Cricket in NYC
Saja describes NYC public school's first cricket championship. I like the fact that girls participated as well.
rom: "NYC Schools Update"
Date: May 30, 2008 3:36:23 PM EDT
Subject: NYC DOE Press Release - First Public Schools Championship Cricket Match on Sunday
FIRST PUBLIC SCHOOLS CHAMPIONSHIP CRICKET MATCH ON SUNDAY
230 High School Student-Athletes Participated in Inaugural Season of
Varsity Competition
The first season of cricket as a varsity sport in the Public Schools Athletic League (PSAL) will culminate in a championship match at 12 noon on Sunday, June 1, when John Adams High School competes against Newcomers High School at Erskine Field at Gateway Mall in the Canarsie section of Brooklyn.
The cricket league attracted 230 high school students, including five female students, on fourteen varsity teams. The teams competed in more than 150 matches during the season. Major newspapers and television news networks, in the U.S. and abroad, have reported on the new league.
“It’s exciting to have one of the world’s most popular sports beginning to thrive among the student-athletes of the New York City public schools,” said Donald Douglas, PSAL Executive Director. “It has been a great first season.”
“First time at bat and cricket has been a terrific success, attracting many students who would not otherwise play competitive sports,” said Eric Goldstein, Chief Executive for School Support Services, which oversees the PSAL. Goldstein started the league after noticing high school-age students playing pick-up matches in parks across the city.
“As an added bonus, our students gained national and international attention.”
More than30,000 student-athletes participate in the PSAL, with many playing multiple sports. In addition, more than 200 schools participate, competing in 28 varsity sports and nine junior varsity sports, represented by more than 2,400 teams.
rom: "NYC Schools Update"
Date: May 30, 2008 3:36:23 PM EDT
Subject: NYC DOE Press Release - First Public Schools Championship Cricket Match on Sunday
FIRST PUBLIC SCHOOLS CHAMPIONSHIP CRICKET MATCH ON SUNDAY
230 High School Student-Athletes Participated in Inaugural Season of
Varsity Competition
The first season of cricket as a varsity sport in the Public Schools Athletic League (PSAL) will culminate in a championship match at 12 noon on Sunday, June 1, when John Adams High School competes against Newcomers High School at Erskine Field at Gateway Mall in the Canarsie section of Brooklyn.
The cricket league attracted 230 high school students, including five female students, on fourteen varsity teams. The teams competed in more than 150 matches during the season. Major newspapers and television news networks, in the U.S. and abroad, have reported on the new league.
“It’s exciting to have one of the world’s most popular sports beginning to thrive among the student-athletes of the New York City public schools,” said Donald Douglas, PSAL Executive Director. “It has been a great first season.”
“First time at bat and cricket has been a terrific success, attracting many students who would not otherwise play competitive sports,” said Eric Goldstein, Chief Executive for School Support Services, which oversees the PSAL. Goldstein started the league after noticing high school-age students playing pick-up matches in parks across the city.
“As an added bonus, our students gained national and international attention.”
More than30,000 student-athletes participate in the PSAL, with many playing multiple sports. In addition, more than 200 schools participate, competing in 28 varsity sports and nine junior varsity sports, represented by more than 2,400 teams.
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