News by Tom Barton

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Jan 21, 2025

Juuuust A Bit Outside

Bob Uecker, the voice of the Milwaukee Brewers for 54 years, a Baseball Hall of Famer and national icon, was 90 years old.

Jan 21, 2025

Hills West Has A Winning Week

The stellar showing began when Suki Dong won the pole vault with a height of 9ft 6in at the St. Anthony's Developmental meet.

Jan 21, 2025

1,000 For Commack's Vasselman

Commack is in first place in League 2 play with an unbeaten 6-0 league record. Overall they have one of the best records in all of Suffolk sitting with 11 wins to only 3 losses. They have won five games in a row and their defense has held each of those five teams to 38 points or fewer.

Jan 20, 2025

Longwood Boys Bowling Gets Rolling

Longwood Bowling is 6-3 on the season sitting in first place in League 4 play. Eastport-South Manor has an impressive 10-0 record which puts them atop League 2. They are one of just three teams in Suffolk county that have a perfect record.

Jan 20, 2025

South Shore Press Sports Editorial: Trump's Presidency Means My Daughter Is Safer

This week Speaker Johnson and the House Republicans passed the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act ensuring men cannot compete in women’s sports. With that we ushered in a new era to protect our young girls from danger.

Jan 16, 2025

Big Honors for Stony Brook Women's Hoops Player

Stony Brook University's Zaida Gonzalez has been named Division I Women’s Player of the Week by the Met Basketball Writers Association.

Jan 16, 2025

JC Encarnacion Returns To The Flock

“We look forward to having JC back on Long Island,” said Ducks Manager Lew Ford. “He adds speed and power to our lineup while also playing terrific defense in the outfield.”

Jan 14, 2025

Pure Perfection!

A battle for first place took place this week as the Shoreham-Wading River Wildcats and Mount Sinai Mustangs went toe to toe in girls basketball.

Jan 14, 2025

High School Hoops Coach Ryan McNeely Hits a Milestone

When the Mount Sinai Mustangs defeated Hampton Bays this week there was more to it than just adding a W in the win column on the season. With that victory Head Basketball Coach Ryan McNeely won his 200th Varsity Basketball win.

Jan 14, 2025

McInnes Adds Another Win To Her All American Resume

Sophia McInnes has been making winning look easy as she has put on dominating performance after dominating performance. This weekend at the Molloy Stanner Games McInnes set another record.

Jan 14, 2025

Hills West Honors Their All Americans

The seniors have excelled at their sports and have been named in rare company as All Americans. Volleyball player Mary Wolcott, Soccer standout Ryan Levy, Joseph Filardi, and Anthony Raio both for their outstanding Lacrosse seasons were all honored.

Jan 14, 2025

Aaron Glenn Skyrockets Up The Betting Boards

The name that Jets fans and now sports bettors are starting to gravitate towards is Aaron Glenn. At this time last week Glenn was sitting behind Ron Rivera at 10 to 1 odds and now has shot up the betting board at +220. In some places Glenn has even dipped below +200 as the ex Jet cornerback has reportedly impressed management.

Jan 11, 2025

Longwood Girls Relay Team Show Their Best

Both the Longwood High School boys' and girls' varsity 4x400m relay team qualified for the Millrose Games at the Nike Track and Field Center.

Jan 11, 2025

America Has Taken Notice Of Stony Brook's Erik Paulsen

To no one's surprise that has paid attention to Stony Brook baseball over the past season, Erik Paulsen has been named a 2025 Perfect Game Preseason All-American.

Jan 10, 2025

Southampton's Coach Gets Win #500

The win came against Port Jefferson this week when Southampton beat Port Jeff in a blowout 102-59. Naevon Williams had 26 points to lead Southampton while Alex Franklin and both Tyrese and Tyson Reddick all went into double digits in scoring on the day.

Jan 10, 2025

Meet The (Newest) Met

The New York Mets have added former Long Island Ducks infielder Yonny Hernandez to their minor league system.

Jan 9, 2025

The Giants Are Running It Back ... But Why?

Giants fans are asking that over and over this week after New York has decided to run things back with the same General Manager and the same Head Coach for the 2025 season. Both Joe Schoen and Brian Daboll will be back in their same positions, despite failing to meet pretty much every criteria for them and the team this past season.

Jan 8, 2025

The Bettor Angle: Roll With the Cash Cow Thunder

The Thunder have been on fire and seem to be getting better as the year moves on, but as impressive as they have been winning game, it's their cover rate that has sports bettors rolling with the Thunder.

Jan 7, 2025

Golden Eagles Soar to Big Heights to Start Season

The team closed out 2024 with a 66-57 non-conference win over John Jay College in the Danzi Center to improve their record to 9-3 on the season. They also improved to 5-1 at home with the victory.

Jan 7, 2025

Big Wins For Mount Sinai Boys Basketball

The Mustangs improved their record to 7-1 on the season with another exciting win this weekend. They defeated Newfield 76-73 to improve to 3-0 in their division.

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Education

Stony Brook students blend fitness and ecology in 3K EcoWalk

Stony Brook University students participated in the "Running Wild 3K EcoWalk," a new Earthstock event conducted on April 21 at the Ashley Schiff Preserve.


Local

Suffolk Cops Slap Cuffs on Father Who Left Two-Year-Old Son in Hot Car

Suffolk County Police announced the arrest of a Patchogue man after law enforcement said he left his two-year-old son in a parked vehicle during extremely hot temperatures.


Local

Eight Dee-Wees a Week: Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office Arrests Several Drunken Drivers 

“I commend my staff for their hard work in safely removing these impaired and dangerous drivers from our streets so residents who drive responsibly can arrive home safe,” said Sheriff Toulon.