Leading off today: Jack Miller scored off a cross from Adam Tamburello with 10:21 left to spark Commack to a 2-1 boys soccer victory over Brentwood yesterday, snapping the Indians' 78-game league unbeaten streak since 2002.

   Brentwood, the defending New York State Public High School Athletic Association Class AA champion, is ranked No. 1 in the nation by ESPN and the National Soccer Coaches Association of America and No. 1 in the state by the NYSSWA.

   "It feels like a World Cup final," Tamburello told Newsday. "We all played great. We had the one scare, but we all pulled through. It's a little surprising, but we all knew we could do it."

   Both teams are 4-1.

   Brentwood played without four players, including standout Andrew Jean-Baptiste, who did not arrive at school yesterday in time to be eligible to suit up.

   Girls soccer: Jenny Goergen scored the goal and Tori Christ posted the shutout as Nardin edged Buffalo Nichols 1-0 to stand as the only undefeated team left in the Monsignor Martin Association. Nichols is ranked 19th in Class B by the NYSSWA.

   Suspensions at Lew-Port: Ten Lewiston-Porter seniors are suspended following an investigation into a hazing incident early this month involving members of the girls soccer and boys football teams, WGRZ-TV reported.

   Superintendent Christopher Roser said the incident occurred Labor Day weekend at a student's home. Roser says students had flour and eggs rubbed in their hair. One student was bound to a tree, though Roser said no one was injured.

   Roser said the incident was reported Thursday by a student to the girls soccer coach. Police were not initially called to investigate.

   Concerns at Horseheads: Though state environmental officials say there is no cause for immediate concern, school officials at Horseheads learned this week that part of the high school, including some of its sports playing fields, sits on an old toxic waste dumpsite.

   The issue was raised by Walter Hang, president of Toxics Targeting Inc., an Ithaca environmental firm researching a nearby site. A profile sheet on file with the state Department of Environmental Conservation confirms a three-acre parcel was a small landfill or dump in the early 1960s. The site was capped with clean fill before being converted to athletic fields.

   "When you look at the substances that were disposed,

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it's really troubling because you have old pesticides like DDT, mercury, toluene and a whole variety of polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons," Hang told The Star-Gazette.

   Horseheads School Superintendent Ralph Marino said the district is investigating. "We take it very seriously. We are working with DEC," he told the newspaper.

   Advice for recruits: Mark Lewis, national recruiting coordinator for ESPN HoopGurlz, did a solid column on the subject of recruiting, and any athlete intending to play a sport in college would do well to read it.

   Lewis' wisest words are near the start as we reminds athletes that the decision about a college belongs to them even though there will be many (mostly) well-meaning people offering advice.

   Lewis' five key tips:

Seek objective counsel -- people who can offer insight and support.

Consider parental involvement -- You can join the Army at 18 without their consent but anyone under 21 needs their parents' signature on the National Letter of Intent. So mom and dad are going to expect to play a role in the process.

Weigh your coaches' (high school or club) words carefully -- Once colleges are able to contact you in person, they have no official role in the process unless you want their help.

Be wary of college coaches -- Take it as a bad sign if they spend more time discussing what's wrong with other schools than what's right with theirs.

Remember that you have the last word.

   Extra points: Former Brockport guard Scott Schleede, 32, will take over for Charlie Hage as boys basketball coach at Brockport. Hage resigned this month after 20 seasons as coach.