Middle Country's Miranda wins Suffolk golf title
Middle Country junior Michael Miranda won his second straight Suffolk individual championship on Tuesday, shooting an even-par 72 on Day 1 and 2-over 74 on Day 2 at Indian Island Golf Course for a 36-hole total of 146. Smithtown East won the team title with a total score of 791.
Miranda sank a seven-foot putt for par on the par-4 18th hole for the outright win, edging out Smithtown East's Tom Whelan and Sayville's Kyle Burke by a stroke.
"He's always clutch," Middle Country coach Don Matlock said. "He's calm, collected, he knows exactly what he wants to do, and he just goes out and executes. He's like a machine, he does it almost to perfection."
According to Matlock, it is the first time in 10 years that a player has won back-to-back county championships. Miranda went undefeated this year, going 12-0 to help lead Middle Country (10-2) to a share of the League II championship, its first since 1996, according to Matlock.
"It's just a wonderful feeling to know that I'm apart of his life," said Matlock, who has coached Miranda since he was an eighth-grader. "Forget golf, he's a wonderful human being. For me to be as close to him as I am and to be able to watch his success is just special."
BASEBALL
Longwood 6, East Islip 4: Aaron Floyd had a two-run homer and Kenny Johntry scored Chris Weiss with a single in the seventh that gave No. 11 Longwood (15-9) the 6-4 lead in its upset of No. 1 East Islip in a Suffolk Class AA loser's bracket game. Longwood plays Connetquot in a loser's bracket semifinal on Saturday.
Miller Place 10, Glenn 0: Kyle McPartland threw a one-hitter with two strikeouts and carried a no-hitter into the top of the seventh until it was broken up by Billy Riedel for No. 4 Miller Place (16-7) in a Class A loser's bracket semifinal. Miller Place plays Sayville in the losers' bracket final on Saturday at 11 a.m.Wheatley 7, Locust Valley 6: Tommy Gillette drove in the tying run on a fielders choice and the go-ahead run scored on an error on the same play in the bottom of the sixth to give visiting Wheatley (16-8) the win and a 2-0 sweep in the Nassau best-of-three Class B final. Billy McLean hit a grand slam and Mike Carney got the last six outs of the game for Wheatley, which advances the LI championship on June 3.SOFTBALL
Hauppauge 1, Half Hollow Hills West 0: Lyndsay Smocer's RBI-single scored Catherine Vaughan in the bottom of the sixth to lead No. 4 Hauppauge (18-4) in a Class AA quarterfinal. Lauren Buturla struck out two with no walks for Hauppauge, which faces No. 1 Bay Shore in a semifinal Friday at 4. Babylon 4, Hampton Bays 2: Alyssa Sasuk tossed a two-hitter for No. 2 Babylon (13-4) in a Class B semifinal. Bridgette Rohl scored Mary Tighe with a single and Brianna Goodfellow went 2-for-3 with an RBI for Babylon, which plays No. 1 Center Moriches in the winners' bracket game Thursday at 4.
BOYS LACROSSE
Manhasset 14, North Shore 7: Matt Gavin had four goals and James Farrell had three goals for No. 1 Manhasset in a Nassau Class B semifinal. Manhasset will face Garden City in the final on Tuesday at 3:30 at Hofstra. GIRLS LACROSSE
Ward Melville 15, Northport 14:Emily Rogers-Healion had five goals and Kelsey Catalano score twice for No. 3 Ward Melville (14-4) in a Suffolk Class A semifinal. Ward Melville plays No. 1 Bay Shore in the final on May 30.Garden City 14, Long Beach 7: Haley O'Hanlon had three goals and four assists for No. 1 Garden City in a Nassau Class B semifinal. Garden City faces No. 2 Manhasset in the final on May 29 at Adelphi. Hackley 15, Long Island Lutheran 13: Nicole Sinacori had four goals and three assists and Carolyn Dottino had five goals for No. 3 Lutheran (16-6) in the NYSAIS final.
