"THE RUNNING LADY PIRATES"
DATES IN HISTORY
OCTOBER 30, 1976 JEAN SUSSMAN BECOMES THE FIRST FEMALE HARRIER FROM PEARL
RIVER WHEN SHE FINISHES 7TH AT THE ROCKLAND COUNTY MEET.
SEPTEMBER 20,1977 THE TEAM OF RUTH PESKIN, ANNE STIFFEY, GINNY AMUNDSON,
MIRIAM BRENNEN, OLGA APONTE AND SANDY DROPKIN BECOME THE
FIRST COMPLETE TEAM FROM PEARL RIVER TO NOT ONLY RUN AT
AN INVITATIONAL MEET, BUT ALSO FINISH IN 2ND PLACE TO
BECOME THE FIRST INVITATIONAL PLACE WINNING TEAM. THEY
SCORE 84 POINTS TO FINISH IN 2ND PLACE BEHIND WINNING
TEAM ST. FRANCIS PREP (67 POINTS), AT THE ALBERTUS
INVITATIONAL AT BEAR MOUNTAIN.
OCTOBER 20, 1977 THE LADY PIRATES WIN THEIR FIRST EVER DUAL MEET WITH A
21-40 SCORE OVER NORTH ROCKLAND. THE PR PIONEERS ARE
RUTH PESKIN, LISA DROPKIN, GINNY AMUNDSON, BEV WALDMAN,
MIRIAM BRENNEN, OLGA APONTE AND SANDY DROPKIN.
OCTOBER 17, 1978 THE LADY PIRATE TEAM OF RUTH PESKIN, MARY DILLON,
ADRIANE HOGAN, SANDY DROPKIN, MARY BERGEN, DARCY MAY AND
LISA DROPKIN DEFEAT SUFFERN 22-36 TO BEGIN THEIR FIRST
LONG DUAL MEET WINNING STREAK.
SEPTEMBER 18, 1979 THE LADY PIRATES DEFEAT DEFENDING CHAMPION ALBERTUS 21-
40 TO PROVE TO EVERYONE THAT THEY HAVE ARRIVED AS A NEW
CROSS COUNTRY POWER.
SEPTEMBER 29, 1979 THE LADY PIRATE FRESHMAN TEAM OF TERRI EBANIETTI, DIANE
IRIARTE, SUE GULLA, AILEEN O'SHEA, KAREN ZOUBEK, TERESA
MORONEY, STEPHANIE HANRAHAN AND NANCY BOHAN CAPTURE
PEARL RIVER'S FIRST EVER INVITATIONAL TITLE AS THEY WIN
THE FROSH DIVISION OF THE PASSAIC COACHES MEET. TERRI
BECOMES PR'S FIRST EVER INDIVIDUAL INVITATIONAL
CHAMPION.
OCTOBER 6, 1979 THE LADY PIRATE JV TEAM OF SUE GULLA, MARYBETH MAHONEY,
DIANE DUPAS, KAREN ZOUBEK, TERESA MORONEY, CAROLINE
BRANDT AND MARY MAGUIRE CAPTURE PR'S FIRST EVER JV
INVITATIONAL TITLE AS THEY WIN THE ST. ANTHONY'S
INVITATIONAL.
OCTOBER 16, 1979 THE LADY PIRATES DEFEAT SUFFERN 15-49 TO FINISH THE DUAL
MEET SEASON AT 6-0 AND CLINCH THEIR FIRST EVER DUAL MEET
CHAMPIONSHIP.
OCTOBER 20, 1979 THE LADY PIRATE VARSITY CAPTURES THEIR FIRST EVER
INVITATIONAL TITLE AS THEY WIN THE MARIST INVITATIONAL.
THE SEVEN RUNNERS ARE TERRI EBANIETTI, ADRIANE HOGAN,
KIM SMITH, SUE GULLA, DIANE IRIARTE, MARY DILLON AND
AILEEN O'SHEA.
OCTOBER 23, 1979 SCORING JUST 33 POINTS THE LADY PIRATES RUN TO THEIR
FIRST EVER ROCKLAND COUNTY MEET CHAMPIONSHIP. THE
RUNNERS ARE TERRI EBANIETTI, ADRIANE HOGAN, KIM SMITH,
DIANE IRIARTE, SUE GULLA, AILEEN O'SHEA, RUTH PESKIN,
MARY DILLON, MARYBETH MAHONEY, DIANE DUPAS, KAREN
ZOUBEK, TERESA MORONEY, CAROLINE BRANDT, STEPHANIE
HANRAHAN, NANCY BOHAN AND KAREN WARD.
NOVEMBER 2, 1979 COMING FROM BEHIND IN THE SECOND HALF OF THE RACE, THE
LADY PIRATES RALLY TO DEFEAT WASHINGTONVILLE 45-59 TO
WIN THEIR FIRST EVER SECTIONAL TITLE. THE SEVEN RUNNERS
ARE TERRI EBANIETTI, ADRIANE HOGAN, KIM SMITH, DIANE
IRIARTE, AILEEN O'SHEA, SUE GULLA AND MARY DILLON. "A
FEW SMALL SACRIFICES DO GO A LONG WAY."
NOVEMBER 10, 1979 THE LADY PIRATES FINISH IN THIRD PLACE IN THE CLASS A
STATE MEET TO MAKE THEIR FIRST EVER TRIP TO THE STATE
MEET A SUCCESSFUL ONE.
NOVEMBER 17,1979 THE LADY PIRATES FINISH IN 6TH PLACE IN THEIR FIRST EVER
FEDERATION MEET.
NOVEMBER 18, 1979 THE LADY PIRATES ACHIEVE THEIR FIRST EVER STATE RANKING
AS THEY FINISH #6 IN THE FINAL NY STATE XC POLL.
AUGUST 25, 1980 THE LADY PIRATES BEGIN A NEW TRADITION AS THEY TRAVEL TO
THE HAMPTONS FOR SEVERAL DAYS AND CONDUCT THEIR OWN
CROSS COUNTRY CAMP. "MAJOR'S PATH" AND "TEN MILES
PLEASE," BECOME COMMON WORDS IN THE LADY PIRATE
VOCABULARY. THEY ALSO REALIZE THAT THEY WILL NEVER BE
ABLE TO HEAR THE PHRASE "SAND HILL" AGAIN WITHOUT
CRINGING.
SEPTEMBER 20, 1980 BY WINNING THE INDIVIDUAL TITLE AT THE SHAKER
INVITATIONAL, ADRIANE HOGAN BECOMES THE FIRST LADY
PIRATE TO EVER WIN A VARSITY INVITATIONAL RACE.
OCTOBER 18, 1980 THE LADY PIRATE SOPHOMORE TEAM OF DIANE IRIARTE, SUE
GULLA, NANCY BOHAN, STEPHANIE HANRAHAN, KAREN ZOUBEK AND
TERESA MORONEY WIN THE WOMEN'S XC INVITATIONAL AT VCP TO
GIVE PR THEIR FIRST EVER SOPHOMORE TITLE.
NOVEMBER 8, 1980 THE LADY PIRATES REACH THE BIG TIME IN ONLY THEIR SECOND
TRIP EVER TO THE STATE MEET, AS THEY WIN THE CLASS B
STATE CHAMPIONSHIP BY THE SCORE OF 91-93 OVER JFK-
SOMERS. THE RUNNERS ARE ADRIANE HOGAN, AILEEN O'SHEA,
DIANE DUPAS, TERRI EBANIETTI, MARYBETH MAHONEY, KIM
SMITH AND DIANE IRIARTE. MAKING IT A TRULY GREAT DAY IN
THE HISTORY OF SPORTS IS THE FACT THAT THE PR BOYS TEAM
ALSO WIN THEIR RACE AND PEARL RIVER BECOMES THE FIRST
SCHOOL TO EVER WIN BOTH BOYS AND GIRLS STATE TITLES IN
THE SAME SPORT ON THE SAME DAY!! THEY PROVED THAT THEY
WERE “READY TO MEET THE CHALLENGE”
JULY 13, 1981 AILEEN O'SHEA OFFICIALLY BECOMES THE FIRST "RUNNING LADY
PIRATE" TO CARRY THE TITLE AND HONOR OF "CAPTAIN."
SEPTEMBER 26, 1981 AT THE WESTLAKE INVITATIONAL THE LADY PIRATE JV TEAM
ACHIEVES PERFECTION AS THEY CAPTURE THE TOP SEVEN PLACES
IN THE RACE OF OVER 100 RUNNERS, THE "PERFECT SEVEN" ARE
1) BELISA VRANICH, 2) MARISA DIMOLA, 3) LIS SLAYNE
4) NANCY BOHAN, 5) SUE GULLA, 6) LAURA COSTELLO,
7) JOANN HOUSTON.
OCTOBER 10, 1981 PROVING THAT XC REALLY IS A TEAM SPORT OF 7 RUNNERS, THE
LADY PIRATE #6 AND #7 RUNNERS BEAT THE MEPHAM #5 RUNNER
AS THE LADY PIRATES EDGE MEPHAM 132-133 TO CAPTURE THE
EASTERN STATES CHAMPIONSHIP AT THE MANHATTAN
INVITATIONAL. THE GIRLS RECEIVE CHAMPIONSHIP WATCHES FOR
THEIR VICTORY. THE GIRLS ARE AILEEN O'SHEA, JOANN
TURILLI, MARISA DIMOLA, PAT HOLLAND, DIANE DUPAS, TERRI
EBANIETTI AND BELISA VRANICH.
OCTOBER 17, 1981 AILEEN O'SHEA BECOMES THE FIRST "RUNNING LADY PIRATE" TO
WIN THE ROCKLAND COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP AS SHE COVERS THE
BEAR MOUNTAIN COURSE IN A SCHOOL RECORD TIME OF 18:26.9.
HER VICTORY LEADS PR TO THEIR RECORD THIRD STRAIGHT
ROCKLAND TITLE.
OCTOBER 30, 1981 RUNNING THEIR BEST RACE EVER IN THEIR HISTORY, "THE LADY
PIRATES" DESTROY A VERY STRONG WASHINGTONVILLE TEAM BY
THE SCORE OF 30-56. AILEEN O'SHEA BECOMES THE FIRST
LADY PIRATE TO EVER WIN THE SECTIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP. THE
FIRST FIVE GIRLS (AILEEN O'SHEA-18:09; JOANN TURILLI-
18:13; MARISA DIMOLA-18:21; BELISA VRANICH-18:40; DIANE
DUPAS-18:46) SET THE FASTEST SINGLE DAY 5 PERSON AVERAGE
AT BEAR MOUNTAIN - 18:25.9. A RECORD THAT STILL STANDS
25 YEARS LATER. ROUNDING OUT THE TEAM ARE SUE GULLA AND
PAT HOLLAND.
NOVEMBER 7, 1981 RUNNING IN SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW, THE LADY PIRATES
CAPTURE THEIR SECOND STRAIGHT STATE CHAMPIONSHIP,
DEFEATING RUNNER-UP JFK 58-98. THE GIRLS ARE AILEEN
O'SHEA, JOANN TURILLI, MARISA DIMOLA, BELISA VRANICH,
SUE GULLA, DIANE DUPAS AND PAT HOLLAND. "THE RIVER
ROLLS ON."
SEPTEMBER 25, 1982 RUNNING AT THE GUILDERLAND INVITATIONAL, THE LADY
PIRATES FINALLY ACHIEVE A LONG SOUGHT AFTER GOAL AS THEY
WIN "THE TRIPLE CROWN," AS THEY CAPTURE THE FRESHMAN, JV
AND VARSITY TITLES. VARSITY: AILEEN O'SHEA, MARISA
DIMOLA, TERRI EBANIETTI, PAT HOLLAND, SUE GULLA, DIANE
IRIARTE AND BELISA VRANICH;
JV: LIS SLAYNE, JEAN DUMLAO, MARYBETH BODNAR, MICHELLE
MOYER, NANCY BOHAN, NANCY MCCOY, KELLY WAINWRIGHT, KATHY
FITZGERALD, JAMIE MAY AND IRENE SULLIVAN;
FROSH: JOANN TURILLI, BERNADETTE HOGAN, MAURA O'SHEA,
KIM NOONAN, JANICE SCHWARTZ, MAUREEN HAYES AND CATHY
FITZMAURICE;
OCTOBER 2, 1982 "THE LADY PIRATES" OBTAIN ANOTHER SOUGHT AFTER GOAL AS
THEY FINALLY WIN "THE TOP TEAM OF THE DAY" TROPHY AT THE
ST. ANTHONY'S INVITATIONAL. THE SEVEN GIRLS ARE MARISA
DIMOLA, JOANN TURILLI, AILEEN O'SHEA, TERRI EBANIETTI,
PAT HOLLAND, DIANE IRIARTE AND BELISA VRANICH.
