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Sports
Girls Basketball: Youth movement in Riverhead
December 4, 2013
Blue Waves placed ball, and trust, in Moore’s hands
December 3, 2013
Education
Common Core math homework causes frustration in Riverhead
December 10, 2013
Early dismissal at SWR; Riverhead after school activities cancelled
December 10, 2013
School board considering direct deposit mandate
December 10, 2013
Business
Fire on the water? Town seeking grants to make it happen
December 9, 2013
Editorial: Shop locally this holiday season
December 6, 2013
7-Eleven could be coming to Flanders
December 6, 2013
Community
BOCES students raise funds for Kent Animal Shelter
December 10, 2013
Town to dedicate gazebo to former finance administrator
December 10, 2013
Lions donate $4K to Brendan House, pledge $2K more each year
December 9, 2013
Obituaries
William DeWitt Titterton
December 10, 2013
Janet Pelosi
December 10, 2013
Arthur T. Schoedel
December 10, 2013
Real Estate
Real Estate Transfers
December 10, 2013
Real Estate: Preparing your yard for the deep freeze
December 1, 2013
Real Estate Transfers
November 24, 2013
Opinion
Letter: Why shop anywhere but local this year?
December 8, 2013
Column: Riverhead’s rich tradition of silly news
December 8, 2013
Editorial: Shop locally this holiday season
December 6, 2013
football
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Football: Maysonet cut from Colts’ practice squad
Miguel Maysonet's stint with his third NFL team was a short one. The former Riverhead and Stony Brook University standout was released from the Indianapolis' Colts practice squad this afternoon, the team announced. Maysonet signed with the Colts Sept. 16. The Colts signed wide receiver Da’Rick Rogers and running back Kerwynn Williams and...
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‘Senior pride weekend’ under lights at SWR
The lights will be shining on Shoreham-Wading River all weekend. After hosting its first evening football game in 10 years last year, powered by portable lights, Shoreham upped the ante this year by scheduling a weekend worth of games under the lights. This weekend has been dubbed “Senior pride weekend,” not to...
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Photo of the day: Is it a touchdown or not?
We're used to seeing instant replays from a handful of angles following a disputed call in a televised football game. But in the world of high school football, it's rare you ever see an instant replay. News-Review contributing photographer Daniel De Mato has given us that rare opportunity this week. You could...
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Football: Cheatom returns, but Riverhead’s defense falters
REDMEN 50, BLUE WAVES 36 The added jolt Jeremiah Cheatom provides Riverhead's offense is unmistakable. The Blue Waves on Saturday were more than happy to welcome back their senior running back, who missed Week 1 and most of training camp with a hamstring injury. Cheatom quickly reminded everyone why he's one of...
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Recap: Riverhead football falls at East Islip 50-36
Riverhead (1-0) vs. East Islip (1-0) Division II East Islip High School The Riverhead Blue Waves travel to East Islip this afternoon to face the preseason No. 1 seed in Division II. The Redmen opened the season with a 30-7 win over Walt Whitman. Riverhead won against North Babylon 35-6 in a rematch of...
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Football: Center Moriches’ playmakers cause Monarchs trouble
RED DEVILS 24, MONARCHS 6 Call them playmakers. That is what the Center Moriches High School football team has. Tyrell Thomas, Tarik Rountree, Zachary Brady. They all have the ability to make a big gain on any play. That big-play ability was shown Friday night when the Red Devils, coming off a...
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Football: Babylon too strong once again for SWR
PANTHERS 36, WILDCATS 14 If the question for Shoreham-Wading River was whether the Wildcats had bridged the gap between themselves and the upper echelon of Division IV, the Babylon Panthers delivered a swift and emphatic answer Friday night: not yet. The defending Long Island champions, who haven't lost a regular season game...
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Maysonet Signed to Colts’ Practice Squad
Less than three weeks after being waived by the Cleveland Browns during final cuts, former Riverhead Blue Wave Miguel Maysonet was picked up by the Indianapolis Colts. The running back who led the Blue Waves to a Long Island Championship in 2008 and earned a Hansen Award in the process was...
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Concussion advice for coaches and parents of young athletes
In March, the American Academy of Neurology updated its “return-to-play” guidelines for young athletes — the procedures coaches and athletic trainers use to decide whether a child who has sustained a tough hit during a game should go back on the field or sit it out on the sidelines. The...
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Football: Wildcats cruise past Mercy in opener
WILDCATS 46, MONARCHS 0 As the two-a-day practices of late August give way to scrimmages and final game preparations in September, the anticipation toward Week 1 builds greater and greater. In many ways during the long grind, the first game of the season feels like the biggest. "You're working out over the...
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Football: New faces step up in Blue Waves victory
RIVERHEAD 35, NORTH BABYLON 6 Coming off a county championship and featuring a roster loaded with underclassmen, the players on the 2013 Riverhead football team know they have big shoes to fill this season. If Thursday’s season-opening win over North Babylon is any indication, the Blue Waves will be up to the...
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Football Preview: Defending champions turn to a sophomore in backfield
When the Riverhead Blue Waves take the field Thursday afternoon in their season opener, the starting running back may get a few curious glances from the crowd. No. 7? Who’s No. 7? That would be Ryun Moore, a sophomore who played on the JV last year as the varsity team rolled to...
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Preview: Can SWR battle with the big dogs?
The fourth quarter of a Shoreham-Wading River football game last year rarely featured much drama. That was mostly a good thing. In seven wins, the Wildcats’ average margin of victory was 25.7 points. In their three losses, the final coming in the Division IV semifinals against Mount Sinai, the Wildcats’ average margin...
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Football Preview: New vibe for Mercy this year
As the final countdown toward opening day ticks closer, Bishop McGann-Mercy coach Jeff Doroski is still trying to get a feel for what this year’s team identity will look like. After their most successful season in two decades last year, the Monarchs return several key players while also mixing in some...
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Riverhead’s Maysonet waived by Browns
Miguel Maysonet was waived by the Cleveland Browns Friday on the eve of the final deadline for NFL teams to trim their rosters from 75 players to 53. The former star running back from Riverhead was fighting for the final running back position on the Browns, who lost two established players...
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Football: SWR’s Identsohn leads on both sides of the field
As the leader of the Shoreham-Wading River defense this season, senior Mitch Identsohn plays what’s affectionately referred to as the “stud” linebacker. Such a title undoubtedly brings hefty expectations. “He’s kind of the guy we move around and put at the point of attack,” said Shoreham coach Matt Millheiser. “We want...
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Football: As Monarchs see it, this girl is one of the ‘guys’
Jackie Spinella seemed a little uncomfortable by all the attention. Asked if she felt like a trailblazer, she laughed. “I don’t know, I guess,” she said. The truth is, it’s much simpler to Spinella than breaking a gender barrier. The Riverhead girl just wants to try playing football. Nothing more, nothing...
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Now it’s Smith’s turn at quarterback for Riverhead
It’s been three years since the last time Cody Smith lined up under center as the starting quarterback of a football team for a full season. That was during his freshman year at Riverhead on the junior varsity. Through no fault of his own, it’s been a waiting game ever since...
