Memorial Day Weekend Hockey

What’s the best way to add to a traditional Memorial Day Saturday of beaches and barbecues? Take in a hockey game. The Great Neck Wolverines played another exciting game at the Iceland ice rink in New Hyde Park.

South High Grad Named Two-Time Veteran Wrestling Champion

Great Neck South High School alumnus Hooman Mo Tavakolian has been named National Champion for the second consecutive year after competing in the Veterans Division B National Wrestling Tournament held in Heber City, Utah.

GN Soccer Club Annual Tryouts

The Great Neck Soccer Club will be holding tryouts for new teams on Thursday, June 3 and Tuesday, June 8 from 4:30 to 6 p.m. at the Great Neck North Middle School Soccer Field on Arrandale Avenue. Players must attend both sessions. The soccer club is looking to create U-9 teams (boys and girls) which will be made up of players born between Aug. 1, 2001 and Dec. 31, 2002, and U-8 teams (boys and girls) which will be made up of players born between Aug. 1, 2002 and Dec. 31, 2003. If you would like more information and/or a registration form, please e-mail your name and e-mail address with “Soccer Tryout” in the subject line to: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Clifford Fishler Attends Senior World Cup in Canada

Clifford Fishler, 18, Great Neck South senior, is the youngest of 12 American Epee fencers to qualify for a Senior World Cup in Montreal, Canada Memorial Day weekend. This will contain the top ranked fencers in the world. Clifford is currently ranked 7th in the United States in the under-20 (Junior) age category. Also Clifford is ranked 10th in the United States in seniors. He is the highest ranked Junior in this category.

2010 PAL 4/5 Spring Baseball

This past weekend introduced Friday night games to the PAL weekly line-up.  The beautiful Friday evening weather in combination with the glorious Sunday afternoon weather provided a perfect backdrop to the hard fought baseball contests played out on the fields of Memorial Park. 

Winthrop-University Hospital Rallies for Heart Health

Walking Day an Outstanding Success

More than 100 Winthrop-University Hospital employees, members of the American Heart Association (AHA) staff and board of directors came out to show their support of National Start! Walking Day on April 7. To commemorate the kick off, Winthrop staff walked from the hospital in Mineola to the Winthrop Wellness Pavilion on Franklin Avenue in Garden City, where they had an opportunity to hear from John F. Collins, Winthrop’s president and CEO and chair of the AHA’s 2010 Heart Walk; Cindy McLoughlin, member of the American Heart Association’s Long Island board of directors; and George Gubernikoff, MD, director of clinical cardiac services and medical director of Winthrop’s Center for Aortic Diseases. Walkers also had an opportunity to receive information about the AHA and various Winthrop programs available to the employees.

GN Wolverines Climb Into First Place

The Wolves are howling now! Our own Great Neck Wolverines ice hockey team grabbed a share of first place in their spring tune-up league last Saturday night. They beat the previously unbeaten Rangers by a score of 5-3. Both teams are now tied for 1st place with a 3-1 record in a 10 team conference.  The win was the Wolverines third consecutive victory after dropping their opener.

It’s hard to believe that this group of kids took the ice as a team just four short weeks ago. At that time, there was a lot of uncertainty surrounding the team as it got started. This collection of Great Neck High School hockey players had never played together as a team. They have grown together faster than anyone could have predicted.

2010 PAL 4/5 Spring Baseball

With the advent of Spring our local little league baseball players return to their happy place upon the fields of the Great Neck Park District.  This season finds our fourth and fifth graders playing in a four team division consisting of the Cardinals, Dodgers, Marlins and Nationals- each team outfitted with their Major League Baseball caps and matching shirts.  

Early season action has seen the Marlins led by the steady hitting of Marc Zalta and Perry Choo. The Dodgers have shown life with the strong bat of Noah Ondris and the pitching of Oliver Besman. The Cardinals are being paced by the overall play of Max Chafiian and Brad Fritzhand while the Nationals have gotten strong hitting and pitching from Mitchell Hutt and Dylan Damaghi. 

The Wolverines Pick Up Steam

On Saturday, April 24, The Great Neck Wolverines ice hockey team picked up right where they left off in game one. After mounting a strong comeback in the third period of game one, they started off their second game with a strong first period taking a quick 4-0 lead. They played with energy and passion throughout the game on route to a commanding 9-3 win.

The Wolverines continue to utilize the spring league as a building block for the competition in the Long Island High School Hockey League of Nassau County in the fall of 2010. The team is comprised of 17 Great Neck high school students. They are a special group of kids that would not take no for an answer when told there would not be a high school team. They have built this program through hard work and dedication. The team has six defenseman, nine forwards and two goalies. 

Long Island Police Appreciation Run

Runners, walkers and wheelchair athletes from all over Long Island are invited to join the investment firm of David Lerner Associates  and the Greater Long Island Running Club for the 19th annual David Lerner Associates Long Island Police Appreciation 5 Kilometer Run, to be held on Thursday evening, June 10, at Eisenhower Park in East Meadow.

 The entire net proceeds will once again be turned over to the special Police Crisis Fund that has been established to aid Nassau and Suffolk County law enforcement officers and their families in time of emergency. In the 19 years of its existence, the Fund has distributed over $250,000 to local police officers and their families. In 2008, the Fund was privileged to be able to make a $25,000 donation to Nassau County Police Officer Kevin Baribault, who suffered multiple injuries when he was struck by a drunk driver’s vehicle on the Long Island Expressway. Thanks to David Lerner Associates and the Long Island Running Community, the money was there to help Officer Baribault and his family in their time of need, and the Race Committee is hopeful that Officer Baribault will be on hand to serve as the Official Starter of the 2010 Run.