Garden City Board Of Education Honors Exceptional Athletes

GARDEN CITY, NY — At the Dec. 20 Garden City Board of Education meeting, Superintendent of Schools Dr. Kusum Sinha, along with Town Supervisor Don Clavin, Assemblyman Ed Ra and Town Clerk Kate Murray recognized Garden City High School’s fall student-athletes for their many achievements during the fall sports season.

The girls varsity field hockey team was recognized for earning the title of New York State finalists for the second consecutive year after winning the Nassau County and Long Island County Class B Championships.

The Garden City High School football team was recognized for its second consecutive Long Island Championship.

Eleventh grade tennis player Nina Weisse was honored for finishing third in Nassau County as a singles player. She also competed at the New York State Championships where she finished in fifth place.

Swimmers Amanda Baiker, Mia Brita, Madison Connor, Caroline Crouchley and Kathlyn Pomeroy were recognized for qualifying for the New York State Championships in Rochester. Specifically, Madison Connor qualified in four events and medaled in two at the championships.

Lastly, the cross-county team was honored for winning the Nassau County State Class B qualifier meet. This was the first time since 2012 that Garden City cross-country qualified as a team for the New York State championships. Seven runners represented at the state championships: Daniel Butt, Alex Colletti, Dean Colletti, Colin Crane, Patrick Egan, Ryan McAlea and Tyler McAlea.