head coach of the team is George Liberopoulos. Assistant coaches are Chris Buckley, Mike Fargione, Chris Gorman, Justin Psaki and Brian Tully. All good things must come to an end, but lucky for these boys there is one final act left. See you August 1, 2017!

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Hard work paid off

Bringing down the big guy

Team 2016

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Well derserved celebration for GC Thunder

Determination to win.

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Garden City Thunder U10s take Division 2 Championship

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GC Field Hockey finishes second in New York State

Fall of 2016 was another phenomenal season for the Garden City Field Hockey program. The girls finished with a 17-3 record and were the Class B State runner-up. Led by coach Diane Chapman, the girls dominated their power-conference schedule, going undefeated. After winning both the Nassau County and Long Island Championships, they advanced to their third straight New York State Championship game. The team was led by Captains, Celia Concannon and Devon Heaney, as well as an outstanding group of seniors:

Emily Clarke, Annie Crowley, Taylor Gladd, Kathleen Griffith, Sarah Kaval, Julianne Larsson, Maura Mohan, Caroline Munn, and Marlee Rich. The GCHS Field Hockey experience was an incredible character-building and bonding experience for all the girls through the years. Good luck to next yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s team, Amanda Cerrato, Jen Kubler, Julia Kaval, Kylie Tierney, Kiernan Monaco, Ella Heaney, Lauren Durand, Marybeth Kane, Liana McDonnell, Caitlyn Cook, Emily Quinn, Kerry McHugh, Jenn Medjid, Julia Fornasar, Olivia Ostrowski,

Celebrating a goal in the State Semi-final game.

GCHS Field Hockey with the Long Island Championship Trophy

Captain, Devon Heaney.

Senior midfielder, Taylor Gladd.

Miller Overbeck, Christina Giannone, Ann Sullivan, and Katie Mullins. Hey Red!

Celia concannon and Devon Heaney.

The seniors.

Senior midfielder, Emily Clarke.

Senior forward, Annie Crowley.

Senior forward, Julianne Larsson

Captain, Celia Concannon.

Senior defender, Caroline Munn.

Senior defender, Sarah Kaval.

The Garden City Recreation & Parks Department would like to thank all the wonderful residents who participated in our spring season. The department

hopes you enjoyed the program and looks forward to seeing everyone in the fall at the rink. Remember there is A LOT of hockey left to be played!

Girls Varsity Swimming & Diving wins 18th consecutive county championship

Mites Division Stanley Cup Champion Lt Blue team

GCVSD Celebrating the Win!

Junior Division Stanley Cup Champion Yellow Team

Senior Division Stanley Cup Champion Purple Team

kindergarten participants getting to take their picture with the Stanley cup at the final session!

Melody Pompay, Mia Bonvissuto, Gabriella Meringolo, Rose Kelly winning 200 freestyle relay

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Garden City Village Roller Hockey Championship Teams

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GC Boy’s Varsity Swimming and Diving wins fifth consecutive Counties

2017 Section 8 County Champions--GC Boy’s Varsity Swimming & Diving--in a stunning and exciting competition!

The 400 Freestyle Relay winners--GC and Syosset--tied for first with a score of 3:14.84. Pictured above for GC is Kieran Brown, Jacob Newmark, Liam Gaffney, and John “The Raptor” Gaffney.

NY State Qualifiers of the 2017 GC Boys Varsity Swimming & Diving team. Pictured from left-to-right: Gabriel Ragusa, John “The Raptor” Gaffney, George Litviuov, Jacob Newmark, Liam Gaffney, Kieran Brown, Coach Anne Sullivan, and John Protano.

State winners for the 400 Freestyle Relay with a time of 318.6: L-R: Liam Gaffney, Jacob Newmark, Kieran Brown and Senior and captain, John Gaffney.

Wishing the GC Boy’s Varsity Seniors the brightest of futures. L-to-R: Coach Anne Sullivan, John Gaffney (captain), Gabriel Ragusa (captain), Constantine Kenny, George Litviuov (captain), Timothy Bensen, and James Rumsey.

Coach Anne Sullivan, Captain, Gabriel Ragusa, Captain, George Litviuou, Captain, John “The Raptor” Gaffney & Sophomore, John Protano placing 1s St & making States in the 200 Medley Relay!

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Twentieth Annual Jay Gallagher Memorial Tournament Event

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