Longwood Takes Bellport Tourney:

Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 22 Mar 1998

Cheri Eleazer had three service aces in the final match as Longwood overcame a 14-8 deficit and defeated host Bellport, 15-13, 16-14, yesterday in the Bellport PAL Girls Volleyball Tournament.

Becky Ashare had five kills in the final game and was named tournament MVP. Longwood was perfect for the day, sweeping Center Moriches in the semifinals. Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 22 Mar 1998:

Shannon Kelly had 20 assists as Longwoodswept Deer Park . . . Jen Altman had 24 assists and four aces to lead Hampton Bays over Riverhead.

Girls Volleyball Bay Shore 6,15,15,15 North Babylon 15,3,12,13 Sayville 17,12,15,15 Brentwood 15,15,8,12 Longwood 15,15,15 Deer Park 4,6,5 Mt. Sinai 15,15,15 Port Jefferson 9,4,11 Hampton Bays 15,15,14,15 Riverhead 2,1,16,3 Commack 15,15,15 Rocky Point 5,3,7 Amityville 15,15,15,10,15 Copiague 10,17,9,15,12 Shoreham-WR 13,9,15,15,15 Ward Melville 15,15,12,10,13 Patchogue-Medford 11,16,18,15 Bellport 15,14,16,8. Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 24 Mar 1998

Katie Kearon had 13 kills and Janet Delucki added 12 as Shoreham-Wading River swept Longwood.  Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 26 Mar 1998:

Girls Volleyball

Alicia Schellberg had 51 assists and Gina Stack contributed 16 kills and 19 digs for Sachem in its four-game win over Longwood. Katie Miller added 20 Kills and 11 digs for the Flaming Arrows . . . Allison Gunther had 19 kills and 10 aces as Hauppauge outlasted Rocky Point in five games. March 31

Connetquot Takes Loss:

Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 02 Apr 1998:

Becky Ashare had 16 kills and five aces as Longwood handed two-time defending Suffolk champ Connetquot its first defeat in two years, 15-6, 15-9, 13-15, 12-15, 15-5, yesterday in girls volleyball. Cheri Eleazer added nine kills and 11 blocks and Jillian Raupp served nine aces for Longwood.

“It was a great win for a team that has a lot of heart and has worked really hard,” Longwood coach Jackie Ammirato said. “This is the first time Longwood has beaten Connetquot in at least eight years.”

Cassandra Auth (17) and Tam Gustafson combined for 27 kills to lead Patchogue-Medford to a five-game win over Longwood. Mary Foster added 33 assists for Patchogue-Medford . . . Heather Schlitz had 24 kills and 13 digs and Natalee Rubcewich added 12 digs to lead Whitman past East Islip in five games . . . Margie Ekstam had 22 assists and Michelle Wilk added 10 kills as Connetquot defeated Brentwood in four games . . . Liz Orth (eight) and Sheri Yancey totaled 13 aces as Bellport swept Bay Shore . . . Kerri Overton had eight kills as Floyd swept Center Moriches . . . Diana Shurman had three aces and eight digs as Westhampton beat Mattituck in four games. April 4

Larissa LaCour (16) and Jessica Callahan totaled 23 kills for West Islip in its 15-13, 15-3, 15-10 win over Bay Shore in girls volleyball . . . Becky Ashare had five aces in the decisive fourth game and Cheri Eleazer added three kills as Longwood beat Miller Place, 15-10, 7-15, 15-3, 15-11. April 17

Volleyball

Jillian Raupp served six straight points and Becky Ashare had eight kills in the final game as Longwood rallied to beat Mt. Sinai, 14-16, 15-8, 5-15, 15-6, 15-7. Shannon Kelly had 32 assists for Longwood. April 19

Julie Gibbs had 21 kills and Lisa Dummeyer had 16 digs and six blocks for Ward Melville in its four-game win over Longwood. Allison McCourt had 44 assists, 13 digs and 4 kills for the Patriots . . . Katie Miller had 12 kills and Gina Stack had 11 kills and eight digs for Sachem in its sweep of Connetquot in a rematch of last year’s Suffolk Large School final. April 23

