Top athletes for week ending April 4, 2014

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DENNIS BUCKSTEIN

Sachem North baseball

Tossed 12 consecutive no-hit innings and picked up wins over Whitman and Hills East. He has 21 strikeouts.

Brandon Morse, Connetquot, baseball - He had two game-winning hits against Lindenhurst, a three-run seventh-inning homer to break a tie at 5 in an 8-5 win. He went 3-for-4 with four RBIs, and singled with two outs in the 8th inning, for a 3-2 win. He hit a 4th inning grand slam in a 6-5 loss to Northport.

Sammi Ferreri, Hauppauge, softball: Hit three home runs and had nine RBIs, both school records, in a 16-2 win over Riverhead. She blasted grand slams in consecutive innings.

Sam Illario, West Islip, baseball: The senior continued his comeback from ankle surgery and went 9-for-11 with two stolen bases in wins against North Babylon (twice) and Newfield.

Alexa Smith, Westhampton, lacrosse: Scored nine goals and had an assist in a 20-15 win over Bellport and had six goals and an assist in a 14-13 loss to Sayville.

Scott Geyer, Lindenhurst, track: Won the pole vault, clearing 11 feet, six inches and the high jump, clearing five feet, six inches in a 77-65 win over Middle Country. Geyer was also part of the 4X100 meter relay team that won in 47.3 seconds.

Aarin Hartenstein, Plainedge, softball: Hit three home runs in a 14-0 win over Floral Park and finished 4-for-4 with five RBIs.

Anthony Papa, Division, baseball: The junior pitched a perfect game against Great Neck North, striking out 17. He also went 2-for-2 with a homer and four RBIs in another win over GNN.

Samantha Apuzzo, West Babylon, lacrosse: Had 23 points last week, including eight goals against West Islip. Also scored the late tying goal in an eventual win over Smithtown East.

Y'Majesty Allen, Huntington, track: Won the 100 meters in 11 seconds, the 200 in 22.1 seconds, and the 400 in 50.1 seconds in a 76-60 win over Amityville.

Jen Race, MacArthur, track: Won the 800 in 2:44 and the 3,000 in 12:44 in a 97-44 win over Oceanside.

Brian Kavanagh, East Meadow, baseball: The junior pitched a no-hitter and struck out nine in a 7-0 win over Baldwin.

Mike Moynihan, West Islip, lacrosse: Scored six goals in a win over Sachem East and then scored the winner unassisted with 2:47 left in overtime on a bounce shot in a win over Bay Shore.

Olivia Kirk, Farmingdale, lacrosse:Made 39 saves in three games and was masterful in Dalers' 13-7 win over Long Beach.

Gregg Sarra