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Boys' volleyball swept by Ward Melville Lynch and Lawrence have 12 kills each i\ the losmg gfipfl BY ROBERT LEUNER After a tough game one win. the Ward Melville Patriots regrouped and easily swept past the Northport Tigers 3-0 (26-24, 25-16, 25 18) in boys' volleyball this past Monday. The win improved the Patnots record to 12 3. while the Tiger tell to 9-6 Northport 's best chance at sec uring a win ame in game one as Turner's great set-ups (35 assists). Northport's Charlie Lynch and Dan Lawrence had 12 kills apiece. and Jeff | Hiigreen collected 19 assists The Tigers never recovered from the game one loss Games two and three saw the Patriots - tike early leads and coast to easy victories. ° Despite the apparent ease with which they dis- posed of the Tigers, Northport held leads of 10-8. 12010, 14- 12 and 15-14 betore the Patnotsrallled ligers 26-24 at the wire The game fea- tive lead changes as each team battled 'We were absolutely overpowered. They're a good team - one of the to edge out the best in Suffolk County. We had a chance in game one, then they tured eight ties and got into their rhythm.\ - NORTHPORT COACH BOB MACALUSO to play up to our | Ward Melville coach - Ennco Chacon was- | n't overly pleased. better.\ said Chacon. game one. We need level and not take tor the win Despite the narrow margin of victory. yame one set the tone for the remaining match Ward Melville's supenor net play and communication proved to be the difference. as the Tigers had no answer for the front line power of Chns Holden and Bnan Geslak seven hills, six blocks) For the entire three game sequence both Holden and Geslak tor- mented the Tiger defense with explosive teams for granted. 1 _ thought our serves were good. and our defense was better than it has been.\ Afterw ard, Northport coach Bob Macaluso - upped his cap to the Patriot effort. \We were absolutely overpowered,\ Macaluso said. \'They're a good team - one of the best in Suffolk County. We had a chance in game one, then they got into their thythm. Our skill level is just not high enough yet and when we play a - \I thought that we _ could have played \We came out flat in slams that at times nearly bowled over Northport defenders as they ted to dig out a return Both players benefited from Rob BY ANGELO PELUSO If you enjoy catching fish, now is the time to get out and ply the waters of our local beaches Should a hittle hn h be on your vide. you might even catch a bunch of tish. tor this is the season of angling largess. The recent wop in water tempetature and the suff northerly winds save gotten things surred up in a very positive way on the north side of Long Island. The Sound is once again alive with seabie trom the must westerly harbors out to Orient Poant This past week has seen a substantial increase in the quanuty and quality of striped bass. bluefish, tautog and porgies There are even some residual pelagic species, such as little tunny., sull in local waters and feed- ing aggressively. Fundamentally what occurs at this ume of year is that winds outof the north create quite a bit of turbulence and push the vanous prey baitfish onto the beaches of the Sound. Migrating game fish hone in on those situations and engage in periods of binge feeding thatresultin some incredible surface blitzes, often occurring right at water's edge. Various types of baitfish are quite prolific and come in the form of adult menhaden or bunker, peanuts bunker quverile menhaden), Atlantic silversides, mullet and bay anchovies as well as multiple forms of crustaceans and crabs. If you are fortunate to be in the area when this all happens, it is absolute mayhem. Whether it be bass, bluefish, albacore or bonito, noth- ing gets the blood flowing like a good old fashioned blitz; bait flying, fish busting, birds diving, fisherman hooting and hollering, scampering from spot to spot. And it does- n't take much to cash in on the action. Just follow the birds and hurl your lure into the fracas. Fall fishing is often easy, and the catching is grand. Youknow what they say, \Even a blind squirrel finds a nut every once in a while.\ Many an angler's dream is realized in the fall. For theangler secking tautog,colloquially known as blackfish, and for those targeting porgies, rock piles either near the beaches or offshore are autumn hotspots. ldealbmsforthescspecwsmgmcncmbs for the \tog\ and pieces ofclam or sandworms for the porgies. noe nh won nob te Me wht w ~ m de U better opponent like this it becomes apparent.\ bluefish Thegnvenreahtyoffishmgrsflmtevcndmngmm times like the fall, fish are not always intent on commit- nngpascaimal mmmexphflmufbm- flwseoocasrmmmfluwmdaymlfm‘m' around the water enough you can surely expect to Wmmwwmmgmmmm wow woe - 2 ner ah 4% Photo by Nino Ruis This week's action marks the end of the reg The Northport boys' volleyball team was swept by Ward Melville last week. ular season Playoff action begins next week. The Sound is alive wuth the fish of autumn but you can't be betting your long term fishing success on these surface happenings. To be consistently successful at \catching\. even in the fall, we all must learn to find fish when they aren't visibly showing, which is usually about 95 percentof the time. This is where learning to \read\ the charactenstics of water. finding and understanding structure - such as jetties, rock piles,reefs, etc. - and studying the migra- tion habits of bait and game fish pay big dividends. There is an oldfreshwater fishing adage that 90 percent of the fish are in 10 percent of the available water. That is true in saltwater as well. But that 10 percent in saltwater 1s constantly subject to change. A certain stretch of beach or waterway can be much more productivethan other sec- tions in the same general area. And, depending upon the influences of wind. weather, waves and the seasonal whims of Mother Nature, these productive locations can change dramatically from one year to the next. While we may lookoutuponflmvastexpanse of green or blue, not all of it is a prolific sea, and therein lies the challenge that draws us to this sport. Surffishermen especially enjoy the thrill of the chase They arm themselves with casting tools that take a bit more skill and practice to operate efficiently than do other forms of casting apparatus They sometimes assemble their own \baits\ from an assortment of plastic. metal, fur, feathers and synthetic materials, and wade forth with high hopes of employing trickery to outwit fish that often seem more intelligent than we are -- and we love it. For maimesurfcmwdtlwgmatestjoyoffiusformof fishing is actually finding the fish and getting then to strike. For some, the actual catching is secondary. I have come to know certain surfanglers who are very good at consistently zeroing in on the fish. It is as if they have an extra sense, a throwback gene to the days ofour primal ancestors. These fishermen embrace the journey of discovery. Finding fish consistently is not always easy - it often takes time on the water and hard work. But the fall can swing the odds in your favor. So grab a fishing mdmdgetomflml’llseeyoumdwbmch _.
