The Nassau Suffolk CYO has announced the winners of the Girls Basketball Programs 2007/2008 Sportsmanship Awards. St. Mary's CYO has won two of these prestigious awards; one for the fourth-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 girls are to be congratulated for not only their competitive effort but also for their sportsmanship and fair play."

Congratulations to fourth-grade Head Coach Rich Cain and to seventh-grade head coach Frank Coughlin, Jr. and his assistants Kevin Conway and Jeff Molinari.

St. Mary's CYO especially appreciates the effort of the players: fourth-graders Caroline Bunger, Megan Cain, Caroline Rose Kenlon, Grace Kenlon, Erin Barry, Mary Malhame, Gabriella Tranchina, Cara Midwinter, Collette Murray, Allison Weilep, Sara Zakrinski, and seventh-graders Maddie Molinari, Alexa Giorgetti, Julianna Toes, Alice Coughlin, Kate Conway, Alissa Tripodoro, Danielle DeBerardino, Sarah Barcia, and Sarah Gunzburg.