Athletics

On this page:

• News & Announcements

• Preparing Your Child for Roslyn Athletics

• Athletic Season Dates 2009-10

• Tryout Dates Fall 2009

• High School & Middle School Interscholastic Schedules

• Interscholastic Athletic Guide

• Attendance Standards

• Directions to Nassau County Athletic Fields

• Visit the Web Page of Roslyn Football

• Visit the Web Page of Roslyn Volleyball

News & Announcements

Another State Title for Emily Lipari

Just days after receiving a rousing ovation at the Winter Sports Awards program for her past accomplishments, senior Emily Lipari won the 1,500-meter Federation championship on Saturday, March 6 at Cornell University. Her meet-record time of 4:28.21 at the state track and field championships demonstrated yet again why she has been the best runner in New York State for the last few years and is considered one of the top track and field prospects in the nation. It was the eighth Federation title in her extraordinary high school athletic career. Emily will be running for Villanova next year.

Matt Goldberg Will Play Lacrosse at Franklin & Marshall

Matt Goldberg will be attending Franklin and Marshall College to play college lacrosse next year. Matt is a four-year Varsity Lacrosse player who has developed into one of the premier players in the county, and was named to the All-Conference lacrosse team last year. He has played midfield and attack for Roslyn, has taken face-offs and been on the extra man offense, and has the athletic ability to play any position on the field. The past two years Matt has proven why he is such a good lacrosse player by playing through all four seasons of the year with hard work and determination. In addition, he has been on the Boys' Varsity Basketball team for the past two years, including last year's Nassau County Championship team. Matt has also played varsity golf and varsity football. Coach Jesse Sorensen calls Matt a born leader on and off the field. His teammates, coaches and family attended a special ceremony on March 5 in recognition of Matt's achievements and to congratulate him and wish him well on his future at Franklin and Marshall.

Photo: Matt Goldberg with his parents, brother Jonathan, Athletic Director Joanna Commander (left) and Coach Jesse Sorensen (right).

Winter Sports Awards Highlights

Student-athletes were recognized for their achievements at the Winter Sports Award program at Roslyn High School on March 3. Eleven teams and 216 student athletes competed in the winter season.

Athletic Director Joanna Commander paid tribute to the teams and students who earned special acknowledgement for their achievements. Four teams experienced the thrill of post-season competition, including both the girls and boys basketball teams who played in very tough conferences. A very young gymnastics team improved dramatically over the season and had many individual achievements.

Some of the remarkable individual honors of this season:

• Emily Lipari tore up the winter track season and signed an official Letter of Intent to continue her career as a collegiate athlete at Villanova University.
• Stefanie Klapper was named “Athlete of the Week” by Newsday/MSG for scoring 29 points and 13 rebounds as she led our girls basketball team in their first round playoff game.
• The boys' 4x800 meter relay team posted the best time in Roslyn’s history.
• John Lanzillotti led the wrestling team with a 29-6 record.

Five of our teams were recognized by the NYS Athletic Association as "Scholar Athlete Teams": Girls Basketball, Boys Basketball, Girls Winter Track, Boys Winter Track and Gymnastics. In addition, 120 Roslyn student-athletes were designated as scholar athletes for their 90 or better average for the second quarter.

Ms. Commander introduced these students who earned interscholastic designations in their respective sports:
Alex Arnowitz, All Conference Wrestling
Matthew Au, All Conference Winter Track
Tyler Calinda, All Conference Wrestling
Damiana Dendy, All County Gymnastics
Samantha Faden, All Conference Gymnastics
Keren Feldsher, All County Gymnastics
Tom Gloznek, All Conference Basketball
Victoria Gottlieb, All County Gymnastics
Monica Gowargy, All Conference Gymnastics
David Griffin, All Conference Wrestling
Nikola Hadzibabic, All Conference Basketball
Nina Hadzibabic, All Classification Basketball
Sam Kaplan, All League Bowling
Stefanie Klapper, All County Basketball
Sam Kreisberg, All Conference Wrestling
John Lanzillotti, All County Wrestling
Ashley Levy, All Conference Basketball
Emily Lipari, All County Winter Track
Gabriel Mabatah, All Conference Winter Track
Samson Magid, All Conference Wrestling
Danny Mendoza, All County Winter Track
Adam Oken, All Conference Wrestling
Jordan Richman, All County Basketball
Samantha Richman, All Conference Basketball
Andrew Tack, All Conference Wrestling

Three independent athletes, who compete in sports for which Roslyn does not field a team, were also recognized: Independent swimmers Jake Schwartz and Craig Todd, and fencer Rebecca Allen who competed in the foil category.

Roslyn Senior is Newsday Athlete of the Week

Senior Stefanie Klapper was selected as a Newsday "Athlete of the Week" for the week of February 16. Newsday wrote, "Klapper had 24 of her 29 points in a 31-21 second half for Roslyn in a 53-44 win over New Hyde Park in the first round of the Nassau Class A playoffs. She added 13 rebounds."

