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Photo from Stony Brook Athletics

The Stony Brook University men’s basketball team defeated William & Mary, 75-62, on Feb. 24 at Island Federal Arena. Four Seawolves posted double-digit points in the win, with Aaron Clarke and Tyler Stephenson-Moore leading the way with 18 points apiece.

Stony Brook started hot early, opening the game on an 11-2 run. The Tribe responded with several jumpers from Trey Moss to cut the deficit to six. The Seawolves immediately answered back with buckets from Keenan Fitzmorris and Clarke to regain momentum.

A pair of free throws from Clarke with four seconds left gave Stony Brook a 12-point advantage heading into the half. Stony Brook closed the half on a 15-9 run, highlighted by several big plays by Clarke and Fitzmorris.

Both teams traded buckets back and forth early in the second half as William & Mary cut its deficit to nine. The Seawolves responded quickly with tough shots from Jared Frey and Stephenson-Moore. Stony Brook pushed its advantage to 16 points, its largest of the afternoon, following a three from Stephenson-Moore.

After the Tribe again narrowed the deficit to eight points, the Seawolves put the game away with eight consecutive makes from the free-throw line to close out their 12th win at Island Federal Arena, defeating William & Mary for the second time this season.

“Good win for us … Happy to win at home [with] a good crowd on a Saturday afternoon,” said head coach Geno Ford after the game. “[If] you win by double figures at home in a conference game you’re going to take that any day of the week,” he added.

The team  heads on the road to take on Drexel on Feb. 29. The Seawolves and Dragons tip off at 7 p.m. from Philadelphia, with the contest streaming on FloHoops and NBC Sports Philadelphia.

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Debby Mastrodima, above, teamed up with Cornelia Bruu-Syversen to win 6-3 on Saturday. Photo from Stony Brook Athletics

Stony Brook tennis won its first match in the CAA in the 2024 spring season, taking a 6-1 victory at Monmouth to close a weekend swing in West Long Branch, New Jersey on Feb. 24.

Stony Brook improved to 2-5 overall and 1-0 in conference play, as head coach Thiago Dualiby recorded his first conference win leading the Seawolves.

The Seawolves took two of three doubles games to record the point, with freshmen Mia Palladino and Darian Perfiliev teaming up for a win, before sophomore Debby Mastrodima and freshman Cornelia Bruu-Syversen won the clinching game.

Stony Brook then took five of the six singles matches, with Palladino, freshman Elena Lobo-Corral, Perfiliev, Bruu-Syversen, and junior Sara Annamaria Medved winning their matches.

DOUBLES

Brezanin/Mills (MON) def. Boro/Lobo-Corral (SBU), 6-4; Palladino/Perfiliev (SBU) def. Girish/McKinney (MON), 6-0; Bruu-Syversen/Mastrodima (SBU) def. Jamir/Landstrom (MON), 6-3 – clinching game

SINGLES

Palladino (SBU) def. Brezanin (MON), 6-3, 6-2; Lobo-Corral (SBU) def. McKinney (MON), 6-3, 6-2; Girish (MON) def. Boro (SBU), 2-6, 6-0, WR*; Perfiliev (SBU) def. Jamir (MON), 6-3, 6-4; Bruu-Syversen (SBU) def. Landstrom (MON), 6-1, 6-4; Medved (SBU) def. Mills (MON), 6-4, 7-6

“I’m really proud of the team. We set controllable adjustments after yesterday’s play and everyone executed them really well,” said head coach Thiago Dualiby. “We were able to set the right tone from the start today and executed positive behaviors throughout the match.”

The team heads to Rhode Island for two matches next weekend, first with a matchup against Bryant on March 1. First serve between the Seawolves and Bulldogs is set for 12:45 p.m.