OCTOBER 26, 1982 THE LADY PIRATES ACHIEVE ANOTHER GOAL OF SCORING A DUAL
MEET SCORE OF 26 POINTS TO WIN THEIR FOURTH STRAIGHT
COUNTY MEET. MARISA DIMOLA, TERRI EBANIETTI, JOANN
TURILLI, AILEEN O'SHEA, PAT HOLLAND, DIANE IRIARTE AND
MAURA O'SHEA DO THE HONORS.
NOVEMBER 13, 1982 PROVING THAT “A ROLLING RIVER GATHERS NO LOSS” THE LADY
PIRATES SCORE A NEW STATE MEET RECORD LOW POINT TOTAL OF
39, AS THEY ONCE AGAIN DEFEAT JFK 39-78. THEY BECOME
THE FIRST GIRLS TEAM TO EVER WIN THREE STRAIGHT STATE
TITLES. THIS YEARS STATE CHAMPIONS ARE JOANN TURILLI
(WHO BECOMES THE FIRST LADY PIRATE TO EVER CRACK THE TOP
TEN WITH HER 5TH PLACE FINISH), MARISA DIMOLA (WHO RUNS
THE FINAL 2.75 MILES WITH ONLY ONE SHOE), AILEEN O'SHEA
(WHO BECOMES THE FIRST GIRL IN NY STATE
HISTORY TO BE PART OF THREE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TEAMS),
TERRI EBANIETTI, PAT HOLLAND, BERNADETTE HOGAN AND MAURA
O'SHEA. (THE O'SHEA SISTERS BECOME THE FIRST SISTERS TO
BE PART OF A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP XC TEAM IN NY STATE.)
SEPTEMBER 20, 1983 THE LADY PIRATES MAKE THEIR DEBUT AGAINST WESTCHESTER
SCHOOLS AT THE PELHAM INVITATIONAL AND IT IS ONE THAT
WILL BE LONG REMEMBERED. THEY CAPTURE THE FIRST FIVE
PLACES TO RECORD THEIR FIRST EVER PERFECT SCORE OF 15 IN
A VARSITY INVITATIONAL. 1ST) JOANN TURILLI, 2ND) MAURA
O'SHEA, 3RD) BELISA VRANICH, 4TH) BERNADETTE HOGAN, 5TH)
EILEEN CLARKE, ARE THE ARTIST OF PERFECTION.
OCTOBER 15, 1983 NORTH ROCKLAND STOPS PEARL RIVER'S FOUR YEAR WINNING
STREAK AT THE COUNTY MEET AS THEY DEFEAT THE LADY
PIRATES 34-43.
OCTOBER 29, 1983 THE LADY PIRATES CAPTURE THEIR FIRST EVER "LEAGUE" MEET
AND WIN THEIR FIRST EVER "LEAGUE" CHAMPIONSHIP AS THEY
TAKE PLACES 2-6 FOR A SCORE OF 20-44 OVER ALBERTUS. THE
FIRST EVER CHAMPIONS ARE 2ND) JOANN TURILLI, 3RD) PAT
HOLLAND, 4TH) BERNADETTE HOGAN, 5TH) MAURA O'SHEA, 6TH)
JEAN DUMLAO. ROUNDING OUT THE TEAM ARE 9TH) BELISA
VRANICH AND 11TH) CATHY ROBERTS. THIS MEET ALSO GIVES
THE LADY PIRATES A 41-94 VICTORY OVER JFK FOR THE
CONFERENCE B CHAMPIONSHIP.
NOVEMBER 12, 1983 "THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT" AS THE LADY PIRATES EASILY
CAPTURE THEIR FOURTH STRAIGHT STATE CHAMPIONSHIP. (A
RECORD FOR MOST STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS EVER BY A GIRLS TEAM
AND THE MOST CONSECUTIVE TITLES EVER BY A GIRLS TEAM.)
THEIR SCORE OF 50-103 OVER CORTLAND IS THEIR WIDEST
VICTORY MARGIN EVER. THE STATE CHAMPION RECORD SETTERS
ARE JOANN TURILLI, BERNADETTE HOGAN, PAT HOLLAND, BELISA
VRANICH, MAURA O'SHEA, EILEEN CLARKE AND JEAN DUMLAO.
NOVEMBER 19, 1983 JOANN TURILLI BECOMES THE FIRST LADY PIRATE TO EVER
FINISH IN THE TOP 10 AT THE FEDERATION MEET AS HER 10TH
PLACE FINISH LEADS PR TO A 5TH PLACE TEAM FINISH.
OCTOBER 2, 1984 THE TEAM OF CATHY ROBERTS, JEAN DUMLAO, SUE BREBBIA,
LINDA GIARDINA, EILEEN CARMODY, NATHALIE MARQUIS AND ANN
BREDIN DEFEATS HARRISON, SLEEPY HOLLOW AND TAPPAN ZEE TO
GIVE THE LADY PIRATES 36 STRAIGHT DUAL MEET VICTORIES,
ESTABLISHING A NEW COUNTY RECORD FOR CONSECUTIVE DUAL
MEET VICTORIES. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 33
STRAIGHT HELD BY THE PEARL RIVER BOYS CROSS COUNTRY
TEAM.
OCTOBER 23, 1984 THE LADY PIRATES ONCE AGAIN ACHIEVE A FIRST AS THEY WIN
THE LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP MEET WITH A PERFECT SCORE OF 15.
THE PERFECTIONIST ARE 1ST) MAURA O'SHEA, 2ND) EILEEN
CLARKE, 3RD) CATHY ROBERTS, 4TH) WENDY MAY, 5TH)
BERNADETTE HOGAN. ROUNDING OUT THE TEAM ARE 7TH) JEAN
DUMLAO AND 8TH) DELLA HALEY.
OCTOBER 27, 1984 THE LADY PIRATES WIN BACK THE ROCKLAND COUNTY
CHAMPIONSHIP MEET WITH A VENGEANCE AS THEY SCORE A NEW
RECORD POINT TOTAL OF 21 POINTS. THEY PLACE 11 IN THE
TOP 20: 1ST) MAURA O'SHEA, 2ND) WENDY MAY, 5TH) EILEEN
CLARKE, 6TH) CATHY ROBERTS, 7TH) DELLA HALEY, 9TH) JOANN
TURILLI, 12TH) JEAN DUMLAO, 15TH) BERNADETTE HOGAN,
16TH) JENI BREBBIA, 17TH) NATHALIE MARQUIS, 20TH) SUE
BREBBIA, TO BRING HOME THE RECORD SETTING VICTORY.
NOVEMBER 3, 1984 THE LADY PIRATES CAPTURE THEIR FIRST EVER SECTION ONE
TITLE DEFEATING FOX LANE 36-65. THE LADY PIRATES OF THE
DAY ARE EILEEN CLARKE, (WHO BECOMES PR'S FIRST EVER
SECTION ONE CHAMPION), MAURA O'SHEA, CATHY ROBERTS,
JOANN TURILLI, DELLA HALEY, WENDY MAY AND JEAN DUMLAO.
THE LADY PIRATE JV OUTDOES THEIR VARSITY COUNTERPARTS AS
THEY CAPTURE THE FIRST FIVE SPOTS IN THE SECTIONAL JV
RACE TO DEBUT WITH A PERFECT SCORE OF 15. THE STARS OF
THIS SHOW ARE 1ST) BERNADETTE HOGAN, 2ND) JENI BREBBIA,
3RD) LINDA GIARDINA, 4TH) SUE BREBBIA, 5TH) NATHALIE
MARQUIS.
NOVEMBER 10, 1984 CLARENCE HIGH SCHOOL ENDS PEARL RIVER'S STREAK OF STATE
CHAMPIONSHIPS AT FOUR, BY THE SCORE OF 42-95.
SEPTEMBER 28, 1985 MAURA O'SHEA AND DELLA HALEY COMPETE IN THE PRESTIGIOUS
FIFTH AVENUE MILE IN NEW YORK CITY. DELLA FINISHES 6TH
(5:09) AND MAURA IS 7TH (5:18).
OCTOBER 12, 1985 ALTHOUGH THEY ONLY FINISH 2ND IN THE EASTERN STATES RACE
AT THE MANHATTAN INVITATIONAL, THE LADY PIRATES ARE THE
TOP NEW YORK SQUAD AND THEREFORE RISE TO #1 IN THE STATE
POLL FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THEIR HISTORY. DELLA HALEY
SETS A NEW ROCKLAND COUNTY RECORD FOR VAN CORTLANDT WITH
A TIME OF 15:11.6. ALONG WITH EILEEN CLARKE (15:44.1),
LINDA GIARDINA (15:47.2), WENDY MAY (16:10.0), AND
NATHALIE MARQUIS (16:27.0) THEY ESTABLISH A NEW ROCKLAND
COUNTY 5 PERSON ONE DAY AVERAGE OF 15:51.98, A RECORD
THAT STANDS FOR 20 YEARS. ROUNDING OUT THIS HISTORIC
TEAM ARE MAURA O'SHEA AND BERNADETTE HOGAN.
OCTOBER 22, 1985 "GO DOGS GO", AND GO THEY DID AS THE LADY PIRATES USE
THEIR NEW RALLYING CALL TO BECOME THE FIRST TEAM TO EVER
PUT 6 GIRLS UNDER 19 MINUTES ON THE SAME DAY AT BEAR
MOUNTAIN AS THEY SCORE 23 POINTS TO EASILY WIN ANOTHER
COUNTY MEET TITLE. DELLA HALEY SETS A NEW SCHOOL RECORD
OF 18:04.8, SHE IS FOLLOWED BY LINDA GIARDINA-18:34.7,
WENDY MAY-18:35.2, NATHALIE MARQUIS-18:35.9, MAURA
O'SHEA-18:48.4, AND JOANN TURILLI-18:55.3.
NOVEMBER 1, 1985 THE LADY PIRATES PUT ALL SEVEN RUNNERS IN THE TOP 12 AS
THEY ONCE AGAIN WIN THE SECTION ONE B TITLE. 1ST) DELLA
HALEY, 5TH) NATHALIE MARQUIS, 8TH) JOANN TURILLI, 9TH)
WENDY MAY, 10TH) LINDA GIARDINA, 11TH) MAURA O'SHEA AND
12TH) CATHY ROBERTS ARE THE STARS OF ONE OF PR'S MOST
DOMINATING WINS EVER.
NOVEMBER 2, 1985 NEVER ONE TO BE OUTDONE, THE RUNNING LADY PIRATE JV TEAM
RETURNS TO BAIRD PARK AND SIMPLY GOES OUT AND CAPTURES
THE TOP 9 SPOTS AT THE SECTION ONE JV RACE. THE STARS OF
THIS HISTORY PRODUCING EVENT ARE 1ST) EILEEN CLARKE,
2ND) BERNADETTE HOGAN, 3RD) ERIKA DUTHIERS, 4TH) ELAINE
MAIEZZA, 5TH) JENI BREBBIA, 6TH) MARY ROBERTS, 7TH)
CAROLYN RILEY, 8TH) KATHY HALPIN AND 9TH) CAROLYN
DENOYELLES.
NOVEMBER 16, 1985 WITH A RALLY CRY OF "WHO'S COMING", THE LADY PIRATES RUN
LIKE A TEAM POSSESSED AS THEY GO OUT AND AVENGE LAST
WEEKS UPSET LOSS AT THE STATE MEET, TO WIN THEIR FIRST
EVER FEDERATION MEET TITLE. THEY SHOW EVERYONE JUST
WHICH PEARL RIVER TEAM SHOWED UP TODAY. WITH THIS
VICTORY THE LADY PIRATES SECURE THE FINAL #1 RANKING FOR
THE 1985 SEASON. THE STARS OF THIS 52 POINT VICTORY
(2ND LARGEST EVER IN FEDERATION MEET HISTORY) ARE DELLA
HALEY, WHO ACHIEVES PR'S HIGHEST FED FINISH EVER IN 2ND.
