Boys State Meet, and Other Sports Briefs
Boys Swimming
Ethan McCormac, despite having been floored by the flu in the week leading up to this past weekend’s state boys swimming meet at the Nassau County Aquatics Center, matched his season-best of 48.46 seconds in the finals of the 100 freestyle, placing 21st over all, though in the 200 free, his best race, he failed to qualify for the final.
“It was a very fast meet,” said Craig Brierley, East Hampton’s coach, adding that Suffolk’s team won it, for the second year in a row. “Long Island swimming and East Hampton swimming are going strong, with a bright future beckoning our boys and girls teams.”
McCormac has been named to the all-county team, in the 200 free. All-league selections include the 200 medley relay team of Joey Badilla, Jack Duryea, Ethan McCormac, and Owen McCormac; the 200 free relay team of Colin Harrison, Ryan Duryea, Owen McCormac, and Fernando Menjura, and the 400 free relay team of Menjura, Aidan Forst, Badilla, and Ethan McCormac.
All-leaguers in individual events are Forst in the 200 free, Ethan McCormac in the 200 individual medley, Harrison and Owen McCormac in the 50 free, Owen McCormac in the 100 free, Ethan McCormac in the 500 free, Badilla in the 100 backstroke, and Ryan Duryea in the 100 breaststroke.
Winter Awards
The following won awards handed out by East Hampton High School’s winter team coaches this past week:
Jack Reese, most valuable, Malachi Miller, most improved, and Noah Lappin, coach’s award, boys basketball; Maddie Schenck, most valuable, Tallulah Marino, most improved, and Sophia Ledda, coach’s award, girls basketball.
Alondra Tirado, most valuable, Karen Sanchez, most improved, and Jacarra Stephens, coach’s award, cheerleading; Maverick Rodriguez, most improved, and Rafaela Barreto, coach’s award, dance; Ethan McCormac, most valuable, Noah Gualtieri, most improved, and Alex Pintado, coach’s award, boys swimming.
Matthew Maya, most valuable, Robert Weiss, most improved, and Ryan Fowkes, coach’s award, boys indoor track; Lillie Minskoff, most improved, girls indoor track, and Andreas Koutsogiannis, most valuable, Brahian Usma, most improved, and Martin Soto, coach’s award, wrestling.
Golden Gloves
Richie Daunt of Montauk is paired with Diego Iglesias in a 152-pound novice Golden Gloves fight tonight, though the site had yet to be determined as of earlier this week. Last Thursday, Daunt won a first-round bout, defeating Salvatore Pemilla at the Yonkers Police Athletic League.
In an email, Daunt said he can be followed online at usaboxingmetro.com and on Instagram at @montauk.boxing.