Congratulations to Coach David Huey and the Girls Varsity Bowling team! The team won the League 1 Championship for the first time since 2008.

GIRLS BOWLING

Longwood 3, Smithtown 0: Rachel Hines bowled a 247 in Game 1 of a 622 series to lead Longwood, 968-891, 957-939, 945-890, in its Suffolk I opener. Dec. 12

Hines, Southard spark Longwood

Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 03 Jan 2018.

Rachel Hines bowled a 279 in the second game of a 713 series to lead Longwood to a 3-0 win against Patchogue-Medford in Suffolk I girls bowling, 1,027-928, 1,130-908, 1,082-910, on Tuesday. ReAnne Southard added a 239 in the first game of a 654 series for Longwood (4-1).

East Islip 3, Eastport-South Manor 0: Julia Bocamazo shot a 279 in the third game of a 698 series to lead East Islip (5-0) in Suffolk III, 972-850, 1,007-754, 1,040-774. Melissa Mavrich added a 215 in the second game of a 603 series for East Islip.

North Babylon 3, West Islip 0: Ashley Berardino rolled a 213 in Game 2 of a 548 series to lead North Babylon (3-2) to a 763-659, 791-752, 787-671 Suffolk II victory. Taylor Wagner added a 179 in Game 3 of a 513 series in the win.

Longwood 3, Smithtown/Kings Park 0: Jessica Burkitt bowled a 218 in Game 2 of a 637 series to lead Longwood (5-1) in Suffolk I, 1,006-872, 1,029-883, 1,033-794. Teresa LoCurto bowled a 217 in Game 3 of a 619 series for Longwood. Smithown’s Taylor Eggert bowled a 224 in Game 3 of a 650 series. Jan. 9

Longwood 2, Commack 1: Victoria Nelkina had a 226 in Game 2 of a 654 series, and Rachel Hines a 245 in Game 2 of a 650 series to lead Longwood (6-1) to a 927-966, 1,074-1,022, 1,067-932 in Suffolk I. Jenna Lehrer had a 259 in Game 3 of a 717 series for Commack. Jan. 10

Middle Country girls, East Islip boys are Suffolk bowling champs: Scarfogliero saves best for last as Middle Country finally overcomes East Islip; Orobello, Tadler, Pico, Zagari at peak of powers in East Islip rout.

Kersich, Peter. Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 04 Feb 2018.

There is a new team atop Suffolk girls bowling and its name is Middle Country.

After finishing second to East Islip at the county team championship the past two seasons, Middle Country found itself in familiar territory entering the final game.

After trailing by 248 pins heading into Game 4, East Islip came out on fire in Game 4 and Game 5, and took a 43-pin lead into Game 6.

Before Game 6 began, Middle Country huddled up. That’s when Newfield’s Amanda Scarfogliero took over.

“When we were in the meeting beforehand, all my teammates said that we have to pump it up more, and that’s what I did,” Scarfogliero said. “I made a promise to them, I made a promise to my parents and I made a promise to me that I would get this team to states.”

Scarfogliero, who finished with a 1,317 series, saved her best game for last. The junior rolled a 256 in Game 6, the team’s second highest game, to help earn Middle Country the county championship at a raucous Bowlero in Sayville Saturday.

Middle Country finished with a six-game score of 6,454, followed by East Islip (6,412) and Longwood (5,798).

Middle Country girls take state D-I team bowling title: Teammates Lettich, Skalacki and Scarfogliero have three of the top 10 total scores.

Mathurin, Desiree. Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 12 Mar 2018

It came down to Game 6.

The Middle Country girls bowling team was in the lead but up only 118 pins. And with a difficult oil pattern on the lane, the ball could have rolled anywhere.

But it spun just right, earning Middle Country the state Division I team bowling championship Sunday in Syracuse.

“We needed to stay pumped and finish our last game strong,” said Middle Country’s Nicole Lettich, who bowled her high score of 223 in that final Game 6.

Said teammate Hannah Skalacki: “It’s a great feeling now that we’ve finally won after all these years.”

Middle Country won a state title in 2013 and since then have lost battles to East Islip for a ticket upstate. This year they overcame that hurdle and weren’t going to let an oil pattern stop them from going all the way.

“The pattern was tough,” Lettich said. “You really needed to hit your mark and throw a good ball . . . and as a team we did very well.”

Three Middle Country bowlers were in the top 10 for high series. Skalacki placed second (1,163) with a high score of 226 in Game 1.

“I’m so proud of myself,” she said. “It was a great way to start things off.”

Lettich was fourth (1,150) and Amanda Scarfogliero seventh (1,100).

“Bowling is very much an individual sport but for this state tournament, we were a team first,” Lettich said. “I’m proud of all my team has accomplished this year.”

Syosset, led by Jacquelin Tang’s 932 series, finished eighth.

In the state All-Star competition, the Suffolk girls came in first.

“I wouldn’t want to win with any other group of girls,” said Sachem North’s Amanda Naujokas. “We were screaming so loud for each other I lost my voice . . . The win really showed off our hard work.”

Suffolk rolled a 1,120 series in Game 2, the only sectional girls team to bowl over 1,000 during the weekend.

Four girls were in the top 10 for high series: East Islip’s Julia Bocamazo placed third (1,125), Naujokas was fourth (1,121), East Islip’s Julianna Spina got fifth (1097) and Longwood‘s Rachel Hines was seventh (1,091).

“Earning the win and placing third in the state is amazing,” said Bocamazo. ” was awesome. I struck seven times.”

Bocamazo rolled a 241 in Game 2 and Spina had a 256.

“We shot our best game and it set us ahead of the pack early,” Spina said of that fateful Game 2. “It feels amazing to be a part of a great team and be able to bring back the championship to Section XI.”

Nassau placed eighth. Clarke’s Arianna Fracchioni and MacArthur’s Amanda Petrillo starred for the squad with Petrillo placing 10th with a 1,067 series.

“It’s amazing to end my high school career on such a high note,” Petrillo said. “I would’ve never thought I’d be in the top 20, let alone ranked 10th . . . It’s really mind blowing.”

Congratulations to New York State Bowling Champions senior Michael Mirabile and freshman Rachel Hines! Both student-athletes competed on the Section XI – Suffolk County Athletics All-Star team this past weekend in Syracuse and took the NYSPHSAA 2018 Championship title! Way to go! Pictured with Michael and Rachel are Varsity Bowling Coaches Doug Dwyer and David Huey.