Basketball Scores & Highlights WE 03.07

Friday, Mar. 4th

INTERMEDIATE GIRLS (Grade 8)  defeated St. Joan of Arc Intermediate girls won 26-5 over St Joan of Arc. 9 out of 10 girls scored with Lelaina Madrazo leading the scoring with 6 points and Alexandra Keilbach and Jessica Valad scoring 4 points each.  Christina Kantlis played her best game of the year with a bunch of offensive rebounds and screens to get her teammates open in a addition to a nice coast to coast layup.

Saturday, Mar. 5th

BANTAM BOYS (Grade 6) defeated St. Luke's

BANTAM GIRLS (Grades 5 & 6)  defeated St. Matthias 16-8

INTERMEDIATE BOYS (Grade 8) defeated Our Lady of Mercy/Our Lady Queen of Martyrs

INTERMEDIATE GIRLS (Grade 8) defeated Immaculate Conception 
Intermediate Girls won 32-18 over Immaculate Conception.  Great game by the team in an offensive explosion against a very tough defense.  All 9 girls scored with Jessica Valad the leading scorer with 12 points including 2 Three Pointers.  Allison Li added 9 points.  The play of the game was a pass by Christina Kantlis to Jaelyn Chin for the layup and score on a perfectly executed inbounds stack play.

PEEWEE (Grades 3 & 4) Lost to St. Luke 6-4

ROOKIE BOYS (Grade 7) The Boys Rookie (7th grade) team beat Resurrection Ascension 23-14 to even their record at 4-4. Strong defense and rebounding by Ryan Chan and Owen Branigan led the way along with solid offensive contributions from Isaiah Arjune and Tim Fitzpatrick. A big three pointer late by Matthew Kwait was also a ley to the win.  

Sunday, Mar. 6th

BANTAM GIRLS (Grades 5 & 6)  defeated St. Matthias 22-2

INTERMEDIATE GIRLS (Grade 8)  defeated Queen of Peace
Intermediate Girls won big on Senior Day 26-9 over Queen of Peace after a slow start.  The win completed their amazing undefeated regular season at 11-0.  

Hanna Bak was the leading scorer with 9 points with Jessica Valad adding 8 points. Lelaina Madrazo and Christina Kantlis scored 4 points each and Arietta Kontogianis scored on a free throw after getting hit hard while going up for a shot after a nice drive around 3 people.  Alexandra Keilbach and Jaelyn Chin added a ton of rebounds with strong boxing out. Vanessa Keilbach played a great all around game defensively and with hustle plays including saving a ball from going out of bounds and making a beautiful pass to Christina for the score.  

It was a special day for Coach Eric and his team since it was his last regular season game Coaching after coaching this team for 6 years. 8 of the girls on the team are "Seniors" and are playing CYO basketball for the last time.  The best moment for Coach Eric was getting to hug his twins Alexandra Keilbach and Vanessa Keilbach after he subbed them out in the last seconds.  All the "seniors" followed in the tradition that PAR Kathleen Fortune started by bringing roses to their parents who were holding banners celebrating their players.

SUB-NOVICE CO-ED (Grades 1, 2, & 3) vs. St. Adalbert 
SubNovice continue to improve every game. They were much tougher defensively and much more physical going for rebounds and loose balls. Ran a stack inbounds play and 2 player low post screen along with the passing, weave and high post plays they've been running for a few games already.

BANTAM GIRLS (5th & 6th grade) defeated St. Matthias 

PEEWEE BOYS (3rd & 4th grade) Lost to St. Matthias 19-14

ROOKIE GIRLS (Grades 7)  defeated Sacred Heart, Glendale 29-26 in OT after being down 22-15 to start the 4th quarter. Star player, Cara Huang, lead the team in rebounds, assists and scoring going 12 for 16 at the free throw line. She ended up fouling out at the end of the game,  but the girls turned up their defensive intensity, limiting Sacred Heart to just 4 points in the 4th quarter and in OT. Lalita Singh and Sophia Madrazo hit 3 crucial free throws in OT to take the lead and American Martyrs never looked back after that. It was an amazing victory and the team looks to carry their momentum into the playoffs!

