Kevin McDermott gives the word "determination" a new definition. The Chaminade and Duke alumnus, just 22, suffered a life-changing accident in July, and has shown a tremendous strength of will in his efforts to prevail over his severe injury. Many of his friends are taking action to help. more

Judging by roster makeup, Kennedy and Mepham couldn’t be any different on the boys soccer field. more

Any Nassau County High School football team seeded fifth, seventh or eighth in its respective conference began the season with back-to-back road games and will play at home for the first time in 2009 in Week 3. more

The winds of change are blowing across the gridiron at Calhoun on several levels. On top of a major overhaul of the roster due to graduation, the eighth-seeded Colts are also moving up to to Nassau’s highest level of football, Conference I. Head coach Joe Bianca has even installed a new offensive system in an effort to combat the new opponents the Colts will face on a weekly basis. more

Thursday marks the official start of the Nassau County high school season, and it’s only the beginning of weekday action. more

Injuries and graduation have hit Mepham hard on the girls' soccer field, as the Lady Pirates have lost major playmakers on both offense and defense. more

Tom Leavy's stop watch read 1:49 as the pack of girls approached, running at breakneck pace on Calhoun High School's brick-red track on a recent Friday morning. "One fifty-eight, Alex!" shouted Leavy, the Calhoun girls' cross-country coach. "That's a good pace. 2:06, 2:14, 2:15. That's it, Emily. Attagirl." Leavy, who started Calhoun's girls' cross-country team in 1974, is celebrating nearly half a century in coaching this season. As the girls rounded the corner, pulling away into the distance, he commented, "The girls who ran all summer, that's showing, and the girls who didn't run, that's showing, too." No matter whether his runners finish first or last around the track, Leavy has a kind word, a smile and often a joke for them. And that, team members say, goes a long way toward explaining his continued success as a cross-country and track coach. Last fall, the cross-country team, with 30 members, finished second in its conference. This year, the runners say, they're shooting for first. Led by Ava Fitzgerald, a junior who qualified for the state meet in her freshman and sophomore years (she placed 22nd at the Section 8 state qualifier last November), the team has high hopes in 2009. more

On a day when the rain was relentless, nobody was more slippery than Carey’s Greg D’Arienzo. more

The Nassau County High School football season kicks off today with five games, including defending Conference I champion Freeport hosting Oceanside at 4:30 p.m. The Red Devils went 10-2 in 2008 and captured the Rutgers Cup, awarded to the best team in the county. more

The Hofstra men’s and women’s soccer teams have enjoyed much success the last five years with five NCAA playoff appearances between the two programs. However both teams fell short of their goal in 2008 with disappointing defeats in their respective Colonial Athletic Association tournaments. more