Kortright Kares

This week, Jonathan Kortright was the recipient of the Spirit Award issued by the Kortright Kares Foundation. Jonathan just graduated from East Islip HS where he played for Coach Sal Ciampi on the Redmen team that reached the postseason each of the past two seasons and prior to him being on varsity, they won the Conference IV Long Island Championship in 2021 over Bethpage. Jonathan will be headed to SUNY Old Westbury in the fall to play for Rod Stephan on the Panthers. I had a chance to speak with him and here’s what he had to say… Who are your biggest influences in life? My dad because he taught me how to play baseball and he taught me how to play hard, work hard and always make sure to control my emotions on and off the field. What was your experience like picking which colle...