News by Tom Barton
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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.
Love Just Isn't A Strong Enough Word for the Barton's
When she finally had a chance to retire, she opted to buy an even bigger house so that "her grandchildren could always have a place to play". That sort of love is an inspiration beyond career accomplishments. And perhaps the greatest inspiration is seeing how much she loves her grandchildren and they love her back. She puts everyone before herself and takes pleasure in the love she gets back. Even to this day, she could be retired somewhere on a palm tree island, but is still a nurse taking care of disabled patients who need homecare. Yes, inspiring is the word that I would use on this mothers day, and every day for my mom.My sister also can't be described as just loving and caring. While she is both of those, kind fits her like a glove. Kim is nearly 9 years older than me so she had the heavy burden of having to help raise me after our lives were turned upside down. In a world full of anger, she treated every moment with me with kindness. That kindness is spread past me. She is a special needs teacher and I
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.
Rebuilding Success
The William Floyd Colonials boys' varsity tennis team faced an enormous uphill battle entering this season. So, when they clinched a berth into the Section XI playoff tournament this week the accomplishment was sweeter than most.
Bring on Niagara!
This will be the first time in history that the Niagara Purple Eagles and Stony Brook will meet up. The Purple Eagles earned the automatic qualifier to the NCAA Tournament after defeating No. 22 Fairfield, 11-10, to clinch their first-ever MAAC Championship.
Women Wolves with the W
Drexel didn't make it easy for the Wolves as they stormed out to a 2-0 lead before Stony Brook came fighting back. Clare Levy scored to make it 2-1, but quickly thereafter the Dragons would score again taking a 3-1 lead. A goal by Ellie Masera cut the lead back to one before the break. Drexel continued to score in the 3rd and had a 5-3 lead but Stony Brook never gave up.
The Eagles Are Flying Again
The Eagles won the title by sweeping Eastport South Manor and extending their winning streak to 6 games. Tucker Brown earned the win going four innings and John Margolies came into a bases loaded concern, but left without allowing a run. Margolies finished the games earning the save and four strikeouts for his 3 innings of relief work.
Is The Wrong Team Favored?
The New York Rangers won the President's Trophy this season, they swept their first round opponent and now the sports books have listed them as underdogs.
Welcome Back Ben
Brown was a little wild, but also wildly effective. He had a no hitter going through four solid innings and ended up going 4 2/3 innings allowing just 3 hits and two runs. Brown had his usual knuckle curveball working all day and the Mets felt it striking out 5 times.
Let's CELI-brate
No game this year was more impressive than in their win against Hauppague. Celi was masterful, striking out 18 batters and allowing just two hits in a 6-4 win. She wasn't done there as she also went 2-for-2 with a double, two RBIs and a run scored.
A New SuffolK ReKord
Anthony Kay was drafted by the New York Mets and pitched at Ward Melville. He has made a combined 44 major league appearances (seven starts) with the Blue Jays, Cubs and Mets. Evan Kay has committed to Stony Brook after he graduates and hopes to have the same sort of career success as his namesake.
A Field Of Dreams ... and Legacy
Coach Pranzo began his career in 1958 and became Miller Place's first varsity baseball coach in the early 70's. He coached there until 1989 and then returned to the dugout from 2003 to 2006. During his time as skipper he won 257 games, 8 league championships, 2 Suffolk county championships, one Long Island Championship and finished as the runner up for a state title as well. Throw in multiple coach of the year honors and you have quite the resume.
That's A First
Pitchers Nick Carnovale and Jason Stiles combined to pitch the first combined no-hitter in school history. Together they struck out 14 batters in a 5 -0 win over Lindenhurst. Nick Carnovale pitched into the 7th inning racking up 12 strikeouts. Then Jason Stiles came in to close the door striking out two to complete the no-hitter.
200 and Counting for Caputo
Caputo replaced Richard Garrett, who announced his retirement after nine years in 2022. Caputo had previously worked under Garrett as an assistant coach since 2019 and his Long Island roots can be seen everywhere over his career. Before coming to St. Joe's Caputo spent five seasons as head coach of the Dowling College baseball team, leading them to two East Coast Conference Tournament titles in four appearances and three trips to the NCAA Division II Regional Tournament. Caputo also was a two-time ECC Coach of the Year with Dowling. Prior to Dowling he was at Farmingdale State College where the Rams won three conference titles and made an appearance in the Division III College World Series.He also graduated from Hofstra where he played Division I baseball and played with the Long Island Ducks. The Valley Stream native graduated from Valley Stream Central High School in 1994, where he played both football and baseball, earning All-County recognition in both sports.
The Awards Keep Coming
"Kaeden represented Comsewogue with pride at the awards brunch," said Director of Athletics Matteo DeVincenzo. "Being selected for the Golden Eleven Team was a great way to cap off his incredible high school football career, and we are going to miss Kaeden when he graduates. We will always be proud to have called Kaeden a Comsewogue Warrior!"
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