Longwood vs Smithtown
Tuesday November 29, 2022 at Smithtown
Longwood 28, Smithtown 12: Cassandra Edwards rolled a 225 as part of a 594 series in a Suffolk I opener. Ava Mazella bowled a 211, Mikayla James rolled a 198, and Maryanna Fanelli posted a 191.
Brentwood vs Longwood
Thursday December 01, 2022 at Longwood
Longwood 32, Brentwood 8
Longwood defeated Brentwood. The team was led by Mikalya Jones 203, Jolie Pennig, 205 and Cassie Edwards, 208.
Longwood vs Half Hollow Hills
Tuesday December 06, 2022 at Half Hollow Hills
Overall 10 – 0 | Conference 10 – 0
Overall 2 – 8 | Conference 2 – 8
| TEAMS | F |
|---|---|
| Longwood | 40 |
| Half Hollow Hills | 0 |
Sachem vs Longwood
Tuesday December 13, 2022 at Longwood
Overall 9 – 2 | Conference 9 – 2
Overall 10 – 0 | Conference 10 – 0
HIGHLIGHTS
Longwood 26, Sachem 14: Samantha Felice had a high game of 238 in game two and a 651 series for Longwood (3-0) in Suffolk I. Sachem’s Cira Arcangel had a high game of 236 and a 662 series.
Longwood vs Central Islip
Thursday December 15, 2022 at Central Islip
Overall 10 – 0 | Conference 10 – 0
Overall 4 – 5 | Conference 4 – 5
| TEAMS | F |
|---|---|
| Longwood | 35 |
| Central Islip | 5 |
Middle Country vs Longwood
Thursday January 05, 2023 at Longwood
Overall 2 – 5 | Conference 2 – 5
Overall 10 – 0 | Conference 10 – 0
| TEAMS | F |
|---|---|
| Middle Country | 7 |
| Longwood | 33 |
HIGHLIGHTS
Longwood 33, Middle Country 7: Sam Slocum bowled a 234 high game and a 644 series to lead Longwood (5-0) in Suffolk I. Mikayla James added a 629 series, Cassie Edwards rolled a 626 series and Sam Felice had a 619 series.
Smithtown / Kings Park vs Longwood
Tuesday January 10, 2023 at Longwood
Overall 6 – 3 | Conference 6 – 3
Overall 10 – 0 | Conference 10 – 0
| TEAMS | F |
|---|---|
| Smithtown / Kings Park | 10 |
| Longwood | 30 |
HIGHLIGHTS
Longwood 30, Smithtown/Kings Park 10: Sam Felice rolled a 246 as part of a 627 series in Suffolk I. Sam Slocum rolled a 244 as part of a 617 series for Longwood (7-0).
Longwood vs Brentwood
Thursday January 12, 2023 at Brentwood
Overall 10 – 0 | Conference 10 – 0
Overall 0 – 9 | Conference 0 – 9
HIGHLIGHTS
Longwood 30, Brentwood 10: Ava Mazella bowled a 214 high game and a 591 series to lead Longwood (8-0) in Suffolk I. Samantha Slocum added a 215 high game and a 586 series.
Half Hollow Hills vs Longwood
Tuesday January 17, 2023 at Longwood
Overall 2 – 8 | Conference 2 – 8
Overall 10 – 0 | Conference 10 – 0
| TEAMS | F |
|---|---|
| Half Hollow Hills | 10 |
| Longwood | 30 |
HIGHLIGHTS
Longwood 30, Half Hollow Hills 10: Sam Slocum bowled a high game of 267 and a 686 series to lead Longwood (9-0) in Suffolk I. Jolie Penney added a 237 of a 605 series in the victory.
Longwood vs Sachem
Tuesday January 24, 2023 at Sachem
Overall 10 – 0 | Conference 10 – 0
Overall 9 – 2 | Conference 9 – 2
HIGHLIGHTS
Longwood 36, Sachem 4: Mikayla James finished with a high game of 269 and a 716 series for Longwood in Suffolk I. Ava Mazella shot a 238 in a 679 series, Sam Felice shot a 246 and Jolie Penney shot a 244 in a 640 series. Cira Arcangel shot a 247 in a 717 series for Sachemc
Central Islip vs Longwood
Thursday January 26, 2023 at Longwood
Overall 4 – 8 | Conference 4 – 8
Overall 12 – 0 | Conference 12 – 0
| TEAMS | F |
|---|---|
| Central Islip | 10 |
| Longwood | 30 |
Longwood vs Middle Country
Tuesday January 31, 2023 at Middle Country
Overall 12 – 0 | Conference 12 – 0
Overall 3 – 6 | Conference 3 – 6
| TEAMS | F |
|---|---|
| Longwood | 30 |
| Middle Country | 10 |
HIGHLIGHTS
Longwood 30, Middle Country 10: Cassie Edwards shot 215, Jolie Penney shot 216, Sam Slocum shot 213, Ava Mazella shot 205, Sam Felice shot 206 and Kaylee Dwyer shot 199 to lead Longwood to an undefeated 12-0 season to win the Suffolk I title.
Congratulations to the girls’ varsity bowling team for their win against Central Islip and for clinching the League I title for the second consecutive season!
Samantha Felice had a high game of 258 and a three-game series of 674. Mikayla James had a high game of 214 and a three-game series of 619 to lead Longwood in the win. Seniors Cassandra Edwards, Samantha Slocum, Samantha Feliz, and Ileannah Rodriguez were also honored! #LCSDPride
Photos courtesy of Longwood High School junior Shawn Reynolds.
