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May 27, 2006
The third annual ASA Christian H.S. Baseball All-Star Game was
played at North Greenville University in Tigerville, South Carolina
23 players and four coaches from seven Christian high schools (Georgia,
North Carolina and South Carolina) participated in this year's event.
In the first game, The Red team, coached by Jason Harris of Prince
Avenue Christian School in Athens, Georgia and Coach Soule of Aiken
Christian School in Aiken, SC) defeated the Black team coached by Darryl
Halbert of Southside Christian School in Simpsonville, SC and Kirby
Winstead of Prince Ave. Prep School in Liberty, SC. MVP Jacob Harden
of Asheville Christian Academy in Asheville, NC knocked in the game
winning run in extra innings to lead the red team. Harden finished
the day with five hits in six at-bats, four runs scored and two runs
batted in. Wayne Satterfield of Prince Ave. Christan pitched four strong
innings for the winners. Stephen Carlson of Asheville Christian Academy
had two hits and two RBI's while Richard Ray of ACA added two hits
and a stolen base.......In game 2, the Red team dominated from start
to finish, winning 9-3. Harden began things with a first inning RBI
and JT Thoms of Prince Ave. Christian starred with two doubles, a single,
three runs scored and one RBI. Ben Thomas of ACA knocked in two runs
for Red. Lance Halbert of Southside Christian, William Frist of Prince
Ave. Prep and David Douglas of Shannon Forest produced strong efforts
for the Black team.........Between games, NGU Coach Tim Nihart shared
with the players about what he looks for in a player and Tom Kupec,
President of ASA, exhorted the players to use their God-given abilites
for God's glory........Next year, ASA plans to expand on the All-Star
event, adding regional tournaments and a National Championship game.
In addition, ASA will bring an all-star team to Nicaragua for competitive
games and sports evangelism. Any intested players and coaches can contact
Tom Kupec for information.
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June 4, 2005
Christian High School Baseball All-Star
Game at Liberty University in Lynchburg, VA.
In the Third Annual ASA All-Star Game, the Red Team, featuring All-Stars
players from two high schools in Virginia (Hampton Christian and
Atlantic Shores), defeated the the Blue Team All-Star players from
NY and SC (with players from Our Savior New American, Upper Room,
Growing Life in NY and players from Shannon Forest Christian HS in
SC) in two games.
The day featured the teams coming together
for prayer before the game with Liberty University Coaches Randy
Tomlin (formerly of the Pittsburgh Pirates) and Reggie Reynolds
giving their testimonies to the players. Tomlin shared how when
he began to play for God's glory and not his own, a tremendous
burden was lifted from him and the anxiety that normally came with
playing left........After ASA Executive Director Bill Kupec prayed
with the players the two teams clashed for a doubleheader. Coaching
the Blue Team was Manager Ed Ekermeyer of Our Savior and his three
coaches, John Blandeburgo of Growing Life, Jim Johnson of Shannon
Forest and Bob Greifenstein of Our Savior. Coaching the Red Team
was Manager Mike Moore of Hampton Christian and his three coaches,
Beau Martin of Atlantic Shores Christian, Bryan Kersey of Hampton
Christian and Rock DeLauri of Atlantic Shores. MVP of the day went
to Rocco DeLauri of Atlantic Shores. The junior went 5 for 7 from
the plate (including two doubles and four RBI's) and four scoreless
innings of pitching. For the losing team, Chris Rosado of Upper
Room had an outstanding day with two hits, two stolen bases and
two runs scored. In addition, he excelled in the field at second
base. The Blue team was without the services of #1 Pitcher and
slugger Daniel Kupec (leg injury) and last year's All-Star MVP
Catcher Paul Massone.....Coaches from James Madison University
and Liberty University scouted the games.....Virgina starting pitcher
Wes Smith (Hampton Christian) was clocked on the radar gun at
88 MPH. NY, SC sophomore starting pitcher Derek Whaley (Shannon
Forest) was clocked at 81.
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May 28, 2005
Long Island Christian High School Baseball
Championship
Upper Room School captured the first annual Christian Athletic Conference
Championship title with two exciting wins over Growing Life Academy
and Faith Academy. Led by eight-grader and tournament MVP, Josh Boyd,
Upper Room (Dix Hills) defeated Growing Life (Valley Stream) 11-1
in the first round to advance to the championship game versus Faith
Academy, a 6-2 winner over Our Savior New American (Centereach) in
their first round game. In the finale, Upper Room broke open a one-run
game in the fifth inning to defeat the aggressive Faith team (Farmingville)
11-1. Boyd was the winning pitcher in game 1, throwing a one-hitter
while striking out 8 in five innings. In the Championship game, he
blasted two homeruns, a two-run shot and a grand slam. For the summary
of each game, see below.
GAME #1 (first round): Upper Room-11, Growing Life-1.
Winning Pitcher: Josh Boyd (1 hit, 0 earned runs, 8 K's).
