Intramural Flag Football
The 8-team Intramural Flag Football program is nearing the half-way point of regular season play with four games played this past week. In the first of two games for the Junior division held this past Saturday, the Jets pulled out a 26-20 win over the Bills. The Jets were led by Andronique DosSantos (2 TD’s), Brian Anton (1 TD) and Pedro Lopes (1 TD) while Junior Monteiro (1 TD), Jamani Sobers (1 TD) and Octavius Nunes (1 TD) led the Bills. In the second game the Patriots, behind the offense of Edison Vazquez (3 TD’s), Freddie DePina (1 TD) and Tyalie Campbell (1 TD) defeated the Dolphins by a score of 30-24. Leading the offense for the Dolphins were D’Andre Dew-Hollis (1 TD), Jared McLeod (1 TD), Eric Correia (1 TD) and Armando Garcia (1 TD). In the opener for the 4-team Senior division, which plays on Monday evenings, the Eagles defeated the Bears 56-54. The Eagles were led by Bernard Barbosa (2 TD’s), Philip Lodge (2 TD’s), Paulo Maia (2 TD’s) and Jordan Williams (1 TD) while the Bears were led by Jonathon Lopes (2 TD’s), Alberto Monteiro (2 TD’s), David Watkins (2 TD’s), Brendan Woods (1 TD) and Kenny Ribeiro (1 TD). In the second game the Cardinals topped the Falcons by a score of 44-38. Tyrell Pugh (3 TD’s), Jordan Gilliard (1 TD), Evandro Teixeira (1 TD), James Alves (1 TD) and Dajon Gilmore (1 TD) led the Cardinals while Emoni Vicente (2 TD’s), Joao Fernandes (1 TD), Francis DePina (1 TD), Sergio Amado (1 TD) and Joey Brandao (1 TD) led the Falcons. For more information on the Intramural Flag Football program please contact Athletic Director, Bruce Seals at ext. 2210.
All-Star Basketball Try-outs
The Athletic program is pleased to announce that try-outs for our traveling Winter Basketball program will be taking place in the coming weeks. There will be five teams offered for the 2010 season which will compete against Boys and Girls Clubs from the region. There will be several try-out dates for each team based on the number of attendees at the initial try-out. Team rosters will be completed by early December then the teams will spend the remainder of the month practicing in preparation for the season which will begin the first week in January. The ages for each team are determined as of January 1st, 2010. The try-out schedule is as follows: Boys 12 & Under – Wednesday, November 18th at 5:30 p.m.; Girls 13 & Under – Thursday, November 19th at 6:00 p.m.; Boys 15 & Under – Thursday, November 19th at 7:00 p.m.; 18 & Under Girls – Wednesday, November 18th at 7:00 p.m. and; 18 & Under Boys – Saturday, November 21st at 5:00 p.m There is no cost to participate and all interested candidates must have an active Boys and Girls Club membership. For more information please contact Athletic Director, Bruce Seals at ext. 2210.
Teen Program News
The Teen program at the Club offers a variety of on-site activities weekday afternoons and evenings for ages 13 to 18. The Teen Center houses a computer lab, table games, various board/video games and a brand new Music Clubhouse. In addition, there are small group clubs for members to enjoy including the Girls Group, Teen Magazine, Cooking Club and the Boys Group. These activities are in addition to upcoming November events which include a trip to the West End House Open Mic Night (11/6), a trip to the Wheelock Family Theater (11/20) and a Thanksgiving Dinner (11/24). Two additional Teen programs include the Keystone Club and the Career Prep program. The Keystone Club is our leadership development program for teens and meets every other week to plan community service projects, fundraisers and social activities. Recently, the teen members of the group elected their officers for the upcoming year and are now busy planning projects for the remainder of 2009 and into 2010. We congratulate the following members who were elected by their peers to lead the group for the new year: President – David Cotter, Vice President – Regina Crawford, Treasurer – Jackie Wyse and Secretary – Noreen Walsh. Upcoming projects include a weekly tutoring program with younger Club members, a service project with The Greater Boston Food Bank and the Senior Citizen Holiday Dinner. The Career Prep program works with eligible teen members to secure after-school employment positions within the Club. Thanks to our partnership with the Boston Youth Fund and Mayor Thomas M. Menino’s After-School Jobs Program, 22 teens will be employed for 10 hours per week from November through late May spread over all three sites. For more info on any of the Teen programs being offered please contact Xiomara Alicea or Tome’ Andrade at (617) 288-7120, ext. 1420.
