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 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 Girls and Boys Varsity Bowling Team started off their athletic season with some exciting advancements. So far, our Lady Firebirds have had two official matches against Hicksville’s Holy Trinity and Huntington’s St. Anthony’s. Our boys have also faced the Titans and the Friars, as well as the Flyers of…
Article by Angelo Tsassis, ’22: The COVID-19 Pandemic that is currently facing the world has had many effects on the way we live. One of the main effects is not being able to do some of the things that make us happy. Luckily, for many of the students-athletes at Kellenberg Memorial, one of these activities…
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 Nicholas Cortese ’23: In an effort to mitigate the effect of Covid-19 on student athletics, Kellenberg Memorial has converted its football team from the traditional eleven on eleven tackle football squad into a seven on seven flag football team. On Sunday, October 25th, The Firebirds took flight in a matchup against longtime rival…
Article By Newsday’s Laura Amato: For Jack Quinlan, it’s all in the job description. Every time the Kellenberg senior striker steps onto the field, he’s determined to put the ball in the back of the net and on Tuesday afternoon that’s exactly what he did. Quinlan recorded the lone goal of the day, scoring on…
Article by Newsday’s Roger Rubin: Every kid who grows up with a football envisions turning in a performance that leaves a crowd chanting his name. Maximus Mongelli of Kellenberg has an idea what that might look like from watching the 2000 film ‘Gladiator,’ but he didn’t get the authentic experience on Sunday after a series…
By Newsday’s Laura Amato: It was all about getting off to a good start for the Kellenberg boys soccer team on Saturday morning. Setting a blistering pace, the Firebirds scored three goals in a seven-minute span, less than 15 minutes into the game, en route to a 4-0 victory over St. Dominic in a CHSAA…
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…