By Phoenix writer Britney Guevara ’21: The Boys Varsity Basketball team won their first league game last night by defending Saint John the Baptist by a score of 64-46. Nick Spinoso led the team with 25 points, 18 rebounds, and 6 assists. Jake Cosgrove and James Cavallaro chipped in with 11 points each. Jack Healy,…
Article by Phoenix writer Britney Guevara ’21: Yesterday the Firebird Wrestling team defended league rival Chaminade by a score of 44 to 36 and clinched a share of the league dual meet title. Down 12 to 0 early the Firebird lightweights of Anthony Ladevaio and Ryan Paladino both earned a pair of major decisions to…
By Phoenix Reporter Nicholas Cortese ’23: In front of a sea of blue and gold which transformed Molloy College into the Kellenberg home court, Maggie Caffrey launched a sizzling serve at 24-22 and proceeded to set Rebecca Meier for the final kill that brought the 2019 championship home to Glenn Curtiss as the Firebirds toppled…
The Varsity Volleyball team captured the championship at the Smithtown West Tournament the weekend of October 19, posting huge wins over #1 ranked Massapequa in the semifinals and league rival, St. Anthony’s in the finals. After seizing 1st place in their pool, Kellenberg cruised through the quarterfinal round vs. Westhampton, setting the table for the…
On Saturday, October 19, the JV-A Football team defeated St. Peter’s 40-6 to improve their overall record to 4-and-3 and league record to 4-and-1. The offense was led by Quarterback Ethan Greenwood with 2 rushing touchdowns, 165 passing yards and 1 touchdown pass to Gilbert Rivera. Rivera caught 7 passes for 85 yards. Rushing touchdowns…
The Girls Varsity Soccer Team beat St. John the Baptist 2-1 on Monday, October 21st. Morgan Salmon scored a penalty kick in the beginning of the second half. Taylor Argentina scored the winning goal with 15 minutes left. Kylie McShea had 8 saves. The girls will host Sacred Heart Academy on October 30th for the…
On Saturday, October 19th the Varsity Football team traveled to Staten Island and improved the record to 5-2 by defeating St. Peter’s 49-17. The Firebird offense led the way scoring on their first seven possessions. Jordan Delucia increased his season touchdown total to 20 after bringing 4 carries into the end zone and taking his…
Kellenberg’s student newspaper The Phoenix was honored with the 2018 American Scholastic Press Association First Place Award for excellence in high school journalism. The award recognizes excellence in content coverage, design, graphics, editing, and creativity. Of a total 1000 points in the ASPA assessment, The Phoenix earned 910 points, indicating excellence in all of the categories. This is the second time in three years The Phoenix has received this award.
By Maya Tadross ‘19 It is 5:15 p.m. on a Saturday afternoon, and sophomore Kerrin O’Grady is sitting with her teammates in the auditorium anxiously awaiting the results of the day’s Speech competition. After arriving at school at 8 a.m. and successfully performing her oral interpretation pieces four times, Kerrin lets out a well deserved…
By Randi Titus ’19 Hi, my name is Randi Titus, and I am a procrastinator. Now, I know what you might be thinking: “everybody procrastinates sometimes,” or, the classic, “you just have to be more focused.” I assure you, I have heard it all and tried it all before. Every solution, quick fix and goal…