Green Vale Basketball Team Wins 2011 LIAAIS Tournament

The boys’ basketball team for grades 7-9 at Green Vale School took first place from among six schools in the 2011 LIAAIS Boys Basketball Tournament held at Green Vale on the afternoon of Friday, Feb. 4. The final game of the double-elimination tournament was a close one against East Woods School. On that same day, Green Vale’s girls’ basketball team took third place from among nine teams in its own LIAAIS tournament held at East Woods. Congratulations go out to players and coaches alike.

Syosset Baseball Association Teams Up With Modell’s This Weekend

Syosset Baseball Association has announced that they have teamed up with Modell’s Sporting Goods for the 2nd Annual Team Weekend Event to be held this weekend, from March 4 at 5 p.m. through March 7.

Visit either the East Meadow location at 2000 Hempstead Turnpike, or the Farmingdale location at 206 Airport Plaza. At checkout, simply mention Syosset Baseball Association and receive 10 percent off a purchase. This offer excludes gift cards, and can’t be combined with other discounts.

Heather Williams Enthralls the Audience at Feb. 15 GLIRC Open Meeting

The featured speaker at the Feb. 15 open general meeting of the Greater Long Island Running Club (GLIRC) was Heather Williams, the co-owner (with husband Greg Fives) of Northport Physical Therapy, as well as one of Long Island’s premier runners. Her topic was one of interest to all runners: “Why Runners Get Injured...and How to Prevent It.”

Syosset Cubs Cooperstown Team Prepares for Spring Baseball

As the journey to Cooperstown for the 2011 Syosset Cubs representative team draws near, the Syosset Baseball Association would like to update the community on recent happenings.

Thanks go out to those that came out to support the team and enjoy an evening of Monday Night Football at Christiano’s Italian Restaurant on Monday, Dec. 6, 2010, when the New York Jets took on the New England Patriots. This successful fundraising event, featuring the guest bartending coaches, provided a nice counterpoint to a disappointing evening of football, since the Jets play didn’t provide for a victory in this highly anticipated game. Thanks go out to owner Mike Elardo and his team for the great place, food and drinks in helping the team towards their journey in July.

Town Officials Attend Syosset Youth Football and Cheerleading League Awards Brunch

Oyster Bay Town Supervisor John Venditto, Town Councilman Joseph Muscarella, and Town Councilman Anthony Macagnone recently had a special opportunity to share in the pride and joy of the Syosset Youth Football and Cheerleading League at their 10th Annual Awards Brunch, held at the Woodlands in Woodbury. Venditto, Muscarella and Macagnone took time out to highlight the many accomplishments of this year’s participants in the league, and reminded them all of the importance of sportsmanship in organized sports.

Syosset HS Wrestlers Triumph in Nassau County Section 8 Wrestling Tournament

Jericho Student Soccer Players Sign National Letters of Intent

Two senior members of the Jericho High School Girls’ Varsity Soccer Team signed their National Letters of Intent to play Division I Soccer in the fall.

Team Captain Amanda Epstein signed to play at Marist College. She was a four-year starter on varsity and four-time MVP, who received All-County and All-State honors this season. Epstein plays for the Massapequa Storm 92 Premier Soccer Team of the Long Island Soccer League. She also played on the U.S. National Maccabi Soccer Team at the Maccabi Games in Israel in 2009.

Taylor Katz signed to play at George Washington University. She was a five-year starter on varsity. Taylor was Co-MVP and All-County this season. She plays for the Fury 92 Premier Soccer Team of the Long Island Soccer League.

POB to Host April 3 Nationwide 10 Kilometer Run for ASPIRE

Please mark Sunday, April 3 on the calendar as the date for the 34th annual Nationwide Insurance 10 Kilometer Run for ASPIRE, Long Island’s oldest continuously held 10K run.

The run will once again be utilizing the traditional challenging but fair course through the roads of Plainview and Old Bethpage, starting and finishing at the H.B. Mattlin Middle School on Washington Avenue in Plainview. New co-race director Karen Schackner has joined veteran director Bob Windorf in putting together an event that promises to be the biggest and best ASPIRE run ever.

The run will once again be conducted by the Greater Long Island Running Club. The club is pleased to have the continuing support of Anthony Wiszowaty of Nationwide, with his agency and many of the other Nationwide agents on Long Island stepping up to honor the memory of GLIRC’s and Nationwide’s own Stanley Kramberg, with the entire net proceeds of the event once again being turned over to the ASPIRE Program for the rehabilitation of young amputees, and ASPIRE’s Stanley Kramberg Memorial Scholarship Fund. Many of the youngsters in the ASPIRE Program will be participating on the morning of the run.

Local Athletes Invited to Participate in 13th Anniversary Lazer, Aptheker, Rosella And Yedid Kings Park 15-Kilometer Run

 Runners and walkers of all ages and levels of ability from Plainview-Old Bethpage, Woodbury, Syosset, Jericho and all over Long Island are invited to test their training and endurance levels by being a part of the 14th annual Lazer, Aptheker, Rosella & Yedid Kings Park 15-Kilometer Run. The run will take place on Saturday, March 19, starting at 9 a.m. at the New Discovery Elementary School on Lawrence Road in Kings Park. (Additional parking is available 3/8 mile away at Kings Park High School).

Runsmart Training Program Gets a Great Head Start

Notwithstanding frigid conditions, nearly 200 runners were on hand in Bethpage on Saturday morning, Jan. 22 to get started on the RunSmart Training Program for the Long Island Marathon Festival of Races. Lots of people signed up that morning, and everyone enjoyed either a one loop or two loop running tour of the Bethpage community – from the library up Broadway and then around and back via Stewart Avenue to Broadway, Powell Avenue, and then back to the library.