Jericho Community Celebrates JAA Little League Opening Day

On Saturday, April 9 under a clear blue sky, the Jericho Athletic Association’s (JAA) Little League baseball and softball season kicked off with opening day festivities at Lynch Field at Merry Lane.

All of the baseball and softball players, from kindergarteners through high school students, arrived at the Milleridge Inn parking lot at 10:45 a.m., proudly wearing their baseball uniforms, for the start of the annual opening day JAA Baseball Parade. The Jericho High School varsity baseball players, along with Coach O’Shea, marched alongside the Little Leaguers.

Syosset Basketball League’s ‘Shock’ Named Fifth/Sixth Grade Champions

Prior to the season’s playoffs, the Syosset Baseball League Shock went 7(wins) and 3(losses), with their wins averaging 10 points over their opponents.  Each of the girls routinely attended weekly practices over the five-month season, improving their skills and growing as individual players and as a team as whole.  The championship game, which took place on Wednesday, March 23, was a great match-up against second place “Team Dream,” coached by Evan Friedman. At the end of regulation time, both teams had done such a tremendous job on defense that the score was tied at 14-14. In the end, the Shock scored one last basket in overtime and held off Team Dream for a final score at the buzzer of 16-14.

20th Annual David Lerner Associates Long Island Police Appreciation Run

Runners and walkers of all ages and levels are invited to join in the fun for the 20th annual David Lerner Associates Long Island Police Appreciation Run, to be held on Thursday evening, June 9 at Eisenhower Park. 

The proceeds will once again be turned over to the special Police Crisis Fund that has been established to aid Nassau and Suffolk County law enforcement officers and their families in time of emergency. In the nineteen years of its existence, the fund has distributed more than $250,000 to local police officers and their families. Most recently, substantial distributions from the fund were made to the families of Nassau County Police Department officers Michael Califano and Geoffrey Breitkopf, both of whom were so tragically killed earlier this year.

Syosset Baseball Association Holds Opening Night for 57th Season

L&L Painting Wins Over Bagel Master 12-10 in Close Game

Syosset Baseball Association opened up the 57th year of youth baseball in Syosset on April 1 with the opening night game featuring the teams from last year’s championship game, L& L Painting and Bagel Master.

The game opened up with the singing of the National Anthem by nine-year-old Village Elementary School student Nicole Rampanelli. Following Rampanelli’s stellar performance, Modell’s Community Ambassador and former New York Jets cornerback Bobby Jackson presented Syosset Baseball Association with a check for the sale of Sporting Goods sold from the Syosset Baseball community during Modell’s Community Weekend the weekend of March 5.

Jericho Middle School Hockey Team Wins Nassau County Championship

On March 23, the Jericho Middle School Hockey Team won their first Nassau County Championship, defeating Cold Spring Harbor Middle School. The championship capped off a dream season for the Jayhawks, who finished first in the division with a regular season record of 18 wins and 2 losses.  

The team led the Nassau County Division in goals scored, and was second in goals against. Captain Nolan Aibel won the league goal scoring title and led in total points.

Jericho Youth Football to Hold Spring Registration This Week

Monday, April 4, and Tuesday, April 5, between 6 and 8 p.m. at Jackson Elementary School Cafeteria, the Jericho Youth Football League will be holding their flag football program registration for the fall 2011 season.

Boys and girls from 7 through 13 years of age who will be in second through eighth grade in fall 2011 and are interested in participating in the flag football program for this coming fall need to have a parent or guardian register them on these days. On the day of registration, every player will receive a date and time for their mandatory evaluation that will take place in June. In addition, everyone will be given a calendar of important JYFL 2011 dates.

Jericho Youth Football to Hold Spring Registration This Week

Monday, April 4, and Tuesday, April 5, between 6 and 8 p.m. at Jackson Elementary School Cafeteria, the Jericho Youth Football League will be holding their flag football program registration for the fall 2011 season.

Boys and girls from 7 through 13 years of age who will be in second through eighth grade in fall 2011 and are interested in participating in the flag football program for this coming fall need to have a parent or guardian register them on these days. On the day of registration, every player will receive a date and time for their mandatory evaluation that will take place in June. In addition, everyone will be given a calendar of important JYFL 2011 dates.

Temple Or Elohim Schedules Annual Golf Outing For May 16

Another opportunity for an exhilarating day is in the works: Temple Or Elohim has picked May 16 as the date for their upcoming golf outing. Due to the tremendous success of previous golf outings, the golf course of choice is the magnificent Engineer’s Country Club in Roslyn Harbor. Just a few short minutes from the Jericho, Plainview, Brookville and Woodbury areas and an easy hop on the Long Island Expressway or Northern Boulevard, the course is within ‘putting distance’.

Race Records Shattered as Fast Times and Big Field Highlights Lazer, Aptheker, Rosella & Yedid Kings Park 15k

Local Runners Place in March 19 Competition

Twenty-nine-year-old Fabian Daza Pacheco of Flushing made it all look easy as he sped through the challenging Kings Park course in a record-breaking 48 minutes, 45 seconds, a 5:14 per mile pace that brought him to the finish line of the 14th annual Lazer Aptheker Rosella & Yedid Kings Park 15 Kilometers race on March 19 a full two minutes in front of runner-up Aaron Robertson of Albertson.  Chris Mammone of Massapequa, who had set the existing record of 49:39 in 2009, was third overall this year in 52:34.

Local Swimmers Compete in Short Course Junior Olympics

On March 27 through 29, more than 150 swimmers from the Long Island Aquatic Club (LIAC) will compete in the 2011 Short Course Junior Olympics at the Nassau County Aquatic Center. The athletes representing Long Island Aquatic Club will compete against swimmers from all over the New York Metropolitan area during the three-day meet. Athletes in this competition range in ages from 8 to 18. To qualify for the event, many of the swimmers have been practicing five or six times a week and achieved their qualifying standards in other local swim meets throughout the year. When asked about their training, Head Coach Ginny Nussbaum said, “The swimmers who have qualified for this weekend’s competition have challenged themselves in practice all year long and we look forward to watching their success this weekend.”