Sachem North baseball picked up its first win of the season Wednesday over League II rival and defending Suffolk County Class AA champion Connetquot. The Arrows won, 5-4.
Kevin Kowalski pitched a complete game and allowed six hits and recorded five strikeouts for Sachem (1-3). Luke Leonardi swung the bat well, going 2-for-3 with two RBIs.
Sachem East baseball: Sachem 11, Bay Shore 3 … Sachem East picked up an 11-3 win over Bay Shore and improved to 3-1. Nick Liegi, who earned the win on the mound while striking out five batters across six innings, was helped by Dan Hetzel and Christian Steigerwald, who were both 2-for-3 with two RBIs, respectively.
Sachem North boys lacrosse: West Islip 9, Sachem 3 … Evan Petillo, Sean O’Brien and Joe Caridi scored goals for Sachem in a 9-3 loss against West Islip, the sixth ranked team in the country. Sachem is now 2-1.
Sachem East boys lacrosse: Smithtown West 18, Sachem 9 … The Arrows scored nine goals, but Smithtown West scored 18. Sachem East is now 0-4 to start the 2013 boys lacrosse season after Wednesday’s defeat against one of the strongest teams in the nation.
Sachem boys golf: East 7.5, North 1.5 … East beat North in a rivalry match on the greens. Nick Carauna shot an 11-over-par (46) for Sachem East at Pine Ridge in Coram.
Sachem North softball: Sachem 7, Northport 6 … On Tuesday, Sachem improved to 2-0 on this young season with a 7-6 victory over Northport. Nicole O’Donnell hit a three-run double in the sixth inning and Jakie Rio scored the game-winning run on a fielder’s choice. Rebecca Amadeo earned the victory on the mound for the Flaming Arrows.
Sachem East boys tennis: Sachem 5, Miller Place 2 … The Arrows earned their first victory of the season on Tuesday after beating Miller Place, 5-2, in League V action. Chris Wang beat Dan Klein 6-3, 6-1 at first singles and Nick Auffret beat Rob Gudley 6-2, 6-1 at second singles.