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May 21, 2012
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May 19, 2012
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May 17, 2012
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Track & Field: Lee races to victory in 3,200 at Division Championship
The fast start didn't plan out exactly as Shoreham-Wading River senior John Lee hoped. But the ending was right where he expected to be. Lee raced ahead of the pack at the start of the 3,200 Monday afternoon hoping to bury the field early at Comsewogue High School. But as James...
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Auto Racing: Hall of Fame 100 is smooth as Silk
RIVERHEAD RACEWAY The defending NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour champion, Ron Silk of Norwalk, Conn., topped a 26-car field to win the Richie Evans NASCAR Hall of Fame 100 for the NASCAR Modifieds on Saturday night at Riverhead Raceway. He became the first repeat winner of the race since its inception. “I’ve said...
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Meet the Drivers: #17/#71 Kyle Ellwood
Meet the Drivers is a new feature from the Riverhead-News Review, where we’ll highlight one driver from Riverhead Raceway each week. The racing season kicked off May 5. Name: Kyle Ellwood Age: 17 Division: Legends and Modified Top 3 Sponsors: Riverhead Building Supply, Speed World FX and Buckleys Irish Pub. For most 17-year-olds, driving a...
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Baseball: O’Reilly’s walk-off blast in 8th sends SWR to semis
WILDCATS 9, EAGLES 7 (8 innings) For six innings Friday afternoon, Shoreham-Wading River senior Mike O'Reilly struggled on the mound in a way unlike any game in his varsity career. A lingering ankle injury made it difficult for him to plant his right leg as he released the ball. He couldn't locate...
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Softball: Hawks fans 11 in SWR’s regular season finale
WILDCATS 4, KNIGHTS 0 In the early part of her career, Chelsea Hawks didn't fully appreciate the value of ice. Now as a junior for Shoreham-Wading River and in her third year as the starting pitcher for the Wildcats, Hawks knows every bit helps to stay strong over a long season. "I...
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Sports Briefs: Zilnicki named Athlete of the Year
COLLEGE SOFTBALL: Zilnicki named athlete of year Jackie Zilnicki of Riverhead was named the 2012 Female Athlete of the Year at the Western Connecticut State University senior awards banquet last week. Zilnicki was named to the Little East Conference all-conference softball first team after leading the Colonials to a 30-15...
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Girls Basketball: Brown honored as one of top players in N.Y.
Riverhead senior Jalyn Brown was selected to a list of the top 50 players in New York from the 2011-12 season by the Basketball Coaches Association of New York. Brown was one of six players from Section XI selected to the list, which includes athletes from New York City, Catholic, private...
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Softball: Riverhead eliminated from playoff contention
The Riverhead High School softball team was eliminated from contention for the playoffs after a 12-0 League IV loss at Hauppauge Monday afternoon. The Blue Waves (9-10, 8-10) never had an opportunity to get up in the seventh inning as the game was called due to the mercy rule with one...
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Auto Racing: Rogers, driving back-up car, roars from 21st to first
RIVERHEAD RACEWAY Tom Rogers Jr. of Patchogue barnstormed his way from a 21st starting spot to sweep the Twin 30 NASCAR Modified features at Riverhead Raceway on Saturday night. Rogers was forced to a back-up car when his Chevy suffered an broken axle, forcing him to drive his family-owned car and having...
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Three SWR teams enter playoffs as No. 1 seed
After closing out the regular season by winning 10 of its final 11 games, the Shoreham-Wading River baseball team will enter the postseason as the No. 1 seed in Class A. The defending county champions await the winner of No. 4 Rocky Point and No. 5 Sayville. Shoreham will host the...
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North Fork Outdoors: There are options to winter flounder
With the demise of the winter flounder fishery now in its second decade, anglers have pretty much come to terms with the loss of our once reliable treat for the springtime table. Fortunately for those who grew up fishing freshwater, substitutes are readily available — the ubiquitous “pan fish” found...
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Meet the Drivers: #66 Shawn Solomito
Meet the Drivers is a new feature from the Riverhead-News Review, where we'll highlight one driver from Riverhead Raceway each week. The racing season kicked off May 5. Name: Shawn Solomito Age: 23 Division: Modified Top 3 Sponsors: Amce Sanitation, SS Motorsports, Empower Capital While only 23, Shawn Solomito is a veteran driver who's been...
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Column: We can’t ignore kids and concussions
A few weeks ago, my dad apologized for all the smoking he did in the house back when I was a kid. “We just didn’t realize,” he said as we watched the little girl on the anti-smoking commercial cough into a room thick with secondhand smoke. I’ve heard that refrain many times...
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Boys Lacrosse: Wildcats end regular season with Division II crown
WILDCATS 12, TORNADOES 3 There were no sticks tossed in the air, no spirited sprint to the goalkeeper as the buzzer sounded on Shoreham-Wading River's regular season Friday night. A 12-3 victory over Harborfields locked up the Division II crown for the Wildcats and a No. 1 seed in the Class C...
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Track & Field: Riverhead girls wrap up undefeated league title
For one final hurrah at the end of Thursday's dual meet against East Islip, the Riverhead girls track team opted to run an all-senior 4 x 100 relay team. It didn't end quite as planned. "They ended up getting disqualified because they dropped the baton," said Riverhead coach Maria Dounelis. "But they...
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Boys Lacrosse: Blue Waves notch 10th win, narrowly miss playoffs
BLUE WAVES 9, BULLDOGS 8 Sure, it could have been a lot easier and a lot less dramatic. But what would be the fun in that? The cardiac Riverhead Blue Waves ended the regular season Thursday with a 9-8 victory at home against Lindenhurst, locking up their first 10-win season in program...
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Girls Track: Mercy knocks off Port Jeff to clinch league title
In what's become an annual event, the McGann-Mercy girls track team faced Port Jefferson in the final dual meet of the season with the League VIII title up for grabs. And once again, it was the Monarchs emerging on top. The Mercy girls clinched the league title under soggy conditions Wednesday afternoon...
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Girls Golf: Blue Waves looking to end on winning note
As the steps go in building a program, consider the Riverhead girls golf team in phase two. In a one-win season last year, most of the matches the Blue Waves lost ended in a lopsided favor of the opponent. This year, while the wins haven’t increased just yet, the Blue Waves...
