Center Moriches 5 7 9 13 34 Longwood 6 6 4 9 25 Center Moriches: Buige 2-3-7, Henderson 0-1-1, Kispert 5-0-10, Moye 6-4-16. Totals: 13-8-34. Longwood: Dendernagel 6-5-17, Chiambiou 1-0-2, Holmes 1-0-2, Klaiber 0-1-1, McKinney 1-1-3. Totals: 9-7-25. Dec. 10

Katie Leskody had 19 points on 7-for-11 shooting as Whitman beat Longwood, 71-30. Longwood 8 10 6 6 30 Whitman 16 24 15 16 71 Longwood: Chiampiou 2-2-6, Keyes 2-1-5, Holmes 0-1-1, Grimes 2-2-6, Klaiber 4-2-10, McKinney 1-0-2. Totals: 11-8-30. Whitman: Tripaldi 2-1-5, McMahon 1-0-2, Apollonio 5-0-10, Nopper 1-0-2, Owens 5-2-12, Leskody 7-5-19, Anderson 4-2-10, Johnson 0-1-1, Goodwin 3-4-10. Totals: 28-15-71. Dec. 13

 Longwood downed Miller Place, 42-29, using a full-court press that forced eight turnovers and held Miller Place scoreless in the last quarter. Longwood 16 9 10 7 42 Miller Place 8 10 11 0 29 Longwood: Keyes 1-3-5, Klaiber 5-0-10, Chiampiou 1-2-4, Grimes 4-0-8, McKinney 0-1-1, Bendernagel 4-4-12, Holmes 1-0-2. Totals: 16-10-42. Miller Place: Keeney 2-0-4, McLaren 4-0-8, Bernier 3-0-6, Leahy 0-1-1, Walsh 2-0-4, Faivre 3-0-6. Totals: 14-1-29. Dec. 17

Centereach 9 9 19 16 53 Longwood 8 8 10 3 29 Centereach: McLaughlin 8-3-19, Overton 8-10-26, Muldoon 1-2-4, Kozlakowski 1-1-3, DiLorenzo 0-1-1. Totals: 18-17-53. Longwood: Keyes 0-3-3, Klaiber 2-1-5, Chiampou 1-0-2, McKinney 1-2-4, Coleman 0-1-1, Bendernagel 4-2-10, Holmes 1-2-4. Totals: 9-11-29. Dec. 21

Longwood 4 6 10 8 28 Smithtown East 14 19 18 10 61 Longwood: Bendernagel 5-0-10, Chiampiou 1-0-2, Holmes 3-0-6, Klaiber 2-2-6, McKinney 1-0-2, Muller 1-0-2. Totals: 13-2-28. Jan. 3

Sachem’s Kelly Crean scored 11 of her 15 points in the first quarter and added 11 rebounds in a 50-22 win over Longwood. League I Sachem 13 14 15 8 50 Longwood 6 4 0 12 22 Sachem: Crean 7-1-15, Zahakis 1-2-4, Marcoccio 1-0-2, Maloney 1-1-3, Bronzino 1-1-3, Hirtreiter 2-1-5, Kaczmarski 2-3-7, Hugelmeyer 1-1-3, Sheehan 2-0-4, Stewart 1-2-4. Totals: 19-12-50. Longwood: Bendernagel 3-1-7, Chiampou 1-2-4, Keyes 1-0-2, Klaiber 1-3-5, Muller 1-0-2, Coleman 0-1-1, Wareham 0-1-1. Totals: 7-8-22. Jan. 10

Longwood 13 13 11 5 42 Connetquot 12 11 16 21 60 Longwood: Bendernagel 9-1-19, Chiampoo 2-0-4, Holmes 2-0-4, Keyes 3-1-7, Klaiber 3-0-6, Coleman 0-1-1, Wareham 0-1-1. Totals: 19-4-42. Longwood 13 13 11 5 42 Connetquot 12 11 16 21 60 Longwood: Bendernagel 9-1-19, Chiampoo 2-0-4, Holmes 2-0-4, Keyes 3-1-7, Klaiber 3-0-6, Coleman 0-1-1, Wareham 0-1-1. Totals: 19-4-42. Connetquot: O’Donnell 3-1-7, Nolan 4-0-8, Egner 2-2-6, Hansen 3-5-11, Misson 0-1-1, Colligan 1-2-4, Buscemi 1-2-4, Sanguedolce 8-3-19. Totals: 22-16-60.  Jan. 14

