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Paulsen was a two-way player this season for the Seawolves. On the hill the southpaw went 2-1 in his 15 appearances in 42 innings. He was used as a bullpen arm and mostly was the closer for the Wolves. He ended with six saves and a 3.21 ERA. Paulsen's six saves, were tied for third in the CAA, tied for fifth in program history and tied for second in the country among freshmen.
Take The Under ... While You Still Can
Let's first start with the facts. This season's offenses and runs scored are lower than the past. Forget about the talk of a dead ball or juiced ball in the past or whatever the reasons and just focus on what is happening. In 2023 each team scored 4.62 runs per game. This year that number is 4.35. We are talking about .27 less runs per game from a year ago. Not that big of a deal right? Wrong. That means that we are seeing about 1 run less per team every 3 games, that is actually a steep decline.
A First For The Seawolves
With the award, Medved is the first player in Stony Brook's history to win the award and was one of 13 players in the country to be selected as a recipient for the 2024 Cissie Leary Award.
What A Year For Shoreham-Wading River
Boys Track-Scholar Athlete Team• All League: Patrick Shea, Michael Huebner, Kyle Cavliere, Wes Hodun, Leyton Mangiamele, Jarrell Winston, Spencer Lee, Jake Smith, Logan Jung• All County: Patrick Shea, Michael Huebner, Leyton Mangiamele, Jarrell Winston, Spencer Lee, Jake Smith, Logan Jung• All State: Michael Huebner, Logan Jung, Patrick Shea, Jarrell Winston and Jake Smith• All Academic: Jake Smith• Michael was the county 400-meter champion as well as the 800-meter overall champion in Section XI• The 4x800 relay team consisting of Jarrell Winston, Patrick Shea, Jake Smith and Michael Huebner won the D2 county championship• SWR Most Improved: Kyle Cavaliere• SWR MVP: Michael Huebner • Michael Huebner was the NYS D2 State Champion in the 800-meter• Logan Jung placed 3rd in NYS D2 in the high jump• The 4x800 relay team which consisted of Patrick Shea, Jarrell Winston, Jake Smith and Michael Huebner placed 3rd in NYS.• Scholar Athletes: James Minetti, James Maxwell, Jake Smith, Spencer Lee, Nicholas Friedlander,
Best Coaching Staff In America Belongs To Stony Brook
All winners will be honored at the IWLCA Convention which is set to take place this November at the Hilton St. Petersburg Bayfront Hotel in Tampa, Florida. The IWLCA Coaching Staff of the Year Award honors one National and multiple Regional Coaching Staffs of the Year from each NCAA Division and a National Coaching Staff of the Year from the NAIA. Ahead of the 2024 season, the IWLCA Board of Directors approved changing the name of this award to recognize the entire coaching staff, rather than individual coaches.
Longwood Baseball Takes Home All The Honors
The team took home multiple awards and accolades from their outstanding season. At the Baseball All-League/All-County Awards star pitcher CJ Forman took home an all All-County honor. Dean Ennis and Jaden Urso also were awarded to the All-County team with Urso nabbing a Gold Glove in the process.
Rowing To Greatness
The Panthers duo also placed 8th at the 2024 US Rowing Youth Nationals Championships.
Green Chooses Delhi
Green led the Broncos this season and seemed to elevate the team every game he was in. He finished the season averaging 17 1/2 points per game making 35 three pointers and 55 free throws.
Officially Long Island's Hometown Team
The Long Island Ducks welcomed their 9 millionth fan, setting a league record. When five-year-old Ethan Oldham from Islip stepped through the gates at Fairfield Properties Ballpark on Tuesday history was made. He entered through the West Gate at 5:56 p.m. with his Mom, Katie; Dad, Craig; and baby brother, Nolan. When he set the mark Long Island became the first club in Atlantic League history to reach the milestone attendance figure despite having begun play in the league's third year of existence. The Ducks have always drawn well as the Island have embraced their hometown team even more so than anyone could have imagined. The Ducks are also currently the Atlantic League's all-time leader in sold out crowds with 707, have led the Atlantic League in attendance 17 times and currently lead the league in 2024 attendance as well.
