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Late Heroics Keeps Sayville Perfect
The TD pass made the final score 22-13 over Hauppauge in one of the better battles we have had this season. The Golden Flashes came in as the #1 overall seed with a perfect 11-0 record and had a formidable opponent in #2 seed Hauppauge, who finished the regular season 11-2. The Flashes and Moynihan will now face the winner of Plainedge vs. East Rockaway in the Long Island championship this Thursday in Nassau county.
Back to Back for Half Hollow Hills
Hills were led by their dynamic quarterback Samantha Heyman. Heyman, who is just a sophomore has made a statement this season and ended it with an exclamation point in the final game of the season. Heyman ended the day 16-for-19 with three touchdown passes, and as a dual threat QB she added 66 rushing yards to her stat line. Oh, and yes she does play on both sides of the ball and had two picks.
All Levels Success
The Longwood Lions watched three of their teams excel this spring to heights that we haven't seen in a long time. The junior varsity team finished the season with a 16-2 overall record. Coach Gregorovic led the young men to a fantastic year with contributions from everyone as they set the tone at the lower level.
Harrison Butker was Right!
Courageous, brave and fearless are the buzzwords that we usually hear when an athlete speaks up for something he believes in. But, that was not the case this week when Harrison Butker spoke from the heart and talked about his beliefs. Suddenly, there was outrage aimed at Butker for speaking his mind and the vitriol and scorn that has followed has hit epic levels.
The Golden Eagles are Champions
St. Joseph's College has won the Skyline Conference Championship. After winning the regular season title for the third year in a row St. Joe's finished off their outstanding season by winning the championship.
Christian Cox Keeps Hitting
Cox plays catcher and third base, but he is the starting shortstop on most days. Scouts have said he can throw upwards of 80 mph across the diamond and that should allow him to stay on that side of the infield. He led Shoreham Wading River to a 16-4 overall record and they went 15-3 in league play. Cox has decided to continue his career at Framingham State University in Massachusetts.
Miller Place is going National
Reitan will be joined by sophomore Savannah Musso, who is also a level 10 gymnast. Musso qualified as an alternate at Nationals. The Miller Place squad has had an excellent season and another sophomore Angelina Donofrio, who is a level 9 gymnast, also qualified for Eastern Nationals in Myrtle Beach.
Not Just The Boys Of Summer
Going back to the 8th grade coach Zach Epley could see something special. Brown pitched just 8 innings in that season, but struck out 8 batters and opened some eyes along the way. Since then she has only gotten better. Brown pitched more than 30 innings last season as a freshman logging the second most innings on the team. This year she upped her game once again going 21 innings and pitching to a 3.80 ERA. Epley said that she was their "go to reliever" and acted as a closer in quite a few games, but she still amassed the fourth most innings on the team.
Powell Powers to a HR Crown
Powell finished the year at the top of the county in home runs finishing with eight total long balls. Powell was in a tough race most of the year with pressure coming from second place finisher Kayleigh Collins from Hauppauge, who finished with six blasts while Bellport's Bridget Barry and Riverhead's Kaysee Mojo finished with five dingers.
Superstar Steeplechase Winner
Panella sits atop the Half Hollow record books in the 1500 meters as well. Last season she put up a time of 4:59:88 in that event.
Suffolk's Sluggers
It was a hotly contested home run chase all season long for the trio. Rob Melo has had a career filled with long blasts. When he went deep twice on April 26th he set the new career home run record for the school. That record was previously held by Kyle Wilson. He then added one more to his season long total and now has 13 dingers for his career.
Half Hallow Hills Home to Two Top Lax Scorers
The Thunderbirds 15-1 record should come as no shock to anyone that has been paying attention this season. Their dynamic duo of Anthony Raio and Zach Marco have been electric. Raio finished the season leading the county in goals and points. With 64 goals and 104 points he ran away with both titles, and was the player to chase for most of the season. Raio is considered one of the best players in the entire county and has already committed to a collegiate powerhouse in North Carolina University for next season.
The Pick Is In
Ellie Masera is going pro. During this week's Athletes Unlimited Pro Lacrosse draft Masera was picked 3rd overall. Sixteen collegiate stars are invited to make their professional debut in the league's fourth season at USA Lacrosse Headquarters in Maryland this summer from July 18 to August 11.
Autino Is In The Record Books
The 5'8" 120 pound Autino's primary Position is in the 1600 meters with his secondary Position in the 1000 meters. Earlier this year he along with Terrance Degnan placed 8th and 13th at the Suffolk Coaches invitational. Their times both qualified for the Section XI State Qualifier coming up in November. The team placed 8th overall.
Ride The Streak?
When we sat back and watched the UConn Huskies win, and cover, game after game during March Madness there were mutterings from players betting against them that they'd never do this again. We had never seen a run quite like that and a covering machine like the Huskies and maybe would never see that again.
Nail Biting Time!
Congratulations to our Longwood Unified Basketball team on their two impressive victories against Comsewogue and Shoreham Wading River! The team won an impressive 50-48 and 46-42, respectively, showcasing their skill and determination on the court!
Another Longwood No Hitter
Anytime Long Island baseball fans see Longwood in the news this season it has revolved around their dynamic pitcher CJ Forman and his no hitters or perfect games. But Longwood is more than just Forman and that was on full display this week as the regular season closed out.
A Bigger Win than just a W
When the Shoreham Wading River boys lacrosse team took the field this week there was an entirely different feel to this regular season game. This was one of those rare games that winning and losing didn't seem to matter, because just taking the field was already a huge W.
A Year of Firsts
Olivia Coffey was one of those firsts when she scored her 100th career goal against Center Moriches. She didn't stop scoring all year long as she racked up 30 total goals and finished with a flurry scoring 7 goals in the final two games. Mirabella Altebrando followed that up with a new school record. Altebrando set the record with 10 assists in a single game against rival Port Jefferson. Altebrando ended the season with an eye popping 65 total assists and even chipped in 21 goals.
Racing to a New Long Island Record
William Floyd High School junior Zariel Macchia just keeps setting records, and added more to her career this week. Macchia set a new Long Island record when she competed at the "Trials of Miles" event in New York City. Macchia ran a full full mile in just four minutes and forty one seconds to set the new fastest mark. The old record had stood since 1982, and she didn't only beat that time, but beat it by two full seconds. Macchia needed an absolutely stunning final lap to win the event. She trailed late but put up a 66.93 final lap to sprint away from the field en route to the win. Her time of 4:41.37 is a six-second personal best and moved her up to New York No. 6 all-time in the event. Macchia was also scheduled for the 3,000m this past week at the Penn relays. With that she fell into a second-place finish over 3K at the indoor state meet. Her indoor season was largely influenced by her participation in the World Junior XC Championships and also won the 1,000m at that same meet.
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