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Eagles Scoreboard: Wrestling Wins Two, Bowling One
Varsity wrestling earned two league victories last week.
Wrestling
It was a good week for the Eagles' varsity wrestling squad as they won two league matches to move to 4-1 in League VI-DI.
On Wednesday, the Eagles scored pins in eight of 11 victories in a 60-21 drubbing of Amityville. Top wrestlers Matt Ross (145), Sam Schwartzapfel (130) and Tommy Dutton (119) all won by either pin or technical forfeit.
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In Friday's match against rival Mt. Sinai, it was the same story as Ross (this time at 152), Schwartzapfel and Dutton all won by either pin or TF once again in a 41-30 victory.
"[He was] one of the top ranked wrestlers in the county last year but was upset," coach Darren Goldstein said of Ross at the beginning of the season. "He comes back this year and is ranked second at 145 and is probably our most solid wrestler."
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Eighth grader Tommy Dutton, younger brother of two-time state champion Stephen Dutton, is in the top five in the county. Schwartzapfel moved to the district this year from Pennsylvania and has found success for the Eagles, who will face division foes Westhampton and Miller Place on Jan. 26 and Jan. 27.
A look at Dutton, Ross and Schwartzapfel's victories this week:
Bowling
The Eagles had an up and down week, sweeping Southold Tuesday before getting swept by Mt. Sinai Wednesday.
In Tuesday's win, Stephen Meier bowled a 203 Game 2 and led the Eagles with a 584 series. Rachel Magnusson added a 213 Game 2 in a 566 series on the day.
Team 1 2 3 F Eagles 871 831 846 3 Southold 723 652 735 0On Wednesday, Magnusson's 548 series led the Eagles, but it wasn't enough in a 3-0 sweep by Mt. Sinai as three Mustangs bowled 600+ series.
Team 1 2 3 F Mt. Sinai 906 969 950 3 Eagles 871 788 846 0Boys Basketball
The varsity boys basketball team dug itself into a deep hole that may not be escapeable with two losses (one league) to drop to 1-5 in League V action and 2-10 overall.
On Thursday against Eastport-South Manor, Steven Soltysik continued his solid season with 16 points in a 48-41 league loss as Easport's Curtis Smith did him one better with 17 points.
The Eagles couldn't bound back on Saturday and while Soltysik once again led the team with 18 points, they couldn't overcome Ross Drazl's 23 points in a Bayport-Blue Point victory, 68-49.
Team 1 2 3 4 F Bayport 19 20 14 16 68 Eagles 12 15 12 10 49Girls Basketball
The tough season continued for the young Eagles squad as they dropped two more games and remained winless in league play.
The Eagles opened the week on Tuesday against Eastport-South Manor. Shannon Grodotzke and Annie Kennedy led the Eagles with 13 and 12 points respectively, supplying 25 of their teams' 27 points. Amy Innes was the only other Eagle to score in a 39-27 loss.
Team 1 2 3 4 F Eastport 2 11 16 10 39 Eagles 4 10 6 7 27On Thursday, Grodotzke continued her solid year by scoring 21 of the Eagles' 34 points in a 63-34 loss to Wyandanch.
