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Junior forward Matt Robbert shoots against visiting West Islip on senior night Feb. 4. Photo by Bill Landon
The Cougar Kickline team provides halftime entertainment on senior night Feb. 4. Photo by Bill Landon
Centereach senior forward Jay Idzinski lays up for two of his team-leading 17 points Feb. 4. Photo by Bill Landon
Senior members of the Centereach Cougars boys basketball team pose for a group shot. Photo by Bill Landon
Centereach senior Zach Cogliati shoots from long range Feb. 4. Photo by Bill Landon
Senior guard Zach Cogliati scores from the paint for the Cougars Feb. 4. Photo by Bill Landon
Senior Ryan Mahnke scores from down low in a 77-43 victory over West Islip Feb. 4. Photo by Bill Landon
Centereach senior Ryan DeCoursey goes to the rim for two Feb. 4. Photo by Bill Landon
Senior guard Ryan DeCoursey drives the baseline for the Cougars Feb. 4. Photo by Bill Landon
Junior forward Matt Robbert drives the baseline in a 77-43 victory over visiting West Islip Feb. 4. Photo by Bill Landon
Centereach senior Justin Fanesi gets mugged in the paint against visiting West Islip Feb. 4. Photo by Bill Landon
Centereach senior Justin Fanesi drives to the basket for the score in a 77-43 victory over visiting West Islip Feb. 4. Photo by Bill Landon
Centereach senior Justin Fanesi lets a 3-pointer fly in a 77-43 victory over visiting West Islip Feb. 4. Photo by Bill Landon
Senior guard Jonah George on a give-and-go dishes the ball off on senior night Feb. 4. Photo by Bill Landon

The Centereach Cougars boys basketball team capped off their senior night with a 77-43 victory over West Islip at home Feb. 4.

Scoring was spread among 11 different Centereach players where senior forward Jay Idzinski led the way with two triples, five field goals and a free throw for 17 points. Senior Ryan DeCoursey banked seven field goals for 14, followed by senior Justin Fanesi who netted 10. Also in the scoring mix were seniors Zach Cogliati with seven, Stephen Cartolano notching five, Ryan Mahnke netting four and Jonah George banking two.

The League III win put Centereach at 6-9, 7-12 overall. The team played Huntington High School Feb. 5. Results were not available by press time.

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Centereach senior sabreist Jessica Keiser, right, is en-garde against her Sayville challenger Jan. 26. Photo by Bill Landon
Centereach freshman Ginel Lopez, right, faces off against her Sayville opponent in sabre against Sayville Jan. 26. Photo by Bill Landon
Catherine Dwulit, a senior, right, for Centereach is challenged in sabre on the strip against Sayville Jan. 26. Photo by Bill Landon
Centereach co-Captain Catherine Dwulit, right, competes in sabre against her Sayville challenger Jan. 26 at Sayville. Photo by Bill Landon
Eighth-grader for Centereach Gianna DiCanio, right, in her first year on varsity went undefeated 3-0 in foil on the road against Sayville Jan. 26 Photo by Bill Landon
Centereach eighth-grader Gianna DiCanio, right, in her first year on varsity went undefeated 3-0 in foil on the road against Sayville Jan. 26 Photo by Bill Landon
Centereach eighth-grader Gianna DiCanio, right, in her first year on varsity went undefeated 3-0 in foil on the road against Sayville Jan. 26. Photo by Bill Landon
Centereach junior Nadine Puglia, right, competes in épée Jan. 26 at Sayville. Photo by Bill Landon
Briana Maldonado, right, a junior for Centereach, battles on the strip on the road against Sayville Jan. 26. Photo by Bill Landon
First year épéeist, Briana Maldonado, right, battles on the strip on the road against Sayville Jan. 26. Photo by Bill Landon

By Bill Landon

Centereach girls fencing faced Sayville/Bayport/Connetquot at the old Sayville junior high school Jan. 26 with two matches remaining in the regular season.

According to Centereach Coach Cristina Piraino, her squad wasn’t at full strength with missing a few starters who were competing in the Science Olympiads event.

