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April 21, 2016

Acompora Lacrosse Jamboree Set For Next Weekend In Northport

April 21, 2016/ James Kelly
Acompora Lacrosse Jamboree Set For Next Weekend In Northport

The 15th annual Acompora Lacrosse Jamboree, sponsored by the Louis J. Acompora Memorial Foundation, is slated for next Sunday, April 30. As always, the jamboree features youth and high school varsity lacrosse games, and a healthy dose of CPR awareness.

 

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April 14, 2016

East Northport Hoops Tournament Raises $2K+ For Ugandan Village

April 14, 2016/ James Kelly
East Northport Hoops Tournament Raises $2K+ For Ugandan Village

Every year, students across grades 1-8 at Saint Anthony of Padua Church in East Northport decide on an end-of-the-year project. This year, the 20 participating classes, banded together to aid a cause that stretches far past East Northport. They’re raising money to build a medical clinic for a village in Kisoro, Uganda.

 

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April 14, 2016

Greenlawn’s Chris Algieri Faces Top Boxing Prospect, Errol Spence Jr., This Saturday

April 14, 2016/ James Kelly
Greenlawn’s Chris Algieri Faces Top Boxing Prospect, Errol Spence Jr., This Saturday

Simply put, Chris Algieri is excited. The Greenlawn native boxer is prepping for his 24th pro bout, this time a headliner against top-prospect Errol Spence Jr. slated for Saturday night at the Barclays Center.

 

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April 07, 2016

St. Anthony’s Unveils New $1.2M Turf Field

April 07, 2016/ James Kelly
St. Anthony’s Unveils New $1.2M Turf Field

The $1.2 million James C. Metzger Stadium at St. Anthony’s High School is now open. The turf playing field, which is located on the southeast lawn of the high school, near the intersection of Pigeon Hill, Wolf Hill and Old Country roads, was unveiled, dedicated and blessed on Saturday.

 

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March 31, 2016

Is The MMA Octagon Coming To Huntington?

March 31, 2016/ James Kelly
Is The MMA Octagon Coming To Huntington?

The New York State Assembly voted last week to legalize professional mixed martial arts events after a 19-year ban of the sport, effectively bringing the octagon to New York. How about Huntington?

 

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March 31, 2016

10th Annual Marcie Mazzola 5K Set For April 10 In Huntington

March 31, 2016/ James Kelly
10th Annual Marcie Mazzola 5K Set For April 10 In Huntington

The 10th annual Marcie Mazzola Memorial 5K Walk/Run will kick off from the Huntington YMCA (60 Main St., Huntington) at 8:30 a.m. on Sunday, April 10. As always, the event works to keep a young woman’s memory alive while helping those in need of a boost.

 

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March 24, 2016

Huntington Blue Devils Are National Champions

March 24, 2016/ James Kelly
Huntington Blue Devils Are National Champions

The Huntington Blue Devils 4x400-meter relay team put the “ice cream” on top of its “cake” earlier this month by securing a national championship, or at least that’s how head coach Ron Wilson views it.

 

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March 17, 2016

Papsco Becomes First Tiger To Swim At State Championship

March 17, 2016/ James Kelly
Papsco Becomes First Tiger To Swim At State Championship

 Northport High School’s varsity boys swim team might be young -- this year marked the first ever time that the school assembled its own boys swim team -- but that didn’t stop sophomore Zach Papsco from competing in the New York State championship earlier this month.

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March 17, 2016

St. Anthony’s Friars Swim To School’s First Federation Title

March 17, 2016/ James Kelly
St. Anthony’s Friars Swim To School’s First Federation Title

From the very start of the New York State championship swimming and diving meet on March 5, the 200-yard medley relay team for St. Anthony’s knew what it had to do: set the tone.

