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Long Island Big 10: Patriots power way to top ARTICLE: By Gregg Sarra | Jun 11, 2013 Ward Melville, fresh off a state title win, finishes the spring season on top of Gregg Sarra's Big 10. Find out which teams round out the Top 10.
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Long Island Power rankings: Long Island softball ARTICLE: By MSG Varsity | Jun 11, 2013 MSGVarsity.com presents the final Long Island softball power rankings.
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East Meadow East Meadow drops 'AA' final to Cicero-NS ARTICLE: By Mike Gavin | Jun 9, 2013
QUEENSBURY, N.Y. - Sometimes a memory can be just as good as a win.
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Long Island Pierson/BH softball falls in 'C' semifinal ARTICLE: By Jason Stromberg | Jun 8, 2013 Whalers' run ends in NYS Class C semifinals with a 7-0 loss to Frewsburg (Section 6).
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Sayville Defending champ Sayville falls 'A' in final ARTICLE: By Mike Gavin | Jun 8, 2013 Sayville rallies to top Troy (Section 2), 6-4 in semifinal but falls to Hamburg 5-3 in championship game.
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Long Island Three LI softball squads head to NYS semifinals ARTICLE: By Mike Gavin | Jun 7, 2013 Long Island's best softball teams compete in the NYS semifinals in Queensbury.
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Long Island Pierson/BH softball reaches NYS 'C' semis ARTICLE: By Ian Cutler | Jun 6, 2013
What a way to return to the state championships.
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Babylon falls to Marlboro in SE final ARTICLE: By Mike Gavin | Jun 6, 2013
Before taking the field each inning, the Babylon position players line up behind home plate.
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Long Island Power rankings: Long Island softball (6/5) ARTICLE: By MSG Varsity | Jun 5, 2013 MSGVarsity.com presents the Long Island softball power rankings for the week of June 5, 2013.
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Long Island Nearly perfect: Shapiro guides East Meadow to LIC ARTICLE: By Mike Gavin | Jun 4, 2013 Kerri Shapiro pitched a complete game one-hitter as East Meadow topped Longwood, 7-0, in the Long Island Class AA softball championship on Tuesday.
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Long Island Bricker, Milone lead Sayville to LI 'A' crown ARTICLE: By Jason Stromberg | Jun 4, 2013
Kristen Bricker and Chrissy Milone made a nice one-two punch Tuesday for the Sayville softball team in its Long Island softball Class A championship game against Island Trees.
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Long Island Donaldson, Richards key Babylon to LIC ARTICLE: By Jason Stromberg | Jun 4, 2013
Gwen Donaldson had a hard time explaining how she was able to come up with the clutch hit when her team needed it most. An eighth-grader, Babylon's second baseman said she doesn't get nervous or else she wouldn't be as effective as she has been this postseason.
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Long Island Primer: Long Island ‘AA’ softball championship ARTICLE: By Bill Mueller | Jun 3, 2013 Longwood and East Meadow face off in the Long Island Class AA softball championship at Dowling Sports Complex at 4:30 p.m.
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Long Island Syrett, Bruckner honored with Dellacave Award ARTICLE: By Jason Stromberg | Jun 3, 2013
When a student-athlete from Suffolk County is nominated for the Butch Dellecave Award, there's a tremendous amount of meaning behind it. Not only is it for the athlete who excels on the field, but it's also for one who gets it done in the classroom, while representing the community with class, character, dedication and respect.
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Long Island Longwood captures first Suffolk 'AA' title ARTICLE: By Mike Gavin | Jun 2, 2013 Samantha Valentine goes 3-for-5 at the plate with 2 RBI as Longwood wins its first ever Suffolk 'AA' softball title, 11-4 over top-ranked Bay Shore
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Long Island Sayville rallies to win Suffolk 'A' title ARTICLE: By Jason Stromberg | Jun 2, 2013 Golden Flashes put up five runs in the seventh inning to rally for a 9-6 win and top Miller Place for the Suffolk Class A softball title.
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Long Island DeVito's 15 Ks, homer lifts Bay Shore ARTICLE: By MSG Varsity/Newsday | May 31, 2013 Michelle DeVito fans 15 batters as Bay Shore tops Hauppauge, 8-3 in Suffolk AA losers'-bracket final and earn a spot in the county title game.
