3 Huskies Make All-Tournament Team

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Lo-Hud Baseball Blogger Names Tournament Team:

After  on Thursday, three Husky seniors were named to Vincent Mercogliano's the Class A All-Tournament Team this week.

Alex Beckett was named the team’s catcher and Shang-Li Polera was one of the team’s outfielders. Tournament MVP Max Bruckner was named the team’s top pitcher after winning three of Harrison’s four playoff games.

Every spring, Lo-Hud’s Mercogliano breaks down the best players by position in Class AA, Class A and Class’ B and C for three all-tournament teams.

Yesterday’s Results:

Sport: Boys Track & Field (Friday)

Game: Section I State Qualifier Full Results

Highlights: Ben Konigsberg finished in second in the 400-meter hurdles and fourth in the 100-meter dash.

Sport: Girls Track & Field (Friday)

Game: Section 1 State Qualifier Full Results

Highlights: Kyle Lefkowitz finished in ninth in the discus throw.

Sport: Softball (Tuesday) NYSAIS Championship

Game: Holy Child vs. Horace Mann

Score: Holy Child Won 5-3

Highlights: The School of Holy Child won their first softball title last week as they beat Horace Mann on Tuesday. Senior Kathleen Samuelson (Harrison, NY) went 3-for-4 with an RBI at the plate and struck out four on the mound. With a career record of 34-11 Samuelson is the school’s record holder in wins for a career and she will be playing softball at Brown University next season. Freshman Molly Leitner (Mamaroneck, NY) had two walks, a hit and an RBI in the win while classmate Juliana Capaso (Pleasantville, NY) had two hits and scored two runs in the championship game.  

Sport: Softball (Saturday) Class B Championship

Game: Valhalla vs. Rye Neck

Score: Valhalla Won 2-1

Highlights: Valhalla’s Kaylie Dymek went 2-for-3 with a run and RBI.

Sport: Boys Lacrosse (Saturday) Class A State Regional

Game: Niskayuna vs. Mamaroneck

Score: Niskayuna Won 23-3

Highlights: Niskayuna’s Matthew Sexton had seven goals and two assists and Lucas Maloney had five goals and an assist in the win. Mamaroneck’s Peter Conley picked up two goals in the loss.

Sport: Boys Lacrosse (Saturday) Class B State Regional

Game: Queensbury vs. Yorktown

Score: Yorktown Won 18-7

Highlights: Brian Prestreau picked up four goals for Mamaroneck as Conor Vercruysse and Nick Mariano each scored three.

Sport: Boys Lacrosse (Saturday) Class C State Regional

Game: Glens Falls vs. Bronxville

Score: Bronxville Won 15-2

Highlights: Brewster Warble, Reilly Walsh and Jack Grass each led Bronxville with three goals a piece.

Sport: Boys Lacrosse (Saturday) CHSAA Championship

Game: Bishop Timon vs. Iona Prep

Score: Bishop Timon Won 16-15

Highlights: Bishop Timon’s Adam Dimillo scored five goals and three assists in the win. Iona’s Luke Wooters led all scores with seven goals in the loss.

Sport: Girls Lacrosse (Saturday) Class B State Regional

Game: Queensbury vs. Fox Lane

Score: Fox Lane Won 17-7

Highlights: Fox Lane was led by Lexi Cannon and Katie Burbank’s three goals each.

Sport: Girls Lacrosse (Saturday) Class C State Regional

Game: Albany Academy vs. Rye

Score: Rye Won 18-5

Highlights: Emma Brinkman scored six times for Rye in the win.

MSG Varsity Hosts 25 Elite HS Quarterbacks:

MSG Varsity held the inaugural Tri-State Quarterback Showdown at New Rochelle High School yesterday afternoon. Bergan Catholic’s John Germano won the competition as Iona Prep’s Mario Biaggi finished second and Elizabeth’s Philip Walker came in third. Patch’s was there with the .

Today’s Schedule:

State Regional Semifinals: Baseball

Class AA, Arlington vs. Kingston (Section 9) at RC Ketcham HS at 4 p.m. The winner will play Section 4’s Horseheads on Tuesday.

Class A, Cornwall (Section 9) vs. Main-Endwell (Section 4) at 4 p.m. at SUNY New Patz, Harrison will play the winner of this game on Tuesday at 4 p.m. with the location still to be determined.

Class B, Briarcliff vs. Spackenkill (Section 9) at SUNY New Paltz at 4 p.m. The winner will play Babylon (Section 11) on Tuesday.

Class C, Haldane vs. S.S. Seward (Section 9) at 4 p.m. at Pace University. The winner will take on the winner of the Section 8-Section 11 matchup on Tuesday.

Other Sports News:

Giordano, Scarinci, Jaspers End Season:

Senior right-hander Mike Giordano of Bedford came out of the bullpen and finished his career at Manhattan College third all-time in career appearances as the Jaspers fell to Coastal Carolina, 11-1, in the elimination game of the NCAA Baseball Tournament at Carolina Stadium in Columbia, SC.

The Fox Lane graduate, who made his 65th appearance in relief, finished tied for fifth in program history with 22 career wins.

Right-hander Mike Scarinci of Nanuet got two outs in relief for the Jaspers, who ended a thrilling season at 33-27 under Coach Jim Duffy, who guided the club to the program’s seventh-straight 30-win campaign. Coastal Carolina lifted its record to 42-18.

Scarinci, a graduate of Pearl River HS, went a respectable 6-4 with a 4.88 ERA in his rookie season. He appeared in 24 games, making five starts.

This season marked the first time in program history that Manhattan played in the NCAA Tournament in back-to-back years, as well as the Jaspers’ second consecutive MAAC championship.

St. John’s Storms Into Super Regional:

The St. John’s University baseball team capitalized on two infield errors in the ninth inning to pad their lead and defeated North Carolina, 9-5, Monday night in second-round action in the NCAA Baseball Tournament Chapel Hill (NC) Regional. The Red Storm (40-21), advancing to the Super Regional for the first time in program history, fell behind 3-1 after two innings, but quickly took a 4-3 lead and never trailed again. Anthony Iacomini of North Salem started at second base, and left in the seventh inning for a pinch-hitter, while Colin Moran of Rye was at third base for the Tar Heels, who finish their season at an impressive 46-16. Outfielder Jimmy Brennan of Airmont went 1 for 4 with an RBI for the Red Storm, who next meet the winner of the Tucson, AZ, Regional. To reach the final, St. John’s needed a three-run homer in the ninth inning to upend North Carolina, 5-4, snapping the Tar Heels’ 16-game winning streak. Left-hander Sean Hagan of Larchmont earned a no-decision after allowing four runs in 8.1 innings. The Red Storm had opened tournament play by smashing East Carolina University, 11-3, behind a 16-hit attack, including a 2-for-5, two-RBI effort from Suffern HS alum Brennan.

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