News by Tom Barton

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Mar 9, 2025

Suffolk's Squads Dominate at State Championships

Suffolk County has not one, not two, not three, but four different Cheerleading Champions after a wildly successful New York State Championship weekend.

Mar 8, 2025

Local Gymnasts Bring Home Titles

At the New York State Championship Meet this week a number of Suffolk student athletes excelled in the girls gymnastics competition.

Mar 8, 2025

Fantasy Baseball - Twin Killing

In fantasy baseball, much like real life, the best ability is availability. We often see fantasy baseball managers organizing and setting up their teams in a way to make sure they have roster flexibility and get the most at bats as possible per squad.

Mar 7, 2025

Penzello Has a Career Day as Mount Sinai Advances

Simply put Mount Sinai's Dominic Penzello would not allow his team to lose in the playoffs and he put the team on his back with one of the most dominating performances you'll ever watch.

Mar 7, 2025

Let Her Run!

This week we had a big win for Suffolk sports fans when William Floyd track star Zariel Macchia won her appeal and will be able to compete.

Mar 7, 2025

Volley For Val Is Special for the Community

The Smithtown Central School District community lost Valerie Kratochvil when she passed away in 2024. She may be gone but her memory has not be forgotten.

Mar 6, 2025

Jets Keep Clearing Away the Aaron Rodgers Mistakes

Only 140 days after Davante Adams showed up with Aaron Rodgers on the Pat McAfee show, and Jets fans started talking about saving their season and a playoff run, Adams has been released by the Jets.

Mar 6, 2025

The Ducks Add Some Experience

The Long Island Ducks are adding a proven major league veteran to the team. The Ducks announced that they have signed right-handed pitcher John Gant.

Mar 4, 2025

A New Chance for Charlie Hustle

This past week Donald Trump threw a new wrinkle into one of baseball's longest running questions. Should Pete Rose be in the Hall of Fame has been a topic of conversation for baseball fans for decades now and Trump added another element to the story.

Mar 4, 2025

Back-to-Back to Back-to-Back to Back Fencing Titles

In any sport winning a championship is incredibly hard, but winning back-to-back titles shows a superiority that is incredibly rare. Winning three in a row is one of those unicorn situations that is so hard the term three-peat has been protected. More than that and you are talking about the word dynasty.

Mar 3, 2025

Fantasy Baseball - Batting Average, The Forgotten Category

When fantasy baseball managers gather together to draft and construct their teams there is always an emphasis on most of the major categories. There are some that like the power bats and load up on power to obtain home runs and RBIs.

Mar 3, 2025

The White Sox Can't Be That Bad ... Can They?

Last season the Chicago White Sox finished the regular season with just 41 wins. That number went way under the Vegas posted total for wins on the future market and also with 121 losses set the record for the most losses of all time, beating the 1962 Mets long standing mark.

Mar 2, 2025

Suffolk Wrestlers Win Multiple State Championships

This Saturday at MVP Arena in Albany the New York State wrestling Championships were held and Suffolk County once again showed up in full force and came home with multiple state titles.

Feb 28, 2025

The Phantoms Dynamic Duo Lifts Them Past Glenn

The Phantoms entered the game as the #3 seed against Glenn who drew the #6 seed. Bayport-Blue Point won the first half, but it was the closing quarter which really defined this victory.

Feb 28, 2025

Scully Keeps Setting New Records

Miller Place High School Senior Jillian Scully competed in the Section XI NYS Qualifier this week and has now become a new record holder.

Feb 26, 2025

The Jets Flunk The Test

When you think of dysfunctional sports franchises, year after year, at the top of the list is the New York Jets.

Feb 26, 2025

Longwood's Unified Team Looks Impressive In The Finals

The Longwood Lions Unified Golf Team recently shined when they competed in the annual Long Island Region Unified Topgolf Finals.

Feb 26, 2025

Miller Place Proves To Be The Comeback Kids As They Move On To The Next Round

The Miller Place basketball team might have had a slightly higher seed and home court advantage, but they had to come back and prove their mettle to advance in the playoffs on Tuesday night.

Feb 26, 2025

Mount Sinai With A Dominating Playoff Win

Tuesday night the Mount Sinai Mustangs didn't just win and move on in the playoffs, they made a statement to everyone in this division, and to all of Suffolk about how dominant this team can be.

Feb 26, 2025

The Mets Are Already Feeling Pain

Mets fans everywhere rejoiced when the Amazin's were able to sign the biggest free agent on the market this off season in landing Juan Soto. The electric outfielder will be the face of the Mets franchise for decades to come. They also resigned Pete Alonso and all seemed right with the world.

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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.


Sports

ESM Has Eight Scholar Athlete Teams

The winter sports season at Eastport-South Manor Jr.-Sr. High School was certainly one to remember as all eight varsity teams were named Scholar-Athlete teams by the New York State Public High School Athletic Association.


Sports

Condon Gets the Call to the Hall

Earlier this week iconic wrestling coach Joe Condon was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame.