03.14.2018 Sports More than just a school for longtime Mercy coaches One day after the news of Bishop McGann-Mercy’s pending closure came out, the shock waves were still being felt. The pain was real. “It’s like mourning the loss of...
10.11.2017 Sports Football Notebook: Mercy’s 50th anniversary is golden Seventeen-year-old Max Beyrodt has his own way of putting 50 years of football at Bishop McGann-Mercy Diocesan High School into perspective. “My dad just turned 50, so he’s an...
10.07.2017 Sports Football: Catch of the day goes to Mercy’s Beyrodt It was the catch of the day, if not the half-century. In 50 years of varsity football at Bishop McGann-Mercy Diocesan High School, there aren’t many, if any, catches...
10.07.2017 Sports Football: Wyandanch players kneel for anthem at Mercy It was the knees that were taken during the national anthem that overshadowed the ones taken by Bishop McGann-Mercy quarterback Ryan Razzano to end the game.
09.09.2017 Sports Football Preview: SWR feels pressure of four-peat bid The seed was planted early. Real early. Echoes of the postgame celebrations of Shoreham-Wading River’s third straight Long Island Class IV football championship were still ringing when coach Matt...
08.20.2017 Sports Football: One program, three generations of Doroskis It’s not uncommon to hear those with a connection to Bishop McGann-Mercy Diocesan High School in Riverhead refer to the Catholic school as a family. But one need look...
08.15.2017 Sports Football: Mercy lineman lets his play speak for itself For the soft-spoken Matt Paglia, a good block or tackle may be worth a thousand words. As for actual words, don’t expect much from him.
10.05.2016 Sports Football Notebook: Life doesn’t get any easier for Riverhead The message coach Leif Shay had for his Riverhead High School football players following Saturday’s game was the same one he has conveyed throughout the season. “I’m very proud...
