Paul Paino
Wheatley Ready to Defend Title
Bryan Mccleary go-ahead hit in the top of the ninth to give Wheatley the 4-3 win over Cold Spring Harbor pic.twitter.com/hhAk43kCjE — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 10, 2021 Wheatley is coming off another championship season. They defeated Cold Spring Harbor to capture the League VI Nassau County Championship. They followed that up with a victory over Pierson in the Long Island Championship. Head Coach Paul Paino is no stranger to winning. He has led Wheatley to eight County Championships – including six in the past decade. He won his 400th career game last season and is back for 2022. His first season as head coach was 1983 and has been at the helm every year since. The format in 2021 was much different than previous years. They began the season in League 5 which consisted...
Wheatley Primed To Contend For Class B Championship
Despite coming off a season that was not up to their usual standard, Wheatley head coach Paul Paino’s expectations for this upcoming season have not changed one bit. “We’d one six championships in ten years, but then we had an off season last year, where we didn’t even make the playoffs. We missed it by one game. So we’re looking to get back on track,” Paino said. “We certainly hope to. We have a good group of kids coming up.” First and foremost, Paino will be counting on his two senior captains to lead the team, if they are going to go get to where they hope to go. Both named Nick, one Nick Sampogna, the other Nick Papageorge. “They’re going to be the team leaders,” said Paino. “Nick Papageorge is an infielder and a middle of the lineup hitter. He’s one of the better players on Long Isl...
