Daily Sports Digest: Pearl River's Brennan, Cook, Hayes, Shine Win In Track Qualifier

Pearl River athletes won five events at the Section 1 State Track and Field Qualifier which was split between May 31 at Alrington and June 1 at White Plains High School. 

The full results can be found here. 

In the boys competition, Pearl River senior Kieran Brennan finished first in the 800 meter run and teammate Thomas Bonaro finished second in the same event.

Sophomore Brian Cook finished first for the Pirates in the 3000 meter steeplechase with a time of 9:41.00. The Pirates also won the boys 4X800 relay in a time of 4:53.37 

In the girls meet, Kelly Hayes finished first in the 3,000 meter run with a time on 10:02.71 and Molly Shine finished first in the 2,000 meter steeplechase in 7:03.11.

The NYSPHSAA New York State Track and Field Championship meet will be held June 8 and 9 at Cicero-North Syracuse High School in Cicero, NY. 

Editor's Note's note: The pictures of Pearl River Track and Field athletes attached to this report are from earlier in the season. If you have pictures from the state qualifier, this is the place to share them. 

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Weekend Results

Sport: Boys Tennis (Friday)

Game: NYSPHASAA State Tennis Championship

Score: Pelham's Kaplan & Morgan beat Beacon's Pickering & Smith

Highlights: Pelham’s senior dynamic duo of Doug Kaplan and Daniel Morgan brought the first boys double tennis title to the Pelicans in school history. Pelham beat Beacon’s pair of sophomores Lucas Pickering and Winn Smith 6-2, 6-7 (6-8) and 10-8.

Sport: Softball (Saturday) Class AA

Game: Roy C. Ketcham vs. John Jay (EF)

Score: John Jay (EF) Won 9-8

Highlights: John Jay (EF) extended the winning streak to 30 games.

Sport: Softball (Saturday) Class A Championship

Game: Beacon vs. Brewster

Score: Beacon Won 8-3

Highlights: Beacon’s Chelsea Dexter went 3-for-4 with a home run, four RBI and two runs.

Sport: Softball (Saturday) Class B Championship

Game: Valhalla vs. Rye Neck

Score: Valhalla Won 2-1

Highlights: Valhalla’s Kaylie Dymek went 2-for-3 with a run and RBI.

Sport: Boys Lacrosse (Saturday) Class A State Regional

Game: Niskayuna vs. Mamaroneck

Score: Niskayuna won 23-3

Highlights: Niskayuna’s Matthew Sexton had seven goals and two assists and Lucas Maloney had five goals and an assist in the win. Mamaroneck’s Peter Conley picked up two goals in the loss.

Sport: Boys Lacrosse (Saturday) Class B State Regional

Game: Queensbury vs. Yorktown

Score: Yorktown won 18-7

Highlights: Brian Prestreau picked up four goals for Mamaroneck as Conor Vercruysse and Nick Mariano each scored three.

Sport: Boys Lacrosse (Saturday) Class C State Regional

Game: Glens Falls vs. Bronxville

Score: Bronxville Won 15-2

Highlights: Brewster Warble, Reilly Walsh and Jack Grass each led Bronxville with three goals a piece.

Sport: Boys Lacrosse (Saturday) CHSAA Championship

Game: Bishop Timon vs. Iona Prep

Score: Bishop Timon won 16-15

Highlights: Bishop Timon’s Adam Dimillo scored five goals and three assists in the win. Iona’s Luke Wooters led all scores with seven goals in the loss.

Sport: Girls Lacrosse (Saturday) Class A State Regional

Game: Shaker vs. North Rockland

Score: Shaker won 9-7

Highlights: Three Shaker High players scored twice, Tara Monaghan led North Rockland with three goals and an assist.

Sport: Girls Lacrosse (Saturday) Class B State Regional

Game: Queensbury vs. Fox Lane

Score: Fox Lane won 17-7

Highlights: Fox Lane was led by Lexi Cannon and Katie Burbank’s three goals each.

Sport: Girls Lacrosse (Saturday) Class C State Regional

Game: Albany Academy vs. Rye

Score: Rye Won 18-5

Highlights: Emma Brinkman scored six times for Rye in the win.

MSG Varsity Hosts 25 Elite HS Quarterbacks:

MSG Varsity held the inaugural Tri-State Quarterback Showdown at New Rochelle High School yesterday afternoon. Bergan Catholic’s John Germano won the competition as Iona Prep’s Mario Biaggi finished second and Elizabeth’s Philip Walker came in third. Patch’s was there with the .

