YONKERS, N.Y. – On Saturday, February 13, the Yonkers Krylati U-14 boys’ team won the Armonk Winter Indoor Tournament. In group play, the team lost its first game to FC Westchester 3-2, before winning against CT Rush 6-0 and Greenwich Arsenal 3-2. In the final, Krylati got revenge over FC Westchester with a 3-2 victory by shootout.
The victory was impressive not only because of the caliber of the competition that Krylati defeated, but also because they won without their head coach Oleg Nagirnny, who was in Ukraine mourning the loss of his father. Assistant coaches Stanley Melnychuk and Michael Tomaszews-ky organized the boys in Nagirnny’s absence.
The Krylati Sport Club is run under the auspices of the Ukrainian American Youth Association (UAYA), Yonkers branch. The club sponsors competitive, year-round programs for adults and youth in soccer and volleyball. To learn more about Krylati or UAYA, readers may contact Mark Howansky at [email protected] or 917-678-4168.