In what’s become an era of specialization, the three-sport high school athlete is a dying breed, albeit far from extinct. Finding a three-sport varsity head coach is much more difficult, but they do exist.
With all due respect to those pulling triple duty in cross-country, winter track and field, and spring track and field in what seems like every school in the Herald’s coverage area, coaching three entirely different sports put Baldwin’s Darius Burton, East Rockaway’s Joe Lores, Long Beach’s T.J. Burke and West Hempstead’s Chris Van Kovics in select company.
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By Tony Bellissimo
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7/5/12
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Senior Nicole Hertzberg captured two events and senior Kaitlyn Kieser finished first in the Long Jump and runner-up in two events to lead Clarke to a third-place finish in the Nassau Class A girls’ track and field championship meet this spring.
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By Tony Bellissimo
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6/13/12
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Clarke made considerable progress on the lacrosse field this spring, and one needs to look no further than overall record, where a 4-5 mark in Conference IV-C (9-5 overall) left them a whisker away from making the playoffs.
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By Steve Siniski
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6/5/12
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With a battery featuring eighth-grader Sarah Cornell in the pitching circle and freshman Selena Ruiz behind the plate, fourth-seeded Clarke made a spirited run to the Nassau Class A softball semifinals.
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By Tony Bellissimo
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5/23/12
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Clarke continued to run through opponents in Conference A-VI baseball, making it 12-for-12 (14-0 overall) with a 6-3 win over Valley Stream North last Monday.
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By Steve Siniski
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5/2/12
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After a 6-0 start, Clarke has dropped three straight on the softball diamond including a hard-fought 3-1 decision at Plainedge last Saturday.
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Steve Siniski
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4/24/12
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Coming off a pair of losses, an extended break and some nonleague matchups could be just what Clarke needs as the bulk of the Conference A-IV lacrosse season still lies ahead.
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Steve Siniski
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4/13/12
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Sunny St. Patrick’s Day kicked off baseball season for the junior varsity high school teams with a rivalry scrimmage between East Meadow and W.T. Clarke high schools.
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3/29/12
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In a conference centered around a pair of heavyweights —Valley Stream North and North Shore — Clarke has routinely had its back against the wall when it comes to the winter track and field season.
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Steve Siniski
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3/2/12
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Clarke found itself behind the 8-ball in many dual meets and tournaments thanks to having to forfeit matches in as many as six different weight classes due to injuries. But the Rams made things work by racking up plenty of victories by pinfall.
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Steve Siniski
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2/8/12
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