News by Tom Barton

News by Tom Barton on South Shore Press


Mar 12, 2025

The Islanders Deliver a Positive Message

The New York Islanders have always been a community-based team and they delivered once again this week bringing smiles to young kids faces on the island.

Mar 12, 2025

Mount Sinai Lifts the Trophy

The Mount Sinai Mustangs have won the school's first Suffolk Class A championship.

Mar 11, 2025

Pinstripes In Peril

When Yankees fans heard the Luis Gil would miss considerable time this season there was a worry among the fanbase, but the rotation was deep, and injuries happen. Then, when Giancarlo Stanton had not one, but two elbow issue pop up. the grumbling of the fan base grew louder and louder.

Mar 11, 2025

A Whole New Playing Field

When the New York Jets released Aaron Rodgers there were rumblings out of the Jets brass that pointed at them going in an entirely new direction with the team. There may not be a more Rodgers polar opposite player at the quarterback position than their recently signed signal caller.

Mar 10, 2025

Mustangs Put Up a Defensive Wall In the 4th to Win the Title

When the dust settles and people talk about this Mount Sinai girl's basketball team, they will remember this amazing defensive effort as the defense clamped down to give them the win and the Suffolk Class A title.

Mar 10, 2025

Hills East Plays Lockdown Defense to Send Them to the LI Championship

Half Hollow Hills East are your Suffolk AAA championships after beating William Floyd this weekend.

Mar 10, 2025

Let The Madness Begin

As we enter March Madness season it's important to remind fans that March Madness isn't named tournament madness for a reason. The tournament is all anyone thinks about but this week we begin the big conference tournaments and that is where the madness really begins.

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.

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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

Justice in Motion: Five MS-13 Gangbangers Indicted in Blue Point Beach Killing

Lopez-Lopez, 27, of Central Islip, was a former MS-13 member suspected of turning informant. His body was left on the shoreside (pictured) at the end of Blue Point Avenue back in early March.


Local

Leave Fireworks to the Pros or Risk Tragedy This Fourth of July

Suffolk officials warn against illegal fireworks, want residents to enjoy the July 4th holiday without blowing themselves up.