4/27/08 The Hills 3rd grade black team beat Northport 8-2 with a superb performance turned in by Matthew Tufano who had a game high 4 goals in the first 6 minutes and was asked by the ref not to shoot anymore. The boys came out of the shoot hard and fast scoring 3 goals within the first 2 minutes. Sean Lulley had a game high 4 assists, while Kyle Tiernan 1, Ryan Doran 2, and Cameron Mule'1 all contributed to the scoring. Overall the team played a very good game!

5/04/08- The 4th Grade Black Team traveled to Garden City HS today. GS came out firing and we were down 2-0. Down for the first time this season the boys regrouped and were led by the midfield play of Joe Wulforst, Andre Gomez and AJ Leva. Tying the game a the half. Joe, Andre and AJ continued aggressive play and inspired the team to a 6-4 win.

4/27/08- The 4th Grade Black Team was back in action this Sunday at Manhasset. Hills overpowered Manhasset 8-3 for their 4th win in a row. Ground balls by AJ Leva, Andre Gomez, Joe Wulforst, Nick D, Vince Ferrante and Joe Tesoriero led to fast breaks converted to goals by Brad Weltmann dishing off to Chris Ramaizel for two fast goals. AJ and Andre added some more by the half. Manhasset mounted a 3rd quarter comeback to pull within one but Drew Quinto, CJ Pasterak and Matt Makowski beat them back. Gavin Tam was hot in the goal stopping 24 of 26 shots. Chris Luna and J Woo added to the tough defense. The boys are now 4-0. Next game @ Garden City 5/4 12pm.

04/13/08- The 4th Grade Boys Black Team improved its record today to 3-0 with a convincing win over Rockville Centre 5-0 at the Hills East Stadium. The boys took control of the game from the opening faceoff. After a feeling out period goals by Chris Ramaizel and Joey Wulforst made it 2-0 into the 2nd quarter. Later Joe Tesoriero added his first goal of the season along with an Andre Gomez crease goal. Ramaizel added his second of the day with a blistering shot. Assists were passed around nicely as Joey Derosa and Travis Falussy delivered the rock. Brad Weltmann, Matt Gacek, AJ Leva, Danny Travis and Gomez all contributed with assists. Once again Hills dominated on ground balls with 48 total. Defense by Hills was critical as they held RVC to only 2 shots on goal. Gavin Tam was well rested and ready for Manhasset up next. CJ Pasterak led the way with 5 ground balls and many fast break attempts. Drew Quinto, Matt Makowski, and Chris Luna provided crisp checks and picked up 11 ground balls. Nick DiPietro played both D and ran midfield he picked up a loose ball ran down made a pass to a breaking Leva who dished off to Ramaizel for an easy goal. A 60 yard play with excellent lacrosse skills on display. @ Manhasset 4/27 1030am

4/06/08- The 4th Grade Hills Black Team was on the road again vs Northport for a 9am game. Cold,windy and muddy were the playing conditions. The boys pushed that aside and got down to business. Stomping Northport for a 5-0 win that makes it 2-0 on the season. The Defense of Drew Quinto,CJ Pasterak,Matt Makowski,Jwoo,and Chris Luna helped Gavin have an easy game as Northport was held to 2 shots. The D picked up 20 ground balls and checked opposing players into the ground. On the offensive side Chris Ramaizel with the hot hand again scoring 3 goals with assists coming from Brad Weltmann (1 goal) and Mike Maestre (1 goal).Joey Derosa getting in the action by taking 2 huge checks but getting right back up and giving one out. The middies picked up a total of 27 ground balls led by AJ Leva with 6 he also added an assist. Great play from all sides of the ball. We host Rockville Centre for our home opener 4/13 @130pm

4/1/08 - The 4th Grade Black Team opened on the road at Northport this week and coasted to a 7-2 win. The game started out rough for Hills as Northport was all over the field and took charge. After some fine tuning Hills turned it up in the second quarter with crisp attack play from Brad Weltmann,Chris Ramaizel and in his first game Matt Gacek. Ground ball total went in Hills favor as Andre Gomez, AJ Leva, Danny Boy Travis and Joey Wulforst kept the ball off the ground.Gavin Tam shutout Northport in the second half and was like a brickwall. Well done Gavin as always!

