In softball action, North Shore beat MacArthur 3-2 in the first round of the Class B playoffs last Friday, with Christie Swiezbin's two-out single in the fifth inning driving in Sierra Neal for the winning run. Zalika Pierre went 3 for 3 with an RBI in the fourth and a later run that inning that tied the score. Pitcher Kim Lerch struck out 12 for the win.

Their hard-fought season ended in the second round the next Tuesday, when they lost to No. 3 ranked Valley Stream South as an opposing player walked, stole second and then scored for the sole run of the game. Junior Meredith Vogenberger's bat was a big reason why the team won their final two regular season games, sending them into the playoffs. In a 13-0 win over Roslyn, Vogenberger hit for the cycle (single, double, triple and home run). Kim Lerch struck out 10 while pitching the shutout and Hayley Hoffman was 3 for 5, according to coach Kevin Mercier. The Vikings ruled their second straight shutout win in dramatic fashion, beating Floral Park 1-0. After playing great defense for seven innings, the offense scored with one out in the bottom of the seventh, when Vogenberger doubled in Lerch to win the game.

The North Shore tennis team ended its season in third place with 8 wins and 4 losses and had the distinction of being the only team in the conference to beat Wheatley, the conference champs.

Pat Friscia led the team with a 10-2 individual record. Jarett Yanoff and Dave Schreiber had 8 wins. The team breakdown was Rob Pallisar, first singles; Pat Friscia, second singles; Guarav Chandra, third singles, and Leo Varriale, fourth singles. Leo was also the team captain and the only senior. Doubles partners were Sam Gordon and Rob Ross, first doubles; Brandon Stein and Craig Gehlberg, second doubles, and Dave Schreiber and Jarett Yanoff, third doubles.

This young team had a very successful year, according to coach Brian Kline. They just missed making the playoffs, losing to Cold Spring Harbor 3-4 in their last match.

"They rose to the occasion and exceeded expectations," Kline said after match. "This team showed a lot of heart."

Masha Wolkow won the county championship in the 200-meter this year and will attempt to qualify for the state championships in the 100 and the 200-meter. She also qualified for the County's in the 4x100 relay, with her sister, Natasha, Lisa Maas and Brooke Cohen. Also at the County's, Natasha Wolkow placed fourth in the 200m; Christina Galati, fourth in the shot put, and Katie Jones, fifth in the high jump. Qualifying in other events were Brooke Cohen in the 4x100 and high jump, Lisa Maas in the 800m (finished second in her heat and dropped two seconds off her best time), Tracey Calzone in the 800m (finished fourth in her heat and dropped three seconds off her best time). Emily Gonthier, Chiara Nakashian, Joy Brigis and Tracey Calzone qualified in the 4x400 relay (dropping four seconds off best time) and Karen Boehm and Laura Johnson in the discus.

The following athletes will attempt to qualify for the state meet at Mitchel Park on May 29: Katie Jones and Brooke Cohen for High Jump, Masha Wolkow for the 100m and 200m, Natasha Wolkow for the 200m, Lisa Maas for the 800m and Masha and Natasha Wolkow, Lisa Maas and Brooke Cohen for the 4x100 relay.

The team had a good season, collecting enough points May 14 at Manhasset High School to place themselves second among the schools in attendance. Senior Anne Rosenberg, just back from a foot injury, placed fourth in the long jump, having come in with a 15'1/4" long jump at the St. Anthony's Invitational meet on May 3. Sophomore Christina Galati, who was indoor Conference Champion, became Division Champion in the shot put at Manhasset. Junior Karen Boehm also threw her way to Division Champion, in the discus. In the high jump, sophomore Katie Jones, an indoor All County athlete, and freshman Brooke Cohen finished second and third respectively. Brooke also made a personal record with a jump of 4 feet 10 inches.

Lisa Maas, a junior exchange student from Germany, left her mark in the 800-meter run with third place. This is Lisa's last semester here and she will be greatly missed by all her teammates.

Honorable mention goes out to the athletes who came out and had their own personal bests, including Kerry Rigley who had a PR of 2:57 in the 800m run (that's five seconds off her personal best). Laura Deluca, Kristen Conway, Jenna Curtis, Nicky Deluca, Kellie Deegan, Laura Johnson, Alexandra Mueller, Diana Hazan and Annabel Gould also improved their records, with Annabel improving in the long jump by 2'1."

Team captains Nora Smith and Anne Rosenberg, both seniors, saw their young women's track team through to a successful season. Coach Dollet Kempter congratulates all these young women for their hard work.

North Shore beat Lynbrook 17-7 on May 15 and cruised into a quarterfinal match with Garden City on Friday, only to face defeat after a hard-fought game. Juniors Vanessa Levy and Rachel McCullough had five and four goals, respectively, as 7th ranked North Shore played Garden City, which held the No. 2 berth. Also scoring in the quarterfinal were Brooke Breen, Callie Breen and Christine Rigley, with Nicole Katsikas doing a solid job in goal.