Long Beach Students Pledge to Play

Two Long Beach High School athletes signed letters of intent stating their commitment to participate on college teams next year.

Administrators, coaches and family members joined Caitlin Breglia and Morgan Harrington Nov. 18 to celebrate their accomplishments and decisions for the future.

Breglia will play lacrosse at Bryant University. She has played on the girls varsity team, coached by Rachel Ray, since eighth grade.

For four years, Breglia held all-conference honors and last year received all-county honorable mention as well as the Sherman Brown award.

Morgan Harrington has served on the girls varsity swim team for four years and signed with SUNY Binghamton.

She is coached by John Skudin and Lynn Volosevich, and broke a state record and achieved all-American status at the New York State Championships in November.

[Photos courtesy of Long Beach public schools]

[Photo 1: bottom row (L-R) coach John Skudin, Morgan Harrington, coach Lynn Volosevich. Top row (L-R) Director of Health, Physical Education and Athletics Arnold Epstein, Principal Bill Stroud, guidance counselor Mariela Giammarino.

Photo 2: Caitlin Breglia (bottom, center) is pictured with her mother (bottom right) and coach Rachel Ray (bottom left), along with Director of health, physical education and athletics Arnold Epstein, Principal Bill Stroud and guidance counselor Mike Vitale.]