Game Schedules posted on our website at

www.americanmartyrssports.com

Registration is still open for Spring sports!

Basketball Scores & Highlights WE 02.27

Thursday, Feb. 24

INTERMEDIATE GIRLS (Grade 8) vs. St. Matthias Won 20-13
Thursday night Intermediate Girls beat St Matthias 20-13. Allison led the way with 8 points including 3/4 from the FT line and Vanessa hit both her free throws which helped the team shoot 63% from the line after an abysmal 1/15 from the line the prior game. The return of Jessica and Lelaina helped the team to a slightly more comfortable win.

Saturday, Feb. 26

BANTAM GIRLS (Grades 5 & 6)  vs. St. Francis DeSales  Won 5-3

INTERMEDIATE GIRLS (Grade 8)  vs. Queen of Peace    Won 28-7

Saturday the Intermediate Girls dominated Queen of Peace in a very physical game 28-7. Our girls shut them out defensively through most of 3 quarters until they hit a free throw.  Arietta Kontogianis added 5, 9 out of 10 of our girls scored with Jessica scoring a team high 10 points and Alexandra hitting a nice jumper early when we were having trouble putting the ball in the basket until the 2nd half. The win improved our record to 7-0 on the season so far. All the girls played amazing defense limiting the other team to 1 point through 3 quarters.

INTERMEDIATE BOYS (Grade 8) vs. Immaculate Conception   Won 56-21

ROOKIE GIRLS (Grades 7) vs. St. Adalbert    Lost

SUB-NOVICE CO-ED (Grades 1, 2, & 3) vs. St. Gregory

Subnovice played better than expected after a week with no practice. They did real well transitioning offense to defense; rebounded well against a taller team; ran the weave a few times and were able to set a few picks after only practicing it once two weeks ago.

Sunday, Feb. 27

BANTAM GIRLS (Grades 5 & 6) vs. St. Matthias     Won 

INTERMEDIATE GIRLS vs. St. Matthias   Won 24-14 

Girls Intermediate had a solid 24-14 win against St Matthias. I was happy that our girls  kept their composure and only got called for 4 fouls the entire game although playing aggressive defense and only giving up 8 points through the first 3 quarters. Allison led the way with 8 points, Jessica and Lelaina played very good point guard, staying under control for the most part and getting their teammates involved. Jessica also added 4 points as did Hanna who was getting nice passes inside from Jessica, Alexandra and others. Arietta added 4 points on a couple of CYO running prayers. Alexandra and Christina added strong rebounding and 2 points each.  The team was very happy that they beat St Matthias for the 3rd time and improved to 8-0.

INTERMEDIATE BOYS (Grade 8) vs. OL Hope     Won 47-16

ROOKIE BOYS (Grade 7) vs. Resurrection/Ascension   Won 36-31

Rookie Boys (7th grade) overcame a slow start and a 20-7 deficit to storm back and defeat Resurrection Ascension 36-31. Incredible team defense and rebounding in the second half set the stage and Tim Fitzpatrick poured in 17 fourth quarter points to lead the Eagles to victory. 

ROOKIE GIRLS (Grades 7)  vs. St. Adalbert    Lost

Basketball Scores & Highlights WE 02.20

Friday, Feb. 18

BANTAM BOYS (Grade 6) vs. St. Andrew  Lost

NOVICE BOYS  (Grade 5) vs. St. Andrew   Lost

ROOKIE GIRLS (Grades 7)  vs. OL Hope    Lost

Saturday, Feb. 19

ROOKIE BOYS (Grade 7) vs. OL Hope Won

BANTAM GIRLS (Grades 5 & 6)  vs. St. Francis DeSales    Lost 14-6

INTERMEDIATE GIRLS (Grade 8)  vs. St. Matthias   Won 25-24

Intermediate Girls won a hard fought exciting game with a comeback victory over St Matthias 25-24. The game was especially tough since we were missing some of our best players in Jessica and Lelaina.  Allison took the game over in the 2nd half when she scored all 13 of her points. Vanessa made a huge shot while being fouled down the stretch to finally give us a lead after being down 14-6 at the half. 

