E.M. Little League wins district tourney

The East Meadow 12-year-old Little League won the Williamsport District 32 tournament Monday night and now moves on to represent the district in the sectionals.

Under the lights, the team, coached by Scott Scheer, John Hogan and Vinny Mascia, beat a Hicksville team.

To start, Marcus Kabigting set East Meadow ahead by hitting a line drive home run. In the third inning, East Meadow blew open the game on home runs by Marcus Kabigting and Sean Hogan to make the score 6-0.

In the fourth inning, after scoring another run to make it 7-0, East Meadow locked up the game with a three-run walk-off blast by Frank Ippolito to run-rule the Hicksville squad.

Ryan Wallstedt shut down the Hicksville team by pitching a no-hitter and only allowed three base runners — two on walks and one on an error.