On The Bay: March 21, 2012

The Royal Bermuda YC has announced that the 62 staging of match racing for the King Edward VII Gold Cup will take place in early October, with the Argo Group as the title sponsor. The Cup was originally presented in 1907 by King Edward VII to Sherman Hoyt at the Jamestown Tri-centennial Regatta marking the commemoration of the 300th anniversary of the first permanent settlement in America.

Court of Champions Youth Tennis Camp

Planning for the Court of Champions 2012 Youth Tennis Camp has started. Last year’s camp experience was very well received by the community so they have decided to offer three sessions this summer.

Session I will be Monday, June 25 through Thursday, June 28 with an optional bonus Super Session adding two days, July 2 and 3, to Session I. Session II will be held Monday, July 30 through Thursday, Aug. 2.

Annual Angela Miller Memorial Lacrosse Clinic to be Held March 25

The fifth annual Angela Miller Memorial Lacrosse Clinic will take place on Sunday, March 25, at Manhasset High School. The AAMML will partner with Monsters Kids Charitable Foundation benefiting the North Shore LIJ Cohen Children’s Medical Center.

Angela was a great wife and friend to Bill Miller, who has helped run the Manhasset Lacrosse PAL for over 40 years. She supported him in coaching and teaching the children the importance of athletics and what it means to give back to your community. Angela was a friend to many, but a mother figure to so many more in the Manhasset community.

Annual Angela Miller Memorial Lacrosse Clinic

The fifth annual Angela Miller Memorial Lacrosse Clinic will take place on Sunday, March 25, at Manhasset High School. The AAMML will partner with Monsters Kids Charitable Foundation benefiting the North Shore LIJ Cohen Children’s Medical Center.

Angela was a great wife and friend to Bill Miller, who has helped run the Manhasset Lacrosse PAL for over 40 years. She supported him in coaching and teaching the children the importance of athletics and what it means to give back to your community. Angela was a friend to many, but a mother figure to so many more in the Manhasset community.

Golf Courses Ready

Christopher Morley 9-hole course in Roslyn opens tomorrow

Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano announces that the Nassau County Department of Parks, Recreation and Museums will reopen Eisenhower Park’s championship Red Course and two of its nine-hole golf courses on Friday, March 16.

The two 9-hole courses, at Christopher Morley Park in Roslyn/North Hills, (516) 571-8120 and Bay Park in East Rockaway, (516) 571-7242, have been closed since December; they will be open six days a week (Morley is closed Monday; Bay is closed Wednesday). The two other county nine-hole courses at Cantiague Park, (516) 571-7061 and North Woodmere Park, (516) 571-7814 remained open during the winter and will be open daily throughout the summer and fall months.

On the Bay: March 7, 2012

It seems like there is a new man overboard tracking device on the market. One of the biggest shortcomings of many of these electronic devices was the inability to track people in the water. Most of the more modestly priced beacons acted simply as alarms telling the crew that someone had fallen overboard. If you wanted to try to use any kind of electronic tracking system to relocate lost crew, the gear became more complicated and prices skyrocketed.

This is about to change as the relatively inexpensive technology behind the Automated Identification System (AIS) and Digital Selective Calling (DSC) are going to be officially incorporated into man-overboard tracking. This has been in the works for a long time, but because of the red tape involved, progress has been slow.

St. Mary’s Fifth Grade Team Wins St. Vincent de Paul Tournament

St. Mary’s fifth grade team won the 39th Annual St. Vincent de Paul 6th Grade Basketball Tournament with a 41–37 victory over the sixth grade team from St. Catherine Siena. This St. Mary’s team has won this tournament for the last three years as a third grade team, a fourth grade team and now as a fifth grade team. After a first round loss to Our Lady of Victory 40-35, the boys then beat St. Gertrude’s 43-32; that set up another match with OLV. The second game proved as competitive as the first, but the boys bested OLV 32-21 setting up the final with St. Catherine. Trailing after the first quarter and the half, the boys tied the game in the third quarter then outscored St. Catherine 14-10 giving the boys a 41-37 win.

Congratulations to John Mastando, Patrick Weber, Louis Perfetto, Duncan Barcelona, John Whelan, Timmy Kiggins, Joseph Mulholland, Jackson Cherry, Patrick Reilly, Jack Zaffiro and Alex “Rac City” Racanelli.

Swimmer and Diver Qualify for States

On Wednesday, Feb. 8, Friday, Feb. 10 and Saturday, Feb. 11, the Manhasset Swim Team competed in the Nassau County Team Championship.

On the first night of the County Championships, Wednesday, senior diver Peter Magliulo scored an 11 dive personal best to finish second and earn All-County honors. His score of 439.85 was over 50 points higher than his Divisional performance the previous week. It also qualified him for the NYS Championships in Buffalo, NY.

Manhasset Indoor Track & Field Athletes Look To Carry Momentum Into State Championships

On Feb. 7, Tara Belinsky, James Carr, and Stephen Bourguet all left St. Anthony’s High School as County Champions, after guiding their teams to 3rd and 2nd place finishes, respectively. When they returned to the same venue the following week, each looked to improve upon their marks and qualify for the New York State Public High School Indoor Track & Field Championships to be held at Cornell University in Ithaca, NY on March 3.

Record Setting Day Leads to Runner-Up Finish

On Saturday, February 4, the Manhasset Boys Swim Team competed in Nassau County’s Division C Championships. The Indians were ranked third of eight teams in Division C behind perennial powers Garden City and Long Beach.  In any other season, the Indians would be trying their best to hold their third place spot. However, after a remarkable dual meet season, the MHS team set its sight on the unthinkable upset. To compete and beat either team would put this Manhasset team in uncharted waters.

In the meet’s opening event, 200 yd Medley Relay, The Manhasset team of Ed Ma, Andrew Chin, Damien Quinn and Justin Kim set a new school record, shattering the previous record of 1:46.34 (2011 Ed Ma, Andrew Chin, Damien Quinn, Billy Stathis) by swimming a record time 1:43.69. The relay team finished second and earned All-Division honors.