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The Rocky Point boys lacrosse coaching staff with Helene Bowler. Photo by Bill Landon
Senior Will Levonick presents flowers to Helene Bowler during the 3rd annual Mike Bowler Day celebration. Photo by Bill Landon
The 3rd annual Mike Bowler Day on Saturday, May 6. Photo by Bill Landon
Helene Bowler at mid field for the 3rd annual Mike Bowler Remembrance Day Saturday May 6th. Bill Landon photo.
Rocky Point junior Ryan Meyers pushes up-field for the Eagles in a home game against Mattituck. Photo by Bill Landon
Rocky Point senior Liam Reisinger fires at the cage for the Eagles in a home game against Mattituck. Photo by Bill Landon
Rocky Point senior Will Levonick fires at the cage for the Eagles in a home game against Mattituck. Photo by Bill Landon
Photo by Bill Landon
Rocky Point senior Will Levonick presses to the outside. Photo by Bill Landon
Rocky Point senior Kyle Moore winds up for a shot on goal. Photo by Bill Landon
Timeout, Rocky Point. Photo by Bill Landon
Rocky Point scores. Photo by Bill Landon
Photo by Bill Landon
Rocky Point junior Ryan Meyers splits the pipes for the Eagles. Photo by Bill Landon
Rocky Point sophomore Kristian Hald grabs a loose ball. Photo by Bill Landon
Freshman goalie DJ Xavier with a save. Photo by Bill Landon
Eagles Nation. Photo by Bill Landon

Saturday afternoon, May 6, marked the 3rd annual Mike Bowler Day, a day of remembrance for Rocky Point’s legendary head coach who had led the boys lacrosse program for 43 seasons.

Bowler, who established the boys lacrosse program in 1978, died in December 2019. During his tenure, he amassed more than 600 wins, leading his team to a state championship in 2008. In 2020, he was named New York State Coach of the Year by the National Federation of High School Sports, an award presented to those who have made the most profound impact on the lives of student-athletes in their respective sports.

The event was met with warm temperatures and brilliant sunshine, after which the Eagles took on Mattituck/Greenport/Southold in a Div. II contest.

Mattituck set the tone early, taking a 3-1 lead after the first quarter of play. The Tuckers extended their lead to five goals by halftime. Rocky Point struggled late in cutting into the deficit, falling to the Tuckers 12-6.

Rocky Point’s Kyle Moore and Ryan Meyers each scored twice, while teammates Colton Feinberg and Ryan Negus both scored. Freshman goalie DJ Xavier had eight stops in net.

The loss drops the Eagles to 5-6 with two games remaining before postseason play begins.

— Photos by Bill Landon

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Photo by Carl Safina

MOONBEAMS OVER CRANES NECK

Carl Safina of Setauket captured this incredible sight during a visit to Stony Brook Harbor on May 4. He writes, “The moon was full but the sky was overcast. The combination created something I’ve never seen before: moonbeams coming spectacularly through clouds.”

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Port Jeff senior Frank Andriani throws in for the Royals. Photo by Bill Landon
Conference on the mound. Photo by Bill Landon
Port Jeff junior Ruairi Rago slides into third. Photo by Bill Landon
Port Jeff junior Natti Mullen from the mound. Photo by Bill Landon
Royals. Photo by Bill Landon
Port Jeff junior Natti Mullen with a fastball. Photo by Bill Landon
Port Jeff junior Ruairi Rago makes the tag at second. Photo by Bill Landon
Port Jeff junior Ruairi Rago throws to first. Photo by Bill Landon
Port Jeff junior Kyle Erickson makes the play at second base. Photo by Bill Landon
Port Jeff junior Ruairi Rago attempts the tag. Photo by Bill Landon
Port Jeff senior Daniel Owens rips the ball deep. Photo by Bill Landon
Official timeout. Photo by Bill Landon
Port Jeff senior Daniel Owens throws in for the Royals. Photo by Bill Landon
Port Jeff catcher Evan Raymond with the play at the plate. Photo by Bill Landon
Port Jeff catcher Evan Raymond tags the runner out. Photo by Bill Landon
Port Jeff junior Frank D'Elia holds the runner on at first. Photo by Bill Landon
Port Jeff junior Frank D’Elia takes a cut. Photo by Bill Landon
Port Jeff junior Frank D’Elia makes the play at first. Photo by Bill Landon
Port Jeff junior Kyle Erickson scoops a grounder. Photo by Bill Landon
Port Jeff junior Kyle Erickson tags the runner out. Photo by Bill Landon
Port Jeff junior Natti Mullen safely back at first. Photo by Bill Landon
Port Jeff junior Natti Mullen slides head first into second. Photo by Bill Landon
Port Jeff junior Natti Mullen rounds third, heading for home. Photo by Bill Landon
Port Jeff junior Ruairi Rago takes flight. Photo by Bill Landon
Port Jeff senior Jake Zamek throwing heat. Photo by Bill Landon
Port Jeff sophomore Joey Aronica makes the play at second base. Photo by Bill Landon
Port Jeff junior Frank D’Elia makes the play at first. Photo by Bill Landon
Port Jeff junior Frank D’Elia smacks a ground ball. Photo by Bill Landon

