The Varsity Baseball Club defeated Great Neck North by a score of 5-4. With the Bulldogs trailing by one run in the bottom of the fifth inning, Matt Acton's RBI triple drove in Ilker Ucaner to tie the score. Pete Marchelos then singled in Acton to put Island Trees ahead for good. The win clinched a play-off berth in the Nassau County Baseball Championship Tournament. Peter Marchelos continues to swing a hot bat going 2 for 3 and a walk. Justin Muscarella also went 2 for 4. Steve Perkowski picked up his third win on the mound. He scattered nine hits over seven innings, striking out eight while walking only two batters. With another win on Thursday, the Bulldogs won the League A4 Conference championship for the first time since 2002 and secured a double elimination status in the playoffs.

The Varsity Softball team won in the first round of the playoffs by defeating Plainedge 5-2. Beth Hughes and Gina Brewer each hit two-run singles. Lauren Poplawski pitched another outstanding game. Outstanding effort was given by every girl, both offensively and defensively. The team takes on Valley Stream South next.

The JV Softball team completed their season with a .500 record by defeating Jericho in their final game. Rachel Trager pitched an outstanding game to get credit for the win. Timely hits by Sam Dugal, Kristin Vesely, Ashley Alesi, Michelle Badolato and Steph Fabis gave the Lady Dawgs a lead they would never relinquish. The steady defense of Angela Panebianco, Christine Verbitsky, Christina Sarchie and Jamie Ruiz kept the Jericho girls at bay. The play of the day was given to Sary Nunez-Dilone who caught a line drive and converted it into a double play. Both Coaches Goldberg and Dvorak were pleased with the season. It was one of fun and learning and excitement. They would like to thank all the girls and their parents for making this a successful and fun season. Special thanks go to captains Sam Dugal, Sam Rooks and Christine Verbitsky for their leadership.

The JV Girls Lacrosse team completed their season with a final record of five wins and six losses. The Lady Bulldogs made tremendous progress in their second year of existence. Leading goal scorers included Jackie Buckley with 16, Shannon Buckley with 14 and Kristen Weinman with 11. For many of the girls it was their first experience with the sport and all of them showed great progress throughout the season. As a newcomer to the sport, Marissa Sciacca exhibited a high level of dedication and energy into learning and improving her skills and it showed. Our defense improved with every game. Heather Werling, Elizabeth Haughney and Sarah Haughney were pillars in a solid defensive team. Their patience and ability to learn from mistakes were key elements to their success. Andrea Fragoletti also excelled on defense as a result of her strict dedication to attending practice. Captain Lauren Moore and goalie Sherihann Juaidi were essential ingredients to not only the physical part of the game, but the mental aspect of remaining positive and focused as well. All of the girls deserve recognition for their commitment to themselves, their teammates and the newest sport at Island Trees.

The Boys and Girls Track and Field teams competed at the Division III championship meet at Roslyn and both teams did extremely well. The boys were once again led by Christian Blauvelt. Christian was the Division III champion in both the long jump and triple jump and finished second in the high jump. Alex Romero had his best meet of the season and became the Division III champion in the 110 high hurdles. Alex also finished sixth in the 400 intermediate hurdles. Steve Battafarano also placed in the division, finishing a close second in the 3200m. On the girls' side, eighth grader Michelle Duffy had a terrific meet. She was the division champion in the high jump and finished a close second in both the 800m and 1500m. Lindsay Hallas also had a strong meet, scoring in both the triple jump and high jump. Both teams will compete in the county championships next week.

The seventh grade Baseball team defeated Plainedge 4-3. Bryan Fainer led the offense with a triple, two RBI's and the game-winning run. Tom Szabo knocked in the game-winning run with a sacrifice fly. Dan Bartlett picked up his second win. The team is now 4-0.

The eighth grade Softball team defeated Salk 2-1. Jillian McGovern pitched a one-hitter and Tara Ludewig had the game-winning hit.

Another win in the book for the Lady Bulldogs' lacrosse team. They defeated Plainview 16-8. Ashley Moore put three goals to the back of the net and Brianna Meehan had four goals. The Lady Dawgs also had two goals by Maritza Mazzara. Their next game is at home against Bethpage.

The Boys' Lacrosse team played a good game against Plainedge. Strong games were played by John Howard, Thomas Enders, George Athan, Ryan Tolan and Sean Walsh.

The seventh and eighth grade co-ed Track team came in second place in their meet at Merrick Avenue. They had many first and second-place finishes in all events. Jackie Kupfer and Sam Cranmer continue to out jump and out run their opponents, placing first in all their events. Megan Hollett made it through the 55m. hurdles and took second place. Jade Coyle, Yovani Cruz and Nick Romero also had impressive times in the 55m. hurdles. The team is doing great and getting better every day.