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Juliana Mahan clears the ball. Photo by Bill Landon
Chloe Bergen looks to cross. Photo by Bill Landon
Shoreham-Wading River sophomore Mia Mangano maneuvers midfield. Photo by Bill Landon
Defender Grace Hillis with a clearing kick for the Wildcats. Photo by Bill Landon
Shoreham-Wading River sophomore Mia Mangano settles the ball. Photo by Bill Landon
Shoreham-Wading River senior Grace Hillis heads the ball midfield. Photo by Bill Landon
Sophomore Mia Mangano clears the ball upfield for the Wildcats. Photo by Bill Landon
Senior Grace Hillis takes flight for the Wildcats. Photo by Bill Landon
Morgan Lesiewicz makes the save. Photo by Bill Landon
Senior midfielder Bella Sweet crosses. Photo by Bill Landon
Shoreham-Wading River senior Grace Hillis heads the ball. Photo by Bill Landon
Sophomore midfielder Olivia Pesso pushes up the sideline. Photo by Bill Landon
Senior Grace Hillis takes flight. Photo by Bill Landon
Chloe Bergen clears the ball upfield. Photo by Bill Landon
Sophomore Stamatia Aimiroudis battles midfield. Photo by Bill Landon
Shoreham-Wading River senior Grace Hillis scissor kicks off a corner kick. Photo by Bill Landon
Chloe Bergen battles midfield for the Wildcats. Photo by Bill Landon

It is often said that one play decides the outcome of the game and that’s just what happened when Shoreham-Wading River came calling on the Islip Buccaneers in a Division III soccer matchup Thursday Oct. 5.

Islip scored on a rebound from a penalty kick halfway through the first half to take the 1-0 advantage. The Wildcats mounted a late-game surge, getting off several shots on goal in the closing minutes of the game but failed to find the back of the net as time expired.

Shoreham-Wading River goalie Morgan Lesiewicz had five saves.

The loss drops the Wildcats to 8-2-1 (8-3-2 overall) for third place in the division, trailing Kings Park and Bayport-Blue Point.

The Wildcats have three more regular season games before postseason play begins Saturday, Oct. 21.

— Photos by Bill Landon

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Lady Cougars volleyball battled the Lady Tigers on Oct. 6. Photo by Steven Zaitz
Emma Watts tries for a kill against the Commack defense of Molly Singer, No. 6, and Ava Palazzo. Photo by Steven Zaitz
Lady Cougars volleyball battled the Lady Tigers on Oct. 6. Photo by Steven Zaitz
Lady Cougars volleyball battled the Lady Tigers on Oct. 6. Photo by Steven Zaitz
Lady Cougars volleyball battled the Lady Tigers on Oct. 6. Photo by Steven Zaitz
Lady Cougars volleyball battled the Lady Tigers on Oct. 6. Photo by Steven Zaitz
Lady Cougars volleyball battled the Lady Tigers on Oct. 6. Photo by Steven Zaitz
Lady Cougars volleyball battled the Lady Tigers on Oct. 6. Photo by Steven Zaitz
Lady Cougars volleyball battled the Lady Tigers on Oct. 6. Photo by Steven Zaitz
Lady Cougars volleyball battled the Lady Tigers on Oct. 6. Photo by Steven Zaitz
Kaitlin Curran of Commack goes up for a service. Photo by Steven Zaitz

By Steven Zaitz

In a battle of two powerhouse teams, the Commack girls volleyball team beat crosstown rival Northport last Friday night.

The Lady Cougars dropped the first game 24-26 but came storming back to take the match in four games, winning the final three by scores of 25-8, 26-24, 25-16, at home Oct. 6.

Commack’s Kaitlin Curran had a monster day with 15 kills, 20 digs and four service aces. Both teams entered the match at the top of the standings in League II, but Commack now takes control of the conference, opening up a two-game lead over Northport with a 9-1 record. The Lady Tigers drop to 7-3.

“We knew Northport was going to be a tough team going into this match,” said Curran, who is tied for fourth in Suffolk County with Sarah Idler of Eastport-South Manor in kills with 147. “We never lost faith after losing that first set, and we knew if we kept a positive attitude and minimized our errors, we would come out on top.”

Lady Tiger outside hitter Emma Watts, who has 170 kills this season, good for second place in Suffolk, felt her team committed too many errors to win against such a quality opponent.

