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Craig Raucher’s Staten Island basketball League Turns 44 Years Old

The Staten Island Basketball League is speeding to the half century mark, and there’s no doubt it will get there.   The league, which was founded by Islander Craig Raucher in 1980, recently turned 43 years old and has played all these..... Read More
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Get ready for another round! The PS 8 basketball league shows no signs of stopping

For 44 years, the Staten Island Basketball League has been going strong, and it has kept the old style alive. The Staten Island Basketball League was founded by Craig Raucher 44 years ago, and it is still going strong. The..... Read More
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Craig Raucher-Alcoholics Anonymous/Narcotics Anonymous and the Staten Island Basketball League; The Healing Power of Basketball

Since we began the Staten Island Basketball League in 1980 we have had over 460 players walk through our doors. A handful of our players were former alcoholics or illicit drug users or drug dealers. In 1990 one of my..... Read More