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Pierson junior Justin Gardiner. DANA SHAW
The Bonackers defeated Eastport-South Manor, 3-2, at home on September 8 to mark their third straight victory to start the season. They had defeated host West Babylon, 5-1, the day prior and won their season opener, 1-0, at home over Miller Place on September 1. In the latest win over ESM, Chloe Coleman, Emma McGrory and Hailey Welsch all scored and Caeleigh Schuster made 18 saves in goal.
The East Hampton girls cross country team’s junior squad of Dylan Cashin (21:16), Ryleigh O’Donnell (24:28), Emma Tepan (25:18), Leah Fromm (26:24), and Riley Miles (26:56) placed second overall at the 33rd annual Jim Smith Invitational at Sunken Meadow State Park in Kings Park on Saturday. Cashin placed fourth overall out of 81 runners, O’Donnell finished 17th overall and Tepan 22nd overall.
Trevor Stachecki shot a 37 on the front nine at Rock Hill Golf and Country Club in Manorvolle to help lead East Hampton to a season-opening 7.5-1.5 victory over Center Moriches on September 8.
The Bonackers defeated Mepham, 4-0, at Jericho High School on Saturday for their first victory of the season. John Bustamante scored twice and Gary Gutama and Brian Tacuri also found the back of the net. Nicholas Guerrero made five saves in goal for East Hampton.
The East Hampton boys volleyball team defeated host Sayville, 3-0, on September 8 and have rattled off three consecutive wins to start the season, after having defeated Shoreham-Wading River, 3-0, at home on September 6 and winning its season opener, 3-2, at home over East Islip on September 1. Alex Lombardo recorded 20 assists and Alan Rodriguez had 22 digs in the win over Sayville. Cash Muse paced the offense with six kills and he also had six blocks.
After losing the first set, 25-18, at Miller Place on Monday, the Bonackers rattled off three straight set wins, 28-26, 25-16, 25-17, to win their first match of the season, 3-1. Emma Terry had nine digs, seven kills, four assists, three aces and a block to lead East Hampton (1-2 in League VI). Scout Lynch added 20 assists, four kills, four digs, three aces and a block.
The Pierson/Bridgehampton boys soccer team defeated host Center Moriches, 2-1, in sudden victory on Monday night. Quinn Tanner scored the tying goal to send the game to overtime, then David Moreno scored the game-winner. Pierson is 2-1 after having won its season opener, 4-1, at Port Jefferson on September 7 before losing a close 1-0 game at home to Babylon on Friday.
The Whalers swept Shelter Island in three straight sets 25-22, 25-15, 25-10 at home to win their first match of the season on September 8. Grace Flanagan led the offense with 12 kills and Ashley Weatherwax had 16 digs.
After losing their season opener, 2-0, at home to Southold on September 2, the Mariners responded in a big way with back-to-back 7-0 victories at Smithtown Christian on Friday and then at Port Jefferson on Monday. Nicholas Gonzalez had a hat trick in the win over Port Jeff while Erick Campohermoso, Christian Duggal, Edgar Diaz-Leal, Jett De Sane and Anthony Cojon Cojon all scored as well. Southampton had seven different goal scorers in the win at Smithtown Christian.
Trailing host Deer Park, 20-17, in the final minute of the game, Kevin Smith caught Will Gambino’s third touchdown pass of the game with 31 seconds left to give Westhampton Beach the 24-20 victory on Friday night. The score capped a 75-yard, 2:29 drive. After the Hurricanes led, 17-7, at halftime, Deer Park scored twice in the third quarter to take a 20-17 lead. Gambino found Smith with 1:47 left in the first quarter to open the scoring and Gambino also threw a 16-yard touchdown pass with 2:23 left in the first half to Nolan Michalowski, who is Smith's cousin. Michalowski ran for 119 yards on 29 carries and caught three passes for 36 yards and a touchdown. Smith caught 11 passes for 101 yards and two touchdowns. Andrew Mensch made six tackles on defense, Riley Miller made five tackles and Sal Fracapane had five tackles and a sack.
Sarah Gormley scored off an assist from Amanda Shannon in the first overtime period to lead the Hurricanes to a 1-0 victory at Bayport-Blue Point on Friday. Westhampton Beach is 1-2-1 overall.
Westhampton Beach defeated all three of its previous opponents by 7-0 scores at Southold on September 7, home over Mattituck the very next day and then at Southampton on Monday. The ’Canes are 5-0 to start the season.
The Hurricanes defeated East Hampton, 3-0, in set wins of 25-10, 25-11, 25-10 for their first victory of the season on September 7, then defeated East Islip, 3-1, the following day. The ’Canes (2-2 League VI) won the first two sets of that match, 25-15, 25-22, lost the third set 25-17, then won the fourth set 25-17.
The Hampton Bays girls cross country team won its season-opening meet, 23-33, over Harborfields at Sunken Meadow State Park in Kings Park on September 8. Running the 2.5-mile course, Hampton Bays head coach Kevin O’Toole said the top Harborfields runners went out fast but his runners stayed patient and played to their strength, letting the race play out over the entire course. After getting up Cardiac Hill, Sofia Galvan and Adriana Tapfer were able to overtake Harborfield’s lead runner and secure the win placing first and second, respectively. Danna Flores and Emma Halsey found their rhythm on the hills as well, O’Toole said, staying near each other and working together to earn fifth and sixth place finishes. Rounding out the top five for the Baymen in the field of 18 were Sumeja Bytyqi (ninth overall) and Ashley Reyes.
“I am really proud of how all of the girls ran tonight,” O’Toole said. “I am thrilled with the effort that they all put in, and they really showed how hard they were willing to work to put themselves in a good position to score for our team. Picking up a win in our first meet of the season is a huge morale booster for us and really shows that the offseason work they did has brought them into September in good shape and ready to run fast this fall.”
Staff Writer on Sep 13, 2022