With the high school sports year coming to a close, the Herald is accepting summer story ideas to be considered for publication in July and August.....
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6/20/11
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Many children dream of being able to flip and fly through the air. For 9-year-old Kaylee Guarascia of North Bellmore, such acrobatics are a part of her daily life.
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By Deirdre Krasula
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6/16/11
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Calhoun High School senior Jake Thomas led the Nassau County all-star team to a 12-8 victory over Suffolk County in the seventh annual Grand Slam Challenge last Friday at Farmingdale State College.
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By FRAN BERKMAN
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6/15/11
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The Bellmore-Merrick Challenge, organized by Calhoun High School special-education teacher Katie Lessig and physical-education teacher Heather Riddiough, recently offered more than 200 special-education students from eight high schools the chance to compete in good-natured camp games and track and field events.
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By Scott Brinton
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6/14/11
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The Calhoun Colts badminton team practiced throughout the 2010-11 school year while sporting T-shirts with the phrase, “Winning is a choice.” It’s a choice that the squad has made three years in a row.
On May 20, the Lady Colts defeated Port Washington, winning four of seven games to capture the Nassau County championship. It marked the third consecutive county title for Calhoun, which the program had never accomplished before.
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By David Weingrad
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6/10/11
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Calhoun seniors Tim Campbell and James Panetta capped their track careers with another pair of big finishes at the Nassau Class AA Track and Field championships.
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Steve Siniski
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6/8/11
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Those who know Scott Lipsky say he is a man of few words. Lipsky, who grew up in Merrick and graduated from Kennedy High School in Bellmore, has never been one to boast or complain. And that, in large part, was the secret to the 29-year-old’s success at last week’s French Open, at which he won the mixed doubles title at this Grand Slam event.
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By Deirdre Krasula
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6/7/11
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Mets first baseman Ike Davis will coach Coleman Country campers when he visits “The Ranch” in Merrick in July. The emerging superstar is one of the best players on the Mets and had one of the hottest starts in all of Major League Baseball this season before an injury forced him onto the disabled list. At 24, he was named the first baseman on Baseball America’s 2010 All-Rookie team.
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6/2/11
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There will be no repeat for the Calhoun nine. The defending Nassau Class AA baseball champions were swept by Carey in last week's semifinal series.
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Andrew McClure
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6/1/11
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Calhoun hit its stride down the stretch of the Nassau County Conference I lacrosse season, winning five of its last six to steamroll into a first round Class A playoff game against No. 10 Port Washington last Friday.
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Steve Siniski
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5/27/11
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