Nancy Lieberman Charities, founded by the iconic and groundbreaking basketball player from Queens, is donating five new hoops courts valued at $325,000 to Nassau County. Two of the locations are in the Five Towns – Inwood Park and North Woodmere Park – the third is Wantagh Park with the two remaining sites to be identified by the county in the near future, officials said.
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By Jeff Bessen
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3/25/21
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After a hard-fought loss in the Private Schools Athletic Association championship game, Lawrence Woodmere Academy Athletic Director David O'Keeffe reflected on a season for the school’s boys …
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By Matthew Ferremi
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3/23/21
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Due to Covid-19, many schools have had to shut down all sports for the rest of the school year, but things might be changing for the better.
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By Sophia Cesare
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3/5/21
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After guidance came from the Nassau County Department of Health on how high-risk sports should be conducted, it appears that the Lawrence School District will have a winter sports season, however the boys basketball tryouts scheduled for Monday ae postponed because of the snowstorm.
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By Jeff Bessen
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1/27/21
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With the lifting of the state’s prohibition against high-risk sports such as basketball and wrestling, the possibility of Lawrence schools reinstating winter sports could become a reality.
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By Jeff Bessen
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1/26/21
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Hewlett-Woodmere School District began winter break after school on Dec. 18. Students and faculty eagerly awaited their well-deserved rest from virtual learning, but for Hewlett High School students, …
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By Gabrielle Nakkab
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1/14/21
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Sewanhaka’s boys’ basketball team is coming off a successful shortened season, as the team finished with a 5-3 record. With most of the projected starters being guys who have had …
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By JAMIE DEJONG
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1/11/21
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After winning their 28th and 29th consecutive games of what has become a truly magical season, the No. 13 nationally ranked Yeshiva University Maccabees advanced to the NCAA Division III Sweet 16 for the first time ever in school history.
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By Jeff Bessen
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3/12/20
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The No. 13 nationally ranked NCAA Division III Yeshiva University Maccabees (27-1) captured their second Skyline Conference championship in three years on Sunday by defeating the SUNY Purchase Panthers 86-74.
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By Jeff Bessen
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3/5/20
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The Five Towns Community Center’s new executive director, K. Brent Hill, will tell you that working for a nonprofit is in his blood.
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By Matthew Ferremi
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3/5/20
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