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Aspiring filmmaker Zachary Borst, 26, of Merrick, recently won a contest to have his commercial air during Super Bowl XLVI.
Merokean wins Super Bowl commercial contest
As a lifelong Giants fan, Zachary Borst, of Merrick, watched intently on Sunday as his beloved Giants took on the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLVI. But Borst had even more incentive to watch the Super Bowl than most –– a commercial that he wrote, filmed and produced will air during the game. more
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Madeline Nelson drove to the basket in a game against North Shore. She later would score her 1,000th career point against Clarke.
Milestone basketball for North hoops star
If you’ve attended a Valley Stream North High School girls’ basketball game in the past five years, chances are you’ve noticed Madeline Nelson. She’s the one in the green-trimmed uniform most often putting the ball in the hoop. more
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Carey's Liz Osowiecki makes an aggressive move toward the basket during last Friday's Conference AA-III victory over Long Beach.
Carey remains in playoff picture
Already with a couple of come-from-behind victories, Long Beach was in rally mode again following a lackluster first half last Friday at Carey but fell just short in a key Conference AA-III girls’ basketball showdown, 33-30. more
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Sewanhaka's Jabryl Chin drives against Hewlett's Harrison Brenner during last Friday's Conference A-II game.
Growing process for Sewanhaka
Coming into the 2011-12 basketball season, first-year coach Jay Allen expected there to be some growing pains at Sewanhaka. more
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More Happy and Rafael Bejarano recently won the Adirondack Stakes at Saratoga Racetrack, one of three thoroughbred horse-racing facilities overseen by NYRA.
State report: 'NYRA gambles with financial future'
An audit report released last week by state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli suggests that the New York Racing Association — the state’s governing body of thoroughbred horse racing, which includes Belmont Park and the Aqueduct Racetrack — has been gambling on its financial future. more
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The Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District, Community Parent Center and Nassau County Legislator David Denenberg hosted a panel discussion on the college athletic recruitment process on Thursday. Above, the panel included, from left, Seth Tierney, head men’s lacrosse coach at Hofstra University; Danny Longo, head men’s and women’s soccer coach at Molloy College; Susan Cassidy-Lyke, the Molloy athletic director; Craig Papach, athletic coordinator at Kennedy High School; and Rod Stephan, head baseball coach at SUNY Old Westbury.
L.I. college coaches offer words of wisdom on getting recruited
To the many sports parents who dream of sending their star athletes to college on full athletic scholarships, think again, says Seth Tierney, head men’s lacrosse coach at Hofstra University in Hempstead. more
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Senior Celine Jolicoeur, left, has been lighting up the scoresheet for Sewanhaka and had 21 points in last Friday's victory at Lawrence.
Offense sparks Sewanhaka win
A season after Sewanhaka broke through with an appearance in the Nassau Class A girls’ basketball playoffs and won a first-round overtime thriller at New Hyde Park, the Lady Indians are sitting atop Conference A-II at the midway mark. more
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On Dec. 18, Tommy Genova, right, and his partner, Darren Andretta, left, bowled in the adult/youth tournament at AMF East Meadow Lanes. Andretta bowled a 279 in the final game, and Genova bowled a 300.
Genova’s 280 spurs team victory
Elmont resident Tommy Genova Jr. bowled a 280 in the third game of a 692 series, on Jan. 4, leading the Sewanhaka Central High School District to a 3-0 win over Oyster Bay in the Nassau Conference II bowling tournament. more
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LOCAL RUNNER Lauryn Heskin placed first in the 400-meter run, in the first three meets of the Colgate Women’s Games, held in Brooklyn.
F.S. runner excels at nat’l track series
Franklin Square resident Lauryn Heskin is currently competing in the Colgate Women’s Games, which are held in New York. Colgate is one of the longest-running amateur track series nationwide, comprised of a series of six meets — four preliminary meets, semi-finals, and a finals meet at Madison Square Garden on Jan. 28. more
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Valley Stream North’s Elyse Zappia heads upcourt during a Conference A-IV setback to North Shore on Jan. 12. Zappia had 14 points.
North girls fall, playoffs still a goal
Valley Stream North stuck to its plan against North Shore in a Conference A-IV girls’ basketball showdown Jan. 12, but the visiting Lady Vikings proved too deep and pulled away in the second half for a 64-37 victory. more
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