The National Herald congratulates the Hawks of the William Spyropoulos School of the St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Flushing for winning the 2014-15 Greek Orthodox Athletic League (GOAL) basketball championship!
Paul Kapassakis is the Hawks’ coach, and Demetri Gatanas was named team captain and MVP.
Kapassakis has coached at St. Nicholas for approximately 10 years and has been a part of more than a dozen championship teams in various leagues, including Junior Orthodox Youth (JOY), Greek Orthodox Youth of America (GOYA) and GOAL. He is currently the Youth Director at St. Nicholas and oversees all of the sports activities for the community. Kapassakis told TNH that he enjoys working with the youth in his community and sees it as his obligation, given that others donated their efforts when he was a young person active in basketball, football and baseball.
An investment banker who manages an international equities trading group, and a graduate of the Bronx High School of Science and Fordham Law School, Poulos has been married for almost 20 years and is the father of two teenage children. He is also interested in faith, history, traveling, martial arts training, and spending time with his family and friends.
In leading the Hawks to the championship, Gatanas exhibited excellence in every facet of the game. His skill was eclipsed only by his sportsmanship and teamwork, said his coach. “He played hard every minute he was on the court and never forgot to include his teammates. Demetri’s athletic success this year was no fluke. Demetri was also named MVP of the Diocesan Athletic Council (DAC) basketball league in 2014. Moreover, Demetri is an avid martial artist and has learned not only to train his body but also to respect his opponent.”
Gatanas is “a credit to the St. Nicholas community and we look forward to hearing of his future successes.”
Congratulations Demetri, Coach Kapassakis, and the rest of the team!
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