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Long Island Sayville stays alive in Suffolk 'A' final ARTICLE: By Mike Gavin | May 31, 2013 No. 4-ranked Sayville hands top-seeded Miller Place its first loss of postsesaon with an 8-3 victory to force deciding game in Suffolk Class A softball finals.
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Long Island Valentines Day: Longwood wins 'AA' semi ARTICLE: By Mike Gavin | May 30, 2013 Samantha Valentine holds top-seeded Bay Shore to just one run as No. 3 Longwood tops Marauders, 3-1 in Suffolk Class AA semifinals.
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Kellenberg wins another state title ARTICLE: By Mike Gavin | May 29, 2013 Sara DeAngelis didn't give up a hit until the fifth inning as Kellenberg captures its second consecutive CHSAA state title in 8-2 win over Fontbonne.
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Long Island Babylon rallies for Suffolk Class B softball title ARTICLE: By Jason Stromberg | May 29, 2013
Babylon's Alyssa Sasuk didn't let Erin Creen's tying, two-run double in the bottom of the seventh get her down Wednesday in the Suffolk Class B softball title game against host Center Moriches.
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Long Island East Rockaway wins Nassau 'B' softball title ARTICLE: By Jason Stromberg | May 23, 2013
Any time the East Rockaway softball team had its backs to the wall this season, the Rocks found a way to get the job done.
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Long Island Island Trees knocks off Plainedge for 'A' title ARTICLE: By Mike Gavin | May 23, 2013
The Island Trees softball team sat in a circle before practice Wednesday and were handed copies of an article about keeping composure.
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Long Island Cutuli, East Meadow win Nassau 'AA' title ARTICLE: By Mike Gavin | May 23, 2013 Danielle Cutuli homered in the first inning as East Meadow routs MacArthur, 12-1 in Game 3 of the Nassau 'AA' softball finals.
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Long Island Kellenberg rolls to CHSAA softball title ARTICLE: By Mike Gavin | May 22, 2013 Firebirds capture their third straight CHSAA softball title with 11-3 victory over St. John the Baptist.
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Long Island Fitzsimmons leads MacArthur to even series ARTICLE: By Stephen Haynes | May 21, 2013
With two outs and Katie Fitzsimmons in an 0-and-2 hole, the earlier decision to walk MacArthur superstar Jena Cozza seemed wise.
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Long Island Power rankings: LI softball (5/21) ARTICLE: By MSG Varsity | May 21, 2013 MSGVarsity.com presents the Long Island softball power rankings for the week of May 21, 2013.
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Long Island Power rankings: LI softball (5/28) ARTICLE: By MSG Varsity | May 21, 2013 MSGVarsity.com presents the Long Island softball power rankings for the week of May 28, 2013.
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Long Island DeAngelis strong in Kellenberg victories ARTICLE: By Laura Albanese | May 21, 2013 Hours after topping St. Anthony's in the semis, Sabrina DeAngelis pitches a complete game 1-0 shutout victory for Kellenberg over St. John the Baptist in Game 1 of the NSCHSAA finals.
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Long Island East Rockaway forces rubber match with Locust Valley ARTICLE: By Mike Gavin | May 21, 2013
Tiffani Parente was keeping her fingers crossed that she could play -- even though one of them was in a splint.
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Long Island Island Trees rallies past Plainedge ARTICLE: By Mike Gavin | May 20, 2013
Island Trees had the perfect person at the plate when the heat was on . . . Ice.
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Long Island Shapiro fans 12 in East Meadow's Game 1 win ARTICLE: By Mike Gavin | May 20, 2013
Before each inning, the East Meadow infielders gather around Kerri Shapiro in the circle for a therapy session.
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Long Island Locust Valley tops East Rockaway in Game 1 ARTICLE: By Gene Morris | May 20, 2013
Locust Valley softball had a tough go in the regular season as a part of Nassau Conference II. Its fortunes have changed as the playoffs rolled round and the Falcons are back to facing fellow Class B opponents.