SHE ALSO SETS A NEW ROCKLAND COUNTY SUNKEN MEADOW RECORD
OF 19:05.9. CATHY ROBERTS OVERCOMES AN EARLY RACE FALL
WHERE SHE BADLY INJURES HER FINGER, TO GET UP AND RUNS
HER WAY TO 29TH PLACE, THIS EXEMPLIFIES PR'S TONE FOR
THE DAY. THE OTHER PIRATE HEROES OF THE DAY ARE 20TH)
WENDY MAY, 33RD) NATHALIE MARQUIS, 34TH) LINDA GIARDINA,
42ND) EILEEN CLARKE AND 45TH) JOANN TURILLI. THE LADY
PIRATES HAVE ALL SEVEN GIRLS IN BEFORE ANYONE ELSE HAS
FOUR. WITH THIS WIN THE LADY PIRATES HAVE NOW WON EVERY
MAJOR CHAMPIONSHIP POSSIBLE IN HIGH SCHOOL CROSS
COUNTRY. JOANN TURILLI HAS BEEN A PART OF ALL OF THEM!!
OCTOBER 31, 1986 THE LADY PIRATES WIN THEIR 8TH STRAIGHT SECTIONAL TITLE,
WENDY MAY UPSTAGES HER TEAMMATES BY WINNING THE RACE IN
A ROCKLAND COUNTY BEAR MOUNTAIN RECORD TIME OF 17:53.0.
ERIKA DUTHIERS FOLLOWS CLOSE BEHIND IN THE THIRD BEST
ROCKLAND TIME EVER, 17:54.5.
NOVEMBER 8, 1986 ERIKA DUTHIERS RUNS TO PEARL RIVER'S HIGHEST INDIVIDUAL
FINISH EVER AS SHE COMES HOME FOURTH AT THE STATE
CHAMPIONSHIPS IN BUFFALO. HER FINISH LEADS PEARL RIVER
TO A DISAPPOINTING THIRD PLACE FINISH.
AUGUST 27, 1987 THE LADY PIRATES REVIVE AN OLD TRADITION AS THEY RESUME
THEIR OWN CROSS COUNTRY CAMP. THIS TIME THEY SPEND
SEVERAL DAYS AT CAROLYN RILEY'S HOUSE IN VERMONT. TERMS
LIKE HASKELL, BALLOU AND STOWE BECOME PART OF THE
RUNNING LADY PIRATE VOCABULARY FOR EVER.
OCTOBER 31, 1987 THE LADY PIRATES SET A NEW RECORD FOR MARGIN OF VICTORY
AS THEY WIN THE COUNTY MEET BY 72 POINTS. SEVEN GIRLS
IN THE TOP 12 EQUALS PR'S PREVIOUS RECORD FROM 1984.
THE HEROES OF THE DAY ARE 2ND) NATHALIE MARQUIS, 4TH)
ERIKA DUTHIERS, 5TH) MARY ROBERTS, 6TH) LINDA GIARDINA,
9TH) EILEEN CARMODY, 10TH) CATHY ROBERTS AND 12TH)
CAROLYN RILEY.
NOVEMBER 6, 1987 AWESOME! AWESOME! AWESOME! THESE ARE THE ONLY WORDS TO
DESCRIBE WHAT THE LADY PIRATES ARE AS THEY SCORE 21
POINTS TO WIN THE SECTIONAL MEET ONCE AGAIN. THIS RACE
RATES AS ONE OF THE TEAMS BEST IN THEIR GREAT HISTORY.
FIVE RUNNERS IN THE TOP 9 IS A NEW PR RECORD. THE STARS
OF THIS AWESOME PERFORMANCE ARE 1ST) NATHALIE MARQUIS,
2ND) ERIKA DUTHIERS, 3RD) LINDA GIARDINA, 6TH) MARY
ROBERTS, 9TH) CATHY ROBERTS, 11TH) EILEEN CARMODY AND
14TH) EILEEN MCDONAGH.
NOVEMBER 14, 1987 "INTO EVERYONE'S LIFE A LITTLE RAIN MUST FALL." THE LADY
PIRATE SHIP IS DEALT A CRUSHING BLOW AS THEY LOSE THE
STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS BY ONE SINGLE POINT TO FRANKLIN
ACADEMY, 69-70. NATHALIE MARQUIS FINISHES 4TH TO TIE
HER FOR THE HIGHEST FINISH EVER BY A LADY PIRATE AT THE
STATE MEET.
NOVEMBER 21, 1987 THIS DAY WILL ALWAYS BE THE GREATEST DAY IN THE HISTORY
OF THE GREAT "RUNNING LADY PIRATES." AT FAYETTEVILLE-
MANILUS HIGH SCHOOL NEAR SYRACUSE, THE LADY PIRATES
FACED THE WORST RUNNING CONDITIONS EVER SEEN FOR AN XC
MEET IN THIS AREA. BRAVING TEMPERATURES IN THE TEENS,
(-15 WITH THE WIND CHILL FACTOR) THREE INCHES OF SNOW ON
THE COURSE, A STEADY SNOW FALLING DURING THE RACE AND A
BITTER SWIRLING WIND, THE LADY PIRATES BROUGHT HOME THE
HONOR OF BEING THE #1 XC TEAM IN NEW YORK STATE BY
WINNING THE FEDERATION MEET 113-115 OVER
WASHINGTONVILLE. AS IF THE WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE NOT
ENOUGH OF AN OBSTACLE, THE LADY PIRATES STACKED THE DECK
EVEN MORE AGAINST THEMSELVES. MARY, CAROLYN AND EILEEN
FELL FORTY YARDS INTO THE RACE AND BY THE TIME THEY GOT
UP THEY WERE NEAR THE BACK OF THE PACK. THEY HAD TO MOVE
THEMSELVES BACK UP DURING THE RACE DESPITE THE TERRIBLE
SLIPPERY CONDITIONS. NATHALIE RAN THE LAST 3/4 OF A MILE
WITH ONLY ONE SHOE ON AFTER HER OTHER ONE HAD FELL OFF.
ERIKA PASSED 5 PEOPLE IN THE LAST 1/2 MILE, INCLUDING
ONE IN THE FINAL YARD. EILEEN PASSED 6 RUNNERS IN THE
LAST STRAIGHTAWAY. LINDA HELD OFF A PACK OF 6 RUNNERS
IN THE FINAL 1/2 MILE. CATHY PASSED 15 RUNNERS IN THE
LAST 3/4 OF A MILE. BUT THE LADY PIRATES WANTED
DESPERATELY TO AVENGE LAST WEEKS LOSS AND RAN AS IF THEY
WERE OBLIVIOUS TO THE TORRID CONDITIONS.
PEARL RIVER WILL WIN MANY MORE CHAMPIONSHIPS IN THE
FUTURE, BUT NONE WILL EVER BE ABLE TO SURPASS THE GREAT
ONE OF TODAY. PEOPLE THAT WERE AT THE MEET WILL
REMEMBER THE CONDITIONS FOR AS LONG THEY LIVE, WORDS
CANNOT DESCRIBE JUST HOW BAD IT REALLY WAS. THEY WILL
ALSO REMEMBER THAT THE PEARL RIVER RUNNING LADY PIRATES
PUT ON ONE OF THE BRAVEST, TOUGHEST AND MOST DETERMINED
DISPLAYS OF COURAGE AND CHARACTER THAT HAS EVER BEEN
SEEN IN THE HISTORY OF NEW YORK STATE SPORTS!! THE
RUNNING LADY PIRATES - CHAMPIONS IN EVERY SENSE OF THE
WORD!!!!!!!
THE VERY SPECIAL SEVEN: 8TH) NATHALIE MARQUIS, 10TH)
ERIKA DUTHIERS, 23RD) LINDA GIARDINA, 24TH) MARY
ROBERTS, 48TH) EILEEN CARMODY, 78TH) CATHY ROBERTS AND
94TH) CAROLYN RILEY.
NOVEMBER 22, 1987 FOR THE SECOND TIME IN THREE YEARS THE LADY PIRATE
CROSS COUNTY TEAM IS NAMED THE #1 TEAM IN NEW
YORK STATE CROSS COUNTRY FOR THE ENTIRE SEASON.
NOVEMBER 12, 1988 OVERCOMING LYME DISEASE, ASTHMA AND ILLNESS, "DAN'S
GIRLS," RETURN TO THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP VICTORY STAND
WITH A CONVINCING VICTORY IN LAKE PLACID. THEY HAVE A
:26 SECOND SPREAD BETWEEN THEIR FIRST FIVE RUNNERS AND
LESS THEN A MINUTE BETWEEN ALL SEVEN. THEIR 57 POINT
MARGIN OF VICTORY IS THE THIRD LARGEST IN THE HISTORY OF
THE MEET. THE FIFTH TITLE IS ALSO A GIRLS RECORD. THE
STATE CHAMPIONS OF 1988 ARE ERIKA DUTHIERS, EILEEN
MCDONAGH, LINDA GIARDINA, CATHY MULLIGAN, MARY ROBERTS,
EILEEN GUERCI AND EILEEN CARMODY.
OCTOBER 17, 1989 THE LADY PIRATE TEAM OF ERIKA DUTHIERS, EILEEN MCDONAGH,
CATHY MULLIGAN, MARY ROBERTS, KAREN HUVALA AND ERIN
MADDEN DEFEATS TAPPAN ZEE BY THE SCORE OF 15-44 TO
STRETCH THEIR 11 YEAR WINNING STREAK TO 86 STRAIGHT
WINS.
OCTOBER 24, 1989 THE LADY PIRATES WIN THEIR RECORD SETTING SIXTH STRAIGHT
COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP, IT IS THE 10TH WIN IN THE LAST 11
YEARS. IT BREAKS THE RECORD OF FIVE HELD BY THE PR
BOYS' DURING THE MID 1980'S. THE RECORD SETTERS FOR
TODAY ARE ERIKA DUTHIERS, EILEEN MCDONAGH, ERIN MADDEN,
MARY ROBERTS, CARYN NEFF, KAREN HUVALA AND KATHY LIST.
NOVEMBER 3, 1989 THE LADY PIRATES PLACE FOUR IN THE TOP FIVE FOR THE
FIRST TIME EVER AS THEY WIN THEIR 11TH STRAIGHT
SECTIONAL TITLE. THEIR 22 POINT TOTAL MISSES THEIR
RECORD OF 21 BY A SINGLE POINT. THE RECORD SETTERS OF
TODAY ARE 1ST) ERIKA DUTHIERS, 2ND) EILEEN MCDONAGH,
4TH) MARY ROBERTS, AND 5TH) CATHY MULLIGAN. ROUNDING
OUT THE TEAM ARE 10TH) ERIN MADDEN, 12TH) CARYN NEFF AND
17TH) KAREN HUVALA.
NOVEMBER 11, 1989 THE LADY PIRATES PROVE THAT YOU NEVER GET TIRED OF A
GOOD THING AS THEY WIN THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP FOR THE
SECOND YEAR IN A ROW AND FOR THE 6TH TIME IN THE LAST
DECADE. THE SECOND MOST TITLES FOR A GIRLS TEAM IS
THREE. THEY DEFEAT THEIR OLD NEMESIS, FRANKLIN ACADEMY
95-106 FOR THIS YEARS TITLE. PEARL RIVER'S NEWEST STATE
CHAMPIONS ARE ERIKA DUTHIERS. EILEEN MCDONAGH, CATHY
MULLIGAN, MARY ROBERTS, ERIN MADDEN, CARYN NEFF AND
KAREN HUVALA.
NOVEMBER 26, 1989 THE NYSSWA NAMES THE RUNNING LADY PIRATES AS THE NEW
YORK STATE GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY TEAM OF THE DECADE FOR
THEIR OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCES DURING THE 80S.
SEPTEMBER 18, 1990 BY THE SCORE OF 23-32, THE RUNNING LADY PIRATE DUAL MEET
STREAK OF 86 STRAIGHT WINS OVER THE LAST 12 YEARS COMES
TO A SMASHING HALT AT THE HANDS OF NANUET.
OCTOBER 1, 1991 THE LADY PIRATES GET SOME REVENGE ON THEIR NEIGHBORS AS
THEY RETURN LAST YEARS LOSS TO NANUET AS THEY DEFEAT
THEM IN A DUAL MEET BY THE SCORE OF 22-33. RETURNING
THE FAVOR ARE KERRI MURPHY, ERIN MADDEN, JEN BARBER, KIM
FARRY, CHRISTY MCELROY, LIZ MARGIOTTA AND
KRIS PRITCHETT.
