The Nassau Suffolk CYO has announced the winners of the Boys Basketball Program 2005/2006 Sportsmanship Awards. St. Mary's CYO has won two of these prestigious awards; one for the sixth grade and one for the seventh grade divisions.

"The Margaret McGorry Sportsmanship Award is the highest award that CYO gives. Sportsmanship is the key to the values that CYO stands for and it is an outstanding accomplishment to have two teams win this award. It is often said that aside from parents and teachers, coaches are the most influential force in a young person's development," explained St. Mary's CYO Director John Kiggins, "For these coaches to conduct themselves accordingly and be role models for their players on how to conduct themselves speaks to the quality people they are. The boys are to be congratulated for not only their competitive effort but also for their sportsmanship and fair play."

Congratulations to sixth grade boys basketball coach Phil Fodera and his assistants Anthony Treccapelli and Fred Ferrari and to seventh grade boys coach Tim Cole and his assistants Joe Gavin and Ed LoBello.

St. Mary's CYO especially appreciates the effort of the players: sixth graders Garret Cramer, Fred Ferrari, Nick Fodera, Michael Graham, Nikita Idiri, Kevin Chang, Malcolm Turner, Daniel Soyak, Terrance McCrimmon, Jake Treccapelli and Malik Merriweather and to seventh graders Anthony Anastasio, Tim Cole, Fabrice Dalencourt, Tom Gavin, David Gold, Bradford Greaves, Chris LoBello, Evan Molloy, Tom Mondello and Eddie Seaman.