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.

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.

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?

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.

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.

 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.

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.

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.

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.

 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.”

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

Walt Whitman High School hosted the National Dance Alliance’s Whitman Winter Spirit regional championship on Sunday, drawing dancers from across the Tri-State area, including Walt Whitman and Huntington high schools, who competed for a shot in the upcoming national competition.

When she crossed the finish line in the 300-meter race at the Molloy Stanner Games in Manhattan earlier this month, 17-year-old track star, Mary Chimezie, said she was “shocked.”