When the subject of high school track and field in the PSAL is mentioned, often the name Marty Lewis is discussed.
Lewis lived in Bay Ridge – before moving to Monroe Township. He served as assistant principal at South Shore High School where he taught and worked before retiring in 1993.
But it was track and field that Lewis will always be remembered – he passed in 2007 at the age of 80. He served as the PSAL’s Commissioner of Track and Cross Country for over 20 years. He coached city championship teams for the Vikings of South Shore, Boys High and Commerce High (Louis Brandeis.
He was often referred to as the Dean of PSAL Track and Field.
And that is why the PSAL conducted the Marty Lewis “Hurry Back” Cross Country Borough Challenge at Van Cortlandt Park, Saturday (October 5th). Some 724 PSAL student-athletes competed and team scoring was based on the top 10 finishers per Borough per-gender on the 3.1-meter course.
The Manhattan boys and girls captured the Borough team titles. The Manhattan borough boys’ team was led by the running of Rahael Ramoit, Stuyvesant (17:04). Naomi Douglas, Fiorello H. LaGuardia (19:14) paced the Manhattan girls to victory.
In the freshman 1.5-m races, Henry Buissell, John Jay Campus, led the boys’ field (9:08) and Milani Jackson, Susan Wagner (10:23) won the girls. The 5k times turned in by Alexander Jones, Brooklyn Tech (16:47) along with Gwyneth Shupp, Fiorello H. LaGuardia (20:27) were outstanding.
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The PSAL’s 18th Annual Junior/Senior Fall Softball Showcase, held this week at Randalls Island, Sunken Meadow Fields saw five Brooklyn juniors and 10 seniors at the event:
Marina Caldiero, James Madison, 2B
Audrey Curran, Midwood, 1B
Bella De Los Santos, John Jay Campus, C
Karina Martinez, Franklin D. Roosevelt, C
Ransely Rodriguez, Sunset Park High School, CF
The seniors:
Madison Drouet, James Madison, P
Melanea, Francisco, Sunset Park High School, SS
Arely Garcia Lozada, Franklin D. Roosevelt, 2B
Julianna Huertas, James…
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