tag:blogs.trb.com,2008:/sports/highschool/girls_basketball/blog/210 2008-12-03T01:57:15Z High School Girls Basketball Movable Type 3.36 tag:blogs.trb.com,2008:/sports/highschool/girls_basketball/blog//210.147270 2008-12-02T02:41:21Z 2008-12-03T01:57:15Z

BY ADAM RONIS The third annual Hoops to Remember Tournament will be played Saturday December 6th at North Babylon High School. Note: The Copiague-Syosset game and Sachem East-Minsink Valley games were switched. Here are the matchups: 10 a.m.: New Hyde...

Adam Ronis BY ADAM RONIS The third annual Hoops to Remember Tournament will be played Saturday December 6th at North Babylon High School. Note: The Copiague-Syosset game and Sachem East-Minsink Valley games were switched. Here are the matchups: 10 a.m.: New Hyde Park vs. Long Island Lutheran 11:45 a.m.: Huntington vs. Calhoun 1:30 p.m.: Uniondale vs. Whitman 3:15 p.m.: Holy Trinity vs. Massapequa 5 p.m.: Archbishop Molloy vs. North Babylon 6:30 p.m.: Sachem East vs. Minisink Valley 8:15 p.m.: Syosset vs. Copiague ]]> tag:blogs.trb.com,2008:/sports/highschool/girls_basketball/blog//210.146290 2008-11-26T07:24:01Z 2008-11-26T07:26:52Z

BY ADAM RONIS The Petro Classic will take place Saturday December 13 at Elmont. Here's the schedule. Boys games 12:00 p.m. Mineola vs. New Hyde Park 2:00 p.m. Elmont vs. Carey Girls games 4:00 Long Island Lutheran vs. Hicksville 6:00...

Adam Ronis BY ADAM RONIS The Petro Classic will take place Saturday December 13 at Elmont. Here's the schedule. Boys games 12:00 p.m. Mineola vs. New Hyde Park 2:00 p.m. Elmont vs. Carey Girls games 4:00 Long Island Lutheran vs. Hicksville 6:00 Elmont vs. New Hyde Park $5 admission for all day pass. ]]> tag:blogs.trb.com,2008:/sports/highschool/girls_basketball/blog//210.141424 2008-11-05T23:06:58Z 2008-11-05T23:12:46Z

BY ADAM RONIS The third annual Hoops to Remember Tournament will be played Saturday December 6th at North Babylon High School. Here are the matchups: 10 a.m.: New Hyde Park vs. Long Island Lutheran 11:45 a.m.: Huntington vs. Calhoun 1:15...

Adam Ronis BY ADAM RONIS The third annual Hoops to Remember Tournament will be played Saturday December 6th at North Babylon High School. Here are the matchups: 10 a.m.: New Hyde Park vs. Long Island Lutheran 11:45 a.m.: Huntington vs. Calhoun 1:15 p.m.: Uniondale vs. Whitman 3 p.m.: Holy Trinity vs. Massapequa 4:45 p.m.: Archbishop Molloy vs. North Babylon 6:30 p.m.: Syosset vs. Copiague 8:15 p.m.: Sachem East vs. Minisink Valley ]]> tag:blogs.trb.com,2008:/sports/highschool/girls_basketball/blog//210.141407 2008-11-05T22:35:29Z 2008-11-05T22:59:32Z

BY ADAM RONIS North Babylon's Eugeneia McPherson , a Newsday first-team All-LI selection last season, is the latest player from the area to committ to a Division I school by choosing St. John's. She also considered Seton Hall, Iona and...

Adam Ronis BY ADAM RONIS North Babylon's Eugeneia McPherson , a Newsday first-team All-LI selection last season, is the latest player from the area to committ to a Division I school by choosing St. John's. She also considered Seton Hall, Iona and Miami. McPherson played her best in the biggest games. She scored 32 points in the state championship game against Rush-Henrietta (Section V), 31 points against Corcoran (Section III) in the semifinals and 33 points in the Suffolk Class AA final last season. She averaged 25.7 points in the postseason and 22.4 points, 8.1 rebounds, 4.7 steals and 3.5 assists in the regular season and has 1,886 career points. St. John the Baptist center Christine Huber, a Newsday first-team All-LI selection, will play at Rutgers. The 6-4 senior led St. John the Baptist to the CHSAA state championship for the second consecutive season and its first Federation final. She averaged 17 points, 13.7 rebounds, 5.4 blocked shots, 2.8 steals and 2.7 assists as a junior. Copiague point guard Ieasia Walker , a Newsday first-team All-LI player, has committed to South Carolina. The senior averaged 19.4 points, 8.7 rebounds, 7.4 assists and 5.1 steals in leading Copiague to the Suffolk Class AA semifinals last season and has 1,528 career points. Megan Vasquez, also a member of Newsday's first team, will play at Yale. She scored 25 points in an overtime loss to Hicksville in the Nassau Class AA championship game last season. She averaged 19.6 points, 7.8 rebounds, 4.8 assists and 3.8 steals and has 1,594 career points. Holy Trinity forward Terry Green has committed to Seton Hall. St. Anthony's guard Taylor Flynn will attend Cornell. Glenn's Jackie McKenna committed early last season to William & Mary. South Side's Tara Lonergan will attend Mount St. Mary's (Md.). Anyone else? ]]> tag:blogs.trb.com,2008:/sports/highschool/girls_basketball/blog//210.138729 2008-10-27T22:23:52Z 2008-11-01T17:55:17Z

