Girls Bowling Team Shuts Down Roslyn and Great Neck S.

The girls varsity and JV bowling teams have turned in some impressive wins lately. Recent wins over Roslyn and Great Neck South have the Lady Mustangs in playoff contention. Coach Bill Smith has submitted the following highlights:

On Jan. 6 the varsity bowling team shut out Roslyn 11-0, led by Jennifer Pirrone's 202 game. The JV team of Sam Didrikson, Becca Madson, Hilary Singer, Melissa Purdy and Lauren Landy rallied to win two of three games, including a 2-pin victory in the third game to win the match.

On Jan. 13, the girls bowling teams recorded 8-3 victories over defending county champions Great Neck South. Senior and first-year bowler Lauren Scala threw her season high 173 as the Mustangs recorded a new conference record of 2005 pins over a three game series. Another first year bowler, sophomore Becca Madson, also threw her highest game, a 140, to help the JV to the victory. The win virtually assures the Mustangs a berth in the County Championships at Garden City Lanes in February. The next conference match was last week against Carle Place. The results were not available by press time. Stay tuned.

By a score of 107 to 77, the girls varsity gymnastics squad had a big win over Hewlett. Michelle Buchalo and Jill Tognelli did a great job all around. High scores for the meet included Sarah Helmich on bars with a 4.3, Kerrin Hughes on beam with a 6.8, and Diane Macedo on vault with a 7.4. Congratulations to the girls varsity basketball team for their win against Plainedge 37-28 (see story on this page). Erin Cloghessy led all scorers with 16 points. Kim Rossi played exceptional defense, pulling down 13 rebounds and blocking 5 shots. With an 8-3 win over Great Neck South, the Mustangs took over 2nd place in the league. Adam Tuthill bowled 203, 226. Eric Kruse bowled a series of 213, 202, 195. Anthony Scapicchio tossed a 196, 256. John Randazzo added a 256, 210 series.

The boys varsity basketball squad beat West Hempstead by a score of 67-42. The superb passing by guards Dan Bailey, Vishal Gandhi, Dave Terezo and Marcello Pereira allowed Stan Smith and Matt Damon to combine for 41 inside points.

In another game, the team defeated a previously unbeaten Plainedge team in overtime by a score of 59-56. Stan Smith scored 19 points with 14 rebounds, while Matt Damon added 14 points and 10 rebounds. Dan Bailey added some key free throws in the win.