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Timothy Clancy, left, Baldwin’s varsity boys’ lacrosse coach, with Brady Mahler, who received his All-County and All-Academic award. Mahler said he hoped to become Baldwin’s all-time leading scorer in lacrosse.

Brady Mahler’s goal for senior season is to become Baldwin’s all-time leading scorer in lacrosse

After discovering that he is in second place on Baldwin High School’s all-time scoring list in boys’ lacrosse, Brady Mahler has set his sights on taking the top spot next year. more

By Ben Fiebert | 7/9/23

Baldwin is led by senior captains, from left, Kourtney Bobb, Tess Ferguson and Bri Benoit.

Baldwin sitting on playoff fence

A couple of well-played losses has Baldwin on the bubble to qualify for the Nassau Class A girls’ lacrosse playoffs. The Lady Bruins will look to recover from three-goal defeats to Plainview … more

By Tony Bellissimo | 6/17/21

Sports administrators canceled the spring season because of Covid-19 safety concerns.

Baldwin coaches, players react to spring sports cancellation

It’s game over for public high school spring sports on Long Island for 2020. Any hopes for even a modified season were dashed April 21 when health and safety concerns led athletic … more

By Bridget Downes and Tony Bellissimo | 4/30/20

Kieran McArdle, No. 6, warms up prior to the New York Riptide's open practice on Nov. 2, 2019 at Nassau Coliseum.

The Riptide is new to Long Island lacrosse. Not Kieran McArdle

The newest addition to the National Lacrosse League will be calling Long Island home but for one member of the New York Riptide, coming to Long Island is more of a homecoming. Kieran McArdle grew up in Ronkonkoma in Suffolk County, about 32 miles east of Riptide’s new home at the Nassau Coliseum. more

By William Fitzpatrick | 11/5/19

Ed Ramirez, Baldwin’s athletics director, shows off the screen with highlights of past Baldwin sports stars

Baldwin seeks sports history information

The Baldwin school district recently installed a television screen at Baldwin High School showing off illustrious athletes and teams. The interactive screen, in the high school’s lobby, displays … more

By Anthony O'Reilly | 2/21/19

Paul Rabil, left, who became the MLL's all-time leading scorer, and Rob Pannell, who leads the league in points this season, are major keys to the Lizards' title hopes.

New York Lizards are building momentum

As he’s done every season since taking over as Head Coach/General Manager of the New York Lizards in 2012, Joe Spallina is willing to make whatever moves he feels will improve the roster and put the team in position to challenge for the Major League Lacrosse (MLL) championship. more

By Tony Bellissimo | 6/26/18

Tyler Warner on the field against Duke in the NCAA lacrosse championship game on May 28.

Baldwin High School alum is a national champion

It wasn’t the number of wins or conference championships that attracted Tyler Warner to Yale’s lacrosse team four years ago. It was the fact that the Bulldogs took possession of more ground balls than any other team in the Ivy League. more

By Anthony O'Reilly | 6/8/18

Concussions force student-athletes and their parents, like Alyssa Garbarino and her father, Al, to weigh the benefits of playing sports against the long-term health risks.

Bellmore-Merrick athletes hit hard by concussions

Alyssa Garbarino’s second concussion came on a frigid Sunday afternoon when she was 17. Under overcast skies, Garbarino, of North Merrick, who was then playing with the East Meadow Soccer Club’s Storm, bruised her way through a sea of bodies. As she battled with her opponent on the Northport Cow Harbor United Soccer Club, she was constantly driven to the ground, her head hitting the hard earth. As fast as she went down, though, she popped back up. As the game wore on, she began to feel dizzy and developed a sharp headache. more

By Alex Boyd | 6/22/16

Merokean Dylan O’Shaughnessy played long-stick middie for top-ranked Lehigh University before moving on to the New York Lizards, his night job. By day, he’s a civil engineer.

Merokean is an engineer by day, Lizard by night

Merokean Dylan O’Shaughnessy was out east in Smithtown, helping his mom, Liz, a landscape designer, with a client’s garden in late June, when he got the call: He had been drafted by the New York Lizards, which this year was the best team in Major League Lacrosse. more

By Scott Brinton | 8/19/15

Kelsey Cohen, a senior at Baldwin High School, will attend the University of Cincinnati in the fall on a lacrosse scholarship.

Bruin awarded scholarship to become Bearcat

Before she even played in her first lacrosse game at the age of 8, Baldwin High School senior Kelsey Cohen had developed a strong love for the game. As she watched her older brothers Kyle and Dylan and their friends play before her, Cohen, now 17, was anxiously waiting for her chance. more

By Allison Palmer | 4/22/15