 

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March 17, 2016

Seahawk Races To Top-13 Spot In Nation

March 17, 2016/ James Kelly
Seahawk Races To Top-13 Spot In Nation

Cold Spring Harbor senior track star Daniela LoCastro finished her successful winter season as the nation’s 13th-ranked runner in the girls 5000-meter run.

 

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March 10, 2016

Northport Graduate Is SUNYAC Swim Champ

March 10, 2016/ James Kelly
Northport Graduate Is SUNYAC Swim Champ

Northport High School graduate Hailey Modelewski took first place in all five of the events she competed in on Feb. 20 during the State University of New York Athletic Conference swimming and diving championship.

 

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March 10, 2016

Cougars Are Long Island Champs Once Again

March 10, 2016/ James Kelly
Cougars Are Long Island Champs Once Again

 The Commack Cougars are Long Island’s Class ‘AA’ girls basketball champions for the second straight season. The feat, head coach Denis Conroy said, is “rare, so we’re very proud of getting it done, especially against a team like Baldwin, a dynamo team.”

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March 03, 2016

Thunderbird Wins At LI Invitational, Readies For State Meet

March 03, 2016/ James Kelly
Thunderbird Wins At LI Invitational, Readies For State Meet

Half Hollow High School East’s senior track star, Mary Chimezie, claimed first place in yet another 300-meter dash last weekend.

 

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March 03, 2016

Colts Are Suffolk’s Best Team, Ready For Long Island Title Game

March 03, 2016/ James Kelly
Colts Are Suffolk’s Best Team, Ready For Long Island Title Game

The Half Hollow Hills West boys basketball team is Suffolk’s best team this season. Hills West defeated Harborfields by one point on Sunday, 57-56, in the county’s overall title game.

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February 26, 2016

Wrestling Together From Start To Finish

February 26, 2016/ James Kelly
Wrestling Together From Start To Finish

It all started 17 years ago in the cement basement of an Elwood home where two cousins, Joey Giaramita and Lou Puca, officially began their wrestling careers, kicking off what would become the Blue Wave Wrestling Club.

 

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February 26, 2016

Huntington Track Star, Coach Honored

February 26, 2016/ James Kelly
Huntington Track Star, Coach Honored

The Long Island chapter of the USA Track and Field Association named on Sunday Blue Devil track star Infinite Tucker the male junior athlete of the year, and recognized his Huntington High School track coach, Ron Wilson.

 

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February 26, 2016

Tornadoes Are Suffolk Hoops Champs

February 26, 2016/ James Kelly
Tornadoes Are Suffolk Hoops Champs

The Harborfields High School boys basketball team won Suffolk’s small-school championship on Tuesday with a 63-48 win over the Southampton Mariners.

 

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February 19, 2016

Harborfields Tornadoes Shock Lady Knights In Suffolk ‘A’ Semifinal

February 19, 2016/ James Kelly
Harborfields Tornadoes Shock Lady Knights In Suffolk ‘A’ Semifinal

The Harborfields Tornadoes spun circles around the Elwood-John Glenn’s girls basketball team on Tuesday, upsetting top-seeded Lady Knights 54-46 to earn a spot in the Suffolk’s Class A final on Friday.

 

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February 11, 2016

Caroline Kiernan Scores 1,000 Point In Seahawks’ Win

February 11, 2016/ James Kelly
Caroline Kiernan Scores 1,000 Point In Seahawks’ Win

As Cold Spring Harbor’s girls basketball team upped its lead Tuesday night against East Rockaway, Caroline Kiernan scored the 1,000 point of her four-year varsity career with a layup in the second half.

 

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February 11, 2016

St. Anthony’s Program Aims To Catch Heart Conditions Before Season

February 11, 2016/ James Kelly
St. Anthony’s Program Aims To Catch Heart Conditions Before Season

Staff from St. Francis Hospital visited St. Anthony’s High School last week to host a pilot for the Student Athlete Cardiac Screening Program, where members of the high school’s varsity baseball team participated in individual cardiac screenings to catch any life threatening heart conditions.

 

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