Undefeated Season For Massapequa Longhorns

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Undefeated Season For Massapequa Longhorns

Friday, 31 August 2012 00:00

The Massapequa Longhorns finished their season last weekend by winning the LSW Travel League A Division with a 7-5 win over the Long Island Devils. This year, the Longhorns won no less than three championships with a final record at an impressive 30-0.

The following is a breakdown of the Travel League championship game.

Pictured here is the team with coaches and their trophies. In the second inning, Dom Casamassina singles and steals second. Tyler Payne doubles to center to drive him in. Payne steals third base and after Matt Hannon gets hit by a pitch, Chris Hayes hits a sacrifice fly to right to score Payne.

In the fourth inning with two outs, Matt Hannon doubles down the third base line. Chris Hayes gets hit by a pitch, setting the stage for Brian Boylan’s two-run triple deep down the left field line.

By now, John Reece has pitched four sterling innings, but in the fifth, Chris Hayes takes over on the mound. Hayes pitches well, but the Devils tie the score on a three-run home run.

In the sixth inning, Dom Casamassina starts the inning off with a walk and then steals second and third base. The next two Longhorns strike out, but Chris Hayes comes up with a single to score Casamassina. Brian Boylan then singles Hayes to third, where Erik Paulsen drives him in with a single. John Reece then drives in Boylan with another single.

In the bottom of the sixth inning, Chris Hayes hits the first Devil, then gets a groundball back to the mound and throws the runner out a first. The next batter singles to score a run. John Reece then makes a great throw to first on a hard hit groundball to third for the second out. Chris Hayes is able to get the Devil’s cleanup to hit a slow roller to the mound where he fields and flips to Erik Paulsen for the win.

News

Massapequa High School Remembers Fallen Graduate

Thursday, 23 May 2013 00:00

Navy SEAL killed in crash was top student athlete

Jonathan Kaloust, a 23-year-old Navy SEAL who hailed from Massapequa, lost his life last Wednesday in a freak Humvee crash during a training exercise in Fort Knox, Ky.

A 2007 graduate of Massapequa High School and standout wrestler, Kaloust was recruited to Binghamton University, where he continued to wrestle while pursuing a political science degree.

Increased service will save local

commuters up to 40 minutes a day

A $40-million construction project, designed to modernize the Massapequa Station at Sunrise Highway (Route 27), just east of Broadway and Route 107, was announced by the Metropolitan Transit Authority and the Long Island Railroad. The station renovations are part of a multi-phase initiative to improve infrastructure and train service at the station that serves approximately 6,000 customers every weekday.

The first phase is scheduled to begin on May 29, and the improvements are scheduled to be completed in the summer of 2015. Over the next two years, the rehabilitation project will include the sorely needed replacement of the station platform and canopy, heated platform waiting room, escalator, elevator and staircases, pedestrian walkway over Broadway, public address system, plus the addition of signage, energy-efficient platform lighting, and a decorative granite wall adjacent to ticket office. The railroad is also starting work on the installation of a pocket track just east of the station that will significantly improve train service and frequency, as well as on-board seat availability.

Sports

USTA Honors Michelle Carnovale At Annual Dinner

Thursday, 23 May 2013 00:00

Michelle Carnovale is presented with the award by Daniel Burgess, president, U.S. Tennis Association Long Island. The U.S. Tennis Association Long Island Region has recognized Michelle Carnovale of Massapequa for her tennis playing in 2012. Michelle was honored for her ranking in the Girls’ 14s on Long Island.

With more than 9,000 members, the Region promotes the growth and development of Long Island tennis and supports USTA programs including Jr. Team Tennis, National Junior Tennis and Learning, High School Tennis, College Tennis, USTA 10 and Under Tennis, USTA League Tennis, and community tennis.

The volunteer-based Board of Directors works with USTA members to create programs and activities for all the tennis players on Long Island, from small children to seniors. For more information, visit www.longisland.usta.com or email ustaonlongisland@gmail.com.

Massapequa Observer A’s Clinch Division Title

Thursday, 23 May 2013 00:00

Massapequa Observer A’s clinching title against second place Yankees. Last Wednesday the Massapequa Observer A’s had a come-from-behind victory 5-2 over the Trial Lawyer Mets, powered by key hits from Ray Anzelone, Michael Grisanti, and Jason Kopp. Evan “Mariano” Barrow came in again with no outs and the bases loaded to pick up the save.

On Saturday, the Observer A’s beat the Kleer Fax Yankees 4-2. The A’s were down 1-0 into the 4th inning due to an RBI single by Ross Mitton of the Yankees. Anthony Patullo drove in two runs with an RBI triple to give the A’s a 2-1 lead. This was followed by Brendan Castonguay driving in two runs with a double to make the score 4-1. Patullo pitched three solid innings in the start with Castonguay pitching the final three innings for the win.