Track and field. Mike Ventura of Longwood High School placed second in the discus throw at the U.S. Junior Nationals in Fresno, Calif., qualifying him for a berth in the Junior International Championships in Bulgaria in August. Teammate Vinnie Stewart, who is headed to Penn State on a football scholarship, finished fourth in the shot put . . . Longwood‘s girls earned the Suffolk PAL trophy as the county’s outstanding girls dual meet track team. The team is coached by Chris Duffner.
Longwood’s Mike Ventura won the discus with a throw of 156 feet, 9 inches, and teammate Dean Marelli won the 400-meter intermediate hurdles in 56.7 seconds at the Colonial Relays in Williamsburg, Va. April 7
At the Colonial Relays in Williamsburg, Va., Scott Burin, Dean Marelli, Bob Tupe and Dan Mallon of Longwood finished fifth in the distance medley relay in 10:36. Teammates Vincent Stewart (56-11) and Mike Ventura (53-8) placed first and second, respectively, in the shot put. In the 1,600-meter relay, Longwood‘s Chris Forrar, Danny Rosa, Angel Alomar and Ron Harding took fourth place (3:30.4). April 8
Bellport Invitational All distance events in meters
110 High Hurdles – 1. Black (Bayport) 15.5; 2. Harrision (Br) 15.6 and Marrelli (L) 15.6. 200 – 1. Watts (Br) 23.1; 2. Berry (BS) 23.8; 3. Goring (DP) 23.9. 800 – 1. Mallon (L) 2:00.8; 2. Hogan (We) 2:02.5; 3. Santana (Br) 2:03.5. 400 – 1. Agatitio (Ha) 49.6, Hobson (Be) 49.9; 3. Brusca (Com) 51.3. 1,600 – 1. Lankowicz (Con) 4:23.9; 2. Hogan (We) 4:30.1; 3. Tupaj (Com) 4:32.0. 100 Dash – 1. Dozier (Be) 11.1; 2. Grant (DP) 11.7; 3. Tomasulo (F) 11.8. 3,200 – 1. Dolny (BS) 9:46.6; 2. Deasy (Ha) 9:47.9; 3. Levey (Ma) 9:50.6. Shot Put – 1. Ventura (L) 46 feet, three and one-half inches; 2. Grase (KP) 45-6; 3. Cynan (Ha) 43-4 1/2. Discus – 1. Ventura (L) 147-9; 2. Weston (Be) 126-0; 3. Salmas (A) 124-0. Long Jump – 1. Dozier (Be) 21-9 1/4; 2. Liggon (L) 20-11; 3. Jasper (Be) 20-9. Triple Jump – 1. Datron (Wh) 41-8 1/4; 2. Callum (A) 41-5; 3. Mixum (Wh) 41-3 1/4. High Jump – 1. McElrory (SWR) 6-4; 2. Jasper (Be) 6-2; 3. Brennar (Wh) 6-0. Pole Vault – 1. O’Connor (Con) 10-0; 2. Mazzie (L), Perlow (L), Weston (Be) and Turbin (MP) 8-6. 4 x 100 – 1. Brentwood (Joyner, Jones, W. Watts, C. Watts); 2. Deer Park, 47.5; 3. Bellport, 47.9. 4 x 400 – 1. Bellport (Turner, Hattemer, Smith, Hobson) 3:29.5; 2. Hauppauge and Longwood, 3:34.2. 4 x 800 – 1. West Islip (Whitman, Thomas, Cembuck, Adamson) 8:31.9; 2. Whitman, 8:49.3; 3. Longwood, 8:59.3. Distance Medley – 1. Longwood (Burian, Forrer, Marrelli, Mallon) 10:58.1; 2. Sachem, 11:05; 3. Commack 11:16.4. Outstanding Performer – Field: Mike Ventura (L). Track: Dennis Agatito (Ha) and Paul Lankowitz (Con). Team Scores – Longwood 85, Bellport 81, Brentwood 41, Whitman 38, Hauppauge 35, Bay Shore 26, Deer Park 22, Commack 18, Bayport and Westhampton 16, Amityville 14, Floyd 13, Mattituck, Connetquot and West Islip 12, Shoreham-Wading River and Kings Park 10, Sachem 8, Mercy 6, Huntington and Miller Place 5, Patchogue-Medford 4, Ward Melville 3, Stony Brook and Central Islip 2. April 22
At the Penn Relays in Philadelphia, St. Anthony’s William Yost, Daniel Donahue, Mark Naso and Michael Donovan finished sixth in the Championship of America 4 x 800 relay with a time of 7:52.87 . . . Mike Ventura of Longwood won the discus event with a throw of 177 feet, nine inches, the best throw by a New Yorker this season, according to Longwood coach Mike Santarpia . . . In the open division of the 10,000-meter walk, Tim Seaman of North Babylon, unattached, placed seventh in 21:12.0 as the first high school finisher. The finish qualified Seaman for the National Junior Championships. April 29
