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Kings Park girl's lacrosse vs. Port Jefferson 04/01/25. Photo by Bill Landon
Kings Park freshman Kelly Addison passes in a road game against Port Jefferson. Photo by Bill Landon
Senior Emily Clemens wins the draw in a road game against Port Jefferson. Photo by Bill Landon
Kings Park girl's lacrosse vs. Port Jefferson 04/01/25. Photo by Bill Landon
Port Jeff goalie Emma Batter clears the ball in the Royals home opener against Kings Park. Photo by Bill Landon
Kings Park girl's lacrosse vs. Port Jefferson 04/01/25. Photo by Bill Landon
Senior midfielder Cessarina Buehler fires at the cage for the Royals. Photo by Bill Landon
Kings Park girl's lacrosse vs. Port Jefferson 04/01/25. Photo by Bill Landon
Kings Park attack Samantha Van Gelder fires at the cage. Photo by Bill Landon
Kings Park girl's lacrosse vs. Port Jefferson 04/01/25. Photo by Bill Landon
Kings Park girl's lacrosse vs. Port Jefferson 04/01/25. Photo by Bill Landon

By Bill Landon

It was Port Jefferson’s girl’s lacrosse home opener against perennial powerhouse Kings Park where the Royals had their hands full, from the opening draw to the final buzzer. Kings Park, having defeated Great Neck South in a non-league season opener three days before, peppered the scoreboard easily winning their first league game of the season 17-4 on April 1.

Senior attack Emily Clemens led the way for Kings Park with four goals and two assists along with teammate Emily Hnis who inked four assists and two goals.

Port Jeff senior Emma Batter had a busy afternoon in net with 9 saves. 

The Royals having defeated Brentwood in convincing fashion last week look to get back to their winning ways with a road game against Harborfields on April 3. 

Kings Park is also back in action on April 3 with a road game against Miller Place. Both games are slated for a 4 p.m. start.

– Photos by Bill Landon

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Alyssa Lorefice banks two for the Bulls. Photo by Bill Landon
Smithtown West senior Kate Braun drives the lane. Photo by Bill Landon
Loose ball. Photo by Bill Landon
Smithtown West’s Catherine Piccininni shoots. Photo by Bill Landon
Smithtown West senior Kate Braun nails a three-pointer for the Bulls. Photo by Bill Landon
Smithtown West’s Catherine Piccininni sets the play for the Bulls. Photo by Bill Landon
Smithtown West senior Rosa Pistone passes to an open shooter. Photo by Bill Landon
Smithtown West’s Bella Marciano shoots for the Bulls. Photo by Bill Landon
Kate Braun scores for Smithtown West. Photo by Bill Landon
Smithtown West’s Catherine Piccininni lays up for the Bulls. Photo by Bill Landon
Smithtown West’s Ashley Mennella banks two for the Bulls. Photo by Bill Landon

By Bill Landon

Having managed a come from behind win in the Suffolk County semi-final round against Centereach the previous week, the Bulls needed that same magic for the Class AA final when they faced the Hurricanes of Westhampton at Farmingdale State College on March 9. There would be no magic as the Bulls stayed within striking distance, but a dominant Westhampton defense kept Smithtown West at bay for the 54-40 victory.

Two juniors topped the scoring chart for the Bulls with Alyssa Lorefice notching 11 points and Catherine Piccininni added 10.

Seniors Kate Braun and Rosa Pistone concluded their varsity careers netting 9 points and 2 points respectively. 

The Bulls finished their 24-2025 campaign with an impressive 17-3 record and with it a league IV championship.

