News by Tom Barton
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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.
Some things never change as Cipp leads Bellport
Stop me if you've heard this before. A Cipp leads Bellport football to a win.
Thomas puts up 300+ yards to lead Floyd
It seems like every time you look at a William Floyd's box score and take a peek at Ja’Quan Thomas's numbers you have to take a double take; this week was a triple take as the star running back ran wild.
Hershey leads Eastport-South Manor to a homecoming win
Homecoming always adds a little juice to any home team and that was no different this weekend when Eastport-South Manor came out of their home locker room fired up and quickly put up 14 points enroute to a 31-14 win.
Bayport-Blue Point allows nothing on homecoming
Homecoming is always such a special day for the school, and especially for the seniors on the football team and the Bayport-Blue Point Phantoms made sure the game would be even that much more memorable this weekend.
BMX Hall of Fame welcomes Shoreham contributors
USA BMX will be inducting 14 new legends into its National BMX Hall of Fame this weekend.
The Fantasy Baseball Experience - One Last Arm
The last days of the baseball season are upon us, as are the last days of fantasy baseball.
The Bills are the trendy pick
The Buffalo Bills were what they have been for years under Josh Allen in week 3's Thursday night game and for sports bettors it should be much of the same this week.
Daily Feed
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.
Man indicted for vicious sexual assault of an elderly woman
Justice is coming for and elderly woman who was viciously, sexually assaulted in her own home.
Class action accuses Synchrony Financial of sharing customer data with third parties
A class action lawsuit has been filed against Synchrony Financial, accusing the company of violating privacy laws by sharing sensitive customer information without their consent with third parties.