Lacrosse Sectionals: Corrected Bracket Takes Bye From Pearl River Girls

When the Section 1 Class C girls lacrosse tournament pairings were first put together Tuesday morning, the Pearl River girls lacrosse team (11-4-1) had the a bye.

The committee found an error and re-worked the bracket, giving Pearl River the No. 3 seed and a home game 4:30 p.m. Thursday against No. 14 Hastings. Bronxville was moved up to the No. 2 seed.

The Pearl River boys team received the No. 14 seed in the Boys Class C/D tournament. The Pirates will play at No. 3 Dobbs Ferry 4:30 p.m. Thursday.

The seedings are based on a formula that awards four points for each victory. Bonus points are given based on playing opponents with strong records, but in the end, playing a tough schedule did not help the Pearl River girls' seeding. The Pirates second and third seeds in Class B (Yorktown and Nyack respectively) and the No. 2 and No. 3 in Class A (Suffern and North Rockland).

'The info was wrong this morning," Pearl River coach Laurie Mayernik said. "We were penalized for playing 16 games, like you are supposed to, while Bronxville played 13. I wouldn't change it. I'd rather play the Yorktowns of the world and get better than not."

If the Pirates win Thursday, they would get another home game Saturday against the winner of another of Thursday's first-round games -- No. 11 Irvington at No. 6 Briarcliff. All games are played at the home field of the higher seed until the championship game 5 p.m. May 25 at Yorktown.

Rain Washes Out Tuesday's Events

The rain washed away all Pearl River athletic events on the fields Tuesday, including the first day of the boys tennis conference tournament at Clarkstown South. The Rockland County Golf Championships, set for Wednesday in Thiells, NY, have also been postponed due to the conditions of the course. No make-up date has been set yet.

The first round of the Section 1 golf tournament was played despite the wet conditions Monday. Pearl River's Shane Kennedy shot an 88 to finished tied for 41st.