Leisha Majtan

New York

Executive Producer at Spectrum News NY1

@NY1 Executive Producer 📺 Winner of some awards. I get angry at the @Mets, am probably booking a flight, and ♥️ Queens. @columbiajourn & @EmersonCollege grad.

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Jiayi Lin: Dedicated badminton and table tennis player

2 weeks ago | spectrumnews1.com | Rocco Vertuccio |Leisha Majtan

Jiayi Lin had no plans to join a sports team when she started high school. “In sophomore year, one of my friends, who’s also on the team, they decided to try out, so I wanted to, like, give it a shot and I got in,” Lin said.
Jiayi Lin: Dedicated badminton and table tennis player

2 weeks ago | ny1.com | Rocco Vertuccio |Leisha Majtan

Jiayi Lin had no plans to join a sports team when she started high school. “In sophomore year, one of my friends, who’s also on the team, they decided to try out, so I wanted to, like, give it a shot and I got in,” Lin said.
Annmarie Russo: Big heart on and off the lacrosse field

3 weeks ago | ny1.com | Rocco Vertuccio |Leisha Majtan

Annmarie Russo grew up playing soccer, but decided it was time to try something new. She picked up a lacrosse stick her freshman year and hasn’t looked back. What You Need To KnowAnnmarie Russo grew up playing soccer, but decided to try out for the Susan E. Wagner High School soccer team her freshman yearShe has scored more than 100 goals during her high school careerRusso is going to John Jay College of Criminal Justice, where she’ll major in computer science and information security.
Annmarie Russo: Big heart on and off the lacrosse field

3 weeks ago | spectrumnews1.com | Rocco Vertuccio |Leisha Majtan

Annmarie Russo grew up playing soccer, but decided it was time to try something new. She picked up a lacrosse stick her freshman year and hasn’t looked back. What You Need To KnowAnnmarie Russo grew up playing soccer, but decided to try out for the Susan E. Wagner High School soccer team her freshman yearShe has scored more than 100 goals during her high school careerRusso is going to John Jay College of Criminal Justice, where she’ll major in computer science and information security.
Annmarie Russo: Big heart on and off the lacrosse field

3 weeks ago | spectrumnews1.com | Rocco Vertuccio |Leisha Majtan

Annmarie Russo grew up playing soccer, but decided it was time to try something new. She picked up a lacrosse stick her freshman year and hasn’t looked back. What You Need To KnowAnnmarie Russo grew up playing soccer, but decided to try out for the Susan E. Wagner High School soccer team her freshman yearShe has scored more than 100 goals during her high school careerRusso is going to John Jay College of Criminal Justice, where she’ll major in computer science and information security.
Yaw Pabi, Jr.: Driven on the court and in the classroom

4 weeks ago | spectrumnews1.com | Rocco Vertuccio |Leisha Majtan

Yaw Pabi, Jr. remembers his early days on the basketball court with his father fondly. “He used to teach me my handles and ball control, like I would have to like, go up and down and dribble with my right hand, dribble my left hand. He would always emphasize being good with your offhand," Pabi, Jr. said.
Raya Scheffler: Fierce competitor and triple-threat

1 month ago | spectrumnews1.com | Rocco Vertuccio |Leisha Majtan

Raya Scheffler is a fierce competitor on the field, in the pool, and on the court. This triple-threat started playing basketball as a young kid and jumped in the pool at four years old, but only picked up a lacrosse stick the summer before her freshman year. “I think lacrosse to me was just so much fun. Like whenever I play lacrosse, I never really have a worry in the world. It's just me, my team and lacrosse,” Scheffler said.
Fierce competitor and triple-threat

1 month ago | spectrumnews1.com | Rocco Vertuccio |Leisha Majtan

Raya Scheffler is a fierce competitor on the field, in the pool, and on the court. This triple-threat started playing basketball as a young kid and jumped in the pool at four years old, but only picked up a lacrosse stick the summer before her freshman year. “I think lacrosse to me was just so much fun. Like whenever I play lacrosse, I never really have a worry in the world. It's just me, my team and lacrosse,” Scheffler said.
Raya Scheffler: Fierce competitor and triple-threat

1 month ago | ny1.com | Rocco Vertuccio |Leisha Majtan

Raya Scheffler is a fierce competitor on the field, in the pool, and on the court. This triple-threat started playing basketball as a young kid and jumped in the pool at four years old, but only picked up a lacrosse stick the summer before her freshman year. “I think lacrosse to me was just so much fun. Like whenever I play lacrosse, I never really have a worry in the world. It's just me, my team and lacrosse,” Scheffler said.
Sophia Gu: Relentless work ethic, on and off the court

1 month ago | ny1.com | Rocco Vertuccio |Leisha Majtan

Looking for an outlet to release her energy, Sophia Gu decided to try out for the High School for Dual Language and Asian Studies badminton team her freshman year. “I gave it a shot, but I barely made it through the cut,” Gu said.