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Comsewogue senior Hannah Ellis shoots in a home playoff game against Bellport. Photo by Bill Landon
Comsewogue sophomore Jayla Callender drives the lane in a home playoff game against Bellport. Photo by Bill Landon
Comsewogue senior Hannah Ellis shoots from the top of the key in a home playoff game against Bellport. Photo by Bill Landon
Comsewogue freshman Briar Sauter shoots for the Warriors in a home playoff game against Bellport. Photo by Bill Landon
Comsewogue forward Jalynn Kirschenhueter nails a three pointer in a home playoff game against Bellport. Photo by Bill Landon
Comsewogue sophomore Jayla Callender takes flight in a home playoff game against Bellport. Photo by Bill Landon
Comsewogue sophomore Jayla Callender goes to the rim in the opening round of the Suffolk AA playoff game. Photo by Bill Landon
Comsewogue senior Vienna Guzman (r) fights for the rebound in the opening round of the Suffolk AA playoff game. Photo by Bill Landon
Comsewogue sophomore Jayla Callender drives the lane in a home playoff game against Bellport. Photo by Bill Landon

By Bill Landon

Comsewogue Warriors (No. 4) hosted Bellport (No. 5) in the opening round of the Suffolk County class AA basketball title chase, with both teams deadlocked at 21-21 at the halftime break. The Warriors led by one point after three quarters of play at 33-32, but Bellport exploded in the final eight minutes of play, defeating Comsewogue 51-39.

Comsewogue senior Vienna Guzman netted 11 points as did teammate Jalynn Kirschenhueter and senior Hannah Ellis banked eight in the Feb. 23 contest.

Comsewogue concludes the 2023-24 campaign with an impressive 11-3 league record, 13-7 overall.

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Mattias Weber

Elwood-John H. Glenn High School senior Mattias Weber, a member of the combined fencing team with South Huntington’s Walt Whitman High School, won the gold medal in saber at the Suffolk County individual championships, held on Feb. 10 at Ward Melville High School.

In his junior year, the nationally-ranked Weber earned first-team All-Long Island honors and anchored his saber team to the gold medal at the prestigious Alan Kuver Memorial Relay fencing tournament, and prior to this season, was named one of Newsday’s top 10 boys fencers for 2023-24.

“Congratulations to Mattias, what an outstanding career he has had,” Elwood athletic director Dave Shanahan said.

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Brooke Andresen banks two for the Wildcats in a home game against Southampton. Photo by Bill Landon
Freshman Shealyn Varbero goes to the rim for the Wildcats in a home game Feb. 15. Photo by Bill Landon
Ava Weingartner banks two for the Wildcats in a home game against Southampton. Photo by Bill Landon
Sophomore Jocelyn Kavanaugh banks two for the Wildcats in a home game against Southampton. Photo by Bill Landon
Shoreham-Wading Rivers Haylie Abrams gets mugged in the paint in a home game against Southampton. Photo by Bill Landon
Wildcat senior Juliana Mahan banks two in a home game against Southampton. Photo by Bill Landon
Shoreham-Wading River senior Tiana Barone scores in a home game against Southampton. Photo by Bill Landon
Freshman Stamatia Almiroudis fights her way to the rim for the Wildcats in a home game Feb. 15. Photo by Bill Landon
Sophomore Leslie Jablonski nails a three-pointer for the Wildcats in a home game against Southampton. Photo by Bill Landon
Wildcat senior Tiana Barone shoots in a home game against Southampton. Photo by Bill Landon
Wildcat senior Tiana Barone looks for the rebound in a home game against Southampton. Photo by Bill Landon
Seniors Tiana Barone (l) and Juliana Mahan are joined by their parents in a pregame presentation. Photo by Bill Landon

By Bill Landon

Shoreham-Wading River Wildcats made short work of Southampton to close out their regular season play on senior night. Both seniors Tiana Barone and Juliana Mahan were honored midcourt in a pregame ceremony and were joined by their parents Thursday afternoon Feb. 15. The Wildcats, No. 2 seed at 13-6, set the tone early, easily out pacing the Mariners in a game where everyone had playing time in the 59-16 League VI victory.

Mahan the team leader did what she’s done all season long, topping the scoring chart with 22 points this time. A pair of sophomores Kady Keegan netted 16 with Leslie Jablonski adding seven while Barone and junior Alyssa Bell banked four points apiece.

