High school sports playoff roundup: Soccer, girls volleyball, field hockey and girls swimming

Bradley Bolaj of Riverhead Charter, left, gets pressured by Jose Suruy of Southold during the Suffolk boys soccer Class C final at Eastport-South Manor High School on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2026. Credit: James Escher
Bradley Bolaj scored the winning goal off a corner kick by Aimar Galvez with 12:31 left in the first overtime period to lead No. 1 Riverhead Charter to a 2-1 win over No. 3 Southold in the Suffolk Class C boys soccer final on Wednesday at Eastport-South Manor. It marks the Explorers’ first county title.
Grady Brigham made 11 saves and Jefferson Moreno scored early in the first half for Southold (6-9-1). Daniel Carrera scored the equalizer before halftime and Samuel Akinola made four saves for Riverhead Charter (10-7).
The Explorers will face the Section I champion in the regional final on Saturday, Nov. 7, at Harborfields.
TUESDAY’S GAMES
Southampton 2, Center Moriches 1: Ulisses Lopez Silva scored the winner off a pass from Mateo Cruz with 7:58 left in double overtime in No. 1 Southampton’s win over No. 4 Center Moriches in the Suffolk Class B semifinals. Southampton (13-3) will face No. 3 Babylon in the final at 4 p.m. on Friday at Harborfields. Wilmer Amaya scored for Center Moriches (11-6).
Garden City 2, Manhasset 0: Tucker Leake and Matthys de Rechter each scored to lead top-seeded Garden City over No. 5 Manhasset in the Nassau AA semifinals as the Trojans advanced to their 10th consecutive county final. Jack Armstrong made 10 saves. Flip Milcetic made five saves for Manhasset (12-3-2). Garden City (14-4) will face No. 2 Glen Cove or No. 3 Roslyn in the final at 7:30 p.m. on Sunday at Farmingdale State.
St. Anthony’s 3, St. John the Baptist 0: Shane Rossiter, Owen Dorsey and Jayden Crespi each scored to lead No. 1 St. Anthony’s past No. 4 St. John the Baptist in the CHSAA Class AA semifinals. Derek Hamilton and James Kelly each had an assist. Cole Vitolano had five saves and Dylan Pisarello made four saves for SJB (2-10-1). St. Anthony’s (15-0-2) will face No. 2 Chaminade in the final at 8 p.m. on Sunday at Adelphi.
GIRLS SOCCER
Kellenberg 3, Sacred Heart 1: Olivia Gordon, Makaela Brennan and Brooke Segura each scored in No. 2 Kellenberg’s win over No. 3 Sacred Heart in the CHSAA semifinals. Abby Woodruff and Emma Venus each had an assist. Kellenberg (9-4-2) will face No. 1 St. Anthony’s or No. 4 St. John the Baptist in the final at 5 p.m. on Sunday at Adelphi. Maya Harrison scored for Sacred Heart (4-1-4).
TUESDAY’S GAMES
West Islip 2, Smithtown East 0: Jenna Obloj and Maddi Rindos each scored to lead No. 1 West Islip over No. 4 Smithtown East in the Suffolk Class AA semifinals. Meghan Farrell and Angelina Hernandez each had an assist. Maddi Caglioti made nine saves for Smithtown East (11-5). West Islip (16-0) will host No. 2 Northport in the final at 11 a.m. on Saturday.
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
Sayville 3, Westhampton 0: Jillian Livingston had 12 kills and five aces in No. 2 Sayville’s 25-14, 25-20, 25-17 win over No. 6 Westhampton in the Suffolk Class A semifinals. Khylee Boesch and Ava Brown each had eight kills. Sayville (13-1) will face No. 1 Islip in the final at 6:30 p.m. on Monday at Suffolk CCC-Brentwood. Westhampton finished 8-7.
Half Hollow Hills West 3, Hauppauge 0: Ella Corso and Emily Dantona each had 12 kills in No. 2 Half Hollow Hills West’s 26-24, 25-16, 25-21 win over No. 3 Hauppauge in the Suffolk Class AA semifinals. Corso added 13 digs, four aces, two assists and a block. Giuliana Abalo had 19 digs. Hills West (16-3) will face No. 1 Smithtown East in the final at 4 p.m. on Monday at Suffolk CCC-Brentwood. Hauppauge finished 13-3.
Smithtown East 3, Northport 1: Skyla Sullivan had 20 kills and 11 digs to lead No. 1 Smithtown East (16-0) to a 26-24, 23-25, 25-14, 25-21 win over No. 4 Northport in the Suffolk Class AA semifinals. Samantha Keil had 12 kills, six blocks, four aces and four digs. Brianna Cerullo had 11 kills, 11 digs and two aces. Gracyn Catalanotto had 22 digs. Northport finished 12-4.
FIELD HOCKEY
Manhasset 2, South Side 0: Angelina Durante and Mina Mitby each scored to lead No. 1 Manhasset over No. 4 South Side in a Nassau Class B semifinal. Abigail Bauer and Eden Randall each had an assist. Sophia Jackson made seven saves for South Side (10-5). Manhasset (16-0) will face No. 2 Garden City in the final at 10 a.m. on Saturday at Cold Spring Harbor.
Garden City 6, North Shore 0: Delaney McNaboe had a goal and two assists to lead No. 2 Garden City (13-2) over No. 6 North Shore in the Nassau Class B semifinals. Adrianna Collura made eight saves for North Shore (14-2).
GIRLS SWIMMING
Northport-Commack wins League II title. London Strasser won the 200-meter individual medley, the 100 breaststroke and teamed with Eva Cox, Devon Schmidt and Laila Locascio to win the 200 medley relay for Northport-Commack at the Suffolk League II championships. Northport-Commack won the team title with 378 points.
Mia Marrero won the 100 butterfly and was joined by Charlotte Karpoich, Ruby Mardosa and Grace Schmitz in the 200 freestyle relay victory. Marrero, Schmidt, Mardosa and Annie Dwyer won the 400 freestyle relay.
Sayville/Bayport-Blue Point was the runner-up with 314 points and Brentwood/Bay Shore placed third with 155.
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