Baymen Soar to New Heights

This story was submitted by Oyster Bay-East Norwich School District's Tom Gould.

On January 15, the Oyster Bay Varsity Winter Track Lady Baymen competed at the Section 8 Conference 6 Championship held at the St. Anthony’s Indoor track facility. Senior captain Ally Puccio earned All-Conference honors in winning the 55 meter hurdles in a time of 10.07 seconds; a new personal record for Ally. The 4 X 400 meter relay team of Rachel Wesley, Cassie Iacono, Emma Devereaux and Courtney Cartwright also earned All-Conference honors in winning the event in a time of 4:23.7 seconds. Sophomore Linda Cameron ran an exceptionally fine race in the 1500M run. Next up for many of the Lady Baymen will be the Section 8 County Championship, which will be held on February 7 at the St. Anthony’s Indoor track facility.

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Kyle Cartwright was honored with a $500 scholarship from the Nassau County Soccer Coaches Association.  

There is an expression in athletics called “being in the zone”  which means that the athlete is physically and mentally focused and able to perform at the height of their abilities.  This year the Nassau Zone Outstanding Physical Education Award for outstanding leadership, achievement and citizenship went to two Oyster Bay High School athletes, Thomas Kelly and Joanna Sugar.  The Zone award recipients exemplify and demonstrate an understanding of the New York State Learning Standards for Health and Physical Education by exhibiting a physically active lifestyle, both during and outside of school.  Joanna and Thomas demonstrate responsible personal and social behavior, including good sportsmanship, character, civility, and citizenship.  The award winners also demonstrate leadership, are a positive influence on their peers, exhibit and value a healthy lifestyle and lifelong learning.  Nassau Zone Awards are given to students who show exceptional achievement in physical education class and achieve a high level of fitness on an approved fitness test.

The honors for all the fall 2012 sports have been determined.  Oyster Bay High School had three coaches honored as “Coach of the Year.” Joe Knoll was named the Football Conference IV Coach of the Year.  Lou Ponterotto earned the Football Nassau County Jack Boyle Award “Assistant Coach of the Year.”  Tim Brady was selected as the Boys’ Soccer Conference “BC” Coach of the Year.

Many individual athletes were honored.  Prestigious All-County awards were given to Jordan Contreras for Boys’ Soccer, Melissa LaCorte for Girls’ Soccer and Alessandra Puccio for Field Hockey.

All County Honorable Mention went to Kevin Rubio for Boys’ Soccer, Jason Velasquez for Boys’ Soccer, Lindsay Sweet for Field Hockey and Ki-Jana Walker-Michel for Football.

All-Conference honors went to Caroline Kelly for Volleyball, Danielle Agostinello for Volleyball, Hannah Guarini for Girls’ Soccer, Kristen Maggi for Girls’ Soccer, Christopher Sadocha for Boys’ Soccer, Tyler Ozkan for Boys’ Soccer, Thomas Carchietta for Boys’ Soccer, Peter Tricarico for Boys’ Soccer, Ryan Gouse for Boys’ Soccer, Joanna Sugar for Field Hockey, Cara Gibbons for Field Hockey, Ki-Jana Walker-Michel for Football, Alexander Galizia for Football, Theodore Hamlin for Boys’ Cross Country and Jack Sherbal for Boys’ Cross Country.

All-Class distinctions went to Marissa Venuto for Girls’ Soccer and Rebecca Layne for Girls’ Soccer.  Hannah Kaiser received All-League honors for her Field Hockey abilities.

All-Division athletes included Celeste Matute for Girls’ Tennis, Alexander Tosi for Boys’ Cross Country, Courtney Kowalsky for Girls’ Tennis and Steven Sweet for Boys’ Cross Country.

All-Tournament Team awards went to Danielle Agostinello, Melissa Campos and Caroline Kelly for Volleyball.  Danielle Agostinello was named the All-Tournament Team MVP for Volleyball.

The Unsung Hero award went to Matthew Drexler for Football.

Several OBHS athletes were cited as Scholar Athletes.  Peter Tricarico for Boys’ Soccer, Marissa Venuto for Girls’ Soccer, Kristen Poppe for Volleyball and Ki-Jana Walker-Michel for Football.

Ki-Jana Walker-Michel was also distinguished as an Academic All-Conference recipient for Football.

Many team honors went to Oyster Bay as well.  The Volleyball team earned Nassau County Class “C” Champions.  The Sportsmanship Award went to the Girls’ Soccer Team. 

Scholar Team Awards are awarded to teams that maintain an academic team average of 90% or better.  The Girls’ Tennis Team topped the list with a team average GPA of 95.620%.  Field Hockey 95.544%, Girls’ Soccer 95.249%, Girls’ Cross Country 94.151%, Boys’ Cross Country 93.774%, Girls’ Volleyball 93.719% and Boys’ Soccer 90.734%.

Many athletes were recognized by the Oyster Bay Athletic Department as “Athlete of the Month” winners.  Athletes of the Month for September 2012 include Julia Bassin for Girls’ Tennis, Theodore Hamilin for Boys’ Cross Country, Hannah Kaiser for Field Hockey and Jason Velasquez for Boys’ Soccer.

Athletes of the Month for October and November 2012 include Aubri Juhasz for Girls’ Cross Country, Caroline Kelly for Volleyball, Marissa Venuto for Girls’ Soccer and Ki-Jana Walker-Michel for Football.