The Boys' JV Basketball team finished the season with an astounding record of 12-0 in the league and 16-1 overall. The boys combined a solid defense that consistently held teams under 50 points with an unstoppable offense that averaged 65 points per game. The group had a team chemistry rarely found at the JV level.

In the first game of the year, the Bulldogs were down 16 points at half time vs. Plainedge. They came out in the second half and made an incredible run to get the win. There was no turning back from that point on. Their only loss came to MacArthur in the Levittown Tournament. With the game tied at 53, a foul was called with one second left that sent MacArthur to the line. After missing the first shot, they made the second one to get the win. The Bulldogs, however, went on to win the rest of their games. The last major hurdle was defeating Jericho for the second time in a game that came down to the final seconds.

The team had a nice mix of sophomores and freshmen who all made contributions throughout the season. They were a group of selfless players all striving toward the same goal, which is the major reason they were so successful.

The team consisted of sophomores Frank Baglivo, Ron Modik, Justin Heisig, Shawn Fenton, Eric O'Reilly, Bryan Valinoti, John Bruno and Jesse Matarese. The freshmen included Ryan Tolan, John Howard, John Thearle, Dan Schulz, Tom Hart, Andy Kahl and Dylan Caragher.

As long as this group continues to work and is committed to getting better, they will have a bright future.

The Island Trees Bulldogs wrestled a tough match against the Warriors of Wantagh and came out with a satisfying 42-21 victory. The battles were started off by Michael Alavanja finishing his match with a tie in the final seconds. The Bulldogs were led by victories from Charlie Whaler, Nick DeVecchis, George Athan, Patrick Lehosky and David Grecsek who went 1-1 for the day. Joe Cigna won his match, which puts him undefeated for the season along with captains Cody Abramson with a victory and Robert Panebianco had 2 victories for the day. The following Bulldogs also wrestled tough: Chris Altamura, Nick Buhagiar, Michael Caldarera, Nick Picarello, Frank LaLima and Brandon Garcia.

The Bulldogs came out strong against Plainview winning the match with an overall 16 wins to 9 losses and 1 tie. Great job by all the wrestlers and congratulations to the following wrestlers: Nick Picarello, Charlie Whaler, Mike Alavanja, Nick DeVecchis, Tyler Walsh, Harry Sopp, Dave Grecsek, Christian Bono, George Athan, Rob Panebianco, Joseph Cigna, Cody Abramson, Mike Caldarera, Joe DeSimone, Rob Castillo, Frank LaLima and Steve Schwab. Captains Rob Panebianco and Cody Abramson and 8th grader Joe Cigna all keep up their undefeated status.

The Bulldogs continued their winning streak by defeating Salk by the score of 39-15. The match started out with a first period pin by Charlie Whaler, followed by a close match by Mike Alavanja. Nick DeVecchis, David Grecsek and George Athan continued their hot streak by all winning their matches decisively. Rob Castillo and Mike Caldarera both recorded first period pins to keep their winning streak alive. Joe Cigna, Rob Panebianco and Cody Abramson also won for the Bulldogs keeping up their undefeated season.

The "B" mat wrestlers were led by Andrew Willoughby, Harry Sopp, Zach Esposito, Nick Buhagiar, Brandon Garcia, Tyler Walsh and Jack Larkin.

The Girls' 7th grade Basketball team played a hard fought game against Wantagh. Standouts in the game included Kaitlyn Interlandi, Elizabeth Flagler and Justine Abramowski.

The Girls' 8th grade Basketball team lost a tough game against Berner. The team made a tremendous second half comeback, but ran out of time. Brianna Santacroce led the team in scoring followed by Michelle Giordano and Jessica Beissel.