OCTOBER 8, 1991 THE LADY PIRATES DEFEAT TAPPAN ZEE AND PORT CHESTER TO
EARN THEIR 100 AND 101ST DUAL MEET VICTORIES IN THEIR
GREAT HISTORY. LEADING THIS HISTORIC EVENT ARE JESSICA
ARVANITES, ERIN MCNAUGHTON, KAREN LUGRIS, DIANA
ALBRECHT, KELLY THOMPSON, AMY RICCA AND TARA DIVINY.
NOVEMBER 1, 1991 TRYING TO WIN THEIR 13TH STRAIGHT XC SECTIONAL TITLE,
THEIR 13TH STRAIGHT SECTIONAL TITLE SPANNING XC, WINTER
TRACK AND SPRING TRACK, UP AGAINST CATHOLIC SCHOOLS
ALBERTUS AND JFK (WHICH IS COACHED BY A NUN), ALL WITH
THE MEET TAKING PLACE ON ALL SAINTS DAY, THE LADY
PIRATES WIN THEIR MOST EXCITING SECTIONAL TITLE EVER,
44-45 OVER JFK. IT WASN'T UNTIL THE FINAL 1/4 MILE OF
THE RACE THAT THE LADY PIRATES FINALLY TOOK THE LEAD IN
THIS MEET. THE STARS OF THIS DRAMATIC WIN ARE ERIN
MADDEN, JEN BARBER, KIM FARRY, LIZ MARGIOTTA, CARA
CARLEY, KRIS PRITCHETT AND CHRISTY MCELROY.
NOVEMBER 14, 1992 ALTHOUGH FALLING SHORT OF THEIR GOAL OF WINNING ANOTHER
STATE CHAMPIONSHIP, "THE LADY PIRATES" DEFINITELY HAD
ONE OF THEIR FINEST STATE MEETS EVER AS THEY FINISHED IN
SECOND PLACE TO TRI VALLEY BY THE SCORE OF 49-70.LEADING
THE WAY WITH THE 4TH BEST STATE MEET FINISH EVER BY A
"RUNNING LADY PIRATE" WAS JEN BARBER IN 7TH PLACE. ERIN
MADDEN'S 12TH PLACE WAS PEARL RIVER'S 8TH BEST FINISH
EVER. ROUNDING OUT THE "LADY PIRATE" EFFORT WERE 24TH)
TRACEY HARRIS, 37TH) KIM MEGDANIS,54TH)DIANA ALBRECHT,
72ND) CHRISTY MCELROY AND
85TH)KERRI MURPHY.
OCTOBER 2, 1993 THE LADY PIRATES' TOOK THEIR ACT TO FAR AWAY LANDS AS
THEY TRAVELED TO BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA FOR THE VULCAN
CLASSIC CROSS COUNTRY MEET. RUNNING AGAINST TEAMS FROM
NEW YORK (SARATOGA-1ST PLACE), CALIFORNIA (AGOURA-2ND),
KENTUCKY,MISSISSIPPI,GEORGIA,ALABAMA,FLORID AND
TENNESSEE "THE LADY PIRATES" PROVED ONCE AGAIN THAT THEY
CAN COMPETE WITH ANYONE, ANYTIME, AND ANYWHERE AS
THEY FINISHED A VERY RESPECTED THIRD PLACE.JEN BARBER
(11TH), KELLY THOMPSON (20TH), JESSICA ARVANITES
(23RD),TINA ZOCCALI (27TH), LIZ KANE (28TH), KIM
MEGDANIS (30TH)DIANA ALBRECHT (35TH), TRACEY HARRIS
(51ST), KIM FARRY (60TH), COLLEEN THOMPSON (61ST), KERRI
MURPHY(68TH) AND KAREN LUGRIS (79TH) DID THE LADY
PIRATES TRADITION PROUD.
MAKING THIS A TRULY REMARKABLE DAY WAS THE FACT THAT AT
THE BREWSTER INVITATIONAL, ALTHOUGH MISSING THEIR TOP 12
GIRLS, THE REMAINING LADY PIRATES WERE FORCED TO RUN IN
THE VARSITY RACE. HOW DID THEY HANDLE THIS SITUATION?
WELL, THEY WENT OUT AND WON THE TEAM TITLE BY 42
POINTS.THE LOCAL HEROES OF THE DAY WERE ALICE
LIN(3RD),CHRISTY MCELROY (4TH), AMY RICCA (10TH), CARA
CARLEY (11TH), CAROLYN MALONEY (14TH) AND ERICA
GOTTLIEB(15TH).
NO MATTER WHERE THEY RUN, NO MATTER WHO RUNS, YOU CAN
ALWAYS EXPECT A CHAMPIONSHIP PERFORMANCE FROM "THE
RUNNING LADY PIRATES."
OCTOBER 23, 1993 "THE RUNNING LADY PIRATES" PULLED OFF ANOTHER FIRST AS
THEY SWEPT THE FIRST SEVEN SPOTS AT THE CONFERENCE III
LEAGUE C CHAMPIONSHIPS FOR THEIR FIRST EVER SHUTOUT
LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP. THE SEVEN PERFECTIONIST WERE 1ST)
JEN BARBER, 2ND) KIM MEGDANIS, 3RD) KELLY THOMPSON,4TH)
LIZ KANE, 5TH) COLLEEN THOMPSON, 6TH)JESSICA ARVANITES
AND 7TH) TRACEY HARRIS. ADDING MORE GLAMOUR TO THE
EVENT WAS THE FACT THAT 9TH) DIANA ALBRECHT,10TH) TINA
ZOCCALI, 11TH) KIM FARRY, 13TH) KAREN LUGRIS AND 14TH)
ALICE LIN ALSO EARNED ALL LEAGUE HONORS.ALL TOTAL THE
LADY PIRATES GRABBED 12 OUT OF THE 14 ALL LEAGUE SPOTS.
NOVEMBER 6, 1993 PERFECTION WAS THE WORD ONCE AGAIN AS THE "LADY PIRATES"
GRABBED THE TOP SEVEN SPOTS IN THE JV SECTION MEET TO
SCORE A SHUT OUT OVER THE REST OF THE SECTION!! THE
PERFECT SEVEN WERE 1ST) KELLY THOMPSON, 2ND) KAREN
LUGRIS, 3RD) ALICE LIN, 4TH) TARA BACH, 5TH) TRACEY
HARRIS, 6TH) KIM FARRY AND 7TH) JILL ROMANOFF.
OCTOBER 4, 1994 AFTER TWELVE LONG YEARS A "RUNNING LADY PIRATE"
FINALLY CAN LAY CLAIM TO OWNING THE COURSE RECORD AT
PEARL RIVER'S OWN HOME COURSE AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL AS
LIZ KANE WENT OUT AND RAN AWAY FROM THE COMPETITION
BREAKING THE OLD RECORD BY OVER SIX SECONDS AS SHE
RECORDED A TIME OF 19:19.6. A "RUNNING LADY PIRATE"
CAN NOW LAY CLAIM TO ROCKLAND RECORDS AT BEAR MOUNTAIN,
SUNKEN MEADOW, VAN CORTLANDT AND PR MIDDLE SCHOOL.
NOVEMBER 12, 1994 "THE RUNNING LADY PIRATES" PULLED OFF ONE OF THE GREATEST
UPSETS IN NEW YORK STATE HISTORY AS THEY BEAT #6
NATIONALLY RANKED AVERILL PARK 64-68 TO MOVE BACK INTO
THE WINNERS CIRCLE AT THE NEW YORK STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
AFTER A FIVE YEAR ABSENCE. DESPITE THE FACT THAT AVERILL
PARK PUT FOUR RUNNERS IN THE TOP 10,"THE LADY PIRATES"
BEST GROUPING EVER OF ALL SEVEN RUNNERS IN THE TOP 42
PULLED OUT THE WIN. THE SEVENTH STATE TITLE FOR PEARL
RIVER IS THE MOST EVER BY ANY HIGH SCHOOL. GEORGE
FOREMAN WOULD BE PROUD!!!
THE SEVEN NEW MEMBERS OF THE GREAT PIRATE STATE
CHAMPIONS CLUB ARE LIZ KANE, COLLEEN THOMPSON THE, DIANA
ALBRECHT, KELLY THOMPSON, ERIN GEENTY, KIM MEGDANIS AND
TARA BACH.
SEPTEMBER 30, 1995 THE LADY PIRATES WENT WEST AND ONCE AGAIN PROVED THEIR
MIGHT AS THEY WON THE DIVISION IV RACE (SCHOOLS UNDER
600 STUDENTS GRADES 10-12) AT THE STANFORD
INVITATIONAL. LEADING THE WAY FOR THE LADY PIRATES WERE:
(2) KIM MEGDANIS, (8) JEN MALONEY, (16) LIZ KANE, (17)
PATTI MCCORMICK, (18) ERIN GEENTY, (24) COLLEEN THOMPSON
&(29) REGINA PIETANZA. IN THE JV RACE THE LADY PIRATES
TOOK SECOND BEHIND PLACER, CALIFORNIA.TOP LADY PIRATES
WERE: (5) ALISON HILL,(7)VIRGINIA RIDDER,(10) MEGHAN
HILL,(16)SARAH MCDONNELL,(20)SHAYNE BURAKIEWICZ,
(32) JACKIE BERG & (43) ALLISON MALONEY.
THESE PERFORMANCES ONCE AGAIN PROVE THAT THE LADY
PIRATES CAN RUN WITH ANYONE, ANYWHERE AT ANYTIME!!!
SEPTEMBER 28, 1996 THE LADY PIRATES TOOK THEIR ACT TO THE SOUTH AS THEY
TRAVELLED TO THE GREENSBORO INVITATIONAL IN GREENSBORO
NORTH CAROLINA. THE JV TEAM PUT ON A DISPLAY THAT WILL
NOT SOON BE FORGOTTEN IN THOSE PARTS. RUNNING IN
THE JV RACE OF 31 TEAMS AND OVER 180 INDIVIDUAL
FINISHERS, THE LADY PIRATES WENT OUT AND CAPTURED THE
TOP FIVE SPOTS IN THE RACE. THE ARCHITECTS OF THIS 15
POINT PERFECTION ARE 1ST) CASEY CHIANG, 2ND) ALISON
HILL 3RD) ERIN GEENTY, 4TH) MEG CONFREY, 5TH) REGINA
PIETANZA OTHER LADY PIRATE FINISHERS WERE 7TH) JESSICA
HANLEY & 17TH) SARAH MCDONNELL. THE LADY PIRATE
VARSITY ALSO CAPTURED THE VARSITY CHAMPIONSHIP RACE
WITH 71 PTS. PIRATE STARS WERE 7TH) COURTNEY O'KEEFE,
8TH) JEN MALONEY, 11TH) PATTI MCCORMICK, 22ND) MEGHAN
HILL, 23RD)ALLISON MALONEY, 28TH) KRISTEN BADER, 67)
VIRGINIA RIDDER
OCTOBER 1, 1996 IN THE LONG AWAITED DUAL MEET SHOWDOWN BETWEEN THE LADY
PIRATES AND THE FAVORITE NANUET LADY KNIGHTS, THE LADY
PIRATES WENT OUT AND SHOCKED THE WORLD AS THEY SHUT OUT
THE FAVORITE NANUET TEAM AND IN SO DOING REWROTE THE
PRMS ALLTIME LIST. THE SHUTOUT ARTISTS' OF THE DAY ARE
1) PATTI MCCORMICK, 2) JEN MALONEY,3) COURTNEY O'KEEFE,
4) MEGHAN HILL, 5) ALLISON MALONEY, 6) KRISTEN BADER,
7) CASEY CHIANG. FOR GOOD MEASURE THE LADY PIRATES ALSO
PUT 7 OTHER RUNNERS AHEAD OF THE NANUET #3 RUNNER.THESE
STARS ARE 10) VIRGINIA RIDDER, 11) ERIN GEENTY, 12)
CHRISTINA BADIGIAN, 13) ALISON HILL, 14) MEG
CONFREY, 15) REGINA PIETANZA & 16) JESSICA HANLEY.
