01.22.2026 Sports Blue Waves boys basketball tries to right the ship in the second half It was a game they simply had to have. A year removed from making the playoffs for the first time since 2019, expectations going into this season were high...
01.21.2026 Sports Sports roundup: SWR hoops dominate on the court BOYS BASKETBALL Jan. 19: Shoreham-Wading River 60, Port Jefferson 32 After losing its first two games of the season two weeks ago, Shoreham-Wading River has found its winning ways...
01.20.2026 Sports Riverhead wrestlers eye podium spots ahead of county championships With the Suffolk County wrestling championships on the horizon, a trio of Riverhead wrestlers have been making names for themselves on the mat in hopes of landing a podium...
01.16.2026 Sports Riverhead underclassmen distance runners setting a new pace When looking up and down the distance runner records at Riverhead High School, you see names like Luke Coulter, Eric Cunha, and, most recently, Christopher Jones. These are benchmarks...
01.15.2026 Sports Sports roundup: SWR wrestling pins Kings Park Boys wrestling Jan. 8: Shoreham-Wading River 46, Kings Park 26 Shoreham-Wading River continues its reign in Division II wrestling with yet another win in the books. The Wildcats are...
01.12.2026 Sports SWR girls basketball clutch comeback keeps perfect season alive Shoreham-Wading River’s new girls’ basketball coach, Christian Coster, couldn’t have scripted a better start for his coaching career. With the 49-47 win over Bayport-Blue Point on Friday, Jan. 9,...
01.11.2026 People of the Year 2025 Sportsperson of the Year: Rich Vlacci Jr. Homegrown talent breeds homegrown commitment. When Rich Vlacci Jr. took over the Riverhead varsity softball program in 2024, he knew that group of girls had a chance to do...
12.25.2025 Sports SWR boys’ basketball routs East Islip to improve to 5-0 After sweeping their non-conference schedule to start the year, winning four consecutive games, the Shoreham-Wading River boys’ basketball team opened their League VI schedule with a resounding 53-33 win at East Islip...
12.23.2025 News Riverhead student-athletes recognized for academic performances Members of Riverhead High School’s fall sports teams were honored at the district’s Dec. 10 Board of Education meeting for their academic prowess. The 121 student-athletes earned recognition from...
12.23.2025 Sports SWR wrestlers pin down No. 2 team in the state John Glenn wrestlers showed up to Shoreham-Wading River High School’s wrestling mats on Friday night ranked second in Division II across all of New York State, according to New York Wrestling...
12.18.2025 Sports Riverhead bowling eyes playoff slot in coach’s last season In Scott Hackal’s final season as head coach of the Riverhead bowling team after more than 20 years at the helm, the Blue Waves are putting together one of their best...
12.17.2025 Sports Riverhead girls basketball shows improvement in close loss to Brentwood The start of the season has been rough for the Riverhead girls basketball team, but that hasn’t stopped head coach Kevin Ghigliotti from trying to piece together a winning...
12.10.2025 Sports Riverhead wrestling numbers are back, results will follow What a difference a year makes—last year, Riverhead varsity wrestling coach Jake Benedetto had a total of 14 wrestlers in the program. This year, there are 34. It’s an...
12.10.2025 Sports Riverhead hires Melissa Edwards as its new athletic director When Melissa Edwards was a student at Riverhead High School, she dreamed of this exact moment. Being a standout athlete for the Blue Waves, excelling at softball and field hockey, she...
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...
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