CJ Pasterak, Matt Makowski, Chris Luna, Nick Dipietro,and Leva gave blood and took names at the office on Sunday. Physical play and ball control was the name of the game for Drew Quinto and Ramaizel as they went nuts on both sides of the ball. Scoring totals Ramaizel 3, Weltmann 1, Gomez 1, Wulforst 1, Leva 1. The boys will take their undefeated record back to Northport to take on their other team 4/6 @9am.

Jon B (1 ground ball), Jacob and Richie ran hard pushing Wantagh to make the much needed mistakes so we could transition to offense. Richie got a nice shot on the cage. Louis, Andrew C, and Sean pushed it to the limit fighting Wantagh's attack.

4/6/08- Wow I don't know if we can keep this up, another Hills win, 7-4 against a very tough Garden City!! Garden City Jumped out 1-0 then 1-1 then 2-1 then 3-1. We had our backs against the wall, we were down 3-1. Our Team awoke!

Riley the Rocket had so many ground balls there was not enough room on the page! well over 10 with 1 goal and 3 assists. He controlled the face offs which dominated our ability for Hills to score. Anthony "Legs" Luc had 4 ground balls and 1 assist. Legs spun thru traffic looking for the pass to feed and set up the plays. Legs fought hard on the "D" with quick turnovers with the "Rocket". Devon "The Burn" had 5 ground balls and helped set up the offense, he fought well on the switch to slow the transition.

Be proud of these boys as they are learning to play as a team. Teamwork will help win games. No one person is a team. They need each other, they need to practice . Get the new players on the pitchback this will help tenfold, the coaches can see who practices at home and who attends team practice and we can see it change week to week. So keep them playing.

3/30/08 Hills Gold Defeated Wantagh 7-4 on the opening game of the season at Home.

We start the season with Mighty Max Lillian who was commanding the cage as well as the crease like a warrior . Max Had 10 saves

Now to the seasoned defense! Andrew "Deluxe" Deluca- controlled the defense shielding Max from enemy fire. Andrew controlled the ground balls and brought the fight to Wantagh. Anthony "Primi" Primiano fought for the ball controll and managed to get the clears even thru a ton of the fire of the Wantagh attack. Blair "Braxy" Braxton Switched the switch to high and fought the attack giving them nothing for free! Trevor "The Armor" Anton, Trev played "D" hit them hard ,Trev played attack, hit them hard, Trev played Mid, hit them hard.What can't he do?

Now the New players, Richie Hogan- Middie man in the making. Next to be the "new middie line". Jon Behr Another middie speed ball being created. Hunter Goldberge first New player to score this season (Hey Hunter-fire at will). Frankie Sotomayer Defense monster in the making. I heard he asked "how hard can I hit them!" Jakob Rubenstein learning to control the "D" and run with the Middie. Andrew Chakos a little attack a little "D" any where you need me! Vincent Aquino " just put me in coach and I'll do it! Sean Kanyuk Playing "D" and fighting for the ball.

Be proud of these kids The new ones are tackling learning this fast track! It's not easy being on the field and remembering all you need to know about this game while trying to play.

But as we always say, that’s only half the story. There were 10 other players on the field doing all the right things too in order to make the win possible. Alex Bass worked the ‘X’ spot like he’s been playing it for ever. He’s a natural. Ian Dean had a killer game in goal, coming out and crunching Attackmen while saving shots and transitioning clears. Paul DeCarlo left bodies on the ground in his wake as he moved to stop cutters and pick up slides. Aidan Hynes worked his stick checks like a kung-fu master with staff. Derek Merckling had a stellar stint at Midfield. He can not only shoot, he can run too! Josh Moosazadeh put shots on net and pushed the Huntington Village defense until they softened up. Robby Mora put on his groundball clinic but also had several great clearing catches after getting open down the middle and looking for the hit from Ian. Ryan Rosenberg played long stick Middie in a man-down faceoff situation and ran it like he’s been doing it for years! Ziemek Ryder schooled his Attackmen. Fear the Zim. Be very afraid. And Jeremiah Sullivan out-cut, out-danced, out-ran and out-classed his defenders.

Ian Dean and Ryan Coffey had their hands full with very good shooters and well executed plays. But they kept their heads in the game and once again earned their reputation for killer Goalies with no fear.