 Brentwood 11 13 19 8 51 Longwood 7 4 6 14 31 Brentwood: Armstrong 4-2-10, Claudio 3-0-6, Ramirez 1-0-2, Smith 9-1-19, Dancy 4-0-8, McGlone 3-0-6. Totals: 24-3-51. Longwood: Bendernagel 3-0-6, Chiampiou 3-1-7, Keyes 0-1-1, Klaiber 4-1-9, Muller 2-0-4, Warenham 1-0-2, Holmes 1-0-2. Totals: 14-3-31. Jan. 17

Barbara Troiano led Ward Melville with 19 points, including 15 in the first half, as the Patriots routed Longwood, 76-32.  Longwood 11 8 7 6 32 Ward Melville 16 19 23 18 76 Longwood: Keyes 2-1-5, Holmes 2-0-4, Bendernagel 4-3-11, Kalbier 3-4-10, McKinney 1-0-2. Totals: 12-8-32. Ward Melville: Sherman 2-2-6, Miller 0-2-2, McKinnon 7-0-14, Campanale 3-2-8, Mirabella 6-3-15, Mormando 4-2-10, Campbell 1-0-2, Troiano 7-5-19. Totals: 30-16-76. Jan. 21

Patchogue-Medford 12 16 17 18 63 Longwood 3 16 5 14 38 Patchogue-Medford: Gagnon 3-4-10, Burton 9-0-18, Grieco 3-6-12, Dobbins 1-2-4, Seubert 1-1-3, Dryland 1-0-2, Cusick 2-2-6, Barkek 1-0-2, Antonio 1-0-2, Pollaci 1-2-4. Totals: 23-17-63. Longwood: Holmes 2-2-6, Grimes 0-1-1, Bendernagel 5-6-16, McKinney 1-1-3, Klaiber 6-0-12. Totals: 14-10-38. Jan. 25

Longwood 16 11 9 10 46 Floyd 8 15 14 12 49 Longwood: Keyes 4-1-9, Muller 1-0-2, Holmes 2-0-4, Bendernagel 9-3-21, Klaiber 3-4-10. Totals: 19-8-46. Floyd: Pugliese 3-3-9, Kolkmeyer 6-3-15, Juan 1-4-6, Kimball 4-1-9, Engmann 1-0-2, Campbell 3-0-6, Colwell 1-0-2. Totals: 19-11-49. Jan. 28

Longwood 15 8 10 10 43 Sachem 10 14 12 22 58 Longwood: Bendernagel 10-10-30, Holmes 2-0-4, Keyes 2-1-5, Klaiber 1-0-2, Muller 1-0-2. Totals: 16-11-43. Sachem: Crean 5-8-18, Zahakis 1-3-5, Hirtreiter 0-2-2, Burke 1-0-2, Maloney 1-0-2, Bronzino 1-1-3, Hugelmeyer 3-10-16, Kaczmarski 3-4-10. Totals: 15-28-58. Jan. 31

Connetquot 17 9 16 19 61 Longwood 11 19 9 13 52 Connetquot: O’Donnell 2-2-6, Nolan 5-4-14, Dygus 1-0-2, Egner 1-7-9, Hansen 4-0-8, Colligan 1-0-2, Sanguedolce 6-6-18, Juhase 1-0-2. Totals: 21-19-61. Longwood: Bendernagel 9-2-20, Holmes 4-1-9, Muller 1-0-2, Klaiber 5-6-16, Keyes 1-3-5. Totals: 20-12-52. Feb. 4

Longwood 2 4 9 8 23 Brentwood 22 8 8 20 58 Longwood: Bendernagel 4-3-11, Chaimpou 1-0-2, Holmes 1-0-2, Klaiber 3-0-6, McKin – ney 1-0-2. Totals: 10-3-23. Brentwood: Armstrong 4-2-10, Claudio 1-5-7, Ramirez 1-0-2, Smith 4-3-11, Lugo 5-0-10, Dancey 3-1-7, McGlone 4-1-9, Ramos 1-0-2. Totals: 23-12-58. Feb. 6

Ward Melville 13 20 12 17 62 Longwood 5 2 3 11 21 Ward Melville: Sherman 2-5-9, McKinnon 5-0-10, Campanale 2-1-5, Mirabella 3-1-7, Mormando 2-1-5, Campbell 2-4-8, Troiano 7-4-18. Totals: 23-16-62. Longwood: Chiampone 3-0-6, Klarber 0-2-2, Holmes 3-7-13. Totals: 6-9-21.Feb. 8