BY ADAM RONIS The Burbs team defeated the Boros team, 97-73, yesterday in the fifth annual Metro Classic. South Carolina-bound Ieasia Walker of Copiague was named MVP with 15 points. Here are the point scorers from Long Island teams: Ieasia...

Adam Ronis BY ADAM RONIS The Burbs team defeated the Boros team, 97-73, yesterday in the fifth annual Metro Classic. South Carolina-bound Ieasia Walker of Copiague was named MVP with 15 points. Here are the point scorers from Long Island teams: Ieasia Walker (Copiague) 15 Eugeneia McPherson (North Babylon) 14 Bria Hartley (North Babylon) 10 Christine Huber (St. John the Baptist) 8 Gabrielle Gibson (Copiague) 6 Tara Lonergan (South Side) 6 Terry Green (Holy Trinity) 5 Kristen Doherty (Sachem East) 5 Megan Vasquez (Calhoun) 4 ]]> tag:blogs.trb.com,2008:/sports/highschool/girls_basketball/blog//210.138429 2008-10-27T02:30:34Z 2008-10-27T02:32:28Z

BY ADAM RONIS Northport coach Rich Castellano will be one of nine people to be inducted into the New York State Basketball Hall of Fame in March at the Glens Falls Civic Center. He has 491 wins and nine sectional...

Adam Ronis BY ADAM RONIS Northport coach Rich Castellano will be one of nine people to be inducted into the New York State Basketball Hall of Fame in March at the Glens Falls Civic Center. He has 491 wins and nine sectional championships in 28 seasons. ]]> tag:blogs.trb.com,2008:/sports/highschool/girls_basketball/blog//210.137151 2008-10-22T01:59:54Z 2008-10-22T21:21:08Z

BY ADAM RONIS Here are the new Nassau conference alignments done by ability grouping. Class AA Conference I 1 Calhoun 2 Elmont 3 Farmingdale 4 Macarthur 5 Massapequa 6 Syosset 7 Uniondale Conference II 1 Baldwin 2 Freeport 3 Hicksville...

Adam Ronis BY ADAM RONIS Here are the new Nassau conference alignments done by ability grouping. Class AA Conference I 1 Calhoun 2 Elmont 3 Farmingdale 4 Macarthur 5 Massapequa 6 Syosset 7 Uniondale Conference II 1 Baldwin 2 Freeport 3 Hicksville 4 Long Beach 5 Mepham 6 Oceanside 7 Plainview JFK Conference III 1 Bellmore JFK 2 Carey 3 East Meadow 4 Great Neck South 5 Hempstead 6 Herricks 7 Port Washington 8 Valley Stream Central Class ABC Conference 1 1 Floral Park 2 Division 3 Garden City 4 Malverne 5 New Hyde Park 6 Roosevelt 7 South Side Conference II 1 Jericho 2 Locust Valley 3 Lynbrook 4 Manhasset 5 Seaford 6 Wantagh 7 Westbury Conference III 1 East Rockaway 2 Hewlett 3 Island Trees 4 North Shore 5 Plainedge 6 Roslyn 7 Sewanhaka Conference IV 1 Carle Place 2 Clarke 3 Cold Spring Harbor 4 Mineola 5 Oyster Bay 6 Valley Stream South 7 Wheatley Conference V 1 Bethpage 2 Friends Academy 3 Glen Cove 4 Great Neck North 5 Lawrence 6 West Hempstead 7 Valley Stream North ]]> tag:blogs.trb.com,2008:/sports/highschool/girls_basketball/blog//210.136778 2008-10-20T22:09:32Z 2008-10-20T22:14:40Z

BY ADAM RONIS Denis Conroy has stepped down for health reasons as coach of Commack and Bruce Haller was named the new coach. He has coached the Long Island Renegades, an AAU team, the last 6 years and coached the...

