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09.23.2026 Sports

Riverhead football growing but still learning after tough loss

Sometimes you win and sometimes you learn. The Riverhead Blue Waves varsity football team has been learning of late, as second-year head coach Don Nelson continues to pick up...

08.26.2026 Sports

Riverhead football eager for a turnaround season

With summer coming to an end and school bells set to ring, Riverhead’s varsity football team has been hard at work — eager to turn over a new leaf...

03.05.2026 Sports

Riverhead student-athletes announce their next steps

Eight Riverhead senior student-athletes officially penned a commitment to continue their academic and athletic careers on Tuesday, March 3, at a ceremony before friends and parents at the Riverhead...

11.19.2025 Columns

Riverhead is a football town, and it’s time to reclaim that legacy

Riverhead is a football town. Let’s not forget that. When I grew up in Riverhead, as a son of two Polish immigrants, football wasn’t something I was interested in...

11.14.2025 Sports

Riverhead native KJ Duff hits paydirt at Rutgers

When KJ Duff was growing up in Riverhead, he dominated every ballfield he set foot on. Whether it was smacking home runs in the Little League World Series or...

11.13.2025 Sports

Riverhead football looks to rebuild through youth programs

Though other sports at Riverhead are finding success at levels never seen before at the district, an athletic program is often judged by the success of the football team...

08.20.2025 Sports

Gridiron report, fall season schedules for local teams

With summer coming to an end, here’s a look at what’s to come for the high school football season across all local teams. Riverhead (1-7 Division I) Coming off...

04.03.2025 Sports

Riverhead welcomes new head football coach

When Riverhead’s athletic director Brian Sacks posted an opening for a new head varsity football coach, Donald Nelson knew he had to apply. In his mind, it was his time. Nelson was born in...

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