Longwood girls, boys win Suffolk bowling championships
By Matt Lindsay[email protected]Updated February 12, 2023 3:13 pm
A year later, Longwood finally got the clean sweep it was looking for.
After winning its second straight Suffolk County championship Saturday afternoon, Longwood’s girls bowling team headed to the other side of Bowlero Sayville to check on the boys team.
The Longwood boys entered the sixth and final game up 17 pins over East Islip and 133 pins on Sachem.
It came down to the final frame, when Dylan Dwyer bowled a turkey to cap a 225 in Game 6 to clinch the lead over East Islip.
“I believe that once you get the first strike, the next two will come to you,” said Dwyer, a junior. “After the first one, it felt like I was unconscious.”
But Sachem was on the verge of completing the comeback, sending Longwood’s supporters into a mental math frenzy.
After the final count, Longwood was ahead by 24 pins with a total of 6,279 to Sachem’s 6,255. East Islip (6,204) took third place and Comsewogue (5,978) placed fourth.
It marks Longwood’s third boys bowling title and first since 2005.
Longwood trailed East Islip by 106 pins after the first three games, but knocked down 1,183 pins in Game 4 to take an 89-pin lead.
“It felt amazing to take the lead like that,” senior Joe Kelly said. “But we knew we still had to stay motivated for the last two games.”
Kelly rolled a 266 in Game 4 and led Longwood with a 1,336 series.
Last year, Longwood was in first place entering the final game, but finished in fourth.
“The same thing happened last year where the girls came over to cheer our boys on, but we lost it in Game 6,” said coach Douglas Dwyer, Dylan’s father. “To have their support again was awesome.”
Longwood’s girls had a more relaxing finish.
They led by 324 pins entering the final game and finished with 6,044 pins. East Islip (5,697) took second and Sachem (5,607) placed third.
Even with the large lead, Longwood didn’t let up. Samantha Slocum, Ava Nazella, Samantha Felice and Jolie Penney all bowled higher than a 200 in the final game.
“Before the sixth game, I told them the differential and that it would be difficult for us to lose,” coach David Huey said. “I think if anything it loosened them up and they delivered.”
Slocum finished with a 1,289 series and Nazella had a 1,224 series.
“We have powerful team this year,” sophomore Ava Mazella said. “All the energy and advice we were giving each other in between frames really powered us.”
Both Longwood teams will represent Section XI in the state tournament on Friday, March 10, at AMF Strike-N-Spare Lanes in Syracuse.
Longwood’s girls took second place at the state tournament last year and they can’t wait to go back.
“We bring a lot more to the table this year,” Slocum said. “A lot of the girls have really stepped up to the plate.”
East Islip will send three bowlers to Syracuse as a part of the Section XI girls All-Star team. Kailyn Bloch, Dakota Collins and Brooke Andresen will be joined by Leighanna Tolan (Central Islip), Cira Arcangel (Sachem) and Julianna Caridi (West Babylon).
The boys All-Star team is comprised of Bay Shore’s Jayden Lobasso and Jermaine Daniels, East Islip’s Matthew Sundberg and Brenden Muller, Matthew Grimaldi (Sachem) and Anthony Manetta (Comsewogue). Both teams will compete on Saturday, March 11.
Longwood places second in Division I at girls bowling state championship
SYRACUSE — A teary-eyed Longwood girls bowling team stepped off the lanes knowing that their comeback had fallen just short. At first the tears flowed from a state of dejection, but they soon turned to joy in knowing that they gave it their all.
“We know what we are capable of. We know any girl on this team can get a strike any time,” senior Samantha Felice said. “The energy our team gave was immaculate. If I could do this again and get second, I would, just because of this team.”
Longwood earned a second-place finish for the second consecutive year at the state championships on Friday at Strike ’N Spare Lanes. Longwood totaled 5,651 pins in the Division I championship. Section III’s Baldwinsville won the title with 5,680 pins.
Longwood entered the fourth of six games in first place by eight pins. By the beginning of the sixth game, the Lions were down 114 pins. They totaled 931 pins in the final game and fell 29 short of a first-place finish.
Felice bowled at least a 200 in each of the final three games, with a high game of 204 in the sixth game. Jolie Penney rolled a 1,209 series for Longwood, the second-highest in the tournament. She threw a 234 in the second game and a 204 in the sixth game as the back-to-back Suffolk county champions made their push.
“When we come together, the energy goes from zero to 110,” Penney said. “We know how to pick each other up.”
Cassandra Edwards had the fourth-highest total of the championship, knocking down 1,156 pins. Ava Mazella added a 1,100 series for Longwood.
“Obviously it was emotional, we all wanted to achieve the main goal, but the pins didn’t fall,” Penney said. “We have a special group, and it was amazing to be a part of history. It was a crazy experience.”
Nassau also was represented by a back-to-back county champion.
The Mineola girls bowling team earned an eighth-place finish with a six-game total of 4,823. Kelsey Morrison rolled a 1,066 series.
“Last year was a little nerve-wracking, and we thought since we won counties that we were just as good as everyone else here,” Morrison said. “Everyone really surprised us last year, so we knew we had to try and step things up.”
Michaela Palumbo, who finished this season with the second-best average (192.56) in Nassau, had a 1,060 six-game total. Mineola entered the championship with hopes of at least improving on its ninth-place finish a year ago.
“We wanted to at a minimum place one spot higher than we did last year,” Palumbo said. “Throughout the morning session we struggled, but in the last three games, I think we pulled it together.”