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Long Island East Rockaway stuns Oyster Bay in Nassau 'B' semis ARTICLE: By Laura Albanese | May 17, 2013 No 4 East Rockaway stuns top-seeded Oyster Bay, 6-1 in Game 3 of the Nassau Class B softball semifinals.
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Long Island Power rankings: LI softball (5/14) ARTICLE: By MSG Varsity | May 14, 2013 MSGVarsity.com presents the Long Island softball power rankings for the week of May 14, 2013.
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Long Island Hawkeye: Hawks hurls ninth shutout of year ARTICLE: By Mike Gavin | May 9, 2013 Chelsea Hawks strikes out 14 batters and hurls her ninth shutout of the year as Shoreham-Wading River cruises to an 8-0 blanking of Mattituck
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Long Island Three no-no's thrown on Monday ARTICLE: By MSG Varsity/Newsday | May 7, 2013
Matt Rothstein threw a no-hitter with 17 strikeouts and powered Wheatley to a 9-0 win over Malverne in Nassau BC-I baseball Monday.
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Long Island Big 10: St. Anthony's repeats at top ARTICLE: By Gregg Sarra | May 6, 2013 St. Anthony's girls lacrosse tops the weekly Big 10 for the second straight week. Find out which squads round out the rest of the poll inside.
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Long Island Power rankings: LI softball (5/7) ARTICLE: By MSG Varsity | May 6, 2013 MSGVarsity.com presents the Long Island softball power rankings for the week of May 7, 2013.
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Long Island Biamonte's hit a winner for Miller Place ARTICLE: By Stephen Haynes | May 4, 2013 Sage Biamonte's two-run single proves to be difference-maker as Miller Place tops Mount Sinai, 9-7.
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Long Island Power rankings: LI softball (4/30) ARTICLE: By MSG Varsity | Apr 30, 2013 MSGVarsity.com presents the Long Island softball power rankings for the week of April 30, 2013
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Long Island LI Big 10: A new number one ARTICLE: By Gregg Sarra | Apr 29, 2013 With Chaminade lacrosse's defeat to Yorktown this weekend, a new number one was crowned. Find out which team soared to the top this week.
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Long Island Valeriano tosses one-hitter in Mepham win ARTICLE: By Mike Gavin | Apr 28, 2013 Mepham's Tonimarie Valeriano tossed her second consecutive one-hitter Saturday in a 6-0 win over Carey.
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Long Island Brenkert's blast leads ESM over Sayville ARTICLE: By Bob Herzog | Apr 25, 2013 Hope Brenkert's three-run home-run leads Eastport-South Manor to a 9-5 softball victory over defending NYS Class A champion, Sayville.
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Long Island Power rankings: LI softball (4/23) ARTICLE: By MSG Varsity | Apr 23, 2013 MSGVarsity.com presents the Long Island softball power rankings for the week of April 23, 2013
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Long Island Big 10: Undefeated Flyers stay atop poll ARTICLE: By Gregg Sarra | Apr 22, 2013 Chaminade continued its undefeated season and held onto the top spot of Gregg Sarra's weekly Long Island Big 10.
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Holy Trinity Sarra: Holy Trinity's Hogans catch on quickly ARTICLE: By Gregg Sarra | Apr 21, 2013
Katie and Sean Hogan do everything together. They have for years.
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Long Island Extinguished: SJB tops Kellenberg ARTICLE: By Mike Gavin | Apr 19, 2013 St. John the Baptist ends Kellenberg's 37-game overall and 50-game league win streak as Cougars earn 2-1 victory over Firebirds.
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Long Island Commack's defense shines against Bay Shore ARTICLE: By Jason Stromberg | Apr 17, 2013 Kiersten Carlomagno pitches a four-hitter for Commack, allowing one walk and striking out six as Cougars top Bay Shore, 2-1.
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Long Island Power rankings: LI softball (4/16) ARTICLE: By Mike Gavin | Apr 16, 2013 MSGVarsity.com presents the Long Island softball power rankings for the week of April 16, 2013.
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Long Island Farmingdale’s big bats sink Baldwin ARTICLE: By Mike Gavin | Apr 16, 2013 Farmingdale scored early and often as they knocked off Baldwin, 14-11, in Nassau Conference AA-II softball play on Tuesday afternoon.
