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Newsday sports reporter. Formerly Buffalo News. Former Managing Editor for @ubspectrum . From Long Island to Buffalo and back -- many times.

Wantagh, NY
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Rich Reichert’s pregame speech before coaching his final home regular-season game for the St. Anthony’s football team, @StAnthonysAth
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Congrats, @notthefakeSVP ...you are not the father
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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.
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Some video of Maria Sharapova practicing before the U.S. Open
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And the Wantagh Warriors are the 2016 Class A New York State champions!
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Farmingdale wins 45-42 on this game-winning field goal by Briant DeFelice as time expired
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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
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Jeremy Lin with the final point in a one-on-one with Caris LeVert after practice. The two stayed more than 15 minutes after practice ended
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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.
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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
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A nice touch as DK23 has been added at Stony Brook's LaValle Stadium at the 50-yard line in honor of Dani Kemp, who passed away in March
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But make no mistake,Grabner knows he's not at the Coliseum anymore: “It’s not really a homecoming in that way because the Coliseum was home”
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Jimmy Joyce with the one-handed interception as Wantagh takes over on offense tied at 7
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Photo of Jeremy Lin walking through the practice gym. He didn't do any work today. Atkinson waiting on doctor report
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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
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. @oliviagrizzle_ had two goals as Deer Park girls soccer clinched its first league championship since 2010. STORY:
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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.
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Maria Sharapova getting in some practice in preparation for the U.S. Open
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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.
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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!
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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:
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STORY: @macykanee shows tremendous toughness after taking a line drive in the circle. @Jayna_22 w. the game's big hit
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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
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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.
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Shoreham-Wading River wins the Suffolk A girls soccer championship, advancing over Islip after penalty kicks
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A first look at Newsday's All-Long Island softball team. Be sure to pick up a paper Sunday for bios, awards and the second team
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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.
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. @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
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Seeing a play on recorded on the #SCtop10 is definitely pretty cool. Shoutout to @jimmyyjoycee of @Wantagh_Warrior for making it possible
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Whitman defeated Northport, 48-44, to win the Suffolk Class AA title and its first girls basketball title in program history
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Yup, it's really him.
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#Isles with a sellout at Barclays Center. Attendance: 15,795.
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Nick Collins throws a complete game as Massapequa defeats Plainview-Old Bethpage JFK, 4-0, to win the Nassau Class AA championship.
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Nets coach Kenny Atkinson still waiting on doctor reports on Jeremy Lin's strained left hamstring. On timetable for return:"We'll see"
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Hook and ladder leads to Jude Innocent's score. Long Island ties it at 20 in Q3. @EmpireChallenge
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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
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Morgan Camarda scores the winning goal in overtime as Massapequa defeats Calhoun, 1-0, in Nassau AA girls soccer championship. @MassChiefs
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I'm at the Brooklyn Nets facility for @NewsdaySports . Should have updates on Jeremy Lin's hamstring injury in about an hour. Story to follow
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The champ.
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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”
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Jimmy Joyce DRILLS a two-out home run to left to give Wantagh a 6-5 lead
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After securing her 500th strikeout and adding a go-ahead grand slam, @sarahmckeveny is Newsday's Athlete on the Week.
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Shy Hawkins, a senior girls basketball player at Long Island Lutheran and a Mastic Beach native, announces her commitment to play at Syracuse University
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PLAY OF THE DAY: East Meadow's @FrankieIppolito incredible diving catch against Calhoun in Nassau AA semifinal.
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Jess Budrewicz tosses a three-hitter as MacArthur defeats Mount Sinai, 7-0, to win the Class A Long Island championship
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Massapequa defeats Baldwinsville, 10-1, to win the 2018 baseball Class AA state championship.
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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.
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Make that two straight girls soccer LI CHSAA titles for @StAnthonysAth , after a 5-1 win over Sacred Heart to improve to 15-0
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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
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Just your typical soccer game
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Here's the celebration with Joyce rounding the bases
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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.
