Sports

Near-Perfect Season For Plainview "Blue Lightening"

Softball team goes 17-1 on season; only loss came in rain-shortened game.

The Plainview girls softball team "Blue Lightning" played a near-perfect season this spring, winning 17 of their 18 games.

The Blue Lightning's one loss was a game cut short due to weather.

"These girls played their hearts and souls out this season," said Kevin Quinn, one of the team's supporters and parent.

The coaching team of James Paoli, Dominick Tinelli, Rick Futterman, and Ron Levine spent considerable time teaching and coaching the children.

The team was comprised by Emma Levine, Jenna Martins, Sivan Plotkin, Livia Futterman, Shira Kohler, Cara Quinn, Trinity Pascarella, Allison Scher, Sabrina Colantuono, Emily Soffer, Mia Colantuono, Alexa O'connor, Brianna Paoli, Amy Stern, and Meghan Tinelli.

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