Lipari Offered Athletic Scholarship

Roslyn High School Senior Emily Lipari signed a letter of intent on February 4 with Villanova University, which has offered her a full athletic scholarship. Emily is a two-time New York State cross country champion, four-time Nassau County champion, and one of the most accomplished high school distance runners in the nation. The signing ceremony at Roslyn High School was attended by teammates and supporters, and covered by Newsday and News 12.

Photo: (seated) Emily Lipari (standing, left to right) Assistant Girls Track Coach Jane Lapin, Assistant Boys Track Coach Elizabeth Brown, Girls Track Coach Vera Trenchfield, Boys Track Coach Kevin Kearney, Emily's parents, Athletic Director Joanna Commander, and Assistant Principal Carol Murphy.

Students Honored at Fall Sports Awards

Numerous team and individual honors were celebrated at the Fall Sports Awards program on December 7 at Roslyn High School. Interim Athletics Director Joanna Commander paid tribute to 267 athletes on 13 teams and their coaches on an outstanding fall season, and coaches presented awards to the players on their respective teams.

Interim Athletics Director Joanna Commander recognizes student athletes at the Fall Sports Awards program on December 7.

Among the outstanding team achievements of the season:
• The girls’ volleyball team appeared in the final four for the first time in 14 years
• The boys’ soccer team was a county semifinalist
• The tennis team won the county doubles championship and sent four student-athletes to the State Championship
• The girls’ soccer team showed sheer determination in upsetting one of the county’s best teams in a playoff game

Some of the exceptional individual accomplishments of the fall:
• Emily Lipari graced the cover of ESPN’s Rise magazine
• Samantha Labib and Spencer Schwartz were acknowledged by the Wendy’s High School Heisman program for their scholarship, athletic participation and citizenship
• Stefanie Klapper completed her fifth year as a varsity soccer player
• 156 Roslyn student athletes were designated as scholar athletes for their 90 or better average in the first quarter. In addition, seven teams were recognized by the NYS Athletic Association as “Scholar Athlete Teams”: Football, Golf, Boys Soccer, Girls Soccer, Volleyball, Tennis and Boys Cross Country.

Students also received special acknowledgement who earned conference, county and state honors:

Jason Babazadeh, Cross Country / All Conference
Jason Bergman, Soccer / All County
Marissa Bernstein, Tennis / All State, All County
Ben Carus, Soccer / All Conference
Melissa Edelblum, Tennis / All State, All County
David Engelbert, Golf / All Conference
Andie Engelbert, Tennis / All Division, All Conference
Stephanie Falzarano, Soccer / All Conference
Samantha Labib, Volleyball / All Conference
Emily Lipari, Cross Country / All County
Jessica Loria, Soccer / All Conference
Samson Magid, Football / All Conference, Academic All Conference, National Football Foundation Award
Danny Mendoza, Cross Country / All Conference
Paige Mintz, Tennis / All State, All County, NYS Sportsmanship Award
Christina Mockler, Volleyball / All Conference
Isabella Neill, Soccer / All County
Jay Ribakove, Golf / All County Honorable Mention
Sara Ribakove, Volleyball / All County
Samantha Richman, Tennis / All State, All County
Christian Roccotagliata, Soccer / All Conference
Mathew Sherr, Soccer / All Conference
Sam Sherr, Soccer / All Conference
Heather Steinman, Tennis / All Division, All Conference
Katie Thaler, Soccer / All Classification
Lucas Unger, Soccer / All County Honorable Mention
Danielle Wolfe, Nassau County Coaches Association Scholar Athlete Award

Ms. Commander also recognized Samantha Rosen and Samantha Halpern, our independent swimmers, who represent Roslyn in the county swim program. She extended her thanks and appreciation to all of the coaches, the students in Athletes Helping Athletes, our supportive parents, and the Bulldog Boosters for their strong support of the entire athletic program.

Naviasky Signs to Play Lacrosse at Adelphi

Roslyn High School senior Perry Naviasky signed a letter of intent on November 12 for Adelphi University, where he will be playing Lacrosse.

Photo: (l. to r.) standing behind Perry are Director of Athletics Joanna Commander, Guidance Counselor Gail Kennedy and Coach Jesse Sorensen.

Nassau County Doubles Tennis Champions

The Roslyn High School Tennis Doubles Team of Paige Mintz and Melissa Edelblum became Nassau County Champions on October 11 in a competition that garnered Roslyn High School its first doubles title in team history. Coach Victoria Schnittger decided to pair the two, her best singles players, for the championships. Paige and Melissa had to battle it out with third-seeded Roslyn doubles team Marissa Bernstein and Samantha Richman, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4. According to Athletic Director Joanna Commander, it was the only loss all season for the doubles team of Marissa and Samantha.

