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SWR Field Hockey continue to roll
The Shoreham-Wading River girls’ field hockey team is off to a fantastic start to the 2025 season, combining a stifling defense with an explosive offense to establish themselves as one of Suffolk County’s top contenders.
Tunnel 2 Towers run brings out the best of the best
This week, FDNY members, New Yorkers, and thousands of visitors from across the country came together to participate in the annual Tunnel to Towers 5K Run/Walk in New York City.
Stony Brook inducts their 2025 hall of fame class
This weekend Stony Brook University proudly inducted four exceptional Seawolves into the Rita & Kurt Eppenstein Athletics Hall of Fame. The ceremony took place at Stony Brook Arena, where the Class of 2025 was honored for their outstanding contributions to Stony Brook Athletics.
Green leads Rocky Point
The Rocky Point boys cross country team traveled to Wappingers Falls this weekend and turned in a strong performance against some of the top competition in the state.
Bayport-Blue Point score 70 as their offense shines
It’s not every day you go to a football game and see over 100 points scored, especially in high school. It’s even rarer to see one team put up 70 points, but with Bayport-Blue Point, it somehow doesn’t feel all that shocking.
Rocky Point wins their Salute to Service game
Rocky Point held its annual Salute to Service game under the lights Friday night, and the team looked inspired after honoring local heroes on the field beforehand. The Eagles rode that energy to a dominant 44-19 win over Amityville.
Pat-Med holds on against C.I.
Patchogue-Medford earned a hard-fought win this weekend on their home field, something their fans had not witnessed in quite some time.
Ward Melville's offense continues to impress
Ward Melville’s offense continued to shine this weekend, making a very strong case as the best in Suffolk County.
William Floyd only needs one half to dominate
William Floyd needed only one half of football this weekend to prove its dominance — and for Sachem East, that was one half too many.
Rocky Point at the Ryder Cup
This weekend marked the start of the 45th edition of the Ryder Cup, and some are calling it the biggest one yet. For golf fans and players alike, it is a must-watch and must-attend event.
Your dynasty fantasy season is just beginning
So that’s it—the 2025 Major League Baseball regular season is over. Now you can finally breathe and relax, right? Wrong! Not if you play dynasty or keeper league fantasy baseball. For you, this is just the beginning.
The Jets will honor a Suffolk police hero
The New York Jets will be honoring a true hero when they honor Suffolk County Police Officer Matias Ferreira as their Veteran of the Game. The recognition will take place when they take on the Dallas Cowboys on October 5.
MVP odds are a joke
The American League MVP odds have been moving all over the place for much of the year, but it hit a fever pitch this week.
The game we love is being destroyed
This week, Major League Baseball announced that beginning in 2026 it will implement a challenge system for balls and strikes after the league’s competition committee voted to usher in the era of robot umpiring.
William Floyd is perfect on the season
The William Floyd girls’ varsity tennis team came into the season with high hopes and possibly just as high expectations, but they have surpassed every expectation thus far this year.
SWR to host the Gilmore Game
The Shoreham-Wading River school district lost a member of their family, and the district is determined to make sure that coach Adrian Gilmore's legacy will live on and thrive.
Ducks close out successful 25th season
The Long Island Ducks have completed yet another successful season and this one was a little more special because it marked the team's 25th Anniversary Season of play in the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball.
New York Rangers 2025 season preview
Entering last season, the Rangers had high hopes throughout the organization and there were more than a few people picking this team to lift the Stanley Cup when all was said and done. That came crashing down and now it might be possible that they are being overlooked.
New York Islanders 2025 preview
The New York Islanders open up the 2025 season with many of the same questions that they had during seemingly every season in recent memory.
Scoring early and often pushes the Patriots past Bay Shore
This past Saturday was a day for big plays when Ward Melville met up with Bay Shore, but unfortunately for Bay Shore all of those big plays were made by Ward Melville, in all three phases of the game.
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Stony Brook students blend fitness and ecology in 3K EcoWalk
Stony Brook University students participated in the "Running Wild 3K EcoWalk," a new Earthstock event conducted on April 21 at the Ashley Schiff Preserve.
Brookhaven to shutter Holtsville Hal’s longtime zoo
Holtsville Hal and friends will be located as town looks to close animal preserve.
Event organizer Kane on SouthamptonFest: 'A gathering of old friends and new friends’
The annual SouthamptonFest, a fall tradition for 13 years, returns to the Village of Southampton from Friday, Oct. 3, through Sunday, Oct. 5, with family-friendly activities.