Farmingdale’s Outstanding Athletes Prepare for College

Farmingdale High School is proud of their outstanding student athletes who recently signed National Letters of Intent to play for colleges and universities in the upcoming fall semester. On Wednesday, Nov. 16 a ceremony was held in the high school’s Lecture Hall where family and coaches attended this momentous occasion.

Farmingdale Flag Football Final

Farmingdale’s PAL flag football league wrapped up another successful season at Woodward Parkway Field and Allen Park. Congratulations to all the tournament champs and to all the players who make the league such a hit. Special thanks as always to league founders Ray Webb and Denis Donovan and to all the volunteers who keep coming back year after year!

Peanut 1: The Jets ended the year with an impressive offensive showing against the Giants. Quarterback Chris Kosinski threw for three touchdowns and ran for another.  On the receiving end of the touchdowns were Brian Berge, Joe Caladrino, and Matthew Shea. Bryan Birkl and Tyler Kretzmer both scored on long touchdown runs. Tommy DeRespino, Jake Hajko, Brandon Greco and Dominic Cottone all helped the ball moving with big runs.

Runner’s Edge Hosts John McGorry Memorial Mile

John McGorry was one of Long Island’s most renowned runners for a quarter of a century, until his untimely death from advanced lymphoma and subsequent treatment complications two years ago. On Nov. 12 for the many of John’s friends joined together at the Runner’s Edge for a run over to the Farmingdale State University track, ran a mile in John’s memory and then ran back to The Runner’s Edge for breakfast.

Community Celebrates Annual Sleepy Hollow Charity Run

Town Supervisor John Venditto, and Councilmen Joseph Muscarella and Anthony Macagnone joined with Assemblyman Joe Saladino in congratulating the winner’s of this year’s Annual Sleepy Hollow 5K Charity Run, held at Brady Park in Massapequa Park. In this year’s race, taking first place in the Women’s division, from Massapequa, was Karen Conkling (4th from right). Also pictured are Dr. Jon Feingold (far left), director of the Hagedorn Little Village School, and Greg and Lina Carman (3rd and 4th from left).

Farmingdale Runners Score in Town Supervisor’s Run

Yeah it was a bit windy, and there was a bit of a chill in the air, but the running conditions were nearly perfect for the nearly 600 runners and walkers who crossed the finish line of the Oct. 15 Oyster Bay Supervisor’s 5 Kilometer Run.

Runners from Farmingdale were especially prominent in this year’s Run, led by Juan Nonte, who scored second overall with a time of 15:29.

Joan Ackerman Scores in Annual Autism Run

The fourth annual Grillo & Associates Blazing Trails 4 Autism four-mile run had everything a runner could want from a road race – a challenging but fair course that takes runners and walkers through a picturesque Lake Success neighborhood before entering the Great Neck South High School campus and taking the campus pathways and heading to the exciting finish on the High School track, high quality “hoodies” for every entrant, an incredible array of post-race refreshments, quick and accurate results courtesy of JMS Racing Services, and a generous raffle highlighted by a Cannondale II bicycle courtesy of Brickwell Cycling and Multisports (thank you Andy Motola!).

Coach Buddy Krumenacker Celebrates 200th Win

Farmingdale High School’s Head Coach Buddy Krumenacker received the game ball for this 200th win on Saturday, Oct. 15 when the Dalers defeated Valley Stream Central 26-20. With Buddy, his parents Lillian and Buddy Sr.  Photo by Phil LoNigro

Verizon Makes Donation to Farmingdale Schools Athletics

In an ongoing campaign to support excellence in Long Island sports programs, Verizon FiOS 1 recently donated $500 to the Farmingdale Public Schools athletic department. Orlando Martinez, director of Local Sports Programming for Verizon FiOS 1, was greeted by over 30 Farmingdale High School varsity student-athlete captains, Farmingdale High School Principal, Glen Zakian and Board of Education Trustee, Rick Morrison as he presented the donation to Farmingdale High School Athletic Director, Jeanne Berkoski.

Farmingdale Dalers Take Loss Against Chiefs

The Massapequa Chiefs (5-2) defeated the Farmingdale Dalers (3-4) Saturday at Don Snyder stadium 49-28 in the Dalers last home game of the season. The Chiefs led 21-0 after the first quarter and 42-14 at halftime. The Chiefs rushed for over 180 yards and passed for over190 yards. The Dalers finish off their season against the Oceanside Sailors away this weekend. Photos by Phil LoNigro/www.elegantphotos4u.com.

FSC Rams Win Cyclone Invitational, Larkin Captures Individual Title

The Farmingdale State men’s golf team shot a team score of 307 to win the Cyclone Invitational hosted by Centenary College at Panther Valley Golf & Country Club. The Rams finished 23 shots ahead of runner-up Moravian College.