From NFCA.org: LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Over 8,800 student-athletes were named 2021 Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athletes, the Association announced on Tuesday afternoon. With the highest total in Association history, it marked the second consecutive year (2018-19) achieving the 8,000-plus plateau. … High School (Unweighted) (Full List) 1. Lone Oak (Texas) – 3.941; 2. Kellenberg Memorial (N.Y.) – 3.889; 3.…
Article by Phoenix writer Angelo Tsassis ’22: Tuesday, September 28th was a fantastic day for the Kellenberg Girls’ Varsity Volleyball squad, as they dominated St. John the Baptist by the scores of 25-11, 25-13, and 25-9. Hayley Judge ’22 and Alexandra Eakin ’23 and Nadia Sapano ’23 combined to serve 12 aces in the victory.…
Article by Phoenix writer Angelo Tsassis, ’22: The Kellenberg Memorial Girls’ Golf Team recently completed their immensely successful 2021 season. It was a magical year for the squad that ended with an undefeated 12-0 record and a league championship. Leading the way was senior Claire Galante, who personally put up a sparkling 11-0 record en…
By Phoenix writer Angelo Tsassis, ’22: Something unprecedented and exciting is happening on the Kellenberg Memorial Junior Varsity Hockey Team. Sophomores Megan Stake and Christine Mavrakis and Freshman Alexandra Meserino have made Kellenberg history as the first-ever females to play hockey for the school since it was founded 34 years ago. Hockey is a sport that…
Article by Phoenix writer Edward Jansen, ’21: The Girls Varsity Basketball team won their quarterfinal matchup against Sacred Heart by a score of 43 – 26. The Lady Firebirds came out firing on all cylinders, starting the game off on an impressive 18 – 2 run. Natalie Bottiglieri led among her teammates with 13 points…
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…