Adam Ronis BY ADAM RONIS Denis Conroy has stepped down for health reasons as coach of Commack and Bruce Haller was named the new coach. He has coached the Long Island Renegades, an AAU team, the last 6 years and coached the Empire State team this past summer with Tina Riggio and Mike Riley. Haller began coaching as an assistant Varsity and junior varsity coach on Walt Bachman's staff in Valley Stream for 10 years. Haller said Conroy will stay involved as much as his health will allow. ]]> tag:blogs.trb.com,2008:/sports/highschool/girls_basketball/blog//210.136634 2008-10-20T17:09:06Z 2008-10-20T17:14:22Z

BY ADAM RONIS The Metro Classic All-Star game is this Sunday at Island Garden. The girls game is at noon followed by the boys at 3 p.m. Tickets are $10 at the door. Here is the roster for Long Island/Hudson...

Adam Ronis BY ADAM RONIS The Metro Classic All-Star game is this Sunday at Island Garden. The girls game is at noon followed by the boys at 3 p.m. Tickets are $10 at the door. Here is the roster for Long Island/Hudson Valley, which will face New York City. Long Island / Hudson Valley Sophia Aleksandravicius School of the Holy Child Sr. 6'4 Forward Maggie Blair Briarciff Manor HS Sr. 5'7 Guard Kristen Doherty Sachem East HS Jr. 5' 10 Guard Stefanie Dolson Minisink Valley HS Jr. 6'5 Center Gabrielle Gibson Copiague HS Sr. 5'6 Guard Terry Green Holy Trinity HS Sr. 6'0 Forward Seton Hall Bria Hartley North Babylon HS Jr. 5'7 Guard Christine Huber St. John the Baptist Sr. 6'4 Center Rutgers Tara Lonergan South Side HS Sr. 6'0 Forward Eugeneia McPherson North Babylon HS Sr. 5'8 Guard Shelby Sferra Ursuline Academy Sr. 6'1 Forward Megan Vasquez Sanford H. Calhoun Sr. 5'9 Guard Ieasia Walker Copiague HS Sr. 5'7 Guard South Carolina Head Coach John Reilly Hudson Valley ESG, Scarsdale HS Asst. Coach John Lipani Holy Trinity HS Asst. Coach Marc Riley Amityville HS ]]> tag:blogs.trb.com,2008:/sports/highschool/girls_basketball/blog//210.111716 2008-07-02T19:43:28Z 2008-07-02T22:43:45Z

BY ADAM RONIS St. John the Baptist junior center Christine Huber has committed to Rutgers. The 6-4 Huber led St. John the Baptist to the CHSAA state championship for the second straight season and its first Class AA Federation final....

Adam Ronis BY ADAM RONIS St. John the Baptist junior center Christine Huber has committed to Rutgers. The 6-4 Huber led St. John the Baptist to the CHSAA state championship for the second straight season and its first Class AA Federation final. She averaged 17 points, 13.7 rebounds, 5.4 blocked shots, 2.8 steals and 2.7 assists. She had 19 points, 10 rebounds and 10 blocked shots in the CHSAA state final against Molloy (Queens). Huber can handle the ball well for her size and can shoot from the perimeter. More in tomorrow's paper.]]> tag:blogs.trb.com,2008:/sports/highschool/girls_basketball/blog//210.109480 2008-06-20T20:15:19Z 2008-06-20T21:26:42Z

BY ADAM RONIS After three days of trials at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo., Sammy Prahalis was one of 12 players selected to the 2008 USA 18-and-under Olympic team. She was one of 35 players invited...

Adam Ronis BY ADAM RONIS After three days of trials at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo., Sammy Prahalis was one of 12 players selected to the 2008 USA 18-and-under Olympic team. She was one of 35 players invited to try out. The 5-7 Prahalis, Newsday's Player of the Year, will train in Colorado Springs from July 10-16 and in Washington D.C. from July 17-20 before leaving for the FIBA championships. Prahalis, a point guard who played at Commack, will play at Ohio State. She was a McDonald's All-American and the NY Gatorade Player of the Year. She averaged 30.1 points, 7.9 assists and 7.2 steals.]]> tag:blogs.trb.com,2008:/sports/highschool/girls_basketball/blog//210.102904 2008-05-20T23:19:47Z 2008-05-20T23:25:31Z

BY ADAM RONIS The North Babylon girls basketball team was honored by Suffolk Legislator Lou D’Amaro (D-North Babylon) at the Legislature’s May 13th General Meeting for winning its second consecutive Long Island Class AA Championship. The team reached the Class...

