WINTER PRIVIEW GIRLS BOWLING: EI formidable again, but MC will contend
Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 12 Dec 2010:
In news that will surprise few, East Islip is again the favorite among Suffolk girls bowling teams. The Big Red Machine churns out elite bowlers each year without fail. The Lady Redmen return with a loaded roster led by Tara Ernst (203 average) and Nancy Baione (192). Sophomore Lena Sorrentino led Long Island with a 215.2 average and this year could challenge the record of 218.4, held by former teammate Ali Martin.
Middle Country, however, is the reigning county champion after upsetting East Islip in the county tournament and coming within 47 pins of a state title. Middle Country returns Melissa Sherwin and Kelly Skalacki, who, along with up-and-comers Sarah Harley and Eva Meyer, should keep the Cougarines in contention.
Longwood, third in the county meet, has a talented young group led by Brianna Meyer (187) and Kylie Spillett. Islip lost its best two bowlers but will remain competitive with Lori Greenblatt and Angelina Macaluso. Patchogue-Medford, the 2008 champion, should contend with Zulfiye Bademci. Commack has talent, led by Alana Norotsky and Jackie Castelli. Sachem North, with all-star Kathryn Rivera (193), North Babylon, with Abigail Casale, and Comsewogue, with Deanna Clark, will all be in the mix.
GIRLS BOWLING
Longwood 3, Ward Melville 0: Seventh-grader Brielle Spillett had a 212 in Game 3 and Kylie Spillett a 207 in Game 2 to lead Longwood (1-0) to a 792-628, 856-657, 918-600 win in League II. Brianna Myer had a 215 in Game 2. Dec. 7
Comsewogue 804 937 951 2 Longwood 893 841 879 1. Deanna Clark bowled a 265 in Game 2 of a 663 series to lead Comsewogue in a 804-893, 937-841, 951-879 win.Dec. 10
Longwood 3, Eastport-South Manor 0: Kylie Spillett bowled a 256 in Game 2 of a 603 series and Brianna Meyer bowled a 236 in Game 1 of a 645 series for Longwood in a 941-448, 943-440, 909-462 win. Dec. 14
Longwood 793 838 836 Bellport 774 763 780. Dec. 15
Middle Country 2, Longwood 1: Kelly Skalacki bowled 269 in the first game of a 696 series and Melissa Sherwin added 263 in Game 1 of a 669 series to lead Middle Country in a 1,050-883, 976-868, 922-946 win. Sarah Harley had a 226 in the second game of a 655 series for Middle Country.dec. 17
Patchogue-Medford 894 869 946 2 Longwood 887 1023 882 1. Dec. 21
Sachem East 894 900 775 Longwood 883 859 868. Dec. 22
Longwood 2, Sachem North 1: Kelly McDermott and Brianna Meyer each rolled 617 series to lead Longwood (5-4) to a 928-782, 926-773, 885-888 victory in League II. Sachem North’s Kathryn Rivera had a 265 in Game 3 of a 640 series. Dec. 24
Longwood 859 1024 869 3 W Melville 597 627 660 0. Kelly McDermott bowled a 221 in Game 2 of a 627 series and Kylie Spillett shot a high score of 261 in Game 2 of a 623 series to lead Longwood in an 859-597, 1,024-627, 869-660 win. Jan. 4
Longwood 890 970 1062 3 Central Islip 610 567 582 0. Jan. 5
Longwood 3, Comsewogue 0: Kylie Spillett had a high game of 237, Brianna Meyer had a 631 series and Kristen McDermott added a 255 in a 634 series for Longwood (8-4, League II) in a 1,071-906, 1,024-830, 1,016-941 win. It’s the first time Longwood has bowled more than 1,000 in each game of a match, coach Mary Jane Meyer told Newsday. Jan. 7
Longwood 1071 1024 1016 3 Comsewogue 907 830 941 0 . Jan. 7
Longwood 3, Eastport-South Manor 0: Brianna Meyer bowled a 251 in Game 3 of a 667 series to lead Longwood to the 985-580, 918-662, 929-572 win. Kylie Spillett shot a 233 in Game 3 of a 624 series and Kelly McDermott shot a 215 in Game 1 of a 607 series. Jan. 11
Longwood 3, Brentwood 0: Brianna Meyer bowled a 223 in Game 2 of a 634 series for Longwood (10-4) in a 917-701, 934-840, 989-849 win in League II. Jan. 12
Longwood 917 934 989 3 Brentwood 701 840 849 0. Jan. 12
Meyer keys Longwood upset of Middle Country
Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 14 Jan 2011
Sophomore Brianna Meyer bowled 258 in the third game of a career-best 706 series as Longwood snapped Middle Country’s 38-match winning streak with a 1,061-972, 974-1008, 1,000-840 victory in League II.