Sunday, Feb. 20

INTERMEDIATE BOYS (Grade 8) vs. Holy Child    Lost

ROOKIE BOYS (Grade 7) vs. Holy Child          Lost

NOVICE BOYS  (Grade 5)  vs. St. Anastasia     Won

ROOKIE GIRLS (Grades 7)  vs. St. Adalbert     Lost

Basketball Scores & Highlights W/E 0213

Friday, Feb. 11th

Novice Boys lost to St. Andrew 17-16

Intermediate Girls defeated St. Joan of Arc 43-13 Intermediate girls won 43-13. The highlight of the game was all 9 girls who were at the game scored a basket! All ten girls on the team have now scored with Arietta coming out of her shell and scoring for the 1st time and exploding for 8 points overall. Defensively we only gave up 2 points in the entire 1st half. Hanna led the scoring with 10 points, a career high for her. The girls jumped off the bench when Vanessa made a nice pull up jumper in traffic to finish off our goal of having everyone score in the game.

Saturday, Feb. 12th

Bantam Girls defeated St. Joan of Arc 16-4 The team avenged their first defeat of the season with an amazing defensive effort!

Rookie Boys lost to St. Francis DeSales 33-18

Bantam Boys lost to Our Lady of Mercy/Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Lost 31-30 The Eagles had strong rebounding and great team play from everyone. In a game where the lead change approximately 15 times, the final came down to the last 47 seconds. Coach Bobby Shoule said though the team was devastated by the one point loss, it was the best game ever.

Novice Boys lost to St. Luke 28-10

SubNovice Boys & Girls played St. Greg Played their first game at St Greg's and easily handled the slightly bigger court. Struggled a bit with rebounding and defending a bigger and more aggressive team but did a nice job staying out of a couple minor issues that spilled over beyond the whistle. Continue to share the ball real well on offense. Plenty to talk about and learn at practice this week!

PeeWee Boys lost to St. Helen 20-8

Sunday, Feb. 13th

Rookie Boys lost to St. Francis DeSales 31-16  The team traveled twice to Belle Harbor to battle St. Francis De Sales over the weekend. Though they lost both games, the team played hard and competed until the end. Tim Fitzpatrick led the weekend scoring, and newcomer Owen Branigan was a strong contributor in his first games with the team. Isaiah Arjune added to the offense, and the rest of the team contributed top effort on both sides of the ball.

Game Schedules posted on our website at

www.americanmartyrssports.com

Registration is still open for Spring sports!

Basketball Scores & Highlights W/E 020622

Friday, Feb. 4th

ROOKIE GIRLS (Grades 7)  vs. OL Hope - Lost

Saturday, Feb. 5th

ROOKIE BOYS (Grade 7) vs. St. Camillus - Lost 31-18

BANTAM BOYS  (Grade 6) vs. St. Anastasia - Won 23-15

Great passing, assists and excellent defense with lots of rebounds! 

NOVICE BOYS  (Grade 5) vs. St. Gregory - Lost

PEEWEE (Grades 3 & 4) vs. St. Luke - Won 12-10 

with 12 points coming from Sebastian Hamilton. Mackenzie Cohen rebounded and played some monster defense, along with Vincent Shoule and Justin Day. The whole effort by the team gave the PeeWees their first win of the season!