MARCH 22, 1997 FORMER RUNNING LADY PIRATE GREAT, DELLA HALEY ’86, IS
SELECTED INTO THE INAUGURAL CLASS OF THE PEARL RIVER
HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS HALL OF FAME.”
SEPTEMBER 13, 1997 THE LADY PIRATES TRAVEL TO DARLINGTON PARK IN NEW JERSEY
TO TAKE ON CLIFFSIDE PARK IN AN EARLY SEASON DUAL MEET.
WHAT MAKES THIS DAY SPECIAL IS THAT CLIFFSIDE PARK IS
COACHED BY FORMER RUNNING LADY PIRATE GREAT, LINDA
GIARDINA. THIS MARKS THE FIRST TIME THAT THE RUNNING
LADY PIRATES TAKE ON A TEAM THAT IS COACHED BY ONE OF
THEIR FORMER STARS. THE CURRENT LADY PIRATES SHOW NO
RESPECT FOR THIS BIG OCCASION AS THEY WIN BOTH THE
VARSITY RACE (15-48) AND THE FRESHMAN RACE (20-43).
OCTOBER 4, 1997 THE LADY PIRATES CONTINUED THEIR RECENT TRADITION OF
TAKING THEIR MAGIC ON THE ROAD AS THEY TRAVELED TO THE
MAGICAL WORLD OF DISNEY IN ORLANDO FLORIDA AND AS IS
USUALLY THE CASE THEY CAME AWAY WITH VICTORIES IN BOTH
THE VARSITY AND JR. VARSITY DIVISIONS. THE VARSITY
STARS WERE (1ST) JEN MALONEY, (6TH) COURTNEY O'KEEFE,
(8TH) MEGHAN HILL, (13TH) ALISON HILL, (15TH) PATTI
MCCORMICK, (16TH) HYLA ALTNEU AND (20TH) KERRY TIGHE.
THE JR. VARSITY HEROS WERE (2ND) CASEY CHIANG, (3RD)
KRISTEN BADER, (4TH) VIRGINIA RIDDER, (8TH) MEG
CONFREY,(9TH) MELISSA BAUER AND (11TH) LINDSAY RUDLOFF.
NOVEMBER 22, 1997 THE LADY PIRATES OVERCAME COLD, RAINY, MUDDY, ICY
CONDITIONS AS WELL AS THE EXTRA WEEK LAYOFF AFTER THE
MEET HAD BEEN POSTPONED FOR A WEEK TO RUN TO A 7TH PLACE
FINISH AT THE FEDERATION MEET. THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS
FINISH WAS THAT THEY WERE THE TOP CLASS B SCHOOL IN THE
RACE FINISHING JUST AHEAD OF QUEENSBURY, WINNER OF LAST
WEEKS STATE MEET OVER THE LADY PIRATES. THEY WILL NOW
FINISH THE 1997 SEASON AS THE #1 RANKED CLASS B SCHOOL
IN NEW YORK STATE. THE LADY PIRATE STARS OF THE DAY
WERE (50TH) MEGHAN HILL, (55TH) JEN MALONEY, (74TH) HYLA
ALTNEU, (76TH) COURTNEY O'KEEFE, (107TH) VIRGINIA
RIDDER, (132ND) ALISON HILL AND (144TH) CASEY CHIANG
OCTOBER 23, 1998 THE LADY PIRATES SET A NEW SCHOOL RECORD FOR DOMINANCE
AS THEY WIN THEIR 20TH STRAIGHT LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP.
THEY TAKE THE TOP NINE SPOTS IN THE RACE AND CAPTURE
13 OUT OF THE POSSIBLE 14 ALL LEAGUE SPOTS. STARS OF
THE DAY ARE 1) COURTNEY O'KEEFE, 2) CASEY CHIANG, 3)
MEGHAN HILL, 4) LYZA SANCHEZ, 5) VANESSA MCKAY,
6) HYLA ALTNEU, 7) LINDSAY RUDLOFF, 8) MEGAN SHEEHAN,
9) JEN MALONEY, 11) KATE MALONEY, 12) ALEXIS
ZIMMERMAN, 13) SARAH DUCH & 14) MARY O.
OCTOBER 29, 1998 IN SCORING THE SEVENTH LOWEST POINT TOTAL IN THE HISTORY
OF THE MEET (30 PTS.) THE RUNNING LADY PIRATES CAPTURE
THEIR 15TH OVERALL ROCKLAND COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP. IN
THE PROCESS THEY SET A NEW SCHOOL RECORD WITH NINE GIRLS
IN THE TOP 15. THE DOMINATING LADY PIRATES ARE 2)
COURTNEY O'KEEFE, 4) CASEY CHIANG, 7) LYZA SANCHEZ, 8)
MEGHAN HILL, 9) HYLA ALTNEU, 10) VANESSA MCKAY, 12)
MEGAN SHEEHAN, 14) JEN MALONEY & 15) LINDSAY RUDLOFF.
NOVEMBER 6, 1998 THE LADY PIRATES SET ANOTHER DOMINATING SCHOOL RECORD AS
THEY PLACE ALL FIVE SCORERS IN THE TOP EIGHT AND SIX
RUNNERS IN THE TOP NINE AS THEY CAPTURE THEIR 20TH
STRAIGHT SECTIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP! THE STARS OF THE DAY
ARE 1) COURTNEY O'KEEFE, 3) CASEY CHIANG, 6) LYZA
SANCHEZ, 7) MEGHAN HILL, 8) VANESSA MCKAY & 9) MEGAN
SHEEHAN. HYLA ALTNEU IN 17TH ROUNDS OUT THE
CHAMPIONSHIP SQUAD.
NOVEMBER 21, 1998 THE LADY PIRATES REPEAT THEIR CUE OF LAST YEAR AS THEY
FINISH WITH THEIR BEST FINISH AT THE FEDERATION MEET IN
ELEVEN YEARS AS THEY PLACE FOURTH AND ARE THE TOP CLASS B
SCHOOL, MEANING THAT THEY WILL ONCE AGAIN FINISH THE YEAR
AS THE TOP CLASS B SCHOOL IN THE FINAL XC RANKINGS.
MASTERS OF THIS CUE ARE COURTNEY O'KEEFE,
CASEY CHIANG, LYZA SANCHEZ, VANESSA MCKAY, MEGHAN HILL,
LINDSAY RUDLOFF AND MEGAN SHEEHAN.
SEPTEMBER 11, 1999 IT DID NOT TAKE LONG FOR THESE FIVE FRESHMAN TO MAKE
AN IMPACT ON THE GREAT RUNNING LADY PIRATE TRADITION
AS THEY CAPTURED THE FIRST FIVE PLACES IN THE FRESHMAN
RACE AT THE WAGNER INVITATIONAL TO RECORD THE FIRST
PERFECT SCORE EVER FOR THE RUNNING LADY PIRATES IN
A FROSH INVITATIONAL. THE PERFECTIONIST ARE:
1ST KATHLEEN BARRETT, 2ND NICOLE BORAWSKI, 3RD BERNICE
PATTEN, 4TH JACLYN BABIAK, 5TH DEIRDRE BRADY
OCTOBER 2, 1999 ANOTHER TRIP TO THE MAGIC KINGDOM OF DISNEY WORLD AND
ANOTHER MAGICAL PERFORMANCE FOR BOTH RUNNING LADY PIRATE
SQUADS. IN THE VARSITY THEY SCORE A VERY LOW TOTAL OF
31 POINTS TO EASILY WIN THIS RACE. THE STARS ARE: 3RD
COURTNEY O?KEEFE, 5TH VANESSA MCKAY, 6TH CAITLIN HANLEY,
8TH LYZA SANCHEZ, 9TH PIA DESOIZA, 13TH MARY O, & 23RD
BERNICE PATTEN. THE JV SQUAD PUT ON QUITE A SHOW AS
THEY DOMINATED THE RACE AS NEVER DONE BEFORE. THEY TOOK
FIVE OUT OF THE TOP SIX AND PUT ALL SEVEN GIRLS IN THE
TOP 11. THE SEVEN STARS OF THIS MAGICAL SHOW ARE: 1ST
MEGAN SHEEHAN, 3RD KATHLEEN BARRETT, 4TH NICOLE BORAWSKI,
5TH JACLYN BABIAK, 6TH LINDSAY SOKOL, 10TH DEIRDRE BRADY
AND 11TH KATE MALONEY.
OCTOBER 16, 1999 THE LADY PIRATES CAPTURE THEIR SCHOOL RECORD SIXTH
INVITATIONAL RACE OF THE YEAR AS THEY WIN THE SECTION
ONE COACHES INVITATIONAL AT WESTCHESTER COMMUNITY
COLLEGE. THE STARS OF THIS RECORD SETTING DAY ARE
COURTNEY O’KEEFE, CAITLIN HANLEY, VANESSA MCKAY, PIA
DESOIZA, BERNICE PATTEN, LYZA SANCHEZ AND MARY O.
OCTOBER 22, 1999 THE AWESOME RUNNING LADY PIRATES DOMINATE THIS RACE LIKE
NEVER BEFORE AS THEY CAPTURE THE TOP TEN SPOTS IN THE
RACE TO BRING HOME THEIR 17TH STRAIGHT LEAGUE
CHAMPIONSHIP MEET TITLE. THE TEN PERFECTIONISTS ARE:
1ST COURTNEY O’KEEFE, 2ND VANESSA MCKAY, 3RD CAITLIN
HANLEY, 4TH LYZA SANCHEZ, 5TH MARY O, 6TH BERNICE PATTEN,
7TH MEGAN SHEEHAN, 8TH PIA DESOIZA, 9TH KATHLEEN BARRETT &
10TH NICOLE BORAWSKI. COURTNEY’S VICTORY IS THE 13TH FOR
A LADY PIRATE AT THIS MEET.
OCTOBER 28, 1999 THE INCREDIBLY AWESOME RUNNING LADY PIRATES PUT ON A
SHOW LIKE NEVER BEFORE AS THEY CAPTURE THE TOP SIX SPOTS
ON THEIR WAY TO A PERFECT SCORE OF 15 POINTS, AS THEY
WIN THEIR RECORD TYING SIXTH STRAIGHT ROCKLAND COUNTY
CHAMPIONSHIP MEET!! ALL SEVEN RUNNERS IN THE TOP NINE,
AND NINE RUNNERS IN THE TOP 14 ARE ALSO MEET RECORDS.
STARS OF THIS RECORD SETTING DAY ARE: 1ST COURTNEY
ND RD
O’KEEFE, 2 VANESSA MCKAY, 3 CAITLIN HANLEY, 4TH LYZA
SANCHEZ, 5TH BERNICE PATTEN, 6TH PIA DESOIZA, 9TH MEGAN
SHEEHAN, 13TH MARY O & 14TH KATHLEEN BARRETT. COURTNEY
BECOMES ONLY THE FIFTH RUNNING LADY PIRATE TO CAPTURE
THIS INDIVIDUAL TITLE. AND TO THINK THAT ALL OF THIS WAS
INSPIRED BY AN OSTRICH AND A SCARECROW!!!
NOVEMBER 5, 1999 THE RECORD SETTING PERFORMANCES CONTINUE AS THE RED
RIBBON GIRLS SET A NEW RECORD POINT TOTAL OF 18 AS THEY
WIN THEIR 21ST STRAIGHT SECTIONAL TITLE!!! ALL SEVEN
GIRLS IN THE TOP EIGHT IS EASILY THE BEST EVER FOR THE
RUNNING LADY PIRATES!!! TODAY’S RECORD SETTING SEVEN
ARE: 1ST VANESSA MCKAY, 2ND COURTNEY O’KEEFE, 4TH CAITLIN
HANLEY, 5TH PIA DESOIZA, 6TH LYZA SANCHEZ, 7TH BERNICE
PATTEN & 8TH MEGAN SHEEHAN. VANESSA BECOMES THE 10TH
INDIVIDUAL SECTIONAL CHAMPION FROM PRHS!!
