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The Phantoms Overwhelm Shoreham-Wading River
The Phantoms went on the road and had an emphatic win this week 41-7. Bayport-Blue Point (3-0) extended its winning streak to 26 straight games, the longest active streak in Suffolk football. The Phantoms have not lost since the fall 2021 Suffolk IV title game, a 26-23 defeat to Shoreham-Wading River on Nov. 19.
Favre's Diagnosis Brings Safety Back To Light
Favre expressed the new during a congressional hearing.
The Wolves Keep Winning
The Billy Cosh era is becoming even better than any Stony Brook fan could have imagined and the wins just keep on coming.
Personal Bests Give The Colonials The Win
The William Floyd Colonials girls' varsity swim team beat West Babylon this past week.
A Home Coming Win
Sachem North moved their record to 1-2 with a 31-6 victory against Bay Shore on Saturday. The Flaming Arrows were led by back Lucas Singleton, who scored three rushing touchdowns on the day and had two interceptions.
ESM's New Field
The beautifully constructed field includes a turf surface, a rubberized track and bleachers. This stunning renovation is another completed part of the District's Capital Project which began with the 2022, voter-approved Reimagine ESM Bond. This multipurpose field is now available to be used by our junior high school sports teams.
Spallina Is Making America Proud
Box ScoreJack Hannah ripped an outside shot home just 14 seconds into the game to set the tone and had a first-half hat trick to help the U.S. move out to a 9-6 halftime lead.
The Mets vs. MAGA
The New York Mets and Citi Field are being sued by a fan that has said she was racially profiled.
Tennis For Awareness Is A Huge Success
The event was a tremendous success, raising $940 for the Good Samaritan Hospital Breast Health Center. Teams registered with a $40 entry fee, with all proceeds going directly to breast cancer research. Winners and finalists earned the opportunity to attend the end-of-season Section XI tennis dinner for free.
Smithtown West Fights Against Cancer
This is the 15th year in a row that Smithtown West has held it's field hockey game honoring the memory of St. James Elementary School teacher Sara Long Harte.
Big Dogs Rule The NFL
Coming into week 3 there had already been nightmare scenarios for NFL bettors across the country. When big favorites not only fail to cover, but lose outright, the ripple effect can be felt across multiple different types of tickets. Not only does the public love the favorites, but they also put the big heavy juiced favorite teams in teasers and moneyline parlays, all of which crash when a big underdog loses. Ask any survivor pool participant this season how that has worked out.
Hugh Birdsall Oar Goes to Connetquot
It might have taken overtime, but in the most exciting game of the weekend in Suffolk county Connetquot beat Sachem North 21-14. Defense was the name of the game as regulation ended with the two teams knotted at 14, but Connetquot pulled away in the extra session with the final, and game deciding TD.
Team Trump Tailgates With The Best of Them
But, with Donald J. Trump we have reached a new area of the tailgate ... a presidential rally.
Ward Melville Extends Their Home Dominance
It was Alumni Night for Ward Melville as they took on Sachem East this week and all of the former Ward Melville graduates left happy after a hard fought defensive win.
Women Are Overwhelmingly for Trump
That impact was felt immediately this week at the Trump rally at Nassau Coliseum. Walking through the crowd it was easy to see that the leftist narrative that Trump was against women, thus if you were a woman you aren't for Trump was completely inaccurate. I live in a family where my mother and wife are Trump supporters so this shouldn't have come as a surprise to me, but the sheer number of women at the event was quite shocking. There was a point in the pre-rally where I would go as far to say there were more women than men among the tens of thousands there.
William Floyd Soccer Gets The Shutout
Senior forward Jazai Kidd scored two goals, which now brings his season number to 6 total goals as he led his team to an impressive win. Seniors Julian Podstupka and Illyas Rountine each contributed a goal, while junior Estevan Gonzales scored his first varsity goal.
Big Plays Propel Longwood to a Win
Davien Benjamin-Sheffey had the epitome of a big play game for Longwood this weekend to push them to a win.
Miller Place Beats Their Rival
Braeden Murphy led the offensive attack rushing for two late TDs and he paced the defense with 15 tackles. QB Shane Kiernan went to the air for over 200 yards and he added a rushing score of his own to secure the win for Miller Place.
The Coliseum Hosts History Again
The 'Barn' as it was often referred to is a multipurpose indoor arena that is best known as the former home of the New York Islanders, but the history is much deeper than just hockey.
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State of Suffolk: Cybersecurity, Sewerage Discussed in County Exec Romaine's Address
The longtime legislator spoke before the Suffolk County Legislature in Riverhead on Tuesday.
NY Democrat Can’t See How Black People or Immigrants can be Republicans
Questionable Facebook post made by Onondaga County Legislator