BANTAM GIRLS (Grades 5 & 6) vs. St. Joan - Lost 12-9

Five of the six players played their first ever CYO basketball game! Despite not having a full team at practice yet, the girls played well together and had two very close games this weekend. We expect to see a lot of growth and improvements over the next few years from Coach Chris Harris and his squad.

SUB-NOVICE CO-ED (Grades 1, 2, & 3) vs. Immaculate Conception 

These are the cutest games to watch. Having back to back games was good for the sub-novice team. They were able to take what they learned from Saturdays game into Sundays game. Every player touched the ball. There were 2 offensive passes before attempting a shot! The team also knew their positions, swung the ball around the key, played excellent defense, and stayed focused. Coach Danny should be so proud of his work! The kids are getting the hang of it!

Sunday, Feb. 6th

SUB-NOVICE CO-ED (Grades 1, 2, & 3)  vs. St. Adalbert 

No score kept at this age  (See above)

INTERMEDIATE GIRLS (Grade 8) vs. Queen of Peace

Intermediate Girls won 27-15. After being down 10-4 the team went on a 23-2 run from the 2nd quarter through part of the 4th quarter to put the game away. 6 out of 9 girls scored with a lot of good passing and teamwork.

ROOKIE GIRLS (Grades 7)  vs. Sacred Heart - Lost 28-15

BANTAM GIRLS (Grades 5 & 6)  vs. St. Francis DeSales - Lost 8-6

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Friday 1/21:

Intermediate Boys (8th grade) defeated Our Lady of Hope 47-21

Saturday, 1/22:

Rookie Boys (7th grade) defeated St. Adalbert 28-24
Bantam Boys (6th grade) lost to Our Lady of Mercy/Our Lady Queen of Martyrs 31-15
PeeWee Boys & Girls (3rd and 4th grade) lost to St. Helen 20-17
Rookie Girls (7th grade) lost to St. Sebastian
Novice Boys (5th grade) lost to St. Luke
Intermediate Girls (8th grade) defeated Immaculate Conception 31-24

The Intermediate girls basketball team won over Immaculate Conception for the second time this season on their home court in an exciting game. The girls had a ton of steals and offensive rebounds to help keep a comfortable margin throughout the game. 7of the 10 girls scored for American Martyrs.

Sunday, 1/23:

Rookie Girls (7th grade) lost to Our Lady of Hope 47-28

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AMAA Sports are back in 2022!

American Martyrs Athletic Association is back to playing sports!

Here is a look back on a year of achievements! More updates to come on the sports that have been played.

Returning to softball in the Spring of 2021 after not having played since the Spring of 2019, was not an easy task. Luckily, AMAA was able to field two teams, an Intermediate Team made up of 7th and 8th graders and a Bantam team made up of 4th, 5th, and 6th graders.

Coaches Kathleen Fortune and Linda Stegmeier returned to coach the Intermediate team, with returning Intermediate players Lainie Madrazo, Maya Panepinto, and Sarah Gonzalez. The team was led both on and off the field by captains Samantha Shoule and Sarah Gonzalez. After a rough start, the team went on a 5 game winning streak in the second half of the season, which led them to the Diocesan Semi-Finals, where they lost to an OLBS team that went on to win the Championship. The team finished the season with a respectable 6-6 record, which doesn't reflect how good this team really was. Though we struggled with pitching, our team was regularly complemented by the umpires and opposing team's coaches for their sportsmanship, discipline, and knowledge of the game, and teams feared our strong bats and solid defensive players. We wish we could've had this group of girls together for another season!

Coach Daniel Madrazo returned to coach the Bantam team. Though their roster was small, these girls were committed to their team. They played in a very tough division with powerhouse teams, but were able to put together some stretches of good offensive and defensive play. Unfortunately, they lost in the first round of the Diocesan playoffs, but that didn't damper the spirits of these girls who already have a whole bunch of them registered to give it another go for the 2022 season!

