Article by Phoenix writer Mary O’Connor, ’21: Every time the members of the girls JV basketball team step onto the court they make every moment count. On Monday, March 15, the lady firebirds defeated Sacred Heart by a score of 39 to 25 and became undefeated league champions. Down by one point halfway through the…
By Nick Cortese, ’23: On Saturday, February 13 the Girls Varsity Bowling team made history by capturing their fifth straight league title by winning the championship over St. Anthony’sby a score of 5 to 4 and 24 pins. Captains Kellie Sandas, Shannan Pepe, and Ava Kaiser led the way after being down 0-2 after the…
By Grace Catinella, ’21: The Girls JV Basketball Team had three straight wins against Our Lady of Mercy, Sacred Heart, and St. John the Baptist where they averaged about 45 points a game. Lead scorers of the weekend were Natalie Sheridan ‘23 with 24 points, Nora Casey ‘23 with 21 points, Kat Schencman ‘24 with…
By Newday’s Peter Kersich: Kellie Sandas doesn’t have the word losing in her vocabulary. The four-year member of the Kellenberg girls bowling team went undefeated in her first three seasons and needed just one more victory for a four-peat. Sandas bowled a 185 in Game 2 and a 190 in Game 3 of a 559…
Article by Grace Catinella, ’21: The results are in for the CHSAA Varsity Intersectional (Catholic State Championship Meet) held at Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx. On November 14th, the Girls Cross Country Track Team traveled into the city to compete for the top spot, for many of the girls, this meet finished their Junior…
Article by Newsday’s Jake Falk: On an overcast, humid day at Cedar Creek Park in Seaford the atmosphere was anything but gloomy for two winless teams attempting to obtain their first win at the AA level of CHSAA tennis. It was the last match for both teams at the Cedar Creek Park facility after a…
For the sixth consecutive year, the Kellenberg varsity volleyball team has been at “the top of their game” both on the court and in the classroom as they were just named recipients of the AVCA (American Volleyball Coaches Association) Team Academic Award. In the national announcement that was published at the end of July, awards…
Article by Céili Donnelly ’20 The whole thing started because of an idea Sarah Killian ’20 and her mom came up with after seeing various birthday drive-bys and then the one organized by parents and students past Kellenberg back in April. She asked some of the seniors on the girl’s varsity track team what we…
Nicole Aponte is the 2020 recipient of the “GLIRC 2020 Scholarship Award.” GLIRC (Greater Long Island Running Club) is an organization with over 20,000 members who put on over 400 road races, triathlons, aquathlons, and track meets in a normal year. They amass hundreds of their members to volunteer to coordinate the staging of these…
Article by Phoneix writer Nick Cortese ’23: On Wednesday in the semi-final matchup, your JV lady Firebirds defeated Our Lady of Mercy by a score of 38-32. It was a close game the whole way through. After the third quarter, your ladies were down by two and the girls turned it on and fought their…