— Photos by Bill Landon     

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Meet your Suffolk Class A champions. Photo by Bill Landon
Mt. Sinai point guard Mia Betancourt banks two for the Mustangs. Photo by Bill Landon
Mt. Sinai senior Sophia Caruso looks for an open shooter. Photo by Bill Landon
Mt. Sinai point guard Mia Betancourt scores for the Mustangs. Photo by Bill Landon
Mt. Sinai senior Sophia Caruso banks two for the Mustangs. Photo by Bill Landon
The Stable. Photo by Bill Landon
Mt. Sinai senior forward Kyla Orlando banks two for the Mustangs. Photo by Bill Landon
Victory is near. Photo by Bill Landon
Mt. Sinai senior Sophia Caruso lays up for the Mustangs. Photo by Bill Landon
The Stable. Photo by Bill Landon
Mt. Sinai sophomore Alexa Cergol drives the lane for the Mustangs. Photo by Bill Landon
Mt. Sinai point guard Mia Betancourt goes to the rim for the Mustangs. Photo by Bill Landon
Mt. Sinai senior Sophia Caruso shoots for the Mustangs. Photo by Bill Landon
The Stable. Photo by Bill Landon
Victory is near. Photo by Bill Landon
Victory is near. Photo by Bill Landon
Victory. Photo by Bill Landon
Victory. Photo by Bill Landon
Victory. Photo by Bill Landon
Meet your Suffolk Class A champions. Photo by Bill Landon

By Bill Landon

Mount Sinai, the No . 2 seed, earned a bye in their Suffolk County playoff run picking off Kings Park on March 3, to advance to the county final on March 9 where they squared off against Islip, the No. 4 seed, and would trail the Buccaneers the entire way until the 3-minute mark of the fourth quarter.

Deadlocked at 37-37 with 3:52 left in regulation, it was the Mustang defense that answered the call, holding Islip to just 5 points in the final 8 minutes of play, allowing the Mustangs slowly slip away to capture the Class A title 47-40, at Farmingdale State College.

Mount Sinai’s Mia Betancourt, a junior, led the way for the Mustangs with 10 field goals and 6 free throws for a team high 26 points. Senior forward Kyla Orlando finished with 8 points and Alex Cergol, the sophomore, netted 6.

The win lifts the Mustangs to the Long Island Championship round where they will face Wantagh the No. 2 seed (22-2) on March 15 again at Farmingdale State College. Game time is scheduled for 8:00 p.m.

Tickets can be purchased here: https://gofan.co/app/school/NYSPHSAAXI.

— Photos by Bill Landon

 

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Kady Keegan drives the baseline for the Wildcats. Photo by Bill Landon
Shoreham-Wading River senior Grayce Kitchen lets a three-pointer fly for the Wildcats. Photo by Bill Landon
Wildcat Nation. Photo by Bill Landon
Anabel Keegan lays up for two for the Wildcats. Photo by Bill Landon
Shoreham-Wading River senior Alyssa Bell with a reverse layup for the Wildcats. Photo by Bill Landon
Kady Keegan banks two for the Wildcats. Photo by Bill Landon
Shoreham-Wading River senior Alyssa Bell floats the ball in for the Wildcats. Photo by Bill Landon
Wildcat Nation. Photo by Bill Landon

By Bill Landon

The Shoreham-Wading River Wildcats (No.1) at 18-2 squared off against Islip (No.4) at 12-8 for the Suffolk Class A semi-final matchup on March 3. Having played each other twice during the regular season, both teams walked away with a win setting up the rubber match at Centereach High School.

The Wildcats broke out to an eight-point lead in the opening quarter but the Buccaneers found their three-point range to take a two-point lead into the halftime break. 

Being the No.1 seed may have been a disadvantage to the Wildcats as their playoff bye left them out of the heat of battle since Feb. 8.

After both teams traded points over the next 14 minutes of play the Wildcats trailed by two with 38 seconds left in regulation. Islip stretched their lead to four points with less than 15 seconds left which forced the Wildcats to intentionally foul to stop the clock. The Buccaneers closed the door at the free throw line to put the game away 46-40 and will advance to the Class A final round.

Shoreham-Wading River will lose five seniors to graduation concluding their 24-2025 campaign with an impressive 18-3 record. 