Katie Miller had 20 kills and Alicia Schellberg had 34 assists as Sachem swept Longwood . Centereach 15,15,15 Central Islip 0,2,4 Patchogue-Medford 13,15,15,15 Connetquot 15,6,9,13 Glenn 15,14,15,15 Mattituck 0,16,2,5 Sachem 15,17,15 Longwood1,15,11 Hampton Bays 15,15,15,15 Southampton 17,6,8,4 Whitman 15,15,15 Bay Shore 0,0,9 Babylon 15,14,15,10,15 Bayport-Blue Point 8,16,4,15,5 Ward Melville 15,10,3,15,15 Westhampton 6,15,15,8,11 Center Moriches 15,15,15 Greenport 5,8,8. Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 29 Apr 1998

Kim Raupp had 12 digs and Becky Ashare had seven kills in the fifth game to lead Longwood past Connetquot . Bay Shore 13,15,15,13,15, Commack 15,11,6,15,12; Bellport 15,15,15,15, Stony Brook 17,5,8,8; Center Moriches 15,15,11,7,15, Shelter Island 7,6,15,15,6; East Islip 15,15,15, Centereach 7,4,10; Glenn 15,15,15, Babylon 9,12,4; Huntington 15,15,15, Riverhead 5,5,10; Longwood 11,15,11,16,15, Connetquot 15,6,15,14,6; Mattituck 15,15,7,15,15, Southampton 3,17,15,13,5; Sachem 15,15,15, Brentwood 1,5,13; Ward Melville 15,15,12,15, Floyd 4,9,15,8; Whitman 15,15,9,15, Central Islip 1,1,15,8. Wednesday: Center Moriches 16,9,15,15, Stony Brook 14,15,7,12. Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 01 May 1998

Girls Volleyball

Michelle Stevens had 19 kills and Nicole Mecurio added 26 assists to lead Miller Place to a five-game win over Comsewogue . . . Marisa Baran had 4 blocks, 5 kills and 8 digs to lead Commack over Centereach in three games . . . Heather Schlitz had 28 kills and 13 digs and Erin Englehardt added 35 assists to lead Whitman over Newfield in four games . . . Kathleen Owen had 13 kills and Melissa Leonhardt added nine assists and five aces to lead Bay Shore past Central Islip in three games . . . Megan Sauter had 25 assists as Port Jefferson defeated Stony Brook in three games . . . Gabrielle Alter had nine aces and eight kills and Nicole West added 10 aces and eight digs as Center Moriches swept Eastport . . . Brianne Arnold had 20 assists to lead West Babylon past Riverhead in three games . . . Shannon Kelly had 27 assists for Longwood in its three-game win over Brentwood.

Center Moriches 15,15,15, Eastport 7,8,12; Port Jefferson 15,15,15, Stony Brook 0,7,4; Bay Shore 15,15,15, Central Islip 0,2,2; West Babylon 15,15,15, Riverhead 9,5,0; Commack 15,15,16, Centereach 1,13,14; Miller Place 15,8,15,15,15, Comsewogue 3,15,17,12,6; Whitman 16,15,9,15, Newfield 14,10,15,7; West Islip 15,15,15, North Babylon 5,13,9; Shoreham-Wading River 15,15,11,15, Harborfields 4,3,15,5; Babylon 15,15,15, Mattituck 9,5,0; Westhampton 10,15,16,15, Hauppauge 15,12,14,11; Longwood 15,15,15, Brentwood 2,5,7. May 8

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL – Suffolk County Large School Quarterfinals: East Islip at Sachem, Bellport at Longwood, Commack at Ward Melville, West Islip at West Babylon, 6 p.m. Suffolk County Small School Quarterfinals: Port Jefferson at Glenn, Babylon at Westhampton, East Hampton at Mt. Sinai, Hauppauge at Shoreham-Wading River, 6 p.m. May 20

Becky Ashare had 29 kills and Cheri Eleazer added 10 blocks to lead No. 4 Longwood to a five-game win over No. 5 Bellport. Longwood 15,5,15,10,15 Bellport 4,15,9,15,11May 21

Sachem Tops Longwood:

Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 23 May 1998

Suddenly, the Sachem girls volleyball team found itself in a battle against a program that has been on the rise the past few years.

After winning the first two games easily and holding a 14-11 lead in the third game of their Suffolk Large School semifinal match against Longwood, the Flaming Arrows were one point away from making a sixth straight appearance in the Suffolk Large Schools final.

Not so fast.

Longwood fought back and scored five unanswered points to take Game 3, but Sachem was able to get back on track.

The Lions came within 13-11 in the fourth game, but Katie Miller had two straight kills off assists by Alicia Schellberg to give top-seeded Sachem a 15-4, 15-2, 14-16, 15-11 win over No. 4 Longwood yesterday.