The Bulldogs of Island Trees shut out the Blazers of Great Neck North by the score of 23-0. Ron Modik continued his string of 100-yard games with 149 yards on 18 carries. Ronnie also added a 29-yard field goal. Keith Roman and Ever Reyes each had 10 tackles in the shutout. Ralph Garcia smacked a 72-yard punt to put GNN deep in their own territory with the score at 16-0. The resulting three and out gave Island Trees great field position for their final score. Island Trees is now 2-2 with Homecoming versus Roslyn coming up.

The Island Trees Boys' Varsity Soccer team is off to an impressive start to their 2006 season. At the halfway point of league play, the Bulldogs are undefeated. They have three wins and four ties in a tough league made up of playoff veteran teams. They are currently in first place with Floral Park, Hewlett, Seaford, Great Neck South and Lawrence chasing only a couple of points behind. The Bulldogs' success thus far can be attributed to their defensive play. The Bulldogs have only given up one goal in seven games. Kyle Riegel has had six straight shutouts with defenders Matt Cohen, Matt D'Albenzio, Chris Enders, Chris O'Brien and Paul Manganiello helping along the way. The offense has netted nine goals. John Pascale has had three goals and an assist, Stephan Barea has three goals, Tom Willoughby and Shaun Rutherford have one goal each and Matt Brownstone has one goal and four assists. The Bulldogs have their eye on the league championship and county title. With continued strong defensive play and offensive production, the Bulldogs look to be on top when the season ends.

The Boys' Varsity Soccer team looked to keep their undefeated season alive once again against Hewlett. The Bulldogs scored five goals, two from Stephan Barea and one each from John Pascale, Tom Willoughby and Shaun Rutherford. In the next game against Floral Park, Stephan Barea scored a goal with less than a minute left in the game to tie the score at one. Kyle Riegel once again played great in goal making many big saves with the help of great defense by Nick O'Brien, Matt Cohen, Chris Enders and Matt D'Albenzio. In the following game against Seaford, Island Trees remained undefeated by winning 4-0. The Bulldogs played great and dominated the whole game. Stephan Barea had two goals and John Pascale and Kieran Riegel each added a goal. Kevin Marksteiner, Shaun Rutherford, Kevin Vilbig and Matt Brownstone each added an assist.

The Boys' Junior Varsity Soccer team came back from a two goal deficit at halftime to defeat Floral Park. They dominated the first half, but Yovani Cruz's early second half goal began the comeback. Oscar Martinez then scored to tie the game at 2-2. Floral Park went ahead with a goal midway through the second half. That's when Jaime Sierra and the rest of the Bulldogs kicked into high gear. Jaime Sierra scored the goal to tie the game at 3-3 and then scored the game winning goal with five minutes left.

The Varsity Volleyball team lost a hard fought match to a tough Plainedge team. After losing the first two matches, the Lady Dogs kicked it into gear and took the next two games, but came up just short in game 5. Allison Llorente did an outstanding job setting up our outstanding hitters. Catie Hollett took over games 3 and 4 at the net by blocking five balls and killing 10. The Lady Dogs bounced back from that loss to defeat New Hyde Park in five games. Once again Allison Llorente had a terrific day setting up our attackers. Catie Hollett had 15 kills to lead the team. The Island Trees Cross Country team competed at Bethpage Park against Plainedge and West Hempstead. The girls finished in first place as a team and were led by Michelle Duffy, who ran the 5K course in 20:20 and was the individual winner in the 16 girl race. Other great finishes for the girls were Carolyn Alvarez who finished fourth, Michelle Meyer, fifth, Jackie Buckley, sixth, and Joanna Sroga, seventh. The boys were led by Mike Battafarano who ran the course in 19:14. Other strong finishers were Josh Sailor, Rob Mansky, Mike Pellegrino and Chris Bourgade.

The seventh grade boys' soccer team played an amazing game against Berner. The rain was coming down in buckets and Berner had 12 more players than Island Trees. That didn't stop the mighty Bulldogs from putting two into the back of the net in the first half. The Bulldogs fought to stay alive with the two-goal lead. Andrew Mucaria once again stopped a penalty kick. Andrew Malkiel and Mike Gronenthal's two goals were enough to fortify a great tie. They went into overtime and Mike Pascale hit the post with 30 seconds left. Defenders Conor Reilly, Anthony Leonick, Chris Burns, Ralph Falcone and Nick Alavanja were unstoppable. The secret weapon, Syed Razza, stepped onto the field and did a great job as well. Every person on the team gave their all in one of the best games the coach and all the parents have ever seen at this level.

The 8th grade boys' soccer team took a tough loss to Howitt by the score of 2-1. Tyler Walsh scored the first goal of the game. The Bulldogs played aggressively, while goalie Kyle Schamberger made great saves. Great plays were made by Brian Manning, Nic Jorge, John Duffy, Chris Cutrone and Nick Mazzola. The team then played a great game in their win over Salk by the score of 4-2. Great plays were made by Jon Salvage, Nic Jorge, Tyler Walsh, Andrew Willoughby and Casey Hastings.

A job well done goes out to the girls' 7th grade soccer team in their game against Mattlin. Although the Lady Dogs were unable to clinch the win, the girls played tough throughout five periods of play. Maggie Milonakis, Theresa Hinshaw, Nicole Pellegrino and Bridget Vilbig had standout defensive games, while Anna Miscioscia, Emily Lucas and Allison Merrill played well offensively. The team then played an amazing game against Wantagh. The Lady Dogs played their best game yet, making unbelievable passes and communicating perfectly up and down the field. Brittany Ornellas scored two goals and Emily Lucas scored the final goal. April Diliberto, Nicole Pellegrino, Bridget Vilbig, Allie Merrill, Colleen McKenna, Theresa Hinshaw and Elizabeth Cortez all had standout games. Keepers Brittany Woolever and Jean Cassar should also be commended on their performances in goal. After four periods of extended play, the game ended in a 3-3 tie.

The girls' 8th grade soccer team shut out Seaford 1-0. Theresa Ng helped assist Michelle Fabis score the only goal in the second quarter. The girls all played a great game both on offense and defense. One of the most unforgettable plays was when goalie Stacy Riley was kicked on the ground leaving the goal wide open. Suddenly Justine Abramowski jumped in front of the ball and cleared it out of scoring range.