Longwood 91, Floyd 59. Longwood‘s Owen Sanford won the 110 high and the 400 intermediate hurdles and teammate Heath Fitzsimmons won the shot put and discus. April 10

Middle Country Relays at Centereach (Running events in meters) Boys

1,600 Walk – 1. Sachem 14:53.0; 2. Centereach 15:17.0; 3. Commack North 15:29.0 Harold Schwab 300 Intermediate Hurdles – 1. Centereach (Maldonardo, Morgan, Esposito) 2:06.2; 2. Sachem 2:10.8; 3. Longwood 2:12.4. William Iaia 4 x 1,600 – 1. Longwood (Brinton, Fragalia, Krause, Byrnes) 18:17; 2. St. Anthony’s 18:31; 3. Miller Place 18:36. Sprint Medley – 1. Hauppauge (R. Todman, J. Todman, Niemann, Rodman) 3:43.3; 2. Sachem 3:45.2. 3. Northport 3:45.8. Al Krauser 4 x 400 – 1. Centereach (Reilly, Poli, Maldonardo, Morgan) 3:31.9; 2. Hauppauge 3:36.0; 3. Amityville 3:41.0. Distance Medley – 1. Longwood (Brinton, Fragalia, Byrnes, Fagen) 10:53.7. 2. Commack North 11:11.0; 3. Miller Place 11:32.0 Joseph Muller 4 x 200 – 1. Centereach (Pagliarulo, Reilly, Treacy, Galeano) 1:33.1; 2. Deer Park 1:33.5; 3. St. Anthony’s 1:35.4. Harry Schneider 330 High Hurdles – 1. Centereach (Chin, J. Morgan, Tiedemann) 47.5; 2. St. Anthony’s 51.0; 3. Bayport 51.1. 4 x 800 – 1. St. Anthony’s A 8:224.7; 2. Centereach 8:27.4; 3. St. Anthony’s B 8:45. High Jump – Centereach (Kopf, Morgan, Galeano) 17-9; 2. Sachem 17-1; 3. Newfield 16-6. Pole Vault – 1. Sachem 33-0; 2. St. Anthony’s 32-6; 3. Longwood 32-6. Shot Put – 1. Longwood 122-7 2. Bayport 119-11 1/2; 3. Centereach 119-11. Triple Jump – 1. Patchogue-Medford 118-1; 2. Centereach 117-3; 3. Deer Park 116-9. Discus – Centereach (Lamm, Fasano, Bittmann) 343-6; 2. St. Anthony’s 339-4; Deer Park 331-1. Long Jump – 1. Riverhead (Smith, Norton, James) 58-9; Deer Park 57-6; St. Anthony’s 56-9. Team Scoring: Centereach 114, St. Anthony’s 80, Longwood 54, Sachem 53, Bayport 47, Hauppauge and Deer Park 28, Miller Place 21, Riverhead 19, Commack North and Newfiled 18, Northport 16. April 19

Longwood 94, Lindenhurst 56. Longwood‘s George Watley won the long jump with a leap of 20-5 and the high jump at 6-0. Teammate Heath Fitzsimmons took the discus (137 1/2) and shot put (47-9). April 22

Longwood Wins Relays: [NASSAU AND SUFFOLK Edition]

Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 26 Apr 1987

Longwood took the 4 x 800 relay in the large-school division as Greg Fragola, Stuart Byrne, Eric Gennes and Shawn Brinton ran an 8:02.9, the best time by a Long Island team this season.

Horace Bryan, Adrian Ellis, Paul McAleavey and Frank Dwyer were clocked in 3:20.8 as Elmont took second in its heat in the 4 x 400. Elmont’s time was the fastest by a Long Island school this season and good for sixth place overall in the small-school division.

Other results: 4×400 (Small Schools) – 2. Garden City (Scott Hamilton, David Bark, Pete Hess, John Evans) 3:27.2. 4×400 (Large Schools) – 2. Uniondale (Orville Sweeney, Arthur Vaughn, Tim Jinks, Kenrick Phill) 3:28.95. 2. Longwood (Owen Sanford, Derek Fore, Ben Alston, Daryl Gibson) 3:33.0. 4 x 800 (Large Schools) – 4. Northport (Larry Kusko, Bob Gehrhardt, Fred Frein, Ken Young) 8:03.8. Smithtown Invitational At Smithtown East (Running events in meters)

Longwood on Track At the Penn Relays: [SUFFOLK Edition]

Herrmann, Mark. Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 30 Apr 1987

Longwood‘s Eric Gennes said he felt good before the final race – and it was an eerie feeling. “Usually, I’m the most nervous,” said the senior, who ran the third leg in the 4 x 800-meter relay at the Penn Relays in Philadelphia last Saturday. “I don’t know why, but I was making jokes.”

It turned out that Gennes and teammates Greg Fragola, Stuart Byrne and Shawn Brinton had nothing to be nervous about. They won their event at the prestigious meet, finishing in 8 minutes, 2.9 seconds – the best time by a Long Island team this year.

“We wanted to open their eyes to some big-time competition,” Longwood coach Tony Toro said of his runners. “Fortunately, they responded well.”

They didn’t pause to collect a lot of details, however. Gennes ran the pivotal third leg, but he doesn’t remember who his closest competitor was. “I was two or three yards behind him when I got the baton,” Gennes said. “Everybody said that I blew him out on the kick.”

He had to take everybody’s word for it. “I didn’t look back,” he said.

Now, they are looking ahead, with their eyes on other events. Gennes said that the foursome probably won’t be concentrating on the relay until the Suffolk spring championships.