Adam Ronis BY ADAM RONIS The North Babylon girls basketball team was honored by Suffolk Legislator Lou D’Amaro (D-North Babylon) at the Legislature’s May 13th General Meeting for winning its second consecutive Long Island Class AA Championship. The team reached the Class AA state title game for the second straight season. A resident of the school district, Legislator D’Amaro presented the team and district administrators with Proclamations before the entire Suffolk County Legislature. North Babylon also received the New York State Scholar Athlete team award for achieving a cumulative grade point average of 91.85. “I commend all of the players, coaches and supporting administrators who have combined educational excellence with athletic prowess to bring honor to the community,” Legislator D’Amaro said in a press release. “I am proud to call them my neighbors and am confident that they will continue to represent North Babylon well in their future endeavors.” ]]> tag:blogs.trb.com,2008:/sports/highschool/girls_basketball/blog//210.92448 2008-04-06T18:58:29Z 2008-04-06T18:59:06Z

Second team Kristine Best St. Anthony’s, senior The Marist-bound point guard averaged 18.5 points, six assists and four steals. Kelly Cavallo Hampton Bays, senior Led team to Long Island Class B title and will attend St. Joseph’s (Pa.). Averaged 23.7...

Adam Ronis Second team Kristine Best St. Anthony’s, senior The Marist-bound point guard averaged 18.5 points, six assists and four steals. Kelly Cavallo Hampton Bays, senior Led team to Long Island Class B title and will attend St. Joseph’s (Pa.). Averaged 23.7 points, 14.6 rebounds and 8.1 blocks in 18 games with team. Shneeka Center Smithtown West, sophomore Averaged 26.5 points and 18 rebounds and scored more than 30 points six times. Gabrielle Gibson Copiague, junior Averaged 16.2 points, 3.5 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 2.8 steals. Has 1,437 career points. Terry Green Holy Trinity, junior Averaged 14 points, 11 rebounds and three blocked shots. Dani Iervolino St. John the Baptist, senior Will play at Northeastern. Averaged 8.5 points, 7.3 assists, 6.1 rebounds and 4.6 steals. Felicia Joyner St. John the Baptist, senior One of the best defenders and will play at C.W. Post. Averaged 11.2 points and 2.3 steals. Jaclyn McKenna Glenn, junior Averaged 18.4 points and 11 rebounds. Kim Mui Herricks, senior Averaged 17.8 points, 5.8 rebounds and 5.2 assists. Jasmine Pitts Long Beach, senior Averaged 26.2 points, 7.2 assists and 6.6 steals. ]]> tag:blogs.trb.com,2008:/sports/highschool/girls_basketball/blog//210.91563 2008-04-02T17:40:53Z 2008-04-02T17:41:12Z

Newsday’s Top 10 1. St. John the Baptist (24-5) 2. North Babylon (21-6) 3. Hicksville (17-5) 4. Sachem East (19-3) 5. Calhoun (16-5) 6. Holy Trinity (20-8) 7. Commack (18-3) 8. Copiague (17-5) 9. Massapequa (13-7) 10. Hampton Bays (21-5)...

Adam Ronis Newsday’s Top 10 1. St. John the Baptist (24-5) 2. North Babylon (21-6) 3. Hicksville (17-5) 4. Sachem East (19-3) 5. Calhoun (16-5) 6. Holy Trinity (20-8) 7. Commack (18-3) 8. Copiague (17-5) 9. Massapequa (13-7) 10. Hampton Bays (21-5) ]]> tag:blogs.trb.com,2008:/sports/highschool/girls_basketball/blog//210.91562 2008-04-02T17:39:24Z 2008-04-02T17:40:20Z

USA Today Super 25 1. Sacred Heart Cathedral, San Francisco (33-0) Previous: 1. Result: Season complete. 2. Murry Bergtraum, New York (25-0) Previous: 2. Results: The Blazers beat Rush-Henrietta (Henrietta) 67-37 in New York Federation Tournament of Champions AA semi,...

Adam Ronis 13. St. John the Baptist, West Islip, N.Y. (24-5) Previous: 13. Result: Lost 61-47 to Murry Bergtraum. Next: Season complete. 14. Lewis and Clark, Spokane, Wash. (29-0) Previous: 14. Result: Season complete. 15. Bishop Gorman, Las Vegas (29-4) Previous: 15. Result: Season complete. 16. Carmel, Ind. (23-4) Previous: 16. Result: Season complete. 17. Ursuline Academy, Wilmington, Del. (19-6) Previous: 17. Result: Season complete. 18. Mount Notre Dame, Cincinnati (26-2) Previous: 18. Result: Season complete. 19. Rock Bridge, Columbia, Mo. (25-6) Previous: 19. Result: Season complete. 20. Southridge, Beaverton, Ore. (25-4) Previous: 20. Result: Season complete. 21. St. Michael Academy, New York (24-2) Previous: 21. Result: Season complete. 22. Grosse Pointe North, Grosse Pointe, Mich. (26-2) Previous: 22. Result: Season complete. 23. Butler, Louisville (33-5) Previous: 23. Result: Season complete. 24. Wilson Central, Lebanon, Tenn. (31-6) Previous: 24. Result: Season complete. 25. Lakota, West Chester, Ohio (26-2) Previous: 25. Result: Season complete. ]]>