NOVEMBER 13, 1999 ANOTHER DAY AND ANOTHER HUGH VICTORY AND MORE RECORDS
FOR "THE RED RIBBON GIRLS." THE RUNNING LADY PIRATES
SET A NEW SCHOOL RECORD POINT TOTAL OF 37 POINTS IN
WINNING THEIR RECORD TYING EIGHTH NEW YORK STATE CROSS
COUNTRY STATE CHAMPIONSHIP!!! COURTNEY O’KEEFE BECOMES
PR’S FIRST EVER CROSS COUNTRY INDIVIDUAL STATE CHAMPION
AND CLOSE BEHIND IS VANESSA MCKAY WITH PR’S FIRST EVER
RUNNERUP FINISH. FOUR INDIVIDUAL MEDAL WINNERS IS ALSO
A RECORD FOR THE RUNNING LADY PIRATES. ALL FIVE SCORERS
IN THE TOP 22 AND SIX IN THE TOP 24 ARE ALSO NEW RECORDS
FOR PR. THE NEWEST MEMBERS OF PR’S EXCLUSIVE STATE
CHAMPIONS CLUB ARE: 1ST COURTNEY O’KEEFE, 2ND VANESSA
MCKAY, 12TH CAITLIN HANLEY, 20TH LYZA SANCHEZ, 22ND
BERNICE PATTEN, 24TH PIA DESOIZA & 59TH MEGAN SHEEHAN.
THIS VARSITY VICTORY IS ALSO THE
20TH OF THE YEAR TYING THE SCHOOL RECORD FOR ONE SEASON.
REMEMBER GIRLS..HEROS ARE REMEMBERED, BUT THE LEGEND OF
BEING STATE CHAMPIONS NEVER DIES!!!
NOVEMVER 16, 1999 THIS DAY IS OFFICIALLY DESIGNATED AS “PEARL RIVER
RUNNING LADY PIRATES DAY” IN ROCKLAND COUNTY, AS THE
GIRLS ARE HONORED AT A CEREMONY AT THE ROCKLAND COUNTY
LEGISLATUR’S MEETING IN NEW CITY AS A RESULT OF THEIR
STATE CHAMPIONSHIP WINNING PERFORMANCE LAST SATURDAY!!
NOVEMBER 20, 1999 THE RUNNING LADY PIRATES RUN THEMSELVES TO A FOURTH
PLACE FINISH AT THE FEDERATION MEET AND INSURE
THEMSELVES OF THE #1 RANKING IN CLASS C FOR THE 1999
CROSS COUNTRY SEASON. THIS MARKS THE 13TH TIME IN THE
LAST 20 YEARS THAT THE LADY PIRATES HAVE FINISHED THE
SEASON AS THE #1 TEAM IN THEIR CLASS IN THE STATE OF NY.
THE FOURTH PLACE FINISH TIES FOR #4 IN PRXC HISTORY AND
IS ALSO THE 11TH TIME THAT THE RUNNING LADY PIRATES HAVE
GONE UP ON STAGE TO RECEIVE ONE OF THE TREASURED PLAQUES
FROM THIS MEET!!! STARS OF TODAY’S BIG DAY ARE COURTNEY
O’KEEFE, VANESSA MCKAY, CAITLIN HANLEY, PIA DESOIZA,
BERNICE PATTEN, LYZA SANCHEZ AND MARY O!!!
NOVEMBER 29, 1999 FOR THEIR OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCES DURING THE 1990S, THE
NEW YORK STATE SPORTS WRITERS ASSOCIATION NAMES THE
RUNNING LADY PIRATES OF PEARL RIVER HIGH SCHOOL AS THE
NEW YORK STATE CROSS COUNTRY TEAM OF THE DECADE IN THE
MEDIUM SIZE SCHOOL DIVISION. ALSO ON THIS DATE, THE
NYSSWA ANNOUNCES THEIR ANNUAL ALLSTATE CROSS COUNTRY
TEAMS AND THE LADY PIRATES NAB SIX BERTHS. FOR THE
FIRST TIME EVER THE LADY PIRATES LAND TWO GIRLS ON FIRST
TEAM, COURTNEY O’KEEFE AND VANESSA MCKAY. CAITLIN
HANLEY LANDS ON SECOND TEAM AND LYZA SANCHEZ, PIA
DESOIZA AND BERNICE PATTEN ALL MAKE THIRD TEAM. WITH
THE ADDITION OF THESE ALLSTATE SIGNS, THE TEAM OF THE
DECADE SIGN, THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP SIGN AS WELL AS THE
TWO SIGNS FOR COURTNEY AND VANESSA PLACING FIRST AND
SECOND AT THE STATE MEET THE GYM RAFTERS WILL NOW BE
SPORTING ANOTHER 10 SIGNS HONORING THE GREATEST SPORTS
PROGRAM IN ROCKLAND COUNTY HISTORY!!!!!!!
MARCH 31, 2000 THE ROCKLAND JOURNAL NEWS RELEASES THE ROCKLAND COUNTY
“ALL CENTURY CROSS COUNTRY TEAM” AND TO NO ONE’S
SURPRISE, THE LADY PIRATES DOMINATE THE GIRLS PORTION OF
THE TEAM. THE RUNNING LADY PIRATES ARE CHOSEN AS THE
PROGRAM OF THE CENTURY AND DAN DOHERTY IS CHOSEN AS THE
COACH OF THE CENTURY. ON THE INDIVIDUAL RUNNERS SIDE
THE LADY PIRATES NAB NINE OUT OF THE SEVENTEEN SPOTS
CHOSEN. THE CENTURY FAMOUS LADY PIRATES ARE FROM THE
DECADE OF THE EIGHTIES, JOANN TURILLI, AILEEN O’SHEA,
DELLA HALEY, ERIKA DUTHIERS, WENDY MAY AND NATHALIE
MARQUIS. FROM THE NINETIES ARE LIZ KANE AND CURRENT
LADY PIRATE GREATS COURTNEY O’KEEFE AND VANESSA MCKAY.
AUGUST 24, 2000 COURTNEY O’KEEFE BECOMES THE FIRST LADY PIRATE TO ATTEND
THE VERMONT EXPERIENCE FIVE TIMES!!
SEPTEMBER 27, 2000 THE LADY PIRATES DEFEAT SLEEPY HOLLOW, ARDSLEY AND PT.
CHESTER IN DUAL MEETS AND EXTEND THEIR DUAL MEET WINNING
STREAK TO 88 STRAIGHT. THIS BREAKS THEIR OWN COUNTY
RECORD OF 86 STRAIGHT FROM 1978-1990. THE STARS OF
TODAY’S RECORD SETTING DAY ARE: CAITLIN HANLEY, EVE
MASCOLI, NICOLE BORAWSKI, DEIRDRE BRADY, KRISTIN
HARDING, HEIDI MUN AND JEN REILLY.
SEPTEMBER 30, 2000 THE LADY PIRATES ONCE AGAIN GO CROSS COUNTRY TO RUN
CROSS COUNTRY AND PROVE ONCE AGAIN THAT THEY ARE A FORCE
TO BE RECKONED WITH NO MATTER WHERE THEY RUN. DESPITE
THE FACT THAT VANESSA MCKAY HAD TO FLY BACK HOME DUE TO
HER FATHER’S DEATH, AND THE SOMBER MOOD OF THE TEAM, THE
LADY PIRATES DEDICATE THEMSELVES TO HIS HONOR AND COME
AWAY WITH VICTORIES AT BOTH THE JV AND VARSITY LEVEL.
STARS OF THIS DEDICATED VICTORY ARE JV RUNNERS COURTNEY
O’KEEFE, EVE MASCOLI, DEIRDRE BRADY, NICOLE BORAWSKI,
HEIDI MUN, KRISTIN HARDING & JEN REILLY. ON THE VARSITY
LEVEL THE STARS ARE PIA DESOIZA, MARY O, CAITLIN HANLEY,
BERNICE PATTEN, JACLYN GAINES, KATHLEEN BARRETT AND LYZA
SANCHEZ.
OCTOBER 17, 2000 THE LADY PIRATES WIN THEIR 18TH STRAIGHT LEAGUE MEET
CHAMPIONSHIP IN RECORD TYING FASHION AS THEY CAPTURE THE
TOP TEN SPOTS IN THE RACE AS THEY HAD IN 1999. PIA
DESOIZA LEADS THE WAY AS SHE BECOMES THE 13TH RUNNING
LADY PIRATE TO BE INDIVIDUAL LEAGUE CHAMPION. CLOSE
BEHIND ARE 2ND BERNICE PATTEN, 3RD KATHLEEN BARRETT, 4TH
JACLYN GAINES, 5TH COURTNEY O’KEEFE, 6TH LYZA SANCHEZ, 7TH
MARY O, 8TH CAITLIN HANLEY, 9TH EVE MASCOLI AND 10TH
NICOLE BORAWSKI.
OCTOBER 26, 2000 “WHO LET THE DOGS OUT” IS THE QUESTION AS THE RUNNING
LADY PIRATES RUN LIKE GRAYHOUNDS AND SCORE THE SECOND
LOWEST POINT TOTAL EVER AT THE COUNTY MEET WITH 18
POINTS. THIS IS A RECORD SETTING SEVENTH STRAIGHT
VICTORY FOR THE LADY PIRATES. VANESSA MCKAY BECOMES THE
SIXTH RUNNING LADY PIRATE INDIVIDUAL CHAMPION AT THIS
MEET. OTHER LADY PIRATE SCORERS ARE 2ND JACLYN GAINES,
4TH BERNICE PATTEN, 5TH COURTNEY O’KEEFE AND 6TH PIA
DESOIZA. KATHLEEN BARRETT IN 8TH AND MARY O IN 12TH
ROUND OUT THE PIRATE TOP 7.
NOVEMBER 3, 2000 VANESSA MCKAY BECOMES THE FIRST RUNNING LADY PIRATE TO
WIN THE INDIVIDUAL SECTIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP TWICE AS SHE
LEADS THE LADY PIRATES TO THEIR 22ND STRAIGHT TITLE.
NOVEMBER 18, 2000 LED BY THE ROCKLAND COUNTY RECORD SETTING PERFORMANCE OF
VANESSA MCKAY AT BOWDOIN PARK, THE LADY PIRATES FINISH
IN FOURTH PLACE AT THE FEDERATION MEET TO SECURE AN
OVERALL STATE RANKING OF #4 AND CLASS C RANKING OF #2
FOR THE 2000 CROSS COUNTRY SEASON. PIA DESOIZA ALSO
BREAKS THE OLD COUNTY RECORD. THE TRIP UP ON STAGE FOR
THE LADY PIRATES AT THIS MEET IS THEIR 12TH TIME. OTHER
LEADERS OF THIS STAGE CREW ARE JACLYN GAINES, COURTNEY
O’KEEFE, MARY O, BERNICE PATTEN AND
KATHLEEN BARRETT.
MARCH 24, 2001 ALTHOUGH IT TOOK FIVE YEARS, THE RUNNING LADY PIRATES
FINALLY LAND A TEAM INTO THE PEARL RIVER SPORTS HALL OF
FAME AS THE FEDERATION CHAMPIONSHIP 1985 TEAM IS
SELECTED.
NOVEMBER 2, 2001 THE LADY PIRATES REACH “PERFECTION” AS THEY TAKE THE TOP
FIVE SPOTS AT THE SECTIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS AND RING UP A
PERFECT SCORE OF 15 POINTS. THE PERFECTIONIST OF THE DAY
ARE: 1ST JACLYN GAINES, 2ND VANESSA MCKAY, 3RD PIA
DESOIZA, 4TH BERNICE PATTEN & 5TH EVE MASCOLI. THIS
VICTORY ALSO MARKS THE RUNNING LADY PIRATES 23RD
STRAIGHT SECTIONAL XC CHAMPIONSHIP.
NOVEMBER 17, 2001 THE LADY PIRATES RALLY FROM THE BRINK OF NOT FINISHING
IN THE TOP 15 AT THE FEDERATION MEET AND RISE ALL THE
WAY TO SIXTH PLACE, THEIR 17TH TIME IN THE TOP SIX AT
THIS MEET. MORE SIGNIFICANTLY IS THE FACT THAT THEY
BEAT SKANEATELES AND GAIN A SHARE OF THE #1 CLASS C NY
STATE XC RANKING FOR THE 2001 SEASON, THE 14TH TIME THEY
HAVE FINISHED ATOP THE CLASS RANKINGS!!!
AUGUST 22, 2002 AFTER 15 FANTASTIC YEARS AT THE RILEY HOUSE IN VERMONT,
THE LADY PIRATES MOVE THEIR XC CAMP UP ROUTE 100 A
COUPLE OF MILES AND MOVE INTO A LIFE OF LUXURY.
