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8 • BEACON N E W S P APER, July 29,2010 Lindenhurst honors outstanding athletes West Islip Boy's Varsity Lacrosse Team inducted into the Suffolk Sports Hall o f Fame Lindenhurst High- School celebrated their varsity athletes at an awards banquet on June 1 at the Mdville Marriott. Coordinated by the Varsity Club and the Lindenhurst School District athletic department, the eve ning serves to recog nize the dedication of Lindenhurst athletes and the many programs they partici pate in. The banquet began with the grand procession of the most valuable play ers for each team. Outstanding athletes were chosen for the Lindenhurst Hall o f Fame. Individual awards were present ed to athletes and coaches throughout the evening. Football coach Nick Lom bardo and tennis coach Debi Bonan- duci received the prestigious Bulldog Award for their continuous support Babylon senior prepares for the next play After throwing strikes I S’- \ \ a as a Panther, Babylon High School girls varsity softball senior Amanda McKay will continue her athletic journey in the fall at East Strouds burg University in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylva nia. In late May, and just days before her team (which was seeded first) competed in playoffs, McKay signed a Nation al Letter o f Intent to play softball at the institution of higher education. McKay has played on Babylon’s var sity softball team since the eighth grade and on the Long Island Chargers travel team since ninth grade. Additionally, she has been named to the honor roll all four years of high school. Amanda aspires to major in special education while attending East Stroudsburg. Shown in the photo, Amanda McK ay is shown with, sitting, High School Softball coach Rick Punzone, Coun seling Center Director Tracy Lesnick, Principal Robert Visbal, Superinten dent of Schools Dr. Ellen Best-Laimit and Athletic Director Robert Mayo. West Islip Boys’ Varsity La crosse Team has been inducted into the Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame. The team and its coaches earned the recognition over the last few de cades. The team has been New York State and national winners. Ac cepting the honor was Head Coach Scott Craig. Also there was Assistant Coach Bill Turri, who was joined by several additional West Islip coach es, West Islip youth coordinators and West Islip families. More than 600 people attended the induction. The Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame was founded in 1990 as a not-for-profit or of Lindenhurst Athletics. “The evening celebrated the a c c o m p l i s h ments of the student-athletes and coaches throughout the school year,” an nounced Direc tor of Athletics Richard Roche. “In addition, we cel ebrated the academic achievements of our teams. Eleven of our varsity teams were recognized as New York State Scholar-Athlete Teams.” Shown in top photo are Hall o f Fame Recipients at the varsity athletic award banquet. Shown in center photo are Athletes o f the Year Rhianna Conger and Jon Mc- Gibbon with their coaches. Shown in bottom photo, Key Club winners were honored at banquet. ganization to honor outstanding peo ple/athletes who gained prominence and made substantial contributions to sports. This public museum and educa tional facility is located on South Ocean Avenue in Patchogue and contains memorabilia, educational materials, a sports library and mini theatre and also contains interactive displays that com municate the positive achievements of the county’s athletic role models. Shown above, Craig accepts the honor of being inducted into the Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame on be half of all the teams he has coached. Shown in the photo at left, Islip Town Supervisor Phil Nolan present ed a special citation to Coach Craig. Above, Coach Craig, right, and fellow inductees were joined by, center, left to right, Brookhaven Town Councilman Tim Mazzei, Pa tchogue Village Mayor Paul Pon- tieri and Brookhaven Town Super visor Mark Lesko. The Hall o f Fame is located in Brookhaven Township. West Islip native named Liberty League Rookie o f the Year The Liberty League has announced its year-end awards in men’s and wom en’s outdoor track and field and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) student David Kastner was the men’s Rookie o f . the Year, respectively A freshman out o f West Islip, Kastner carried his solid start from indoor into the outdoor portion of the season, helping RPI to its second straight outdoor title at the Liberty League Meet. He finished fifth or higher in the two events he com peted in at the conference meet and then placed sixth in his first Decathlon at the State Meet. Kastner, who also posted fifth and ninth place finishes in two other events at States, was the 2010 Liberty League Indoor Rookie of the Year and is a former standout at West Islip High School.