Offensively Thomas Manetta controlled face-offs and when we really needed it in the 4th quarter, the Machine stepped up big. Robby "Visa" Mora went about his business of scooping up everything in his path. I can not stress enough how important ground balls are for any team and in determining the outcome of a game. The stat is tracked at all levels including college and pro because it is just that important. Great job Robby. Luke Longo was on a mission this game. Showing his tremendous potential, he had several big clears for us at Middie and contributed to good ball movement around the cage. Ryan Lewis also stepped up at crunch time while banging with Huntington Village's defense and moving the ball around the crease. The leadership from Justin Cerniello is palpable on the field. Though he didn't have any points on the board, his efforts on the field up and down contributed in large part to keeping us on course to finish as well as we did. Jeremiah Sullivan showed great restraint and worked the ball at 'X' and from the wing to bring constant pressure to Huntington Village's defense. Johnny Basil again had a stellar game at midfield. He owns that middle ground. From face-offs to groundballs to shots to breaking up clears, this player does it all exceedingly well. Derek Merckling opened the scoring for us with a quick and well placed power shot from left wing Attack. Ryan Coffey (yes, our Goalies become an offensive threat when moved out to the field too) soon followed with a super goal off a feed from Curtis Weingard. Curtis then scored his first in what would become a hat-trick of left-handed goals after receiving a beautiful set-up pass from Alex Bass who continued to control the offensive flow from his "X" spot. Josh Moosazadeh patiently waited until the 4th quarter to bring out his famous guns and leveled a shot past the goaltender off an assist from Ian Dean.

30 seconds left and the score is 7 – 6, Huntngton Village. Everyone is engrossed in the game - players, coaches, parents, even the teams waiting to take the next game were pressed against the black chain link fence behind the boys. Matt Fattibene, true workhorse who never says die, comes roaring down the field full steam. Huntington Village slides to cut the threat off but Ian Dean back-doors his defenseman and Matt bullets a feed through traffic. Ian gets the ball, hears the Goalie coming, turns and places the shot just right. Big Red goes even.

18 seconds left and Josh Moosazadeh has the ball behind the cage. He's being chased but doesn't get flustered. He holds it and continues to look for an opening. He sees one and feeds into the middle. It catches someone's stick. There's a scramble in front of the net, bodies fly, sticks are tangled - horn.

An exciting end to a great game. I say it every week, not gratuitously, but because it is from the heart: I can not be more proud of these men. I asked them to get up early and hard on Huntington Village. They did. The flow headed a bit in the opposite direction and I called for them to settle down and play their game. They did. We came within seconds of pulling it out. But the bottom line is that the Men in Red hung in there, showed the spirit of the team they have become, trusted each other and turned the tide of the game around when we needed it. These guys are for real.

05/11/08 – Hills RED 3, Bethpage 4. Big Red came up short by one goal in the last quarter to be edged out by a Bethpage team that worked the ball well and had a solid defensive corps.

But there was still a lot to celebrate yesterday in addition to Mothers’ Day! In spite of a slew of penalties, the Men in Red had a good showing. Man-down efforts staved off 4 of 5 attempts. It was crunch time in the crease area as Paul DeCarlo was not about to let someone waltz in on his Goalie and take a shot. Soon the Bethpage boys were thinking twice before coming inside. Aidan "the Assassin" Hynes had a great day both clearing the ball and dominating his zone; his dogged efforts outside the zone also killed many of the opponent’s sets. Ziemek Ryder showed amazing quickness and excellent checking as well as passing to keep his area controlled in the face of a pressure offense. Ryan Rosenberg who runs like a deer continued to check, cause a loose ball, scoop and take it coast to coast. Berg’s unique style and awesome speed are perfect compliments to our defensive squad. Jordan Eichholz pulled off several clearing passes and played exceptional body positioning all day. In net, Ian Dean had a great game that included three stuffs, great clearing passes and joined in the crunch fest around the crease (this team loves to bang).

Off the opening face off, Bethpage got a lucky shot off to take the lead. Josh Moosazadeh opened up the scoring for us with an unassisted goal in the first quarter. The pitched battle ensued throughout the first half and we went into the second half in a 1-1 tie. Luke Longo, who has grown exponentially this season, would have none of it and returned the favor shortly after by driving through the opponent’s defense and hitting the back of the net to even us up. In the third quarter Bethpage put one in while we were a man down. Matt Fattibene stepped up in the fourth quarter and drilled one to put us even once more. Unfortunately, Bethpage was able to get one more goal late in the fourth that gave them the game.

