Spring Recap 2024

Girls Varsity Softball had 7 wins and 12 losses. Tiffany Melendez earned All-County and Conference Player of the Year. She hit .692 with 45 hits and 38 runs. Alyanna Nadal was All-County and Jainessa Melendez was Honorable Mention All County. Lia Giaconelli won the Nassau County Coaches’ Scholarship. We lost in the quarterfinals to Seaford 7-4 and won the VSCHSD’s Inaugural Team Grit Award. 

Boys Varsity Baseball was again a playoff team, had a solid season, and lost in the playoffs to Clarke High School, who eventually won the County Championship. Nick Lang and Anthony Rivera were All Conference players.  Jimmy Stroehlein was an All-League player.  Defensive MVP was Gavin Ferreira. 

Girls Varsity Badminton had 3 wins and 14 losses, with many new athletes joining the team and few returning. One of their highlights was beating Massapequa over Spring Break. The first singles and Captain, Rehmat Kaur, showed great performance with scores like 21-1 and 21-4, winning in straight sets against Evergreen Charter. Second singles and Captain, Melanie Cevada, gaining victory with her tremendous play against in straight sets with East Rockaway with a score of 21-15. Their first doubles Captain Richmia Erisnor and Marcia Salinas won their match against Westbury with straight sets and an impeccable score of 21-9. The team has greatly improved throughout the season and got some memorable wins. 

Girls’ Flag Football finished with a 10-4 overall record, making the quarterfinals for the second consecutive year. The season ended with a playoff loss to MacArthur High School. Big contributors the past season were Ava Suaza who was dominant on defense prior to her injury. Ryann Blount, caught a touchdown in our playoff game. NORTH STAR’s own Sports Photographer Sophia Songveeratham had several flag pulls, Victoria Singh ran the ball well, and Gianna Acevedo, an unsung hero, played center, caught a touchdown, made key blocks, catches, and helped our offense be successful. 

Boys’ Varsity Lacrosse completed their season with 5 wins and 11 losses with scores of 6-1 (Uniondale), 6-0 (Lawrence), 7- 4 (Freeport), 5-4 (Hempstead), and winning their last game against Uniondale with score 7-6. Captains Imran Paul and Luke Tartamella both played tremendously throughout the season with great shots, goals and assists.  

Girls’ Varsity Lacrosse ended their season with 2 wins and 12 losses. Freshman at the time, Eshal Ikram made her Varsity debut as goalie and made over 75 saves for the season. Hailey Quinlan mastered defense for the second year in front of the goal as well as Addison McGrath, second-year starter with leading assists.  Ariella Vera, Milania Rivera, Juliana Dekel and Sabrina Garufi added to the District's attack and midfield showing potential for the next season.  Gia Piccolo and Aryana Phillips truly added to the teams attack and midfield scoring goals and keeping defenders away. Aleeza Dhillon, Jennifer Larosiliere, Mia Graine were excellent defenders causing turnovers and helping transition the game from one end of the field to the other.  It was an exciting season with a brand-new team that really worked hard and got better throughout the season. 

Girls’ Varsity Spring Track: The girls won the Division Championships. However, they lost the Conference Championships and County Championships.  

All-County 

Paige Fessler County Champion – High Jump, 3rd place – 400m Hurdles 

Moanna Thelusca  County Champion – Discus, 2nd place – Shot Put 

Nattaly Lindo  County Champion – Shot Put 

Brooke Fessler 2nd place – High Jump 

Chantelle Gamory 3rd place – Pole Vault 

Gabriela Bonilla 3rd place – Pole Vault 

All-Division 

Jazmyn Dorsey Division Champion – 4x100m Relay, Long Jump and Triple Jump 

Lexie Sowerby Division Champion – 4x100m Relay and 100m, 2nd place – 200m 

Paige Fessler Division Champion – 400m Hurdles and High Jump 

Nattaly Lindo Division Champion – Shot Put, 2nd place – Discus 

Moanna Thelusca Division Champion – Discus, 2nd place – Shot Put 

Alyanna Nadal Division Champion – 100m Hurdles 

Uzoma Nweze Division Champion – 4x100m Relay 

Alissa Azor Division Champion – 4x100m Relay 

Arielle Tieschmaker 2nd place – 1500m 

Cianna Nadal 2nd place – 100m Hurdles 

Brooke Fessler 2nd place – High Jump 

Dadiana Delance 3rd place – 1500m 

Chantelle Gamory 3rd place – Pole Vault 

Boys Varsity Spring Track: The boys won the Conference Championships and the Division Championships. However, they lost the County Championships. 

All-County 

Raphael Baez 2nd place – High Jump, 3rd place – Long Jump 

Jayden Gonzalez 3rd place – High Jump 

Mathew Olivencia 3rd place – Pole Vault 

Sedgeley Duperval 2nd place – Long Jump, 3rd place – 400m 

Matteo Somma 3rd place – 3200m 

All-Division 

Raphael Baez Division Champion – Long Jump, 3rd place – 200m 

Matteo Somma Division Champion – 3200m 

Kevin Beltran Division Champion – 1600m 

Michael Muoio Division Champion – Pole Vault 

Antonio Casoria Division Champion – Shot Put 

Jayden Gonzalez Division Champion – High Jump 

Jaden Frederique 2nd place – Discus, 3rd place – Shot Put 

Samuel Onuoha 2nd place – Triple Jump 

Danial Haq 2nd place – Shot Put 

Nigel Monrose 2nd place – 400m Hurdles 

Matthew Hunt 2nd place – High Jump 

Mathew Olivencia 2nd place – Pole Vault 

Dominick Rios 3rd place – 400m Hurdles 

Marcus Chiu 3rd place – 110m Hurdles 

Maxximus Estrada 3rd place – Pole Vault