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• Joe Deland has four hits to key Sachem East's first-round playoff win

  off Hauppauge , 9-7, Tuesday in a Suffolk Class A first-round double-elimination playoff game.Sachem East (16-5) will face Longwood on Wednesday. Hauppauge (12-9) plays Smithtown East, also Wednesday. "This whole year, I've been working on going oppo," Deland   Read more »

• Paul Maline, Bobby Morse homer to back Vincent Negri's complete game for Commack

  hit two out and hit with two outs. The Cougars simply were too much for host Longwood Thursday.Paul Maline pulled a booming grand slam over the fence in right-centerfield in the first inning and Bobby Morse sliced a three-run homer just over the fence down   Read more »

• Lena Sorrentino leads Team Suffolk all-star bowlers to fourth

  best in the tournament -- to lead Suffolk, which totaled 5,975 pins. Meyer, a three-time all-star, had a 1,200, and fellow Longwood senior Kylie Spilett a 1,157.Wing shot a 1,283 and Valley Stream North sophomore Maria Lucente had a 1,265 to lead Nassau (5,807).   Read more »

• Matt Smith stars in Northport's gripping comeback

  limited to six points -- the 6-9 star did block five shots and grab 10 rebounds -- the ball and the offense was in Smith's hands. "Sometimes I fall off the radar with Luke and Mike," Smith said.Not anymore. Friday night, Smith's play was downright scary.   Read more »

• Aaren Edmead, Rome Jenkins, Keith Williams drive Deer Park in fourth-quarter comeback

  They spurt you so well with their fast break. But we finally got back in transition and then Aaren took over. He's as good as any guard in the county."It didn't look like a Deer Park night after Marcus Cureton's three-pointer gave Brentwood a 58-50 lead in   Read more »

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• Longwood Suffers 21-3 Setback at Stony Brook

  BROOK, N.Y. – The Longwood University women's lacrosse team fell, 21-3, at Stony Brook University (4-1) on Saturday evening. The Lancers were led by senior Jamie Brentlinger/Gambrills, Md. with one goal and one assist for two points in the outing. Longwood   from Longwood University Lancers Read more »

• W. Lacrosse. No. 19/17 Women's lacrosse squares off with Longwood in Saturday's home opener

  road swing, the No. 19/17 Stony Brook women’s lacrosse team returns to LaValle Stadium for its home opener against Longwood Saturday, March 9 at 1 p.m. Below are notes in 140 characters or less about the Stony Brook women's lacrosse team. Feel free to share   from Stony Brook Official Athletic Site Read more »