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Carey works OT to defeat Calhoun
It wasn’t exactly how Carey scripted it after securing the draw to begin overtime, but coach Tom Aiello felt pretty good when he saw No. 9 in an orange jersey pounce on a loose ball on the doorstep of Calhoun’s cage. That's junior Chris Obertis, who’s scoop-and-score 38...
Meet Long Island’s top woman marathoner: Cristin Delaney-Guille
Cristin Delaney-Guille grew up in Floral Park, but about 18 years ago, she packed up and moved to Long Beach. Delaney-Guille, 43, gave birth to a daughter, Olivia, shortly afterward, and then started jogging to try to get back into pre-pregnancy shape. She had never run before, but her husband, Brian Guille, suggested that they run Long Beach’s 4-mile Snowflake Race together in February 2008. They did, and it wiped Cristin out — but that was only the beginning.
BMX Pro Athlete Nigel Sylvester Is Making Impact Beyond The Sport: Here’s How He’s Using His Platform To Give Back
“I started the Nigel Sylvester Foundation with the mission of providing bicycles, access, the gift of motion to kids and communities in need, and education through financial literacy,” said Sylvester. There aren’t many Black people involved in bicycle motocross, or BMX, as it is most commonly called. But BMX...
Long Beach outlasts South Side
Prior to May 11, Long Beach hadn’t hosted a Nassau County baseball playoff game in 30 years. Now the Marines are one of the last four team standings in the Class AA tournament. Seeded No. 5, they outlasted Jericho in the first round, 9-7, and took down fourth-seeded South...
Final chance explosion gives Lady Bulls win in softball season finale
It ain’t over ‘til it’s over – but even then, it was still over. Yes, it sounds crazy, even for a Yogi-ism, but so was the season finale – and the year as a whole – for the 2023 Suffolk County champion Smithtown High School East softball team.
Local Golfers At A Loss “Fore” Words
At the beginning of the year, Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino and the Town Board advanced plans to acquire the Peninsula Golf Course in Massapequa, a decision that has faced major backlash from Course club members. After learning of an imminent sale of the property to a private sector...
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