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Overcast Second place for Long Island sports Hero Challenge
The Lynbrook High School varsity football team came in second place for this year’s Long Island Sports Hero Challenge.
The challenge was for any Long Island high school’s sports team who participated in a community event during the fall. The Lynbrook varsity football team qualified for this challenge by raising $3,200 for Camp Anchor. This particular charity was picked as it was close to the hearts of the members of the team.
“One of our seniors has a brother who has cerebral palsy and has ties to Camp Anchor so we wanted to do something to benefit as many kids as possible,” Coach David Yaker said.
This second place win boosted morale for the team as Yaker said that the team never even thought about winning any prize for what they did. The prize is $1,500, which will benefit the school’s athletic department for school-wide athletic purposes.
“The support from the community was unbelievable,” Yaker said. “People were voting every day all to help us win and I’m so happy that we got 2nd place.”
For Yaker, to even be mentioned with the other schools was a great honor. Yaker attests this win to a combination of a few things. “One, Camp Anchor is connected to so many people and it has done such wonderful things for its campers over the years that people generally root for the Camps success,” he said. “Two, Lynbrook has had a close connection with the camp for a long time. Many students work there in the summer as counselors and many students attend as campers. Three, the Lynbrook community supports its teams and clubs all the time. It is no surprise that people voted for us because that is just the type of town Lynbrook is.”
Yaker was proud of his team and happy that this challenge showcased the team’s benefit game for Camp Anchor. “To be recognized in this way is an added bonus and has shown the kids how important community is in their lives.” he said. “When they found out we came in second place they were so excited and proud of themselves.”