“We just had too many mistakes, and Commack did a great job in finding the weak parts in our defense,” Watts said. “It was definitely a tough loss, and we are focusing on these last few games and hopefully we will come out on top in all of them.”

Lady Cougar Maya Khan had 10 kills and 19 digs, and Molly Singer had 21 assists and four service aces. Curran’s sister Rylie had 35 digs.

For Northport, who wore all-pink uniforms to recognize Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Chloe Mayer had 30 assists and 15 digs, and eighth grader Riley Zdrojeski had four service aces and five kills.

“We have such a talented team with some of the best hitters in Suffolk County,” Mayer said. “But we just couldn’t get the job done after winning that first game. We will regroup and be ready for our next match.”

Northport played Sachem North at home on Tuesday, Oct. 10, and Commack, who lost at Connetquot in their very first game and haven’t lost since, played at Lindenhurst on Wednesday, Oct. 11. Both results occurred too late for press time.

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Ward Melville senior Robert Hauss shoots for the Patriots. Photo by Bill Landon
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Ward Melville senior Robert Hauss shoots for the Patriots. Photo by Bill Landon
Ward Melville striker Robert Hauss scores one of his 4 goals for the Patriots. Photo by Bill Landon
Ward Melville striker Elliot Burgueno heads the ball for the Patriots. Photo by Bill Landon
Ward Melville defender Josh DeMeo clears the ball for the Patriots. Photo by Bill Landon
Ward Melville mid-fielder J.T. Lips heads the ball for the Patriots. Photo by Bill Landon
Ward Melville defender Jacob Rosenzweig looks to clear the ball up-field in a home game against Riverhead. Photo by Bill Landon

By Bill Landon

It was mainly Robert Hauss in Ward Melville’s convincing 6-1 victory over visiting Riverhead Blue Waves Monday morning, where the senior striker peppered the scoreboard with four of those goals. Hauss got started 15 minutes in when he rifled a shot to the corner of the net for the early lead. 

The Patriots broke the game wide open in the second half when Hauss tapped a rebound in for the score. Less than a minute later, he found the back of the net again, courtesy of Aiden Burgueno’s assist and scored again unassisted at the 32-minute mark to put his team up 4-0. 

Riverhead was able to avoid the shutout a minute later when Anthony Yanes’ shot found its mark. Burgueno then hit the back of the net as did teammate Cole Palillo in rounding out the scoring for the Patriots in the League II matchup Oct. 9. Ward Melville senior goalkeeper David McElroy had a quiet day with four saves.

The win lifts the Patriots to 5-0-1 in league (9-2-2 overall) with two regular season games remaining before postseason play begins Oct. 23.

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Senior running back Manny Menendez plows up the middle for Centereach. Photo by Bill Landon
Senior wide receiver Joshua Ortiz bolts out of the backfield. Photo by Bill Landon
Centereach quarterback TJ Doyle breaks free. Photo by Bill Landon
Senior running back Jason Zaita makes the catch. Photo by Bill Landon
Senior wide receiver LaRawn Robinson bolts out of the backfield. Photo by Bill Landon
Senior wide receiver LaRawn Robinson turns upfield. Photo by Bill Landon
Timeout, Newfield. Photo by Bill Landon
Newfield quarterback Sean Sullivan squirts through an opening. Photo by Bill Landon
Newfield quarterback Sean Sullivan throws over the middle. Photo by Bill Landon
Centereach quarterback TJ Doyle throws to the sideline. Photo by Bill Landon
Halftime entertainment. Photo by Bill Landon
Senior running back Manny Menendez plows up the middle. Photo by Bill Landon
Senior running back Manny Menendez turns upfield. Photo by Bill Landon
Senior running back Jason Zaita makes the TD catch. Photo by Bill Landon
Senior running back Jason Zaita makes the TD catch. Photo by Bill Landon
Senior wide defensive back Joshua Ortiz with the interception. Photo by Bill Landon
Senior wide defensive back Joshua Ortiz after the INT turns upfield. Photo by Bill Landon
Senior running back Anthony Prince scores. Photo by Bill Landon
Senior running back Anthony Prince turns upfield. Photo by Bill Landon
Newfield linebacker David Spooner tackles LaRawn Robinson. Photo by Bill Landon

Newfield struck first at home on the second play from scrimmage on a flea-flicker play that went 74-yards on a pass play to Kenny Petit Frere to break the ice against crosstown rival Centereach Saturday, Oct 7. 

It would be Newfield’s only points in the game as the Cougars went to work when LaRawn Robinson punched in from short yardage for the touchdown and finished it running in for the two-point conversion for the lead.

Centereach quarterback T.J. Doyle on a keeper found the end zone and, with a two-point run after, took a 16-7 lead into the locker room. Robinson, a wide receiver, threw to Jason Zaita on a 13-yard touchdown pass-play to open the second half to make it a three-score lead. Centereach senior running back Anthony Prince broke to the outside on a 12-yard run for his touchdown score and finished it by running in the two-pointer after, in the Cougar’s 32-7 victory in the Division II matchup.

— Photos by Bill Landon

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Port Jeff sophomore Tomas Qepuri clears the ball upfield. Photo by Bill Landon
Port Jeff senior co-captain Michael Lipskiy maneuvers midfield. Photo by Bill Landon
Port Jeff senior co-captain Michael Lipskiy pushes off a defender. Photo by Bill Landon
Port Jeff senior Kyle Erickson clears the ball downfield. Photo by Bill Landon
Port Jeff sophomore Sviatoslav Zalizniak heads the ball. Photo by Bill Landon
Port Jeff freshman Jack Krause crosses the ball. Photo by Bill Landon
Port Jeff sophomore Sviatoslav Zalizniak settles the ball. Photo by Bill Landon
Port Jeff freshman Sam Matvya heads the ball. Photo by Bill Landon

The Port Jefferson Royals had their hands full when Mattituck (8-1-2) paid a visit in a League IX matchup Friday afternoon, Oct. 6, when the Tuckers took command of the game early and never looked back. Holding the Royals scoreless, Mattituck’s potent offense would spread the wealth peppering the scoreboard with a 6-0 shutout victory. Royals’ starter freshman goalie Sam Matvya made seven saves.

The Royals (now 0-10 in league) have four games remaining in the regular season in search of that elusive first win.

— Photos by Bill Landon

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Michael Campoli celebrates his touchdown with Connor Henigman, No. 50, and Giancarlo Valenti. Photo by Steven Zaitz
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Michael Campoli celebrates his touchdown with Connor Henigman, No. 50, and Giancarlo Valenti. Photo by Steven Zaitz
Michael Campoli fights for yardage against Huntington. Photo by Steven Zaitz
Michael Campoli finds a hole against Huntington. Photo by Steven Zaitz
Giancarlo Valenti, 44, and Ben Pipolo celebrate. Photo by Steven Zaitz
Michael Campoli makes a play. Photo by Steven Zaitzz
Photo by Steven Zaitz
Photo by Steven Zaitz
Giancarlo Valenti. Photo by Steven Zaitz
Jacob Gusik. Photo by Steven Zaitz.
Photo by Steven Zaitz
Photo by Steven Zaitz
David Djebi. Photo by Steven Zaitz
Christian Campoli. Photo by Steven Zaitz
Photo by Steven Zaitz
Michael Campoli. Photo by Steven Zaitz
David Djebi of Huntington. Photo by Steven Zaitz
Michael Campoli in white fights for a pass with defender David Djebi. Photo by Steven Zaitz

By Steven Zaitz

It is difficult to determine which was more a bummer for Huntington High School and its football team this past Saturday — the unrelenting rain that drenched players, fans and guests of its Homecoming festivities, or the beatdown the Blue Devils suffered at the hands of the Northport Tigers.

Tiger running back Michael Campoli rushed for 180 yards and two touchdowns as Northport defeated Huntington 30-13, Oct. 7. The Tigers improve to a record of 2-3 as the Blue Devils are still looking for their first win of the season as they drop to 0-5.

Northport’s game plan from the very beginning of the game was obvious — run the ball down the Blue Devils’ throats. The Tigers ran 11 straight plays after receiving the opening kickoff and all of them were on the ground. Campoli ran six times for 76 yards, and he finished the drive with a 9-yard score.

Northport would score again in the second quarter but this time it was the defense that registered the points. Linebacker Ben Pipolo would stop Blue Devil halfback David Djebi in the Huntington end zone for a safety and give the Tigers a 9-0 lead with just over nine minutes remaining in the half.

