Winner: Victor Varonier, Junior Soccer League Hall of Famer
Victor Varonier. Credit: Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association
Victor Varonier, of Miller Place, has been inducted into the Long Island Junior Soccer League Hall of Fame. Varonier has volunteered as a club president in the league for more than two decades, performing tasks such as lining and setting up fields. In 2007, he led the Sound Beach Hurricanes to the club’s only state cup championship. He is vice president of operations for the Dejana Truck & Utility Equipment in Kings Park.
By Michael R. Ebert
Michael R. Ebert is an education researcher and has worked for Newsday in various capacities since 2003. He was part of an 11-person team named as 2008 Pulitzer Prize finalists for investigative coverage of the LIRR's platform safety issues.