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Long Island Live game primer: Farmingdale at Baldwin softball ARTICLE: By Bill Mueller | Apr 16, 2013 MSGVarsity.com will present live action of Farmingdale at Baldwin softball beginning at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon.
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Long Island Big 10: Chaminade lacrosse sits at top ARTICLE: By Gregg Sarra | Apr 15, 2013 Chaminade boys lacrosse continues its stranglehold at the top of Gregg Sarra's weekly Big 10. Find out the rest of the list inside.
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Long Island Power rankings: LI softball (4/9) ARTICLE: By MSG Varsity | Apr 9, 2013 MSGVarsity.com presents the Long Island softball power rankings for the week of April 9, 2013.
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Long Island East bests West in Smithtown softball meeting ARTICLE: By Jason Stromberg | Apr 9, 2013
Angela Pagano was having a day to forget at the plate when she stepped into the batter's box with the go-ahead run at third during Smithtown East's League III softball matchup with Smithtown West Tuesday.
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Long Island Big 10: Chaminade maintains hold on top ARTICLE: By Gregg Sarra | Apr 8, 2013 Chaminade boys lacrosse holds strong for a second straight week at the top of the Big 10. Find out who rounds out the weekly list.
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Plainedge Around the Diamond with Plainedge's Taylor Curran ARTICLE: By Mike Gavin | Apr 5, 2013 First of a weekly series profiling some of Long Island's top softball players.
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Long Island Shapiro, Cutuli spark East Meadow ARTICLE: By Mike Gavin | Apr 4, 2013 Kerri Shapiro's two-run homer put East Meadow in the lead for good as Jets top Generals 10-6 Wednesday afternoon.
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Long Island Basile leads Island Trees past Plainedge ARTICLE: By Mike Gavin | Apr 3, 2013
Alannah Basile is coming off a dominant sophomore season in which she overpowered batters, won multiple awards and led Island Trees to the county championship series. But still, she felt the need to change things up.
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Long Island Hussey, Stopsky shine in Smithtown East's win ARTICLE: By Bob Herzog | Apr 2, 2013 Christina Hussey drives in both runs as Smithtown East holds off Walt Whitman, 2-1.
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Long Island Power rankings: LI softball (4/2) ARTICLE: By MSG Varsity | Apr 2, 2013 MSGVarsity.com presents the first Long Island softball power rankings for the 2013 spring season.
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Long Island Spring Big 10: Chaminade tops season opener ARTICLE: By Gregg Sarra | Apr 1, 2013 Chaminade lacrosse tops the first Long Island Big 10 of the spring season. Find out what other teams made Gregg Sarra's weekly rankings!
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Long Island Montemarano homers twice in Seaford win ARTICLE: By Jason Stromberg | Mar 21, 2013 Lindsay Montemarano homers twice as Seaford easily defeats Floral Park, 16-1 Wednesday afternoon.
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Seaford Seaford's Montemarano returns after surgery ARTICLE: By Mike Gavin | Mar 16, 2013
It was at that moment, as she lie face down in the dirt, that Lindsay Montemarano knew she was back.
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Long Island Charms, superstitions return for softball ARTICLE: By Jason Stromberg | Mar 15, 2013
High school softball teams have their own way of getting fired up. Here are some neat ones that some of Long Island's top players shared during a photo shoot at Newsday before the start of the 2013 regular season.
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Long Island Rooney, DiMartino, & Iordanou highlight girls soccer signings ARTICLE: By Gregg Sarra | Feb 6, 2013 Amanda Rooney will head to North Carolina, Rosie DiMartino moves on to Boston College, while Kristina Iordanou signed with Vanderbilt.
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Long Island Long Island college commitments list ARTICLE: By MSG Varsity | Feb 6, 2013 Find out where high school athletes in your area will be playing their college sports.
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Long Island Top 30 LI Players to Watch: Michelle DeVito ARTICLE: By MSG Varsity | Aug 27, 2012 MSG Varsity counts down, in no particular order, the top 30 Long Island athletes to watch for the upcoming school year. Today we feature Bay Shore's Michelle DeVito
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MacArthur Top 30 LI Players to Watch: Jena Cozza ARTICLE: By MSG Varsity | Aug 24, 2012 MSG Varsity counts down, in no particular order, the top 30 Long Island athletes to watch for the upcoming school year. Today we feature MacArthur's Jena Cozza
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Long Island Memorable Mondays: Top 2011-12 teams ARTICLE: By Tom Liodice | Aug 19, 2012 In the next installment of a summer-long series, we look at the top five teams from the 2011-12 school year.
