Mustangs Look To Bounce Back
An inexperienced Mineola Varsity Boys Basketball team has started off the season with a difficult 1-6 record (0-2 in Conference 4A). The single win was against MaCarthur High School on Dec. 11, with a 48-37 tally.
John McMahon led the Mustangs in that contest as he has all season with 21 points and 8 rebounds. David Lee chipped in with 11 points and 7 rebounds. On the season, McMahon is averaging 17 points-and 5 rebounds per game while handling the majority of the ball handling duties, in addition to often guarding the other team’s best player.
Look for the Mustangs to gain some momentum heading into the New Year and hopefully earn some hard-nosed victories as they get into the heart of league play.
Girls Bowling Keeps Rolling
The Girls Bowling Program at Mineola High School is at the halfway point in the 2015-16 season. The first half ended with a position round match against North Shore. After sweeping North Shore 3-0 behind high games of 168 from Marissa Buonincontro, 163 from Lizzy Caccavale and a 153 from Catherine Leong Mineola took sole possession of third place in Conference II.
The varsity is led by Marissa who leads the team in average (178) and has a high game of 210. The rest of the varsity includes Catherine Leong, Lauren Jenkins (high game of 160), Samantha Henrichs (high game of 164) and Lizzy Caccavale (high game of 163). The girls currently have a match record of 4-2 with Sewanhaka and Carle Place in first-and second place.
The junior varsity girls are in first place in Conference II. They have a record of 6-0. The JV consists of Charlotte Betz (high game of 109), Brianna Mundy (high game of 118), Natalee Mundy (high game of 149), Jesse Kivatisky (high game of 152), Brianna Caroleo (high game of 167) and Lyndsey Reuther (high game of 178).
Wrestling Shines In Tournament Play
The Mineola Mustangs Varsity Wrestling team has participated in the Ralph Jansen and the Hank Paris tournaments. Senior Mike Bowen (195 pounds) took thrid place in the Hank Paris Tournament, losing only to the eventual champion in a close match. Junior Otavio Olyntho made it to the finals of the same tournament at 220 pounds.
The ninth-and 10th-grade wrestlers have been doing an excellent job so far this year in the junior varsity tournaments. Sophomore Ryan Sullivan (120 pounds) took third place in the Hank Paris and was the champion of the Ralph Jansen Tournament. He has 8-1 record so far.
Freshman Vin Pomara took a fourth place at the Ralph Jansen. Sophomores Henry Fuentes was the 132 pound champion at the Hank Paris and Balkar Singh took third at the Ralph Jansen. Sophomore Edwin Acevedo (138 pounds) has had a great start to this year with a record of 10-0 and was the champion of both the Hank Paris and Ralph Jansen Tournament. Sophomore Mike Cueter has also had a good year so far winning the Hank Paris tournament and taking third place in the Ralph Jansen at 152 pounds. He is 8-1.
Matt Hererra placed third at the Ralph Jansen tournament at 195 pounds. Finally, eighth-grader Ericsson Velasquez has done a great job taking a third at the Hank Paris and winning the 152 pounds weight class at the Ralph Jansen also with a record of 8-1.
