A week after their triumph at the state tournament in Albany, wrestlers from Bellport High School’s boys and girls teams were recognized Friday afternoon with a parade through the school, where …
On Sunday, the Patchogue Family YMCA held the 2025 Winter Olympics Art Dash, a day of fun and activities for families in the community. A new twist was put on the event this year that the …
The Long Island Decoy Collectors Association 2025 annual show will once again display and offer for sale thousands of antique decoys and other sporting collectibles on Saturday, March 8 from 9 a.m. …
Eight wrestlers from our area will be in Albany on Thursday, Feb. 27, competing in the first-ever girls state wrestling tournament sanctioned by the New York State Public High School Athletic …
Pickleball is one of the U.S.’s fastest-growing recreational sports, with 36.5 million Americans playing it in 2022, according to the APP Pickleball Participation Report. And a …
The Patchogue-Medford High School’s dance team, the Raiderettes, recently competed in the first competition in the program’s history—and they got off to a great start, earning …
The Sayville High School varsity boys’ basketball team recently treated their William Floyd High School counterparts to dinner in honor of William Floyd’s late coach Darrel Sumpter. The …
The William Floyd boys and girls basketball teams and the Bellport boys basketball team are headed to playoffs, which start Thursday. William Floyd boys 12-0 in League I, (17-3 overall) The …
The sixth grade girls basketball team for Our Lady of the Snow, Blue Point won the Long Island Championship on Sunday, Feb. 2. In addition they also won the CYO (Catholic Youth Organization) …
Bellport came into its game at Smithtown West on Tuesday, Jan. 28, in first place in League IV, with an 8-1 conference record and having already clinched a playoff spot. Smithtown West, on the …
Last season, Autumn Simon was an all-county center at Bellport High School and the team’s leading scorer. She helped lead the Clippers, a No. 5 seed, to their first-ever Suffolk County …
Patchogue-Medford went into its game at Walt Whitman knowing they wouldn’t be making a return trip to the playoffs. They also knew they were going up against a very good Whitman team, which is …
William Floyd’s girls basketball team swept the season series with Patchogue-Medford and improved its chances of making the playoffs with a 50-39 road win on Tuesday, Jan. 21. The game was …
Bellport snapped a four-game winning streak and was held to a season-low in points as the Clippers fell to League IV rival Deer Park, 55-42, on Wednesday, Jan. 15. It was a big game for both …
Going into Thursday’s game at League I rival Walt Whitman, William Floyd head coach Will Slinkosky said there were two things the Colonials needed to do to win. The first was to defend …
The Patchogue-Medford Hall of Fame is thrilled to announce its eighth annual Induction Ceremony. This special event will recognize outstanding individuals and groups who have made significant …
A Patchogue-Medford High School alumnus is donating to the school a plaque honoring graduates who were All-Americans in various sports. Bruce Meltzer, a member of the Class of 1969, is donating …
For Bellport girls basketball coach Rynese Holmes, there have been a lot of teaching moments this season. That’s what happens when you have a young team, which for the Clippers this season …
It didn’t matter that it wasn’t actually midnight, but it was exciting and dark enough outside when Bellport Middle School’s two boys basketball teams cashed in on an invite by …
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Darrell Sumpter had a heart big enough for his family, his players, his fellow coaches and his community. The longtime youth basketball coach and William Floyd High School boys varsity assistant …
