"THE RUNNING LADY PIRATES"
DATES IN HISTORY
OCTOBER 30, 1976JEAN SUSSMAN BECOMES THE FIRST FEMALE HARRIER FROM PEARLRIVER WHEN SHE FINISHES 7TH AT THE ROCKLANDCOUNTYMEET.
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 PEARLRIVER 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 PLACEBEHIND WINNING TEAM ST. FRANCIS PREP (67 POINTS), AT THE ALBERTUS INVITATIONAL AT BEARMOUNTAIN.
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, 1979THE LADY PIRATES DEFEAT DEFENDING CHAMPION ALBERTUS 21-40 TO PROVE TO EVERYONE THAT THEY HAVE ARRIVED AS A NEW CROSS COUNTRY POWER.
SEPTEMBER 29, 1979THE LADY PIRATE FRESHMAN TEAM OF TERRI EBANIETTI, DIANE IRIARTE, SUE GULLA, AILEEN O'SHEA, KAREN ZOUBEK, TERESA MORONEY, STEPHANIE HANRAHAN AND NANCYBOHANCAPTUREPEARLRIVER'S FIRST EVER INVITATIONAL TITLEAS 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, 1979THE 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, 1979THE 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, 1979SCORING JUST 33 POINTS THE LADY PIRATES RUN TO THEIR FIRST EVER ROCKLANDCOUNTY 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, 1979COMING 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, 1979THE 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 17,1979THE LADY PIRATES FINISH IN 6TH PLACE IN THEIR FIRST EVER FEDERATION MEET.
NOVEMBER 18, 1979THE 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, 1980BY WINNING THE INDIVIDUAL TITLE AT THE SHAKER INVITATIONAL, ADRIANE HOGAN BECOMES THE FIRST LADY PIRATE TO EVER WIN A VARSITY INVITATIONAL RACE.
OCTOBER 18, 1980THE 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, 1980THE 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, 1981AILEEN O'SHEA OFFICIALLY BECOMES THE FIRST "RUNNING LADY PIRATE" TO CARRY THE TITLE AND HONOR OF "CAPTAIN."
SEPTEMBER 26, 1981AT 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, 1981PROVING 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, 1981AILEEN O'SHEA BECOMES THE FIRST "RUNNING LADY PIRATE" TO WIN THE ROCKLANDCOUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPAS 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, 1981RUNNING 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 BEARMOUNTAIN - 18:25.9. A RECORD THAT STILL STANDS 25 YEARS LATER. ROUNDING OUT THE TEAM ARE SUE GULLA AND PAT HOLLAND.
NOVEMBER 7, 1981RUNNING 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, 1982RUNNING 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 GOALAS 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, 1982THE LADY PIRATES ACHIEVE ANOTHER GOAL OF SCORING A DUAL MEET SCORE OF 26 POINTS TO WIN THEIR FOURTHSTRAIGHTCOUNTY MEET. MARISA DIMOLA, TERRI EBANIETTI, JOANN TURILLI, AILEEN O'SHEA, PAT HOLLAND, DIANE IRIARTE AND MAURA O'SHEA DO THE HONORS.
NOVEMBER 13, 1982PROVING 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, 1983THE 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, 1983NORTH ROCKLAND STOPS PEARL RIVER'S FOUR YEAR WINNING STREAK AT THE COUNTY MEET AS THEY DEFEAT THE LADY PIRATES 34-43.
OCTOBER 29, 1983THE 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, 1983JOANN 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, 1984THE 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, 1984THE LADY PIRATES WIN BACK THE ROCKLANDCOUNTYCHAMPIONSHIP 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, 1984THE 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, 1984CLARENCE HIGH SCHOOL ENDS PEARL RIVER'S STREAK OF STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS AT FOUR, BY THE SCORE OF 42-95.
SEPTEMBER 28, 1985MAURA 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, 1985ALTHOUGH 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 ROCKLANDCOUNTYRECORD 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 ROCKLANDCOUNTY 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, 1985THE 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, 1985NEVER ONE TO BE OUTDONE, THE RUNNING LADY PIRATE JV TEAM RETURNS TO BAIRDPARK 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, 1985WITH 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 ROCKLANDCOUNTY 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, 1986THE LADY PIRATES WIN THEIR 8TH STRAIGHT SECTIONAL TITLE, WENDY MAY UPSTAGES HER TEAMMATES BY WINNING THE RACE IN A ROCKLANDCOUNTYBEARMOUNTAIN RECORD TIME OF 17:53.0. ERIKA DUTHIERS FOLLOWS CLOSE BEHIND IN THE THIRD BEST ROCKLAND TIME EVER, 17:54.5.
NOVEMBER 8, 1986ERIKA DUTHIERS RUNS TO PEARLRIVER'S HIGHEST INDIVIDUAL FINISH EVER AS SHE COMES HOME FOURTH AT THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS IN BUFFALO. HER FINISHLEADSPEARLRIVER 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, 1987THE LADY PIRATES SET A NEW RECORD FOR MARGIN OF VICTORY AS THEY WIN THE COUNTYMEET 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, 1987AWESOME! 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 FRANKLINACADEMY, 69-70. NATHALIE MARQUIS FINISHES 4TH TO TIE HER FOR THE HIGHEST FINISH EVER BY A LADY PIRATE AT THE STATE MEET.
NOVEMBER 21, 1987THIS DAY WILL ALWAYS BE THE GREATEST DAY IN THE HISTORY OF THE GREAT "RUNNING LADY PIRATES." AT FAYETTEVILLE-MANILUSHIGH 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.