Lacrosse Squads Fall Short in Title Bids

The Road to the Nassau County Finals

Another stellar spring sports season for Massapequa high school sports has come to an end. The boys’ volleyball squad, completing an undefeated season, took the Conference I Nassau County title. Meanwhile, both the boys and girls lacrosse teams took their season in the county finals, where they fell heartbreakingly close to winning their own championships.

Local Athletes Score at Annual Unqua 5K Run

Congratulations to veteran Massapequa runners Glenn Morse and Marty Schimmele, each of whom won trophies in the second annual Rocky’s Rockin’ 5 Kilometer Run, hosted by the Unqua PTA at the Unqua Elementary School on Unqua Road on May 23.

All Hail the Champs!

Volleyball Squad Wins Conference Title

Last Thursday, the Massapequa boys volleyball team scored an impressive trifecta: They captured the Nassau County Conference I title, they finished the season undefeated and they did so in dramatic fashion, coming from behind to top Port Washington, 3-2.

Track Squad Continues Winning Tradition

The Penn Relays are the biggest relay carnival in the world. Over 10,000 athletes and 50,000 spectators converge in Philadelphia each year over the last weekend in April for what can be considered track and field’s “Super Bowl.” Each year hundreds of 4 x 400 meter relays teams plan all season with the goal of earning a medal and or a championship plaque during their trip to Philadelphia.

Volleyball Team Marches On

Season Ends in Disappointment for Massapequa Baseball

In local high school sports, it has been the Massapequa boys’ volleyball squad, which has taken the glory this spring.

Local Athletes Complete Annual Long Island Greenbelt Trail Run

Five endurance athletes from the Massapequas—-Thomas Durnin, Brendan Mims, Brian Coll, Kerry Ann Massett, and Warren Drezen—-were among the 150 endurance athletes who successfully completed the eighth annual Long Island Greenbelt Trail Runs on May 8.

Student-Athletes Set for College Athletics

Everyone in Massapequa is aware of the powerhouse athletic teams that the high school fields year-round. For many of Massapequa High School’s top athletics, their playing days will continue on the college level.

World Series Trophy in Mineola

Nassau County Legislative Presiding Officer Peter J. Schmitt and County Executive Edward Mangano welcome the Baseball World Champion Series Trophy to Mineola, where it was on display for several days in the legislative and executive building. The trophy was won by the New York Yankees, their 27th World Championship.

Spring Sports Roundup

Volleyball Squad Rolling Along; Baseball Team Above .500

As the spring sports season heads into its final stretch, the Massapequa High School boys’ baseball squad, long a Nassau County powerhouse, has been playing just a notch above .500, while the boys’ volleyball team is going through an undefeated season.

Aerobatic Pilot Flies Above the Rest

Feel the adrenalin pumping, pressing, and pulsing through your veins. The world is twisting, turning, and tumbling before your eyes as you look through the small window of a cockpit. With a jolt, the plane stops with its nose facing the clouds and the aircraft slowly begins to fall backwards. To the average person this is a thrill-seeking move, an act of outright insanity. To an aerobatics pilot like David Windmiller this is just another everyday experience.