Athletics News
Westbury High School hosts the Nassau County Spring Track Championships.
Westbury High School will be hosting the Nassau County Spring Track Championships on May 28 and May 29, 2008 from 3:30-8:30PM each day. This is the first time Westbury has been selected to host the Spring Track County Championships. All concession proceeds from this event are benefitting Westbury UFSD based organizations. The championships will include all throwing, jumping, and running events. Bus parking will be directed to the Middle School after dropping off. Individual vehicles should use the High School south parking Lot parallel to Jericho Turnpike. We hope the entire Westbury community will come out to cheer on both the Westbury Boys and the Westbury Girls Track teams as they compete to bring home a county championship.
Westbury Boys Winter Track Team captures Nassau County Class B Championship
The Westbury High School Boys Track Team is now Winter Indoor Track County Champions once again. After a crushing defeat by Lynbrook last year by two points in the winter 2006-2007 season, Westbury came into the 2007-2008 season more determined than ever. The team was led by Eric Banks, Daniel Pierre, Gary Russell, Terrence Mitto, Noel Archer, Deondre Clarke, Wayne Stewart, and Jabari Redd. The team dominated at the Winter County Championship which was held at Suffolk Community College on February 9, 2008. Westbury swept the 55meter Hurdles with Terrence Mitto, Jabari Redd, and Wayne Stewart. Eric Banks took first place in the 600meter dash. Westbury finished the night in first place with 100 points, Lynbrook had only 66.5 points this time. The Westbury relay team comprised of Deondre Clark, Wayne Stewart, Eric Banks, and Noel Archer dominated the night by taking first in the 4 x 400 and in the 4 X 200. Congratulations to all of the Boys Winter Track team and to Coaches Ross, Harrison, Bonner, and Lang. Go Green Dragons!"
Westbury Varsity Girls and Boys Basketball teams both make playoffs
The girls won their conference with a victory over North Shore to end the season. The girls will play away in the first round of the playoffs vs. Southside at 7:00PM at Southside High School on Thursday 2/14/08. All games after this will be listed in Newsday. Congratulations to Coach Fanning and all of the girls. The boys earned the 5th seed which gives them a first round home playoff game on Friday 2/15/08 4:30PM at Westbury High School vs. North Shore. All games after this will be at Neutral Sites and will be listed in Newsday. Congratulations to Coach Graff and all of the boys.
2007 Scholar Athlete
Senior Westbury Varsity Football player Maurice Newkirk has been chosen by the "National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame, Inc." as a 2007 Scholar Athlete. Maurice will be recognized for this award at the 12th annual Scholar Athlete brunch on 12/2/07 at the Crest Hollow Country Club. Each honoree is to be presented with a commemorative plaque for meeting scholarship criteria. Congratulations to Maurice Newkirk, 2007 Westbury High School wide receiver and cornerback, for this award.
October 28, 2007 Westbury Varsity Boys Soccer team defeats Wantagh HS 1-0 in first round playoff game. In round two of the playoffs Westbury is playing Garden City HS at Garden City HS on Wednesday 10/31/07 2:30PM.
The Westbury Boys Varsity Soccer team has qualified for the playoffs for the third time in the last four years. The team is led by All County forward Manuel Moreno, All Conference goalie Victor Garcia, All Conference mid fielder Hector Yanez, and All Conference Defender Jean Phillipe Saint Germain. The team concluded the regular season with a 6-4-4 overall record that includes non-league play. The win over Wantagh was sweet revenge because last season Wantagh kept Westbury out of the playoffs by defeating Westbury in the last game of the 2006 regular season. Westbury is coached by 5th year head coach Chris Valentini and 4th year assistant coach Jesus Rodriguez.
Westbury High School is hosting the 38th Annual "Nassau County Track Coaches Association" meet on Saturday April 28, 2007
This invitational meet has historically attracted 40 schools. This will be the first meet of this size hosted on the new Westbury High School Track. This meet will include the "steeple chase event". Concession proceeds will be benefiting the Westbury Track Program and the High School Classes led by the Senior Class. The meet is scheduled to run 9:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Westbury will have both the boys and the girls track teams participating throughout the day. The Westbury Fire Department is assisting with filling the steeple chase pit with water.
