Locust Valley High School Varsity Athletic Awards
Locust Valley High School's Varsity athletes had an outstanding spring season. Eight teams achieved scholar-athlete status including Varsity Boys Track; Varsity Girls Track; Varsity Boys Lacrosse; Varsity Girls Lacrosse; Varsity Boys Baseball; Varsity Girls Softball; Varsity Girls Golf; and Varsity Boys Tennis.
Additionally, the Varsity Boys Tennis team became co-conference 3A champions; Varsity Girls Softball competed in the Nassau County Class B Championships; and the Varsity Boys Baseball and Varsity Boys Lacrosse teams made the Nassau County Playoffs. Varsity Girls Track team members Hollace Francy and Saeunn Petursdottir qualified for the New York State Track Championships.
All of these athletes were honored at the Locust Valley High School Athletic Awards Ceremony, along with almost 100 graduating senior athletes who each received the Senior Career Award.
Several scholarships were awarded to many fine student athletes.
Among those were the:
U.S. Army Scholar Athlete Award presented
to Meagan Petrucci and John
Mallon,
U.S. Marine “Distinguished Athlete”
Award presented to Katie Cimmino and
Michael Marchini,
Sergeant Harrington Award presented
to Jessica Montalto and Devin Karch,
Eric Schoedel Award presented to Craig
Capodiferro,
Fred Smith Award presented to John
Mallon,
Kathy Pufahl Award presented to Nicki
Petrucci,
Athletic Council Scholarship Award
presented to Nicole Garcia and Adam
Schneider,
Banigan Heisig Award presented to
Marc Fiorillo,
Arnie Vigliotti Award presented to Erik
Ventura,
Long Island Leadership Award for
leadership in community, academics and
athletics presented to Rich Baierwalter,
Samantha Falzarano, Desiree
Abdelkader, Jackie Bruno, Joe Florio,
John Leibold, Brandon LoMonaco and
Jennifer Schieferstein.

Oyster Bay High School Baseball

2009 NY State Southeast Regional Champions - Front row - Tom Treiber -
Alex LoRusso - Jake Robinson - Daniel Roland - Matthew Capozzo - Ed
Demaria - Matt Schwartz - Preston Meyer. Back Row - Dario
Mastrogiacomo - Chris Kelly - Joseph Carbone - Kevin Silva - Alexander
Hudak - Billy Clark - Jared Frydman - Marc Douglas - Coach Jay Davis
(Not Pictured - Assistant Coaches - Scott Lineman and Ron Scudder)

On Saturday, June 13, the New York State Southeast Regional Champion baseball team from Oyster Bay faced off against the Wildcats of Maple Hill,NY in round one of the New York State final four championship. Before the game began it was announced that Joe Carbone was chosen by the coaches to be honored with the sportsmanship award. Jake Robinson took the mound for the Baymen and pitched admirably against the heavily favored Wildcats. He kept the opponents guessing with his arsenal of breaking balls and fastballs.
Maple Hill sat their pitching ace, Jaime Schulz, on the bench in anticipation of winning the first round and using him for the final round later that afternoon. By the fourth inning it looked like the Baymen would win as they were sending many balls into the outfield against Maple Hill's starting pitcher Mike
Doughtee. With the Baymen bats coming to life and Jake Robinson able to hold the Wildcats to within one run, Maple Hill brought Schultz off the bench and on to the mound. The young pitcher had a rocket of an arm and was throwing fastballs registering over 90 miles per hour.
In the face of an awesome talent, the Baymen were still able to battle back. In their last at bat in regulation play, Matt Capozzo scored the tying run off the bat of Marc Douglas sending the game into extra innings. Both teams were held scoreless in the eight inning. In the ninth inning winning pitcher Jaime Schulz singled in the winning run which gave Maple Hill a 3-2 victory. Maple Hill went on to win the New York State championship in a 19-2 romp of Frewsburg in the afternoon game.

Oyster Bay, which had over 50 fans who made the five-hour trip from Long Island to cheer on their Baymen, were proud of their team for the determination and hang tough attitude displayed by the team from the first pitch to the last out.. While leaving the field, spectators from Maple Hill were overheard saying what great sportsmanship Oyster Bay and their players displayed. Oyster Bay was well represented that day in Binghamton as the Nassau County Class 'C' and New York State Southeast Regional title holders conducted themselves like the champions they are. Coach Jay Davis said, "I am very proud of the players and coaches. Most high school athletes never get to compete in a state final four championship. It is phenomenal that many of our athletes competed in two in one year. It is great for our kids and great for our school and community.”

 

 

 

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