On a very hot Monday, May 8, the Glen Cove girls took to the field against West Hempstead. After playing a very loose first half, the Big Red was leading 7-6. Nicole Trotta was outstanding in defense with the aid of the speed of Liz Beisler. Too many mental errors kept the score close. In the second half the girls really pulled it together, they passed with accuracy, moved the ball with skill and played an all-over great game. Jaime Basile, Kristie Anzalone, Erica Schor, Laura Tripp and Laura Gabbamonte had some fabulous moves and shots. The final score was 18-10 Glen Cove!

Goal scorers for the day were: Jaime Basile (6), Kristie Anzalone (three goals, three assists), Erica Schor (three goals), Laura Gabbamonte (three goals), Liz Beisler (two goals, one assist), Laura Tripp (one goal), Amanda Moretto (one assist).

Two days earlier, on a steamy Saturday afternoon the girls took on local rival Locust Valley. The last time the two teams met ended in a tie. This game was again very closely contested with the half time score 5-4 in Glen Cove's favor. Nicole Trotta and Victoria Dilgard were instrumental in holding Locust Valley to very few shots. The second half stayed very close until the final six minutes when Locust Valley scored twice. The Big Red tried hard, taking many shots but unable to score. The final was 11-9 for Locust Valley.

Goal scorers for the day were: Jaime Basile (three goals, four assists), Erica Schor (three goals), Laura Gabbamonte (two goals, two assists), Laura Tripp (one goal). Goalkeeper Jackie Bruce had 10 saves.

Relays! Relays! Relays! And more medals. The 4x100m relay won the silver medal with a time of 47.1. Running in the rain was the team of Dean Yep, Richard Tarver, Jeff Rudloff and Matt Verity. Jeff Rudloff took home three medals as he also ran the 110m High Hurdle relay with Luke Babriaz as they earned the bronze medal. Jeff then partnered up with Matt Verity to run a county qualifying mark in the 400m HH as they won a gold medal for the 400m High Hurdle relay. In the shot put relay Richard Tarver (35' 8"), Anthony Sullivan (34' 5") and William Ng (24' 5") combined for 94' 6". In the Discus Relay Anthony Sullivan's personal best of 103' 1" led the Big Red team with William Ng (76') and John Mahoney 49' 8"). The Frosh/Soph ran three events. The 4x100 relay team of Miguel Quinones, Anthony Condello, Italo Naves and Tin Chin came in fourth with a time of 55.9. The Frosh/Soph 4x400m relay team of Miguel Quinones (1:03.1), Antonio Condello (1:06.4), Italo Naves (1:07.8) and Tin Chin (1:02.4) ran a time of 4:19.7.

The next meets for the team are Frosh/Soph Champs at Mitchell Field (May 18) and the County Championships at Mitchell Field (May 24-25).

The track team competed against 15 local teams and came in sixth place overall. The 4x100m relay set a new meet record running in a season's best time of 45.9 seconds. The Gold Medal winning team of Dean Yep, Richard Tarver, Jeff Rudloff and Matt Verity qualified for the Nassau County Championships with the time. Matt Verity was a very close second in the 400 meters with a personal best time of 51.2. The race was won by an emotional North Shore high school athlete as the race was run in honor of an athlete from North Shore who had been killed in a car accident this past fall. Matt also ran the 200m in a time of 23.5 and placed third. Jeff Rudloff ran a 16.7 in the 110m High Hurdle. Dean Yep ran a personal best 24.5 in the 200m and times of 12.0 and 11.9 in the 100m trials and finals. Richard Tarver also threw a personal best 37' 8.75" in the shot put and he earned a gold medal for winning the sophomore 100m in 11.7 seconds. Luke Babiarz ran a personal best 1:04.5 in the 400m IH and ran 19.5 in the 110 High Hurdles (just after finishing his AP Computer Science exam!) Anthony Sullivan threw a personal best in the discus (90' 6") and a 31' 2.5" in the shot put. Tin Chin ran a 1:16.0 in the 400m IH and ran in the 4x400m relay. Anthony Condello ran a 1:06.1 in the 400m. Miguel Quinones ran the 800m (2:31.6) and the 4x400m relay. Italo Naves ran a personal best in the 1600m (5:04.1) and in the 800m 2:32.0. Luis Bautista (400m IH-1:18.7), William Ng (shot put 26', discus 65'), Pin Liao (200m-26.4, 400m-1:02.1), Mike Biscardi (800m-2:38.5, 1600m-5:53.7, 4x400m), John Mahoney (shot put-21' 10.5"). The team has several county championship meet qualifiers; Matt Verity (200, 400, 400 IH), Dean Yep (200), Mike Peluso (long jump), Jeff Rudloff (110 HH), Richard Tarver (100), and the 4x100m relay team.

