With the playoffs right around the corner, the Half Hollow Hills High School East boys soccer team has picked the right time to get hot!

As of press time Monday, in the second half of the 2014 season the Thunderbirds (8-3-1) are undefeated with five straight wins and tied atop League II with Walt Whitman (8-3-1) for first place.

Read on for the full scoop on the team's season, along with our recap of their Oct. 6th game against Smithtown East! 

Ten long days after the John Glenn High School football game where Shoreham-Wading River's Tom Cutinella passed away from injuries sustained during the game, the John Glenn Knights finally mustered up the strength to return to the football field.

Read on for details on their first game since Cutinella's death, how the team as a whole has been coping, and what efforts the team is now taking to make sure Cutinella's legacy is never forgotten.

In a meet that went down to the wire, the Huntington High School girls tennis team nipped John H. Glenn, 4-3 to win the Suffolk League II team championship with a 10-0 record.

Read on for our recap, which includes the names of many of the girls on the team who helped make the team's championship victory possible!

Historically, last week was one of the worst that Half Hollow Hills High School West has seen on the boys soccer field in quite some time. For the first time in 11 years, Head Coach Doug Gannon said, the Colts (6-3-1) dropped back-to-back league matches – with 3-1 defeats coming at the hands of both Smithtown West (9-1) and North Babylon (8-1-1).

On Friday, though, in a hard-fought game, the Colts bounced back with a 1-0 victory over Riverhead (3-7).

Read on for our recap of this intense game, along with the details of where the rest of the Colts season will be heading from here on out!

The clock read 7:00 and, following a goal from Walt Whitman High School’s Christina McFelia, the “1” on the scoreboard that had been attached to the Wildcats’ name since the first half evolved into a “2.” At the time, with Whitman (3-5) then leading Bay Shore (3-6) by a score of 2-0, it seemed like McFelia’s goal would just be the cherry on top of a win; it ended up being the game winner.

Read on for our recap of this dramatic game, along with information on when the Wildcats will be playing next! 

Through 10 games this season as of Tuesday, the Northport (10-0) girls soccer team is outscoring opponents 35-0.

That’s right - goalkeepers Brenna Farrington, a sophomore, and Emma Havrilla, a freshman, have yet to allow a ball to reach the back of their net this season. And what might be most shocking is that the girls weren't even aware of how impressive they've been this season until they were told!

Read on to learn about the season so far, along with who they will be playing next!

Déjà vu - as the clock ran down on Half Hollow Hills High School West, that’s the feeling the Colts (5-3) could best relate to. For the second time this season, after having the Bulldogs (8-1) of North Babylon on the ropes, the ladies of the varsity soccer team couldn’t seal the deal in overtime; they fell 2-0.

Read on for our full recap of the game, along with details on where the Colts will be playing next this season!

September was a month full of top-notch sports games - and nowhere is this more apparent than the various games of the Walt Whitman High School sports teams!

Read on for our in-depth recap of how all the various the Walt Whitman High School sports teams have performed so far!

September has come and went, and in that time, the various Northport High School sports teams have undoubtedly made their mark during the month!

Read on for our in-depth recap of how all the various the Northport High School sports teams performed so far this season!

September is officially in the books, and without a doubt, the various Half Hollow Hills sports teams have made this a month to remember!

Read on for our in-depth recap of how the Half Hollow Hills teams have all performed so far - across sports, and across schools as well!

Gorgeous weather formed the perfect backdrop for Huntington High School’s Homecoming Day on Saturday. A midday parade through Huntington village included hundreds of participants and the afternoon football game drew a crowd of more than 2,000.

“We had the perfect weather for a perfect day, which began with a tremendous turnout for a spirited parade,” Superintendent James Polansky said. “Thank you to the students, staff, parents and PTA leadership from all buildings for their participation.” 

The huge crowd packed the bleachers and spilled out on either side of the structure to watch as the Blue Devils gave undefeated Miller Place all it could handle early in the game before falling behind and finally succumbing to the Panthers’ offensive onslaught.

Read on for our full recap of the game, alongside exclusive pictures from the event!

Momentum is tricky. Sports fans love to believe that making a big stop on defense or breaking off a big run on offense can carry their team to victory – but in actuality, momentum can’t physically be measured; it can’t be felt.

But on Saturday the Northport Varsity football team clearly had it.

Following the district’s induction of its inaugural athletic hall of fame class, the boys took to the field to take on Walt Whitman (1-1) in the school’s annual homecoming game. The Tigers (2-0) dominated 24-0.

Read on for our full recap, alongside several photos from the game!

Led by linebacker Blaise Spinelli’s stud performance, the Thunderbirds (2-0) ran over Copiague (0-2) on Saturday in Half Hollow Hills High School East’s annual homecoming game.

Spinelli, a senior, forced two fumbles, nabbed an interception and had a game-high 12 tackles to lead the Thunderbirds to a 31-8 victory.

Read on for our full recap of the game, along with photos we took of the event!

After the Colts (2-0) turned two first-half turnovers into touchdowns, Half Hollow Hills High School West rolled over Smithtown West (1-1) in the Colts’ annual homecoming game on Saturday 35-6.

Read on for our full recap of the game, along with several photos we took from the event!

A little bit of rain on Saturday hardly dampened the homecoming enthusiasm for the Tornadoes football squad, which notched its first victory during a 22-0 shutout of the Mt. Sinai Mustangs during homecoming.

The victory followed the annual homecoming parade, in which Harborfields High School celebrated the occasion as floats, following a sporting event theme, rolled down Broadway in Greenlawn with hundreds cheering them on.

Read on for a full recap of the festivities, including our exclusive gallery of photos from both the game and parade!

As the boys soccer teams from Northport and Walt Whitman high schools faced off on Friday, tensions ran high.

While the Tigers (1-0) would end up defeating the Wildcats (4-3) in the League II opener, both sides collectively bowed their heads when play stopped with just minutes to go in the second half, when a Wildcat became seriously injured.

Read on for our full recap of a game filled with suspense and camaraderie, as these two dynamo teams faced off! 

After clawing back from a 1-0 deficit to take a one-goal lead in the second half, everything looked good for the Half Hollow Hills High School West girls varsity soccer team last Thursday against the Bulldogs of North Babylon.

Then the clock read 8 seconds.

Read on for the full play-by-play of this game's dramatic conclusion!