Jo-Jo Wright, the exceptional sophomore point guard from Uniondale High School and the top public school player in Nassau County, was killed in an automobile accident Wednesday afternoon, Nassau County police confirmed: |
@RogRubin
Vincent Altebrando, a longtime wrestling coach and physical education teacher at Walt Whitman High School, prided himself on trying to bring out the best in all of his student-athletes:
Tom Flatley, who exhibited quiet greatness as one of Long Island’s iconic high school coaches for more than 50 years, died Tuesday after a long battle with pancreatic cancer |
@Gregg_Sarra
Mepham's Sofia LaSpina, the first female football player to catch a touchdown pass in Long Island history, caught passes from
@nyjets
legend
@RealJoeNamath
at a charity event on Wednesday night.
Look for more on LaSpina in our feature story from
@Gregg_Sarra
coming soon.
The Suffolk chapter of the National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame have has named an award after longtime Newsday high school sports editor
@Gregg_Sarra
|
@jlauterbach1
What a trick play by Long Island on fourth-and-13, with Tommy Heuer (Oceanside) finding Owen Glasgoe (Massapequa) for a TD with 41 seconds left to take a 28-21 lead in the
@EmpireChallenge
Bayport-Blue Point captures the Class IV Long Island Championship, 35-7 over North Shore. Watch as the Phantoms celebrate their first LIC win in program history.
Our high school sports preview section will be in Sunday's editions. Here's a sneak peek at the first page of it, with
@CharlieMckee07
on the cover. (Also, our top 100 list will be in there, too.)
Four members of the Baldwin girls basketball team were among eight Long Island players who were named nominees for the prestigious 2018 McDonald’s All-American games
“I just always knew this was going to happen,” Dan Villari said. “I just had to be patient.”
Plainedge QB
@Dan2Villari
celebrates signing with Michigan |
@RogRubin
#GoBlue
Long Beach’s Jacori Teemer has made history. The Long Beach senior becomes only the second wrestler in state history to win 5 state titles. He beat Matt Grippi of Fox Lane 8-2 in the 152 pound D-I final.
The
#Jets
are donating $25,000 to help cover the Wyandanch football team’s expenses this year, Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone's office said |
@jimbaumbach
ONLY IN NEWSDAY: Penn State commit Josiah Brown leaves Holy Trinity, will play final high school football season in hometown of Malverne |
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Jericho QB Brandt Morgan battled lymphoma, and other illnesses, to return to the football field and start at quarterback as a senior. Via
@bheyman99
It came together fast. It has no impact on the postseason. And yet Sayville vs. Floyd may be Long Island’s high school football ‘game of the year’ for the 2020-21 school year: |
@Gregg_Sarra
.
@Jeremy_Ruckert1
became only the fourth player in the 56 years of
@Newsday
’s All-Long Island football team to earn a first team distinction three times
Massapequa school district filed a lawsuit against the state Board of Regents that claims the administrative agency violated its constitutional rights.
More details:
While Long Island’s high school football fields lie dormant this fall, two former Freeport captains are gaining national attention on the gridiron — in Georgia: |
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Final: Garden City 19, Lindenhurst 0: Garden City is on a streak. It's their third straight Long Island Championship and its 36th constitutive win. The Trojans have racked up eight LICs.
“When the Mets called my name, it was the best moment of my life," Copiague's Franklin Parra said after being drafted today. via
@Gregg_Sarra
#MLBDraft
After New York City scores a Hail Mary touchdown with no time remaining on the clock, Long Island stops NYC on the two-point conversion to hold on to win the 2018
@EmpireChallenge
, 28-27
High-risk sports now can be played starting Feb. 1 if your county health department says so, per new guidance from Gov. Cuomo's office today. First draft here by
@Gregg_Sarra
with more details to come
Are you a senior in high school or know someone who is? College Decision Day is Friday, May 1 and we want to see where you’re headed. DM us a photo or video or use
#DecisionDayLI
. Is it a picture of your shirt? Hat? Sign? Video of your decked-out room or front lawn? Send it all!
There's no spring sports season this year, but Long Island's top athletes still deserve to be recognized.
Meet Newsday's Top 100 LI girls lacrosse players for 2020 |
@owenobri
@Peter_Kersich