Daily Sports Digest: Rain Cancels Games, Falcon Girls LAX Beat TZ

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The Conference IV boys tennis tournament was rained out Tuesday. It will begin with preliminary matches 2 p.m. today at Pearl River. Clarkstown North, Clarkstown South, East Ramapo, North Rockland, Suffern, Albertus Magnus, Nanuet, Pearl River and Tappan Zee will have teams in the tournament. 

 Other local sporting events were cancelled or postponed yesterday thanks to the rain. Please check with the school district before heading out to one of today’s events.

Yesterday’s Results:

Sport: Girls Lacrosse

Game: Suffern vs. Clarkstown North

Score: Suffern Won 19-8

Sport: Girls Lacrosse

Game: North Rockland vs. Clarkstown South

Score: North Rockland Won 13-11

Sport: Girls Lacrosse

Game: Tappan Zee vs. Albertus Magnus

Score: Albertus Magnus Won 12-10

Today’s Schedule:

In baseball, Clarkstown North heads to John Jay (EF) at 4:30 p.m.

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

In baseball, O’Neil High School heads to Albertus Magnus at 4:15 p.m.

Other Sports News:

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College Sports News:

Jaspers Seek Top Seed in Tournament

The Manhattan College baseball team, which has clinched a spot in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Tournament for a 10^th straight season, closes out the regular campaign with a three-game series against Saint Peter’s College at Van Cortlandt Park in Riverdale.

The Jaspers, who beat Saint Peter’s 8-4 to improve to 26-24 overall, 15-6 in the MAAC, host the Saints (19-32, 9-12) on Thursday for a twin-bill set to start at noon. The teams meet again on Friday, also at noon.

Manhattan needs just one win against the Saints to lock up the No. 1 seed in the tournament at Joe Bruno Stadium in Troy.

Junior outfielder Joe Rock of Carmel is batting .288 with one homer and 11 RBI for the Jaspers, while senior pitcher Mike Giordano of Bedford is 1-4 with a 4.11 ERA.

Freshman pitcher Mike Scarinci of Nanuet has had a solid rookie season, going 5-4 with a 5.25 ERA.

Mortarboard musings

• Three-time Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) softball champion Iona College will meet top-seeded California in the opening game of the NCAA Division 1 Championships on Friday night. Iona and California will be joined by Boston University and Arkansas in the Berkley Regional; the Terriers and Razorbacks face off in the other first-round matchup. The Golden Bears (50-4) secured their 27th consecutive postseason bid after taking home the Pac-12 title. The winner of the Berkeley Regional will play the champion of the Seattle Regional, which features No. 16 seed Washington, Harvard, Maryland and Texas Tech. All Iona games will be streamed live on ICGaels.com, with the broadcasts beginning approximately 15 minutes prior to the opening pitch. 

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