Daily Sports Digest: Mezansky, Bring Home MVP as Tigers Win Mamaroneck Tournament

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Spartans on the run

St. Thomas Aquinas College sophomore George Erazo of North Babylon lowered his National qualifying time to a 48.80 after a great 400-meter run in the Gotham Cup at the New Balance Track and Field Center in northern Manhattan.

Erazo finished as the top Division II runner, and placed sixth overall in the competition. 

Freshman Alex Andre of North Rockland set a school record in the 1,000 with a time of 2:32.78 which beat the previous record of 2:35.44 held by Gary "Einar" Brissing.

Keeley Bateman, a sophomore from Pearl River, clocked a school-record 3:03.98 to finish 14^th in the women’s 1,000. 
Rookie Catherine Sandkuhl of North Babylon also lowered her own school record in the 400 with a time of 1:01.20, good for 23^rd overall.

The Spartans of Coach Lorne Marcus return to the New Balance Track and Field Center on Jan. 20 to compete in the Great Dane Classic.

Shepard, Marte in the swim

Sophomore Andrew Shepard of West Nyack continued his standout season in the distance freestyle events as the College of Mount Saint Vincent’s men’s swimming team lost to Mount Saint Mary College, 71-49, in Newburgh.

Shepard, an alum of Clarkstown South, was runner-up in the 1,000-yard event with a time of 12:30.47, and then won the 500-yard race in 5:56.26.

Also standing out was freshman Alex Marte of Yonkers, who posted a double victory in the 200-yard freestyle (2:06.03) and 100-yard butterfly (1:00.59).

The setback dropped the Dolphins to 1-7 in dual-meet competition, and 0-4 against Skyline Conference opponents.

The Dolphins return to the pool on a winter training trip to Florida, before resuming the schedule on Jan. 27 against Drew University in Madison, NJ, at 6 p.m.

Also competing for the Dolphins is freshman Juan Espinal of New Rochelle, in the backstroke and freestyle events.

The women’s team, which continues to struggle, lost to Hunter, 102-80, at the Mark Twain Pool Complex in Yonkers.

The Dolphins (1-10), who are also on a Florida training trip, hope to start something new on Jan. 21 when they meet Drew University in Madison, N.J.

Hunter (9-3) was led by siblings Juliette and Charlotte Collazo of Monsey, who are graduates of Spring Valley HS.

Charlotte, a freshman, was victorious in the 50-yard freestyle against the Dolphins, and helped the Hawks win the 200-yard freestyle relay; sophomore Juliette,  second in the 100-yard backstroke, was a member of the winning 200-yard medley relay quartet.

Hunter hosts John Jay College (4-2) on Tuesday, Jan. 17 at 6:30 p.m. at the North pool.

Breaking into the lineup

Freshman guard Bergelis Louis of Nyack, a graduate of Ramapo HS, has appeared in four games for the women’s basketball team at John Jay College of Criminal Justice.

The Bloodhounds (4-9) host York College (1-12) at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 18 in Jamaica at the York PE and Rec Center.

Yesterday’s Results:

Sport: Boys Basketball (Friday)

Game: Mamaroneck vs. Rye Neck

Score: Mamaroneck Won 42-39

Highlights: Mamaroneck’s Matt Mezansky had 16 points in the first round win over Rye Neck. Brendan Crowley had 11 points in the loss.

Sport: Girls Basketball (Friday)

Game: Mamaroneck vs. Rye Neck

Score: Mamaroneck Won 37-29

Highlights: Aliza Kantor and Catherine Van Eyck led Mamaroneck with ten points each in the win. Marisa Bella picked up 11 points in the loss.

Sport: Ice Hockey (Friday)

Game: Rye Town/Harrison vs. Ossining

Score: Rye Town/Harrison Won 2-1

Highlights: Sal Giacomo and Evan Jacobs each found the back of the net once for the Titans, and each assisted the other’s goal. Jackson Kane scored Ossining’s lone goal.

Sport: Boys Basketball (Saturday)

Game: Harrison vs. Mamaroneck

Score: Mamaroneck Won 46-34

Highlights: Mamaroneck’s Matt Mezansky was named tournament MVP after beating Harrison with 14 points and ten rebounds. Alex Lanni added 21 points in the win for Mamaroneck. Coby Leftkowitz led Harrison with 14 points.

Sport: Boys Basketball (Saturday)

Game: Rye vs. Rye Neck

Score: Rye Won 48-42

Highlights: Max Twyman led Rye with 23 points in the consolation game of the Mamaroneck tournament. Rye Neck’s Brendan Crowley had 18 points.

Today’s Schedule:

In Ice Hockey, Rye Town/Harrison and Briarcliff will square off at 6:45 p.m.