The winter may have been cold and snowy, but it didn’t stop Falcons athletes from soaring to success. 14 varsity athletes earned All-Class, All-Conference, All-County and County Champions during the winter season. The boys swimming team, bowling team, girls basketball and indoor track and field teams were each named Scholar-Athlete teams for achieving a GPA of 90 or higher.
The varsity cross country team earned its first-ever conference championship in the fall, and the winter track and field team took the baton and continued that momentum. The 4x8 relay team finished top three in the conference championships, and Lillian Thompson setting a new school record in the 3000-meter event.
Marcus Houghtaling, Declan Mueller and Liam Roberts competed in the New York State championships in February. Houghtaling and Mueller punched their tickets as county champions, while Roberts earned second place. Senior Aidan Russo qualified for the Nassau County championships, finishing in fifth place.
Seven members of the boys varsity swim team achieved All-Conference honors in just the second year of the growing program.
On the courts, the varsity girls basketball team made it to the playoffs, and head coach Mike Guidone reached 200 wins. Boys basketball rallied around their teammate, Francesco Allocca, giving him amazing career send-off with two more points on senior night.