TWELVE BEDROOMS, FOURTEEN BATHROOMS, AN INDOOR POOL,
TENNIS COURT, VOLLEYBALL COURT, POOL TABLES, PINGPONG
AND OF COURSE VIRTUAL GOLF! FORTUNATELY, THE HOUSE IS
STILL IN THE SAME AREA SO SUCH FAMILIAR TERMS AS
“STOWE”, “HASKELL” AND BALLOU REMAIN IN THE FOREFRONT!
LOOPS FROM HELL NOW BECOMES A FAMILIAR TERM!!
SEPTEMBER 10, 2002 “THE RUNNING LADY PIRATES” WIN THEIR 100TH & 101ST
CONSECTUTIVE DUAL MEETS AS THEY EASILY RUN PAST TAPPAN
ZEE AND PELHAM. THE STARS OF THIS HISTORIC DAY ARE
JACLYN GAINES, LAURA REILLY, BERNICE PATTEN, VANESSA
MCKAY, NICOLE BORAWSKI, LISA DAMIANI & NATASHA JAVED.
OCTOBER 1, 2002 “THE RUNNING LADY PIRATES” WIN THEIR 200TH DUAL MEET IN
THEIR ILLUSTRIOUS HISTORY AS THEY DEFEAT NANUET BY THE
SCORE OF 18-40. THE STARS OF THIS GREAT DAY ARE JACLYN
GAINES, BERNICE PATTEN, NATASHA JAVED, NICOLE BORAWSKI,
LISA DAMIANI, JEN DARBY & JACLYN BABIAK.
NOVEMBER 1, 2002 JACLYN GAINES BECOMES ONLY THE SECOND “RUNNING LADY
PIRATE” EVER TO CAPTURE THE INDIVIDUAL SECTIONAL
CHAMPIONSHIP FOR TWO CONSECTUTIVE YEARS AS SHE LEADS HER
TEAMMATES TO THEIR AMAZING 24TH STRAIGHT SECTIONAL CROSS
COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIP!!
NOVEMBER 9, 2002 JACLYN GAINES CLAIMS THIRD PLACE AT THE NEW YORK STATE
CHAMPIONSHIPS, MAKING HER THE THIRD HIGHEST PLACING
“RUNNING LADY PIRATE” EVER AT THIS MEET. HER
PERFORMANCE HELPS TO LEAD HER INJURY DEPLETED TEAMMATES
TO A THIRD PLACE FINISH. THIS MARKS THE 23RD TIME IN
THE LAST 24 YEARS THAT THE “RUNNING LADY PIRATES” HAVE
FINISHED IN THIRD PLACE OF HIGHER AT THE STATE MEET!!!
OCTOBER 7, 2003 THE LADY PIRATES DEFEAT RYE, BRIARCLIFF & HASTINGS TO
CLOSE OUT THEIR 2003 DUAL MEET SEASON WITH A PERFECT 15-
0 RECORD. THE 15 WINS IN ONE YEAR IS A NEW SCHOOL
RECORD AND RUNS THEIR LONG WINNING STREAK TO 127
STRAIGHT. THE STARS OF THE DAY ARE MEGAN QUAIL, EVE
MASCOLI, SAMANTHA STADT, LISA DAMIANI, JEN DARBY,
SHANAGH WOODS & KACEY BROSNAN.
OCTOBER 14, 2003 “PERFECTION” IS THE WORD OF THE DAY AS THE LADY PIRATES
ACHIEVE NOTHING BUT AT THE LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS HELD AT
WESTCHESTER COMMUNITY COLLEGE ON THIS DAY. THE VARSITY
SCORES A PERFECT 15 POINTS BY TAKING THE TOP FIVE PLACES
IN THE RACE AND THEN ADDS 6TH AND 7TH PLACE FOR GOOD
MEASURE. THE VARSITY STARS ARE 1)LAURA REILLY 2)CARALYN
HICKEY 3)MICHELLE FARRELL, 4)MEGAN QUAIL, 5)EVE MASCOLI,
6)SAMANTHA STADT, 7)SUZANNE PARTRIDGE.
NOT TO BE OUTDONE, THE JV LADY PIRATES GO OUT AND TAKE
THE TOP 12 PLACES IN THE JV RACE!!! THESE STARS ARE
1)SARA MEADE, 2)CAITLIN REILLY, 3)MELISSA TARANTINO,
4)JULIANNE CAHILL, 5)NICOLE CUEVA, 6)KRISTINE MUN,
7)LEAH ST.CLAIR, 8)KACEY BROSNAN, 9)KIM HUBER, 10)KATIE
HORTON, 11)DEIRDRE DULAK & 12)KATIE LINNANE.
OCTOBER 31, 2003 THE OBITUARIES HAD BEEN WRITTEN, THE GRAVES HAD BEEN
DUG, THE ERA WAS OVER ... ONE SMALL PROBLEM, NO ONE TOLD
THE RUNNING LADY PIRATES AND WITHOUT MISSING A BEAT THEY
WENT OUT AND DESTROYED THE FIELD ON THEIR WAY TO THEIR
25TH STRAIGHT SECTIONAL TITLE!!!! THE HEROES OF TODAY
ARE 3)CARALYN HICKEY, 4)LAURA REILLY, 7)MICHELLE
FARRELL, 9)MEGAN QUAIL, 10)EVE MASCOLI, 25)SUZANNE
PARTRIDGE & 30)CAITLIN REILLY.
MARCH 27, 2004 THE 1981 EASTERN STATES AND NEW YORK STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
TEAM, AS WELL AS ONE OF PR’S GREATEST EVER, ERIKA
DUTHIERS EARN THEIR INDUCTION INTO THE PEARL RIVER
SPORTS HALL OF FAME.
OCTOBER 1, 2004 THE LADY PIRATE JV RUNS TO PERFECTION AT THE MAROON
INVITATIONAL WITH A PERFECT SCORE OF 15 POINTS. THE
PERFECTIONIST ARE: 1ST CAITLIN REILLY, 2ND SARA MEADE,
3RD JEN DARBY, 4TH NICOLE CUEVA, 5TH SHANAGH WOODS.
FOR GOOD MEASURE KATHLEEN DELANEY COMES IN CLOSE
BEHIND IN 6TH PLACE!
NOVEMBER 13, 2004 SAMANTHA STADT RUNS TO PR’S 9TH BEST FINISH EVER AT THE
STATE MEET WITH HER 7TH PLACE FINISH. HER EFFORT HELPS
TO LEAD HER TEAMMATES TO A THIRD PLACE FINISH, THE
24TH TIME IN THE LAST 26 YEARS THAT THEY HAVE FINISHED
IN THE TOP THREE AT THE STATE MEET.
NOVEMBER 20, 2004 SAMANTHA STADT ONCE AGAIN LEADS THE WAY AT THE
FEDERATION MEET, AS SHE BECOMES ONLY PR’S
20TH INDIVIDUAL MEDAL WINNER AT THIS MEET WITH HER 34TH
PLACE FINISH. THE TEAM’S 10TH PLACE MARKS THE 21ST
TIME THAT THEY HAVE FINISHED IN THE TOP TEN AT
THIS SEASON ENDING CHAMPIONSHIP MEET!!
SEPTEMBER 6, 2005 TARA CLINTON COMPETES IN THE NEWCOMERS RACE AT THE
ANNUAL SCRIMMAGE, AND THUS BECOMES THE FIRST “SECOND
GENERATION” “RUNNING LADY PIRATE.” HER MOM MARYBETH
MAHONEY COMPETED FOR THE “RUNNING LADY PIRATES” ON THE
1979, 1980 AND 1981 TEAMS!!
SEPTEMBER 10, 2005 THE START OF A NEW SEASON, BUT THE SAME OLD RESULTS,
ANOTHER VARSITY INVITATIONAL LADY PIRATE VICTORY. WHAT
MAKES THIS ONE SPECIAL IS THE FACT THAT IT IS THE 100TH
INVITATIONAL VICTORY IN THE HISTORY OF THE “RUNNING LADY
PIRATE” XC PROGRAM. THE STARS OF THIS HISTORIC
PERFORMANCE ARE 1ST) SAMANTHA STADT, 3RD) JULIE HUDAK,
11TH) MEGAN QUAIL, 12TH) SARA MEADE, 13TH) CARALYN HICKEY,
14TH) KRISTINE MUN AND 38TH) BRITTANY CREAGH.
ON ANOTHER HISTORIC NOTE, THE JV VICTORY, 1ST) CAITLIN
REILLY, 2ND) NICOLE MARTIN, 3RD) NICOLE CUEVA, 4TH)
DEIRDRE DULAK, 17TH) CRYSTAL MORAN, 24TH) KAHLIE COEN &
34TH) FELICIA COLLAZO AND THE FROSH
VICTORY, 1ST) DANIELLE LORE, 2ND) JESSICA BROSNAN, 4TH)
DANIELLE KUSHNER, 6TH) TARA CLINTON, 9TH) KRISTINA
MCGOWAN, 13TH) ANGELICA GILSENAN, 14TH) TAYLOR WILSON,
21ST) KATHLEEN KEARNEY & 29TH) KATHLEEN ZORY RUNS THE
LADY PIRATE VICTORY TOTAL ON THE JV, SOPH & FROSH LEVEL
TO 200!!
SEPTEMBER 27, 2005 LED BY SAMANTHA STADT’S PEARL RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL COURSE
RECORD BREAKING PERFORMANCE (18:51.7), THE LADY PIRATES
BREAK THE ALLTIME ONE DAY FIVE PERSON AVERAGE AT THEIR
HOME COURSE WITH A AVERAGE TIME OF 19:59.86.
THE OLD INDIVIDUAL COURSE RECORD HELD BY LIZ KANE
(19:19.6) WAS SET IN 1994 AND THE OLD TEAM AVERAGE MARK
HAD STOOD SINCE 1996. TODAY’S RECORD BREAKERS WERE
SAMANTHA STADT, JULIE HUDAK, KRISTINE MUN, MICHELLE
FARRELL & SARA MEADE. BY THE WAY, THE LADY PIRATES
DEFEATED TZ, HEN HUDSON AND BREWSTER TO WIN THE MEET.
OCTOBER 18, 2005 WITH SAMANTHA STADT LEADING THE WAY WITH A ROCKLAND
COUNTY RECORD FOR THE WESTCHESTER COMMUNITY COLLEGE
COURSE, THE LADY PIRATES WIN THEIR 23RD STRAIGHT LEAGUE
CHAMPIONSHIP MEET. HER WINNING TIME OF 19:22.8 LEADS THE
WAY FOR 4TH) JULIE HUDAK, 5TH) MICHELLE FARRELL, 6TH)
KRISTINE MUN, 9TH) JESSICA BROSNAN, 10TH) SARA MEADE AND
11TH0 CARALYN HICKEY. NOT TO BE OUTDONE, THE
RUNNING LADY PIRATE JV SQUAD DOMINATES BY TAKING THE TOP
TEN SPOTS IN THE JV RACE FOR ANOTHER AWESOME VICTORY!!
STARS OF THE DAY ARE 1ST) DANIELLE KUSHNER, 2ND) TARA
CLINTON, 3RD) MEGAN QUAIL, 4TH) SHANAGH WOODS, 5TH) NICOLE
CUEVA, 6TH) SUZANNE PARTRIDGE, 7TH) DEIRDRE DULAK, 8TH)
ANGELICA GILSENAN, 9TH) JEANETTE CAHILL & 10TH) KRISTINA
MCGOWAN.
NOVEMBER 1, 2005 THE FROSH LADY PIRATES CAPTURE “THE RAY ROSWELL FROSH
CHAMPIONSHIPS” AND RECORD THEIR SEVENTH FROSH
INVITATIONAL VICTORY OF THE SEASON. THE RECORD SETTERS
ARE JESSICA BROSNAN, DANIELLE KUSHNER, TARA CLINTON,
JEANETTE CAHILL, KRISTINA MCGOWAN, ANGELICA GILSENAN,
TAYLOR WILSON, DANIELLE LORE & KATHLEEN KEARNEY. IT IS
ALSO THE 33RD OVERALL VICTORY OF THE YEAR FOR THE
“RUNNING LADY PIRATES” ANOTHER SCHOOL RECORD!!
NOVEMBER 3, 2005 THE LADY PIRATES CAPTURE THEIR 27TH STRAIGHT SECTIONAL
CHAMPIONSHIP AND ADD THEIR 17TH JV SECTIONAL TITLE AS
WELL, TO RUN THEIR SCHOOL RECORD VICTORY TOTAL TO 35 FOR
THE SEASON.
