The former high school's athletic facilities, which included a track, football field, and tennis courts, fell into disrepair.

In summer 2016, the Massapequa Board of Education elected to renovate the athletic facilities at Berner.

Reifsndyer, the 1957 recipient of the Maxwell Award for College Player of the Year, coached at least two of the Baldwin brothers, Alec and Daniel.

[3] Thomas Cappelluzzo, a cross-country runner, won the NYSPHSAA Cross Country Championships Class A race in November 1971.

He won the mile run in the inaugural NYSPHSAA Indoor Track & Field Championships in March 1972.