They were upset after coming so close to pulling off a big upset.
One by one, members of the Shoreham-Wading River girls basketball team walked slowly off the court at the Sayville gymnasium on Monday night, their eyes teary red. READ
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As it rounds the final turn toward the regular-season finish line in a desperate push for the playoffs, the Shoreham-Wading River High School girls basketball team, having lost its last two games, knows what it has to do.
Rebound.
As in bounce back. READ
The first half ended and, before heading into the locker room, the Riverhead High School girls basketball players dispersed into the bleachers to present flowers to their parents as a show of appreciation for their support throughout the season. Might the Blue Waves present them with a victory in the form of a huge upset as well?
Not on Tuesday. READ
Once it took the court, this defense never rested.
Shoreham-Wading River’s clamp-down defense was continually in the face of Westhampton Beach shooters. If the Wildcats weren’t stealing the ball or forcing some other sort of turnover, they were wearing down the Hurricanes. The final result was somewhat unexpected: a 39-38 SWR upset in the Suffolk County League V girls basketball game in its own gym Friday.
“That was pretty big,” SWR senior guard Michele Corona said afterward. READ
At 5-11, Kristina Dunn is taller than many of the high school players she competes against on the basketball court, and yet, Dunn knows what it’s like to play in someone’s shadow. READ
In the spirit of the holiday season, the Riverhead High School girls basketball team was in a giving mood Thursday.
Sometimes, however, it was the wrong type of giving that the Blue Waves had in mind, as in giving away the basketball. (more…)
Say this about the Bishop McGann-Mercy Monarchs: They went out as champions. (more…)
Meaghan Smith was the common denominator. The Bishop McGann-Mercy Diocesan High School girls basketball coach must have enjoyed the fact that in 2018 her team won its first county championship since 2004. She just happened to be a freshman on that 2003-04 team. (more…)