2010 Somers Fest

Coming off of a successful Somers Lions' Club Invitational on May 1, Somers High School will play host again as it honors its spring athletes with the 2010 Somers Fest.
Saturday, May 15 is the day and date when those athletes will hit the playing fields in front of the home fans, all in hopes to raise money to support Somers athletes and athletic teams.

Proudly sponsored by the Somers Athletic Booster Club, a $5 donation provides parking admission and full access to the all of the day’s festivities. (Free parking for Somers High School tennis matches will take place at Reis Park.)

Fifteen minutes before the start of varsity games on May 15, ceremonies will be held to honor departing Somers senior athletes. The 12th-grade Tusker Athletes will bid farewell to the fans and playing fields they called home, and held near and dear.

One exception, the seniors on Somers track and golf teams will be honored at the halftime of the first ever match-up between the Somers varsity and Montgomery varsity boys lacrosse teams. That game’s start time is slated for 3 p.m. on the Tusker Turf (Turf #1).

A great match-up to start off your day will be to check out the Somers varsity softball team as it faces Fox Lane. Watch as the nation's 17th-ranked softball player, Tammy Wray, and her teammates will look to continue their winning ways as they look forward to the playoffs. This game is set to start at 10 a.m. at Primrose Field.

After you finish watching the action on the softball diamond, be sure to walk over to the Somers High School Tusker Turf (Turf #1) where Somers' boys lacrosse team will take on Montgomery in the two teams’ aforementioned first-ever matchup at 3 p.m.. With many of Somers’ top senior Lacrosse athletes headed to Division I lacrosse schools like West Point (Greg Petre), Colgate University (Eric Pfiffner) and St. John’s University (John Bello), the team looks poised to put on a good showing for the last regular-season game of the season.

“All of us guys have built up such a strong relationship. It is sad to leave my teammates; it feels like leaving your family," Bello, a defenseman, said.

Before the day is over be sure to check out the Somers varsity baseball team as it goes head to head in a league rivalry game against Fox Lane. With the Somers trying to win its fourth consecutive Section 1 ritle, look for these two teams battle it out for bragging rights.

Junior right fielder D.J. Guintini explains the magnitude of the Fox Lane match up when he said, “The upcoming game against Fox Lane will be a battle till the end. Beating them will show people we are just as strong a team as past years, and we can compete with the best in the section.” First pitch is set for 5 p.m. It is time for some hardball!

All that and more is scheduled for what is expected to be a fun, high-octane day for community and the athletes. It is events like the 2010 Somers Fest that do more than promote having fun and living active life style. It is events like this that reach out to the community and allow everyone cheer on the home team and be a Somers Tusker.