Mepham graduate Victoria Gunnels and Long Beach graduate Kelley Jansen helped Molloy capture its third straight East Coast Conference softball title. more

Horseracing stables at Belmont begin their workday around 5 a.m., and horses start to train as early as an hour later. The New York Racing Association (NYRA) provides an excellent program where fans can see these majestic thoroughbreds train. more

Belmont Park’s 56-day Spring/Summer Meet got under way last Friday, with Read the Research winning the track’s opening race of 2013, taking a one-mile dirt event by five lengths with jockey Javier Castellano aboard. more

For the fourth time in as many games and with first place in Conference V girls’ lacrosse on the line at Sewanhaka April 11, Carey’s offense ran like a well-oiled machine and set the tone for another victory. more

Elmont lost several key players from a boys’ lacrosse team that finished with an overall record of 9-6 and a 3-5 mark in conference play. The Spartans, who missed earning a playoff berth by a single power point, have been up and down, thus far, in non-league games in 2013. more

March rolled in like a lion, but despite challenging weather the Molloy Lions’ men’s lacrosse team is rolling through March behind an offense running on all cylinders. more

Coming off a breakthrough campaign that saw it register a school-record 34 wins, including a program-best 20 against Colonial Athletic Association rivals, Hofstra’s baseball club entered 2013 with high expectations. more

Hofstra junior attack Torin Varn continued his torrid start to the lacrosse season, netting a hat trick in a 10-5 victory over visiting Harvard on March 2 as the Pride won for the third time in four games to start 2013. more

After falling one win shy of reaching the College Softball World Series last season and finishing with an overall record of 42-15, including 22-0 against Colonial Athletic Association rivals, Hofstra entered 2013 ranked among the top 25 teams in the country. more

Four local boys had the chance of a lifetime recently, visiting Italy to play soccer in the 25th Annual Trofeo Costa Gaia tournament. The Under-13 Olympic Development Program team included Anthony Morales and Chris Maggi, of Franklin Square, and Brian Celis and Nick Gaviria, of Elmont. more