– Photos by Bill Landon

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Centereach junior Hayley Torres drives the baseline for the Cougars. Photo by Bill Landon
Co-captain Madelyn Madrigal shoots for Centereach. Photo by Bill Landon
Co-captain Madelyn Madrigal drives the lane for Centereach. Photo by Bill Landon
Co-captain Hayley Torres shoots for Centereach. Photo by Bill Landon
Smithtown West senior Kate Braun with the rebound. Photo by Bill Landon
Loose ball. Photo by Bill Landon
Co-captain Hayley Torres with a fade away shot for Centereach. Photo by Bill Landon
Centereach 8th grader Delaney Walters banks two for the Cougars. Photo by Bill Landon
Cougar Nation. Photo by Bill Landon
Jump ball? Photo by Bill Landon
A proud father. Photo by Bill Landon
Smithtown West junior Catherine Piccininni shoots for the Bulls. Photo by Bill Landon
Smithtown West senior Kate Braun banks two. Photo by Bill Landon
Smithtown West junior Bella Marciano with the rebound. Photo by Bill Landon
Smithtown West senior Kate Braun shoots. Photo by Bill Landon
Jackie Vinas (l) battles Alexa Carmody for possession. Photo by Bill Landon
Jackie Vinas keeps the ball in play for Smithtown West. Photo by Bill Landon
Leah Norman boxes out Ashley Mennella. Photo by Bill Landon
Rebound? Photo by Bill Landon
Smithtown West junior Catherine Piccininni lets a three-pointer fly. Photo by Bill Landon

By Bill Landon

The road to the Suffolk Class AA girls basketball championship went through Walt Whitman High School, pitting the Bulls of Smithtown West (No. 2) against the Centereach Cougars (No. 6) in the semifinal round on March 4.

Centereach broke out early with a dominant performance out-scoring the Bulls by 14 points in the first eight minutes of play. Smithtown West would regain their footing in the second quarter with a scoring frenzy of their own, to make it a new game at the halftime break tied at 25-25.

Still only a two-point game to open the fourth quarter, Smithtown West stretched their legs led by Kate Braun, a senior, and Catherine Piccininni, the junior notching 20 points apiece, to slam the door on the Cougars and winning the game 50-40.

Delaney Walters, an eighth grader, topped the scoring charts for the Cougars with 14 points; sophomore Leah Norman added 11 and Hayley Torres, a junior, netted nine.

Centereach concludes their 2024-2025 campaign with an impressive 17-4 season.

In victory Smithtown West advances to the Class AA championship final where they’ll face Westhampton Sunday, March 9 at Farmingdale State College. Game time is slated for 2 p.m. Tickets can be purchased at: https://gofan.co/app/school/NYSPHSAAXI     

— Photos by Bill Landon 

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Port Jeff sophomore guard Ben Amodio drives the baseline. Photo by Bill Landon
Port Jeff senior Patrick Johnston scores two for the Royals. Photo by Bill Landon
Port Jeff sophomore guard Daniel Rose drives the lane for the Royals. Photo by Bill Landon
Port Jeff sophomore guard Daniel Rose banks two for the Royals. Photo by Bill Landon
Port Jeff senior forward Ryan Sommerstad with a monster block against Mattituck in the Class B County final. Photo by Bill Landon
Port Jeff senior Patrick Johnston banks two for the Royals in the Class B County final. Photo by Bill Landon

By Bill Landon

Mattituck and the Port Jefferson Royals met twice in the boys basketball regular season and the Tuckers came out on top on both occasions. The Royals looked to avenge those losses when both teams collided again in Suffolk Class B County final March 2 at St. Joseph’s University.

Mattituck edged ahead with a four-point advantage coming out of the halftime break and the Royals clawed their way back to their first lead of the game in the closing seconds of the third quarter. The lead would be short lived as Mattituck’s defense surged  and were able to hold off the Royals in the final eight minutes of play to secure a 58-50 victory. The win sends the Tuckers to the Long Island Championship round at Farmingdale State College March 16.

Seniors Ryan Sommerstad topped the scoring chart for the Royals with 14 points and Patrick Johnston added 13. Sophomore guard Daniels Rose netted 10. 

