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• Stickball Hall of Fame
• Tribute: Steve Mercado, FDNY
• Beating the Big Kids
• Ouch, That Buick Hurts!
• Angel Quinones, Sr. and Jr.




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Stickball in the news
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Back Channels: Long-awaited honor for vet (Philly.com)
May 9, 2008, 10:04 am
Last Friday in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, people kept referring to "Michael's day." As in Michael J. Crescenz, a 19-year-old from the West Oak Lane neighborhood...

Celebration brings a sampling of Cherokee culture to Franklin, May 17 (Franklin Press)
May 9, 2008, 8:39 am
The Nikwasi Celebration, May 17, at Big Bear Park on the Greenway, will bring some of Cherokee's top talent to Franklin, including the Warriors of AniKituwah,...

Mississippi Choctaw Indian Fair set July 9-12 (The Meridian Star)
May 8, 2008, 12:49 am
CHOCTAW, Miss. — Top country, gospel and rock entertainment takes the stage this year at the 59th Annual Mississippi Choctaw Indian Fair July 9-...

Wodraska: Childhood games get canned (The Salt Lake Tribune)
May 4, 2008, 6:26 am
I was having lunch with a friend the other day who told me one of her spring goals was teaching the friends of her 8-year-old son to play Kick the Can...

Discover Queens: Key to Astoria (Queens Courier)
May 2, 2008, 12:02 am
Historic Astoria dates back to the colonial 1650's and in 1839, Stephen A. Halsey named the village after his boss, fur tycoon John Jacob Astor. Many mansions...

Discover Queens: Key to Astoria (Queens Courier)
May 1, 2008, 12:08 am
Located on the northwest tip of Queens, Astoria juts into the East River to the north and west and is bordered by Long Island City to the south and Sunnyside...

Parks Department Teaches City Kids "Old School Games" (NY1 News)
April 26, 2008, 5:52 pm
City kids were encouraged to go outside to parks on Saturday and get a lesson in "old school" games like stickball and hopscotch. The Parks Department...

The Natchez Democrat (The Natchez Democrat)
April 25, 2008, 1:07 am
The National Park Service will celebrate National Junior Ranger Day Saturday. In honor of that day, we will present two sessions of one of our old Junior...

Ranger Day held for National Park Week (The Alexander City Outlook)
April 22, 2008, 1:21 am
Horseshoe Bend National Military Park, along with parks across the country, is celebrating National Park Week for the 15th year. "It's an opportunity to...

St. Pierre's time to shine (Yahoo! Sports)
April 18, 2008, 1:02 am
Saturday night is likely to be the defining night of Georges St. Pierre's career.

Stickball is perhaps the best known of all urban sports, and we hold it very dear at Streetplay. Welcome to our stickball section, where we not only document the legend of the game, but also cover the still-vibrant world of this one-of-a-kind sport!

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Stickball resources


 Stickball schedule and contacts  Stickball equipment


Coverage 2005
 San Diego Labor Day Tournament
 Stickball Classic
 Bronx Memorial Day Tournament

Coverage 2004
 Stickball in Afghanistan
 Stickball Classic
 Brooklyn Stickball Little League
 'Stickball Commissioner' Curtis Sliwa
 2004 Hall of Fame
 July 4th World Series Tournament
 Bronx Memorial Day Tournament

Coverage 2003
 Stickball Classic
 San Diego Labor Day Tournament
 Hall of Fame
 Bronx Memorial Day Tournament
 Major Stick-ball League

Coverage 2002
 Stickball Classic
 Orlando Labor Day Tournament
 Bronx Memorial Day Tournament
 Hall of Fame - 2002

Coverage 2001
 San Diego Labor Day Tournament
 Stickball Classic
 Bronx Memorial Day Tournament
 Hall of Fame - 2001
 2001 - Opening Shots

Coverage 2000
 The 2000 NYC Stickball Classic
 Bronx Columbus Day Tournament
 Bronx Memorial Day Tournament
 East Harlem League
 Stickball World Series

Coverage 1999
 The 1999 NYC Stickball Classic
 San Diego Labor Day Tournament
 East Harlem League
 Fastpitch in Queens
 McManus Bar's Summer Game
 Pleasant Avenue Reunion
 Back to Brooklyn Festival

Members' stickball stories


 Stickball Hall of Famers' stories
 Beating the Big Kids
 Ouch, That Buick Hurts!
 Angel Quinones, Sr. and Jr.


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