Sports - 2022 Year in Review

Trevor Murray and Coach Chris Boltrek celebrate the sweetness of victory on Nov. 19 after the Ward Melville Patriots football team won the Division I Suffolk championship game against Longwood.

Tiger’s Michael Raio, No. 2, is tackled by Lindenhurst’s Fred Meza during a Nov. 12 game.

Miller Place senior running-back Joell Spagnuolo breaks one loose down the right side in a playoff game against ShorehamWading River Nov. 4.

Shoreham-Wading River Panthers win.

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Photo by Bill Landon

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Photo by Bill Landon

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Emmett Radziul, of Northport, returns a punt, during a Sept. 9 game against Smithtown West.

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19; Centereach quarterback Riddick Drab escapes out of the backfield against Smithtown East on Sept. 24; Northport’s Andrew Miller in a game against Connetquot on Nov. 5; and the Smithtown West Bulls celebrate Jack Melore’s (center) touchdown against Northport on Sept. 9.

Pictured clockwise from upper right, the Ward Melville Patriots score a touchdown against Lindenhurst on Nov.

Pictured clockwise from upper left, Port Jefferson senior Abigail Rolfe battles in the paint against GreenportSouthold; Smithtown East’s Nicole Caputo with the rebound against West in a League III matchup Jan 27; Comsewogue’s Hayden Morris-Gray drives the lane in a home game against West Babylon; and Northport’s JoJo Cipollino scores in a game against Pierson High School.

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Photo by Steven Zaitz

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Photo by Bill Landon

Photo by Bill Landon

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Photo by Bill Landon

Basketball

Pictured clockwise from upper left, Newfield co-captain Raiyah Reed takes flight in a home game against Smithtown East; Newfield senior Isaiah Brown scores for the Wolverines; Northport’s JoJo Cipollino takes on a double team of Smithtown West Bulls on Dec. 17; Ward Melville junior Tyler Jean-Noel takes flight in a home game against Lindenhurst; Shoreham deals with a loose ball; and Port Jefferson junior Amy Whitman battles Smithtown Christian’s Abbey Loiacono for possession.

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Soccer

Pictured clockwise, Smithtown West’s Jake Pagat in action during an Oct. 31 game against Northport; the Ward Melville girls soccer team won its first state championship in program history in November; Ward Melville senior Maxim Pustovoit heads the ball in an Aug. 29 game against Mount Sinai; Smithtown West’s Matt Ferrero heads the ball in a game against the Northport Tigers; and Rocky Point’s Emely Velasquez battles Comsewogue’s Hannah Ellis for possession.

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Lacrosse

Pictured clockwise from above left, Huntington’s Aidan McNulty goes head over heels as Northport’s Patrick Sweeney looks for the ball at a May 26 lacrosse game.

Ward Melville girls lacrosse opened their 2022 season with a home game against West Islip March 22. Trailing by one goal at the half the Patriots’ sticks spoke loudest the rest of the way cruising to a 9-5 victory in the non-league season opener.

Ward Melville senior midfielder Courtney Quinn fires at the cage in the Suffolk Class A final against Northport May 25; and Ward Melville senior Kevin Dolan gets checked in a nonleague matchup at home against Chaminade on March 26.

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Pictured clockwise from above; Andrew Gelfand, of Smithtown West, on the fourth hole at Indian Hills in Fort Salonga; the Smithtown varsity gymnastics team were Suffolk County champions in 2022; Ward Melville’s Landon Buckley competes in the 4x800 meter event at the Tony Toro meet at Suffolk County Community College Jan. 16; a Smithtown swim team member competes at the Section XI championships at Stony Brook on Feb. 12; and Smithtown West competes in the Carl T. Korpi wrestling invitational at Miller Place High School Dec. 10.

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Photo by Bill Landon

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Volleyball

Pictured clockwise from above; Smithtown East senior Emma Cawley battles at net for the Bulls; Ward Melville senior Sophia DiGirolamo sets the play for the Patriots; Ward Melville boys volleyball team rallied in their home game against Connetquot Oct. 20 to win a Division 1 matchup; Ward Melville sophomore Kyle Fagan from the service line for the Patriots in a road game against Eastport-South Manor on Sept 8; Mount Sinai eighth grader Kyleigh Hertz keeps the ball in play; and Ward Melville senior Gianna Hogan sets the play for the Patriots in a 3-0 sweep of Bellport on Sept. 21.

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Photo by Bill Landon

Photo by Bill Landon

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Ward Melville senior Sophia DiGirolamo sets the play for the Patriots

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Patriots punch ticket to LIC

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Baseball/Softball

Pictured clockwise from above; play at the plate during the Port Jeff and Pierson game for the Suffolk County Class C Championship title at home May 27; Sara Kropp safely at third base for the Patriots in a road game against Newfield May 14; second baseman Scott Whitbeck throws the runner out at first for Newfield April 18; Ward Melville shortstop Jack Friend slides safely into second for the Patriots in a League 2 matchup against Commack on Apr. 8; Kings Park junior Tyler Salerno makes a play on May 19; and Port Jefferson senior Luke Filippi makes the play for the Royals.

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Photo by Bill Landon

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