The Calhoun girls’ badminton team added another Nassau County Class AA title to its impressive collection—the program’s ninth in the last 13 seasons and second straight—knocking off No. 2 Great Neck, 4-3, in the championship round on May 19.
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By Steve Siniski
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6/10/15
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After a mediocre first half by Calhoun’s standards, the Lady Colts turned things up a notch from a 4-2 start and stormed into the Nassau County playoffs on a six-match winning streak and playing their best badminton of the season. Their momentum continued and ultimately brought the program’s first county title since 2011.
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By Tony Bellissimo
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6/19/14
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The competition keeps getting stiffer, but it hasn’t stopped Long Beach’s girls’ badminton program from stockpiling wins and conference championships.
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By Tony Bellissimo
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5/11/12
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The Calhoun Colts badminton team practiced throughout the 2010-11 school year while sporting T-shirts with the phrase, “Winning is a choice.” It’s a choice that the squad has made three years in a row.
On May 20, the Lady Colts defeated Port Washington, winning four of seven games to capture the Nassau County championship. It marked the third consecutive county title for Calhoun, which the program had never accomplished before.
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By David Weingrad
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6/10/11
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Behind a senior-laden roster, Lawrence girls’ badminton team reached double digits in wins and finished second behind Garden City in the Nassau Conference V standings.
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Tony Bellissimo
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5/18/11
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If any team were to define dynasty, it would be the Calhoun High School girls' badminton squad. The team, led by coach Gregg Muscarella, is 138-5 in matches over the past nine years. In that time, the Colts have won six county championships, as well as eight Conference I titles.
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Scott Brinton
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6/15/10
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The Calhoun girls’ varsity badminton team recently won the Nassau County Championship with a 4-3 victory over Great Neck South. The Calhoun girls finished the season with a 15-0 record –– and their second straight championship. Team Captain Christina Strezenec won the overall singles title, beating out all other Nassau badminton players in a two-day tournament. With this win, Strezenec became the only player in Calhoun history to win four county titles playing a varsity sport.
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5/21/10
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It’s impossible to call Long Beach’s debut in Nassau County girls badminton anything less than a smashing success.
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Steve Siniski
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5/19/10
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The sport of badminton is quickly gaining popularity across Nassau County, and Long Beach is a perfect example.
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Tony Bellissimo
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10/22/09
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Long Beach High School has a new addition to fall sports. Since last year, after playing in gym and after participating in the Badminton for Breast Cancer Tournament, a group of students had an urge …
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JENNIFER ZARATE
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10/22/09
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