Paralympic gold medalist Michael “Mikey” Brannigan was honored with a Lifetime Distinction Award at Northport High School on Wednesday afternoon in front of a crowd of officials, media, neighbors and fans.

Dix Hills’ “lottery lawyer” doubles as an ice hockey fanatic, and he recently helped the USA Masters team win bronze at the 20th annual Maccabiah games held in Tel Aviv, Israel.

Mikey Brannigan, a Northport High School graduate, has successfully represented his hometown on a world stage once again, bringing home two golds and a silver from the World Para Athletics Championships in London, which wrapped up this past weekend.

Walt Whitman High School rising senior Mark Dammer climbed to the top of Division III Men’s Saber earning himself the gold at the USA Fencing National Championships.

The second annual soccer golf outing in memory of Sean Urda, an East Northport teen killed in a 2015 snow-tubing accident, is set for Saturday, July 29 at the Dix Hills Golf Course.

After two recently undefeated seasons, Lou Hanner, varsity boys soccer coach for Elwood-John Glenn High School, has been named Coach of The Year by the New York State Public High School Athletic Association for the 2016-2017 school year.

The annual Golf Classic hosted by Huntington Hospital raised $400,000, which will be used for capital projects.

The inaugural season of Northport-East Northport’s Unified Basketball Team, a squad made up of athletes with special needs, is in the books.

One of the decisions leading Tim Quinn to attend St. Anthony’s High School in South Huntington was the school’s esteemed football program.

The second annual Father’s Day Wiffleball Tournament in Greenlawn raised more than $8,000 for a pair of local organizations on Saturday.

Stay calm. Follow the plan. Take it one goal at a time... those were some of the strategies Cold Spring Harbor’s boys lacrosse coaching staff dished out Saturday as Seahawks faced a 3-0 deficit early in the state Class C championship game, said coach Dennis Bonn.

The Greater Long Island Running Club and the ELIJA Foundation hosted the 2nd annual just cAUse we run Journey for Autism 5-Mile Run/1.5-Mile Walk over the weekend, drawing more than 300 participants.

The Seahawks fought through their toughest competition of the season Wednesday night to claim a bid at their third straight state championship.

The Blue Devils have chased down yet another set of county titles at the Suffolk track and field championship last weekend.

Taylor Strough has a lot of confidence in Cold Spring Harbor’s Nassau championship-winning offense.

Blazing past her competition, Huntington High School senior Rebecca Caballero is holding onto the gold medal at the girls’ track and field pentathlon championship for the second year in a row.

The Cold Spring Harbor boys lacrosse team will continue its undefeated season with a bid for the Nassau Class C championship set for Tuesday.

After Huntington High School freshman Jack Flores lost to Jackson Weisbrot of Half Hollow Hills West in the divisional finals last week he was eager to get back on the court.

Taylor Epstein allowed two runs in the first inning, but responded with 10 strikeouts over seven innings to lead Walt Whitman to an 8-2 playoff win William Floyd on Monday.

Melissa Triolo has the same routine for every softball game she plays for Walt Whitman High School.