Another Title Run at Longwood? Cross-country teams reload; Miller Place plans field hockey defense: [EAST END Edition]

By A.J. Benza. STAFF WRITER. Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 22 Sep 1991

Longwood‘s girls cross country team should enjoy another successful season as it returns five of the seven girls who earned coach Chris Duffner his second county title and a fifth-place finish at the state meet. Erin Dolan, who finished fifth at the states, is joined by Kristen Bradley, Jenn Delosso, Stacy Cuozzo and Sue Dunbar. Duffner said all the girls should record times between 19:56 and 21:45.

There should be some competition, however, coming from Floyd – the team that defeated Longwood in the Conference I championship and is returning all seven girls. Floyd’s Tammy Koch is someone to watch. She and Dolan are expected to vie for postseason titles now that East Islip’s Jen Norton is gone. The first dual meet between the two teams is scheduled for Oct. 1 at Sunken Meadow.

“We’re {Longwood and Floyd} also going to bang heads in the conference meet and the county meet,” said Duffner, whose teams have finished among the county’s top five over the past four years. “But I like our chances. I think we have the best team we’ve ever had.” That might be true, but Bay Shore should also be considered as it returns all its girls, too. 

In girls cross country, Longwood teammates Kristen Bradley and Erin Dolan finished tied for first-place in 19:42 at Sunken Meadow State Park to lead Longwood in a 22-33 win over Floyd. – Oct 2.

Erin Dolan finished third in the Class C girls three-mile race (18:48) to help Longwood win the team title (54 points) at the Suffer Invitational at Bear Mountain State Park.

In the boys competition, Danny Murphy took first (15:52) in the Class A three-mile race to help Longwood to a second-place finish (63 points). Washingtonville (Rockland County) took first (52). Sept. 22

In girls cross country, Bay Shore (7-0) clinched the League III-IV title by defeating Comsewogue, 15-50, at Sunken Meadow. Bay Shore’s Kristen Kroger won the three-mile race with a time of 20:45 . . . Catherine Drew ran a 21:49 as Mercy (7-0) clinched the League VII title with a 19-42 win over Mount Sinai . . . Eighth-grader Regine Ely ran a 20:21 as Connetquot won its fourth consecutive League II title with a 23-33 win over Whitman. . . . Erin Dolan and Kristen Bradley both ran 20:12 as Longwood (5-0) clinched the League I title with a 15-46 win over Half Hollow Hills. – Oct. 23

In the girls championships, Sachem’s Shari Mack (19:48.8) had the fastest time of the day, but Longwood placed three runners in the top five to win the Conference I meet. – Oct. 26

Conference I – 1. Shari Mark, Sachem, 19:48.8; 2. Erin Dolan, Longwood, 20:10.3; 3. Karen Labbadia, Sachem, 20:21.2; 4. Kristen Bradley, Longwood, 20:49.6; 5. Kristen Fosdick, Longwood, 20:59. Team Scoring – Longwood 38, Sachem 52.

Girls Cross Country STATE INTERSECTIONAL CROSS COUNTRY MEET At Elma Meadows, Buffalo Winner and Top LI Finishers Class A – Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 11 Nov 1991

Team – 1. Saratoga 27, 2. Fairport 102, 3. Bay Shore 118, 4. Valley Stream Central 135, 5. Monroe Woodbury 155, 6. William Floyd 157, 7. Baldensville 158, 8. Mepham 198, 9. Ithaca 205, 10. Frontier 210, 11. Arlington 223. Individual – 1. Jessica Milosch (Saratoga), 18:16.2; 6. Liz Cotter (Valley Stream Central), 19:20.7; 10. Debbie Brown (Valley Stream Central), 19:36.5; 11. Shari Mark (Sachem), 19:37.1; 20. Kristen Kroger (Bay Shore), 19:56.0; 29. Emily Germano (Bay Shore), 20:14.1; 30. Kristen Fosdick (Longwood), 20:15.0; 32. Karen Labbadia (Sachem), 20:19.7; 42. Tami Koch (Floyd), 20:29.8; 46. Chante Daily (Bay Shore), 20:34.3. Class B