But Toro does not think he has seen the last – or the best – of that relay team. “We’re hoping they can break 7:55 by the end of the season,” the coach said.

Longwood 91, Patchogue-Medford 59. John Barry cleared 12-6 to win the pole vault and Fred Lutzen took the discus at 128-10 for Longwood. May 1

Parnell Pierre-Louis of Brentwood (1 minute, 56.5 seconds) and Fred Frein of Northport (1:58.5) qualified for today’s 800 final. Northport’s Larry Kusko (58.0) qualified for the 400 intermediate hurdles final. Greg Fregola of Longwood qualified for the 1,600 final (no time available). The meet concludes today. May 9

Longwood 85, Sachem 65. Longwood (6-0), led by Kevin Krause, clinched at least a tie for the League I dual-meet title. Krause won the 1,600 (4:30.2) and 3,200 (9:50.3). Sachem’s Richie Mendez won the long jump (20-2) and triple jump (43-6). Teammate Bob Achenbach won the high jump (6-2) and pole vault (126). May 14c

John Drinkwater of Longwood cleared 13 feet to win the pole vault in the Longwood Invitational at Shoreham-Wading River. Copiague’s Tom Forster took the triple jump at 45-10 1/2. INVITATIONAL MEET At Shoreham-Wading River (All running events in meters)

Winners: Pole Vault – Drinkwater (Longwood) 130. Triple Jump – Forster (Copiague) 45-10 1/2. Long Jump – Forster (Copiague) 21-10 3/4. Shot Put – Snbekowski (Smithtown East) 41-6. Discus – Nolan (Port Jefferson) 126-4. High Jump – Jones (Amityville) 6-3.

 Byrnes (Longwood) 2:02.5. 1,600 – Krause (Longwood) 4:31.1. 3,200 – Krause (Longwood) 9:54.2. 400 – Forster (Copiague) 51.3. 4 x 800 Relay – 1. Longwood (Krause, Byrnes, Granshaw, Curley) 8:40.7. 4 x 200 Relay – 1. Amityville (Jones, Neal, McPhearson, Doughty) 1:37.4. 4 x 400 Relay – 1. Miller Place (Keany, Girard, Payne, Koehler) 3:39.0.

Top Three Teams – Longwood 68, Brentwood 53, Centereach 51. May 16

Longwood Triumphs In Conference I Track: [SUFFOLK Edition]

Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 22 May 1987

Kevin Krause, Shawn Birnton and Greg Fargola finished 1-2-3 in the 1,600-meter run to lead Longwood to the Conference I boys track title at Centereach with 131 points. Sachem (97), which won five events to Longwood‘s four, placed second, with Centereach (86) third. Bob Achenbach of Sachem was the meet’s only doublewinner, capturing the pole vault and the high jump. Conference I Meet at Centereach (Running events in meters)

Winners: 100 – Plescia (S) 10.6. 200 – Galeano (Cent) 22.1. 400 – Moore (Brent) 50.7. 800 – PierreLouis (Brent) 1:58.2. 1,600 – Krause (Long) 4:27.2. 3,200 – Birnton (Long) 9:41.7. 400 Intermediate Hurdles – Kusko (Npt) 57.8. 110 High Hurdles – Tomlin (NB) 14.8. 1,600 Walk – Krasnoff (S), 7:24.1. Shot Put – LoGrippo (Con), 53-0. Discus – Lutzen (Long), 1395. Pole Vault – Achenbach (S), 13-0. High Jump – Achenbach (S) 6-4. Long Jump – Clemons (NB) 2111 1/4. Triple Jump – Mendez (S), 44-3 1/2. 4 x 100 Relay – Brentwood (Brantley, Watts, Whitehead, Carpenter) 44.3. 4 x 400 Relay – Longwood (Fore, Gibson, Marelli, Sanford) 3:32.3. 4 x 800 Relay – Brentwood (McCauley, Melendez, Shy, Pierre-Louis) 8:06.6. Team Scoring – Longwood 131, Sachem 97, Centereach 86, Brentwood 71, North Babylon 51, Northport 37, Whitman 30, Half Hollow Hills East 21, Connetquot 10, Lindenhurst 9, Patchogue-Medford 6, Smithtown East 5, Ward Melville 2, Floyd 1. Riverhead Wins Conference III

Longwood Leads Track: [SUFFOLK Edition]

Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 30 May 1987:

Shawn Brinton of Longwood won the 3,200 meters in the first day of the Suffolk boys track championships yesterday at Harborfields with a time of 9 minutes, 18.2 seconds, the fastest time by a Suffolk boy this season. Teammate Kevin Krause finished second and it gave Longwood first place in the team standings after two events with 20 points.

Copiague, led by Robert Foster’s victory in the long jump with a leap of 21 feet, 5 1/2 inches, is in second place with 18 points.

The remaining events will be contested today at Harborfields starting at 11 a.m. Boys Championships At Harborfields

Long Jump – 1. *Robert Foster (Cop) 21-5 1/2; 2. *Cohn (Cop) 21-2 3/4; 3. Anderson (I) 20-4 3/4; 4. Richardson (Riv) 20- 3/4; 5. Alston (L) 19-11; 6. Hibbert (WB) 19-8 3/4. 3,200 – 1. *Shawn Brinton (L) 9:18.2; 2. *Krause (L) 9:19.2; 3. *Smith (Harb) 9:23.5; 4. Larney (Say) 9:23.8; 5. Martin (MP) 9:32.8; 6. Caskey (MP) 9:36.7. Team Scoring – Longwood 20, Copiague 18, Islip 6, Harborfields 6, Riverhead 4, Sayville 4, Miller Place 3, West Babylon 1.