Boys and Girls Cross Country
Bay Shore, the state meet runner-up the last two seasons, is poised for a big year with four All-State runners returning. Seniors Emily Germano and Chante Daily and sophomores Laura Mina and Melissa Malakoff anchor the two-time defending county Class A champs. “I’m very excited,” coach Luis Pena said. “Some good things will be coming our way with this group.” Throw in All-State honorable mention senior Erin Hayes and senior Melissa Keckler and you have a core of six All-County runners who led Bay Shore to a final ranking of ninth in the USA Today / Foot Locker national poll.
Sachem and Longwood also will be strong. Brentwood senior Danielle Safran has won the last two county Class A individual titles. Miller Place and Shoreham-Wading River are the Class B favorites, and two-time defending individual champ Janelle Kraus makes Shelter Island / Southold / Pierson a Class C threat.
Middle Country (a combination of Newfield and Centereach) will likely repeat as Suffolk Class A boys champs. All-State junior Jason Soricelli finished sixth at the county individual Class A championship and could push defending champ Anthony Famiglietti of Patchogue-Medford for the title. Also returning are seniors Mark Granshaw and Adam Muhleman and junior Kyle Kurtz, all All-County runners. Competition will come from Sachem and Patchogue-Medford. Last year’s top Class B teams, Mt. Sinai and Bayport-Blue Point, should battle again while Stony Brook is poised to take the Class C title from Mattituck. Sept. 8
Girls Cross Country
Sachem’s Shannon Weeks ran 18:59 for the three-mile course at Cathedral Pines in Middle Island as Sachem defeated Longwood, 26-31 . . . Michelle Stephano’s first-place finish for Half Hollow Hills (19:44) broke the South Haven Park course record, but Patchogue-Medford won the dual meet. Carrin Saas, the previous record holder with a 19:50 time last year, finished second for the Raiders . . . Cheryl Carey won the three-mile race at Sunken Meadow in 19:55 as Shoreham-Wading River beat Bayport-Blue Point, 17-43 . . . Mercy freshman Kristen Andrews led all girls in her first varsity race, covering the 3.1-mile course at Riverhead’s Indian Island Park in 23:01. Despite Andrews’ win, the Mustangs lost to Mattituck, 20-35. Connetquot 22 Northport 37 Hampton Bays 16 Stony Brook 45 Harborfields 18 Babylon 45 Mattituck 20 Mercy 35 Mt. Sinai 15 Wyandanch 40 Patchogue-Medford 22 Half Hollow Hills 35 Port Jefferson 23 East Hampton/Bridge 34 Sachem 26 Longwood 31 Shoreham-Wading River 17 Bayport-Blue Point 43 West Islip 27 Riverhead 29. Sept. 20
29th annual Nassau Coaches Invitational at New York Tech
Varsity A – 1. Taissa Kuncio (Manhasset) 18:53.3. 2. Kristin Fosdick (Longwood) 20:08.1. 3. Jessica Bradley (Longwood) 20:20.3. 4. Jen Doherty (Calhoun) 20:27.6. Team scoring: Longwood 35, Manhasset 81, Mepham 83. Sept. 24
Suffolk County Coaches Invitational
Varsity A: 1. Janelle Kraus (Shelter Island) 19:51.7. 2. Michelle Stefano (Half Hollow Hills) 20:01.8. 3. Katie Petersen (Tottenville) 20:12.6. 4. Jessica Bradley (Longwood) 20:27.9. 5. Jen Doherty (Calhoun) 20:28.9. Team Scoring: Tottenville 75, Longwood 89, Floyd 105, St. John’s 183, Massapequa 199. Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 01 Oct 1995:
St. Anthony’s Invitational
Girls Varsity A-1 – 1. Danielle Wallace (Herricks) 19:28.5. 2. Deven Fister (Arlington) 20:10. 3. Corin Sytcliff (Newburgh) 20:19. 4. Emily Weiner (Bellport) 20:22. 6. Jen Dogherty (Calhoun) 20:23. 7. Jessica Bradley (Longwood) 20:25. 8. Tonya Yokum (Baldwin) 20:28.
Team Scoring – Arlington 66, Bellport 97, Suffern 99, Longwood 154, John Jay 222, Mepham 253, Massapequa 286, Sacred Heart 299, South Side 319, Middletown 337, Hicksville 377, West Islip 404, Hauppauge 450, Freeport 511, Cardozo 574.
Eastern States competition.
Longwood‘s Kristin Fosdick was second (15:44), and Sacha Phillips of Uniondale seventh (16:38) in the Varsity E race. – Oct. 15
SUFFOLK CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS At Sunken Meadow Park – Conference I
1. Keri Seher (Sac), 19:36.3; 2. Michelle Stefano (HHHE), 19:44 3. Shannon Weeks (Sac), 19:53; 4. Kristen Fosdick (Long), 19:56; 5. Laura Mina (BS), 20:08; 6. Katie Wrinkle (PM), 20:09; 7. Melissa Malakoff (BS), 20:09.4; 8. Erin Hayes (BS), 20:11; 9. Chante Daily (BS), 20:12; 10. Emily Weinert (Bel), 20:17; 11. Emily Germano (BS), 20:18; 12. Dana Bodnarchuk (Bel), 20:23; 13. Margurite Beznica (Con), 20:33; 14. Walsh (Nort), 20:48; 15. Jamie Donaruma (Sac), 20:52. Team Scores – Bay Shore 40, Sachem 78, Bellport 92, Longwood 125, Floyd 171, Connetquot and Patchogue-Medford 182, Northport 197, Smithtown 203, Commack 235, Half Hollow Hills 236. Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 29 Oct 1995: