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Patriots score. Photo by Bill Landon
Ward Melville Mia Modica scores for the Patriots. Photo by Bill Landon
Senior midfielder Ava Simonton with an under-hand goal for the Patriots. Photo by Bill Landon
Patriots score. Photo by Bill Landon
Senior midfielder Ava Simonton rifles a shot on goal for the Patriots. Photo by Bill Landon
Senior attack Olivia Zummo scores for the Patriots. Photo by Bill Landon
Midfielder Kiera Pirozzi wins the draw for the Patriots. Photo by Bill Landon
Senior defender Peyton Phillips clears the ball for the Patriots. Photo by Bill Landon
Ward Melville Mia Modica looks for a cutter. Photo by Bill Landon
Freshman attack Emily Costeira clears the ball for the Patriots. Photo by Bill Landon
Patriots score. Photo by Bill Landon
8th grader Nicole Manolakes looks for a cutter for the Patriots. Photo by Bill Landon
Freshman attack Emily Costeira clears the ball for the Patriots. Photo by Bill Landon
Sophomore midfielder Giavanna Parente shoots for the Patriots. Photo by Bill Landon
Midfielder Kiera Pirozzi fires at the cage for the Patriots. Photo by Bill Landon

By Bill Landon

The Longwood Lions girl’s lacrosse (2-2) had their hands full from the opening quarter when they collided the Patriots of Ward Melville in a Division I matchup on the road Friday afternoon April 11.

Ward Melville protecting a three-goal lead coming out of the half time break the Patriots peppered the scoreboard with three more while holding the Lions scoreless in the second half to win the game 9-3.

It was Keira Pirozzi’s stick that spoke the loudest for the Patriots where the junior midfielder notched 4 goals along with Ava Simonton’s goal coupled with 3 assists. 8th grader Nicole Manolakes split the pipes twice and teammates Olivia Zumma and Mia Modica both scored.

Sydney Millett had 8 saves in net for the Patriots.

The win keeps the Patriots undefeated in their division, 4-1 overall.

— Photos by Bill Landon

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Ava Carrillo and Quinlan Helibron celebrate a county championship for Ward Melville. Photo by Steven Zaitz
Kate Atkinson moves toward net and is closely watched by Olivia Comerford of Ward Melville. Photo by Steven Zaitz
Kate Spinks moving in for a goal for Ward Melville. Photo by Steven Zaitz
Christina Lauro carries the ball for the Tigers. Photo by Steven Zaitz
Northport girls lacrosse vs. Ward Melville. Photo by Steven Zaitz
Northport girls lacrosse vs. Ward Melville. Photo by Steven Zaitz
Julia Huxtable fights for a jump ball with Ava Carrillo. Photo by Steven Zaitz
Northport girls lacrosse vs. Ward Melville. Photo by Steven Zaitz

By Steven Zaitz

Northport, Ward Melville, and lacrosse always make for a high-stakes combination. It was no different last Friday, May 24, when the two girls varsity teams faced off in the Suffolk County Class A championship game at neutral-site West Islip.

This time, the Lady Patriots came out on top, doubling up their most bitter rival with a score of 8-4.

Northport, who beat Ward Melville in the county final two years ago when Isabella Germani scored with three minutes left to lift Northport to an 8-7 win, could not ride the wave of their emotional semifinal victory against Commack, which gave head coach Carol Rainson-Rose her 500th career win.

Ward Melville’s stifling defense led to numerous Northport turnovers, and the Patriots capitalized on them. Attacker Grace Mulham and midfielder M.J. Timpanaro scored second-quarter goals that gave Ward Melville a 4-2 lead. Senior attacker Kate Spinks scored to open the second half, and senior goalkeeper Ava Carrillo did the rest.

Carrillo made six saves, many with a great degree of difficulty, and played a positionally sound game, rarely giving Northport anything to shoot at.

Tiger freshman Riley Cash had two goals, and senior captains Kennedy Radziul and Christina Lauro each scored once. However, big guns Julia Huxtable and Kate Atkinson were held scoreless.

Freshman middie Aliya Leonard had a pair of goals, and junior Ava Simonton and senior Mia Pirozzi also scored.

The Lady Patriots, who last won the Suffolk County championship in 2007, will take on the winner of Farmingdale and Massapequa for the Long Island championship next weekend.

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Ward Melville attack Emily Costeira passes outside in the Patriots home opener against Longwood. Photo by Bill Landon
Ward Melville midfielder Aliya Leonard looks for the cutter in the Patriots home opener against Longwood. Photo by Bill Landon
Ward Melville goalie Ave Carrillo makes the save for the Patriots. Photo by Bill Landon
Ward Melville attack Emilia Retzlaff fires at the cage for the Patriots. Photo by Bill Landon
Ward Melville midfielder Ava Simonton powers past a defender in the Patriots home opener against Longwood. Photo by Bill Landon
Ward Melville midfielder Ava Simonton looks outside for the Patriots in their home opener against Longwood. Photo by Bill Landon
Ward Melville defender Ava Folkman clears the ball in the Patriots home opener against Longwood. Photo by Bill Landon
Ward Melville attack Emily Costeira passes inside in the Patriots home opener against Longwood. Photo by Bill Landon
Ward Melville attack Emilia Retzlaff drives towards the crease for the Patriots in their home opener against Longwood. Photo by Bill Landon

By Bill Landon

Ward Melville girls lacrosse team opened their season at home against the Longwood Lions on Monday, March 25, under brilliant sunshine in a Division 1 matchup where both teams traded goals through two quarters of play. Longwood found the back of the cage in the final seconds to take a 5-4 lead into the halftime break.

The Patriots dispatched the offseason cobwebs in the second half as they dominated the time of possession, and with smart clock management rattled off six unanswered goals, shutting out the Lions in the second half to cruise to a 10-5 victory.

Senior attack Kate Spinks picked up where she left off last season topping the scoring charts for the Patriots with four goals and one assist. 

Junior midfielder Ava Simonton had two goals to go along with an assist, and teammate M.J. Timpanaro found the back of the cage twice.

The Patriots looked to build on Monday’s momentum when they traveled to Sachem East Wednesday, March 27, but the result was not available at press time.

— Photos by Bill Landon

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