Delaney: And then there was one

There are no more Reinas playing soccer at Notre Dame.

Dana, the youngest member of the Mohawk Valley's first family of soccer, has moved on to play at LeMoyne College where she joins big brother Angelo. Dana is a freshman forward. Angelo is a junior forward on the men's team.

"My mom has empty nest syndrome," said oldest Reina sibling Dominica Paladino of her mother Crystal Reina.

That leaves Paladino as the only Reina remaining with the Jugglers. The 2001 Notre Dame graduate and former St. John's University player, is in her second full season as coach at her alma mater.

Last year Paladino coached Notre Dame to its first girls soccer sectional title and to a state regional game. Dana was a big part of Notre Dame's success. She scored 29 goals and had 10 assists. Dominica misses her sisters, but is in a good place in a "rebuilding year."

"Coaching some of these girls is like coaching my sisters," Paladino said.

Angelo Reina and Dana Reina aren't the only area athletes playing at LeMoyne. Angelo has two former area standout players as teammates: Ed Rosenburgh (Poland) is a sophomore defender and Justin Fredsell (New Hartford), a University of Buffalo transfer is a junior forward.