Loucks Games At White Plains Top LI finishers Boys Events
Triple Jump – 1. Antonio Davis (Whitman) 48-8 1/4. 1,600 – 1. Mike Going (Wheatley) 4:10.9; 2. Tom Cronin (Ward Melville) 4:16.6. 800 – 1. Adrian Bonner (Westbury) 1:54.3; 2. Jim Clark (Wantagh) 1:55; 3. Curtis Cornwall (Lawrence) 1:56.1; 5. Mike Donovan (St. Anthony’s) 1:56.8; 6. Greg Rhymer (Baldwin) 1:57.5. Long jump – 2. Chip Kennedy (South Side) 22-6 1/4. High jump – 1. Alex Rosen (Oceanside) 6-8; 2. Bryan McCrossen (Oceanside) 6-4. 400 Hurdles – 3. Jay Fiedler (Oceanside) 55.1. 3,000 Steeplechase – 2. Kevin McKeown (St. Anthony’s) 9:45.8; 3. Chris Ederle (St. Anthony’s) 9:58.2. Discus – 1. Mike Ventura (Longwood) 165-8. Shot put – 1. Vincent Stewart (Longwood) 58-7 3/4. 3,200 – 1. Kevin Hogan (Westhampton) 9:32.8. May 13
Longwood 90 Sachem 60 . May 15
Mike Ventura’s discus throw of 183-7 1/2 is the best in the state, according to Longwood coach Tony Toro. Longwood (7-0) clinched the League I title. May 15
Longwood wins Conference Title
Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 26 May 1990:
Angel Alomar won the high jump (6-1) and the long jump (21-4), and Mike Ventura won the discus (160-10), leading Longwood to its fifth consecutive Conference I boys track title at Longwood. Paul Tavares of Centereach won the 1,600-meter walk in 6:08.0, the fastest time in the state this year, according to Longwood coach Tony Toro.
In girls track, Stacy Rowe won the 100 (12.5) and 200 (26.2) and teammate Pam Fielder won the 100 hurdles (15.9) and the high jump (5-2) as Whitman had nine event winners en route to winning the Conference II title at Comsewogue. Jennifer Norton of East Islip won the 1,500-meter run (4:48.1), 800 (2:21.3) and 3,000 (10:53.1).
BOYS TRACK Conference I Championships At Longwood
110 Hurdles – 1. Harrison (B) 15.4; 2. Treglia (Ce) 15.5; 3. Marrelli (Lo) 15.5. Pole Vault – 1. O’Connor (Co) 12-6; 2. Needleman (S) 10-9; 3. Carberry (S) 10-6. High Jump – 1. Alomar (Lo) 6-1; 2. Martin (Li) 5-10; 3. Sack (Co) 5-10. Shot Put – 1. Stewart (Lo) 59-1; 2. Ventura (Lo) 57-1; 3. Tizzard (Ce) 53-9 1/4. Long Jump – 1. Alomar (Lo) 21-4; 2. Jones (B) 20-4 1/2; 3. Liggon (Lo) 20-4 1/2. Triple Jump – 1. Toussaint (Ce) 42-3; 2. Correra (N) 42-2 1/2; 3. Harding (Lo) 41-1. Discus – 1. Ventura (Lo) 160-10; 2. Morris (Lo) 143-6; 3. Rascelles (P-M) 132-5. 200 – 1. W. Watts (B) 23.0; 2. C. Watts (B) 23.2; 3. Bartley (Ce) 23.4. 1,600 Walk – 1. Tavares (Ce) 6:08.0; 2. Ficke (Ce) 6:44.1; 3. Miesenzahl (Lo) 6:47.6. 3,200 – 1. Lankowicz (Co) 9:42.2; 2. Mallon (Lo) 9:51.8; 3. Cole (WM) 9:55.7. 100 – 1. Thompkins (HHHE) 11.1; 2. C. Watts (B) 11.4; 3. Jones (B) 11.5. 400 – 1. Torres (Ce) 49.3; 2. Mustapich (SE) 50.5; 3. Martin (Li) 51.4. 400 Intermediate Hurdles – 1. Marrelli (Lo) 55.0; 2. Treglia (Ce) 55.3; 3. Hyland (HHHE) 56.1. 800 – 1. Thomas (WI) 1:57.2; 2. Brodsky (Ce) 1:57.5; 3. Cavanagh (N) 1:58.1. 1,600 – 1. Cronin (WM) 4:18.4; 2. Lankowicz (Co) 4:22.5; 3. Mallon (Lo) 4:38.6. 4 x 100 – 1. Brentwood (C. Watts, W. Watts, Joyner, Jones) 44.0; 2. Ward Melville 45.4; 3. Smithtown East 45.9. 4 x 400 – 1. Centereach (Vottlier, Bartley, Treglia, Torres) 3:29.9; 2. Brentwood 3:36.6; 3. Longwood 3:37.4. 4 x 800 – 1. Centereach (Brodsky, Ficke, Zannetti, Schrick) 8:18.4; 2. West Islip 8:24.3; 3. Longwood8:34.7. Team Scoring – Longwood 150, Centereach 106, Brentwood 79, Connetquot 37, Half Hollow Hills East 27, Ward Melville 26, Northport 25, Sachem 23, West Islip 19, Patchogue-Medford 16, Smithtown East 15, Lindenhurst 14, Floyd 11, Commack 9.
