Lindenhurst defeats Sachem East in volleyball championship

The Sachem East boys volleyball team lost in the Suffolk County Division I championship Sunday afternoon at Lindenhurst.

The second-seeded Arrows lost, 25-19, 22-25, 23-25, 25-20, 25-21, to the top-seeded Bulldogs.

Lindenhurst (15-2) was led by senior co-captain Michael Comens, who recorded a career-high 38 kills.

Sachem East finished the 2012 season with a 13-4 record.

Lindenhurst, who has won back-to-back county titles for the first time since the 1967-1968 seasons, will place Massapequa in the Long Island championship on Tuesday.

-Words by Chris R. Vaccaro