Ukrainian Youth Olympic Games held at SUM resort in Ellenville (09/13/98)

Ukrainian Youth Olympic Games held at SUM resort in Ellenville

by Christine Kozak-Prociuk

ELLENVILLE, N.Y. - Athletes of Chornomorska Sitch and SUM - 154 boys and girls - participated in the Ukrainian Youth Olympic Games held on August 15 here at the resort of the Ukrainian American Youth Association (SUM).

Immediately following the opening ceremonies, which were conducted by I. Isajiw, president for the Eastern region of the Ukrainian Sports Federation of the U.S.A. and Canada (known by its Ukrainian acronym as USCAK), rules were announced and the olympic flame was lit. The administrators of the games were: Myron Stebelsky, president of USCAK; Myroslaw Shmigel, SUM executive board member; Mr. Isajiw, president of USCAK-East; Anya Dashawec, SUM camp commandant; Roman Dashawec, manager; Roman Pyndus, secretary; Alexander Napora, treasurer; and Omelan Twardowsky, press correspondent. Sport chairpersons were: Roman Balash and Wolodymyr Kovalev, soccer; Christine Kozak-Prociuk, volleyball; Oleh Kolodiy, track and field; Albert Kolb and Yurij Kolb, tennis; and Marika Bokalo, swimming.

The games began immediately after the athletes were greeted by Messrs. Stebelsky and Shmigel. Gold medal and ribbons, partially funded by the Self Reliance credit unions of New York, Newark, N.J., Clifton, N.J., Rochester, N.Y., and the Orthodox Federal Credit Union of New York, were presented to the winners of sports events.

The results were as follows.

Soccer

Younger division: SUM - Chornomorska Sitch, 1:0.
Older division: SUM - Chornomorska Sitch, 2:1.

Tennis

Girls 10 and younger: 1) C. Blaha (SUM), 2) A. Lesiuk (SUM).
Girls 14 and younger: 1) K. Farrell (Sitch), 2) T. Padko (SUM).
Girls 15 and older: 1) O. Korkunda (Sitch), 2) O. Kolb (Uzhorod, Ukraine).
Boys 10 and younger: 1) E. Kolb (Sitch), 2) M. Bobel (SUM).
Boys 12 and younger: 1) E. Rudawsky (Sitch), 2 W. Fedorko (SUM).
Boys 14 and younger: 1) D. Wasyluk (Sitch), 2) N. Prociuk (Sitch).
Boys 15 and older: 1) D. Lewycky (Sitch), 2) T. Kulynych (SUM).

Volleyball

Girls: 1) Sitch, 2) SUM A Team, 3) SUM B Team.
Boys: 1) Sitch A Team, 2) SUM A Team, 3) Sitch B Team.

Track and field

Gold medal winners:
10 and younger: boys - S. Porada (SUM), girls - N. Kebalo (SUM).
12 and younger: boys - P. Kasyanenko (SUM), girls - U. Horodyskyj (Sitch).
14 and younger: boys - M. Blahi (SUM); girls - H. Padko (SUM).
15 and older: girls - T. Chirovsky (Sitch).
1-mile run: girls - N. Dubanowitz (Sitch): boys - P. Biddell (SUM).

Swimming

Gold medal winners:
Sitch: R. Dyachuk, W. Makar, E. Kolb, A. Wasyluk, M. Makar, S. O'Hare, T. Makar, D. Shembel, N. Colacci, S. Stoll and K. Farrell.
SUM: Y. Holowka, M. Harasymowycz, S. Ros, A. Leschuk, N. Kebalo, U. Blaha and K. Doliak.

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