When the 2012-13 girls’ basketball season began, West Hempstead head coach Chris Van Kovics knew consistently putting the ball in the basket could be a problem. He was right.
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By Andrew McClure
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1/8/13
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West Hempstead’s dream of capturing its first conference football title since 1982 came to a bitter end as Roosevelt knocked off the Rams, 45-16, in a Nassau Conference IV semifinal game last Saturday night at Hofstra’s Shuart Stadium.
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By Andrew McClure
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11/19/12
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Top-ranked and undefeated Bellmore-JFK powered its way to a fourth Nassau Class B boys’ volleyball title in five years last Monday afternoon, but No. 3 West Hempstead provided a stiff challenge.
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By Tony Bellissimo
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11/15/12
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Even a field that was more suitable for mud wrestling than football couldn’t slow West Hempstead’s vaunted running game. Senior Tayvon Hall rushed for 167 yards on 12 carries and scored twice to lead the Rams to a 41-7 win over visiting Clarke last Saturday in the opening round of the Nassau Conference IV playoffs.
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By Andrew McClure
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11/13/12
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West Hempstead barreled into the Nassau Class A girls’ soccer playoffs with back-to-back four-goal performances to earn the No. 14 seed, and last Friday gave third-seeded Clarke all it could handle in a first-round battle of Rams.
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By Tony Bellissimo
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11/1/12
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Coming into the 2012 soccer season, West Hempstead head coach Chris Van Kovics knew if his team wanted to be successful in a solid Nassau Conference A-VII, the defensive unit would be the difference. He was right.
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By Andrew McClure
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10/25/12
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West Hempstead is enjoying another strong season on the volleyball court. After advancing to the Nassau Class B quarterfinals in 2011, where the Rams fell in five sets to Jericho, they’re off to an 8-3 start in Conference III.
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By Andrew McClure
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10/16/12
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West Hempstead rebounded from its first loss of the season in a big way, steamrolling to a 41-12 Conference IV victory over visiting Valley Stream North last Saturday behind an offense that found the end zone on each of its first five possessions.
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By Tony Bellissimo
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10/9/12
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A little more than a year after West Hempstead ended Seaford’s 44-game winning streak against Nassau County opponents, the Rams had the Vikings on the ropes again in a Conference IV football showdown last Saturday but couldn’t slam the door.
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By Tony Bellissimo
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10/2/12
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Despite the loss of one of the top offensive players on Long Island, West Hempstead girls’ soccer coach Mike Scaturro believes the team is ahead of last year’s early pace and will battle for the Conference A-III title.
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By Tony Bellissimo
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9/19/12
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