.
Feedback

Lexi Peveraro Recalls Girls Basketball Team's Friendship on and off Court

New Hyde Park's dynamic guard is a do-everything kind of player

This year was the most productive season for the Gladiators senior guard Lexi Peveraro. The stat sheets for each game tell the story as Peveraro's name is repeatedly mentioned in the top four lines for scorers.

"Ciara [McCullagh] and Maria [Katsoulis] are the big scorers for our team," Peveraro said. "Whenever I can I try to get them the ball underneath but if they're not open I usually take it myself."

Her best game of the season was an 11 point night at in early January.

This was Peveraro's second year playing for Head Coach Hugh Flaherty after two years on the junior varsity team.

"Last year was a tough one for us," Peveraro explained. "We weren't able to win one game in conference play. But going to the school-sized conferences has really helped us and I think we were a lot more competitive this time around."

Peveraro described the team's close bond by saying, "The best thing about our team was that we had such a great chemistry on and off the court. Everybody gets along and I think that translated itself on the court.  We also have such a good relationship with our coaches and they are really easy to work with."

The Gladiators lost in the first round of the playoffs in overtime to .

Peveraro said she will continue to play basketball and soccer, which is her favorite sport, in college at an intramural level. She plans to major in the field of radio communications and is looking at both Montclair State and the University of Buffalo.

Newsletter & Alerts

Get the best stories each day and important breaking news

Subscribe

Not from New Hyde Park Patch? Find your Local Patch »

Note Article
Just a short thought to get the word out quickly about anything in your neighborhood.
Share something with your neighbors. Write a new post... What's up? Make an announcement, speak your mind, or sell something
Children at Community Church Nursery School sing "America the Beautiful."
Adina Genn (Editor) June 4, 2013 at 04:41 pm
Thank you for sharing Suzie!
Suzie Alvey June 4, 2013 at 04:53 pm
A number of the Community Church Nursery School students are from New Hyde Park. Thanks for the warmRead More welcome!
jimreddan May 20, 2013 at 03:02 pm
Please Vote 7A James Reddan May 21
jimreddan May 24, 2013 at 07:51 am
THANK YOU to all my supporters and to the 547 people who voted for me. We lost am election but had aRead More great day because of all of you.
Annamarie Bondi-Stoddard May 28, 2013 at 11:34 am
It is important to be an educated medical consumer. Don't be afraid to ask questions and get aRead More second opinion.