Despite the spotty roster the Cougars managed to win 10 of 27 bouts where Kayley Otero won all three of her matches in foil, as did eighth-grader Gianna DiCanio.

The Cougars rallied back later in the day to beat Brentwood/Bay Shore 15-12 to remain in second place at 5-2 in League II. Centereach is back out on the strip at home Jan 31. First bout is at 5 p.m.

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Smithtown East junior forward Katie Bigliani lays up for the score Jan. 31. Photo by Bill Landon
Comsewogue sophomore forward Annalise Russo fights for a rebound Jan. 31. Photo by Bill Landon
Smithtown East eighth-grader Ava Mueller passes inside for an assist Jan. 31. Photo by Bill Landon
Smithtown East junior guard Brianna Durland drives to the basket Jan. 31. Photo by Bill Landon
Smithtown East junior Brianna Durland scores two of her team high 12 points Jan. 31. Photo by Bill Landon
Comsewogue eighth-grader Danielle McGuire pushes the ball up court Jan. 31. Photo by Bill Landon
Comsewogue senior guard Julianna Watson lets a three pointer fly Jan. 31. Photo by Bill Landon
Comsewogue senior guard Julianna Watson shoots Jan. 31. Photo by Bill Landon
Comsewogue senior guard Julianna Watson drives the baseline Jan. 31. Photo by Bill Landon
Smithtown East junior Brianna Durland shoots and scores another two of her team high 12 points Jan. 31. Photo by Bill Landon
Comsewogue’s Samantha Andresen lets a three pointer fly Jan. 31. Photo by Bill Landon
Comsewogue senior guard Julianna Watson shoots for three Jan. 31. Photo by Bill Landon
Smithtown East senior guard Katie Illari scores from long range Jan. 31. Photo by Bill Landon
Smithtown East senior forward Kayla Syrbe battles down low Jan. 31. Photo by Bill Landon
Smithtown East sophomore guard Paige Doherty drives drains a three pointer Jan. 31. Photo by Bill Landon
Comsewogue sophomore forward Samantha Andresen sets up the play Jan. 31. Photo by Bill Landon
Comsewogue sophomore forward Samantha Andresen grabs a rebound guarded by Smithtown East junior Katie Bigliani Jan. 31. Photo by Bill Landon
Comsewogue sophomore forward Annalise Russo battles in the paint Jan. 31. Photo by Bill Landon

By Bill Landon

The Comsewogue Warriors girls basketball team came out strong for the first three quarters Jan. 31, but visiting Smithtown East Bulls put their foot on the gas in the final 8 minutes of play outscoring Comsewogue, 19 to 13, to snatch a 40-33 victory.

Smithtown East junior Brianna Durland led the Bulls in scoring with 12 points. She was followed by junior Katie Bigliani and sophomore Katie Illari who banked seven each.

On the Comsewogue side, sophomores Samantha Andresen, Annalise Russo and eighth-grader Danielle McGuire all notched seven points apiece.

With the win, Smithtown East improves to 6-7 in league with three games remaining before the postseason. The Bulls are set to take on the undefeated North Babylon Feb. 5 at 5:45 p.m.

The loss drops Comsewogue to 3-10 in league with three games remaining in the regular season, the last game of which is on the road against Huntington Feb. 7. Tipoff is at 5:45 p.m.

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Northport senior forward Ian Melamerson powers his way to the rim for the score against Hills East Jan 25. Photo by Bill Landon
Northport senior forward Ian Melamerson battles his way to the rim scoring 2 of his 13 points Jan. 25. Photo by Bill Landon
Northport senior forward Ian Melamerson battles his way to the rim scoring 2 of his 13 points Jan. 25. Photo by Bill Landon
Northport senior guard Larry Citrola with a jumper. Photo by Bill Landon
Northport sophomore guard Pat Healy scores from down low on the road against Hills East Jan 25. Photo by Bill Landon
Northport sophomore guard Pat Healy shoots from the top of the key Jan 25. Photo by Bill Landon
Northport sophomore guard Pat Healy drives the base line Jan. 25. Photo by Bill Landon
Northport sophomore guard Pat Healy scores from the paint. Photo by Bill Landon
Northport sophomore guard Pat Healy scores from the paint on the road Jan. 25. Photo by Bill Landon
Northport guard Sean Walsh scores while falling down Jan. 25. Photo by Bill Landon
Northport sophomore guard Pat Healy scores from the paint Jan. 25. Photo by Bill Landon
Northport junior Sean Walsh drains one of his three triples on the road against Hills East Jan. 25. Photo by Bill Landon

