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Wheatley girls fall in county soccer fnal
and force overtime.
Then in OT, Holly Newman scored the game-winner, and Manhasset survived to fght another day.
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In the Long Island championship game against BayportBlue Point on June 4, Manhasset hung close to the undefeated Phantoms but ended up losing a 9-6 decision.
Other girls teams who did well included Port Washington, which advanced to the Class A semis before losing to top-seeded Massapequa. Both Roslyn and New Hyde Park reached the postseason but fell in quarterfnal action.
BY MICHAEL J. LEWIS
The Wheatley School had an outstanding season, reaching the Nassau Class B final before losing to Seaford, 1-0. The Wildcats had won the Long Island Championship in 2021.
Herricks, the No. 4 seed in the Class AA playoffs, won one game but fell to top-seeded Massapequa in the semifinals, 4-0.
In Class A, fourth-seeded Manhasset advanced to the quarterfinals before losing to Plainedge, 1-0, while in the same bracket No. 11 North Shore also reached the quarterfinal round before dropping a 1-0 heartbreaker to Long Beach.
