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Local Runners in Boston Marathon: Yorktown Daily Sports Digest, April 17

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Runners from Yorktown bested the heat to finish the annual race on Patriots Day in Massachusetts.

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With the temperatures reaching the upper 80's, more than 22,000 runners competed in the 116th Boston Marathon on Monday. More than 3,000 marathon runners didn't even bother to show up because of the heat and hundreds more had to retire early because they were overcome by the high temperatures.

Wesley Korir (2:12:40) and Sharon Cherop (2:31:40) pulled off the sweep for the Kenyans.

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Here's a complete list of area finishers. Don't see yourself here? Let us know in the comment thread and we'll update our table. . If you attended or participated and want to upload your photos here, click on the "upload photos and video" button.

Name Age   
Town Race Time Abbate, John 57 Yorktown Heights            
4:12:04 Pernicano, Ted     
53 Yorktown Heights  4:21:52

Baseball

Lakeland's Ray Bozek went 2 for 4 with a double, a triple, and four RBI for the Hornets in their 15-7 triumph against visiting Ossining April 12 according to Vincent Mercogliano's post on the LoHud Baseball Blog.

Also on April 12 at Yorktown as per Mercogliano, Danny Rooney went 2 for 3 with a double and four RBI and Scott Russo went 3 for 4 with a double and three RBI for the Huskers in their 15-4 win against Brewster.

Boys Lacrosse

Lakeland/Panas defeated Shenendehowa 8-6 on April 14 as per Mike Dougherty's post on the LoHud Boys Lacrosse Blog.

Yorktown also played according to Dougherty and lost to Smithtown West 14-4.

Women's Track & Field

Mohegan Lake resident Nina Cole (Lakeland '08) is a senior on the Oberlin College squad.

For more information about Oberlin's squad, see its website here.

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On tap today:


3:45 PM BASEBALL 9th/Frosh LEAGUE SOMERS HSLAKELAND HS DOWNING FIELD
5:00 PM BOYS LACROSSE Varsity NON-LEAGUE NON-REGION OPPONENTLAKELAND HS
3:30 PM GOLF Varsity NO FEE LAKELAND HSJOHN F KENNEDY CATHOLIC HS SOMERS POINT


4:15 PM BASEBALL 9th/Frosh LEAGUE YORKTOWN HSCARMEL HS GEORGE FISCHER MIDDLE SCHOOL
4:30 PM BOYS LACROSSE JV NON-LEAGUE YORKTOWN HSHENDRICK HUDSON HS
4:30 PM BOYS LACROSSE Varsity NON-LEAGUE HENDRICK HUDSON HSYORKTOWN HS
4:15 PM BOYS TENNIS JV NO FEE NANUET HSYORKTOWN HS
3:30 PM GOLF Varsity YORKTOWN HSNORTH SALEM HS


Source: http://sportspakdb.lhric.org

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