– Photos by Bill Landon

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9 Miller Place senior guard Mike Biondi battles in the paint. Photo by Bill Landon
Miller Place senior guard Mike Biondi battles his way to the rim. Photo by Bill Landon
Co-captain Dylan Riegel drains a triple for the Panthers. Photo by Bill Landon
Miller Place junior Ryan Khezri floats one in for the Panthers. Photo by Bill Landon
Miller Place senior Mike Biondi drives the baseline for the Panthers. Photo by Bill Landon
Miller Place junior Ryan Khezri scores for the Panthers. Photo by Bill Landon
Co-captain Nick Frusco scores for the Panthers. Photo by Bill Landon
Dylan Riegel drives the lane for the Panthers. Photo by Bill Landon
Panthers score. Photo by Bill Landon
Timeout Miller Place. Photo by Bill Landon
Miller Place senior forward Matthew Cirrito shoots. Photo by Bill Landon
Panthers WIN! Photo by Bill Landon

By Bill Landon

The Panthers of Miller Place (No. 4) seed hosted Sayville (No.5) seed in the Suffolk Class A quarterfinal round Feb. 25 having played each other twice during the regular season. Miller Place edged the Golden Flashes in the December matchup and Sayville returned the favor by defeating the Panthers, Feb. 1. 

The Panthers got off to a slow start trailing Sayville by 7 points at the halftime break but found their rhythm in the third quarter, tying the game in the final seconds to make it a new game at 43 all, to open the final 8 minutes of play.

Deadlocked at 55-55, with 15 seconds left in regulation, Miller Place senior Matthew Cirrito went to the free throw line, shooting two missing the front end but nailed the back end and the Panthers held on to the one-point lead as time expired.

Senior co-captain Nick Frusco topped the scoring charts for the Panthers with 22 points and teammate Mike Biondi netted 13. 

The win propels the Panthers to the semifinal round where they will face top seeded Southampton Wednesday March 5 at Longwood High School. Tickets can be purchased at:  https://gofan.co/app/school/NYSPHSAAXI. Game time is slated for 6:30 p.m. 

– Photos by Bill Landon

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Superheroes of the Sky program at Sweetbriar Nature Center 02/15/25. Photo by Bill Landon
Superheroes of the Sky program at Sweetbriar Nature Center 02/15/25. Photo by Bill Landon
Superheroes of the Sky program at Sweetbriar Nature Center 02/15/25. Photo by Bill Landon
Superheroes of the Sky program at Sweetbriar Nature Center 02/15/25. Photo by Bill Landon
Superheroes of the Sky program at Sweetbriar Nature Center 02/15/25. Photo by Bill Landon
Superheroes of the Sky program at Sweetbriar Nature Center 02/15/25. Photo by Bill Landon
Superheroes of the Sky program at Sweetbriar Nature Center 02/15/25. Photo by Bill Landon
Superheroes of the Sky program at Sweetbriar Nature Center 02/15/25. Photo by Bill Landon
Superheroes of the Sky program at Sweetbriar Nature Center 02/15/25. Photo by Bill Landon
Superheroes of the Sky program at Sweetbriar Nature Center 02/15/25. Photo by Bill Landon
Superheroes of the Sky program at Sweetbriar Nature Center 02/15/25. Photo by Bill Landon

By Bill Landon

It was another edition of Superheroes of the Sky Saturday morning, Feb. 15, at the Sweetbriar Nature Center in Smithtown where a cacophony of wild birds of prey made their presence known and tour guide Jim MacDougall conducted the daily ritual of feeding the hawks, barred owls, turkey vultures and bald eagle among others at the end of Eckernkamp Drive in Smithtown. 

Sweetbriar Nature Center is situated on 54 acres of varied garden, woodland, field and wetland habitats on the Nissequogue River. Hundreds of species of plants and animals make their homes there.

Many of the feathered friends were injured raptors lucky enough to find safe refuge at the center where onlookers learned about their incredible adaptations that help them survive in the wild.

