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Wantagh girls’ lacrosse players gathered on the field at a home game in May 2021. The team will host an Easter fundraiser.

Egg your neighbors on: Wantagh girls’ lacrosse organizes Easter fundraiser

’Twas the night before Easter, and all throughout Wantagh, lacrosse players were stirring, long after the snow had thawed. Members of the Wantagh High School’s girls’ lacrosse team … more

By Kate Nalepinski | 3/4/22

Jason Maynard is one of a number of MacArthur seniors hoping to compete at the college level.

Senior athletes: from standouts to hopefuls

It had been a few weeks since any coaches had held practices, and just as long since any athletes had stepped onto a field. The hope of even shortened seasons for spring sports were diminishing by … more

By J.D. Freda | 5/6/20

Spring sports fell victim to the coronavirus last week after school officials and coaches across Long Island agreed the risk was too great to athletes and their families.

Cancellations bring Wantagh athletes heartache, dashed hopes

It was game over for spring sports in Seaford and Wantagh, after a gut-wrenching decision by school officials and coaches from across Long Island last week to put the health of athletes and their families first. more

By Tony Bellissimo and J.D. Freda | 4/29/20

Kieran McArdle, No. 6, warms up prior to the New York Riptide's open practice on Nov. 2, 2019 at Nassau Coliseum.

The Riptide is new to Long Island lacrosse. Not Kieran McArdle

The newest addition to the National Lacrosse League will be calling Long Island home but for one member of the New York Riptide, coming to Long Island is more of a homecoming. Kieran McArdle grew up in Ronkonkoma in Suffolk County, about 32 miles east of Riptide’s new home at the Nassau Coliseum. more

By William Fitzpatrick | 11/5/19

Paul Rabil, left, who became the MLL's all-time leading scorer, and Rob Pannell, who leads the league in points this season, are major keys to the Lizards' title hopes.

New York Lizards are building momentum

As he’s done every season since taking over as Head Coach/General Manager of the New York Lizards in 2012, Joe Spallina is willing to make whatever moves he feels will improve the roster and put the team in position to challenge for the Major League Lacrosse (MLL) championship. more

By Tony Bellissimo | 6/26/18

Children took part in the Town of Hempstead’s Lacrosse Academy at Seaman’s Neck Park last week, the first session of the summer.

Nothing lax about town sports clinic

About 130 children and teenagers grabbed their lacrosse sticks and traveled to Seaman’s Neck Park in Seaford last week for the first session of the Town of Hempstead’s annual Lacrosse Academy. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 6/28/16

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

Wantagh’s Brendan Kearns has been off to a fast start as a freshman attack for the Providence College men’s lacrosse team.

Kearns attacks college lacrosse with ease

A lot of college players would love to have the success that Brendan Kearns has had in his first year. The freshman lacrosse player at Providence College and Wantagh native has been racking up points this spring, and he hopes he can help lead his team to a championship. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 4/13/16

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

Merokean Dylan O’Shaughnessy played long-stick middie for top-ranked Lehigh University before moving on to the New York Lizards, his night job. By day, he’s a civil engineer.

Merokean is an engineer by day, Lizard by night

Merokean Dylan O’Shaughnessy was out east in Smithtown, helping his mom, Liz, a landscape designer, with a client’s garden in late June, when he got the call: He had been drafted by the New York Lizards, which this year was the best team in Major League Lacrosse. more

By Scott Brinton | 8/19/15