





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, 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.
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.
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.