Game highlights: Treadwell Singfield-3 for 3 (including a homerun,
3 runs scored, 1 stolen base and 1 RBI). Daniel Kupec: 2 for 4 (including
2 doubles and 2 RBI's). Josh Boyd: 2 for 3 (including a triple and
2 RBI's). Anthony Ferrante: 2 for 3 (2 RBI's).
GAME #2: (first round): Faith Academy-6, Our Savior New American-2.
Winning Pitcher: Dan Cuevas (6 hits, 6 K's).
Game Highlights: Joe Patti-2 for 3 (including 2 triples, 2 RBI's,
2 runs, 1 stolen base, MVP of game).
GAME #3: (Championship Game): Upper Room-11, Faith Academy-1.
Winning Pitcher: John Okerblum (4 hits, 4 K's, 1 walk).
Game Highlights: Josh Boyd broke open a 2-1 game in the fifth inning
with a two-run homerun. Later, he ended the game with a grand slam.
Special thanks to Bill Kupec, Commissioner and founder of the CAC
for coordinating this event. Also, congratulations to the coaches
of each team that participated. We salute your dedication and commitment
to your teams. We also encourage you to continue using the gifts
God had given you for His purposes through athletics:
First-place team: Tony Passalacqua of Upper Room School.
Second-place team: Joe Arico of Faith Academy.
Runner-up: Ed Ekermeyer of Our Savior New American School.
Runner-up: John Brandeburgo of Growing Life Academy.
The Christian Athletic Conference, a part of the American Sports
Academy, Inc., will begin league competition in the Spring of '06.
League members will include Upper Room, Faith Academy, Our Savior
New American, Growing Life and Martin Luther HS of Queens. The league
season will be followed by a conference tournament, an all-star game
and a baseball missions trip to Nicaragua. It is ASA's ongoing mission
to reach the youth of the world through athletics and provide a means
for Christian athletes to use their God-given talents for the Glory
of God.
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July 7-11, 2003
- 93 boys, ages nine through fourteen, participated
in a week long basketball camp at Northport Baptist Church. Each
night participants received basketball instruction, played two
games, and heard testimonies from the coaches/instructors on how
Jesus impacted their lives. In addition, prizes such as basketballs,
Long Island Ducks tickets, NY Mets tickets and NY Yankees tickets
were won.
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May 31, 2003
- Twenty-one players from four Christian High
Schools (Upper Room, Long Island Christian Academy, Our Savior
New American and Martin Luther of Queens) competed against each
other in a rain-shortened six inning game. Sophomore catcher Paul
Mansone of Our Savior New American earned MVP honors by going two-for-three
with an RBI, a stolen base and outstanding defense.
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April 7, 2003
- Fifteen players from five Christian High
Schools across Long Island (Long Island Christian Academy (2),
Our Savior New American (5), Upper Room (2), Faith Academy (3)
and Lutheran HS (3) competed against each other in a high scoring
game at Molloy College. Eight college coaches from the area watched
as Genc Selimi (from Kosovo) earned MVP honors while leading all
scorers with 49 points.
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Saturday Night Basketball:
- A total of 55 eleven to thirteen year old
boys attended the five week Saturday Night basketball program.
The last three Saturdays averaged 32 in attendance. On the final
night, nine boys responded to the invitation to pray to become
a follower of Jesus. Many others requested information on Northport's
Youth Group that meets on Wednesday nights. The five weeks included
refereed basketball games, scripture memorization contests and
talks about biblical living.
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Maranatha Invitational Basketball
Tournament:
- December 7th and 8th, 2002: Our Savior New
American School of Centereach, NY won the tournament defeating
Life Center Academy of Burlington, New Jersey. In the consolation
game, National Christian Academy of Ft. Washington, Maryland defeated
Redemption Christian Academy of Albany, New York. In addition,
Seth Franco of "Beyond the Game" Ministries and Tom Kupec,
President of ASA spoke to the players (and the crowd) on Sunday
about using the basketball talents God has given them for the glory
of God and for His purposes.
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Saturday Night Basketball Outreach:
- Ran from October 19, 2002 to November 24,
2002. Thirty 11-13 year old boys participated. Three boys responded
to the invitation to follow Jesus. 21 of the boys were from Christian
homes and nine were not.
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Homeschooler Outreach:
- On Oct. 5, 21 & Nov. 8, 2002 ASA conducted
a volleyball clinic as a service to the 20 students
who are homeschooled in the Northport area.
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Northport Camp:
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Nicaragua Outreach:
- Worked in seven different locales throughout
Nicaragua, playing basketball and sharing the gospel.
- Shared the gospel with 546 persons (of these,
178 accepted the invitation to accept Jesus into their lives).
- Distributed numerous books of the "Gospel
of John" and tracts called "Peace with God"
- Gave athletic equipment to two schools and
three churches.
- Awarded prizes for persons who won contests
- Provided an example to many young persons
on what it means to love Jesus, care for others and enjoy life.
- Worked with nine Nicaragua boys (ages 13-18)
in our endeavors. We hope to work with them again in the future
(perhaps in South America and the United States). This has inspired
the young men to desire to continue these type of outreaches in
the capital city of Managua and the mountain village of San Esteban.
- Was the first Christian outreach for Verbo
Church in the mountain village of San Esteban.
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