Plaineview JFK
Plainview JFK Seeking to Return to Nassau AAA Finals
Special thanks to Metamorphosis Landscape Design for sponsoring this year’s series by Anthony DiCocco Following a successful 2025 season, the Plainview-Old Bethpage JFK Hawks will strive to continue their strong play with a new-look lineup and pitching staff. Last year, head coach John Givargidze and the Hawks continued to perform in a powerhouse conference despite losing some high-profile players, going 13-10-1 and 10-7-1 in Conference-AAA play. Nevertheless, Plainview-Old Bethpage JFK was ultimately eliminated by Farmingdale in the semifinals for a second consecutive season after pushing the Dalers to the brink in a best-of-three series. Despite falling short of their ultimate goal, Givargidze was proud of his players for both their on-field play and the way they conducted themselv...
Mark Faello Proves His Resiliency in Knocking Out Cancer
He knew something was wrong immediately. After a teammate expressed concern over extreme inflammation of his neck, Mark Faello looked in the mirror to see for himself. “My neck was blown up on the right side,” said Faello. “My teammate said it looks like you have two necks,” he added. Some of the doctors that he visited didn’t have an answer but they did speculate that it could be an infection. After visiting a lymph node specialist, the worst fears were confirmed. “After doing the biopsy, the doctor confirmed that it was Hodgkins Lymphona–a form of cancer that attacks the lymphatic system which is part of the immune system. There are fewer than 200,000 cases per year and it is most common among early adulthood males. Faello noted that he was ̶...
