02.20.2018 Sports Girls Basketball: Riverhead falls after its shots don’t After its shots stopped falling, Riverhead did. Riverhead lost its shooting touch in the second half, and with it the Suffolk County Class AA girls basketball quarterfinal to visiting...
01.15.2018 Sports Girls Basketball: Waves hold off relentless Copiague If anything, the Riverhead High School girls basketball team’s 74-71 victory over Copiague in the Claude Byer Tournament Monday night was a reminder of how quickly momentum can change...
01.09.2018 Sports Girls Basketball: Johnson-DeSilvia sinks game-winner for Riverhead They had faith in Faith. When the game is on the line, the Riverhead Blue Waves know who to go to — Faith Johnson-DeSilvia.
12.12.2017 Sports Girls Basketball: Eastport holds off Riverhead’s late rally The gym inside Eastport-South Manor High School suddenly began to erupt with chants of “De-fense!” from the fans on both sides. The Riverhead Blue Waves, after trailing by 12...
01.25.2017 Sports Girls Basketball: Spinella says decision to step down is tough At the Riverhead High School girls basketball team’s first team meeting before the start of the season, Dave Spinella delivered the news. He told his players this was it,...
12.13.2016 Sports Girls Basketball: Playoff-like atmosphere as Blue Waves fall in OT The calendar might have said December, but the atmosphere inside the Riverhead High School gymnasium on Monday night was February — as in playoff intensity.
02.12.2016 Sports Girls Basketball: Riverhead survives tough playoff opener Before she left her house to head for the game, it occurred to Riverhead senior forward Sam Dunn that this most likely would be the last time she ever...
01.17.2015 Sports Girls Basketball: Riverhead inches closer to playoff spot BLUE WAVES 56, LIONS 49 Sam Dunn swung a pass to her right to Faith Johnson-DeSilvia as the final seconds of the third quarter wound down. As Johnson-DeSilvia clasped...