LONG ISLAND, NY \u2014 As Memorial Day Weekend approaches, there\u2019s no rest on the long weekend for Nassau County athletes. Read on to see which athletes were at the top of their game in the Nassau County Team of the Week. <\/p>\n
Signing Day in Levittown<\/p>\n
36 athletes from Division Avenue and MacArthur High Schools signed their letters of intent to compete in college next year, marking the next chapter in their academic and athletic careers. The athletes who signed are as follows: <\/p>\n
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From Division Avenue: <\/p>\n
Mallory Gulotta \u2013 Softball, Ave Maria University<\/p>\n
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Isaiah Faton \u2013 Basketball, Brooklyn College<\/p>\n
Daniel Smith \u2013 Cross country and track and field, Bowdoin College<\/p>\n
Alexander Alicea \u2013 Baseball, City College of New York<\/p>\n
Francesco Maiorano \u2013 Baseball, City College of New York<\/p>\n
Jason Perez \u2013 Baseball, Farmingdale State College<\/p>\n
Aiden Susi \u2013 Baseball, Maritime College<\/p>\n
Shane Villaume \u2013 Baseball, City College of New York<\/p>\n
Jefferson Biener \u2013 Baseball, City College of New York<\/p>\n
Jessica Clark \u2013 Cheerleading, Hofstra University<\/p>\n
Victoria Sepulveda \u2013 Cheerleading, Hofstra University<\/p>\n
Mia Stimac \u2013 Cheerleading, Towson University<\/p>\n
Torrie England \u2013 Dance, Stony Brook University<\/p>\n
Mackenzie Restivo \u2013 Dance, Stony Brook University<\/p>\n
Melanie Sangurima \u2013 Dance, Long Island University<\/p>\n
Joseph Angelletta \u2013 Football, Hartwick College<\/p>\n
James Armellino \u2013 Football, Nassau Community College<\/p>\n
John Gluszczyszyn \u2013 Football, Maritime College<\/p>\n
Anthony Hernandez \u2013 Football, Molloy University<\/p>\n
Fatehveer Hira \u2013 Football, Wesleyan University<\/p>\n
Timothy Stanley \u2013 Lacrosse, Stony Brook University<\/p>\n
Julien Tomala \u2013 Lacrosse, Nassau Community College<\/p>\n
From MacArthur High School:<\/p>\n
Kayleigh Huggard \u2013 Lacrosse, Farmingdale State College<\/p>\n
Caileigh O\u2019Shea \u2013 Lacrosse, Molloy University<\/p>\n
Michelle O\u2019Malley \u2013 Cheerleading, Farmingdale State College<\/p>\n
Abby Buenaventura \u2013 Bowling, Long Island University<\/p>\n
Liam Donnelly \u2013 Lacrosse, Alfred University<\/p>\n
Timothy Patrey \u2013 Lacrosse, Farmingdale State College<\/p>\n
Ethan Baloyo \u2013 Cross country and track and field, Haverford College<\/p>\n
Caitlin Kilian \u2013 Cross country and track and field, Holy Family University<\/p>\n
Nicholas Nemeth \u2013 Track, SUNY Oneonta<\/p>\n
Jackson Smith \u2013 Track, New College of Florida<\/p>\n
Gianna Sidoti \u2013 Dance, Iona University<\/p>\n
Taylor Garro \u2013 Flag football, Iona University<\/p>\n
Isabella Argento \u2013 Soccer, St. Joseph\u2019s University<\/p>\n
Olivia Picarella \u2013 Volleyball, St. Joseph\u2019s University<\/p>\n
Long Beach Holds Annual Steeplefest <\/p>\n
The latest chapter in a spring tradition took place in Long Beach this week, as teams from across New York City, Long Island and Westchester descended on the barrier island for Steeplefest. <\/p>\n
A pair of hometown runners took first and second place in the 2000-meter run of the meet\u2019s titular event, as Julia Glenz and Payton Dunckley ran 7:58.3 and 8:04.2, respectively, in the girls\u2019 steeplechase. Not far behind was their teammate, Sophia Stevenson, who ran an 8:39.8 time to take fourth place. Herricks\u2019 Mia Kawano took third place with an 8:14.6. <\/p>\n
On the boys\u2019 side, Valley Stream North runners took the first four spots in the 10,000-meter steeplechase. Evan Truong won the event with a 10:39.7, Frank Polizzi came in second with a 10:43.6, Kyle Farina took third place with a 10:44.6, and Matt Gangi finished fourth with an 11:02.1 split. <\/p>\n
Girls’ Lacrosse Title Games Set<\/p>\n
After a contentious playoff process, the county championships in girls’ lacrosse are booked. <\/p>\n
Top-seeded Massapequa will take on 3-seed Syosset at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 27 in the Class A championship at Farmingdale State. The two teams played once this year, on May 7, and Massapequa walked away with a 19-9 victory. <\/p>\n
Then, at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, top-seed Garden City will take on Manhasset in the Class B championship game. A May 2 matchup between the two ended in a 16-8 win for Garden City. <\/p>\n
On Thursday, May 28, #1 seed South Side and #2 seed Wantagh will compete for the Class C championship before #1 seed Cold Spring Harbor and #3 seed Carle Place go head-to-head for the class D title. Wantagh and South Side last played April 23, with Wantagh winning 10-9 in overtime. Wantagh has proven tough to beat in extra time this year, advancing to the finals after a 13-12 overtime win against Plainedge in the semis. <\/p>\n
As for Carle Place and Cold Spring Harbor, the championship game will be their first time facing off this year.<\/p>\n