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Michael Bowler, State Champion Long Island HS Lacrosse Coach, Dies Michael Bowler, State Champion Long Island HS Lacrosse Coach, Dies
Michael Bowler, State Champion Long Island HS Lacrosse Coach, Dies A state champion high school lacrosse coach on Long Island is dead at 72. Michael P. Bowler, who has lived in Port Jefferson Station for nearly five decades and coached the Rocky Point High School varsity lacrosse team for 47 years, died at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in Manhattan following a battle with leukemia on Sunday, Dec. 1, his family announced. After starting the Rocky Point lacrosse team, Bowler made it to the top of the mountain when the team won the 2008 state championship with the Eagles. Off the field, Bowler taught social studies for 12 years before being promote…

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by Zak Failla
Sports
Long Island Will Have Big Presence When Defending Champ Yale Meets UVa For D-I Lacrosse Title Long Island Will Have Big Presence When Defending Champ Yale Meets UVa For D-I Lacrosse Title
Long Island Will Have Big Presence When Defending Champ Yale Meets UVa For D-I Lacrosse Title Long Island will be as well-represented as ever when the NCAA Division I men's lacrosse championship is decided on Memorial Day. Defending champion Yale (15-3), the No. 5 seed,  faces No. 3 Virginia (16-3) in the title game 1 p.m. Monday, May 27 (ESPN2) at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia. Sophomore attackman Ian Laviano, a five-year starter and four-time all-county selection at Cold Spring Harbor High School, scored 51 seconds into double overtime to give Virginia a 13-12 semifinal win over Duke on Saturday, May 25, securing the Cavaliers' first title-game appearance…

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by Joe Lombardi