At 11-3, the Port Jefferson Royals — the defending Long Island champions — sat comfortably in second place, enjoying an 11-game winning streak. That is until the 3-10 Amityville Warriors came to town. 

In the second of a three-game series at Diamond in the Pines on Thursday, May 4, the Warriors snapped the Royals’ streak. The Warriors scored three runs in the top of the fourth inning, taking the lead. Port Jeff made a pitching change the following inning, but the bats went quiet, unable to rally back, falling to Amityville 7-3. 

Ruairi Rago managed the only hit for the Royals on the day while finding his way home. Teammate Natti Mullen crossed the plate twice. 

The deciding contest of this series took place the following afternoon, May 5, when each team put double-digit runs on the scoreboard. The Royals scored two more, though, winning the game 12-10 and taking two out of three games against the Warriors.

— Photos by Bill Landon

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Miller Place midfielder Hayden Young looks for a cutter. Photo by Bill Landon
Panthers score. Photo by Bill Landon
Miller Place midfielder Sophia Ingenito fires at the cage. Photo by Bill Landon
Miller Place senior goalie Natalia Altebrando with a save. Photo by Bill Landon
Panthers score. Photo by Bill Landon
Miller Place midfielder Olivia Coffey takes flight. Photo by Bill Landon
Miller Place midfielder Angie Efstathiou breaks down the sideline. Photo by Bill Landon
Panthers score. Photo by Bill Landon
Miller Place midfielder Olivia Coffey gets double teamed. Photo by Bill Landon
Miller Place sophomore Mirabella Altebrando fires at the cage. Photo by Bill Landon
Miller Place midfielder Angie Efstathiou looks for a cutter. Photo by Bill Landon
Miller Place midfielder Angie Efstathiou pushes past a defender. Photo by Bill Landon
Miller Place midfielder Sophia Ingenito wins the draw. Photo by Bill Landon
Miller Place defender Madison Hall splits a pair of defenders. Photo by Bill Landon
Miller Place midfielder Sophia Ingenito pushes upfield. Photo by Bill Landon
Smithtown West attack Ashlyn Renkowski looks for a cutter. Photo by Bill Landon
Sophia Ingenito battles Ashley Mennella at draw. Photo by Bill Landon
Miller Place defender Madison Hall powers her way upfield. Photo by Bill Landon
Smithtown West midfielder Ashley Mennella passes. Photo by Bill Landon
Miller Place senior goalie Natalia Altebrando clears the ball for the Panthers. Photo by Bill Landon
Abigail Lonigro and Jolie Schiavo battle for a loose ball. Photo by Bill Landon

It was all Miller Place on a rainy Saturday afternoon, April 29, when the Panthers hosted the Smithtown West Bulls in a Div. II matchup.

Miller Place had secured a 7-2 lead by the halftime break. Smithtown West’s struggles continued in the second half, with Miller Place controlling the pace the rest of the way. The Panthers put the game away 15-4.

Mirabella Altebrando led the way for the Panthers with six assists. Olivia Coffey netted four goals while teammates Isabella Luisa and Hayden Young each scored three goals apiece. Natalia Altebrando had eight saves on the day.

