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.

St. Kilian Saints Honor 2009 Award Winners

Prior to the first pitch of the 2010 spring baseball season, the coaching staff of the St. Kilian Saints took the time to honor the team’s 2009 award winners.

Register for Summer Recreation Program

The Nassau County Summer Recreation Program will take place July 6 to August 12, Monday through Friday, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Children ages 5 to 12 are welcome to attend at a cost of $450 for one child and $400 for each addition child. 

Farmingdale Hawks Registration

The Farmingdale Hawks Midget Football Association will be holding registration for boys and girls ages 5 through 13 who wish to participate in either football or cheerleading. Registration will be held at Allen Park on Friday, April 16, 6 to 9 p.m. and on Saturday, April 17, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

There is no charge for 5 and 6-year-olds and all first time Hawks ages 7 and up will receive a 50 percent discount for the 2010 season.  

Jeanne Crotty Walk a Success

The Crotty family of Massapequa sponsored the first annual Jeanne Crotty 5K Run Walk to raise funds for Crotty’s Cancer Cause, an organization formed in memory of Jeanne Crotty who died of melanoma – skin cancer – at age 51. All donations raised will go towards the New York University Cancer Institute and Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, both where Jeanne was treated. The walk/run was held at Wantagh County Park, and presiding officer of the Nassau Legislature Peter J. Schmitt was on hand to help. For further information visit their website, crottyscancercause.org.

County Honors Little League Champs

Massapequa International Little League Williamsport Tournament Team was the 2009 Long Island Champions. To honor the Massapequa Team, Nassau County Legislator Peter J. Schmitt arranged for a sign to be posted to commemorate the accomplishment.

Lions Club Bowling Event Sunday, April 11

The Massapequa Park Lions Club is sponsoring its first “Family Blind Bowling” event on Sunday, April 11, from 4 to 6 p.m. at Massapequa Bowl at 4235 Merrick Road in Massapequa. Participants can choose to bowl with or without blindfolds. The cost is $15 for children under 12 and $20 for adults. The cost covers two hours of unlimited bowling, bowling shoes, one slice of pizza and one soda. All proceeds go to sight related charities. No reservations necessary.

Local Runners Score in ASPIRE Run

Congratulations to John Daly of Massapequa, Bob Spina of Massapequa, Bridget Conaghan of Massapequa, Greg Karl of Massapequa Park, and Ruth Maller of Massapequa Park, each of whom scored with trophies in the 33rd annual running of the Nationwide 10-Kilometer Run for ASPIRE, held on the roads of Plainview and Old Bethpage on March 27.

Golden Lions Look Forward to Charity Tournament

The Sons of Italy-Columbus Lodge’s softball team, the Golden Lions, is preparing for its opening day softball event on April 10 at the 17th annual charity tournament benefiting St. Mary’s Children’s Hospital, while having fun playing softball.