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Two-Way Stars Help Floyd Stay Unbeaten
The Colonials were led by Ja'Quan Thomas who rushed for nearly 150 years and two touchdowns. Wallace, Williams, and Cannet helped push William Floyd's rushing totals to over 200 yards on the ground as the line opened up holes all day for their backs.
The Casey Brothers Account for Four TDs
The Wildcats poured on the points over John Glenn winning 42-36 in a shootout.
Stony Brook Is on a Winning Streak
That's right the Wolves have now won three games in a row after besting Campbell 24-17. The new-look Wolves used the same sort of formula that led them to their two prior wins ... defense, special teams and a terrific ground game.
The Passing of a Long Island Legend
His illustrious coaching career began back in 1960 at Oceanside Middle School, where he coached soccer. He then moved onto Brentwood and spent 15 years as a basketball assistant, soccer coach, and spring track coach.
Coach Bryant Is a Hall of Famer
Megan T. Bryant was named Stony Brook's head softball coach in 2001. A three-time America East Coach of the Year (2009, 2012 & 2014), Bryant is the winningest manager in program history with 666 career victories at the helm of the Seawolves' program. She has 1010 total in 37 seasons of coaching. Stony Brook has totaled 30 wins or more 11 times under Bryant.
Santos Awarded the MVP
The Ducks The Long Island Ducks today announced that right-handed pitcher presented by Delmonte-Smelson Jewelers. The announcement was made prior to the Ducks regular season home finale on Sunday, September 15.
Gregory Monz A Hero Beyond The Football Field
Catching up with Ricahrd beforehand he spoke so highly of the event and what it meant to himself and the community. Acritelli is a longtime educator and coach, as well as being in the military for nine years. He was called away from his Hicksville teaching job when all of the military was called up after 9-11. He certainly feels the connection, even naming his daughter after one of the fallen on that dreadful day. Acritelli was quick to say how "important it is to acknowledge all of our veterans. Every veteran of today and tomorrow." He went on to say how vital it is that "this generation understands the sacrifices that the armed forces gave to protect our way of life."
From Linebacker To Hero
Catching up with Richard beforehand he spoke so highly of the event and what it meant to himself and the community. Acritelli is a longtime educator and coach, as well as being in the military for 9 years. He was called away from his Hicksville teaching job when all of the military was called up after 9/11. He certainly feels the connection, even naming his daughter after one of the fallen on that dreadful day. Acritelli was quick to say how "important it is to acknowledge all of our veterans. Every veteran of today
Don't Make The Same Week 2 Mistakes This Week
here is an old saying that the house always wins and sometimes in sports betting that feels like every week. But, this past week was especially bad for the public. Sports book directors were quoted as calling week 2 in the NFL "a bloodbath for the customers" and "our best week in years".
Parkway Power Bowl
William Floyd won the back and forth battle 36-29. Longwood was down midway through the 4th quarter and drove down the field to score. Down by two points they went for the conversion and the attempt was successful. So, with less than 8 minutes left in the game the fans were treated to a tie game.
The Madden Curse strikes again.
When Christian McCaffrey was tabbed to be the cover of the Madden game this season a collective groan came over 49 land and the fantasy community alike. Those who know, know. EA itself has publicly denied the existence of the curse, which tells you everything you need to know about its popularity.
A Special Day Ends With A W For Rocky Point
The Eagles came away with the victory over the Sharks by a score of 13-12. The crowd was energized and excited to watch the hard hitting and full on defensive display that was being shown off in the first half. The Sharks drove down the field a few times but a timely interception by the Eagles and some key stops kept the game scoreless heading into the half.
WFHS Senior Scott Eriksen Named Among Top 100 Boys' Varsity Soccer Players
William Floyd High School senior Scott Eriksen, a forward on the boys' varsity soccer team, has been named among the Top 100 boys' varsity soccer players for the fall 2024 season by Newsday.
Connetquot With a Statement Win
Barnwell was coming off of a very strong sophomore season, but no one could have expected these sort of numbers in game one of his junior year. Barnwell exceeded all expectations as he ran all over Pat-Med. Barnwell rushed 21 times for 170 yards and one touchdown. He also had three catches out of the backfield and as impressive as his day was it could have been even bigger had it not been for two other scores being called back for penalties.
The Patriots Win A Back and Forth Battle
The Patriots got the scoring started when Joe Benedetto scored from inside the 10 yard line to give them a 7-0 first quarter lead. Benedetto went on to carry the ball 18 times for 101 yards on the day. Ward Melville was up 14-0 before Sachem North punched one in before the half on a passing touchdown.
Hills East Makes A Statement
The new look, and newly named Redhawks traveled to the defending Suffolk Division II champions North Babylon and came away with an emphatic win. The Redhawks and White put the rest of the county, and the island, on notice with the victory. White rushed for just under 250 yards and scored four touchdowns in the route.
A New Feel To Stony Brook
After winning just two games over the course of the past two seasons, the Seawolves have matched that mark in game two this year. Stony Brook traveled to Fordham to take on the Rams and came away with a hard fought 27-21 victory.
Ducks Draw Their Biggest Crowd
When the Ducks took on the High Point Rockers on Saturday night they did so before a past-capacity crowd of 7,188 at Fairfield Properties Ballpark.
Awards Come In Threes For St. Joe's
Evan Skoblicki also received top honors when he was the top finisher for the Golden Eagles at the Adelphi University Invitational. Skoblicki finished with a time of 28:35.7. The freshman finished third of the Division III runners and 24th overall. Ana Lombardo finished off the trifecta for the Golden Eagles as she was named to the Weekly Honor Roll. Lombardo scored three goals for the soccer team and finished with a team-high six points. She put pressure on the defense all week with seven shots total and four shots on goal.
Longwood Girls Off To A Fast Start
Makensi Hansen stopped 7 shots against Patchogue-Medford, which ups her season number to 23 stops. On the offensive side of things Delaney Israel has been outstanding with 7 points in just four games.
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DiNapoli: State has No Clear Plan for over $450 million in COVID Medical Supplies
State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli said in a recently released audit that the state spent nearly half a billion tax payer dollars on a medical stockpile but used little of it and has no clear plan for the leftover equipment and supplies.
Through Kelp and Caverns: Exploring the Depths of a New Zealand Marine Preserve
Dispatch, South Pacific—A hammerhead shark greets us as we sail toward the Maomao Arch, a mammoth opening in the rocks that make up New Zealand’s Poor Knights Marine Preserve.
Lenny Bruno Farms Kicks Off 2025 Season with Annual Family Festival
Lenny Bruno Farms still going strong after 90 years.