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Oceanside's Jake Lazzaro hauled down a 20-yard touchdown in the second quarter of Long Island's 44-20 victory over New York City in the Empire Challenge.

Offense leads L.I. over NYC in Empire Challenge

Long Island’s offense enjoyed a record-tying performance in last Friday night’s Empire Challenge senior all-star football game, which unlike each of the previous three was decided well before the closing seconds. more

By Tony Bellissimo | 6/17/19

Sophomore Matt DeStefano made contact but nobody wearing a Clarke uniform was able to get a hit in last Saturday night's 1-0 loss to Sayville in the L.I. Class A title game.

Clarke hitless in L.I. title game defeat

The gutty performance turned in by pitcher Brendan Turton and the stellar play of the defense around him would ordinarily result in a victory. But, this was no ordinary Saturday night at the ballpark. This was Clarke vs. Sayville for the Class A Southeast Regional championship and Long Island bragging rights. more

By Andrew McClure | 6/11/19

East Meadow celebrated a third straight Long Island Class AA championship on Friday night after cruising past Commack, 10-0.

East Meadow rolls to L.I. title

The instant Juliana Sanzone’s bat made contact in the top of the first inning of last Friday night’s Long Island Class AA championship softball game, she knew when the ball finally landed East Meadow would have the early lead against Commack. more

By Tony Bellissimo | 6/8/19

Pitcher Chris Lydon, right, and catcher Chris Giardino got Clarke's county championship celebration started.

Clarke claims Nassau Class A title

It took only one delivery from Chris Lydon for Clarke baseball coach Tom Abruscato to determine the senior southpaw was primed for a quality start Monday afternoon. more

By Tony Bellissimo | 6/4/19

Belmont Stakes up for grabs

A year after Justify capped an undefeated run to the Triple Crown with a thrilling wire-to-wire effort in the 150th running of the Belmont Stakes, becoming the 13th thoroughbred immortal, a wacky 2019 series commences this Saturday on Big Sandy. more

By Tony Bellissimo | 6/3/19

The Lady Jets made it three straight Nassau Class AA softball titles with a come-from-behind 7-5 win over Oceanside last Saturday.

East Meadow rallies for crown

East Meadow rallied from five runs down to complete a sweep of Oceanside with a 7-5 victory in Game 2 of the Nassau Class AA softball championship series at Hofstra on Saturday afternoon. more

By Tony Bellissimo | 6/3/19

Senior Matt Fried threw a pair of no-hitters this spring and was part of a Jets pitching staff that compiled an eye-popping 1.11 earned run average.

Arms steered East Meadow's run

A dominant pitching staff carried East Meadow to 18 victories this spring, however, the Jets were unable to solve Massapequa in last week’s Nassau Class AA baseball semifinals. more

By Tony Bellissimo | 5/30/19

Ansh Chadha served as the top singles player for the Rams, who finished a strong 12-2 in Conference 3A with both losses coming at the hands of North Shore.

Clarke poised for bright future

A successful regular season for the Clarke boys’ tennis team this spring sets the Rams up for a postseason run in 2020. more

By Andrew Coen | 5/21/19

Junior shortstop Jenna Laird is batting over .630 and leads the Lady Jets in runs scored and stolen bases as they look to Three-Peat as county champs.

East Meadow takes conference

Two-time defending Nassau and Long Island Class AA softball champion East Meadow took a little bit of a roller-coaster ride to the Conference AA-I title this spring but enters the playoffs on a high note. more

By Tony Bellissimo | 5/14/19

Senior Brendon Turton has won all three of his decisions on the mound for the Rams, who lead Conference A-5 heading into the final week of action.

Conference title on Clarke's radar

Clarke baseball won its eighth straight game on Monday, a winning streak that tightened its grip on first place and included seven conference wins as well as an exhibition game on the grand stage at Bethpage Ballpark in Central Islip, the home of the Long Island Ducks. more

By David Weingrad | 5/7/19

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