Smithtown West’s Jolie Schiavo scored twice for the Bulls, and Ashley Mennella and teammate Laura Luikart both scored.

The win lifts Miller Place to 6-5 in their division, while the Bulls dropped to 5-6 with three games remaining before postseason play begins.

Both teams are back in action Wednesday, May 3, when Miller Place hosts Eastport-South Manor, and Smithtown West hits the road for an away game against Greenport-Southold-Mattituck. Both games begin at 4:00 p.m.

— Photos by Bill Landon

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Comsewogue freshman goalie Isabella Borruso with a save. Photo by Bill Landon
Comsewogue sophomore attack Jackie Riviezzo passes. Photo by Bill Landon
Comsewogue freshman attack Gianna McNulty looks for a cutter. Photo by Bill Landon
University of Florida-bound Alyssa Deacy looks for a cutter. Photo by Bill Landon
Timeout, Comsewogue. Photo by Bill Landon
Comsewogue freshman midfielder Jayla Callender pushes upfield. Photo by Bill Landon
Comsewogue freshman midfielder Kamryn McCrary passes upfield. Photo by Bill Landon
Comsewogue sophomore attack Jackie Riviezzo drives toward the crease. Photo by Bill Landon
Comsewogue freshman goalie Isabella Borruso with another stop in net. Photo by Bill Landon
Bryant University-bound Gabby Constant wins the draw for the Warriors. Photo by Bill Landon
Warriors score. Photo by Bill Landon
Comsewogue senior midfielder Alyssa Deacy looks for a cutter. Photo by Bill Landon
Comsewogue freshman midfielder Vienna Guzman passes upfield. Photo by Bill Landon
Comsewogue sophomore attack Jackie Riviezzo passes to an open shooter. Photo by Bill Landon
Comsewogue sophomore attack Jackie Riviezzo changes direction. Photo by Bill Landon
Comsewogue freshman midfielder Jayla Callender pushes upfield. Photo by Bill Landon
Comsewogue freshman attack Gianna McNulty drives toward the cage. Photo by Bill Landon
Comsewogue senior midfielder Alyssa Deacy looks inside for the Warriors. Photo by Bill Landon
Bryant University-bound Gabby Constant scores. Photo by Bill Landon
Warriors win. Photo by Bill Landon
Warriors win. Photo by Bill Landon

West Babylon came knocking on Comsewogue’s door Thursday night, April 27, in a Div. II contest in which both teams held matching records at 3-6. The Warriors relentlessly pursued victory, though it would take five overtime periods to determine them the victor.

West Babylon scored back-to-back goals in the opening minutes of the second half, edging ahead 7-4. But the Warriors’ offense came thundering back, rattling off three unanswered goals of their own and tying the game at 7-7 with two minutes left in regulation.

Neither team could find the cage as the time on the clock expired, forcing overtime. Scoreless through the first four three-minute overtime periods, Comsewogue freshman Vienna Guzman’s stick would be the difference maker, breaking the stalemate and winning the game 8-7.

Comsewogue’s Gianna McNulty scored and had two assists. Teammates Gabby Constant and Kamryn McCrary scored two goals apiece. Freshman goalie Isabella Borruso had seven saves on the night.

The win lifts the Warriors to 4-6 in their division with four games remaining before postseason play begins.

— Photos by Bill Landon

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Photo by Laura Gumbos

COMING HOME

Laura Gumbus was at West Meadow Beach on April 4 when she spied an osprey and snapped this incredible photo. She writes, ‘I heard the osprey mating call and saw an osprey sitting in a nest.  I waited patiently and watched two love birds in flight together and captured this one as it returned to its nest. It was cool to see!’