By Bill Landon

The Northport Tigers stood alone atop the League II leaderboard at 9-2 when they hit the road against Half Hollow Hills East, 8-2, who looked to displace the Tigers for the top spot. Displace them they did when the Thunderbirds defeated Northport,  64-50, Jan. 25 on their own home court.

Northport’s defense struggled to contain Hills East’s Shamar Moore-Hough who led the Thunderbirds in scoring with 19 points.

Northport sophomore guard Pat Healy led the Tigers in scoring with 15 points, senior forward Ian Melamerson followed adding 13 and junior guard Sean Walsh banked 11.

The loss bumps Northport from their perch to second place in league with four games remaining before the postseason begins. The Tigers will retake the court Jan. 31 hosting Lindenhurst at 6 p.m.

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Mount Sinai junior Adham Shata in the final match of the championship. Photo from video by Mount Sinai School District

Several days after Mount Sinai’s wrestling team won the state championship, coach Matt Armstrong was still basking in the glow of the victory.

“It was really something coming back to school,” Armstrong said. “It was one of those things being a state champ really means
something.”

More than 800 spectators came out to watch their schools compete at the New York State Wrestling Dual Meet Championship at the SRC Arena and Events Center at Onondaga Community College Jan. 26 where 12 of the best Division 2 teams squared off. 

Mount Sinai’s wrestling team crowds onto the mat. Photo from video by Mount Sinai School District

Mount Sinai, victors in the 2018 state championship, was No. 5 seed and received a bye for the first match. Mount Sinai started off seemingly unstoppable, first competing against Cold Spring Harbor, beating them, 47-27, then against Pleasantville which the Mustangs took to the mat, 57-27, to advance to the semi-finals. 

“I knew we could beat the first two, but the semi-finals were pretty interesting,” the wrestling coach said. “We had seen them last year and we knew how competitive they were.

That’s where they met the No. 1 seed Tioga. Mount Sinai had a balanced line-up and were able to deliver a 34-27 win, advancing then to the finals against Central Valley Academy from Ilion, the No. 2 seed. 

Out the gate things took a turn for the worse for Mount Sinai and after falling behind ,31-12, it appeared they were headed for defeat. Suddenly it all came around, and Mount Sinai went on a scoring run. Junior Brendan “Goody” Goodrich started it off with a win and was then followed by wins by brothers Mike and Joe O’Brien. Then it was victory after victory with fellow teammates Ryan Shanian and Matt Campo. 

Campo, wrestling at 152 pounds, won a  crucial match with Hunter Shaut, the former New York State Champion from Central Valley Academy in overtime 4-2. This was followed by a win by Joe Goodrich, at 160 pounds, who brought Mount Sinai even with Central Valley, 31-31. Central Valley won the next match taking the score to 34-31 with one match remaining. 

The final match fell on the shoulders of junior Adham Shata at 182 pounds. With the whole team cheering him on, Shata pinned his opponent and the entire arena erupted in wails and shouts of victory, as Shata brought his team up to 37-34 and won a 2nd consecutive championship. The entire team rushed onto the mat and piled onto Shata, cheering their victory.

You could say something great about every single kid.”

— Matt Armstrong

Armstrong couldn’t pick one person out amongst the team. He was adamant that every student played their part in the win.

“I think I could go up and down the entire lineup,” the coach said. “You could say something great about every single kid. Some were just outmatched, and even though they were they wouldn’t get pinned.”

Several students gained standout wins during the tournament, with the O’Brien brothers, Shanian, Campo and Goodrich each going up to 30 season wins. Senior Mike Sabella at 195 pounds, won all his matches by pinning his opponents.

“There might have been some people who though the first time was a fluke,” Armstrong said. “To do it back to back is pretty incredible.”

