In what’s become an era of specialization, the three-sport high school athlete is a dying breed, albeit far from extinct. Finding a three-sport varsity head coach is much more difficult, but they do exist.
With all due respect to those pulling triple duty in cross-country, winter track and field, and spring track and field in what seems like every school in the Herald’s coverage area, coaching three entirely different sports put Baldwin’s Darius Burton, East Rockaway’s Joe Lores, Long Beach’s T.J. Burke and West Hempstead’s Chris Van Kovics in select company.
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By Tony Bellissimo
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7/5/12
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Lakewood Stables owner Alex Jacobson invited the Herald to take an exclusive tour of his West Hempstead property last week to dispel rumors about its future; He wanted to reassure concerned patrons …
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Lee Landor
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1/25/12
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Exhibits and more...
Across Time & Place: Treasures from the Permanent CollectionThis rotating exhibition of highlights from the Heckscher Museum’s Permanent Collection features a broad …
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1/11/12
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Herald Holiday Houses
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Houses from all around our coverages areas decorated for the holidays. Is your house in the video? Check it out.
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Christina Daly
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12/22/11
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The Young Israel of West Hempstead’s Sisterhood arranged for actress Mayim Bialik, known for her roles in the shows “Blossom” and “The Big Bang Theory,” to speak about …
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12/21/11
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Senior Nick Ulip ran for 74 yards and scored twice to lead a ground attack that amassed 244 yards as No. 6 East Rockaway traveled to West Hempstead and knocked off the No. 3 Rams 36-21 in a Conference IV first-round playoff game last Saturday.
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Andrew McClure
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11/8/11
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A West Hempstead woman lost her two pugs, named Mugs and Norman, near the West Hempstead fire house on Hempstead Turnpike. They dogs, one black and one biege, were not wearing collars. They are …
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10/26/11
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The West Hempstead Lions Club has provided the local community with continual service for 64 years, the last six of which it has been proud to sponsor the Sea Scout unit Ship 26, whose specialization …
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10/12/11
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In a game featuring two teams that like to pound it on the ground out of the double wing, it was ironic that the quarterback’s arm turned out to be the difference in West Hempstead’s 22-14 Conference IV victory at East Rockaway last Saturday.
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Andrew McClure
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10/4/11
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Exhibits and more...
From the Hand:Drawings From the Hofstra University Museum CollectionThis exhibition highlights some of the remarkable drawings from the Hofstra University Museum’s …
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8/25/11
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