All Entries in the "Sports" Category
Marty Rosen: 35 Years Living Large in the Batting Cages
By Raimundo Ortiz Marty Rosen, the owner of 5 Towns Mini-Golf and Batting grew up in love with baseball, and he especially rooted for the Brooklyn Dodgers. The walls of his small office at the batting range on 570 Rockaway Turnpike are adorned with photos of Jackie Robinson, Pee-Wee Reese, Duke Snider and the rest [...]
Owls Plucked by Lawrence in Crushing 54-6 Win
By Raimundo Ortiz The Lawrence Golden Tornadoes offense didn’t miss a beat from the previous week’s demolition of Glen Cove, hanging 48 points on local rival Lynbrook Owls in the first half of their 54-6 victory. Lawrence came out throwing on their first possession, scoring very quickly and striking through the air. Jordan Fredericks caught [...]
LHS Live on MSG Varsity Tonight vs. Bethpage
By Raimundo Ortiz Set your DVR’s or tune in live because the Lawrence Golden Tornadoes will be playing their own version of Friday Night Lights at Bethpage High School live on MSG Varsity tonight (Friday) at 7:15 p.m. The Lawrence defense received a lot of attention this off-season and it was not positive. Their sieve-like [...]
Bulldogs Knock Horns off Vikings 48-14 in Season’s Second Win
By Ryan Lavis Coming off a dramatic victory in their opening game this season, the Hewlett Bulldogs continued their winning streak in their game against the North Shore Vikings Saturday afternoon, winning 48-14. While Hewlett dominated most of the game, North Shore jumped to an early lead with 4:47 seconds left in the first quarter. [...]
Lawrence Routs Lynbrook 54-6
By Raimundo Ortiz Senior running back Tyler Fredericks led the Lawrence Golden Tornadoes in rushing again, piling up 177 yards and scoring two touchdowns. Quarterback Joe Capobianco led the aerial assault completing eight of ten passes and racking up four touchdowns.
Lawrence Thrashes Glen Cove 62-7 in Home Opener
Text and Photos By Raimundo Ortiz The high-octane offense of the Lawrence Golden Tornadoes that averaged 45 points per game last season en route to a Conference III championship is back in full force to defend the crown. Unfortunately for the rest of the league, it looks like they have brought a defense with them [...]
Lawrence vs. Lynbrook: Preview of Week Two
By Raimundo Ortiz After throttling Glen Cove 62-7 last week to begin their Nassau County title defense, the Lawrence Golden Tornadoes will square off against their local rival, the Lynbrook Owls in week two. Lawrence defeated Lynbrook twice in 2011, once in their regular season matchup and then in the semifinals of the Conference III [...]
Bulldogs Beat Tough Bethpage Team Away in the Rain
By Ryan Lavis Going into last Saturday night’s game against The Bethpage Golden Eagles, Hewlett Bulldogs head coach, Jay Iaquinta, said that people shouldn’t underestimate the passing ability of his quarterback Zach Richman. And 232 yards and 3 passing touchdowns later, Richman proved his arm could keep up with his running game as the Bulldogs [...]
Hewlett Traveling to Battle Vikings in Glen Head
By Ryan Lavis Still coming off their big win against Bethpage on Saturday night, the Hewlett Bulldogs are geared up to face the less-daunting North Shore Vikings on Saturday at 1:30 p.m. away at North Shore High School in Glen Head. Unlike Hewlett’s latter opponent, who went undefeated during the 2011 regular season, North Shore [...]
Pick Wick Wins Shul League Championship
By Raimundo Ortiz Joe Eisenberger of Pick Wick out dueled Beth Sholom’s stud pitcher Yehuda Konig in a 3-2 victory last Sunday that crowned Pick Wick as champions of the Five Towns Shul Softball League. Pick Wick advanced by defeating last year’s champion Chabad 5-1 in their semifinal match-up. Beth Sholom knocked off Woodmere 7-3 [...]
Lawrence All Set for Saturday Season Opener
By Raimundo Ortiz The defending Nassau County champion Golden Tornadoes of Lawrence High School will start their season at home on Saturday afternoon against the ninth-seeded Glen Cove Big Red, a team that has given Lawrence fits in the past. “They’re a funky team,” said Lawrence head coach Joe Martillotti. “Every time we play them [...]
Challenging Schedule Ahead for LHS Football
By Raimundo Ortiz As Nassau County Conference III champions, the Lawrence Golden Tornadoes will be the ones with the bullseye on their chest, with the entire league gunning for them. But who does Lawrence get pumped up for? “We’re the defending county champs, and we are the one-seed so I know everyone is coming after [...]
