Daily Sports Digest - Oct. 17

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Kennedy

Girls Soccer: The Lady Cougars have been one of the strongest teams over the last month, going undefeated in 10 straight games and winning eight of them. Kennedy lost on the road to Syosset by a 2-0 score on Monday, its first loss since the season opener at Calhoun. Nicole Liotta stopped nine shots in the effort. The loss also snaps a four-game winning streak dating back to Oct. 3.

Girls Swimming: Bellmore-Merrick defeated Long Beach in a road meet by a 98-82 final score to move to 5-1 on the season. The Lady Cougars set some marks on the day, including a new school record in the 200-yard Individual Medley by Paige Kaplan (2:13.23) and two state qualifying times -- Kerry Giovanniello in the 500-yard freestyle (5:12.33) and Gabbie Toback in the 100-yard freestyle (54.18 sec). 

Mepham

Girls Soccer: Mepham lost at home to Massapequa, 3-1, and has now dropped three of its last four games. Last month, the Lady Pirates tied the Lady Chiefs on the road, but Monday was a tougher result. Mepham let in three first-half goals, but added a second-half goal from Toni Simpson. Her sister, Nadine Simpson, had nine saves in goal as Mepham drops to 3-5-2 on the season.

Girls Volleyball: Mepham was swept by Great Neck North on Monday at home, 25-10, 25-21 and 25-13. The Lady Pirates have shown vast improvement despite not finding the win column, losing back-to-back five-set matches last week. Julie Fitlian and Paige Laupheimer played a solid game in the effort, but Mepham dropped to 5-8 overall.

Clarke

Field Hockey: Clarke experienced its first loss of the season on the road against Garden City by a 2-1 final score. Three of the teams last four games have been decided by one goal, with all resulting in the Lady Rams finishing on top. On Monday, a late goal by Emma Foster, her 11th of the season, proved not enough as the Lady Trojans held on in an overall great game. Clarke is now 8-1-3 on the season in Conference I.

East Meadow

Girls Soccer: 2011 has given East Meadow some fits thus far, but on Monday, it all took a back seat as the Lady Jets upset visiting Farmingdale, 4-2. The loss was the first of the season for the Lady Dalers, as East Meadow moves to 2-9-1 in Conference AA-I. Toula De Leon led the way on offense with two goals. Christina Sanicola and Jenna Borreson both added goals as well. Farmingdale defeated East Meadow in the first meeting by a 5-1 score, but a season-high four goals was enough for the home team to pull off the major upset.

Hewlett

Girls Volleyball: Hewlett hung in tough with visiting Bethpage, but eventually fell in four sets, 25-23, 25-22, 24-26 and 25-19. Julie Miller, Sam DiSalvo and Vanessa Collins led the team in the effort, but the Lady Bulldogs drop to 8-4 as they remain in second place in Conference A-II behind undefeated Lynbrook at 12-0.

Lawrence

Girls Volleyball: Lawrence got back on track after losing four matches in a row with a sweep of Glen Cove at home, 25-15, 26-24 and 25-17. Natalie Leger, Michelle Vainblat and Alex Tse led the way on the offensive end as they help the Golden Tornadoes advance to 9-4. Lawrence wraps up its regular season with three consecutive road matches, starting with Elmont on Wednesday.

Girls Soccer: Garden City played in a close one at Plainedge on Monday afternoon, finishing in a 1-1 tie after Kayla Murphy scored a late goal for the Lady Trojans. The teams remained in a scoreless tie for 60 minutes, but when the Red Devils took a lead, Garden City fought hard to beat goalkeeper Dolores Diemicke. The team moves to 5-2-4 in Conference A-I and are unbeaten in the last four games (3-0-1). 

Girls Volleyball: The Lady Trojans won a five-set thriller at home against Long Beach, coming back from a 2-1 deficit. Garden City won the final two games, 25-11 and 25-21 to complete the comeback. Emily LaCorte played a great game with 19 kills and 24 digs on defense. Noelle Byrne added 12 kills and 13 digs. Jackie Jahelka and Jackie Seskin combined for 38 assists as Garden City moves to 5-7 in Conference A-I.

Field Hockey: Garden City had its toughest test of the season when Clarke visited on Monday, but the Lady Trojans prevailed by a 2-1 score. Charlotte Castronovo scored a goal in each half to provide the offense. Catherine McTiernan assisted on both goals. Garden City remains comfortably in first place in Conference I at 10-0-1.

Boys Cross County: The Trojans won their first conference title in the last 28 fall seasons. Garden City finished the regular season with a perfect 13-0 record after defeating Wantagh, led by top finisher Andrew Morra. 

Division

Girls Soccer: Division shut Seaford out on the road in a Monday night game, 3-0. Joanna Capitelli, Maggie Carew and Julia Kardonsky all found the back of the net in the first half. Gina Fader made four saves in her eighth shutout of the season. Division, which is in first place in Conference A-I at 10-0-1, has not allowed a goal in its last three games.

Island Trees

Girls Soccer: Island Trees and Manhasset played even through the first 60-plus minutes on Monday, until the Lady Dawgs put in a pair of goals to go ahead 3-1. The eventual game-winner came from Bridget Vilbig, her fourth of the season, in the 3-2 win. Melissa Jorgensen and Alexa Dolgos scored goals as well. Island Trees remains one of the top teams in New York State with a 12-1-0 overall record in Conference A-II.

