On Wednesday, May 22, the Spring Athletic Awards Banquet was held at Kellenberg Memorial to honor the varsity athletes of the 2019 spring season. Awards were given for most committed, most improved, and most valuable athletes on each team. The Most Improved Player Award is awarded to the athlete who displayed the greatest amount of improvement and…
By Newsday’s Jordan Lauterbach: Kellenberg’s Maureen Lewin figured she wasn’t going to break any records Saturday morning, but that didn’t matter much to her. It’s championship season and championship season is less about records and more about endurance. Toward the end of a long outdoor season, and an even longer school year, the top athletes…
On Thursday, May 9, the Varsity Softball Team held their annual Benefit Game at Bob Klein Field under the lights at RVC Sports Complex against the North Babylon Bulldogs. Before the game, members of both teams and the League of Yes, took part in an exhibition game and home run derby. During the benefit, the…
By Newsday’s Owen O’Brien: If you’re a pitcher looking for a respite, one place you won’t find it is in the Kellenberg lineup. The Firebirds from top to bottom can hit, run and create offense, as was displayed in an 11-4 victory over host St. Anthony’s in CHSAA softball Friday. Nine of the 10 Firebirds…
By Newsday’s Roger Rubin: After Kellenberg missed out on a CHSAA baseball three-peat last season, the focus this year was to get back in the winner’s circle. But things didn’t go as planned. However, a second chance is in the offing with the upcoming postseason. And on Wednesday, Frankie Roder gave the Firebirds real reason…
Article by Newsday’s Owen O’Brien: The Kellenberg softball team needed to get creative. With their championship series set for the same day as the Kellenberg varsity banquet last year, the Firebirds were going to have to wait for another day to receive their individual awards. The players were OK with that though, because they still…
Article by Newsday’s Jordan Lauterbach: There will be no spring season senior slump for Maureen Lewin. Nope, she’s here to leave her mark on the Kellenberg track program, and she isn’t wasting anytime wading herself into winning waters. Lewin won twice at the 51st Nassau Coaches Invitational Saturday at Cold Spring Harbor High School. Lewin…
When Jason Diaz began his freshman year at Kellenberg, he was a mystery man. By the end of his sophomore year, he’d become the phenom that pitched the Firebirds to a second straight CHSAA championship. He begins his senior season this week as Long Island’s most recognizable pitcher and a guy facing a decision every ballplayer would want come June.
Diaz will have to decide if he wants to join a major league organization or play for the hallowed University of Miami Hurricanes.
“I don’t see [that decision] as a dollars game,” Diaz said. “I’m going to think whatever they give me is what I deserve. And I am going to have the opportunity of Miami. I’m blessed.”
On Tuesday, March 5, the winter varsity athletics programs gathered to honor the athletes of the winter season. Awards were given for most committed, most improved, and most valuable athletes on each team. The Most Improved Player Award is awarded to the athlete who displayed the greatest amount of improvement and growth in their skills which contributed…