NOVEMBER 12, 2005 DESPITE A VERY DISAPPOINTING FOURTH PLACE TEAM FINISH AT
THE STATE MEET, (ONLY THE THIRD TIME IN THE LAST 27
YEARS THAT THEY HAVE BEEN OUT OF THE TOP THREE) SAMANTHA
STADT FINISHES AN OUTSTANDING SECOND PLACE TO TIE HER
FOR THE SECOND HIGHEST “RUNNING LADY PIRATE” INDIVIDUAL
FINISH AT THE STATE MEET IN THEIR LONG GREAT HISTORY!
AUGUST 27, 2006 FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, THE RUNNING LADY PIRATE CROSS
COUNTRY CAMP FEATURES “OUTSIDERS.” BETSY EDINGER
(DAUGHTER OF DARCY MAY – PRHS ’81) AND HER FRIEND CADY
KUZMICH, BOTH OF GREENWICH HIGH SCHOOL, COME AND SPEND
THE WEEK WITH THE RUNNING LADY PIRATES IN VERMONT!
SEPTEMBER 30, 2006 THE LADY PIRATES WIN THEIR CLOSEST VARSITY INVITATIONAL
RACE EVER, BEATING URSULINE ON THE SIXTH RUNNER
TIEBREAKER.
STARS OF THE DAY ARE JULIE HUDAK, KRISTINE MUN, MICHELLE
FARRELL, BLA LOUGHRAN, JEANETTE CAHILL AND TARA CLINTON.
OCTOBER 26, 2006 THE RUNNING LADY PIRATES RETURN THE ROCKLAND COUNTY
CHAMPIONSHIP TO ITS’ RIGHTFUL PLACE AS THEY CAPTURE THE
TITLE FOR THE 20TH TIME. IT IS THEIR FIRST ROCKLAND
TITLE SINCE 2002. BRINGING THE TITLE BACK WHERE IT
BELONGS ARE JULIE HUDAK, KRISTINE MUN, MICHELLE FARRELL,
BLA LOUGHRAN, JEANETTE CAHILL, TARA CLINTON & SARAH
PUTNICK.
SEPTEMBER 7, 2007 A NEW ERA IN PEARL RIVER CROSS COUNTRY GETS UNDERWAY, AS
THE “YOUNG GUNS” OPEN THEIR PRXC CAREERS IN FLYING
FASHION AS THEY DOMINATE THE RANDOLPH
INVITATIONAL.LEADING THE WAY WITH A MEET RECORD
PERFORMANCE WAS INDIVIDUAL WINNER, CHELSEA KUSHNER.
BACKING HER UP WAS (5TH) ERICA GUERIN, (6TH) KATIE
O’FLYNN, (8TH) KELLI VANHOUTEN, (9TH) KERRY GUERIN, (10TH)
NICOLE SOZZO AND (12TH) NED LOUGHRAN. THIS PERFORMANCE
HELPS TO DEMONSTATE THAT “THE RUNNING LADY PIRATES” ARE
ALIVE AND WELL AND THE FUTURE LOOKS TO BE AS IMPRESSIVE
AS THEIR PAST!!
NOVEMBER 2, 2007 THE “YOUNG GUNS” CONTINUED THEIR IMPRESSIVE SEASON,
SCORING THEIR THIRD LOWEST SECTIONAL MEET SCORE EVER
WITH 19 PTS. THIS PEFORMANCE ENABLES THEM TO CAPTURE
THEIR 29TH STRAIGHT SECTIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP!! LEADING
THE WAY WERE (1ST) CHELSEA KUSHNER, (2ND) KELLI
VANHOUTEN, (3RD) KERRY GUERIN, (5TH) ERICA GUERIN, (8TH)
KEELEY BATEMAN, (9TH) TARA CLINTON AND (16TH) DANIELLE
LORE.
NOVEMBER 7, 2007 COACH DAN DOHERTY RECEIVES THE PRESTIGIOUS “FRANK
MCGUIRE AWARD” AT THE NEW YORK ATHLETIC CLUB IN DOWNTOWN
NEW YORK CITY. THE AWARD HONORS COACHES WHO EXEMPLIFY
INTEGRITY, ACHIEVEMENT AND A QUEST FOR EXCELLENCE FROM
THEMSELVES AND THEIR ATHLETES.
NOVEMBER 10, 2007 THE LADY PIRATES CONCLUDE THEIR SURPRISING SEASON WITH A
THIRD PLACE FINISH AT THE NEW YORK STATE MEET. A TEAM
OF NOBODYS A MERE THREE MONTHS AGO, THESE GIRLS HELP TO
BRING PEARL RIVER TO THEIR 26TH TOP THREE FINISH AT THIS
MEET IN THE LAST 29 YEARS. STARS OF THE DAY ARE CHELSEA
KUSHNER, KERRY GUERIN, ERICA GUERIN, KELLI VANHOUTEN,
KEELEY BATEMAN, TARA CLINTON AND KRISTINA MCGOWAN.
NOVEMBER 14, 2007 COACH DAN DOHERTY IS NAMED “EASTBAY NATIONAL CROSS
COUNTRY COACH OF THE WEEK.” THE WEEKLY AWARD IS CHOSEN
BY THE EDITORS OF DYESTAT, THE NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
CROSS COUNTRY AND TRACK AND FIELD WEBSITE.
AUGUST 30, 2008 A SIGN OF THINGS TO COME THIS SEASON APPEARS AS THE LADY
PIRATES RUN WILD IN THEIR ANNUAL “HASKELL HILL”
TIME TRIAL IN VERMONT. CHELSEA KUSHNER SETS A NEW
OVERALL RECORD WITH HER TIME OF 8:05. MOLLY SHINE
FOLLOWS IN 8:26 FOR A NEW FRESHMAN RECORD. KELLI
VANHOUTEN (8:36), KERRY GUERIN (8:44) AND ERICA GUERIN
(8:46) HELP TO MAKE THIS THE DEEPEST TOP FIVE EVER ON
THIS ANNUAL TRIAL!!
OCTOBER 3, 2008 “WHERE AND WHO IS PEARL RIVER?” THAT WAS THE MOST
OVERHEARD QUESTION AS THE “RUNNING LADY PIRATES” PUT ON
ONE OF THEIR ALLTIME BEST “SHOWS” AS THEY DOMINATED AT
THE FLRUNNERS.COM INVITATIONAL IN TITSVILLE, FLORIDA.
THE JR. VARSITY, LED BY TARA CLINTON (1ST) KATELYN
GARVERY (2ND) CEILI MCMORROW (3RD) CAITLIN KENNY (4TH) LIZ
DEGENNARO (6TH) ERIN BYRNES (7TH) AND KRISTINA MCGOWAN
(8TH) AS THE LADY PIRATES TOOK 7 OF THE TOP 8 SPOTS IN
THIS RACE OF CLOSE TO 200 RUNNERS. ALTHOUGH NOT AS
DOMINATE AS THEIR JV COUNTERPARTS, THE VARSITY PUT FIVE
IN THE TOP 11 AND EASILY WON WITH A SCORE OF 27 POINTS.
LEADING THE WAY WERE KERRY GUERIN (1ST) CHELSEA KUSHNER
(3RD) ERICA GUERIN (7TH) MOLLY SHINE (8TH) AND KELLI
VANHOUTEN (11TH)
OCTOBER 11, 2008 “PERFECTION” WAS ONCE AGAIN THE WORD OF THE DAY AS THE
LADY PIRATE JV WENT OUT AND SWEPT THE TOP FIVE PLACES AT
THE SUFFOLK OFFICIALS INVITATIONAL FOR A PERFECT SCORE
OF 15 POINTS. THE PERFECTION ARTISTS WERE KATELYN GARVEY
(1ST)CEILI MCMORROW (2ND) MARIA KOHLBRENNER (3RD) MALLORY
AVERY (4TH) AND ERIN BYRNES (5TH)
OCTOBER 18, 2008 THE LADY PIRATES WIN THEIR RECORD TYING 6TH INVITATIONAL
RACE OF THE YEAR BY DOMINATING THE SECTION ONE COACHES
INVITATIONAL AT BOWDOIN PARK. LEADING THE WAY ARE KERRY
GUERIN (2ND) MOLLY SHINE (3RD) ERICA GUERIN 4TH) KELLI
VANHOUTEN (5TH) CHELSEA KUSHNER (9TH) TARA CLINTON (20TH)
AND KEELEY BATEMAN (33)
OCTOBER 23, 2008 OVERCOMING LOSING INDIVIDUAL LEAGUE CHAMPION, MOLLY
SHINE DURING THE RACE, THE LADY PIRATES RUN TO THEIR
21ST ROCKLAND COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP THEIR 5 PERSON TIME
AVERAGE OF 18:35.93 IS THEIR FOURTH BEST EVER. LEADING
THE WAY ARE KERRY GUERIN (4TH) KELLI VANHOUTEN (5TH)
CHELSEA KUSHNER (6TH) ERICA GUERIN (8TH) MARIA
KOHLBRENNER (16TH) AND TARA CLINTON (20TH)
OCTOBER 31, 2008 “THE RUNNING LADY PIRATES” CONTINUE PERHAPS THE GREATEST
WINNING STREAK IN NEW YORK STATE HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS
HISTORY, AS THEY EASILY WIN THEIR 30TH STRAIGHT
SECTIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIP!! LEADING THE WAY
FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW IS INDIVIDUAL WINNER
CHELSEA KUSHNER AND RUNNER UP KELLI VANHOUTEN. ROUNDING
OUT THE CHAMPIONSHIP SQUAD ARE KERRY GUERIN (4TH) ERICA
GUERIN (5TH) MARIA KOHLBRENNER (7TH) TARA CLINTON (8TH)
AND ERIN BYRNES (12TH)
NOVEMBER 8, 2008 CHELSEA KUSHNER BECOMES ONLY THE TENTH “RUNNING LADY
PIRATE” TO FINISH IN THE TOP TEN AT THE STATE MEET, WITH
HER NINTH PLACE FINISH. SHE HELPS TO LEAD “THE RUNNING
LADY PIRATES” TO A RUNNERUP FINISH, THEIR HIGHEST FINISH
AT THIS MEET SINCE 2001.
DECEMBER 31, 2008 “HARRIER” MAGAZINE RELEASES THEIR FINAL UNITED STATES
HIGH SCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY POLL, AND FOR THE 11TH TIME IN
THEIR GREAT HISTORY AND FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE
YEAR 2000, THE PEARL RIVER RUNNING LADY PIRATES ARE
SELECTED AS ONE OF THE TOP FIFTY GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL TEAMS
IN THE UNITED STATES.
OCTOBER 13, 2009 DESPITE NOT PLACING ANYONE IN THE TOP THREE, THE LADY
PIRATES PROCEED TO TAKE THE NEXT SEVEN SPOTS IN THE RACE
AS THEY TURN BACK UPSET MINDED TAPPAN ZEE BY THE SCORE
OF 30-42. THE STARS OF TODAY’S 31ST STRAIGHT LEAGUE
CHAMPIONSHIP MEET PERFORMANCE ARE 4TH) MARIA
KOHLBRENNER, 5TH) ERICA GUERIN, 6TH) CHELSEA KUSHNER, 7TH)
KERRY GUERIN, 8TH) KEELEY BATEMAN, 9TH) KATELYN GARVEY
AND 10TH) CAITLIN LARDARO.
NOVEMBER 6, 2009 DESPITE SUFFERING THROUGH A DISAPPOINTING SEASON, WITH
MUCH DRAMA AND MANY UPS AND DOWNS, THE LADY PIRATES
PROVE THAT ALONG WITH DEATH AND TAXES, ONE CAN STILL
COUNT ON ANOTHER SURE THING AS THEY GO OUT AND EASILY
WIN THEIR 31ST STRAIGHT SECTIONAL CROSS COUNTRY
CHAMPIONSHIP! STARS OF THIS HISTORIC OCCASION ARE 3RD)
MARIA KOHLBRENNER, 5TH) ERICA GUERIN, 6TH) KERRY GUERIN,
8TH) KEELEY BATEMAN, 9TH) KATELYN GARVEY, 10TH) MOLLY
SHINE AND 13TH) CAITLIN LARDARO.