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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. Photo by Steven Zaitz Photo by Steven Zaitz Photo by Bill Landon Photo by Bill Landon Photo by Bill Landon Photo by Bill Landon Photo by Steven Zaitz Photo by Bill LandonBasketball
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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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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. Photo by Bill Landon Photo by Bill Landon Photo by Bill Landon Photo by Steven ZaitzVolleyball
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.