DeFazio propels East Islip to Suffolk best in bowling
Nick DeFazio rolled 279 in the middle game of a 785 series as East Islip shot a Suffolk season-high 1,298 Thursday in the first game of a 3-0 win over Copiague in a League I bowling match.
Jon Cheadle rolled 267 in the first game of a 735 series and Mike Kissel and Jacob Klein each shot 279 in a game as East Islip (12-0) prevailed, 1298-864, 1146-925, 1181-936.
East Islip knocked down 3,625 pins in the win, which is the highest total in Suffolk this season and third best all-time.
Floyd 2, Longwood 1: Mike Cahill bowled a 279 in the middle game of a 680 series for Floyd (6-6) in a 1016-937, 1076-1005, 963-974 League III win. Matt Goehring of Longwood rolled 250 in the third game of a 658 series.
Patchogue-Medford 3, Deer Park 0: Steven Welsh bowled a 246 in game three for Patchogue-Medford (5-9) in a 1019-866, 877-746, 957-814 League III win.Smithtown 3, Sachem North 0: James Masone bowled 279 in the final game of a 682 series and Frank Masone shot 244 in the third game of a 649 series for Smithtown (9-3) in a 1098-787, 941-833, 1087-841 win in League II.Comsewogue 2, Bellport 1: Nick Eckert bowled a 247 in game two of a 692 series to lead Comsewogue (10-2) to a 993-861, 995-997, 950-831 win in league IV. Islip 3, Central Islip 0: Mike Kovarick rolled 248 in the final game of a 708 series to lead Islip (8-4) to a 879-861, 980-871, 1050-871 League IV win.Eastport-South Manor 3, Southampton 0: Dallas Hayes rolled a 242 in the opening game of a 635 series for Eastport-South Manor (9-1) in a 989-715, 917-755, 926-745 victory in League V. Southampton's Mike Cenzoperano had a 236 in the third game of a 598 series. GIRLS BOWLING
North Babylon 3, Bay Shore 0: Emily Garren bowled a 220 in the third game of a 629 series and Abigail Casale shot 207 in the third game of a 578 series for North Babylon (8-2) in a 951-760, 891-823, 948-879 League II win. With the victory, North Babylon advances to the county tournament for the first time in program history. Bellport 3, West Babylon 0: Lea McCray bowled a 203 in the middle game of a 527 series, Sami Rogers rolled a 210 in the second game of a 557 series and Stephanie Perriden added a 203 in the second game of a 556 series in a 827-620, 928-582, 764-605 win for Bellport (6-4) in III. GIRLS GYMNASTICS
Bethpage 168.3, Long Beach 146.75: Sarah Ciresi took first place in the all-around with a 34.9 and won the uneven bars (9.25) for Bethpage (7-0) in Nassau Conference I. Senior captain Jamie Kaletcher won the balance beam (8.85), Lexi Fraher took the floor (9.3) and Rachel Chao and Katie Calamo tied for first on vault with a score of 8.3.