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Port Jefferson goalie Owen Whiffen clears the ball for the Royals. Photo by Bill Landon
Port Jefferson senior Jonah Pflaster grabs a loose ball. Photo by Bill Landon
Port Jefferson senior Jonah Pflaster looks upfield for the Royals. Photo by Bill Landon
Port Jefferson co-captain Christopher Mark pushes upfield. Photo by Bill Landon
Port Jefferson sophomore Ryan Filippi fires at the cage. Photo by Bill Landon
Port Jefferson senior Jonah Pflaster pushes upfield. Photo by Bill Landon
Port Jefferson freshman Rowan Casey fires at the cage. Photo by Bill Landon
Port Jefferson sophomore Ryan Filippi pushes against a defender. Photo by Bill Landon
Loose ball. Photo by Bill Landon
Port Jefferson senior Ryan Whiffen pushes past a defender. Photo by Bill Landon
Port Jefferson sophomore Ryan Filippi looks for a cutter. Photo by Bill Landon
Port Jeff sophomore Patrick Johnston gets checked. Photo by Bill Landon
Port Jefferson goalie Owen Whiffen with a save. Photo by Bill Landon
Royals score. Photo by Bill Landon

Eager to pick up their first win of this early season, the Port Jefferson Royals did just that, winning 11-5 in a Div. II road game against Bellport on Thursday afternoon, April 20. 

The team’s young talent made its mark. Sophomore Ryan Filippi led the way for the Royals with four goals and three assists. Teammate Rowan Casey, a freshman, scored three goals and had two assists. Sophomore Patrick Johnston had three assists and scored. 

Senior Matthew Buonomo scored twice with an assist, and Jonah Pflaster also found the net. Port Jeff’s freshman goalie Owen Whiffen had 12 saves in net.

The Royals will look to make it two in a row with another road game on Monday, April 24, when they face Sayville (3-4) at 5:00 p.m.

— Photos by Bill Landon



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Shoreham-Wading River senior William Miller wins at “X” for the Wildcats. Photo by Bill Landon
Shoreham-Wading River senior Ryan Herr looks for a cutter. Photo by Bill Landon
Shoreham-Wading River goalie Jaden Galfano with a save. Photo by Bill Landon
Shoreham-Wading River midfielder Liam Kershis pushes past a defender. Photo by Bill Landon
Comsewogue attackman Dylan Rocchio grabs a loose ball. Photo by Bill Landon
Comsewogue attackman Dylan Rocchio passes upfield. Photo by Bill Landon
Comsewogue senior Justin Bonacci from behind the cage. Photo by Bill Landon
Comsewogue attack Brayden Arias pushes upfield. Photo by Bill Landon
Timeout, Warriors. Photo by Bill Landon
Comsewogue senior James Krieg drives towards the crease. Photo by Bill Landon
Shoreham-Wading River midfielder Liam Kershis pushes, looks for a cutter. Photo by Bill Landon
Shoreham-Wading River midfielder Liam Kershis looks for a cutter. Photo by Bill Landon
Comsewogue attack Brayden Arias scores. Photo by Bill Landon
Shoreham-Wading River midfielder Liam Gregorek breaks free. Photo by Bill Landon
Comsewogue attackman Dylan Rocchio fends off Liam Gregorek. Photo by Bill Landon
Comsewogue senior James Krieg fires at the cage. Photo by Bill Landon
Comsewogue senior Ryan Fleshner wins at “X” for the Warriors. Photo by Bill Landon
Comsewogue senior Justin Bonacci drives on defender. Photo by Bill Landon
Loose ball. Photo by Bill Landon
Comsewogue attackman Dylan Rocchio fires at the cage. Photo by Bill Landon
Shoreham-Wading River midfielder Liam Gregorek breaks free. Photo by Bill Landon
Comsewogue attackman Dylan Rocchio readies a shot on goal. Photo by Bill Landon
Wildcats win. Photo by Bill Landon
Photo by Bill Landon

The Wildcats of Shoreham-Wading River, at 5-0, took on the 3-1 Comsewogue Warriors at Thomas Cutinella Memorial Field on April 19 in what’s always been a bitter Div. II rivalry.

Shoreham-Wading River struck first with a pair of goals in the opening quarter, but the Warriors rattled off five unanswered goals to surge ahead 5-2 before the Wildcats could counter. Liam Kershis’ stick retied the game at 5-all as both teams traded goals before the halftime break. 

Comsewogue attack Brayden Arias split the pipes to put his team out front 8-7 with four minutes left in the third quarter. Kershis then struck again with nine minutes left, retaking the lead 9-8 before teammates Ryan Wilson split the uprights and Alec Gregorek scored his fourth goal of the game as insurance goals. 

Kershis found the net again with less than two minutes, putting his team out front 12-9 for the final score.

— Photos by Bill Landon

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