MacArthur

Girls Soccer: MacArthur has been a breakout team this season, including collecting a pair of wins over Massapequa. On Monday, the Lady Generals defeated visiting Baldwin behind a pair of second-half goals to win 2-0. Arianna Montefusco and Kelly Kempf provided the points on the scoreboard. Jenna Cozza needed just two saves to record her seventh shutout this season. MacArthur is now 9-2-0 in Conference AA-I.

Girls Tennis: MacArthur dropped a 6-1 match on the road against Massapequa, one of the top two teams in Conference B-II this year. The Lady Generals fall to 1-10 on the season thus far.

Girls Soccer: Long Beach fell behind early at home to Plainview JFK, but remained in it early behind a first-half goal from Shannon Horgan, her seventh of the season. The Lady Marines eventually lost by a 3-1 score. Cathryna Hughes saved 11 shots, but Long Beach has struggled as of late, going winless in its last seven games (0-5-2) and moving to 3-6-2 overall in Conference AA-II.

Boys Volleyball: Long Beach swept Farmingdale on the road in a dominating performance, 25-12, 25-10 and 25-21. Drew Peysner led the way on defense and in the serving game with seven digs and four aces. Andrew Still and Scott Blumenfield contributed with solid games as well to move to 7-5 in Conference I. The Marines are coming off of a second place finish in the Plainview Boys Volleyball Invitational last weekend, where Still was selected to the All-Tournament team. 

Girls Volleyball: Long Beach was up two sets to one and in position to take home the win at Garden City, but the Lady Trojans took the final two games to win in five sets. Patricia Murphy and Emma Cohen led a strong effort for the Lady Marines, but it was not enough in the end in one of the most exciting matches of the season. Long Beach falls to 3-8 in Conference A-I.

Girls Tennis: Lynbrook cruised by Mepham on the road on Monday to win by a 6-1 score. Solid play all around was displayed by Olivia Watman, Isabella Peresiper and Jami Nebenzahi to lead in the win for the Lady Owls, who move to 10-4 in Conference B-II.

Girls Soccer: Malverne/East Rockaway dropped a 4-1 game at home against Sewanhaka. The girls kept it close until Sewanhaka exploded for a trio of-second half goals. Karina Alvarado scored the lone goal for Malverne/East Rockaway, which falls to 6-5-0 in Conference A-IV, good for third place.

Girls Volleyball: Calhoun defeated a talented Plainedge team at home on Monday, 25-14, 25-14, 19-25 and 25-11. Aside from the mishap in the third game, the Lady Colts put on one of their most impressive performances of the season as they move to 11-3 overall. Lauren Streznec led the way with a team-high eight kills, as well as eight aces. Jess Ruggiero added six kills and led the defense with five blocks. 

Girls Soccer: The Lady Mustangs (2-7-3) will host Lynbrook on Tuesday at 4:15 p.m. in a Conference A-III matchup.

Girls Soccer: South Side topped North Shore on the road, 3-1, to advance its record to 8-1-2 in Conference A-I. They currently sit just behind first place Division. Christina Klaum and Keri Cavallo both recorded a goal and an assist, and Michalea Lynch scored the third. North Shore scored a second-half goal to wipe out the shutout, but Kelsey Berki still finished with a solid 10 saves on the day. The girls have won their last three games by a combined 13-1 margin.

Girls Volleyball: South Side swept Roslyn on the road on Monday, 25-9, 25-20 and 25-20. Emma Paris and Allison Glass led the way on offense with 15 assists and 10 kills, respectively. The dominating first game set the tone for the rest of the match, as the Lady Cyclones move to 10-3 overall this season.

Girls Tennis: South Side edged out Carey in a road match on Monday by a 4-3 score. Erin Gabriel and Stephanie Zeigler won their fourth doubles match by way of a 10-3 tiebreaker with the set count tied at 1-1. The Lady Cyclones are now 5-7 in Conference B-II.

Girls Soccer: Seaford took on first place Division on Monday night at home, but walked away with a 3-0 loss. Lindsay Montemarano made seven total saves, followed by Deanna Moore contributing six saves in the second half. The loss moves the Lady Vikings to 2-10-1 on the season.

Field Hockey: Seaford fell to a talented North Shore team on the road by a 5-1 final score. With North Shore comfortably ahead, Kara Murphy scored the lone goal for the Lady Vikings in an attempt at a late comeback. Diana Rice stopped 15 shots in the loss as Seaford drops to 4-9-0 in Conference I this season.

Boys Volleyball: Wantagh won it first match of the season, a four-set victory on the road at Valley Stream North, 25-15, 25-12, 21-25 and 25-11. Christian Iannelli and Anthony Rodin combined for 13 aces, a large key in the win on Monday. At 1-4 in Conference VI, this win may very well spark the team to continue success into the playoffs.

Girls Volleyball: Wantagh continued its dominating season with a 3-0 win at Herricks, 25-19, 25-19 and 25-15, to improve to 12-0 overall in Conference A-I. The defending Long Island champions were led by Carly Simeone on offense with 20 assists and Loretta O’Brien on the defensive side with eight blocks. The sweep was the Lady Warriors’ sixth of the season.

Girls Soccer: The Lady Rams (3-5-2) will host Bethpage in a league match on Tuesday at 4:30 p.m. West Hempstead will try to snap a three-game losing skid in October.