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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
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STORY: @SachemEastFBall out to surprise people this year, fueled by doubt @dannycarroll66 @Stelmach1816 @tylermvp21
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Check out how the Newsday All-Long Island softball team appeared in print! Be sure to pick up a paper for all spring All-LI teams.
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Alec Kiernan with a TD on fourth-and-3 with 13 seconds left as Centereach takes an 18-12 lead over Newfield
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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.
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The final out in Sacred Heart softball's championship win -- a diving catch by Emma Nidermaier
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Northport defeats Brentwood, 58-56, to win the boys basketball Suffolk Conference I championship
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Kiersten Comer's grand slam gives West Islip a 6-4 lead over North Babylon after 3
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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
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Wantagh wins the first ever @NYSPHSAA Division I duel meet wrestling state championship
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Kyle Okposo to play tonight for #Isles
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Former Newsday Player of the Year turned SEC Pitcher of the Year
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. @Cornball is the 2019 #SECSB Pitcher of the Year. This is the sixth in @AlabamaSB history and the first since 2014.
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We’re back. Amityville vs. Miller Place boys basketball
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Kate Fiola with the winning goal in overtime as Massapequa defeats Northport, 2-1,to advance to another Class AA state semifinal in Cortland
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Reading between the lines, Kenny Atkinson did not sound very optimistic about Jeremy Lin's status. But he's still waiting on doctors.
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St. Anthony's defeats Sacred Heart, 7-4, to win the CHSAA softball championship.
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STORY: @HofstraSoftball was watching the NCAA Tourney from home for the 1st time since 2011.A feeling it won't forget
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First look at your 2016 Newsday first-team All-Long Island football team. Pick up a paper Sunday for full coverage
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STORY: It's been quite the year for Wantagh's Jimmy Joyce ( @jimmyyjoycee ) who can add a Diamond Award to his resume.
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Catcher and captain Andy Primm discusses @MassChiefs winning their second-straight Nassau AA baseball title after a 5-0 victory over Oceanside
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The final out: Oceanside def. Massapequa, 7-6, to advance to the Nassau Class AA softball championship
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Nae’Jon Ward with the running jumper with 1.3 seconds left as Bridgehampton defeats Greenport, 87-85, in the Suffolk CD championship game
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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:
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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.
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STORY: Suffolk's leading goal scorer Amber Birchwell is taking @WilliamFloydSD girls soccer to special places.
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St. Anthony's boys swimming ( @StAnthonysAth ) defeated 5-time defending state champs Fordham Prep, 94-92, to finish undefeated in dual meets
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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
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Valley Stream South wins 3-2, advancing to Class A state final Sunday at 12:30 p.m. at Cortland High School
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Walkoff home run in the ninth inning for Logan Doran as Ward Melville wins 4-3
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Valley Stream South girls soccer finishes its undefeated season as the 2018 Class A state champion
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STORY: @NickKruel14 continues to shine on the mound in the @HamptonsLeague after two major heart surgeries.
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. @jessbudrewicz throws her first varsity no-hitter for MacArthur today, striking out 13 and walking two in an 11-0 victory over New Hyde Park today.
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We're going to have an all-Smithtown girls soccer Suffolk Class AA final Tuesday. Both teams won their semifinals on the road. Check out how here:
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Valley Stream South is your 2018 girls soccer Class A state champion, with a 1-0 win over Jamesville-DeWitt in the final
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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:
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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
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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.
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MacArthur softball will be returning to South Glens Falls in pursuit of a @NYSPHSAA Class A state championship.
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Gianna Azzato hits a go-ahead three-run home run as East Meadow takes a 4-3 lead in the top of the seventh.
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Long Island high school softball's all-time strikeout leader is SEC bound
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Yesterday I had the privileged of talking about the LIFE of Danni Kemp, forever a member of @StonyBrookSB . #DK23
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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.
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Chase Gardi hits a 28-yard FG. Garden City leads 16-14 with 34 seconds left
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The Jack Eichel era begins at First Niagara.
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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.
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