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Varsity Baseball Counting Heavily on Pitching 8

by Craig Glantz •Oie Boys' V a r s i t y Baseball

team, coached by M a r t y B r o w n , has begun prepar ing for the u p ­coming season. TheVikingB,who are coming off las t year's disap­po int ing season, are once again i n a tough league t h a t includes t h e p e r e n n i a l p o w e r h o u s e M a c A r t h u r , as we l l as two other outstanding squads-Garden City and Bel lmore/J J J C . However, th is year Port expects to fare wel l against several teams i n ­cluding Herr icks a n d Great Neck South.

Undoubtedly , the ^^kings' success w i l l h inge on i t s p i t ch ing corps, which includes senior M a t t Shodell, jun iors Damon Sleicher, Kev in Mahoney, M i k e Sul l ivan and Ralph Petruzzo, and sopho­more B i l l y Davis . Shodell, who received Honorable Ment ion A l l -Divis ion honors last year as a jun ior , w i l l be counted on as the

ace of t h i s year's staff. The showing t h a t the

other team members make w i l l also, o f course, figure i n t o the team's success. Jason Levy should y ie ld dividends, whi le Sleicher, Petruzzo, Jon Camera, Shodell, Greg Panullo, and T i m Mahoney w i l l make imp<»-tant ctmtributitms both at the plate and i n the field. Newcomers Tom Demsker, B i l l y Davis, Tom E l e t t o , D o u g B o r d e n , T e d Deinard , and Derek N a v i n s k i should also play v i ta l ro les . '

Las t year was a rough one for Port . However, th is year, the V ik ings w i l l look to t u r n i t around, as veteran Jason Levy stated. T h e (team's) overall a t ­t i tude is better ( than last year's). This team w i l l hustle and play heads-up baseball." Schreiber fa i th f i i l s hope for good season, as th is year's team attempts to put Por t baseball on the map. Varsity first baseman Jason Levy prepares to scoop up a grounder.

Girls Softball Starts Impressively by Dan Juceam

The Vars i ty Softball team, coached by M s . Stephanie Joan-non, has recently commenced the regular season. I n the past couple of years the team has not l ived up to the fine reputat ion t h a t had been previously estab­l ished. However, t h i s year's squad has m a n y veterans and a l l the essentials to produce a w i n n i n g club. One interest ing aspect of the team is i t s m i x of grade levels, which range fix)m fi^shmen to seniors.

On the mound , Joannon i n ­tends to rotate three year vet­

eran Ju l i e Suk w i t h r o d d e Jor-dana Glantz . Behind the plate. Port w i l l use Antonel la Asaro and D a i i a M a r k o w s k i . A p r i l Walker , i n her second year o f vars i ty S o f t b a l l , w i l l play first; V i c k i Reed, a senicH-, w i l l play second; A m y Flyer , a three year returnee and past A l l -Div i s ion representative, w i l l cover short­stop; and Lisa Cardiello, an ­other three-year veteran, w i l l be heavily re l ied upon at t h i r d

I t is ant ic ipated t h a t Er i cka Chose w i l l cover le f t field, Christ ine K u b i n (a fireshman)

w i l l p lay center, and three year veteran S u z a n i ^ Hess w i l l play r i g h t field. Joannon has yet to decide upon the specific roles which K s ^ n Johnson and JoAnn Suk w i l l p lay th i s season.

I n the i r first scrimmage. Port routed Manhasset 15-3 i n a five-i n n i n g game, g iv ing Coach Joan­non her first indicat ion t h a t much can be expected f rom th i s year's club. I n the first non-league competition of the regu­lar season. Port handi ly defeated Wheatley 10-4, again rea f f i rm­i n g the potential of th i s w e l l -balanced squad.

Girls Varsity Lax Banks on Seniors

Girls Badminton Lacks Depth by Seth Yablans

The Schreiber H i ^ School Badminton t e a m , again coached by M r . A l b e r t Jessen, has begun i t s practice and t r a i n i n g for the 1989 season. Although the squad consists of many new players, there are several r e t u r n i n g stalwarts. They include Momoko

Kish igami , K i m i k o Miakang , and J u n k o M i r a . Coach Jessen stated. T h e team does not look bad, b u t i t does lack depth." He also indiccated t h a t the team should be very successful i n the first and second singles posi­tions, b u t the rest of the slots w i l l be a mi^or challenge for the

team to fill successfully. Jessen expects t h a t M e k Wonanabi , a new addit ion to the badminton team, w i l l be one of the team's top players and should have an outstanding season. The team begins the i r league schedule w i t h the i r first match on A p r i l 4 against Farmingdale . .

by Jordana Glantz The Gir l s ' Vars i ty Lacrosse

team is coming off a very suc­cessful season i n which they reached the quarterf inals of the playoffs and had a final record o f 11-6-1.

Th is year's team w i l l be led by a corp of eleven r e t u r n i n g players. Coach W i n t e r stated, "The returnees have experience which is the biggest a t t r i b u t e you can offer a team."

O f course, no team can be successful w i t h o u t a strcmg de­fense. Th is year's defensive u n i t w i l l be led by seniors Nicola Eckert , Karen Graser, Amanda N o r t h , Tracy Persson, and A l l -Div is ion player Janice G r u n -twick .

The a l l i m p o r t a n t attack w i l l be led by seniors Chrissy V i e t r i , Sunshine Osterman, A l l - D i v i ­sion player M a r i a B a r t i n i , who

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h a d 27 goals and 11 assists last year, and All-League center Karen Song, who was selected to play on the Long Is land H i g h School Tournament team last season. Juniors Jenni-O-George and Yasmeen Jackson w i l l be r e t u r n i n g on the attack as we l l .

There are eight new team members who a l l played on the J u n i o r Vars i ty level last year. Juniors Laur ie K i n t n e r and Amanda Davis w i l l j o i n the de­fensive u n i t . Jody L i t w i n and El i za Comer, jun iors as wel l , w i l l play both defense and attack along w i t h sophomores Judy Doyle and E r i n Yau . Jen Galv in w i l l play on the attack because o f her good goal-scoring ab i l i t y , and Amanda Chambers w i l l be i n the goal.

Due to bad weather and lack o f field space, the team has been practic ing indoors. They have had two scrimmages i n which they have performed we l l , m a k -inguseoftheirexperience. Coach W i n t e r says, " I t ' s h a r d to i m a g ­ine w h a t we're going to be l i k e because i t ' s very early i n the season, b u t we always str ive to w i n our divis ion." P o r f s m a i n opponent w i l l be Cold Spr ing Harbor , a squad w i t h many re ­t u r n i n g players.

When asked w h a t his out­look for the season was. Coach W i n t e r responded, "The team shows a good, positive a t t i tude , so w e l l work our way into the season step-by-step and see w h a t happens."

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