High School Softball

Class AA 1. Bay Shore 2. Longwood 3. Hills West 4. East Islip 5. Commack 6. Smithtown West 7. Hauppauge 8. Eastport-South Manor 9. Smithtown East 10. West Islip 11. Connetquot 12. Sachem East 13. Centereach The Pick: Bay Shore is unbeaten at 19-0 and has earned the right to be the pre-tournament favorite. They have an ace hurler in Michelle DeVito to go along with arguably the county’s top player,...

1. Bay Shore (12-0)- Last Monday’s 4-2 win over Longwood was perhaps their most impressive win to date. Against Floyd the following day, Michelle DeVito went 5-for-5 as the Maruaders cruised to a 15-2 win.   2. Longwood (10-1)- Sierra Noud worked out of a bases-loaded with no-out jam in the top of the seventh of Monday’s 2-1 win over Sachem East; a big win following last week’s loss to Bay...

1. Bay Shore (8-0)- Pitcher Michelle DeVito went 3-0 this past week for the Marauders, including a nine-inning effort in a 5-4 win against Commack. Courtney Syrett hit two home runs in Thursday’s 17-4 victory against Patchogue-Medford. 2. Longwood (8-1)- Monday's 4-2 loss to Bay Shore proved that they belonged with Suffolk’s top team. 3. Half Hollow Hills West (7-2)- Francesca Casalino allowed three...

1. Bay Shore (7-0)- The battery of pitcher Michelle DeVito and catcher Courtney Syrett has propelled the Marauders in the first year of the post-Jim McGowan era. Shortstop Giana Panariello is as surehanded as they come. 2. Longwood (7-0)- Longwood’s comeback win against Commack last Tuesday moved them into sole possession of first place in League I. 3. Smithtown East (6-0)- Pitcher Samantha Moss...

Since its move to League I this year, the Commack softball machine has been rolling. A 14-1 record has put the Cougar’s at the head of the League’s class, and they’re a strong contender to go deep into the playoffs. But on Monday, they’ll be playing for more than just a “W”: they’ll be playing for a cure.

Commack will don pink jersey’s and host...

2010 NYSSCOGS/NYSSWASoftball State Rankings - week 3Poll editor: Perry L. Novaksports@oneidadispatch.com,nysscogs@yahoo.com (April 28-May 4)updates due Tue. nights or Wed. mornings

Class AA1: 15-0 Bay Shore-112: 12-0 Shenendehowa-23: 10-0 Clarence-64: 16-1 Tottenville-PSAL5: 16-0 St. Joseph by the Sea-CHS6: 8-1 North Rockland-17: 8-0-1 Cicero-North Syracuse-38: 14-1 Commack-119: 10-0 Ketcham-110:...

Hopefully this will be a regular feature throughout the year, but for now we'll start it up in order with League I (image at the top is of Commack second baseman Nicole Hagenah):

Standings as of 4:30 p.m. on 4/22:

1. Commack (9-1, 9-1)2. Sachem East (8-2, 7-2)3. William Floyd (5-5, 5-4)4. Longwood (6-4, 5-4)5. Patchogue-Medford (4-5, 4-5)6. Ward Melville (2-7, 2-7)7. Brentwood (0-9,...

13 Long Island schools made the cut this week, led by Bay Shore at No. 2 (pic at the top is of Bay Shore's Taylor McGowan):

2010 NYSSCOGS/NYSSWASoftball State Rankings - week 1

Class AA1: 12-0 Tottenville-PSAL2: 10-0 Bay Shore-113: 5-0 Horseheads-44: 9-0 Columbia-25: 8-0 East Meadow-86: 12-0 St. Joseph by the Sea-CHS7: 4-0 Clarence-68: 4-0-1 Liverpool-39: 9-1 Commack-1110: 6-0 Shenendehowa-211:...

For the week ending April 17:Batting Average:Meg Brewer, Bayport - .760Ashley Goldstein, Sachem East - .656Cat Franzone, Bay Shore - .652Marissa Brightman, Bay Shore - .625Samantha Laird, Sachem East - .621Deanna Wolf, Sachem East - .607Kayla McCoy, Smithtown West - .560Samantha Capobianco, Glenn - .560Melissa Kelly, HHH West - .556Samantha Smith, Sachem East - .536Kasey Gilbride, Pierson/Bridgehampton...

Well that was a long time wasn’t it? But the nine-month wait is over and we’re back with softball in Suffolk. The previews should be hitting the newsstands in a few weeks, but I thought I would post the changes (so far) made to the 2010 softball landscape with a few thoughts.

- Commack to League 1- Lindenhurst to League 2- North Babylon to League 3- Copiague to League 4- Harborfields...