Through education and examples, the center encourages responsible decision making, appreciation and respect for the unique wildlife and ecosystems found on Long Island.

The next Superheroes of the Sky program will be held on Saturday, March 8 from 11 a.m. to noon. Tickets are $10 adults, $5 children. Preregistration is required by clicking here.

For more information about the Sweetbriar Nature Center visit  www.sweetbriarnc.org.

— Photos by Bill Landon

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Jacklyn Engel drives the lane for the Patriots in the opening round of post season play. Photo by Bill Landon
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Jacklyn Engel battles down low for the Patriots in the opening round of the Suffolk AAA playoffs. Photo by Bill Landon
Jacklyn Engel battles down low for the Patriots in the opening round of the Suffolk AAA playoffs. Photo by Bill Landon
Jenna Greek clears the ball for the Patriots in the opening round of post season play. Photo by Bill Landon
Ward Melville senior captain Julia Dank finds the open shoot in the Patriots opening round of post season play. Photo by Bill Landon
Ward Melville senior guard Julia Dank drains a three-pointer in the Patriots opening round of post season play. Photo by Bill Landon
Ward Melville junior Jenna Greek hits for three in the Patriots opening round of post season play. Photo by Bill Landon
Loose ball. Photo by Bill Landon
Ward Melville junior Jenna Greek scores in the Patriots opening round of post season play. Photo by Bill Landon
Jacklyn Engel drives the lane for the Patriots in the opening round of post season play. Photo by Bill Landon
Ward Melville freshman Addison Scott scores in the Patriots opening round of post season play. Photo by Bill Landon

By Bill Landon 

Sachem East the Suffolk Class AAA (No. 9) seed came calling on the Patriots of Ward Melville (No. 8) to kick off the postseason in a girls basketball matchup on Feb. 13 where both teams found themselves deadlocked at 21-21 going into the halftime break.

The spark for the Patriots came in the 3rd quarter where the duo of senior captain Julia Dank along with Jenna Greek the junior paired up to put some distance over their visitors. Sachem East clawed their way back in the last 8 minutes of play but the Patriots were able to keep the Arrows at bay for the 47-43 victory.

Dank topped the scoring chart for the Patriots with four three-pointers, a field goal and five from the free throw line for 19 points. Greek banked 2 triples a pair of field goals and 4 from the charity stripe for 14 points.

The win propels the Patriots to the quarter final round where they’ll have their hands full with a road game against top seeded Brentwood on February 27. Game time is slated for 5 p.m. 

— Photos by Bill Landon

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Ice skaters enjoy the Miller Place Duck Pond. Photo by Bill Landon
Miller Place Duck Pond
Ice skaters enjoy the Miller Place Duck Pond. Photo by Bill Landon
Ice skaters enjoy the Miller Place Duck Pond. Photo by Bill Landon
Ice skaters enjoy the Miller Place Duck Pond. Photo by Bill Landon
Ice skaters enjoy the Miller Place Duck Pond. Photo by Bill Landon
Ice skaters enjoy the Miller Place Duck Pond. Photo by Bill Landon
Ice skaters enjoy the Miller Place Duck Pond. Photo by Bill Landon
Ice skaters enjoy the Miller Place Duck Pond. Photo by Bill Landon
Ice skaters enjoy the Miller Place Duck Pond. Photo by Bill Landon
Millers Pond County Park
Ice skating on Millers Pond in Smithtown. Photo by Sabrina Artusa
Ice skating on Millers Pond in Smithtown. Photo by Sabrina Artusa
Enjoying Miller Pond in Smithtown. Photo by Sabrina Artusa

By Bill Landon

As temperatures fell and with a respite from the unrelenting wind, skaters of all ages, including tomorrow’s hockey stars, flocked to Miller Place Duck Pond and Millers Pond in Smithtown. In Smithtown, hockey players weren’t the only ones enjoying the perks of the cold weather; a furry friend wandered onto the ice, prompting skaters to take a short intermission. 

— Photos by Bill Landon and Sabrina Artusa

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