Friday, May 18, 2012
All around Plainview, kids are kicking soccer balls or running the bases in the name of fun.
You don't have to look far to find a kid playing baseball, softball, soccer or some other sport this spring. The season is filled with athletic activities for kids. Plainview Patch caught some in action on Thursday. Enjoy our slideshow of pictures - and then join us and share your photos too. It's easy. Here are a few simple steps you need to follow. Then you'll be able to upload photos, announcements, events and comment on stories. Your photos will be included in our daily newsletter for thousands of your neighbors to see! You don't get the newsletter yet? What are you waiting for?
Monday, May 14, 2012
Winning coach Russi Villalta honored at "Salute to Champions" dinner.
Russi Villalta, a longtime physical education teacher at Plainview JFK and standout volleyball coach has been named "Coach of the Year by the Nassau County Sports Commission. Villalta was honored May 1 at the 17th annual “Salute to Champions” Awards Dinner at the Woodlands Country Club in Woodbury. Villata was named to the 2012 honor for "her 20 year career coaching Boys Varsity Volleyball at Plainview-Old Bethpage JFK," organizers said. Villalta's career record is 368-73. Others honored at the event included former New York Met Ed Kranepool, a Long Islander who played with the Mets from 1962 through 1979, and Wally Szczerbiak- an NBA All-Star-Hall of Fame Inductee and now a basketball analyst for CBS College Sports. Villalta is a 1991 …
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LI Junior Soccer League erects commemorative Plaza bearing names of league family members lost.
During the past month, the Long Island Junior Soccer League (LIJSL) erected a 9/11 Commemorative Plaza at the Peter Collins Soccer Park in Plainview just as 1 World Trade Center became New York State’s tallest building. The new 9/11 Commemorative Plaza features a mosaic of red brick and paver stones surrounding three flagpoles and engraved stones bearing the names of 61 LIJSL family members lost on Sept. 11, 2001. The memorial is part of a larger plaza project, overseen by LIJSL Board Member Anthony Maresco and Peter Collins Soccer Park Director Mike Clarke, to serve as a monument to the many volunteers who have made the league what it is today. In addition to those lost on 9/11, there are plaques for longtime influential friends of the …
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Peter Collins Soccer Park at the former Nassau County complex.
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Thursday, May 3, 2012
Now in its 47th year, the town program provides supervised summer recreation beginning July 2.
Registration for the Town of Oyster Bay Summer Recreation Program at Plainview-Old Bethpage Community Park on Washington Avenue is underway, the 47th year of the summer activity program for local kids. The program begins July 2 and is open to children ages 4-12, with groups broken into smaller age brackets. Town Councilman Joseph Pinto described it as "an exciting and affordable summer option.” Children are placed into one of four age groups: Depending upon the children’s ages, the program offers trips, tournaments, shows and athletic events, including the 34th Annual Tobay Games. Families who participated in last year’s program will receive a registration packet for this year’s program in the mail, town officials said. Others can call the…
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Wednesday, May 2, 2012
NFL Hall of Fame player is Keynote Speaker at school's First Father’s Communion Breakfast.
Holy Trinity Diocesan High School held their first Father’s Communion Breakfast where NHL Hall of Famer Pat LaFontaine served as the keynote speaker. LaFontaine, a Long Island resident, spoke to the crowd of fathers, grandfathers, sons and daughters on April 22 about the importance of being a father and reflected upon his childhood and how his father was his role model. He also spoke about his Roman Catholic faith and how it has helped him throughout his personal and professional life. His hockey career began with being drafted by the New York Islanders in 1984 and then moving to the Buffalo Sabres and New York Rangers. It was during his time playing in Buffalo when he spent time at the Buffalo Children’s Hospital. The visits eventually …
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Wednesday, April 25, 2012
College basketball coach Seth Greenberg fired after nine seasons at Virginia Tech.
After a 16-17 season that saw the Virginia Tech men’s basketball program shut out of the postseason for the first time since 2006, Seth Greenberg has been fired as its head coach, Athletic Director Jim Weaver announced Monday. Greenberg, a Plainview JFK graduate, played four seasons at Fairleigh Dickinson, where he graduated from in 1978. He began his rise through the college coaching ranks the same year, earning an assistant job at Columbia. He took his first head coaching job at Long Beach State in 1990. He made two trips to the NCAA Tournament in six seasons there before moving on to South Florida in 1996. He took the Virginia Tech job in 2003 and helped guide the Hokies from the high-powered Big East Conference to the high-powered ACC…
Monday, April 23, 2012
Plainview's team is led by outstanding pitching and big offensive attack.
The Plainview JFK High School Girls Softball team handily defeated Port Washington , 23-2, in a game Friday at Port Washington. The victory came behind the combined stellar pitching performances of Katie Rutcofsky and Anna Lin. The power house Hawks offensive attack was led by Traci Lichtenstein, who lead the way with 8 RBI's, including 2 home runs. Laura Silver also contributed with three RBI's including a home run. All 13 girls that played in the game registered at least one hit each. With special thanks to the Mertz family.
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Thursday, April 19, 2012
Dalers remain undefeated.
Farmingdale's girls softball team maintained its perfect record, beating Plainview Wednesday 9-4. Plainview is 4-2 while Farmingdale is 7-0. "This was the first game that really challenged us," Farmingdale coach Laura Malone said."I'm proud that they stepped it up," and cited a strong effort by pitcher Michelle Duddy. "She pitched really well. She never gave up," Malone said. The game featured a crushing hit by Farmingdale's Kat Zabielski that produced four runs but gave her credit for just one RBI because of throwing errors charged to Plainview. She ended up with five RBIs for the game. Plainview coach Neil Lasher said, "We didn't fold. We just got outhit."
Monday, April 16, 2012
Hawks prevail 14-5 in conference play; moment of silence held for Spencer Reis
On a sad day for Plainview, its baseball team found a great way to kick off a three-game series against a conference rival: Strong on the mound, strong at the plate, mostly due to the efforts of one Hawks star. That would be Steven Stafford, who took the hill and got the win as Plainview JFK toppled Port Washington 14-5 in Conference II action on Monday. The win gives the Hawks a 3-1 conference mark, while the Vikings fall to 0-4. Before the game, a moment of silence was observed in memory of Spencer Reis, the Plainview freshman who lost his battle with cancer on Sunday. Stafford gave up three straight hits in the top of the first, giving the visitors an early 2-0 lead, but he soon settled down and helped his club get those runs back, and …
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Sunday, April 15, 2012
Plainview a cappella group to perform on talent show at 8 p.m. tonight.
Season 2 of MSG Varsity’s Talent Show premieres Sunday at 8 and includes Plainview JFK's a cappella singers, the B-Sharps. The program is on Cablevision’s iO TV Channel 14. The first episode includes performances from individual vocalists, and the vocal ensembles featured during the premiere include the North Salem Madrigals and the B-Sharps. The Kabukai Dancers from Valley Stream South and the Larkin Dancers from New Jersey round out Sunday night’s talent.
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Celeste
11:09 am on Thursday, May 17, 2012
Coach Villalta was the best coach I have ever had and I think many members of her team can say the same ! Thanks for everything Coach you deserve it!!! more ›