As in the first two Islip 300 contests at Riverhead Raceway, the third annual edition of what has quickly become a short-track classic had its share of pit strategy, extended green-flag runs and late-race drama. READ
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The thought began to cross Tyler Osik’s mind around the 20th round of the Major League Baseball Draft last week: He might need to start thinking about a real job. READ
Eliud Ngetich smiled when a reporter joked that his participation in the 40th annual Shelter Island 10K Run Saturday amounted to a long cooldown. READ
This was big time for a big player.
And when it comes to big players, there weren’t many bigger at the 24th annual Empire Challenge than the 6-foot-4, 330-pound Joe Puckey. READ
The road to Roger Turbush’s first career NASCAR Modified victory at Riverhead Raceway may have been a bumpy one but the Riverhead native rode it out over numerous double-file restarts and a late-race challenge from former three-time track champion John Fortin of Holtsville. READ
The Shoreham-Wading River boys lacrosse team led start to finish in Saturday’s Class C New York State championship game against Jamesville-DeWitt. The Wildcats’ 12-7 victory brought them the program’s fourth state title.
Junior Xavier Arline scored five goals with two assists to lead the Wildcats’ attack.
The Wildcats finish the season 18-5.
See more photos from the championship below:
Photos by Christopher Cecere
From an early age, Dominick Visintin dreamed of this moment.
The senior grew up embedded in the Shoreham-Wading River lacrosse program. He gravitated toward the sport by pre-school and watched his older brother Anthony become a standout for the Wildcats. (more…)
All one has to do is look at the youth sprinkled throughout the Shoreham-Wading River High School boys lacrosse team’s roster to see that the Wildcats have a bright future ahead of them. And their present isn’t that bad, either. READ