St. Dominic baseball moves into top spot in Big 10 for first time
Brady Renner (11) of St. Dominic's winds up on the mound against St. Mary's during a CHSAA baseball game on Thursday, April 17, 2014. Credit: Bob Sorensen
We have a new No. 1. The CHSAA is very deep on the diamond and the Bayhawks are the regular-season kingpins. Pitching and defense produced a three-game sweep of highly-regarded St. John the Baptist led by sophomore Kyle Young, who tossed a no-hitter in a 2-0 win.
The Indians have surged in the last three weeks and are now ranked No. 3 in the country. They had wins over Garden City, Wantagh and St. Anthony's. The Indians secured the Conference I title and top seed for the Class B playoffs.
3. HALF HOLLOW HILLS EAST BOYS TENNIS
Zain Ali won the Suffolk Division I tournament for the Thunderbirds beating teammate Kyle Alper in the final. Roger Cheng and Grant Rosenburg took third in the doubles bracket.
4. SMITHTOWN WEST BOYS LACROSSE
With 40 goals and 45 assists, Ryan Keenan is having one of the best offensive seasons in the nation. The Bulls (14-1) will wrap up their regular season at Bay Shore tomorrow, and expect to have a deep playoff run.
The Flaming Arrows swept Connetquot on the way to a Suffolk League II title and toppled non-league rival Sachem East behind the consistently flawless pitching of Dennis Buckstein (7-0) and leadoff catalyst Steven Foster.
Chaminade's distance medley relay composed of Tom Slattery, Andrew Dorritie, Gunnar Nolan, and Sean Kelly, finished second in 10:14.24 at the Loucks Games at White Plains High Reggie Verrier took third in the triple jump, going 45 feet, nine inches.
Imani McGhee took second in the long jump at the Loucks Games leaping 19 feet, one inch. The jump is the second longest in New York this year, coach Steve Borbet said. Aviana Goode won the 100 hurdles, the high jump, and the long jump in a league meet with West Islip.
Kerri Shapiro tossed a one hitter and struck out 14 and Madison West drove in two to lead top-seeded East Meadow to a 7-0 win over Long Beach in the Class AA quarterfinals. The defending LI champions face Massapequa in Tuesday's semifinal.
The defending state Class C champs are one of two remaining undefeated L.I. girls lacrosse teams and are ranked 19th in the country. The Mustangs improved to 16-0 with a dominating 11-5 win over CBA-Syracuse, the defending state Class B champion. Kasey Mitchell had two goals, three assists and eight draw controls.
Aileen Reilly tossed three shutouts on the week as the Friars inched closer to wrapping up a CHSAA title. Dom Zummo hit a walk-off single in the eighth in a 1-0 win over Kellenberg.
On the outside looking in: Garden City Maroon girls golf, Ward Melville baseball, Garden City boys lacrosse, St. Anthony's boys lacrosse.
BASEBALL - CLASS AA
1. St. Dominic (14-2, 12-2)
2. Sachem North (17-3, 16-3)
3. Ward Melville (15-4, 14-4)
4. Hicksville (13-3, 10-3)
5. MacArthur (15-4, 12-4)
6. Half Hollow Hills West (17-3, 12-3)
7. Smithtown West (16-4, 15-3)
8. Kings Park (18-2, 14-1)
9. Plainview JFK (16-4, 12-4)
10. Mepham (15-2, 14-1)
SMALL SCHOOLS
1. Mattituck (18-2, 17-1)
2. Division (18-2, 17-2)
3. Shoreham-Wading River (16-3, 12-3)
4. Pierson/Bridgehampton (12-3, 11-0)
5. Plainedge (16-4, 15-3)
6. North Shore (15-4, 14-4)
7. Bayport-Blue Point (14-6, 10-5)
8. Wheatley (13-4, 13-2)
9. Smithtown Christian (12-3, 8-3)
10. Floral Park (15-4, 14-4)
SOFTBALL
1. East Meadow (14-2)
2. St. Anthony's (16-1)
3. St. John the Baptist (11-2)
4. Mepham (12-4)
5. Kellenberg (15-7)
6. Connetquot (15-4)
7. Longwood (14-4)
8. Carey (14-2)
9. Oceanside (9-8)
10. Sachem East (14-5)
BOYS LACROSSE
1. Smithtown West (14-1)
2. St. Anthony's (12-3)
3. Garden City (13-2)
4. Massapequa (13-2)
5. Chaminade (10-3)
6. Sachem North (12-3)
7. Smithtown East (12-3)
8. Ward Melville (10-5)
9. Lynbrook (14-1)
10. Rocky Point (13-1)
GIRLS LACROSSE
1. Manhasset (12-2)
2. Mount Sinai (16-0)
3. Garden City (11-3)
4. West Islip (15-0)
5. St. Anthony's (11-3)
6. Eastport-South Manor (13-1)
7. Wantagh (9-4)
8. West Babylon (9-4)
9. Farmingdale (8-6)
10. Huntington (13-2)
BOYS TRACK
1. Chaminade
2. St. Anthony's
3. Longwood
4. Northport
5. Syosset
6. Huntington
7. Farmingdale
8. Bay Shore
9. Half Hollow Hills East
10. Shoreham-Wading River
GIRLS TRACK
1. Bay Shore
2. Sachem North
3. Kellenberg
4. North Babylon
5. St. Anthony's
6. Sachem East
7. Garden City
8. Holy Trinity
9. Bayport -- Blue Point
10. Miller Place
BOYS TENNIS
1. Half Hollow Hills East
2. Cold Spring Harbor
3. Syosset
4. Port Washington
5. Half Hollow Hills West
BOYS GOLF
1. Chaminade (10-0)
2. Northport (11-1)
3. Sachem East (8-0)
4. Bellmore JFK (9-1)
5. Syosset (7-1)
GIRLS GOLF
1. Garden City Maroon (7-0)
2. Smithtown East (13-0)
3. Mount Sinai (12-0)
4. Massapequa (12-0)
5. Syosset (8-1)
