Leading off today: There will be a new team at the top of the NYSSWA boys
lacrosse rankings next week as well as the STX/Inside Lacrosse national rankings.
Zach Pall's unassisted goal, his fourth score of the game, with just under four minutes remaining carried No. 2 Ward Melville over No. 1 West Islip, 10-9, in a Suffolk Division I matchup. West Islip built a pair of three-goal cushions to lead at halftime, 7-4, behind sophomore Nick Galasso's early hat trick, but Cody Ferraro scored two consecutive goals to close the margin to 8-7 through three quarters.
Pall's final goal gave Ward Melville a 10-8 lead. Andrew Hodgson scored with 3:04 to go to cut it to 10-9, but West Islip wasn't able to come up with a tying goal and Ward Melville left the field with just its second victory in eight years in the series.
Strikeout queen: Sixth-year Bolivar-Richburg starter is the state's new career leader in softball strikeouts, having fanned 12 Livonia batters during a 4-0 victory. The K's pushed her career total to 1,431, the Democrat and Chronicle reported.
Also notable on Tuesday: Auburn broke a 33-year, 49-game losing streak to West Genesee in boys lacrosse by registering a 5-4 victory. Connor Entenmann's second goal of the game gave the Maroons a 5-1 lead with 5:33 to play in their road upset.
Victor senior Erin Nargi pitched a no-hitter with 20 strikeouts in a 14-0 victory over Geneva. It was her third consecutive Finger Lakes League no-hitter; she also had 20 strikeouts on April 22 against Midlakes and 14 against Canandaigua on April 23.
Wilson baseball update: Wilson Central High officials are holding a meeting Thursday at 7 p.m. at the school to give concerned parents and residents the chance to ask questions and get some answers.
It comes it the aftermath of an alleged assault April 17 on a school bus returning from games in Niagara Falls that resulted in five arrests, including three baseball players and two coaches.
