04.28.2022 Sports Baseball: Riverhead’s playoff window is closing So, that’s what playing baseball in a hurricane is like. Well, it wasn’t exactly a hurricane, but the wind was whipping something nasty Thursday. On a day when winds...
04.12.2022 Sports Baseball: 5-1 start is more necessity than luxury for Blue Waves The Riverhead baseball team hasn’t had a start to a season like this in a long time. It surely predated Rob Maccone’s ascension as the team’s coach in 2010....
04.08.2022 Columns Column: Making our way back to spring training Within hours of the news that the baseball lockout was over, my husband and I reserved two seats on an airplane bound for Tampa, determined to see if we...
03.17.2022 Sports Baseball: After one season with St. Anthony’s, Riverhead catcher returns home Player transfers giveth and taketh. This time, Riverhead receiveth. After the proposed Riverhead budget for the 2020-21 school year was twice defeated at the polls and it looked as...
12.19.2021 Sports SWR student-athletes honored for college selections Lacrosse was once again the predominant sport at Shoreham-Wading River’s college athletic signing ceremony. A total of 13 student-athletes were honored recently for their college selections and eight of...
08.15.2021 Sports Baseball: Now a pro with Ducks, Bottari keeps MLB dream alive Fairfield Properties Ballpark in Central Islip isn’t the ultimate destination, but it’s another step closer to Nick Bottari’s dream. Bottari has ascended to higher level. Now, as a first...
08.06.2021 Sports Former SWR star finishes summer as batting champ Call him what you will, a pitcher who can hit or a hitter who can pitch, but Brian Morrell may be a vanishing breed. He can do both quite...
07.28.2021 Sports Baseball: No drama for Cardiac Cats as Riverhead falls in Game 1 of HCBL Championship Series This time there was no drama, just a whole lot of Southampton Breakers’ hits and runs. The Riverhead Tomcats have gained a reputation this season for their flair for...