Great Neck South boys badminton snaps Jericho’s 70-match wining streak

Arthur Xu defeated Edward Chang at first singles, 21-15, 21-18, and Shenglin Tang defeated Aiden Chen at second singles, 21-17, 18-21, 21-12, to lead Great Neck South to a 5-2 win over Jericho in Nassau I boys badminton on Wednesday. Great Neck South broke Jericho’s 70-match winning streak.

Botond Acosta and Mofan Yu defeated Owen He and Alex Li at first doubles, 21-18, 21-17.

BOYS SOCCER

Sachem North 2, Riverhead 1: Riley Apicella scored 2:35 into the first overtime to lead Sachem North (1-3) in Suffolk I. Jacob Steffens tied it in the 34th minute off an assist from Isaiah Medrano-Diaz. Chris Contreras scored a goal in the 27th minute for Riverhead (0-4).

GIRLS SOCCER

Hauppauge 2, Half Hollow Hills East 1: Charlotte Derby scored the winning goal off Darah Kelly’s corner kick in the second half for Hauppauge (1-2) in Suffolk II. Kelly scored an unassisted goal on a corner kick in the first half. Taylor Mileti made six saves. Emma Crawford scored the tying goal off a free kick early in the second half for Hills East (2-2). Amanda Burack had eight saves.

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL

Islip 3, Port Jefferson 2: Jane Tierney had 25 kills and 12 digs and Cali Addeo had 23 kills and 12 digs to lead Islip (2-1) to a 24-26, 19-25, 25-8, 25-18, 15-11 non-league win. Riley Haynes had 59 assists and Jamie Sullivan added eight kills and two blocks. Port Jefferson fell to a Long Island team for the first time since Oct. 2, 2023.