AYF Olympics 2020: Filling the Void
Back in late April, we were in the midst of the pandemic, isolation, social distancing, and the cancelling or postponing of all kinds of events from weddings to church picnics. When I saw Kenar Charchaflian’s […]
Back in late April, we were in the midst of the pandemic, isolation, social distancing, and the cancelling or postponing of all kinds of events from weddings to church picnics. When I saw Kenar Charchaflian’s […]
Golf at the AYF Olympics is a special event. There are certainly some very good golfers playing both as AYFers and even more so as alumni. Talent is in no way a prerequisite to play […]
This is always the very last article I pen. It’s an homage to Angel Perethian, who wrote “Angel Over the Olympics” for many years. Tom Vartabedian would always say that her piece was the first […]
AYF Olympic Basketball? Wait, basketball isn’t an AYF Olympic sport. It is a late winter/early spring event in the National Athletic Tournament (NATS). What’s basketball doing at the Olympics on a late August Friday? The […]
Early Friday morning at the AYF Olympics, you see young folks with golf clubs and tennis bags gathering in the lobby waiting for the bus to the golf and tennis events. Friday morning has traditionally […]
Well, the Olympics Blues Day has come and gone. We are all back home and at work or school. It is a great time to begin to look ahead and begin planning to attend the […]
Here are the results of the 86th annual AYF Olympics that were held in Chicago this past Labor Day Weekend. These summary results include the Chapter point totals, the high scorers, Pentathlon, the four events […]
The day after the Olympics is always a… letdown. I start to write this article after Tamar Kanarian has a post-Olympics blues post on social media. It is a ritual for her. My waiting for […]
It was a super Sunday at the AYF Olympics that included the march of the athletes, the opening ceremonies, the track and field events and the Olympic Ball and trophy presentations. It was an action-packed […]
When I first started attending the AYF Olympics, Saturday was the least active day of the Olympics. Sure, there were track preliminaries and a dance, which was lightly attended, but overall, it was a free […]
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