I feel we were the better team yesterday and the biggest impact to the game was our penalty time again. We racked up a total of 6 penalties for 5-1/2 minutes. Indeed, one of Bethpage’s goals came on a man-down situation for us as we tried to ride out a Hills penalty. But as I told the men in the final huddle, keep your heads up. You gave 100% today and I am proud of each and every one of you. No one gave up. Every one contributed. Every one played hard. They had a very good game yesterday against a worthy opponent and it could have gone our way just as easily as not. This team rocks!

Offensively we racked up 10 goals among 7 players – with multiple assists. Johnny Basil had 2 goals and a solid showing at face-off. Justin Cerniello had an assist, a goal, and great reads for passing. Alex Bass had an assist and 2 goals in one of his personal best games. Matt Fattibene tucked a goal in and worked the field for some crucial groundballs. Curtis Weingard also had an assist, 2 goals and a slew of groundballs himself while bringing his speed to the face-off. Luke Longo, playing Attack Sunday, made a sweet feed to assist one of our goals. Thomas Manetta dominated face-offs once again and controlled the middle as topside Middie. Ryan Lewis sprinted down the side of the restraining box and made a picture-perfect switch from right to left to avoid the checks. He looked like a seasoned pro out there. Josh Moosazadeh was a workhorse with a goal and controlling several set-ups offensively. Robby Mora retains the title for most groundballs and combined a nice assist to round out an excellent game. Jeremiah Sullivan contributed a goal and was key to the ball work around the cage.

What this all boils down to: Big Red was clicking on all cylinders during this game. It came together. Everyone contributed unselfishly as is the trademark of this team. Defensively we have been stymieing our opponents with superior goaltending and a smothering defense. Offensively we have been bringing tremendous pressure from everywhere. Our Midfielders are controlling the field while our Attack are moving the ball exceptionally well. In the last two games we have scored 18 goals - an accomplishment in itself, but all the more impressive when you consider that 8 different players scored on multiple assists in the earlier game and 7 individual players scored again with several assists in our last game. That’s a nightmare for a defensive coach. More players have the capability to score than they have defenders to stop it. I am, as always, tremendously proud of these men. They have done a spectacular job.

The second half saw our boys settle down a bit and play their game. The 3rd quarter went scoreless and the excitement grew. Leadership was called upon and the men in Red came storming back big time in the fourth. Ian Dean opened the quarter with an excellent bounce shot goal off an assist from Matt Fattibene roaring down field. Floral Park answered with a quick goal themselves. Curtis Weingard fed Jeremiah Sullivan to give us a 6-4 lead. Then, Johnny Basil bull-dodged his way through to plant a picture perfect shot in past the Goalie’s left side. Derek Merckling sealed the deal with a rocket that squeezed between the pipe and the Goalie’s right leg. Big Red came up big.

Though a good indicator of how well the team was playing, our Goalie and defensive unit saw very little action. There was one shot on goal, with the ball being on our end of the field perhaps a half-dozen times. As a coach I could think of worse situations. When the ball did come over the line, Aidan Hynes, Ziemek Ryder, Paul DeCarlo and, making his debut at defense, Luke Longo were quick to get on the attackers and turn the game back up field. Ian Dean had one shot against and chased the ball to the end line to gain possession for Hills.

Jeramiah Sullivan opened the scoring by putting one in from the crease, and worked the ball around nicely for the bulk of the game. At Midfield, good hustle all day up and down. Tommy the Machine Manetta had a great faceoff and popped the ball out through his opponent for a clean scoop and go. Matt Fattibene had a beautiful feed to Josh Moosazadeh who was placed on the top left of the crease, for a goal. Justin the Tank Cerniello scored one and also fed newcomer Derek Merckling for another nice set-up to put one in. Johnny Basil, Curtis Weingard and Robbie Mora had a huge presence on the field in controlling the flow of the game and keeping the offensive pressure up on Harborfields. Robbie was a vacuum on ground balls. Ryan Lewis mixed it up well in his first test in a game-situation and Alex Bass handled the X spot with confidence and authority.

