Daily Sports Digest: North Softball Wins at Home, Rams Take Golf Match Over Vikings

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The Top Spot:

Clarkstown North softball defended their home field as they beat Maria Regina 13-0. Lauren Strum picked up her first win of the season as she pitched six innings and stuck out seven.

Samantha Weiss led the Rams offense as she went 3-4 with a run and three RBI. Chinyere Oti, Amanda Stark, and Ruby Silverstein each scored twice for North in the win.

Yesterday’s Results:

Sport: Boys Lacrosse

Game: Our Lady of Lourdes vs. Clarkstown North

Score: Clarkstown North Won 11-5

Highlights: Anthony Termine and Vincent Barbetto each scored three goals and assisted on two others and Noah Feiden added three goals for North in the win.

Sport: Golf

Game: Clarkstown North vs. Clarkstown South 

Score: Clarkstown North Won 215-227

Highlights: South’s Devin Solar led all golfers at Paramount Country Club with a 38 on the par 35. North’s Ryan Shankman finished in second overall with a 39. North took six of the top eight spots.

Sport: Boys Tennis

Game: Clarkstown North vs. Pearl River

Score: Clarkstown North Won 4-3

Sport: Softball

Game: Albertus Magnus vs. Tuxedo Park School

Score: Albertus Magnus Won 5-1

Highlights: Lauren Capello picked up her second win of the year as she struck out nine in seven innings of work. Tara Condon went 2-4 with a home run and two runs scored.

Sport: Boys Tennis

Game: Albertus Magnus vs. Clarkstown South

Score: Clarkstown South Won 7-0

Sport: Boys Lacrosse

Game: Pearl River vs. Albertus Magnus

Score:

Highlights: Matt Bosco led the Pirates with four goals and Chris McGarry picked up three as the Pirates got out to a 7-1 first half lead and never looked back. Matt Ceblissis and Tim Kelly each scored for the Falcons.

Today’s Schedule:

In girls lacrosse, Nyack heads to Clarkstown North at 4:15 p.m.

In track, Clarkstown North heads to Clarkstown South at 4:30 p.m.

In girls lacrosse, Pearl River heads to Clarkstown South at 4:15 p.m.

In softball, Albertus Magnus heads to Clarkstown South at 4 p.m.

In baseball, Albertus Magnus heads to Clarkstown South at 4 p.m.

In girls lacrosse, Albertus Magnus heads to Suffern at 4:15 p.m.

Other News:

Mets memories are made of this

Bud Harrelson, the former Mets shortstop, coach and manager, was in championship form Monday night, patiently signing copies of his book “Turning Two,” at Books and Greetings at Northvale (NJ) Plaza.

Harrelson, who owns the Long Island Ducks after serving one year as the team’s manager, was joined by the prolific author Phil Pepe of Englewood, NJ, and also eagerly answered questions from an interested crowd of Mets fans.

“I’ve been a Mets fan almost forever; I went to games on the IRT No. 7 when I lived in Queens, even before 1969,” said diehard follower Liz Vitacco of New City.

Former volunteer firefighter William Hicks of Piermont, standing in a long line of book buyers, said he’s been a fan of the Metsies for “almost as long as I’ve been alive.”

Harrelson, the only pro baseball player to have been born on D-Day (June 6, 1944), discussed many topics in the game, emphasizing that baseball is a much tougher game than anyone realizes, and that the mental aspect separates the men from the boys.

Derrel McKinley – he was called ‘Bubba’ by his older brother Dwayne, which morphed to Buddy, hence Bud—was asked about the current-day Mets.

“They’re going in the right direction—bring the kids up and let them play,” Buddy said.

Kenny Sarfin, owner of Books and Greetings, schedules regular book signings. Anyone interested in being put on his email list should contact him at kennys1407@aol.com.

Westchester Umpire To Call Regional Championships

District 20’s Noah Strone of Harrison was selected out of a field of 14,000 to call this year’s little league regional softball championships in Bristol Connecticut. The can be found on Harrison Patch. 

College Sports Notebook:

Rehain scores game-winner

The Manhattan College women’s lacrosse team overcame a six-goal deficit to overtake Niagara University, 15-12, at Gaelic Park in Riverdale.

Sophomore attack Kelsey Rehain of Suffern had five points, including the game-winning goal with 1:03 remaining in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) contest.

Attack Chrissy Gutenberger of Stony Point brought the Jaspers within one with 2:38 remaining, and then, after the Jaspers won the ensuing draw, Caitlin Hynes of Mahopac drove down, drew a foul, and scored the game-tying goal on her free position attempt with 1:47 to go.

The Jaspers (4-9, 2-3 MAAC) earned another free position attempt at the 1:08 mark, but instead of shooting, Manhattan used the opportunity to set up a play. After a scramble in front of the net, Rehain ended up with the ball, and she put it in the back of the net to put the Jaspers ahead for the first time, 15-14, with 1:03 left to play.

“We were really trying to drive,” Rehain said on the Manhattan website. “They were putting a lot of pressure on the attack, so I thought it was great how we moved it around and had some cuts through the middle. I just saw it and went. I faked the goalie out.”

Midfielder Elizabeth Dugan of Stony Point contributed four draw controls for the Jaspers, who conclude their home schedule on Wednesday night against one of the teams they trail in the standings—Iona (8-6, 2-2 MAAC).

Prior to the 7 p.m. contest, seniors Dugan, Gutenberger, BrieAnna Spatarella of Rocky Point and Breana Leonard of Bay Shore will be honored.

Mortarboard Musings:

• Mike Abelard of Spring Valley scored 18 points as the St. Thomas Aquinas College men’s track and field team placed sixth at the Rider Invitational. The Spartans, leading all Division II competitors, were also helped by George Erazo of North Babylon, who scored 10 points with a runner-up finish in the 400 and a seventh in the 200. Abelard won the 100, and was second in the 200. The women finished 11^th, with Keeley Bateman of Pearl River setting a personal best in the 1,500 in 4:59.16.
• The Rutgers University women’s lacrosse team defeated Cincinnati, 13-10, on Senior Day at Yurcak Field in Piscataway, NJ.  The Scarlet Knights (9-5, 4-2) were paced in scoring by sophomore midfielder Lauren Sbrilli of Martinsville, NJ, with her fourth hat trick of the season. Senior Ali Steinberg of Suffern, who leads the team with 43 points, was held in relative check, with three assists. Rutgers returns on action on Friday, visiting Loyola in Baltimore, MD, at 7 p.m.

Weekly Sports Poll:

asks if you think the Marlins should let Manager Ozzie Guillen go after he made several controversial remarks in a TIME Magazine article. 

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