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01.15.2021 Sports

Winter track approaches starting line with new look due to COVID-19 regulations

It will be a high school winter track season for boys and girls like no other. Dual meets only, outdoors! Athletes wearing face masks — and in some cases...

01.14.2021 Sports

SWR grad Ethan Wiederkehr savors his experience playing for Northwestern

At its root, football is football. Whether at the peewee, high school or big-time college level, football is still football. Ethan Wiederkehr is reminded of that every so often...

01.07.2021 COVID-19

Scaled-down version of high school sports resume for first time since March

Let the winter games begin! At least for the low- and moderate-risk high school sports. Over nine months since high school sports were shut down because of the coronavirus...

01.03.2021 COVID-19

Sports Desk: Life in a pandemic isn’t fun and games

The arrival of the COVID-19 global pandemic struck different people in different ways. For me, March 11, 2020, is the day that stands out in infamy. That was the...

12.12.2020 News

College Football: SWR grad Arline leads all rushers in famed Army-Navy game

Saturday was a day full of memories that should last a lifetime for Xavier Arline. President Donald Trump being introduced to cheers and chants of “USA! USA!” and walking...

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12.11.2020 COVID-19

Winter sports state championships canceled, start of ‘high-risk’ sports postponed

One of the top-ranking public high school sports officials in the state doesn’t have to be reminded about the impact the coronavirus pandemic has had on student-athletes. All he...

12.11.2020 Sports

Ten SWR athletes to play college athletics next year

The ripple effects of the pandemic have left high school athletes sidelined for nearly 10 months now with no clear end in sight. Even as the games remain on...

11.30.2020 COVID-19

College recruiting in age of COVID adds additional stress to already challenging time

One word came to mind when Vic Guadagnino was asked to talk about the current state of college recruiting: “Nightmare.” The Riverhead High School boys lacrosse coach has a...

11.18.2020 COVID-19

‘We have to be flexible,’ NYSPHSAA executive director says about future of high school sports

The start date for high school winter sports deemed to be high risk has been pushed back to Jan. 4, the New York State Public High School Athletic Association...

11.16.2020 Sports

Riverhead Raceway: Preece becomes first back-to-back Islip 300 winner

Ryan Preece enjoyed two Long Island homecomings on a picture perfect fall Saturday. The Berlin, Conn., driver’s first was when he strolled through the pit gate at Riverhead Raceway...

11.16.2020 Riverhead School District

Riverhead’s Dorr twins sign on for college lacrosse

It seems as if the Dorr twins are inseparable. C.J. Dorr and his sister, Mackenzie, both began playing lacrosse when they were 5 years old. They went to each...

11.09.2020 Sports

Riverhead Raceway: Fourth annual Islip 300 to cap unusual season at the raceway

The strangest season in the 70-year history of Riverhead Raceway will come to an end Saturday with the fourth annual Islip 300. It’s a season that did not start...

11.03.2020 Sports

Riverhead Raceway: Rogers, others crowned champions

With temperatures hovering in the mid-30s on Halloween night at Riverhead Raceway, seven NASCAR Weekly Racing Series track champions were crowned. Tom Rogers Jr. of Riverhead sewed up his...

10.26.2020 Sports

Riverhead Raceway: Lehmann seeks strong finish

Last season NASCAR Modified talent C.J. Lehmann of Lake Grove went on a late-season hot streak at Riverhead Raceway, winning two of the final four races at the track....

10.19.2020 Sports

Riverhead Raceway: Defending Modified champion races to second consecutive win

Defending NASCAR Modified champion Kyle Soper of Manorville raced his way back into the lead of the Mike Stefanik Hall of Fame 160 at Riverhead Raceway Saturday with 20...

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