Congratulations to the 2020-2021 Winners of the Ray Fortune Award

Given to 8th graders who exhibit exceptional leadership and service. This year's recipients were Lelaina Madrazo and Sarah Gonzalez! The award was well-deserved by both. Congratulations!

2121 Baseball

Congratulations to the team for taking home a plaque for 2nd place in the Diocese!

CYO Baseball has seen a dwindling number of teams and parishes participating, but here at AMAA, we were still able to put together one strong team.

Coach Daniel Madrazo pulled double duty, coaching both baseball and softball, and we're so grateful that he did. Our Novice baseball team was made up of boys in grades 3, 4 and 5. They finished the regular season with a 5-5 record and made it to the Diocesan Championship game played at Msgr. McClancy High School! They were defeated in the Diocesan Championship by a strong and seasoned St. Luke's team.

Head Coach: Daniel Madrazo

Assistant Coach: Jay Day

Novice Boys Players: Nicholas Coquinco, Justin Day, Thomas Gonzalez, Landon Madrazo, Samuel Miranda, Dylan Panepinto, Marc Pierantozzi, Jonathan Richman​, Jesse Samala, Bobby Shoule, Christos Sofrinos

2021 Cross Country Track

The American Martyrs Eagles Cross Country Team finished another strong season this past fall. In the first two races, individual performances were rewarded by medals. Bolstered by a roster of 35 runners, we were competitive in almost every race. In total, the runners earned 2 Gold, 9 Silver and 20 Bronze medals during those first two meets. At the Sectionals and Championships, which is scored on both an individual and a team basis, our runners earned 1 Gold, 9 Silver and 28 Bronze Medals. As a team, we had a strong Sectional meet as American Martyrs’ Junior Boys and Girls both finished third, the Bantam Boys finished fourth while the Bantam Girls and Junior Boys and Girls finished fifth. At the Diocesan Championships, the Junior Girls and Bantam Boys earned a third place team finish while the Bantam Girls took fifth place as a team. Congratulations! Our success has to be attributed to the heart and talent of our runners, the assistance and support provided by their parents, and the coaches and their wives’ dedication to the team.

2021 Cross Country Individual Medals Achieved

Seniors

Addison Telemaque     4 Silver Medals

Juniors

Bridget Cossman          4 Bronze Medals
Gabriella Kazos            2 Silver; 2 Bronze
Sophia Madrazo           4 Bronze Medals
Emma Marsala             2 Silver; 1 Bronze
Luke Belczynski          1 Silver; 2 Bronze
Jonathan Chi                1 Silver; 2 Bronze
Luca Chi                      1 Bronze
Justin Horan                 2 Silver; 2 Bronze
Samuel Miranda           1 Bronze

Bantam

Gabriella Gutierrez        2 Silver; 2 Bronze
Serina Horan                 3 Bronze
Mia Marsala                  4 Bronze
Nicholas Coquinco       1 Silver; 3 Bronze
Logan Donohue            3 Bronze
Noah Galan                   4 Bronze
Justin Hope                  1 Bronze
Landon Madrazo          1 Bronze
Ben Singleton               1 Bronze

Novice

Eva Cuccia                  1 Bronze
Samantha Gutierrez     1 Silver; 3 Bronze
Jillian Breud                3 Bronze
Michael Coquinco       3 Gold; 1 Silver

PeeWee*

Andrew Coquinco      1 Gold

*PeeWees do not receive medals, but Andrew came in first for his race

DIOCESE OF BROOKLYN AND QUEENS *NEW CYO OLYMPIC SWIM RECORD*

Congratulations to Michael Coquinco who broke the CYO Record set back in 2008
NOVICE BOYS 25 BREASTSTROKE 21.43

American Martyrs boys swam with AOK as LIAM did not return this season.

AOK defended their division title and won 1st place in CYO Championships for Brooklyn and Queens.

Congratulations to the American Martyrs Boys that participated in the swim championships!

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