Lindenhurst extended its League I unbeaten streak to 13 games with a 55-32 triumph over Longwood yesterday in girls basketball. Monika Kost led Lindenhurst with 16 points, including 8-for-11 from the foul line . Lindenhurst 16 11 19 9 55 Longwood 6 9 9 8 32 Lindenhurst: J. Reilly 3-0-6, M. Reilly 3-0-6, Pugh 5-0-10, N. Ford 7-0-14, Kost 4-8-16, C. Ford 0-1-1, Gebhard 1-0-2. Totals: 23-9-55. Longwood: Muller 1-0-2, Chiampiou 1-0-2, McKinney 3-0-6, Klaiber 2-2-6, Holmes 2-3-7, Bendernagel 4-1-9. Totals: 13-6-32. Feb. 11

Patchogue-Medford 10 12 12 16 50 Longwood: Bendernagel 6-3-15, Chiampiou 3-0-6, Holmes 3-0-6, Muller 2-0-4, Klaiber 3-1-7, McKinney 1-1-3. Totals: 18-5-41. Patchogue-Medford: Gagnon 4-1-9, Grieco 10-3-23, Dobbins 0-5-5, Seubert 1-0-2, Dyrland 5-0-10, Pollaci 0-1-1. Totals: 20-10-50. Feb. 13

A Lion in Winter, Spring and Fall: [SUFFOLK Edition]

Herrmann, Mark. Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 29 May 1986:

Jenny Krucher is an athlete for all seasons and an all-star inevery one of them. The Longwood High School student made the All-League II softballteam as a ninth-grader in the spring of 1983, and has not gone through a soccer, basketball or softball schedule since then without winning an all-league plaque.

Now, as the senior fullback/power forward/catcher approaches the end of her final season at Longwood, she is leading the first-place Lions into the softball playoffs, which begin tomorrow.

“She’s one terrific ballplayer. As an opposing coach, I can tell you that she’s always been a thorn in my side,” said Tom Ferrigno, who coaches girls basketball and softball at Floyd. “I’m going to be happy to see her graduate.

“She’s a terrific kid, aside from all her talents,” Ferrigno said.

Coaches and teammates acknowledge Krucher’s coordination, strength and aggressiveness. But just as prominent, they say, are her leadership skills. “She takes control of a game,” said Melissa Silberman, a softball teammate. “Even though I’m the pitcher, and a pitcher is supposed to control the game, she’s the one who sees everything.”

While many athletes were forsaking some sports to specialize in their best events, the 5-foot-9 Krucher was a triple-threat. She excelled at some unsavory chores: chasing speedy strikers, jostling tall players for rebounds, blocking pitches in the dirt.

“I never really considered it that way,” Krucher said. “I’ve always just enjoyed being in the middle of the action.”

This honor student – 22nd in a class of 497 – usually was in the middle of the action and at the top of team statistics sheets. She was one of the leading scorers on her soccer team, even though her position was defensive. During the 1985-86 basketball season, she was the third leading scorer in Suffolk. In softball, her .378 batting average and her strong throwing arm earned her a place on the all-Suffolk team last year.

Krucher is the only person to acheive this rare quinella: she once scored 20 points against Sue Wicks of Center Moriches, now a college basketball all-America; and she had two hits in a game against Vicki Kennedy, pitcher for the state softball champion Comsewogue team.

Performances like that require extensive rehearsal. “I’ve been taught that if you’re not getting better, you’re getting worse,” she said. Two summers ago, she persuaded her parents to drive her to Nassau several times a week for high-caliber softball games. Last summer, she played on soccer, basketball and softball teams. “It was great. There was something to do every night,” she said.

Her athletic career at the University of Massachusetts will not be so diversified. She will play softball in the spring and practice for it during the fall and winter.

Softball scores highest on her own preference scale. Her brightest moment in high school sports, she said, came in 1983, when the Lions reached the county softball semifinals. Her worst memory dates back to 1984, when an injury kept her out of the softball playoffs.

Of course, Krucher is not the only standout in coach Kevin McCarthy’s successful lineup. Shortstop Jenny Cardone is a two-time all-Suffolk player who is bound for Adelphi’s nationally ranked team. Debbie Miley, Kristine Heller, Laura Chiampou and Chrissie Holmes all have won games for the Lions.

But Silberman is not uncertain about Krucher’s importance. “Without her,” the pitcher said of her batterymate, “I don’t think we could win.”

Although Longwood will be one of the most experienced playoff teams in its fourth straight appearance, it is not considered one of the tournament favorites by Suffolk coaches.

Many coaches think either Comsewogue and Connetquot will win the title, but they feel Bay Shore also has a chance. League VI champion Bellport is rated a possible contender.