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Long Island Memorable Mondays: Exciting endings ARTICLE: By Tom Liodice | Jul 12, 2012 In the next installment of a summer-long series, we look at the five best exciting endings across Long Island from the past season.
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Sayville Sayville's Selts helped lead Sayville to title ARTICLE: By Evan Korn | Jun 17, 2012 Sayville, led by pitcher Merissa Selts, captured its first state softball title in school history.
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Kellenberg Kellenberg followed Pisciotta's, Pardo's lead ARTICLE: By Mike Gavin | Jun 17, 2012
The award for CHSAA softball player of the year goes to . . . the same girl who won it last season.
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Sayville Sayville wins softball Class A state title ARTICLE: By Evan Korn | Jun 9, 2012 Sayville's softball team won its first Class A state title with wins over Jamesville-Dewitt and Cornwall in the finals and semifinals, respectively.
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Long Island Greenwich too much for Pierson/BH softball ARTICLE: By Evan Korn | Jun 9, 2012
QUEENSBURY, N.Y. -- It has been a season of ups and downs for Pierson/Bridgehampton softball, as tragedy struck in the midst of the program's greatest season.
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MacArthur MacArthur softball falls in state semis ARTICLE: By Mike Gavin | Jun 9, 2012
QUEENSBURY, N.Y. -- Each time the MacArthur softball team took the field this season, they did so with a piece of paper stuffed inside their socks.
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Long Island Brown stars as MacArthur wins 'AA' LIC ARTICLE: By Mike Gavin | Jun 5, 2012 Kristen Brown struck out five, allowed seven hits and helped her own cause going 4-4 at the plate as MacArthur beat East Islip 16-2 in the Class AA LIC.
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Long Island Griffin's game-saving grab gives Sayville LIC ARTICLE: By Evan Korn | Jun 5, 2012
The ball jumped off Kate Finnen's bat and into deep right-centerfield. The Plainedge bench positively knew that the improbable comeback had reached its dramatic conclusion.
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Long Island Babylon tops Carle Pl. in LIC, falls in semis ARTICLE: By Tim Dimas | Jun 5, 2012
RHINEBECK, NY -- Madison Mugno's clutch double on a hit-and-run with two outs in the bottom of the ninth drove in Nicole Marro from first base with the deciding run, giving Babylon a 1-0 victory over Carle Place Tuesday in the Long Island Class B softball championship in Rhinebeck, N.Y.
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Long Island Sayville wins Suffolk 'A' softball crown ARTICLE: By Mike Gavin | Jun 1, 2012 Merissa Selts, Kathleen Maehr and Kira Karl drove in all of Sayville's runs as the Golden Flashes topped E. Hampton, 4-0 in Game 3 of the Suffolk Class A final.
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Long Island East Islip ousts Longwood in Suffolk final ARTICLE: By Evan Korn | Jun 1, 2012 East Islip pitcher Courtney Blake hurled a 1-2-3 seventh inning as East Islip won its school's first county title with a 6-5 win over Longwood in the Class AA final.
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Long Island Lent, Longwood even things with East Islip ARTICLE: By Evan Korn | Jun 1, 2012 Noel Lent gave up just five hits as Longwood topped East Islip, 6-3 in Game 2 of the Suffolk Class AA finals to force a deciding Game 3 on Friday.
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Long Island Sayville forces rubber game in 'A' finals ARTICLE: By Mike Gavin | Jun 1, 2012 Merissa Selts hurled a two-hit shutout as Sayville evened things up with East Hampton in a 2-0 Game 2 win in the Suffolk County Class A softball finals
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Kellenberg beats Molloy for CHSAA state title ARTICLE: By Mike Gavin | May 29, 2012 Susan Pardo tosses a pair of shutouts in a doubleheader as Firebirds win first CHSAA state title with wins over Sacred Heart (Buffalo) and Molloy
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Long Island MacArthur crowned Nassau softball champs ARTICLE: By Mike Gavin | May 27, 2012 UNC-bound Kristen Brown tossed a five-hitter as MacArthur's offense exploded for 12 hits in a 13-2 win over East Meadow to win the Nassau Class 'AA' title.
