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Lawrence's Jordan Alexander is expected to contribute on both sides of the ball for the Golden Tornadoes as a slot receiver and defensive back.

On Wednesday, Aug. 16, all 54 Nassau County public high school varsity football programs will begin preparations for the upcoming season, scheduled to open Friday, Sept. 8 with a handful of games. more

By Tony Bellissimo | 8/10/17

Seaford High School coaches and players taught youth players from the Long Island Broncos about football and community pride at the Never Quit Football Clinic on July 25.

Football and friendship

“P! R! I! D! E!” Seaford High School football players spelled out a word that Coach Rob Perpall said means a lot to the Vikings and the community, yelling each letter after doing … more

By Julie Mansmann | 8/4/17

Seaford Parents said they were proud to watch their children charge onto the field at the beginning of the 50th anniversary season.

Long Island Broncos going 50 years strong

For more than five decades, Seaford residents have packed the bleachers at Seamans Neck Park on Sundays to watch Long Island Broncos football players and cheerleaders play and perform. Bill Kind, 39, … more

By Julie Mansmann | 3/21/17

Gia Stamatelo, 13, played football alongside seventh-grade boys from Wantagh, Seaford and Levittown last fall.

Playing football like a girl

Wantagh, Seaford and Levittown residents might have noticed the brown ponytail sticking out of a Salk Middle School seventh-grade football player’s white helmet while cheering on the Seahawks … more

By Rebecca Anderson | 3/15/17

MacArthur High School coach Bobby Fehrenbach took the football team to the Long Island Championship at Hofstra University last fall.

A win-win for Fehrenbach

For as long as he can remember, Bobby Fehrenbach says, he has loved sports. The Wantagh native was a three-season athlete at MacArthur High School in Levittown. After graduating in 1984, he went on to play football at Pace University. For many, a sports career would end there, but for Fehrenbach it was just the beginning. more

By Rebecca Anderson | 7/13/16

Concussions force student-athletes and their parents, like Alyssa Garbarino and her father, Al, to weigh the benefits of playing sports against the long-term health risks.

Bellmore-Merrick athletes hit hard by concussions

Alyssa Garbarino’s second concussion came on a frigid Sunday afternoon when she was 17. Under overcast skies, Garbarino, of North Merrick, who was then playing with the East Meadow Soccer Club’s Storm, bruised her way through a sea of bodies. As she battled with her opponent on the Northport Cow Harbor United Soccer Club, she was constantly driven to the ground, her head hitting the hard earth. As fast as she went down, though, she popped back up. As the game wore on, she began to feel dizzy and developed a sharp headache. more

By Alex Boyd | 6/22/16

Seaford’s Devon Cajuste is hoping to make the San Francisco 49ers’ opening-day roster after playing for Stanford.

Seaford's Cajuste headed to NFL

Devon Cajuste is headed to the NFL. The Seaford native signed with the San Francisco 49ers on April 30. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 5/11/16

Jared Wolfe, left, with his coach, Bob Fehrenbach, received the Jay Fiedler Award.

An athlete and a scholar

Jared Wolfe knows how to win — on the field, in the classroom and in his community. Wolfe, a senior at MacArthur High School, was this year’s recipient of the Jay Fiedler Top Scholar-Athlete Award, which is awarded to one Nassau County football player each year. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 2/10/16

Nikki and Kyle Sliwak, with their choice of uniform number for the Wantagh Warriors, honor their father, Robert, who played football and baseball for the Seaford Vikings, and died on Sept. 11.

Playing for Dad

Kyle and Nikki Sliwak have few memories of their father, Robert, who died in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, when they were just 3. Yet he plays a major role in their lives, especially when they suit up for the Wantagh Warriors. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 12/16/15

2008 graduates Brett Tom and Tom Celentani came out to support the cause.

Bailey Bowl tradition lives on

He was always a good guy to be around and always had a smile on his face,” friend and former teammate Nick Manfredo said of Rick Bailey. “If anything got too tense at football practice, … more

By Rebecca Anderson | 12/1/15

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