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Track teams wrap up season Kaitlyn Gulluscio gives a thumbs up for herself and her teammates. From left, Lily Page, Alex Burns, Madison Springer, Kaitlyn, Ariana Carter, Andrea Napoles, Olivia Overstreet and Isabella Fonseca. (Credit: Todd Gulluscio) Valentine’s Day was scheduled as the last meet of the year for the winter track teams. Unfortunately, the weather had other plans. More snow and ice had coated the tracks, so the season-ending Hampton Bays meet had to be canceled. Coach Kevin Barry was philosophical about the abrupt end to the season. “We...

Ariana Carter races to victory in the 600-meters against Southampton on Jan. 31. (Credit: Kaitlyn Gullusico) While extremely cold conditions — 19 degrees with a windchill of 10 degrees — limited what events were completed, the Shelter Island girls track team put together another gritty performance against host Southampton on Jan. 31. Head to head in the completed competitions, the Islanders bested the Mariners, scoring 22 points to Southampton’s 18. In the field events, Sophie Clark took 2nd place with a 23-foot shot put, while teammate Kaitlyn Gulluscio threw 2...

Olivia Overstreet competes in the long jump at a meet in Babylon. (Credit: Kaitlyn Gulluscio) Saturday, Jan. 23 was 28 degrees with a windchill of 16 degrees — not exactly ideal racing conditions. However, Shelter Island’s girls track team bundled up and made the trip over to Babylon under bright blue skies for their second meet of the season to compete against Babylon and Southold/Greenport. The team had their full roster of nine athletes. Southold had an equal number, while Babylon had 30 girls available. In track, each athlete is limited to three events, so a sma...