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Long Island Blake, East Islip upset Bay Shore ARTICLE: By Ian Cutler | May 27, 2012 Courtney Blake allowed just one earned run and allowed six hits as East Islip stunned top-seeded Bay Shore, 4-3 in the Suffolk Class 'AA' semifinals.
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Long Island Waleko's GW run wins it for East Hampton ARTICLE: By Evan Korn | May 26, 2012 Casey Waleko scored the game-winning run on a wild pitch in the bottom of the 10th as East Hampton topped Islip, 6-5 in the Suffolk Class 'A' semifinals.
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Long Island Double-steal spurs Babylon past C. Moriches ARTICLE: By MSG Varsity | May 26, 2012
With his team trapped in a pitchers' duel, Babylon coach Rick Punzone thought he needed to get a little imaginative offensively.
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Long Island Carle Place completes sweep for Nassau title ARTICLE: By MSG Varsity | May 25, 2012 Ashley Cole struck out 11 in a one-hitter as Carle Place topped Oyster Bay 10-0 and swept the Nassau Class 'B' softball finals.
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Long Island Soriente's big hit makes Plainedge champs ARTICLE: By Mike Gavin | May 25, 2012 Giana Soriente's two-out triple brought in the winning run to give Plainedge a 2-1 win over Island Trees to complete a sweep in the Nassau 'A' finals.
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Long Island Kellenberg grabs softball title ARTICLE: By Ian Cutler | May 25, 2012 Kellenberg was flawless as Susan Pardo pitched a five-inning no-hitter as the Firebirds wons its second straight CHSAA title, with a 10-0 over SJB.
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Long Island Selts leads Sayvile over Shoreham-WR ARTICLE: By Mike Gavin | May 25, 2012 Merissa Selts tossed a three-hitter as Syaville topped Shoreham-Wading River, 4-1 in the Suffolk County Class 'A' semifinals
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Long Island LaRosa's run the equalizer for East Meadow ARTICLE: By Mike Gavin | May 25, 2012 Dina LaRosa scored the GW run on a safety-squeeze in the bottom of the ninth to lift East Meadow to a 3-2 win over MacArthur in Game 2 of the Nassau 'AA' finals.
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Long Island Cole perfect as Carle Place takes Game 1 ARTICLE: By Mike Gavin | May 23, 2012 Ashley Cole tossed her second perfect game of the year by hurling 18 strikeouts as Carle Place won Game 1 of the Nassau Class 'B' finals over Oyster Bay, 2-0.
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Kellenberg Kellenberg softball set for title game ARTICLE: By Doric Sam | May 20, 2012 Kellenberg softball remained undefeated and won both its semifinal matchups, first over Holy Trinity, 4-2 and St. John the Baptist, 7-1.
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MacArthur Sarra: MacArthur led by trio of Generals ARTICLE: By Gregg Sarra | May 20, 2012 In 20 games, MacArthur's three shutdown pitchers have hurled ten shutouts and have given up only one run in four other games.
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Long Island Nowak, Plainedge blank Floral Park ARTICLE: By Mike Gavin | May 18, 2012 Fresh off a perfect game, Kim Nowak shut out Floral Park as her Plainedge team shut out the Knights, 2-0 in the Nassau Class 'A' softball semifinals
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Long Island Oyster Bay advances to 'B' finals ARTICLE: By Mike Gavin | May 17, 2012 Oyster Bay topped Locust Valley, 5-2, in the Nassau Class B semifinals to set up a meeting with top-seeded Carle Place
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Long Island Power rankings: Long Island softball (5/15) ARTICLE: By MSG Varsity | May 15, 2012 MSG Varsity ranks the top softball teams across Long Island for the week of May 15, 2012.
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Long Island East Rockaway wins Nassau 'C' title ARTICLE: By Mike Gavin | May 14, 2012 East Rockaway completed the sweep in a 8-2 win over Friends Academy to capture the Nassau County Class 'C' softball title.

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