Lacrosse beat: Bethpage to host tripleheader
LACROSSE
Bethpage bonanza
The boys and girls teams at Bethpage will share the stage with two college powerhouses as part of a tripleheader April 9 at Bethpage's new Lacrosse Stadium. At 10 p.m., the Bethpage boys will face Lawrence. At 2 p.m., defending national champion Duke will face Denver.
At 5 p.m., the Bethpage girls will play a non-league opponent yet to be determined. The Bethpage girls coach is Kate Danowski, daughter of Duke men's coach John Danowski. The new state-of-the-art athletic complex seats about 2,700. For this event, the Town of Oyster Bay will add 2,500 seats.
BASKETBALL
On the McDonald's menu
Fifteen boys and six girls represent Long Island on this year's list of nearly 2,000 nominees for the McDonald's All-American Game on March 30 at Chicago's United Center. Both games are on national TV -- the girls at 6:30 p.m. on ESPNU and the boys at 9 p.m. on ESPN. Bria Hartley of North Babylon and Tobias Harris of Half Hollow Hills West played in last year's game in Columbus, Ohio.
There is an elaborate selection process that will result in 24 boys and 24 girls being named McDonald's All-Americans. They will be divided into East and West squads for the games.
Here are the Long Island players nominated for 2011:
Boys (15)
Dante Agnew, St. Mary's; Jordan Allen, L.I. Lutheran; Justin Bailey, St. Mary's; James Bulva, Mineola; Darien Croft, Amityville; Mike Florin, L.I. Lutheran; Dantre Langhorne, Greenport; Chavaughn Lewis, St. Mary's; Shamony McIntosh, Floral Park; Matt McLeod, Harborfields; Daouda Soumaoro, Our Savior New American; Tavon Sledge, Half Hollow Hills West; Dante Thompson-Smallwood, St. John the Baptist; Justin Wilson, Floral Park, Achraf Yacoubou, L.I. Lutheran.
Girls (6)
Micki Impellizeri, St. Anthony's; Alexandra Leftridge, Whitman; Ugochi Nwaigwe (Valley Stream South); Allysia Rohlehr, St. John the Baptist; Alexis Smith, St. John the Baptist; Kamala Thompson, St. John the Baptist.
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The Island vs. The Apple
Two of New York City's finest teams will play two of Long Island's best as part of the program for this year's MLK Day Big Apple Classic on Monday at Baruch College.
At 2:45 p.m., Long Island Lutheran will face Rice (Manhattan) and at 4:30 p.m. Half Hollow Hills West will meet Lincoln (Brooklyn). In last year's prime time game, Hills West outlasted Bishop Loughlin in overtime, as Tavon Sledge was named the game's MVP.
Friars face Fordham at the Coliseum
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