West Hempstead comes off a boys’ soccer season that saw it finish with a respectable record of 6-7-1, including a loss to Mineola in the opening round of the Nassau Class A playoffs.
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By Andrew McClure
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9/11/12
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In what’s become an era of specialization, the three-sport high school athlete is a dying breed, albeit far from extinct. Finding a three-sport varsity head coach is much more difficult, but they do exist.
With all due respect to those pulling triple duty in cross-country, winter track and field, and spring track and field in what seems like every school in the Herald’s coverage area, coaching three entirely different sports put Baldwin’s Darius Burton, East Rockaway’s Joe Lores, Long Beach’s T.J. Burke and West Hempstead’s Chris Van Kovics in select company.
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By Tony Bellissimo
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7/5/12
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A longtime student of tennis and with about a dozen years of lessons under her belt, soon-to-be West Hempstead High School graduate Hannah Goldman recently earned her certification to teach others a sport she’s loved since the age of 5.
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By Tony Bellissimo
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6/12/12
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West Hempstead’s boys’ track and field roster ran 25-deep this spring, but there’s no doubt the Rams were led by the dynamic duo of senior Justin Boatwright and junior Teyvon Hall.
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By Tony Bellissimo
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6/5/12
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West Hempstead has bounced back nicely after a difficult 2011 season on the softball diamond. With solid pitching, strong defense, and some timely hitting, the Rams are atop Conference ABC-IV with a 4-1 record and stand at 6-3 overall.
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Andrew McClure
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4/24/12
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West Hempstead’s record through five games may not be anything to write home about at 1-4, but a boost in participation has allowed girls’ lacrosse coach Tracy Hutt to conduct full-field …
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Tony Bellissimo
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4/13/12
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West Hempstead is hoping to build off a season that yielded five victories in 2011. However, with a program that continues to be a work in progress, and a very difficult schedule, the road figures to …
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By ANDREW McCLURE
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4/4/12
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West Hempstead is hoping to build off a season that yielded five victories in 2011. However, with a program that continues to be a work in progress, and a very difficult schedule, the road figures to be a bumpy one for the Rams in '12.
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Andrew McClure
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4/3/12
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West Hempstead's girls' basketball team finished 4-8 in Conference A-III. Despite a record that was less than favorable, the young Rams made plenty of progress.
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Andrew McClure
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2/27/12
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After winning four straight games to qualify for the Nassau Class A boys’ basketball playoffs, West Hempstead drew Conference A-III rival Great Neck North in the opening round and was poised to avenge a pair of regular-season defeats.
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Tony Bellissimo
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2/21/12
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