The season is not yet over for the Mount Sinai wrestling team with the team gearing up to compete in the individual county and state tournaments. The individual county tournament takes place Feb. 2, and those who win in that or get a wild card will have the opportunity to head back upstate and compete in the State Wrestling Championship at Times Union Center in Albany Feb. 22 and 23. 

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Ward Melville senior Ray Grabowski drives the baseline against Central Islip Jan. 29. Photo by Bill Landon
Ward Melville senior Ray Grabowski with a no look pass against Central Islip Jan. 29. Photo by Bill Landon
Ward Melville junior Myles Brown lets one fly against Central Islip. Photo by Bill Landon
Ward Melville junior Myles Brown from the free throw line against Central Islip Jan. 29. Photo by Bill Landon
Ward Melville’s Jack Holland with a long distance strike good for three against Central Islip. Photo by Bill Landon
Ward Melville junior Giancarlo Serratore with the jumper against Central Islip. Photo by Bill Landon
Ward Melville senior Chris Foglia hits from the 3-point range against Central Islip. Photo by Bill Landon

Ward Melville fell to Central Islip 70-53 in a League I matchup Jan 29 at home.

It was a two-point game at the half when Ward Melville tied in the opening minute of the third quarter, but the Patriots couldn’t contain Central Islip’s Ty-Shon Pannell who exploded hitting eight 3-pointers, seven field goals along with four at the line, topping the scoring chart for the Musketeers with 42 points.

Ward Melville senior Ray Grabowski and junior Jack Holland led the way with 10 points each with Giancarlo Serratore netting seven.

The loss dropped Ward Melville to 6-7 in their division with three games left, forcing the Patriots to win two out of three to make the postseason.

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Port Jeff freshman Drew Feinstein lets a 3-pointer fly Jan. 28. Photo by Bill Landon
Port Jeff junior Sam Florio shoots from down low Jan. 28. Photo by Bill Landon
Port Jefferson eighth-grader Mano Idir fights one on one Jan. 28. Photo by Bill Landon
Port Jefferson eighth-grader Mano Idir pushes up court Jan. 28. Photo by Bill Landon
Port Jeff senior Jonathan Bachman lays up for the score Jan. 28. Photo by Bill Landon
Port Jeff senior Jonathan Bachman lays up for the score Jan. 28. Photo by Bill Landon
Port Jeff senior Jonathan Bachman scores from the paint netting 2 of his 11 points Jan. 28. Photo by Bill Landon
Port Jeff’s John Shields lays up for two Jan. 28. Photo by Bill Landon
Port Jeff’s John Shields shoots from outside Jan. 28. Photo by Bill Landon
Port Jeff senior Grant Calendrille goes to the rim for the score Jan. 28. Photo by Bill Landon
Port Jeff senior Grant Calendrille takes flight for the score Jan. 28. Photo by Bill Landon
Port Jeff senior Grant Calendrille shoots from the paint netting 2 of his 12 points Jan. 28. Photo by Bill Landon
Port Jeff senior Grant Calendrille lays up for 2 of his 12 points Jan. 28. Photo by Bill Landon

By Bill Landon

The Port Jefferson boys basketball team had their hands full when Southampton came knocking Jan. 28. The Royals were able to stay within striking distance for the first 16 minutes, but the Mariners poured it on in the second half outscoring the Royals by 30 points to put the game away 99-56. 

Atop the leaderboard for the Royals was eighth-grader Mano Idir with 15 points. Seniors Grant Calendrille and Jonathan Bachman netted 12 and 11, respectively, and eighth-grader Drew Feinstein banked eight. The Royals retake the court Jan. 31 on the road against John Glenn searching for that elusive league victory with three games remaining. Game time is 6:00 p.m.

