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Mepham softball retains L.I. crown By ToNY BEllISSIMo tbellissimo@liherald.com
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Mepham repeated as Long Island Class A/Southeast Regional softball champions last Saturday, defeating East Islip, 8-3 at Moriches Athletic Complex behind a 3-for-4, 3-RBI performance from senior Hailey Guerrero and clutch pitching from sophomore Giselle DeLutri. T h e P i r at e s s c o re d a n unearned run in the top of the second inning and never trailed. Senior Kylie Persampire provided the insurance in the seventh with a two-run single after East
MEphaM REpEaTEd aS Long Island Class A softball champs last Saturday by defeating East Islip, 8-3, at Moriches Athletic Complex.
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Calhoun captures Nassau, Long Island baseball titles By ToNY BEllISSIMo tbellissimo@liherald.com
Facing elimination for the fourth time in a week, and trailing Clarke by two runs before even swinging a bat in the decisive Game 3 of the Nassau Class A baseball championship series June 1, Calhoun put together one of its biggest innings of the season at the perfect time. The top-seeded Colts exploded for nine runs on seven hits in the bottom of the second and never looked back on the way to capturing their first county title since 2012 with a 12-6 victory at Far mingdale State College.
Senior Alec Edwards singled twice in the inning and drove in a pair of runs, seniors Brian Chin and Andrew Schneir both had two-run hits, and junior Charlie Imhof scored twice and drove in a run. “We’re a brotherhood, and always have each other’s backs,” said junior Matt Kalfas, who raked at the plate in Calhoun’s two finals wins, going 6 for 7. “This team has a lot of character,” he added. “We were behind in both series, the semifinals and finals, and just stayed confident and focused.” The Colts weren’t done there. They defeated Rocky Point last
Saturday, 8-3, at St. Joseph’s College for the Long Island Class A crown, and will head to the state tournament this weekend in Binghamton. Chin dazzled on the mound, allowing just three hits in a gritty 111-pitch effort, and senior Brooks Montalbano (homer, double, four RBIs) and junior catcher Ryan Pucella (3 for 3, two RBIs) starred at the plate. “This is wild,” said Montalbano, who belted a two-run homer over the fence in left to break a 3-3 tie in top of the fifth. “There’s no better feeling, and I don’t think we’re done,” he added. “We’re bringing all this energy
to Binghamton.” In the county title clincher, junior PJ Kakalos pitched the last 2 1/3 innings in relief of senior starter Dan Bondi. “It’s an unbelievable accomplishment,” Colts coach Art Canestro said. “Nassau Class A is the toughest bracket there is, and we had to battle back from a game down in the semifinals
[against Division] and against Clarke. “We’re a team that’s capable of a big inning at any time,” Canestro added. “We showed again today our lineup isn’t just a couple of guys, it’s all nine.” Clarke, which had a comeback for the ages against MacArthur in Game 2 of the semifinals Continued on page 12