33rd Year, Volume 34 • Issue 16
April 19, 2017
The People’s Newspaper - Covering All of Brookhaven
Victory At National Invitational Tournament For Local Floyd Graduate Basketball Coach
The South Bay Bible Church Easter Egg Hunt
The South Bay Bible Church in East Moriches kicked off Spring with a fun-filled community Easter egg hunt block party attended by more than a thousand Bay Area residents.
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Kim Barnes Arico celebrating victory.
Kim Barnes Arico, a former longtime resident of Mastic Beach and Head Coach at University of Michigan coached her team to victory over Georgia Tech in triple overtime and won the National Championship by a final score of 89 to 79. Kim is a graduate of William Floyd High School and Montclair State University. She is a member of Floyd’s Athletic Hall of Fame and has been honored as a Distinguished Alumnus at William Floyd. She graduated as Scholar Athlete at Montclair State University. Kim has been coaching for over 20 years
and has established individual and team records at Fairleigh Dickerson, New Jersey Institute of Tehnology, Adelphi University, St. John’s University and the University of Michigan. While coaching at St. John’s her team had the distinction of beating U Conn and stopping their home winning streak at 99 home winning games. Kim resides in Saline, Michigan with her husband Larry and their three children Trevor, Emma and Cecelia. She is the proud daughter of George Barnes and Maureeen Barressi.