Glen Cove Boys Track competed against over 12 other local teams at the Port Washington Invitational on Thursday and Friday. Senior Matt Verity was first in the 400m with a time of 51.5 (a new season best). Matt also ran the 400m Intermediate Hurdles in a time of 1:00.9 and placed second and he was the anchor leg on the 4x100m relay that also placed second with a season's best time of 46.8. Junior Jeff Rudloff was fourth in the 110m HH (15.9) and the third leg of the 4x100m relay. Also running the 4x100m were senior Dean Yep and sophomore Richard Tarver. Dean had a 12.3 in the 100m trials and a 11.9 in the semifinals and he ran 24.6 in the 200m trials. Luke Babiarz ran a 1:07.6 in the 400m IH and ran in the 110 High Hurdles (18.5). John Peralta threw the discus a personal best 90' 2". Richard Tarver threw 35' 11" in the shot put and ran a 12.1 in the 100m. Anthony Sullivan threw the discus (83' 11.75") and a personal best 34' 2" in the shot put. Tin Chin ran a 1:14.5 in the 400m IH and ran 1:05.8 in the 400m. Anthony Condello ran a 1:06.0 in the 400m. Miguel Quinones ran the 800m (2:40.3). Italo Naves ran the 1600m (5:45.6) and the 800m in 2:35.6. Luis Bautista (400m IH-1:18.9), William Ng (shot put 26' 8"-personal best, discus 76' 5"). Pin Liao (400m-1:02.9), Mike Biscardi (800m-2:36.9).

The Boys Varsity Lacrosse team swept another week, by beating New Hyde Park and Elmont. The two wins push the Big Red to 10-5 overall, and tie a school record for most wins in a season!

New Hyde Park entered the game in second place, but the Big Red would come out victorious in an 8-7 double overtime victory! Despite two Dave Brown goals in the first half, the Big Red trailed at the half 4-2. New Hyde Park opened the second half scoring, but the quarter belonged to Glen Cove, as Alex Gratsias, Paul Graziosi and Jon Torres would score (all on assists from Brown), to even the game at 5.

Things looked bleak for Glen Cove, as New Hyde Park scored its second man-up goal of the fourth quarter to take a 7-5 lead with 4:21 left in the game. But, the Big Red would not give up. Dave Brown again tied the score with two goals (on assists from Chris Corbin and Alex Gratsias), the last coming with 58 seconds remaining! Glen Cove would get one last try for the win, but could not convert, and the game would head to overtime.

The Big Red defense, led by Brad Beisler, Dave Graziosi and Chad Gleason would shine in the first overtime, even killing a Glen Cove penalty! Goalie Dan Bellissimo would make four OT saves, and the game headed for a second overtime.

As the action started in the second overtime, the tension started to mount, knowing that each possession would be crucial, and could end the game! After New Hyde Park forced a turnover, a long pass would be intercepted by Dave Graziosi. Dave quickly passed to Dave Brown at the midfield line, who fed Jon Torres behind the New Hyde Park defense. Torres came down one-on-one with the goalie, and would let fly. His shot would be deflected by the goalie, but Chris Corbin would pick up the OT victory of the year!

The second game of the week was a little easier, as the Big Red would open an 8-1 half time lead en route to a 11-4 rout of Elmont. Seven different players would score, led by Dave Brown and James Robbins with three each. Defenseman Brad Beisler would score an acrobatic goal, to open the game. Jon Torres, Paul Graziosi, Chris Corbin and Chris Thaw would also add goals for the Big Red. Corbin, Thaw, Brown and Tom Robbins would add assists.

With his 11 points (seven goals, four assists) in the two games, Dave Brown would move into second place in career scoring for Glen Cove lacrosse!