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It was another 1-2 finish for at the 600-meter mark when Northport’s Thomas Fodor was again first across the line at 1:26.51 followed by teammate, senior Kiernan Weaver, (pictured) stopping the clock at 1:28.09 Jan. 19. Photo by Bill Landon
Northport sophomore Kyle Hawkins covers 34’-10” in the triple jump event. Photo by Bill Landon
Northport junior Luke Cacic finished first in the League 2 shot put eclipsing his personal best by 3 feet throwing 44’-5” Jan. 19. Photo by Bill Landon
Northport freshman Michael Perrino competes in the long jump event covering a distance of 15'-6" Jan. 19. Photo by Bill Landon
Northport senior Sean Ryan was the class of the field at 1600 tripping the timer at 4 minutes, 28.89 seconds almost 2 seconds ahead of the second place finisher. Photo by Bill Landon
Northport junior Thomas Fodor was first across the line in both the 600 and 1,000 events Jan 19. Photo by Bill Landon
Northport sophomore Travis Roux matched his previous best of 31’7” in the League II finals Jan. 19. Photo by Bill Landon

By Bill Landon

A Northport junior raced to the head of his class in the League II boys track and field finals, and he never looked back.

Thomas Fodor was the first to cross the line in both the 600 and 1,000-meter events Jan. 19 at Suffolk County Community College’s Brentwood campus. Fodor’s winning times were 1 minute 26.51 seconds, and 2:37.57, respectively.

Finishing behind Fodor for a one-two finish in the 600 race was senior Kiernan Weaver, who clocked in at 1:28.09.

Northport senior Sean Ryan tripped the clock at 2:38.48 for second place in the 1,000 race. He also rose to the top of the field at the 1,600 distance with a time of 4:28.89.

In the grueling 3,200 distance, Northport Tigers claimed two top spots on the podium. Senior Jason Gibbons placed second, clocking in at 10:13.41. A bright spot in the freshman-sophomore class (Section 2) was Northport ninth-grader Wyeth Semo who won 1,600 race with a time of 4:54.65.

Pictured, clockwise from top left: Freshman Michael Perrino competes in the long jump event covering a distance of 15-6; Weaver races second place in the 600; Ryan leads the way winning the 1,600 race followed by teammate Aidar Matthews in bib no. 4641 who finished in fifth; junior Luke Cacic finished first in the League 2 shot put eclipsing his personal best by 3 feet throwing 44-5; and Semo took first in the 1,600 for Section 2 (freshman-sophomore division).

The Tigers will be back at the Brentwood campus Feb. 11 for the state qualifiers.

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Rocky Point freshman Ryan Smith drives the baseline Jan. 24. Photo by Bill Landon
Kings Park co-captain Alex Graci goes to the rim for the score Jan. 24. Photo by Bill Landon
Rocky Point freshman Ryan Smith shoots for two of his team's high 17 points Jan. 24. Photo by Bill Landon
Rocky Point freshman Ryan Smith shoots for two of his team's high 17 points Jan. 24. Photo by Bill Landon
Rocky Point freshman Ryan Smith drives an open lane Jan. 24. Photo by Bill Landon
Kings Park junior Matthew Wolf goes to the rim for the score Jan. 24. Photo by Bill Landon
Rocky Point junior John Henry Dyroff goes up for the score Jan. 24. Photo by Bill Landon
Kings Park sophomore guard Jack Garside lays up for two of his 14 points Jan. 24. Photo by Bill Landon
Kings Park sophomore guard Jack Garside shoots scoring two of his 14 points Jan. 24. Photo by Bill Landon
Rocky Point forward Dakota Strong shoots from down low Jan. 24. Photo by Bill Landon
Kings Park co-captain Brendan Kehoe with the jump shot Jan. 24. Photo by Bill Landon
Kings Park co-captain Andrew Bianco goes to the rim but Rocky Point senior Trey Miller gets a piece of it Jan. 24. Photo by Bill Landon
Kings Park co-captain Andrew Bianco scrambles for a loose ball under the boards as Rocky Point freshman Ryan Smith looks over his shoulder Jan. 24. Photo by Bill Landon
Kings Park senior Andrew Bianco battles in the paint getting mugged by Rocky Point’s Gavin DaVanzo and John Henry Dyroff Jan. 24. Photo by Bill Landon
Kings Park senior Andrew Bianco battles his way to the rim for two of his team high 17 points at Rocky Point Jan. 24. Photo by Bill Landon
Kings Park senior Andrew Bianco battles his way to the rim for two of his team high 17 points Jan. 24. Photo by Bill Landon

By Bill Landon

On paper,  Kings Park’s boys basketball team — while sitting at 10-1 in league — should’ve had an easy time against Rocky Point at 2-8 in league, but the Eagles had other ideas Jan. 24. Rocky Point led by 10 points after eight minutes in then took an 11-point lead into the locker room. The Kingsmen sit atop the League IV leaderboard for a reason, and they came out firing in the 3rd quarter outscoring the Eagles 16-7 tying the game twice in the final quarter.