Today’s Schedule:

State Regional Semifinals: Baseball

Class AA, Arlington vs. Kingston (Section 9) at RC Ketcham HS at 4 p.m. The winner will play Section 4’s Horseheads on Tuesday.

Class A, Section 9 vs. Main-Endwell (Section 4) at 4 p.m., Harrison will play the winner of this game on Tuesday at 4 p.m. with the location still to be determined.

Class B, Briarcliff vs. Spackenkill (Section 9) at SUNY New Paltz at 4 p.m. The winner will play Babylon (Section 11) on Tuesday.

Class C, Haldane vs. S.S. Seward (Section 9) at 4 p.m. at Pace University. The winner will take on the winner of the Section 8-Section 11 matchup on Tuesday.

Other Sports News

Giordano, Scarinci, Jaspers End Season:

Senior right-hander Mike Giordano of Bedford came out of the bullpen and finished his career at Manhattan College third all-time in career appearances in program history as the Jaspers fell to Coastal Carolina, 11-1, in the elimination game of the NCAA Baseball Tournament at Carolina Stadium in Columbia, SC.

The Fox Lane graduate, who made his 65 appearance in relief, finished tied for fifth in program history with 22 career wins.

Right-hander Mike Scarinci of Nanuet got two outs in relief for the Jaspers, who ended their season at 33-27 under Coach Jim Duffy, who guided the club to the program’s seventh-straight 30-win campaign. Coastal Carolina lifted its record to 42-18.

Scarinci, a graduate of Pearl River High School, went a respectable 6-4 with a 4.88 ERA in his rookie season. He appeared in 24 games, making five starts.

This season marked the first time in program history that Manhattan played in the NCAA Tournament in back-to-back years, as well as the Jaspers’ second consecutive MAAC championship.

St. John’s Storms Into Super Regional:

The St. John’s University baseball team capitalized on two infield errors in the ninth inning to pad their lead and defeated North Carolina, 9-5, Monday night in second-round action in the NCAA Baseball Tournament Chapel Hill (NC) Regional.

The Red Storm (40-21), advancing to the Super Regional for the first time in program history, fell behind 3-1 after two innings, but quickly took a 4-3 lead and never trailed. Anthony Iacomini of North Salem started at second base, and left in the seventh inning for a pinch-hitter, while Colin Moran of Rye was at third base for the Tar Heels, who finish their season at an impressive 46-16.

Outfielder Jimmy Brennan of Airmont went 1 for 4 with an RBI for the Red Storm, who next meet the winner of the Tucson, AZ, Regional. To reach the final, St. John’s needed a three-run homer in the ninth inning to upend North Carolina, 5-4, snapping the Tar Heels’ 16-game winning streak. Left-hander Sean Hagan of Larchmont earned a no-decision after allowing four runs in 8.1 innings. The Red Storm had opened tournament play by smashing East Carolina University, 11-3, behind a 16-hit attack, including a 2-for-5, two-RBI effort from Suffern HS alum Brennan.

Mortarboard musings

• Montclair State University senior diver Lauren Corrente of Nyack placed 12th in the one-meter event with a score of 297.60 points at the Metropolitan Conference Swimming and Diving Championships at Rutgers University. Montclair State finished in eighth place overall.
• Left-hander Chris O’Grady of Congers made his team-high 25th appearance in relief as the George Mason University baseball team was eliminated from the CAA Championship with a 12-7 loss to the sixth-seeded Towson Tigers, 12-7, in Harrisonburg, VA. The Clarkstown North alum also ended the campaign with a team-high 14 saves, and went 2-0 with a 1.22 ERA.
• Coach John Killingbeck and the Iona Gales will be hosting over the summer for young athletes of all ages and skill levels.

Weekly Sports Poll

Both the Yankees and Mets have surprised fans this season. Last week’s sports poll asks All ten teams in the East are currently above .500 as they have begun playing some of the best baseball across the Major Leagues. The Patch public says the Mets are overwhelmingly the more surprising team from New York so far, and Johan Santana may agree.

This week’s sports poll looks at the current debate surrounding Iona Prep defensive back Justin Combs. When Combs accepted a full scholarship to UCLA his father’s bank account came into question. People are now asking if

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