The NFL Scouting Combine — an annual showcase event where college football players test their athleticism in multiple events for NFL scouts — has evolved into a marquee television program. The NFL Network broadcast attracts millions of viewers. READ
Tag: football
I’m really not good at goodbyes, but I’ll try my best.
The first time I saw Phil Reed — I don’t know how many years ago — he was a face in the background, a big, tough-looking football coach, one of several assistant coaches for the Bishop McGann-Mercy Diocesan High School football team, toiling on a hot late-summer day during a preseason practice. READ
In the years leading up to Shoreham-Wading River’s 2014 Long Island Championship, coach Matt Millheiser often mentioned all the “firsts” the team had barreled through, from a win at Mount Sinai, to a road victory at Babylon. Now, on the heels of two straight Class IV Long Island titles, a 24-game win streak and a Rutgers Trophy a year ago, the list of firsts has shrunk down to nearly nothing. READ
Daniel De Mato
Talk about an encore.
Following a year straight out of a Hollywood script, the Shoreham-Wading River football team returned to the field this season with its sights set on picking up right where it left off. READ
One practice into the 2015 season, it quickly became evident the upcoming year would be about much more than wins and losses in Riverhead. The Blue Waves arrived for training camp in August as the No. 2 seed in Division II, eager to prepare for what promised to be a challenging schedule. READ
During the trophy presentation ceremony, the public-address announcer at Hofstra University’s James M. Shuart Stadium intoned: “Congratulations to Matt Millheiser and his Shoreham-Wading River Wildcats. They are the Class IV Long Island champions for 2015.” READ
Speaking to a crowd of about 200 people outside Pulaski Street School Saturday, an emotional Riverhead football coach Leif Shay warned he might not make it through his remarks.
With the perfect ending to another perfect season, the Shoreham-Wading River High School football team finished at the head of the class. READ
