Nassau County Team Of The Week: Signing Day In Levittown, Steeplefest In Long Beach, Girls' Lax Title Games

LONG ISLAND, NY — As Memorial Day Weekend approaches, there’s 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.

Signing Day in Levittown

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:

From Division Avenue:

Mallory Gulotta – Softball, Ave Maria University

Isaiah Faton – Basketball, Brooklyn College

Daniel Smith – Cross country and track and field, Bowdoin College

Alexander Alicea – Baseball, City College of New York

Francesco Maiorano – Baseball, City College of New York

Jason Perez – Baseball, Farmingdale State College

Aiden Susi – Baseball, Maritime College

Shane Villaume – Baseball, City College of New York

Jefferson Biener – Baseball, City College of New York

Jessica Clark – Cheerleading, Hofstra University

Victoria Sepulveda – Cheerleading, Hofstra University

Mia Stimac – Cheerleading, Towson University

Torrie England – Dance, Stony Brook University

Mackenzie Restivo – Dance, Stony Brook University

Melanie Sangurima – Dance, Long Island University

Joseph Angelletta – Football, Hartwick College

James Armellino – Football, Nassau Community College

John Gluszczyszyn – Football, Maritime College

Anthony Hernandez – Football, Molloy University

Fatehveer Hira – Football, Wesleyan University

Timothy Stanley – Lacrosse, Stony Brook University

Julien Tomala – Lacrosse, Nassau Community College

From MacArthur High School:

Kayleigh Huggard – Lacrosse, Farmingdale State College

Caileigh O’Shea – Lacrosse, Molloy University

Michelle O’Malley – Cheerleading, Farmingdale State College

Abby Buenaventura – Bowling, Long Island University

Liam Donnelly – Lacrosse, Alfred University

Timothy Patrey – Lacrosse, Farmingdale State College

Ethan Baloyo – Cross country and track and field, Haverford College

Caitlin Kilian – Cross country and track and field, Holy Family University

Nicholas Nemeth – Track, SUNY Oneonta

Jackson Smith – Track, New College of Florida

Gianna Sidoti – Dance, Iona University

Taylor Garro – Flag football, Iona University

Isabella Argento – Soccer, St. Joseph’s University

Olivia Picarella – Volleyball, St. Joseph’s University

Long Beach Holds Annual Steeplefest

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.

A pair of hometown runners took first and second place in the 2000-meter run of the meet’s titular event, as Julia Glenz and Payton Dunckley ran 7:58.3 and 8:04.2, respectively, in the girls’ steeplechase. Not far behind was their teammate, Sophia Stevenson, who ran an 8:39.8 time to take fourth place. Herricks’ Mia Kawano took third place with an 8:14.6.

On the boys’ 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.

Girls' Lacrosse Title Games Set

After a contentious playoff process, the county championships in girls' lacrosse are booked.

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.

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.

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.

As for Carle Place and Cold Spring Harbor, the championship game will be their first time facing off this year.