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Give your child a great baseball experience

Valbrook Baseball Camp is designed for aspiring baseball players from ages 5 through 14 who are looking to improve their skills, learn more about the game and . . . more

By Teri Ann Loeser | 6/30/16

Andrew Kratzer, second from right, received his prize from Ducks owner Frank Boulton, left, general manager Michael Pfaff and mascot Quackerjack.

Wantagh Ducks fan wins big

It was the easiest $10,000 Andrew Kratzer ever made. All he had to do was sit and watch a baseball game. Kratzer was the big winner at the May 25 Long Island Ducks game, a 15-5 win over the Bridgeport Bluefish. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 6/1/16

The Wantagh Little League’s Opening Day parade neared Wantagh Elementary School last Saturday morning, where a ceremony followed at Ciminelli Field.

Sun shines bright on baseball season in Wantagh

It was perfect baseball weather as Wantagh Little Leaguers took the field for the first time of the spring 2016 season last Saturday. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 4/19/16

Players from the Blue Lightning, one of the teams with the Levittown-Seaford-Wantagh Athletic Association, were ready for the start of the season.

LSW kids ready to play ball

The Levittown-Seaford-Wantagh Athletic Association took part in the 2016 Opening Day parade last Sunday to celebrate the start of the youth baseball season. Players marched from the West Village Green in Hicksville to Redwing Park in Levittown for a ceremony. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 4/14/16

Michael Dunphy, 8, of Wantagh, worked on his hitting skills at LSW Sports’ winter baseball clinic on Feb. 7 at MacArthur High School, as Joseph Tufano waited his turn.

Learning the fundamentals of baseball

While the baseball fields were covered in snow, players from the Levittown-Wantagh-Seaford Athletic Association were in MacArthur High School’s gymnasium gearing up for the spring thaw. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 2/17/16

At Forest Lake Elementary School on Oct. 22, Principal Anthony Ciuffo and several of his students celebrated the Mets’ advancement to the World Series.

15 years in the making

That catchy “Let’s Go Mets” chant is rarely heard this late in October. With the Mets making their first World Series in 15 years, local fans are ecstatic, and hoping for the team’s first championship since 1986. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 10/27/15

A Hall of Famer on and off the field

Lawrence Peter “Yogi” Berra left school in the eighth grade to help support his family. He grew up poor . . . more

10/1/15

Jason Berthel, 8, of Seaford, kept his arm loose.

Skills clinic a homerun with young ballplayers

The fundamentals of baseball were the focus of LSW Sports’ annual summer clinic, which is wrapping up this week at Cuomo Field in Seaford. more

By Andrew Hackmack and Matthew Rachek | 7/21/15

Jake Thomas was named to the Nassau County All-Star team in 2011, among other achievements during his Calhoun High School baseball career.

Calhoun baseball alumni drafted by MLB teams

Jake Thomas and Alex Vargas, both 21, played baseball together in 2011 at Calhoun High School under legendary coach Joe Corea. In 2010, Thomas led the Colts squad that captured the Nassau County Class AA title. In 2012, Vargas played a critical role in the Colts’ victory at the Long Island Class AA championship. Major League teams recently drafted them both. more

By Julie Mansmann | 7/15/15

Dan Lyons, right, played in his 500th game with the Long Island Ducks on July 2 and enjoyed a big first half with a .327 average and 38 RBIs.

First-half success for Ducks

Reaching the midway point of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball campaign with the best half-season record in their 16-year history, the Long Island Ducks (46-23) have plenty to be excited about but also more work to do. more

By Tony Bellissimo | 7/14/15

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