Soccer can be a crazy game sometimes.
A team can control the flow of play for 76 minutes, as the Shoreham-Wading River girls did Tuesday, and then a 33-second span can makes things, well, a lot more interesting than they otherwise would be. READ
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For Bishop McGann-Mercy, it was a case of double jeopardy.
Not only were the Monarchs facing one of the best softball pitchers on Long Island in Allie Stanya, they were playing against one of the finest teams in the state in Babylon. READ
From player to coach to administrator to Hall of Famer. It has been one wild football ride for Hans Wiederkehr. READ
If the past two games are any indication, the Division IV playoffs have a chance to be as competitive as ever.
In consecutive weeks, the Shoreham-Wading River football faced two of the top teams in the division and both games were decided by single digits. READ
Before her high school girls soccer team took on Babylon, coach Meaghan Macarthur realized Bishop McGann-Mercy would be in for a challenging Tuesday afternoon.
A team on a mission, the Shoreham-Wading River High School football players marched solemnly into Stony Brook University’s Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium in a businesslike manner. Then the Wildcats took care of business.
The streak began inconspicuously enough, a 35-7 win over Center Moriches on Sept. 12, 2014. But it wasn’t until the following week when the Shoreham-Wading River football team sent shockwaves throughout the county by putting an end to Babylon’s 25-game win streak.
On Friday night, in an eerily similar scenario, the roles between the two teams reversed. READ
Following a 15-2 pasting by Babylon on Thursday, Bishop McGann-Mercy coach Ed Meier was asked what his baseball team needed the most right now.
“Playing a different club,” he answered. “To play someone who’s not going to challenge for New York State.”
That would be nice.
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