Dianna Cazzalino Named H-ton Varsity Bowling Coach

Huntington High School has a new varsity bowling team coach in Dianna Cazzalino. The longtime English teacher was a four-time All-State bowler with the Bellmore-Merrick district team while attending Mepham High School. She went on to captain the Adelphi University team and capture numerous college honors.

Mrs. Cazzalino is taking over the Huntington bowling program from John Walsh, who is transitioning to coach one of the Finley Middle School boys’ basketball teams. The Blue Devils practice and play home meets at Larkfield Lanes in East Northport.

Huntington’s new coach is an accomplished bowler, having rolled sanctioned 300 games and an 800 series. “I actively bowl now, with my composite average being a 216,” Mrs. Cazzalino said. After a spectacular high school career, she was recruited to bowl in college.

Mrs. Cazzalino captained Adelphi’s women’s bowling in both 2008/09 and 2009/10 and was co-captain in 2007/08. She won national Academic All-American honors and was named NEC All-Conference and NEC Bowler of the Week.

The new Blue Devil coach obtained undergraduate and graduate degrees at Adelphi University. Mrs. Cazzalino graduated Magna Cum Laude and was on the Dean’s List. While in college, she engage in an internship at the Long Island Fund for Women and Girls, performing demographic research and organizing fundraising materials. She volunteered at Old Bethpage Village Restoration.

Ms. Cazzolino was a participant in the first NCAA Student-Athlete Coaching Forum in May 2009. Huntington athletic department officials said they are confident she will develop the Blue Devil team into a county power and provide students with an outstanding experience.

Ms. Cazzalino is also the faculty advisor for Et Cetera, the high school’s student literary and art magazine.