WHIPPANY, N.J. – For 54 years the annual Our Sport (“Nash Sport”) magazine, published by the Ukrainian Athletic-Educational Association Chornomorska Sitch, has highlighted the sporting events for not only local team action but also those occurring in Ukraine and across the globe.
Over the years, main sports such as soccer, volleyball and tennis were covered in great detail in each issue. In addition, bowling, swimming, table tennis and even chess have been featured in the magazine. The magazine’s founder and editor, the late Omelan Twardowsky, had a great love and passion for sports, without a doubt. However, he also saw the need to report, document and preserve the sporting accomplishments of our Ukrainian communities for future generations to appreciate.
Our objective is to help continue this mission and to inform you about what our Ukrainian athletes of today are doing, so that their accomplishments can be preserved in history alongside those of the first 54 years. Hence, here we are, proudly presenting the launch of Our Sport magazine online. The website for the magazine can be found at www.nashsport.org. It is hoped that readers enjoy the sporting news that will be shared and the magazine’s staff encourages readers to take an active role by submitting stories and publicizing upcoming events. We know that there are so many great Ukrainian athletes out there and we want our Ukrainian communities to know and be proud of them all. If you have a local Ukrainian team, let us know about them. If you know of local Ukrainian athletes who are doing great things in youth sports, high school or college and after, we’d like to help spread the word.
Together, we can accomplish our mission, which is to positively promote our passion for sports and preserve the next 54 years of our local Ukrainian sports history.
For information and/or comments, readers are directed to the website, www.nashsport.org. Readers can also subscribe to the “Nash Sport” Facebook page (www.facebook.com/nashsport.oursport/).
A promotional YouTube video (https://youtu.be/ns4V0Mvo_4M) was created to highlight the history of Our Sport magazine, and inspire its continued success.
Editor’s note: Bo Kucyna, a longtime Sitch member, athlete and sports supporter, led the work to digitize the magazine’s archives.