Salvatore Ballone and Liam McAuliffe Cradle Their Wins to End Season 15-3
East Norwich’s Salvatore Ballone and Liam McAuliffe both participated in FLG’s program this summer. Massapequa-based For the Love of the Game (FLG) Boys 2017 team competed in a total of four tournaments winning 15 out of 18 games. They played locally at the JDR Tournament and finished with a 3-0 record and were finalists in the FLG Tournament.
As well as local tournaments, the 23-athlete team traveled to the Tri-State Tournament in Princeton and the Crimson Tournament on the fields of Harvard University where they left their mark as the team to beat.
The team ended their season at Harvard Stadium where they battled extreme heat and long hours but managed to overcome the setbacks and finished the weekend with a 5-0 record. All of the players demonstrated strong sportsmanship, great agility and ultimately joined forces to complete the weekend undefeated.
Try-outs:
Boys 2016, 2017, and 2018 team try-outs will be held at Cantiague Park in Hicksville on Sunday, Oct. 23. Try-outs are limited to 69 players per team. Registration forms can be completed on the Welcome Page of the FLG Website www.4theloveofthegame.org.
About For the Love of the Game:
FLG is a not-for-profit Lacrosse organization based in Massapequa, New York. Founded in 2006 by Bob Jahelka and Mike Winkoff, the organization is comprised of a total of 10 teams (6 Boys, 4 Girls), and 240 individual players.
The organization was formed to enhance the attributes of Long Island children through the fundamentals of Lacrosse, while in turn assisting the Long Island Community with various outreach programs. Since athletics are a vital part of children’s lives, FLG believes that participation in sports provides excellent preparation for achievement in school and for later in life. Additionally, the organization hopes to provide the young men and women that join its teams added exposure to college coaches through Fall, Spring and Summer Lacrosse.
As a not-for-profit organization, FLG is a strong believer in providing community service and have been involved in many of them with the team.
Some accomplishments include: FLG “adopted” 5 families for the holidays; helped the Breast Cancer Foundation with their annual appeal; with the Metropolitan Lacrosse Foundation and the Michael Piegare Foundation started youth PAL Lacrosse in the town of Roosevelt.
Congratulations to Salvatore Ballone and Liam McAuliffe for a victorious and exceptional season! Signups for the Boys Travel Team try-outs in October can be completed on the FLG website. www.4theloveofthegame.org.
