04.18.2024 Sports Baseball: Wildcats bounce back against Tuckers After sweeping the first two series of the season, Shoreham-Wading River baseball took a step backward, losing all three against Bayport-Blue Point last week. Looking to bounce back, the...
04.15.2024 Sports Freshman Wildcat Mangano wins national tourney Shoreham-Wading River’s Gavin Mangano is flying up the wrestling ranks at an historic pace. Whatever opponent is thrown at the high school freshman, he’s always up for the challenge....
04.12.2024 Community Blue Waves baseball squad staying competitive in tough division Freshmen playing on a varsity baseball squad is an anomaly. The jump in competition from middle school to junior varsity and then eventually varsity is drastic. After a 1-19...
04.10.2024 Sports Riverhead and SWR high school sports roundup Weekly roundup of high school sports from Riverhead and Shoreham-Wading River school districts. Baseball April 6: Riverhead 17, Brentwood 2 Riverhead finally broke out if its shell and put...
04.09.2024 Sports Softball: Wildcats optimistic despite up and down early season Shoreham-Wading River’s softball team has had its ups and downs so far this season, but second-year coach Kelly Fitzpatrick likes what she sees. Coming off of a sharp 4-1...
04.07.2024 Community Blue Waves stay perfect on softball diamond All season long Riverhead head coach Rich Vlacci has emphasized how important all 13 members of the softball team are. There are times certain players will need to step...
04.06.2024 Sports Weekly high school sports roundup A roundup of high school sports games for Riverhead Blue Waves and Shoreham-Wading River Wildcats BOYS LACROSSE April 2: Riverhead 11, Middle Country 4 Before the season started, Riverhead...
04.04.2024 Sports Girls lacrosse: Wildcats score first win of season After graduating superstar seniors GraceAnn Leonard and Abigail Beran, who now play for the University of North Carolina and University of Connecticut respectively, Shoreham-Wading River’s biggest question mark for...
03.29.2024 Community Wildcats stay perfect with hard fought win over Comsewogue Whenever the Shoreham-Wading River and Comsewogue boys lacrosse squads face off, one thing is certain: it’s bound to be a classic. The Wildcats stole this year’s version of the...
03.28.2024 Sports Riverhead and SWR high school sports roundup A roundup of high school sports games for Riverhead Blue Waves and Shoreham-Wading River Wildcats: softball, baseball and boys lacrosse. SOFTBALL MARCH 26, RIVERHEAD 15, BRENTWOOD 0 After starting...
03.28.2024 Sports Blue Waves boys lacrosse squad off to strong start For years, Riverhead’s boys lacrosse team has taken some lumps. With many upperclassmen leaving the district following massive 2020 budget cuts — which eliminated virtually all funding for athletic...
03.22.2024 Sports Wildcats boys lax squad looks to build on last year’s success After winning last year’s Suffolk County championship, the Shoreham-Wading River Wildcats boys lacrosse team is looking to do it again — but this time they plan to take their...
03.21.2024 Sports Hopes high for Blue Waves softball season White painted handprints scatter the top of the Riverhead’s varsity softball field dugout. One handprint for each member of the team. It’s all a part of first-year varsity coach...
03.18.2024 Community Blue Waves’ Deanna North pitches positive mental health to student athletes Riverhead High School senior and varsity softball captain Deanna North, 18, has teamed up with Hope for Athletes to organize a “student athlete mental health awareness” softball game May...
03.12.2024 News Leveling up: Local lacrosse alums shining on the collegiate stage With so much attention turning to the hardwood for the upcoming NCAA men’s and women’s basketball tournaments, here’s a look at some local high school lacrosse stars who are...