The list of school records Meg Tuthill owns following her brilliant track and field career at Bishop McGann-Mercy could fill up a page on their own. READ
Tag: top sports stories 2016
It was another banner year on the track and cross country courses for Shoreham-Wading River’s Katherine Lee. She started 2016 in the midst of the indoor track season, where she helped lead the Wildcats to a second-place finish at the small school county championship meet. Lee won the 600-meter run and finished second in the 1,500 while also running a relay. READ
Expectations were high around the Riverhead girls basketball team entering the year. By the time the calendar flipped to 2016, the Blue Waves already had five wins under their belt en route to their best season since 2012. READ
Two Shoreham-Wading River wrestlers closed out their high school careers standing on the podium at the New York State Championships in Albany this past March. Jack Taddeo finished fourth at 145 pounds and Meloni was fifth at 106. READ
The season began with the weight of a 24-game unbeaten streak on the shoulders of the Shoreham-Wading River football team.
By Week 2, the streak had ended. Babylon, the longtime power of Division IV, defeated the Wildcats in overtime and rode the victory to an undefeated regular season. READ
Riverhead track and field coach Sal Loverde didn’t hesitate when he described his team’s top runner following the large school county championship meet in February.
“He’s the best distance runner Riverhead has ever had,” Loverde said. READ
At halftime of the Class B county championship game between the Shoreham-Wading River boys lacrosse team and Sayville, the Wildcats found themselves staring at a 5-2 deficit. Five days earlier, they had been in a similar position when trailing Comsewogue in the semifinals, 4-2. READ
Before the first tennis rackets were swung this fall, there was a buzz around the Bishop McGann-Mercy girls tennis team. For starters, the team got the opportunity to play on brand new courts. READ