Suffolk's Elite Honored
The award is named in memory of the legendary educator, official, and coach Gaetano "Butch" Dellecave. 16 school districts in Suffolk County have a partnership with the award organizers.
Fustal Chooses Ferreira
"It's always an honor getting called up to the US Futsal National Team," said Ferreira. "We have the first-ever Women's FIFA Futsal World Cup coming up in 2025, as well as CONCAAF Qualifiers soon, so I'm very excited for that and what the future holds for US Futsal." "Futsal" is an indoor version of soccer that is played on a "basketball" sized field that is 40 by 20 meters. Fustal is becoming more and more popular and it's smaller rosters make Ferreira's inclusion even more impressive. Compared to the 11 players on a soccer field, Futsal fields teams of five players (one of which is a goalkeeper). They also use a smaller and heavier ball which leads to it being less bouncy and puts an emphasis on passing, receiving, dribbling and moving while under pressure.
Beating Down the Golden Goose
Clark entered the league with a fan fervor that has never been seen at the women's basketball level before. Even the most celebrated and best known women's player could walk down the street and would barely be recognized and then came Caitlin Clark. With her fun and dominating style of play and her easy to market likeability the WNBA seemed to have their greatest star ready for super stardom. The league, and every player in it, would soon benefit from Clark's obvious allure. But, it seems that jealousy and envy (at the very least) have become more of an agenda than elevating the league.
Academics and Athletics Are a Perfect Mix
The William Floyd High School senior played multiple positions for the Colonials. He played multiple positions including safety, running back, kick returner, punt returner and wide receiver during his three years as a varsity starter for the Colonials. But, he is probably best known for his achievements as the team's kicker where he set the school record for the longest field goal.
Back to Back For New York State's Best
Augustine won his second consecutive State Championship this week with a breathtaking performance. Not only did he win the Steeplechase, but his time of 9:11.67 broke the Suffolk County Steeplechase record.
Wilson and Colon Grab Top Honors
Wilson's accomplishments are just as impressive. The 5'9", 215 pounder has an All-State honors to his name to go along with an All-County, two All Division, and three time All county wrestler.
Jackson Hits His Way to a Player of the Year
Jackson, who is originally from Medford, NY, received All-Region Second Team accolades, along with First Team All-Conference honors, now adds Player of the Year to his impressive resume.
Oh, Those Crafty Lefties
In the new world of MLB we have so much bullpen usage that betting on, or against, a starter is even more difficult, but those crafty lefties still hold value. What is the real value though are fading teams who struggle against the southpaws. In 2024 we have a number of teams who have really begun the year with the inability to hit lefties and it has cashed numerous tickets so far.
MVP Molini
Molini, who is just a junior, was an instrumental part of the Colonials both on the mound and with the bat. When you look over his stats on the season it's hard to decide where he had a bigger impact, and that's a testament to his dual dominance.
Hey Dad, Do You Want To Have A Catch?
It's funny that I think about that Lou Gehrig line because my mind is always on sports and the man who gave me that gift was taken from me so young, but left a lasting impact. My father was a truly great man, one who I was told my whole life how great he was, and not only after he passed. In a world full of wrong directions that he could have taken, he always seemed to take the right path, and as a dad now, I still don't know how he always made the right choices. He didn't drink, smoke or seemingly have any vices. He worked hard and long hours, yet always had the energy to come home and play with his kids. My father was taken from me at a very early age and was sick for most of the life that I had with him. Hard work, dedication to your kids and family and love are all aspects that he tried to install into me. I know I'll never live up to the incredible man that he was, but I try very hard to.
All-American Seawolf
Santos, who is originally from Patchogue, and went to Patchogue-Medford High School, competed in the 3000 meter & 2000 meter steeplechase, mile, two mile, 800 meter, 400 hurdles, 4x800 and 4x400 at Pat-Med. He was a four year letter winner in track (2014-2018) and two year letter winner in cross country (2016-2018).
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