Clinching second place at 10-2 in their division behind league leader Mount Sinai, the Wildcats now participate in postseason play. As No. 4 seed, SWR hosts No. 5 seed Islip Friday, Feb. 23, at 5 p.m.

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Rocky Point varsity cheer team. Photo courtesy RPSD.

The Rocky Point varsity cheerleading team placed first in Small Division II at the Universal Cheer Association National High School Cheerleading Championships on Feb. 9-12 at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Florida. 

Throughout the weekend the team competed against over 90 teams. Competing three times with zero deductions in their routine. Rocky Point also won this award in 2020. 

Congratulations to the team members and coaches Samantha Ferrara and Jessica Fleischer, both winning a national championship in their first season. Coach Ferrara was a seventh grader on the Rocky Point varsity team when they won their third national title in 2014 under the tutelage of coach Anna Spallina. She is in an elite group of cheer coaches who have won a national championship as both a cheerleader and a coach.

Winning team members are Ariana Amato, Kaylee Gallino, Abby Rae Hughes, Samantha Morelli, Sophia Musraca, Caiden Palank, Alexis Polaski, Ella Reisinger, Reese Rogers, Alison Rubinetti, Callie Russell, Edie Sternkopf, Adrianna Tavolaro, Ella Velazquez, Avery Ward and Scarlett Ward. 

“This team continually displays tremendous effort and sets high standards for winning,” Rocky Point athletic director Jonathon Rufa said. “The girls began the year knowing that a national championship was possible for Rocky Point and they continued to gain confidence, power and focus throughout the season to achieve one of their championship goals.”

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Hauppauge’s Ryan Budke finishes in third place in the 55-meters qualifying for the state championships; Northport Senior Vito LaRosa qaulifies for the state championships in the 55-meter dash. Photo courtesy Elitefeats
Port Jeff’s Evan Monaghan and Alexa Jacobs. Photo courtesy Brian Snow
Junior Evan Monaghan finishes in third-place in the 55-meter hurdles. Photo courtesy Elitefeats
Comsewogue’s Lexie Cole runs the 1500 meters. Photo courtesy Elitefeats
Sophomore Alexa Jacobs wins her heat of the 55-meter dash. Photo courtesy Elitefeats
Ward Melville’s quartet of Julia Schmitz, Melina Montgomery, Amanda Probst and Elizabeth Wright qualify for the state championships in the 4x800-meter relay. Photo courtesy of Tom Youngs
Northport’s quartet of Brandon Cruz, Alex Toran, Brendan Reid and Gabriel Ko win the 4x800-meter relay. Photo courtesy Jason Strom.
Huntington’s Jahmar Francis runs the 600 meters. Photo courtesy Elitefeats
Senior Laina Friedmann races the 600 meters. Photo courtesy Elitefeats
#1 Junior Jon Seyfert races the 1000 meters. Photo courtesy Elitefeats
Mount Sinai’s Jess Joe Augustine runs the 3200 meters.
Eighth-grader Cali Gabrielson runs the 3000 meters.
Shoreham-Wading River’s Patrick Shea races the first-leg of the 4x800-meter relay.
Junior Michael Huebner races to the finish in the 600 meters.
Commack’s Alex Walsh and Sam Byrd run the 1600 meters. Photo courtesy Elitefeats

By Samantha Rutt

In a showcase of athletic prowess, high school athletes from across Suffolk County displayed their skills at the annual State Qualifier track and field meet on Feb. 14. With fierce competition and a spirited atmosphere, athletes gathered at Suffolk Credit Union Arena in Brentwood to compete for a chance to advance to the state championships.

The meet saw remarkable performances from several local athletes, with many students securing qualifying positions in various events. Notable among them was a standout from Ward Melville High School, senior Brian Liebowitz, who earned the top mark in the 1600 meters with a time of 4:26.02, qualifying for the state championships on March 2. His teammate, Jon Seyfert, a junior, also earned a spot in the state championships, finishing second in the 1000 meters with a time of 2:37.74. 

