High school sports

Highlights: Island Trees 8, South Side 6: Tucker Hahn went 3-for-3 with a double, an RBI and three runs and Andrew Kramer went 2-for-3 with two runs to lead No. 15 Island Trees (16-8) over No. 2 South Side in game 3 of the Nassau Class A quarterfinals. Hahn scored on a fielder's choice hit Jimmy Carabott in the top of the sixth to make it 8-3. Louis Mele had three RBIs on the day. Island Trees advances to the semifinals for the seventh straight year according to coach Joe D'Auria. The best-of-three semifinals will begin on Monday at the higher seed at 4:30 p.m.

Winning pitcher: Island Trees - Louis Belleau
Losing pitcher: South Side - Ed Farington

Highlights: Island Trees 8, South Side 7: Lou Belleau hit a walkoff single that scored Andrew Barbine from second base with two outs in the ninth to lead No. 15 Island Trees over No. 2 South Side to tie the Class A quarterfinal series at two game apiece. South Side tied the score at 7 after trailing by two runs in the seventh. The final game of the series will be Saturday at 10 a.m. at South Side. Louis Mele went 4-for-5 with two runs scored and one RBI, and John Minikel picked up the win after he pitched two perfect innings of relief.

Winning pitcher: Island Trees - John Minikel
Losing pitcher: South Side - Lou Matarazzo
Home runs: South Side -- Lou Matarazzo, 1.

Highlights: No. 2 South Side 8, No. 15 Island Trees 3: Eddie Tammaro went 2-for-3 with two triples and two RBIs and Ed Farrington went 1-for-3 with a double and two RBIs to lead No. 2 South Side (17-3) over No. 15 Island Trees in Game 1 of the Nassau Class A Quarterfinals. Game 2 will be played on Friday at Island Trees at 4:30 p.m.

Winning pitcher: South Side - Vincent Gallub
Losing pitcher: Island Trees - Kramer
Home runs: South Side -- Lou Matarazzo, 1.

Highlights: Island Trees 2, Wantagh 0: Mike Iacobellis led off the top of the seventh with a double and later came around on a successful suicide squeeze laid down by Anthony Raucci to break a scoreless tie and Louis Mele added an insurance run with a solo homer to lead No. 15 Island Trees (14-7) over No. 1 Wantagh (19-2) in a single elimination playoff game in Class A. Louis Belleau pitched a complete game shutout, allowing three hits and striking out four. Island Trees moves on to the quarterfinals and begins a best-of-three series with No. 2 South Side on May 15.

Winning pitcher: Island Trees - Louis Belleau
Losing pitcher: Wantagh - Kevin Specht
Home runs: Island Trees -- Louis Mele, 1.

Highlights: Valley Stream North 3, North Shore 1: Jeff Lantigua hit a two-out, two-run single in the top of the fifth inning to score Anthony Martelli and RJ DaVila and break a 1-1 tie as No. 14 Valley Stream North upset No 5. North Shore in the second round of the Class A playoffs. Martelli tossed a complete game, allowing three hits and no earned runs with nine strikeouts. Valley Stream North advances to play in the quarterfinals at 4:30 on Wednesday.

Winning pitcher: Valley Stream North - Anthony Martelli
Losing pitcher: North Shore - Ryan Perro

Highlights: Island Trees 5, Floral Park 4: Rocco Privitera one-out fielder's choice drove in Louis Mele from third for the go-ahead run in the top of the eighth to lead No. 15 Island Trees (13-7) over No. 10 Floral Park in the Class A single-elimination play-in. Tucker Hahn's bases loaded walk on a 3-2 pitch drove in the tying run for the Bulldogs. Island Trees trailed 4-0 after the first inning, but clawed back in the fourth, capped by Mele's RBI double to draw the Bulldogs to within 4-3. Aaron Rosenthal allowed no earned runs, with six hits, three walks, and nine strikeouts over eight innings.

Winning pitcher: Island Trees - Aaron Rosenthal
Losing pitcher: Floral Park - . Calandra

Highlights: No. 4 Bethpage 2, No. 5 North Shore 1 (F/13): Greg Walsh scored on a throwing error with no outs in the bottom of the 13th to give No. 4 Bethpage (13-7) over No. 5 North Shore in the first round of the Nassau Class A Playoffs. After North Shore scored in the top of the 12th, Michael Tancredi hit a sac-fly to score James Rosentel and tie the game. Chris Stein pitched eight innings of no-hit ball with three walks and 10 strikeouts in the no-decision. Jonathan Chao pitched the final five innings with an unearned run on two hits and three strikeouts to earn the win. With the win, Bethpage earned a bye into the quarterfinals.

Winning pitcher: Bethpage - Jonathan Chao
Losing pitcher: North Shore - Nick Daley

Highlights: Island Trees 14, West Hempstead 13: Steve Connelly drew a bases loaded walk to score Lou Belleau, who hit a lead-off double, as the walkoff run in the eighth for Island Trees (10-7) in Conference A-V. Andrew Barbine hit a two-run single with two outs in the seventh that tied the score at 13. Connelly's RBI double in the sixth capped a six-run frame for Island Trees. Tucker Hahn went 3-for-3 with three RBIs for Island Trees.

Winning pitcher: Island Trees - John Minikel
Losing pitcher: West Hempstead - Valiero

Highlights: Floral Park 4, North Shore 0: Kevin Jakinovich hit a two-run homer in the top of the third to open the scoring for Floral Park (10-6-1) in Conference A-V. Chris Stefl pitched the complete game, allowing eight hits with one strikeout.

Winning pitcher: Floral Park - Chris Stefl
Losing pitcher: North Shore - Jack Aughavin
Home runs: Floral Park -- Kevin Jakinovich, 1.

Highlights: Island Trees 9, West Hempstead 1: Aaron Rosenthal tossed a one-hitter, allowing one run, while striking out 14 and walking none for Island Trees (9-7) in its Conference A-V win. Tucker Hahn went 1-for-3, with an RBI triple and a run. Lou Belleau was 2-for-2, with an RBI triple and a run. Andrew Kramer went 1-for-3, with an RBI triple.

Winning pitcher: Island Trees - Aaron Rosenthal
Losing pitcher: West Hempstead - Joe Palladino

Highlights: Floral Park 8, North Shore 7 (F/9): Kevin Jakinovich hit a sacrifice-fly with no outs in the bottom of the ninth to drive in Michael Nelson and give Floral Park (9-6-1) the win in Conference A-V. Mitch Calandra went 2-for-5 with two doubles and four RBIs and Jakinovich went 1-for-3 with three RBIs.

Winning pitcher: Floral Park - . Calandra
Losing pitcher: North Shore - Ken Daley
Home runs: North Shore -- Ken Daley, 2.

Highlights: Island Trees 10, West Hempstead 9: Mike Iacobellis laid down a squeeze bunt in the seventh which scored John Nicolino as the walk-off run in a Conference A-V come-from-behind win for Island Trees (8-7). Jimmy Devita scored on an error to tie the score at 9 in the seventh. Island Trees trailed 9-1 going into the bottom of sixth and scored six runs, led by Louis Mele's two-run home run and Tucker Hahn's three-run shot.

Winning pitcher: Island Trees - John Nicolino
Losing pitcher: West Hempstead - Brandon Sherman
Home runs: Island Trees -- Louis Mele, 1; Tucker Hahn, 1.