Westbury Varsity Baseball Gets First Win of 2007 Season: 13-2 Over Roosevelt
On Wednesday April 25 the Westbury Varsity Baseball Team won its first game in
four years against Roosevelt by a score of 13-2. Winning pitcher John Medford pitched the complete
game and totaled 5 strikeouts, while going 1-4 at the plate with 1 RBI and scoring 2 runs to help
his own cause. The Green Dragons, scored a 12 run rally in the top of the third inning all
with two outs in the victory. Hashim Naveed was 2-4 with 2 runs and 2 RBI, Nick Arevalo,
was 2-3 with 2 runs, 2 RBI, 2 SB and a triple. Rafael De La Cruz was also 2-3 with a double and knocked in 4 RBIs.
Finally, Miguel Ogando was 1-4 with 2 RBIs. The Dragons are now 1-3 in League play so far this season.
The team has rapidly improved under second year head coach Todd Goodwin and his assistant coach Larry Phyall.
This years early season training included a regiment of numerous batting cage sessions which has
helped increase the offensive punch of the Green Dragons. Coach Goodwin is a Park Avenue PE
Teacher and Coach Phyall is a Westbury High School Social Studies Teacher. The team's next
home game is 4/30/07 vs. Roosevelt.
2006-2007 Westbury HS Basketball Girls and Boys Playoff Schedule
Boys Varsity Basketball-1/19/2007
Westbury defeats Roslyn 66-45 @ Roslyn HS in front of a capacity crowd.
Roslyn 7 8 12 18 45
Westbury 14 19 16 17 66
Scoring: Westbury: Chong 7-1-15, Dial 7-0-19, McCarthy 7-1-15, Mingo 1-0-2, Rogers 2-2-6, Triono 3-0-6, Carter 1-0-2. Totals: 28-4-66.
Roslyn: Charnas 1-0-2, Chase 1-0-2, Oliver 4-1-9, Coyoy 4-0-8, Lip 2-0-5, Kaplan 0-2-2, Athanasquoks 1-0-2, Liberman 6-2-15. Totals: 19-5-45. Three-pointers: W 6 (Dial 5, Carter); R 2 (Lip, Liberman).
Highlights: Paul Dial had 19 points,
including five three-pointers, and senior Bruce Chong added 15 points and a
career-high 18 rebounds for Westbury (3-4) in a Conference A-I/II crossover.
Westbury's David Parker missed the game with a hairline fracture in his tibia he
sustained in the last game and is out for the season. Jason Liberman's 15 points
led Roslyn (1-6).
Boys Varsity Basketball Team Upsets Jericho
The Boys Varsity Basketball team upset
Jericho, last season's County Champions, 55-49 in front of a packed gym at
Westbury High School on 1/5/07. Westbury's Delano Goodall came off the bench and
scored 17 points to solidify the win. Thirteen of Goodall's points came in the
second half. Keenan Carter came in off the bench to replace David Parker who had
gotten into foul trouble. The 6'0" Carter used textbook boxing-out techniques
over a 6'5" Jericho opponent and assisted Bruce Chong of Westbury in grabbing
defensive rebounds. Westbury and Jericho are now both 2-1 in Nassau Conference
A-I Boys.
Westbury Wrestling starts off season strong
On 12/2/06 at Uniondale High School's
"Knights Classic Invitational" wrestling tournament, the Westbury wrestling team
finished fourth among the eleven teams that entered. WHS Senior Kadeem Lewis led
the way by pinning each of his opponents in less than a minute. He finished
first in his weight class with a :48 second pin in the finals. Tobi Ogutunji
placed third with a 9-8 win over his opponent from Ardsley. Josh Nimblette and
Kareem Maxwell both finished in fourth place. Westbury has their first home
match on 12/8/06 at 4 PM vs. Carle Place--spectators welcome.
JV football team finishes season with 34-6 victory over Oyster Bay
On Friday night 11/3/06 under the lights at Westbury High School, the JV
Football team won its first game of the year against Oyster Bay by a score of
34-6. The offense was led by Eric Banks who threw four touchdown passes, two to
Brett West, and two to Lunick Lallemand. West totaled 35 yards receiving and
Lallemand totaled 110 yards receiving from the backfield while also adding a 70
yard touchdown on the ground. Jose Martinez also added to the air attack with a
50 yard reception from Banks. The defense, as described by the coaches, played
lights out, by only allowing 6 points, forcing 5 fumbles, while recovering two
of them and only allowing six first downs in the entire contest. The win was a
great way to finish the season and for the sophomores to end their JV career
before moving on to Varsity next season.
Head Coach: Todd Goodwin
Assistant Coach: Victor Kelly