On Sept. 30, the Village of East Hills held the finals for their 17th annual softball tournament commonly referred to as the Mayor’s Trophy Game. The previous week saw 6 teams battling for the chance to play in the finals.
The tournament was planned and implemented by Peter Wagner and Stewart Faden. The event was first established on the first East Hills Day held more than 20 years ago. In this year’s tournament, Stewart Faden’s team, “The East Hills Renegades”, battled through each of the first two rounds to reach the finals. The opposing team was last year’s champs, Michael Spiel’s “East Hillers.”
The final score was 5-3 for the East Hills Renegades. The victory was the fifth for Faden. Playing with him for the Renegades was Brian Gloznek, Thomas Gloznek, Robert Duca Jr., Robert Duca III, Luca Pagota, Grant Hynes, Troy Mitchell, Greg Hoffman and Jeff Boshnack.
The members of the second place team, the East Hillers, were Michael Spiel, Zohar Caspi, Brad Sommer, Alan Rapfogel, Kenny Mersand, Mike Smolens, Ziggy Zborowski, Marc Kono, Josh Rogowsky, Giancarlo Giunta and Jon Paisner.
“This was the most competitive year yet and I look forward to the continued support of Mayor Koblenz and the Board of Trustees for many years to come,” Wagner said.
