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St. Johns Lands Star Duo Commits From Transfer Portal
New York City is once again turning into a basketball hub with the emergence of the New York Knicks and St. John’s getting back on track. When St. John’s announced the hiring of Rick Pitino as their next head coach, replacing Mike Anderson, the program received a much-needed shot in the arm. Pitino had found […] The post St. Johns Lands Star Duo Commits From Transfer Portal appeared first on Viral Sports News.
Perfectly Matched: Queens high school badminton team wins their second championship title in three years
This article is one of the winning submissions from the New York Post Scholars Contest, presented by Command Education. In November 20, the boys varsity badminton team at Townsend Harris High School finished their triumphant season with a victory against Franklin. D Roosevelt High School, securing their position as PSAL Champions for the second time in three years. The final game came down to an intense second doubles match between Townsend Harris players, Apurbo H. and Victor W., and Franklin. D Roosevelt players, Jiexian T. and Jun Yuan W C. After a deep shot into the corner made by Victor, Townsend Harris secured the...
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.
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...
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.
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...
Hofstra softball earns comeback win
The Hofstra University softball team beat the College of Charleston Cougars 12-6 in comeback fashion on Friday, May 3. The Pride improved to 21-23 overall and 17-9 in the Coastal Athletic Association. Charleston fell to 9-39 overall and 3-23 in the CAA. It was all Cougars in the early innings...
Historic season for Long Beach
A pair of losses to MacArthur by a total of three runs pretty much took upstart Long Beach out of contention for the Nassau Conference AA-1 baseball title, but the Marines hit the reset button and are poised to produce their best record in 30 years. The Marines improved to...
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