As the rain became more ferocious, Northport got sloppier with the handling of the ball. The Tigers fumbled twice on their next two possessions and the Devils took advantage of the second turnover. Djebi slipped a tackle and sloshed 38 yards down to the Tiger 1-yard line and quarterback Joey Zink snuck it in to make the score 9-6.

But another 11-play drive by Northport to close the half put them up 16-6. Quarterback Simon Blissett completed his only pass of the afternoon on the march, and it was a big one. He threw a rainbow down the right sideline to his brother Calvin for 28 yards to the 4. Campoli slid into the end zone on the next play.

Two explosive plays, one by each side, highlighted the second half. On the first play of the 4th quarter, Djebi broke four tackles on his way to a 91-yard touchdown run that made the score 23-13 but this was quickly negated by kick returner Luke Loiacono who broke a few tackles of his own while bringing back the ensuing kickoff 89 yards to the house. It was the final scoring of the afternoon.

Northport will attempt to win two games in a row for the first time this year when the team travels to Bellport this weekend. Huntington tries again to get into the win column when it hits the road to Deer Park.

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Photo from Stony Brook Athletics

The Stony Brook University men’s soccer team took down the Charleston Cougars, 1-0, on the road on Oct. 7. Jonas Bickus tallied the lone goal of the contest, his team-leading sixth of the season, and Edmond Kaiser registered a second consecutive shutout, stopping all four shots he faced.

It was a quiet start to a physical contest in South Carolina, though Stony Brook had multiple opportunities offensively early on. Three consecutive corner kicks in the opening 10 minutes did not lead to a shot by the Seawolves, but later tries from Caleb Danquah and Bickus missed the mark. It was a chance in transition that would lead to the game’s lone goal.

Following a red card issued to a Charleston player, who took down a Stony Brook attacker just outside the box as he got behind the defense, the Seawolves opened the scoring. Lorenzo Selini rolled a short pass to Bickus, who blasted a right-footed shot off the fingertips of the keeper and into the right side of the net to put the Seawolves on top 1-0. The Cougars would take the ensuing kickoff down a man and at a disadvantage in the scoring column as well.

The score held heading into the second half and it would hold for the remainder of the match. Stony Brook continued to move forward in the second half, even as time dwindled. Offensively, the Seawolves had multiple scoring chances to put the game away, but could not convert. Defensively, Stony Brook held strong and did not allow Charleston to possess much or create many chances in the offensive third. 

The team returned home to host Le Moyne on Oct. 11. The score was not available as of press time.

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The team celebrates their victory after Sunday's game. Photo fron SBU Athletics

The Stony Brook volleyball team grabbed its sixth win in a row after defeating the Hampton Lady Pirates in straight sets (25-18, 25-12, 25-12) on Oct. 8 at Holland Hall, Hampton University in Hampton, VA.

The Seawolves’ offense was paced by Kali Moore, who finished with a team-high 12 kills on the day while accumulating a hitting percentage of .385, and by Abby Stanwood, who had 10 kills while hitting .563. Defensively, the squad had two players reach double figures in digs as Leoni Kunz had 13 and Julia Patsos tallied 12. 

SET 1: The Seawolves won the first point and never trailed to win the first set 25-18. Stony Brook led by as many as nine points at 18-9 after a kill by Moore before ultimately finishing off the set. 

SET 2: After their win in the first set, Stony Brook put itself on the cusp of a sweep with a dominating 25-12 victory in set number two. The Seawolves took control of the set lead early on at 2-1 following a kill by Lauren Schmitz, and went on to score 10 of the first 12 points as five different-student athletes recorded a kill. To finish the set, Stony Brook opened its biggest lead of the stanza, 13 points, totaling 20 kills in the process.

SET 3: Stony Brook then ended the match with a victory in set number three to secure the sweep. The Seawolves led from the opening point on in the set to earn a 25-12 victory. The squad ended on a high note following the kill by Katie Hickey, claiming its biggest lead, 13 points, to close out the set. The Stony Brook offense also got a boost from three aces in the stanza, including two from Patsos. 

“I thought we came out a little slow today but picked up our aggressiveness on offense, especially in transition to earn our points. I’m proud of our group for coming in focused this week. We have an important stretch coming up and I’m excited to continue to get better with this team,” said head coach Kristin Belzung. 

The team returns to the court next weekend when they host Delaware University at Pritchard Gymnasium for a matchup on Saturday at 11 a.m., and Sunday beginning at 1 p.m.