All four students earned All State honors and competed in the New York State Tennis Championships in Syracuse on November 6-9, where Paige and Melissa came in first place in the State Championship Consolation Round Doubles Tournament. Paige also won the State Sportsmanship Award for Section VIII.

(left) County Doubles Champions Paige Mintz and Melissa Edelblum.
(right) Coach Victoria Schnittger, Melissa Edelblum, Paige Mintz, Marissa Bernstein, Samantha Richman, and Athletic Director Joanna Commander.

1050 ESPN RADIO OFFERS STUDENT-ATHLETE SCHOLARSHIP

For the third year, 1050 ESPN New York has teamed with Melrose Credit Union to award a current high school senior MVP student-athlete with a $5,000 college scholarship. If you know a college-bound senior who deserves recognition for his or her scholastic and athletic performance, go to www.1050espn.com to nominate him or her. Click here for more information

Athletics Highlights from 2008-09

Click here for some highlights of the 2008-09 year in Roslyn athletics.

Preparing Your Child For Roslyn Athletics

MEDICAL INFORMATION

We encourage parents to facilitate their children's participation in Roslyn Athletics by checking that all necessary medical and school documentation has been submitted to our school nurse by August 10, 2009.

If your child did not take the free, in-school athletic physical examinations on Wednesday, June 3 (HS) or Wednesday, June 10 (MS), please be sure that your private physician uses the School Medical Form, which is good for all athletic seasons of the school year. You can download the form here: click for either the high school medical form or middle school medical form They are also from the school nurse or school building main office.

All student-athletes also need an athletic consent card annually, to be completed by their parent. This form is available from the attendance office or the athletic office during the summer.

In addition, New York State regulations require that a "medical update" be filled out seasonally by the parent. This form is available by clicking here or from the attendance office at the high school or middle school. Please return all paperwork in a timely manner so that it can be processed and your child's sport season will not need to be delayed. The medical update form for fall sports should be dated as follows: July 19 (high school football), August 1 (other HS sports) or August 10 (middle school).

In review, here is simplified checklist:

To be submitted to the school nurse:
(1) Athletic Physical - dated April 1, 2009 or later - form available here
(2) Medical Update - dated after July 19 (hs football) August 1 (other high school sports) or August 10 (middle school). The form is necessary for each athletic season. This form is available by clicking here.
(3) Vision Clearance Form (if applicable) (If your child's vision screens at 20/200 or worse, a vision clearance form is also required for contact sports.) This form is available by clicking here.

To be submitted to athletic director or coach:
(4) Parent consent card (blue)

High School students are welcome to go to either the high school or middle school on scheduled physical examinations dates if they need an exam in preparation for athletics during the school year. School exams are free, fast, and the easiest, most expedient way for parents to assure that their children will be ready for all seasonal tryouts.

If you have questions regarding your child's medical documents for athletics, please call Mrs. Safford (HS nurse) at 801-5110 or Mrs. Collins (MS nurse) at 801-5210. If you require additional information regarding the athletic seasons or procedures, please call the district athletic director at 801-5160.

We encourage your child's participation in our athletic programs, and thank you for your cooperation in preparing him/her for these activities.

Roslyn High School Athletic Season Dates
for the 2009-2010 school year:

Fall Season:
Football: Wednesday, August 19, 2009
All Others: Monday, August 31, 2009
Boys' Cross-Country / Varsity & JV
Girls' Cross-Country / Varsity & JV
Football / Varsity & JV
Boys' Golf / Varsity & JV
Boys' Soccer / Varsity & JV
Girls' Soccer / Varsity & JV
Girls' Tennis / Varsity & JV
Girls' Volleyball / Varsity & JV

Winter Season:
Wrestling: Monday, November 16, 2009
All Others: Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Boys' Basketball / Varsity, JV, JV2
Girls' Basketball / Varsity & JV
Boys' Bowling / Varsity & JV
Girls' Bowling / Varsity & JV
Girls' Gymnastics / Varsity
Boys' Winter Track / Varsity
Girls' Winter Track / Varsity
Wrestling / Varsity & JV

Spring Season:
Most Sports: Monday, March 8, 2010
Badminton & Volleyball: Monday, March 15, 2010
Girls' Badminton / Varsity
Boys' Baseball / Varsity & JV
Girls' Golf / Varsity & JV
Boys' Lacrosse / Varsity & JV
Girls' Lacrosse / Varsity & JV
Girls' Softball / Varsity & JV
Boys' Tennis / Varsity & JV
Boys' Track / Varsity
Girls' Track / Varsity
Boys' Volleyball / Varsity & JV

