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Town of Oyster Bay Opens New Pickleball Courts in Plainview-Old Bethpage
Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino and Assemblyman Jake Blumencranz today announced that new pickleball courts are open for play at Plainview-Old Bethpage Community Park. Due to popular demand, the Town constructed two new pickleball courts in the park with the assistance of $75,000 in New York State grant funds secured by Assemblyman Blumencranz.
BeccaVaillancourt thriving in her swan song
When Hofstra’s head softball coach, Adrienne Clark, arrived to the Pride’s dugout as the skipper in 2022, she was quick to get catcher Becca Vaillancourt to Long Island for the 2023 season after she found out Vaillancourt hit the transfer portal. “I remembered her in her initial recruiting...
Uniondale tries to close on high note
Uniondale enters the final week of the baseball season looking to snap a six-game slide and finish on a high note. The Knights were swept by Malverne and Sewanhaka, respectively, over the past two weeks while allowing double digits in runs in five of six games. They stand at 2-9-1 with a three-game set against first-place Hicksville on tap.
Wantagh has conference title in sight
The Wantagh baseball team put itself in the driver’s seat for its first conference title since before the pandemic after taking a crucial series from second-place Plainedge last week. The Warriors needed some late-inning heroics to take the first two games of the series before the Red Devils recovered...
Kennedy nips South Side in showdown
Two of Nassau County’s top baseball teams this spring battled last week for the Conference AA3 driver’s seat with Kennedy taking two of three games over South Side, capped by a 6-5 victory in the series finale on May 2 at Barasch Field in Rockville Centre. The rubber...
West Hempstead finishing strong
For the second straight season, a late rally by the West Hempstead girls’ lacrosse team will not result in a playoff spot. Despite an impressive conference record and not losing consecutive games all season, the Rams (6-4-1, 6-2-1 Conference 4) will be on the outside looking in favor of other ‘D’ schools such as Cold Spring Harbor, Locust Valley, Oyster Bay and Carle Place. The team had won four of five before a gallant 12-9 loss at first-place Carey last Saturday.
Centereach Cougars baseball lands clean sweep against Copiague
The Cougars of Centereach looked to make it a clean sweep when they hosted Copiague Saturday morning, April 27, in the last of a three-game series when they notched another win with a decisive 9-1 victory. The Cougars won game one 6-0, and followed it up with an 11-2 victory in game two.
LIRR Montauk Branch To Be Out Of Service Overnight May 7 Through May 10
The NYS Board of Regents yesterday proposed revised, gender-neutral rules to determine when a female or male student can play on a school sports team of the opposite sex, potentially opening the door to more coed teams. While supporters of the proposed change said it would bring greater equity to...
Sorelle Ineza leaves a lasting impact on and off the court
Sorella Ineza has undoubtedly left a lasting impact on the Hofstra University women’s basketball program. On and off the court, she has been a shining light for all those who have gotten to know and play with her. “When you say her name, I just immediately think of her...
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