Ball work was good, dependable and key to our play in this game. Communication was also big. The players came together as a team and showed they are a force to be reckoned with this season. I am proud of each and every one of the boys. Great job!

4/06/08 - Hills 6 Harborfields 0

Hills came out on fire with Jake "The Snake" Burcham winning the opening face off and firing a rocket pass to Derek Kahn who blasted it past the Harborfields goalie less then 10 seconds into the game. The Hills offense never looked back with Kahn later scoring two more goals for his first "hat trick" of the year. Michael Aronica, Thomas Schaefer and Ian D'Silva all had their first goals of the season to round out the rest of the scoring. Overall the Hills offense had good passing and won on ground balls. The Hills defense Jordan Shapiro, Al Falussy, Joey Longo and Steven Fischer came ready to play allowing Harborfields less then ten shots on rookie goalie Justin Rothstein, who registered his first win and shut out. After the game it was rumored that some of the new players were saying "this game is much better then soccer, you can hit"! It was a solid performance by the entire team.

Fast forward to the second half…we continued moving the ball with the help of Julia Pascarella who had a very pretty assist and Alexis Gordon who helped our offense keep possession. Reanna Notarantonio was attacking the ball and dishing out assists along with Alyse McAlpine who had 2 very important groundballs to go along with her goal and assist! Isabella DeCarlo played well moving the ball to help Mackenzie Ciuffetelli score a goal. Also on the groundballs was Carlene Scaravaglione who had 2 key scoops and a very nice assist to keep us on top. Paulina DiFatta showed off her passing skills again making 2 assists and numerous groundballs to finish off the season. Also having a fine morning was Kelsey Collins sharing the rock with her 3 assists to go along with her goal.

But, before the celebration of our undefeated season…Massapequa went on a run. Not a problem…with a penalty shot that could’ve put Massapequa only 1 goal away from tying the game, Kelly Lennon in goal (4 saves) stopped the shot with her knee. That stop allowed us to move the ball up the field to Emily Appenzeller who scored the goal to put us safely ahead. None of us remember who scored our final goal of the game…did not matter to any of the girls we asked …all they said was "it was made by all of us!" THAT is the definition of TEAM! Final score was Hills over Massapequa 10 – 7.

The coaches would like to thank all the parents that made this season special…from getting our girls to early Sunday morning practices in January to helping with snacks, drinks, and oranges for the games. A special shout out to Ray Scaravaglione for keeping our team statistics this season along with an assist from his wife Rose Scaravaglione, and Paul Decarlo. And of course, every girl that took the field for us this season…THANK YOU!

6/01/08-It was Sunday June 1st and 75 degrees, but it felt like it was late July with temperatures on the field above 90 degrees. The water bottles were boiling and our girls were on FIRE AGAIN!

Sunday was an unusual day, Coach Dominick wasn’t there and Mackenzie was off winning ribbons at her horse show. So what were we to do? Well our day began a little slow as visiting Lynbrook took the lead 1st. Not missing a beat our rocket attack Paige Weiss (4 goals 2 assists) and Carlene Scaravaglione (2 goals/3 assists) decided to show a little Razzle Dazzle and confused the Lynbrook goalie and got us back into the lead. Speaking of goalies, Emily Apenzeller played the first half with three nice saves and excellent defensive skills while playing midfield in the second half. Kelly Lennon decided it was her turn to take over at the goal in the second half and decided to stop the Lynbrook team multiple times with some great saves and awesome clears. Way to keep you head up Kelly.

Defense and Speed was going to be needed to sustain our lead. Colleen Schieck, Toni Lombardi and Illeana Castellanos dodged and weaved there way through the piles and got the ground balls. Alyse MclApine (who had a goal called back) and Rachael Pabisch of the new dynamic duo defense players kept the Lynbrook squad scrambling in circles as they contained them and kept them away from our cage. Speaking of defense, did you hear that Hallie Eichholz and Ilanna Sherman didn’t let there attackman touch the ball in the 2nd half for over 10 minutes.

We have a motto "Ground balls wins games" well Isabella Decarlo decided to listen to that and scrambled late in the 2nd half for loose ball and had a great fast break which almost led to a goal. Next time Isabella.

