10th Annual Martins Classic Set For Saturday

State Senator Jack M. Martins, R-Mineola, and more than 340local volunteers will hold the 10th Annual Martins Classic, a freecommunity day of sporting competitions, skills challenges and family fun Saturday in Elmont.

Festivities begin at 10 a.m. at Dutch Broadway School, 1880 Dutch Broadway. Last year, approximately 6,000 children, young people and adults came tothe event which featured 3-on-3 basketball, soccer, football, lacrosse andspecialized games, according to Martins. 

In addition to the basketball tournament, local stars from the New York Cosmos, Elmont Soccer Club and Villanova University soccer players will be participating in the event and sponsoring the Soccer Cup challenge in memory of the Rodgers-Dennis family.Area high schools and teams from the greater community will compete in a fast paced soccer tournament.

Local boxing greats and NY Daily News Golden Glove Champions, HerveDuroseau, Tyrone James and Titus Williams will officiate and give pointersto boxing enthusiasts in an inflatable arena with specialized oversizedgloves.

A crowd favorite is the Henry Viscardi School-Elmont Memorial High Schoolwheelchair basketball game featuring Elmont athletes taking on the HenryViscardi School.  This is the third time the two have met – Viscardi hastaken the first two matches.

In addition, 7-on-7 football games will be played in memory of StephenWonge and David Dangerfield, a 9-11 firefighter.  Buffalo Bills player,Jordan Dangerfield, will help supervise the games and lend coaching advice.