Friday, May 18, 2012
The senior pitcher allowed just two hits in East Meadow's semifinal victory.
Kerri Shapiro is peaking at just the right time, at least according to her coach. Shapiro, combined with a couple of timely East Meadow hits, was able to thwart Massapequa on Thursday, leading to a 2-0 East Meadow in at the Mitchell Athletic Complex. On the mound, Shapiro got the momentum heading in East Meadow's favor early, as she threw the ball by the Chiefs' bats with ease. In fact, she struck out the first four Massapequa players to face her. "She was excellent today," East Meadow Coach Stewart Fritz said. "She really took her game to another level." The Jets got Shapiro the lead after two were out in the bottom of the first. Madison West drew a walk, and then Shapiro singled. Dina Larosa came up with a big two out hit to score West …
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Dalers advance in playoffs against Jets.
Thirty girls dressed Wednesday for Farmingdale for a lacrosse playoff game against East Meadow. And all 30 girls played, as the Dalers ran over the visitors, 20-2 to advance to the next round of the Nassau County playoffs. Jenna Borresen scored both goals for East Meadow. In all, 12 players scored or contributed assists for the No.1 Farmingdale squad, led by Kim Kolodny with six goals and two assists. Five others scored two goals each, among them junior Sarah Tolson, who came off the bench to add to the total. Also scoring two were Colleen Reynolds, Tara Wahl, Amanda Turturro and Bridget Weill. Jillian Alonso, Courtney McPartland, Chrissy Kelly and Brenna Weill had one goal each. Farmingdale coach Shari Campbell said the team had goals …
Come and enjoy many free classes at the Eisenhower Park-based facility.
Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano recently announced that a "Family Fitness Day" will be held at the Nassau County Aquatic Center in East Meadow on May 19. The theme of the day is exercise, and there will be a variety of free classes for people who have leisure passes. The day starts off with a Zumba class at 9 a.m. Spinning will be offered at 10:15 a.m., Boot Camp at 11:15 a.m., and Tai Chi/Yoga will be at 12:30 p.m. Class space is limited and will be available on a first come first serve basis. For more information about the Nassau County Aquatic Center located in Eisenhower Park, please call: 516-572-0501 or visit the website. Do you know about an important upcoming deadline? Share it in the comments below and we’ll consider …
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Rams face do-or-die situation on Thursday.
Despite a lengthy layoff and plenty of rest, the Clarke baseball team was stunned by visiting Plainedge 15-1 to fall behind in their best-of-three series 1-0 at the Leon J. Campo Salisbury Center on Wednesday. The story of the game was Plainedge’s Michael Miller, who started off the game by giving up a double to John Fogarty. With the Rams trailing 4-0 at that point, it looked like the comeback was on, but Miller knuckled down and did not allow a hit for the rest of the game. “I just felt good today,” Miller said. “It helps when you are getting so much support from the offense.” Plainedge struck early and often against Clarke’s Joe Fusco. The first run scored in the top of the first when Steve Miller grounded into a fielder’s choice. As …
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Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Lady Gladiators fall short to Lady Rams in Class A quarterfinals.
One hit, one run, one game. That’s what the playoffs sometimes boil down to: a moment one way or the other to decide your fate for the season. Moving on or moving out. For the girls of the New Hyde Park varsity softball team, it was the latter Monday afternoon at Clarke Middle School as the Lady Rams were the ones going to the Class A semi-finals by way of a 3-2 score. Tied at two in the bottom of the fifth inning, Clarke’s Aly Smith ended up singling in shortstop Alyssa Colletti with the winning run while pitcher Sarah Cornell was able to work out of a pair of leadoff walks in the sixth to clinch the win. “She had an awesome performance for us today,” Clarke head coach Chrissy DeMott said of Cornell. “For an eighth grader she was able to …
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Dear Editor, The parents of the fifth grade East Meadow PAL Lacrosse team would like to acknowledge the outstanding dedication of our coaches. For the third year in a row, our boys have had the unique experience of being the only PAL team coached by current and former members of the high school LAX team. Head coach James Skinner and Rick Piket (EMHS alumni), along with Nicholas Marinello, Lenny Volpe and Collin Skinner (current EMHS students and varsity lacrosse players) volunteer their time to teach these young boys the basic mechanics of lacrosse as well as help build their self-esteem and character. The coaches go to school, work, play lacrosse and also fit in time to coach three days a week. These young men work to instill …
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
The East Meadow High School graduate broke the news via Twitter on May 10.
Rich Ohrnberger, the East Meadow High School graduate who was cut by the New England Patriots in February, is getting a new opportunity with the New York Giants, according to his personal Twitter account. "Checking in at mini-camp for a tryout with the NY Giants," Ohrnberger wrote. "Hopefully my rigorous off-season regime of hot yoga and calisthenics pays off." It's been a rough go of it for Ohrnberger, 26, as he missed the entire 2012 season with a concussion. In February, Patriots' brass decided to cut the cord on the former East Meadow Jet. Ohrnberger never expected to be taken in the NFL Draft in 2009. When his phone rang during the fourth round, the New England Patriots proved Ohrnberger’s expectations wrong. Coach Bill Belichick …
The Jets had consecutive three-run innings that broke the game wide open.
The East Meadow Boys Baseball team was able to get the big hits when it needed them most, and the Jets cruised to a 10-3 win in the first round playoff match-up against Mepham at East Meadow High School Monday. The big story for East Meadow revolved around the pitching of Matt Castaneda, who hurled a complete game five-hitter. He also reached base three times in the game, including a big RBI single in the third inning. “I just felt good out there today,” Castaneda said. “My pitches were working, and I was able to keep the game moving.” Robbie Healy set the table in the first inning with a lead-off double, and he would eventually score on a Mepham error. Kyle Aberasturi added a two-run single later in the frame to give the Jets a 3-0 lead…
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Monday, May 14, 2012
John Russo had been working with an interim tag since January, but that has since been removed.
Just four months after John Russo, a resident of East Meadow, was named the interim head baseball coach at Hofstra University, the school announced on May 7. "John has been with the program for four years now," Interim Director of Athletics Danny McCabe said. "He has had a hand in recruiting all of the current players on the team, as well as the incoming class for 2013. John has done a great job throughout his tenure, and with the success that the team is having this season he has proven he is the right person for the position." Russo, whose experience includes head coaching duties at St. Joseph's College in Indiana and the University of West Alabama, was promoted in January after Patrick Anderson left to school to take a job as consultant…
Sunday, May 13, 2012
Lady Rams take pitching ‘Battle of the Babies,’ ending Lady Mustangs’ season.
It was a solid start for the Clarke Softball Team, as they were able to cruise to an 8-1 win against visiting Mineola on Saturday afternoon. Sarah Cornell and Emily Skupp, eighth graders both, will meet again for the next four years for Clarke and Mineola, respectively. Earlier in the year the two pitchers for their respective squads had faced each other in a scrimmage match with Skupp’s Lady Mustangs taking that initial meeting. It seemed only proper that the two should meet again in the first round of the Class A playoffs Saturday at the backfield at Clarke Middle School. “We knew that we were going to have to work hard to beat them,” Clarke head coach Chrissy DeMott said. “It definitely wasn’t a given. We basically always make it …
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Patti Rau
6:52 pm on Friday, May 18, 2012
I can't say enough about the coaches of the 5th grade PAL team. As Nicole stated, unlike other teams, these high school/and college students take on ALL of the responsibilites normally tended to by the adult coaches, and do so without question or complaints. When my son started playing with these coaches in third grade, he as well as many other members of the team, had never even held a lacrosse … more ›