After being up 4 goals most of the 2nd half, the Lynbrook squad made a late push and scored 2 unanswered goals leaving the Hills Pride only a 1 goal lead with under 5 minutes left. What were we to do? Timeout was called, mouth pieces were cleaned, the goggles were tightened, they growled and looked mean and then it was showtime. Reanna Notarantonio (3 assists) who with her tenacious defense and aggressive attack on the ground balls got the ball and brought it down field to set up our final attack.

With only 2 minutes left to play Paulina DiFatta (3 goals/ 1 assist ) and Kelsey Collins (1 goal and 1 assist) sealed the game each with a goal to secure our 10-7 victory. What a great job by all.

5/17/08-The Lady Pride remain unbeaten with a 9 – 5 victory over Bayville. Today’s surprise was brought to you by Toni Lombardo stepping up to play goalie in the 2nd half of today’s game with 3 saves and 2 nice clears. The opponents got to see our secret weapon…the smallest player on the field dodging everyone in her way to score a goal…way to go Samantha Longo! The coaches lost count of how many passes were picked off and the forced turnovers that were caused by Alyse McAlpine, but WOW…someone get that girl a cape. Ilana Sherman picked up more ground balls today than we’ve seen from her all season long. Nice game Ilana! Illeanna Castellanos had one of her best games as well with some nice ground balls and offensive play. We have seen Rachel Pabisch improve by leaps and bounds from the early days of practicing indoors. Today we saw Rachel play one of her best games of the year. Did you see Alex Matos pick apart the other team picking up loose balls and advancing the ball up field…way to go Alex! Even though we only had 2 subs on our sideline…the officials had to stop and count how many Hills players were on the field because they couldn’t believe their eyes. We were everywhere that ball was! So what we were shy 6 players today…it didn’t matter…we had Julia Pascarella and Alexis Gordon on the field leaving the opposition flat on their heels. Yeah…Julia and Alexis got game…bring it on! Reanna Notorantonio had the best game we have seen from her in two years. Reanna intercepted passes, picked up ground balls, and still found time to score 4 goals before she was done. Another fine day was had by Carlene Scaravaglione who continues to get better each game with her contribution of a goal and 2 assists. Mackenzie Ciuffetelli stepped out of the goal in the 2nd half to help move the ball down the field and even scored a goal to boot. Then of course we have our dynamic duo, Paige Weiss and Kelsey Collins…just like Bonnie & Clyde, Butch & Sundance, Smith & Wesson they shoot the life out of any goalie standing in our way. Paige had a goal and 3 very nice assists and Kelsey had a goal and 2 key assists. That’ll teach any team not to play “bush league” doing deputy clears instead of having the goalie clear the ball…come on…we’re supposed to be learning how to play lacrosse. WAY TO GO LADY PRIDE!

5/04/08- The 3rd/4th grade Lady Pride Team had a field day today with a 10 – 2 win over Hewlett. The key to our win today was our defense. Rachel Pabisch was outstanding with 6 ground balls and caused 2 turnovers with her close defense. The combination of Illeana Castellanos, Alex Matos, Kelly Lennon, Toni Lombardo, and Ilana Sherman allowed our opponents only 6 shots on goal. Way to Go DEFENSE! Emily Appenzeller made 2 very nice saves in goal in the 1st half. Kelsey Collins played in goal the 2nd half and was just as hot with 2 saves and 1 very nice clear; but that’s not all…Kelsey had 4 goals in the 1st half as well. The warrior on our team is none other than Alyse (Tough as Nails)McAlpine who is the glue that keeps our offense together with her many ground balls and assists…and that was after her injury. Paulina DiFatta, what more can you say…she was everywhere today, not only did Paulina have 2 assists but she also intercepted passes and allowed us to keep the ball on our offensive side of the field. Our attack was superb with Paige Weiss scoring 2 goals and handing out an assist. Mackenzie Ciuffetelli had her breakout game with her 1st goal of the season and 2 assists as well. Colleen Schieck was back in rare form with 1 goal. Carlene Scaravaglione showed off her passing skills handing out 2 assists and fine play on both sides of the field. Midfielders were awesome led by Reanna Notarantonio who had 1 goal and 1 assist to go with her numerous groundballs. Then there was Julia Pascarella who displayed some very fine passing skills and a goal to show for her terrific effort. Isabella DeCarlo and Hallie Eichholz also had a fine afternoon helping our team to remain undefeated. GO LADY PRIDE!

