It has been a rough start for the Varsity Bulldogs this season. Island Trees is 0-3 with three heartbreaking losses to start the season. Each loss was by one touchdown and they occurred in the final minutes of the game. A 21-14 loss to Lynbrook started the string of hard luck. Tied at 14 midway through the fourth quarter, the Owls scored on a long run to go ahead. In the final minute, the Bulldogs were intercepted in the end zone to end the game. Week 2 was a 7-0 loss to Floral Park. With an ineffective offense and a defense that let up 300 yards, the Dawgs ended the game with a deflection of a pass just beyond our receivers reach in the end zone. Our third game vs. Wantagh was our Homecoming. Once again, it came down to the final minute of play, Wantagh 34 - Island Trees 26. This game was a battle of back and forth scoring. Island Trees had a chance to score in the final seconds, but again an interception in the end zone ended the drive.

The boys varsity golf team defeated Plainedge by the score of 7-2. Billy Donovan, Brian Beiersdorfer, Pat Reilly and A.J. Mattia all won their individual matches.

The team once again won in a close match over Wantagh by the score of 5-4. The Bulldogs put together a great round, led by a four over par 40 by Brian Beiersdorfer at Bethpage State Park.

The Island Trees Girls' Cross Country team improved its record to 4-2 with three victories in its third league meet at Bethpage State Park. Island Trees won the meet with 40 points followed by Plainedge with 64 and Sewanhaka with 70. Like golf, low score wins in Cross Country. 25 runners competed in the race. Team Captain Michelle Duffy was first for Island Trees and first overall with a time of 21:04 for the 5k (3.1 mile) course. Francis Zuniga was sixth in a time of 23:11; Jade Coyle was 8th in 24:55; Joanna Sroga finished in 10th place with a time of 25:10 and Samantha Cranmer was 15th completing the course in 28:18.

The Island Trees Boys' Cross Country team competed at Bethpage State Park and finished second in the four-team meet, defeating Sewanhaka and Floral Park. They finished a close second to a very tough Plainedge team. The Bulldogs were led by Josh Sailor, Chris Martinez and Bill Dmuchowski. Chris Bourgade and Tom Reilly ran very solid races to help the Bulldogs lock up the 2nd place position.

Senior Kristin Vesely had a career high 46 assists as Island Trees defeated Valley Stream North 25-22, 22-25, 21-25, 25-21 and 25-22. Junior Jillian Foster had a career high 41 digs and added four kills. Megan Scher had 16 kill, Lisa Barenzano had 13 and Alyssa Ambrosio had some kills and 10 digs.

The JV Girls' Volleyball team defeated Carle Place by the score of 3-1. It was a hard fought win led by Michelle Giordano, Jackie Kupfer, Stephanie Brown, Justine Abramowski, Dana Colleluori and Michelle Garcia. The Lady Dawgs are now 7-1 on the season.

The Lady Dawgs JV Soccer team played a great game against New Hyde Park. The girls took numerous shots on goal and played a great defense. Megan Burns and Samantha Brand both had three shots on goal, while Lisa Indelicato and Erin Carey were playing their hardest trying to get the ball up the line. The Lady Dawgs maintained a 0-0 score throughout the game and overtime and ended with a tie. The Island Trees Football team opened their season in impressive fashion with a 27-6 victory over Great Neck South. From the opening possession, the Bulldogs were in command. After Michael Jeannetti's outstanding 50 yard touchdown was called back on a penalty, the Bulldogs offense refocused and QB Kyle Nigro threw three touchdown passes. Two of those touchdowns came on impressive downfield throws to WR Anthony Barletta, who made acrobatic catches and dragged defenders into the end zone each time. In the fourth quarter, TE Matt Bowen was able to sneak behind the Rebel's defensive backfield to catch a Nigro pass and run 25 yards untouched for the A team's final score. Chris Pascalli withstood an intense pounding on the goal line as he followed up each of these three touchdowns with successful extra point runs. On the other side of the ball, a stingy A team defense led by Tyler Byrne, John Howard, John Huller, James Lesko and Jackson Young shut down the Rebel's offense for the entire game. When it was the B team's turn to take the field, they were not about to let Great Neck South back into the game. Led by the running attack of Nick Mattia (one touchdown), Joe Blotta, Vincent Vetrone and Matt Anzalone, the Bulldogs continued to put points on the board. Defensively, the rookie-heavy squad did an outstanding job, allowing only six points and recovering three fumbles, thanks to big play tackles made by Kevin Strauss, Louis Butzgy, Keith Siebner, Brandon Cassar and A.J. Milack.

The girls 8th grade soccer team defeated Mattlin 4-0. Allie Merrill scored the first goal with an assist by Emily Lucas. Bridget Vilbig scored two goals with assists from Maggie Milonakis and Allie Merrill. Brittany Ciaramitaro scored her first goal of the season assisted by Allie Merrill. Jean Cassar had four great saves in goal.

The boys 8th grade soccer team played an awesome game in their 3-1 win over Wisdom Lane. Great plays were made by J.T. Famularo, Mike Gronenthal, Chris Burns, Anthony Leonick, John Hillas, Jon Goh, Nick Alavanja and Sebastian Papasavastos and Kevin Fainer in goal.

The boys 7th grade soccer team jumped out to an early lead against Wisdom Lane on a long goal by Jon Rivera. Wisdom immediately responded with two goals to close out the half. In the second half, the Bulldogs got a goal from Jose Carvajal, but it turned out to be not enough as the Bulldogs lost 4-2 to their crosstown rivals.