Kylie Spillett rolled 248 in Game 1 of a 698 series for Longwood. Middle Country (13-1), the defending Suffolk champion, hadn’t lost a league match since the 2008-09 season.
“The girls were pumped, screaming and having a good time,” aid Lions coach Chris MacKenzie, whose team improved to 11-4. “I think [this win] is gonna give us great momentum. We showed that we’re a team to be reckoned with.”
Kelly McDermott had a 577 series and Krista McDermott rolled a 549 series for Longwood.
Longwood 812 902 886 2 Pat-Medford 829 870 829 1. Jan. 19
girls BOWLING
Suffolk Singles and Doubles Tournament. Middle Country’s Melissa Sherwin bowled a 532 two-game series to win the ‘A’ bracket of the Suffolk Girls Singles & Doubles Tournament yesterday at East Islip Lanes.
Tara Ernst of East Islip took second with a 496 series and Sarah Harley (Middle Country) finished third with a 476. Talia Cohen of Commack won the ‘B’ division with a 455 and Lindsay Abrams (Islip) had a 442 to take second. Nikki Goodman (Sachem East) and Victoria Lewis each shot 367 to finish tied for first in the ‘C’ bracket. Longwood‘s Taylor Schmidt and Patchogue-Medford’s Taylor Llorens each bowled a 281 for the ‘D’ title.
Doubles. The East Islip tandem of Ernst and Lena Sorrentino combined for a 897 series to win the ‘A’ doubles. Harley and Sherwin (Middle Country) took second with a 868, and Nancy Baione and Kelsey Fyer (East Islip) bowled a 836 for third. Longwood sisters Kelly and Kristin McDermott shot a 835 to win the ‘B’ division. Olivia Lopera and Amanda Schilling (East Islip) shot a 609 to win the ‘C’ division. Jan. 20
Sachem East 874 946 951 2 Longwood 936 839 868 1. Jan 21
BOWLING
Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 13 Feb 2011
The Suffolk All-Star bowling teams, which were comprised of the top five averages in the county and the winner of the Suffolk singles tournament, will compete against fellow sectional All-Star teams at the state tournament in Syracuse on March 6.
Leading the boys All-Star team will be Matt Skalacki of Middle Country, who set a new Suffolk county record with a 232.7 average. He will be joined by Jeremy Milito (229 average) and Steve Sabella (219.3) of Sachem East, Gregg Reed (220) of Smithtown, Josh Sposito (218) of Lindenhurst, and Joseph Pontorno (217.8) of Hauppauge.
Representing the girls will be Middle Country’s Melissa Sherwin, who finished with the highest average among Long Island girls with a 215.3 and also won the singles tournament. She is joined by her teammate Kelly Skalacki (206.2), Jessica Calandra (206) of Patchogue-Medford, Brianna Meyer (204.8) and Kylie Spillett (198.3) of Longwood and Lori Greenblatt (197.1) of Islip.
SECTIONAL ALL-STAR BOWLING:
Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 07 Mar 2011:
East Meadow’s Erica Tuthill, the only senior among six LI girls competing yesterday, could admit she was “definitely not” the most mature of the group.
“Fun” was the operative word for Long Island’s stars. The bonding on the long bus rides and good times with friends are most memorable for Tuthill, who shot 1,026 in her last high school event.
So although Section II toppled 5,748 pins to win, and Suffolk (5,425) and Nassau (5,318) took fifth and sixth, respectively, spirits remained high.
“We obviously wanted first, but this wasn’t bad. We enjoyed ourselves,” Middle Country freshman Kelly Skalacki said. Last year, she helped lead a comeback en route to second place in an emotional state tournament. This time, as an All-Star, “it’s much more relaxed.”
Sewanhaka District’s Rebecca Gotterbarn bowled a 1,144 series and Carle Place’s Dhara Kadakia 1,055 to lead Nassau. Melissa Sherwin (Middle Country) had 1,084 and Lori Greenblatt (Islip) 1,057 for Suffolk. Longwood‘s Kylie Spillett had the tournament’s second-highest game with a 233 and Gotterbarn and Kayla Cappuzzo both rolled 226 to tie for third.