Dick Wilson has loved baseball since Franklin Delano Roosevelt was in office. He attended his first professional game on Aug. 25, 1937 — yes, he remembers the exact date — at the Polo Grounds, where the New York Giants, who were on their way to the National League pennant, swept the Chicago Cubs in a doubleheader.
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By Brian Croce
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4/11/12
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Sunny St. Patrick’s Day kicked off baseball season for the junior varsity high school teams with a rivalry scrimmage between East Meadow and W.T. Clarke high schools.
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3/29/12
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At its third budget hearing last week, the Oceanside Board of Education voted unanimously to rescind a proposed cut to the district’s 2012-13 budget that would have removed the junior varsity …
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Alex Costello
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3/21/12
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New Hofstra baseball head coach John Russo said anything short of qualifying for the Colonial Athletic Association Tournament would be considered a disappointment for a team off to a promising start.
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Tony Bellissimo
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3/20/12
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Malverne’s baseball fields became disputed ground last week as arguments about their use dominated the public-input portion of the monthly village board meeting.
Mayor Patricia McDonald and …
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Lee Landor
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1/11/12
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Seven members of the Calhoun High School varsity baseball team, one member of the boys’ lacrosse team and one member of the girls’ varsity soccer team have signed letters of intent to play college ball next year.
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1/9/12
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The Bellmore Heat 12U travel baseball team recently captured its second major title of 2011, clinching the fall National Junior Baseball League American Division Championship to cap a perfect 12-0 …
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11/8/11
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Wearing custom championship T-shirts, players from the Valley Stream Baseball League’s top two teams were honored at the annual awards dinner last Saturday night at the VFW hall.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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10/5/11
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The Long Island Ducks (78-47 overall record) open the 2011 Atlantic League playoffs on Wednesday when they play Game 1 of the Best-of-5 Liberty Division series.
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9/20/11
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The Long Island Ducks are having no difficulty scoring runs. The team – which leads the Atlantic League with 515 runs through 81 games – has scored double-digit runs 13 times this year.
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David Weingrad
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8/4/11
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