Trailing by two, Kings Park co-captain Andrew Bianco went to the charity stripe then swished both to tie the game at 46 all. Rocky Point forward Gavin DaVanzo was then fouled, sending the junior to the line with 4.6 seconds left in regulation. DaVanzo made one shot but missed the other, and Kings Park inbounded the ball for the final play launching a desperate shot that missed its mark. The Eagles erupted in celebration clinching a 47-46 victory at home.

Rocky Point freshman Ryan Smith led his team in scoring with four field goals and a pair of triples for a team high 14 points. Junior Kyle Callahan followed with 12 while DaVanzo netted a total of 10.

Bianco sat atop the scoring chart for the Kingsmen hitting four field goals and banking nine from the line for a total of 17 points.

With five games left in the regular season, the Eagles retake the court Jan. 26 against West Babylon before playing at home Jan. 30 against Eastport-South Manor. Kings Park has landed solidly in the playoff picture and is also back in action Jan. 30 where they’ll host West Babylon. Both Jan. 30 games tip off at 5:45pm.

*This post was changed to amend Bianco and shots.

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Ward Melville’s Justin Zhang placed second in his heat at 1600 meters behind teammate Ethan Winter for a 1-2 finish and placed ninth in the final post a time of 4:50.33 Jan. 19. Photo by Bill Landon
Ward Melville sophomore Jonah Komosinski runs his leg in the 4x200 relay event. Photo by Bill Landon
Ward Melville junior Harrison Bassin runs the second leg on his way to a Patriot League I title in the 4x400M relay with a winning time of 3:38.85 Jan. 19. Bassin also placed second at 3,200 meters with a time of 10:06.89. Photo by Bill Landon
Ward Melville junior Ethan Winter placed first in his heat race at 1,600 meters with a time of 4:49.80 Jan. 19. Photo by Bill Landon.
Ward Melville junior Dave Selzer runs the third leg on his way to a Patriot League I title in the 4x400 meter relay with a winning time of 3:38.85 Jan. 19. Photo by Bill Landon
Ward Melville sophomore Andrew Araneo grabs the baton from Andrew Petrillo in the 4x200 relay event Jan 19. Photo by Bill Landon
Ward Melville sophomore Andrew Araneo clocks a 2:43.36 at the 1,000m distance for sixth place in the League I finals Jan. 19. Photo by Bill Landon
Ward Melville League I champions at 4x400m relay Harrison Bassin, Dave Selzer, Caleb Wheeler and Owen Larson. Photo by Bill Landon
Ward Melville junior Dennis Chen clears 5 feet 6 inches in the high jump event for seventh. Chen also clocked an 8.16 inches the 55m hurdles for a thrid place finish. Photo by Bill Landon
Patriot senior Caleb Wheeler (5360) hands off to Owen Larson in a League I championship win in the 4x400m relay with the top time of 10:06.89 Jan. 19. Photo by Bill Landon

By Bill Landon

It was a photo finish for Ward Melville’s Harrison Bassin when the junior found some last-minute leg, clocking in at 10 minutes, 6.89 seconds just one-third of a second behind the winner Daniel Czop of Commack in the grueling 3,200-meter at the League I boys winter track and field final at Suffolk County Community College’s Brentwood campus Jan. 19.

Bassin was also a leg in the 4×400 relay event, putting the Patriots at the top of the field in crossing the line first with a time of 3:38.85. Owen Larson, who notched fourth in the 600 finals at 1:28.73, was also part of the relay effort. Caleb Wheeler along with Dave Selzer were the other two legs of the relay team. At 1,600, juniors Ethan Winter and Justin Zhang finished seventh and ninth respectively, clocking in at 4:49.80 and 4:50.33.

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