It’s back to the county semifinals for the Seahawks. Senior Jesse Montalto went the distance, scattering five hits while striking out four to lead No. 4 Carey to a 4-1 victory and a sweep of its Class AA quarterfinal baseball series with No. 5 Farmingdale.
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Andrew McClure
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5/24/11
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Sewanhaka couldn’t have picked a better time to end a four-game slide on the softball field. The seventh-seeded Lady Indians knocked off No. 10 Wantagh, 2-1, in the first round of the Nassau Class A playoffs.
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Steve Siniski
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5/17/11
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The Carey Lady Seahawks saw their dream of capturing the league’s only playoff berth take a big hit with a 7-6 loss to visiting Glen Cove in a battle of unbeaten girls’ lacrosse teams.
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Andrew McClure
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5/11/11
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Senior third baseman Kevin Brethel homered twice and knocked in five runs, and pitcher J.J. McLaughlin tossed a three-hitter while striking out 10 to lead host Sewanhaka to 12-2 win over Westbury last Friday.
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Andrew McClure
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5/4/11
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Jockey Jose Lezcano not only avoided potential disaster in the first race of 2011 at Belmont Park last Friday, he rode Westside Corral to a come-from-behind victory in the nine-horse, one-mile turf event that kicked off the 56-day spring/summer meet.
Lezcano momentarily lost balance around the three-eighths pole when Westside Corral clipped heels and stumbled. Both rider and horse regained stride quickly, however, swung four-wide into the stretch and closed on frontrunners Ground Force, N.P. Cat and Seattle Mission.
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By Tony Bellissimo
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5/3/11
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A family of four can still enjoy a night at the ballpark without breaking the bank. The Long Island Ducks, in their 12th season in the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball, offer seats for a little as $10, free parking, and a promotional giveway at nearly every home game.
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Tony Bellissimo
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5/3/11
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The tulips are on display once again. Those colorful blooms attract thousands each year to Hofstra University for one of Long Island’s enduring traditions, Hofstra’s Dutch Festival.
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By Karen Bloom
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4/27/11
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Trailing by three goals late in the third quarter, South Side's offense awoke in a big way with six unanswered goals.
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Tony Bellissimo
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4/13/11
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Herald Community Newspapers took home 23 awards from the New York Press Association’s Better Newspaper Contest at NYPA’s annual spring convention. A dozen Herald staff members attended the conference April 8 and 9 at the Gideon Putnam Resort in Saratoga Springs.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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4/13/11
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Valley Stream North gave first-year varsity baseball coach Phil Sanfilippo his first conference victory April 7 when the offense pounded out 14 hits against Floral Park to back the pitching of sophomore Anthony Martelli.
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Tony Bellissimo
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4/13/11
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