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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.
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.
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