Leading off today: Corning East went on a six-goal run spanning the third and fourth quarters to earn a 12-9 victory over Orchard Park this afternoon in a highly anticipated boys lacrosse game at Alfred University.

   Corning East is ranked No. 1 in Class B by the New York State Sportswriters Association. Orchard Park is No. 3 in Class A.

   The game was tied at 6-6 at the half before Corning East broke it open against goalie Troy Smith, who made 10 saves in place of Quakers starter Ryan Cole (sprained ankle).

   Loucks Games: Suffern junior Jen Clayton is back in form, having gone 20-2½ — third-best in the U.S. this spring — to win the girls long jump Friday in the Loucks Games in White Plains.

   The other highlights of the day included Rosyln's Emily Lipari kicking past Aisling Cuffe of Cornwall in 10:21.32 in the girls 3,200 and Mike Levine breaking the meet mark in the discus with a throw of 185-2.

   Clayton's LJ was also a meet record, tacking half an inch onto the mark of Tomi Rucker of Washington, D.C., in 1981. Clayton has been held back by injuries this season and hadn't gone beyond 18-7 after twice uncorking 20-footers as a sophomore.

   Her first jump of the day was 20-1.

   "I was not expecting this at all," Clayton told The Journal News "I'm pretty surprised. I wasn't expecting anything big. I thought I would at least jump 19 (feet), but I didn't expect 20."

   On the diamond: West Seneca East pitcher Chelsea Dustin’s three-hit, 4-1 victory over Williamsville South ended her string of 66 innings without allowing an earned

run. Dustin (8-0, 0.11 ERA) struck out 10.

   Buffalo McKinley senior Kara Edwards threw back-to-back no-hitters while beating Lafayette, 10-0 and 11-1. She struck out a total of 10 batters and got hitting support from Dinorah Santos (6-for-6 with eight RBIs).

   Looking for another chance: After months of paperwork and hearings, Jordan Maliken will have his case considered next week by state Education Commissioner Richard Mills.

   Maliken, a 20-year-old Amherst student with cognitive and physical disabilities, ran track the past four seasons and wanted to do so again this spring. But his age makes him ineligible under Department of Education rules.

   “We are totally sympathetic to this,” Jonathan Burman, spokesman for the state Department of Education, told The Buffalo News “We can’t control the process. . . . This is the way the law is written.”

   Maliken has continued to practice with the team. He is a sprinter whose times in the 100 meters are typically in the range of 27 seconds, well off a competitive pace.

   “This is not about competition,” said Greg Maliken, the athlete's father. “It’s about inclusion.”

   The Malikens have been working since January to obtain eligibility. Two Section 6 hearings failed to gain permission to compete or come up with a solution to circumventing the law.

   Some 3,500 people have signed a petition supporting Jordan Maliken , and Assemblyman Jim Hayes, R-Amherst, spoke to Mills on Jordan’s behalf Friday. Hayes is proposing legislation that would allow a school superintendent to grant exemptions in special circumstances.