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By Steven Zaitz

The Hauppauge-Smithtown girls swimming and diving team, who are the defending New York State champions, defeated the combined forces of Huntington, Harborfields, Walt Whitman and John Glenn high schools last Thursday. The final score was 105-73, and it was Hauppauge-Smithtown’s 19th consecutive victory in Suffolk County swim meets, a streak that dates back to March 25, 2021.

The HASM team set the tone in the very first event, the 200-yard medley relay, as the senior twin sisters and team captains Makayla and Morgan Lee, senior captain Madison Dominger and eighth grader Julia Lucca finished the race in 1:57.92. They were the only quartet to swim this event in less than two minutes. It was the first of an 11-event sweep of non-diving events for the girls who are from Smithtown East and West as well as Hauppauge.

Makayla Lee would go on to win the 200-yard individual medley, and Morgan Lee won the 100-yard butterfly. Sarah Lucca, only 13 years old, was victorious in the 50-yard freestyle, and senior teammate Sofia Burns won the 100-yard freestyle. Makayla would notch another win with Sarah Lucca, Olivia Chiofolo and Grace Bruder in the 200-yard freestyle relay, besting her sister Morgan, who was on the second-place foursome with Burns, junior Mary Schroeder and freshman Avery Wilcox. The margin of victory was barely more than one second.

“As a twin, it is always a competition with Morgan,” Makayla Lee said. “I beat her in that relay, but she is faster than me in other events. We are always pushing each other to be the best we can be.”

The Huntington-based team, which competed as HHWJ and is also known as HESHH (Huntington, Elwood, South Huntington and Harborfields), is now 2-2 in county meets and gave the state champs a push as well. They took the diving event, with Walt Whitman senior Venusmarlu Stewart taking home first place with 196.28 points; Ava Vandor, a sophomore from Harborfields, was second and HASM sophomore Caitlin Fleece finished third.

Between the two teams, there were 26 Suffolk County qualifying times — 21 of which were earned by HASM. The Lee twins, who attend Smithtown High School East, earned five of those. However, Makayla is not satisfied with just Suffolk County qualifiers.

“For me, I did not perform as well as I could, but I’m hoping to improve and qualify for states in our upcoming meets,” she said.

HHWJ got a strong performance in the 200-yard medley relay, finishing second with the foursome of Maria Petkovits, Catherine Muller, Julia Somers and Anna Knutson. Their time of 2:08.20 beat the county-qualifying time by three seconds. 

Sophomore Samantha Williamson snuck in just under the one-minute mark in the 100-yard freestyle to qualify for counties with a time of 59.88. After she was done on the diving board, Vandor along with Williamson, Knutson and Angelina Cuthbertson swam a 1:52.57 in the 200-yard freestyle relay which was good for fourth, earning them the right to go compete at Stony Brook University, where the Suffolk County championships will take place later this fall.

Vandor loves every aspect of competitive swim meets.

“The whole environment of these swim meets is like no other,” Vandor said. “It is truly the best feeling to cheer on your teammates, push each other and race our hardest in the pool. Great teams like Hauppauge-Smithtown drive our competitiveness, and many of us had personal bests at this meet. We did great, and I’m so proud of my teammates.”

HHWJ had another chance to compete, against William Floyd, Oct. 3 (results too late for press time) and HASM will battle the combined forces of Half Hollow Hills and Kings Park Oct. 5.

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Above, Patriots celebrate after a score. Photo by Bill Landon
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Above, Patriots celebrate after a score. Photo by Bill Landon
Sara Ginty sets the play for the Patriots at home against Bay Shore. Photo by Bill Landon

By Bill Landon

The Ward Melville girls volleyball squad sat atop the League I leaderboard two games ahead of second place Patchogue-Medford when they hosted Bay Shore in a nonleague matchup Saturday, Sept. 30.  

Bay Shore, a League II team at 6-2, gave the Patriots a run for their money by forcing Ward Melville to a tight second set. The Patriots weathered the storm and were able to keep Bay Shore at bay, winning the match 25-22, 27-25, 25-19.

Ward Melville made it back-to-back wins with a 3-0 shutout at home against Riverhead Monday, Oct. 2, winning 25-19, 25-18, 25-15 in league play.

This win lifted the Patriots to 9-0 in the league. Next up was a road game against Walt Whitman Oct. 4, but the result was too late for press time. 

— Photos by Bill Landon 

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