It was a season of heartwarming stories in non-‘AA’ girls basketball. Bayside advanced to the PSAL Class A semifinals as the No. 38 seed in a 40-team bracket playing for beloved coach Steve Piorkowski, who is battling a form of cancer that attacked his... »
Bayside is playing with a purpose. Steve Piorkowski, the program’s longtime coach, is out battling a form of cancer that has attacked his C6 vertebra and left him with a broken neck. He hasn’t been to practice or any games, but the Commodores know he i... »
Bayside’s postgame celebrations this year might as well be sponsored by AT&T. Just minutes after beating rival Francis Lewis, 6-1, in PSAL Queens A-I softball Tuesday, the players were on the phone, dialing up coach Steve Piorkowski. “Everyone on the t... »
The playoffs have done wonders to clearing up and blowing up our non-'AA' rankings. This week was no different. Goldstein moves from No. 8 to second after topping No. 5 Lab Museum in the PSAL Class A semifinals. Cinderella Bayside lost to Curtis in the... »
Kristen Olsen wants to give something back to the school that welcomed her and many of her teammates with open arms. “Since it’s a new school it feels good to win and come into a new school and just play like we know how to and try to win... »
NYPost.com girls basketball beat writer Joseph Staszewski takes a look at the PSAL Class A semifinals, beginning at 3 p.m. Sunday at Hunter College in Manhattan. SCHEDULE PSAL Class A semifinals @ Hunter College 3 p.m. – No. 2 Curtis vs. No. 38 Bayside... »
Steve Piorkowski has suffered from arthritis in his shoulders for years, the product of playing sports and coaching his entire life. One day in late January, though, the pain got bad – intolerably bad. “The difference is the level of soreness that I ha... »
James Southerland should need no more introductions.Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim had just begun lauding the play of his reserve forward when he stopped in mid-sentence:“That’s James Southerland over there,” said Boeheim, as he pointed to the junior who a... »
The glass slipper still fits. “We’re the Cinderella Commodores, it’s insane,” Bayside captain Sara DeLuca said in between signing mock autographs in marker for fans with her teammates. “This is the biggest accomplishment this team has had by far in my ... »
Ashley Mitchell called her Bayside team’s No. 38 seed “ridiculous” and referenced a motto from head coach Steve Piorkowski. “He used to tell us, ‘We’re in charge of whether we win or not,’” the senior forward said. Piorkowski is no longer on the bench,... »
No one would have been surprised if Bayside’s girls basketball team lost in the outbracket round of the PSAL Class A playoffs. The Commodores, after all, were a No. 38 seed, the third-to-last team to earn a postseason berth. “That’s like the last bubbl... »
The Post high-school staff takes a look at the top performers in boys basketball and girls basketball from the week of Feb. 13. BOYS BASKETBALL Cantrell Barker, Bayside The 5-foot-6 speedster took advantage of his first start of the year, scoring 21 po... »
Cantrell Barker was moved into the starting lineup out of necessity. After Saturday's brilliant performance, he may not be going anywhere. The 5-foot-6 blur of a guard scored 14 of his team-high 21 points in the fourth quarter to lead Bayside past John... »
Before Tuesday, Bayside had not defeated Cardozo in 11 years. But just minutes into the second quarter, with a large lead, it was evident that the losing streak was coming to an end. “This is probably the biggest win of my career,” Bayside’s fourth yea... »
Austin Williams was convinced this team wasn’t going to give another lead to Campus Magnet before ensuring it. “We were at home,” the Bayside junior point guard said. “I wasn’t going to accept us losing at home.” When the two teams met on the Bulldogs ... »
