Syosset United/Hotshots Travel Soccer Finishes Strong

The Syosset Girls U9 Travel Soccer team finished the season with a first- place win in the Platinum division at the Commack Memorial Day Tournament.  The girls won four games and went undefeated over the weekend. United/Hotshots outscored their opponents with extremely strong defense.

The Smile Station Wins SYAC Girls Softball Junior League Championship

The Smile Station won a thrilling 9-8 nail-biter over Dr. Laura’s Dental Divas in the finals of the SYAC Girls Softball Junior League Playoffs at Hap Harris Field on June 11. The Dental Divas went into the final inning down a run, but they tied the game on a soaring home run off the bat of Sarah Levine, who also pitched a great game. The Smile Station came back in the bottom of the final sixth inning, as Rachel Kitagawa stroked a hit and stretched it to second—and then scampered home as Jamie Geen put the ball in play.

Syosset Lacrosse Player Wins Welles Crowther Memorial Award

For the Love of the Game (FLG), an elite youth lacrosse club based on Long Island, recently made a special jersey in memory of Welles Crowther. Crowther was a lacrosse player at Boston College who selflessly helped many people escape from the collapse of the towers on September 11, 2001, only to be lost in that tragedy himself. The jersey will be given to an FLG player who best exemplifies Crowther’s characteristics of honor, caring and a sense of duty. Crowther was a polite, self-disciplined, well-spoken, protective friend, brother and son and serves as a role model for many young athletes.

Cappellini And Kartes-Heino Lead In Greenbelt Trail 50 Kilometer Run

Forty-five-year-old Norton, Massachusetts veteran ultra-marathoner Christopher Cappellini, who had scored first in the Long Island Greenbelt Trail 50K Run in 2011, scored a repeat victory in this year’s 10th annual run. Cappellini finished in 4:30:15 this year, a tad slower than his 2011 finish of 4:27:37. Forty-two-year-old Jodi Kartes-Heino, a Long Island local who had finished as the third woman in 2011 with a time of 5:46:06, vaulted to first place this year in 5:31:45.

A contingent of local finishers included Kenneth Colantuoni of Plainview (25th place, 6:31:48), Vincent Colantuoni of Syosset (33rd place, 7:13:06), and Howard Cragg of Bethpage (46th place, 9:30:52). In the accompanying 25K run, local finishers included Miriam Fein of Plainview (2:57:13) and Michael Korol of Syosset (3:18:04).

Register Now For Fall JAA Baseball and Soccer Programs

Due to the community’s desire for an 8-year-old baseball program, the following age group is invited to Jericho Athletic Association (JAA) evaluations scheduled for Friday, June 8 and Tuesday, June 12.

If your child was born between May 1, 2003 through Apr. 30, 2004, he is eligible for this evaluation. Players, based upon their evaluation, may be added to the 9-year-old travel team if roster positions are available. Additionally, for those 8-year-old baseball players who are not offered positions on the 9-year-old travel team, there will be an 8-year-old developmental baseball team that will play in NJBL in the fall and spring.

SYAC Girls Softball Holds All-Star Game

Top players selected from the junior and senior divisions of SYAC Girls Softball faced off on Saturday, May 26, in an exciting all-star game, played at Syosset-Woodbury Park. The game, which ended in an 11-11 tie, was held in conjunction with the Syosset Baseball Annual Brian Murphy Memorial All Star Tournament.

Jericho Students Recognized As Scholar Athletes

The New York State Public High Schools Athletic Association named the Jericho High School Varsity Football Team New York State Scholar Athlete Team Champions.

Syosset High School Baseball Players Give Back

This spring, the Syosset High School Baseball Team had the opportunity to help with the Long Island Special Olympics Spring Games, held at Huntington High School. As the athletes entered the field for opening ceremonies the players were there to welcome them and cheer them on. Throughout the day, the players were assigned to escort the athletes to their track events. The players supported the athletes during each race by applauding and then congratulating them at the finish line. Finally, they escorted the athletes to receive their awards. Pictured, the Syosset High School baseball players and coaches had a rewarding day.

SBA To Hold Brian Murphy 2012 Memorial Day All-Star Games And Picnic

Syosset Baseball Association’s (SBA) traditional Memorial Weekend All-Star games will be held on Saturday, May 26 at Syosset-Woodbury Community Park. The day will start off with an 8:30 a.m. 8-year-old division All-Star game, followed by the A division (9-year-old) game at 10:45 a.m.

A 1 p.m. game will feature the AA Division (10-year-old) players followed by a 3:15 p.m. Major League Division game. In the major league game, the first pitch will be thrown by Deacon Murphy whose son, Brian, an SBA player, died from an illness several years ago; the games are named in his honor.

Big Finish For RunNassau Series At Eisenhower Park

Bradley Raxenberg of Woodbury makes it three for four

Twenty-three-year-old Bradley Raxenberg of Woodbury scored his third overall win over the four-race RunNassau Series, smoking the field at the Eisenhower Park 4-miler with a 22:03 finish, 51 seconds in front of his nearest challenger, 43-year-old John Kane of Levittown, who was the first masters finisher at Eisenhower Park.

New Jersey’s Patricia Brims solidified her hold on the overall women’s series championship with a 25:52 win at Eisenhower, notwithstanding a strong effort by runner-up Cristin Delaney-Guille, and Lesli Hiller of the Nassau Police Running Club who took top honors among the Masters Women with a time of 28:14.