The Lady Patriots displayed exceptional teamwork as they finished in second place, securing a qualifying position in the 4×800-meter relay. The quartet of junior Melina Montgomery, freshmen Julia Schmitz and Elizabeth Wright, and senior Amanda Probst ran 9:31.24. 

“We stayed confident in our abilities and ran for each other,” Probst said. “We put in so much hard work, effort and time, and it truly was an amazing feeling to finally qualify. We knew we were ready and prepared, but to actually do so is an amazing feeling.”

As the dust settles on another thrilling meet, these athletes now focus on the state championships held at Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex in Staten Island, where they will go head-to-head with the best high school athletes from across the state. 

“I’m really looking forward to states and nationals, of course, to end this winter season on a high note, but now looking forward, I am really excited for spring season to begin,” Probst said. “It’s my final season with my team before I leave high school for college, and it makes me really upset thinking about leaving them, but I’m also excited for what’s to come this season. I look forward to seeing what my team and I will achieve.”

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Smithtown East competes in the Suffolk County Class A county finals at Sachem East High School Saturday, Feb. 17. Photo by Bill Landon
Smithtown East competes in the Suffolk County Class A county finals at Sachem East High School Saturday, Feb. 17. Photo by Bill Landon
Smithtown East competes in the Suffolk County Class A county finals at Sachem East High School Saturday, Feb. 17. Photo by Bill Landon
Smithtown East competes in the Suffolk County Class A county finals at Sachem East High School Saturday, Feb. 17. Photo by Bill Landon
Smithtown East competes in the Suffolk County Class A county finals at Sachem East High School Saturday, Feb. 17. Photo by Bill Landon
Smithtown East competes in the Suffolk County Class A county finals at Sachem East High School Saturday, Feb. 17. Photo by Bill Landon
Smithtown East competes in the Suffolk County Class A county finals at Sachem East High School Saturday, Feb. 17. Photo by Bill Landon
Smithtown East competes in the Suffolk County Class A county finals at Sachem East High School Saturday, Feb. 17. Photo by Bill Landon
Smithtown East competes in the Suffolk County Class A county finals at Sachem East High School Saturday, Feb. 17. Photo by Bill Landon
Smithtown East competes in the Suffolk County Class A county finals at Sachem East High School Saturday, Feb. 17. Photo by Bill Landon
Commack High School cheerleading team competes in the Suffolk County Class A county finals.
Commack High School cheerleading team competes in the Suffolk County Class A county finals.
Commack High School cheerleading team competes in the Suffolk County Class A county finals.
Commack High School cheerleading team competes in the Suffolk County Class A county finals.
Commack High School cheerleading team competes in the Suffolk County Class A county finals.
Ward Melville cheerleading team wins the Section XI coed crown at the county finals Feb. 17. Photo by Bill Landon
Ward Melville cheerleading team wins the Section XI coed crown at the county finals Feb. 17. Photo by Bill Landon
Ward Melville cheerleading team wins the Section XI coed crown at the county finals Feb. 17. Photo by Bill Landon
Ward Melville cheerleading team wins the Section XI coed crown at the county finals Feb. 17. Photo by Bill Landon
Ward Melville cheerleading team wins the Section XI coed crown at the county finals Feb. 17. Photo by Bill Landon
Ward Melville cheerleading team wins the Section XI coed crown at the county finals Feb. 17. Photo by Bill Landon
Ward Melville cheerleading team wins the Section XI coed crown at the county finals Feb. 17. Photo by Bill Landon
Ward Melville cheerleading team wins the Section XI coed crown at the county finals Feb. 17. Photo by Bill Landon
Ward Melville cheerleading team wins the Section XI coed crown at the county finals Feb. 17. Photo by Bill Landon
Ward Melville cheerleading team wins the Section XI coed crown at the county finals Feb. 17. Photo by Bill Landon
Ward Melville cheerleading team wins the Section XI coed crown at the county finals Feb. 17. Photo by Bill Landon
Centereach cheerleading competes in the Suffolk County Class A county finals at Sachem East High School Saturday, Feb. 17. Photo by Bill Landon
Centereach cheerleading competes in the Suffolk County Class A county finals at Sachem East High School Saturday, Feb. 17. Photos by Bill Landon
Centereach cheerleading competes in the Suffolk County Class A county finals at Sachem East High School Saturday, Feb. 17. Photos by Bill Landon
Centereach cheerleading competes in the Suffolk County Class A county finals at Sachem East High School Saturday, Feb. 17. Photos by Bill Landon
Centereach cheerleading competes in the Suffolk County Class A county finals at Sachem East High School Saturday, Feb. 17. Photos by Bill Landon

