Kate Koval, Newsday’s girls basketball Player of the Year last year playing out of Long Island Lutheran, announces her commitment to play at Notre Dame. The 6-5 center is the No. 5 ranked senior in the country by ESPN.
A nice touch before Rich Reichert’s final home regular-season football game as the
@StAnthonysAth
football coach. He was met by more than 100 friends, family and former players pregame
It's impossible to pick just one moment that best encompasses Andre Curbelo's season for
@LuHiBasketball
, but here's my attempt as he is Newsday's Long Island Player of the Year.
This is a truly sad day for Long Island with the passing of Wantagh assistant football coach Tony Carter,from Covid-19.I loved seeing Wantagh-Roosevelt scores to track father vs son(Idris Carter,Roosevelt QB). Thankful their final game was on the same sideline. RIP to a class act
Jack Garside became Kings Park’s all-time boys basketball scoring leader with this made foul shot. He passed Justin Simon, Class of 2000 who played at Yale, at 1,141 points
Long Island Lutheran defeats Sierra Canyon, 84-74, at the Metro Classic in New Jersey. Zed Key (25 points), Andre Curbelo (23 points, plenty of jaw-dropping moments) and Rafael Pinzon with 17 points for LuHi in the impressive win.
STORY: Savion Lewis (
@savionlewis_
) sets a Half Hollow Hills East record with FIFTY points in a victory over Chaminade at the Nassau Coliseum. Oh, and it just happened to be his father's birthday.
Here’s how the 2019-2020 Newsday boys basketball All-Long Island team appeared in print this morning. Be sure to pick up a copy of
@Newsday
for yourself!
TOP 100: After many, many, many hours of work and research, here's Newsday's girls soccer Top 100. There is no question Long Island possesses some of the best girls soccer talent in the country, so this was no easy list to put together. But here it is:
You won’t see many runs like this on a high school football field, especially from a quarterback. Dan Villari breaks about a million tackles on fourth-and-1 to give Plainedge a 21-6 lead over Bethpage with two minutes left in Q3
STORY: Miguel Andujar not only escapes a possible trade deadline doom in a deal to a rebuilding team, but inches himself toward serious consideration for AL Rookie of the Year after his 13th homer of the season last night.
A first look at the Newsday All-Long Island softball first team group photo. Be sure to pick up a copy of Newsday Sunday June 24 for bios and the complete second team.
.
@MassChiefs
catcher Andy Primm discusses the feeling of winning a state championship after Massapequa defeated Baldwinsville, 10-1, to win the Class AA baseball state title
I've never actually had a dog eat my homework, but I almost had a raccoon eat my press pass today. I always say, you never know what to expect when on assignment at Citi Field
STORY: Sophie Dandola throws a 58-pitch perfect game for
@HofstraSoftball
in a 6-0 NCAA Tournament win
“I’m so excited for Sophie,”coach Larissa Anderson said."To accomplish it in as few pitches as she did is very impressive.And it was a total team effort”
Shy Hawkins, a senior girls basketball player at Long Island Lutheran and a Mastic Beach native, announces her commitment to play at Syracuse University
Arguably Long Island's best pitcher-catcher softball combination didn't exactly see eye-to-eye at the beginning. But check out what makes MacArthur twin sisters
@jessbudrewicz
and
@AshleyBudrewicz
so special on the field.
Well,if this is how we are kicking off the decade,looks like it’s going to be another great year in LI sports.Started off with a thriller as Anthony Daley hits the winning 3-pointer with 3.2 seconds left for Deer Park. Credit to school security for quickly clearing the court also
STORY: Long Island Lutheran boys basketball (
@LuHiBasketball
) is set to take on Sierra Canyon, featuring LeBron James' son, Bronny, at the
@MetroClassic
Saturday in New Jersey. And with both teams nationally ranked, the Crusaders aren't backing down.
Alyssa Studdert hits the winning three-pointer as time expires to give Half Hollow Hills East a 46-45 victory over Huntington. I’ve never seen someone react so calmly to hitting a game winner
What a shot. Khalil Brantley drill a DEEP three-pointer as time expires as Boys and Girls defeats Brentwood, 65-64, at the Shooting Stars Basketball Showcase at LuHi. Brentwood falls to 8-1.
It's no secret Long Island is the home of many of the top girls lacrosse players in the world. And even though fans+ families were deprived the chance to see varsity games on the field this year, Newsday still wanted to recognized our Top 100. Check it out
Congratulations to all the
@NewsdayHSsports
spring All-Long Island selections. I can say for sure, with so much incredible talent on Long Island, the softball team was filled with difficult cuts. Congrats to the 14 first-team players listed here:
Take a look at Newsday's boys basketball All-Long Island first and second teams for 2020. Another season with incredible talent and performances and tough calls all around, but congratulations to the selections.
A parade of champions in Massapequa today in honor of three little league state championship teams. The 11-year-old baseball players, 12-year-old softball players and the 12-year-old baseball team, which competed in Williamsport in the Little League World Series
With the Suffolk County boys basketball brackets being released today, here are 10 (of the many) things you'll certainly want to keep an eye on throughout the postseason:
Last night just frankly felt different for
@LuHiBasketball
.You could tell from the jump the matchupvs. Bronny James' Sierra Canyon meant a little more to LuHi - and Andre Curbelo + Zed Key dominated in the Crusaders' 10-point win @ a sold out
@MetroClassic
Let the best time of the year begin! With the Nassau playoffs about to start and Suffolk and CHSAA not too far behind, here's another Long Island softball Big 10 entering the stretch to crown a champion.
North Carolina coach Roy Williams spotted in the building at Stony Brook for the Long Island Nets G League championship, obviously here to support Theo Pinson. Pinson played 122 games over four years at North Carolina.
ALL-LONG ISLAND: Congrats to Newsday boys basketball POY Luhi's Andre Curbelo (
@papicurbelo11
), Suffolk POY Bellport's Jarell White (
@jarelltnl
) and every other first and second team selection. Tough list to form, with great talent both on and left off it.