Michael Hejmej, Author at Riverhead News Review

12.03.2025 Sports

Blue Waves boys hoops looking to build on last year’s success

Pat Fabian’s first year as head coach of the Riverhead boys hoops squad saw the team go from a 3-16 record to 12-10, earning its first playoff berth since...

12.03.2025 News

Riverhead teen Eddie Bedell earns rare Eagle Scout rank

Since its formation in 1911, only 4% of Boy Scouts have earned the title of Eagle Scout, the highest rank attainable within the Scouts BSA program of Scouting America. And one...

11.24.2025 Sports

Basketball preview: Riverhead and SWR teams look to start season strong

As the weather inches toward freezing, local sports will head indoors, abandoning the gridiron for the hardwood. In this year’s basketball preview, we’ll take a look at some potential...

11.19.2025 Columns

Riverhead is a football town, and it’s time to reclaim that legacy

Riverhead is a football town. Let’s not forget that. When I grew up in Riverhead, as a son of two Polish immigrants, football wasn’t something I was interested in...

11.14.2025 Sports

Riverhead native KJ Duff hits paydirt at Rutgers

When KJ Duff was growing up in Riverhead, he dominated every ballfield he set foot on. Whether it was smacking home runs in the Little League World Series or...

11.13.2025 Sports

Riverhead football looks to rebuild through youth programs

Though other sports at Riverhead are finding success at levels never seen before at the district, an athletic program is often judged by the success of the football team...

11.07.2025 Sports

Undefeated Riverhead boys golf team falls in county final four

Two dozen boys’ golf teams made the Suffolk County playoffs. By Monday morning, there were only four remaining. A semifinal matchup was slated to be played at Pine Hills...

11.06.2025 Sports

SWR boys soccer team’s perfect season ends at county championship

Throughout the regular season, whenever the boys’ soccer team at Shoreham-Wading River fell behind or gave up the equalizer, they had an answer. They always found a way to...

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