By Bill Landon

It was the elite 11 cheerleading teams who made it to the Suffolk County finals at Sachem East High School Saturday, Feb. 17, in the Class A and coed competitions looking to punch their ticket to the state championship round next month.

Centereach High School team dazzled the fans in their 2 1/2 minute routine followed by Commack in front of a capacity crowd. Smithtown East took to the mat for their time in the spotlight in a spirited routine clearly happy with their performance.

Ward Melville stole the show in the coed division with an inspiring demonstration scoring 92.6 to capture the Section XI crown and with it will make the journey to the Visions Veterans Memorial Arena in Binghamton for the state finals March 2. 

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#12 Ellie Masera and #43 Alex Finn celebrate after Sunday's victory. Photo from Stony Brook Athletics

Stony Brook women’s lacrosse scored 11 of the first 13 goals and got career offensive performances from Alex Finn and Ellie Masera to open the 2024 season with an 18-11 victory at LaValle Stadium on Feb 18.

Stony Brook (1-0) got a career-high eight goals and 10 points from Masera along with a career-high seven assists and nine points from Finn. Masera took 16 of Stony Brook’s 36 shots in the game. Kailyn Hart also added five goals on eight shots (.625), with Charlotte Verhulst getting in the scoring column twice and Morgan Mitchell once.

Defensively, the Seawolves had six caused turnovers and 10 ground balls as a team. Clare Levy and Emily Manning each caused two turnovers. Manning led the way with three ground balls and Finn, Levy and Masera each picked up two. In her first start as a Seawolf, Emily Manning made eight saves with a .421 save percentage.

In the possession game, Stony Brook got six draw controls each from Masera and Clare Levy, with Verhulst adding three.

For Dartmouth, Kate Elders scored four times, while Catherine Erb added three tallies and Lucy Murray scored twice. Goalkeeper Gisele Todd made nine saves in net on a .360 save percentage.

 The team is back home on Feb. 20 to take on Bryant, with first draw scheduled for 3 p.m. The Bulldogs are 2-1 on the season with wins over Holy Cross and Sacred Heart. Stony Brook is 3-0 against Bryant all-time and this will be the two teams’ first meeting since 2019.

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#5 Aaron Clarke looks to pass the ball during Saturday's game. Photo from Stony Brook Athletics

The Stony Brook University men’s basketball team fell, 84-61, to Monmouth on Feb. 17 at OceanFirst Bank Center in West Long Branch, N.J. Three Seawolves finished in double figures, but it was not enough to overcome the Hawks strong second-half performance.

Stony Brook fell behind 13-7 early on, but battled back to grab a one-point lead after a 7-0 run spearheaded by Keenan Fitzmorris. After Monmouth evened things up at 16 apiece, the Hawks scored eight straight points to open up a 24-16 lead. Another eight-point scoring run to close the half helped Monmouth take an eight-point lead into the break.

The Hawks opened the second half by scoring the first 10 points and 24 of the half’s first 30 points to jump out to a 26-point advantage. The Seawolves never truly trimmed the deficit much further, pulling within 20 points of the Hawks momentarily before eventually falling, 84-61.

“Monmouth physically dominated us today, particularly on the glass. We were fortunate enough to catch them on a day where Xander Rice was off, but we weren’t in position to win due to an inability to deal with their fours and fives on the glass,” head coach Geno Ford said. “Our perimeter guys collectively couldn’t make any shots, so it was a formula for a convincing loss.”

The team returns home to host North Carolina A&T on Thursday, February 22. The Seawolves and Aggies tip-off at 6:31 p.m., with the contest streaming live on SNY and Flo Hoops.

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