4/27/08- The 3rd/4th grade Lady Pride were back in action on Sunday after an extended absence. The convincing 10 – 5 win against Bellmore/Merrick was the best team effort so far this year with 10 goals coming from 7 different ladies and 8 assists from 6 different players. Paige Weiss scored 2 goals and dished out an assist, and that was only in the 1st half. She was a tremendous help on defense in the 2nd half. Emily Appenzeller was incredible in goal in the 1st half with 4 saves, and dominated the 2nd half with 2 goals and an assist. Illeana Castellanos played solid defense in the 1st half before tending goal in the 2nd half with 3 beautiful saves and 3 nice clears. Paulina DiFatta had a fine afternoon with 2 terrific goals to show for her incredible effort. Carlene Scaravaglione came through with an awesome goal against a strong goalie. Kelsey Collins showed her versatility with a goal and assist with some fine passing. Then we had Isabella De Carlo score her 1st career goal going one on one against the opposition. Also scoring her 1st goal was Hallie Eichholz coming through in the clutch. The scoring was made possible from the numerous ground balls and 2 assists from Alyse McAlpine who is the key to our offense keeping possession of the ball. Reanna Notorantonio played a solid game recording 2 assists to go along with all those ground balls as well. Samantha Longo may be our youngest and smallest player on the field, but someone forgot to tell her. Samantha had an assist and a few hard fought ground balls and plays with more heart than size…way to go Samantha. Alex ( don’t call me Alexandra!) Matos played well on both offense and defense again today. Toni Lombardo, Ilana Sherman and Mackenzie Ciuffetelli played hard for the Lady Pride this afternoon on both sides of the field as well. A special thank you goes out to Jessica Coffey and Alexis Gordon who played outstanding in contributing to our win today.

4/06/08-The 3rd/4th Grade Team added another win to their resume with a 9 – 6 hard fought win against Plainedge on Sunday. It was a breakout game for Emily Appenzeller who had 2 goals and 3 assists. We had Alyse McAlpine come through with a clutch goal for the Lady Pride team. Paulina DiFatta was awesome with her playing and a goal to show for it. Scoring 2 gorgeous goals on attack was Kelsey Collins. Then of course, there was the scoring coming from Paige Weiss with 3 goals and 1 assist. The biggest contribution to our scoring was led by Carlene Scaravaglione with 3 assists. The true warriors of our team are the ones that start our offense by playing hard nosed defense and scrapping for those groundballs. Reanna Notorantonio took the lead for us on those loose balls being picked up and brought to the offensive side of the field. With the help of players like Julia Pascarella, Samantha Longo, Bridget Cornetta, Toni Lombardo, Kelly Lennon, Isabella DeCarlo, and Hallie Eichholz there may be no stopping us this year. Then there was our defense led by Illeana Castellanos with help from Colleen Schieck stopping the opposition from getting near our goalie, Mackenzie Ciuffetelli, who played well with 6 saves on the day. A special thanks to Coach Tim Collins and Cara Pascarella who filled in for the referees who were missing in action (I heard they were picking up our uniforms and trophies). The Lady Pride Team will be back in action next week when we face Jericho for our first away game of the season.

3/31/08-The 3rd/4th Grade Girls Team started off the season with a 5 - 0 win against Bethpage. Paige Weiss led the team on attack with 4 goals while Colleen Schieck added 1 goal to seal the win. The team looks real strong with the returning talent of Alyse McAlpine, Paulina DiFatta, Reanna Notarantonio, and Carlene Scaravaglione on midfield. Also returning is Kelsey Collins playing strong on Attack and Mackenzie Ciuffetelli moving from midfield to goalkeeper for us this year. Watch out for the new players coming on board. Emily Appenzeller showed her speed and nose for the ball while Kelly Lennon, Ilana Sherman, Illeana Castellanos gave us a glimpse of their talent. Big contributions on Sunday also came from Isabella DeCarlo, Hallie Eichholz, Toni Lombardo, Alexandra Matos, and Rachel Pabisch. We have no shortage of talent this year and expect only good things to show for all our hard work on the field.