Nyack College Golf Edges STAC; HS LAX and Softball Win

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The Top Spot:

Nyack Tames Another Golf Course, Edges STAC in Playoff

Team captain Camden Lawrence of Monroe Township, NJ, fired a 77-75—152 as the Nyack College golf team concluded a history-making regular season by winning the Goldey-Beacom Spring Classic at Deerfield Golf Club in Newark, DE. 

The Warriors turned back St. Thomas Aquinas College by a stroke in a fierce battle that was determined when Lawrence, a junior, parred the third-toughest hole on the course card in a playoff.

STAC was led by third-place finisher Mike Gunderson of Duxbury, MA, who fired a 73-76—149 while sophomore Thomas Linehan of Dansville shot 78-77—155 to tie for 10^th place with senior teammate John Casey of Garnerville.

Senior Jay Barry and junior Nick Delango, both of Stony Point, each shot 159 for the Spartans.

STAC and Nyack finished with a team score of 614, forcing the playoff that will send the Spartans to the Super Regionals at Hershey, PA, in May.

Also assisting in a superior team effort for champion Nyack College were freshmen Andres Aranguen of Madrid, Spain, with 78-75—153, and Matt Yun of Flushing with 77-77-154.

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Yesterday’s Results:

Sport: Boys Lacrosse

Game: North Rockland vs. Nyack

Score: Nyack Won 9-7

Highlights: Brennen Ramos had a career day as he scored six goals and assisted on one more for Nyack in the win. Charles Francois led the defense with 12 saves in the win. Ryan Johnson and Tyler Senatere each scored twice for North Rockland in the loss.

Sport: Softball

Game: Nanuet vs. Nyack

Score: Nyack Won 5-3

Highlights: Nyack’s Michaela Contreras pitched seven innings in the win and struck out three. Megan Sneeden picked up three RBI and Jenna Lane added two for Nyack. Jamie Iseman had all three RBI for Nyack in the loss.

Sport: Boys Tennis

Game: Clarkstown South vs. Tappan Zee

Score: Clarkstown South Won 7-0

Today’s Schedule:

In baseball, Nyack heads to Nanuet at 4:15 p.m.

In girls lacrosse, Clarkstown South vs. Tappan Zee at 4:15 p.m.

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College Sports Notebook:

Mortarboard musings

• The College of Mount Saint Vincent men’s lacrosse team (7-9) is prepping for the Skyline Conference tournament April 25-28. Senior midfielder Dan Cohen of Ardsley leads the Dolphins in scoring with 41 points on 28 goals and 13 assists, while junior midfielder Matt Desimone of Congers, a Clarkstown South graduate, ranks fourth with 30 points on 25 goals and five assists. Other contributors include Mount Saint Michael graduates Dom Scipioni and Mike Visintin, both of Yonkers; Bryan Stein of Larchmont, a Mamaroneck HS alum; and Phil Cyclone of Pleasantville, an alum of Westlake HS.

• Junior Amanda Babcock of Haverstraw went 2 for 5 with two RBI as the Manhattan College softball team split a doubleheader against visiting Quinnipiac (23-13). The Jaspers (5-26) won the opener, 5-0, but lost the nightcap, 3-2. Babcock, a graduate of North Rockland, is second on the team in hitting with a .274 average. Manhattan hosts Canisius on Saturday in a scheduled twin-bill starting at noon.

• Maura Power of Pearl River leads the pitching staff on a struggling St. Thomas Aquinas College softball team that has lost seven straight games to fall to 9-27 on the season. Power is 6-12 with a 4.14 ERA for the Spartans, who are set to play a twin-bill at Dowling College today at 3:30 p.m.

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Weekly Sports Poll:

The Marlins won their second straight game since Ozzie Guillen returned to the bench as they beat the Cubs 9-1 and improved to 6-6 on the season. asks if you think the Marlins should let their manager go after he made several controversial remarks in a TIME Magazine article. 

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