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Third-seeded Mepham and No. 6 Uniondale started off their quarterfinal matchup of the Nassau Class AA girls’ basketball playoffs at a furious pace, combining for 26 points in the first five minutes on Feb. 19.
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By Steve Siniski
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2/26/13
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Erasing a double-digit deficit in a road playoff game is never an easy task, but ninth-seeded Calhoun nearly pulled off a dramatic fourth-quarter comeback in the first round of the Nassau County Class AA boys playoff tournament at Freeport last Saturday.
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By Steve Siniski
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2/19/13
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Good ole fashioned teamwork sparked Carey to an important 65-53 victory over visiting Calhoun in a Conference AA-III boys’ basketball game on Feb. 6, bringing it one step closer to a Nassau Class AA playoff spot that seemed unlikely after a tough start.
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By Tony Bellissimo
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2/13/13
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Merokean Tammy McLoughlin recently pulled a fast one on her father, Joseph Metzger III, and he couldn’t have been happier — or prouder.
McLoughlin told her dad that he had to –– he just had to –– come with her to watch the Jan. 29 Mepham-Calhoun junior-varsity girls’
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By Scott Brinton
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2/12/13
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Eight days after playing its worst half of the season and suffering a 31-point blowout loss at Mepham, a complete team effort lifted Long Beach to a 41-36 upset victory in the rematch last Friday that kept it in contention for the Nassau Conference AA-III girls’ basketball title.
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By Tony Bellissimo
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1/29/13
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Mired in a four-game slide after a strong start and desperate for a win to get back in contention for a Nassau Class AA boys’ basketball playoff spot, Kennedy didn’t waste an opportunity to take advantage of a struggling rival last Friday.
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By Tony Bellissimo
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1/22/13
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Mepham saw both sides of the victory spectrum last week, getting a buzzer-beating three-pointer from freshman point guard Allie Murphy for a 51-48 win over Herricks on Jan. 8, and then coasting to a 49-15 win over Elmont last Friday.
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By Steve Siniski
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1/15/13
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Sparked by junior Brian Downey’s 10 third-quarter points and junior Kyle McGinley’s game-sealing free throws — he converted all six of his attempts in the final 46.9 seconds — Calhoun knocked off district-rival Kennedy, 65-53, last Friday night in a Conference AA-III boys’ basketball showdown.
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By Steve Siniski
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1/8/13
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A preseason trip to North Carolina that included a couple of scrimmages and a practice session at Duke University’s famous Cameron Indoor Stadium provided Molloy’s men’s basketball team with an opportunity to bond on and off the court.
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By Tony Bellissimo
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12/19/12
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Molloy has qualified for the East Coast Conference women’s basketball tournament in each of head coach Tim O’Hagan’s seven seasons, but it’s hardly a slam dunk to finish among the top six these days.
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By Tony Bellissimo
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12/13/12
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