PARTNER SPOTLIGHT

Yorkville is a proud partner of Good Sport Nation!

Good Sport Nation pairs special needs athletes with same aged peer coaches in an integrated game.Β  The program was founded by New York City student-athlete, and former Yorkville participant, Ben Sibulkin.Β  Good Sport Nation also works with several organizations and schools to create volunteer and learning opportunities about sports programs.

For more info about Good Sport Nation, please visit www.goodsportnation.com.

 

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Ben Sibulkin – NY1’s New Yorker of the WeekΒ 

 

ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT

Congratulations to Erik Poldroo!

Erik started playing travel baseball with the Yorkville Eagles at the age of 10. He continued to play up until high school. He also played basketball and flag flag football with us. He then went on to play 3 years of varsity baseball in high school, earning a baseball scholarship to Concordia.Β  He start all 4 years of college, batting .409 in his senior year.Β  At Concordia College, Erik was a First Team All-Conference baseball player, National Gold Glove Finalist, and team captain.Β  He went on to play one year of professional baseball with the Trinidad Triggers in Colorado.

Recently, Erik was named to Concordia Baseball’s All-Decade Team.

The Yorkville community is very proud of you Erik!