Roslyn Middle School Season Dates
for the 2009-10 School Year

Fall Season
Thursday, September 10, 2009 - Saturday, November 7, 2009
Thursday, September 3: Athletic Physicals 2:45pm
Tuesday, September 8: Pre-Season Fall Sports Meetings 2:45pm
Girls' Badminton
Boys' & Girls' Cross-Country
Boys' Football
Boys' Soccer
Girls' Soccer
Girls' Tennis

Winter Season I
Monday, November 9, 2009 - Saturday, January 16, 2010
Boys' Basketball
Boys' and Girls' Track
Girls' Volleyball

Winter Season II
Tuesday, January 19, 2010 - Saturday, March 27, 2010
Girls' Basketball
Boys' & Girls' Bowling
Boys' Volleyball
Boys' Wrestling

Spring Season
Wednesday, April 7, 2010 - Saturday, June 5, 2010
Boys' Baseball
Girls' Gymnastics
Boys' Lacrosse
Girls' Lacrosse
Girls' Softball
Boys' Tennis
Boys' & Girls' Track

TRYOUTS

Roslyn Public Schools welcomes the participation of students in Grades 7-12 in the High School and Middle School interscholastic athletics program. Please note the following dates, meeting times and general information regarding the start of the Fall 2009 sports season.

Roslyn High School Tryouts begin:
Football: Wednesday, August 19, 2009
All other sports: Monday, August 31, 2009

Roslyn Middle School:
Athletic Physicals: Thursday, September 3, 2009, 2:45pm
Team Orientation Meetings: Tuesday, September 8, 2009
All Fall Team Tryouts begin: Thursday, September 10, 2009

Click here for a more detailed fall tryout schedule.

High School and Middle School athletes are required to have all necessary medical paperwork on file before being permitted to try out for any sport. See above, "Preparing Your Child For Roslyn Athletics," for more information.

Interscholastic Schedules

Schedules are posted at the beginning of each season.

Roslyn High School:
• Fall
• Winter
• Spring

Roslyn Middle School:
• Fall
• Winter I
• Winter II
• Spring

Click here to download the Interscholastic Athletic Guide For 2009-10

Attendance Standards for Roslyn High School Athletes

It is our expectation that Roslyn High School athletes will maintain excellent attendance at all practices and games that are scheduled during their athletic seasons. A sense of commitment and responsibility are vital ingredients for personal and team success.

• Legal absences from athletic practices or contests will be defined the same way that they are for school absences: school-sponsored trips and activities, days of religious observance, days of suspension from school and court appearance dates. Students may return to athletic practices/contests when they return to school after a legal absence.

• Absences from school will not be considered "cuts" from practices or contests. They carry no consequences in terms of playing time.

• "Special case" absences may include death or serious illness in the families of athletes. Communications received from parents/athletes and given to coaches will be shared with the Athletic Director and the consequences for these absences, if any, shall be determined by the Director.

• Students who miss practices or contests due to illegal absences will not be removed from teams. However, the following minimum consequences will apply to all illegal absences whether these practices are on school days or school vacations:
(1) For every single contest missed, the athlete will be "benched" for the next regularly-scheduled contest;
(2) For every two practices missed, the athlete will be "benched" for the next regularly-scheduled contest.

• The consequences for missed practices or contests will be the same for all high school athletes on any sport at any level.

• After the consequences are served, the return of individual athletes to regular playing time or "starting time" will be left to the discretion of the individual coach.

• Any individual exceptions to these attendance standards will be at the sole discretion of the Athletic Director after consultation with the coaching, counseling or administrative staff.

Attendance for the 2009-10 School Year

Fall Season: Student athletes must be present at all fall season try-outs, which will begin before the school year starts. Varsity and JV football begin on Wednesday, August 19, 2009; all other sports begin on Monday, August 31, 2009.

Winter Season: There will be practice on Wednesday, November 25. There will not be practice on Thanksgiving Day, November 26, 2009. There will be practice on Friday and Saturday of Thanksgiving weekend, November 27 and 28, 2009.

For the 2009-10 holiday recess, all winter athletes will be off from Thursday, December 24 through Monday, December 28th. Practices resume on Tuesday, December 29, 2009-Saturday, January 2, 2010. There will not be practice on Friday, January 1st. If, however, county contests that would be beneficial to teams/individuals are available to Roslyn athletes on ³protected² days, coaches may schedule optional practices/contests. Athletes¹ absences on these optional additional days would carry no consequences.

If we qualify, winter sports¹ playoff games and matches will take place during the February recess, February 13-21, 2010. Varsity athletes are expected to be available for these championship contests.

Spring Season: The Easter and Passover holidays are simultaneous in 2010. There will not be practices from Saturday, March 27-Sunday, April 4th, 2010. Athletes are expected to be available when practices and games resume on Monday and Tuesday, April 5 and 6, 2010. Classes resume on Wednesday, April 7.