A sweep in the final three-game series of the regular season vaulted East Meadow into the No. 5 seed in the Nassau Class AA baseball playoffs, and the Jets extended that winning streak to four games with a 10-3 home win over No. 12 Mepham in the first round last Monday.
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By Steve Siniski
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5/16/12
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In one of the stranger endings to any softball game, let alone a postseason matchup, a dead ball run awarded after a wild pitch with runners on first and third and one out in the bottom of the ninth pushed No. 2 East Meadow past No. 7 Mepham, 1-0, in the quarterfinal round of the Nassau Class AA playoffs.
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By Steve Siniski
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5/15/12
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A new defensive wrinkle coupled with strong interior play helped Calhoun start a winning streak in Conference AA-II girls basketball last Friday. The Lady Colts held off East Meadow, 50-41, for their second win in three days.
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Steve Siniski
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1/10/12
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Two impressive freshmen pitchers — East Meadow’s Kerri Shapiro and Mepham’s Toni Marie Valeriano — combined for 11 scoreless innings in Monday’s Nassau Class AA softball quarterfinal round matchup.
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Tony Bellissimo
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5/19/11
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Mepham freshman pitcher Toni Marie Valeriano started hot by retiring eight of the first nine batters she faced, and the offense did its damage over the final five innings, scoring all of its runs in a 10-2 win at East Meadow last Friday.
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Steve Siniski
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5/10/11
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Oceanside knocked off East Meadow in a battle of 3-0 teams in Conference I, West Hempstead won its second straight in Conference III, and East Rockaway moved to 3-1 in Conference IV.
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Tony Bellissimo and Andrew McClure
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10/2/10
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Tea Party, mad as hell, angry people, etc. Everybody has a theory on why Carl Paladino won the Republican nomination for the dubious opportunity to run against Andrew Cuomo for governor in November.
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Jerry Kremer
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9/24/10
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It was a banner season for many high school sports teams in the Herald’s coverage area.
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Tony Bellissimo
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6/25/10
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Reminiscent of ancient Rome, this exquisite multi-level salon and day spa provides myriad luxurious services, amenities and products.
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Teri-Ann Loeser
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5/20/10
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Jets head coach Rex Ryan, the Big Apple’s newest favorite son, gave a bunch of rowdy Dolphins fans the finger after they heckled him in a Miami bar. The Jets fined Ryan $50,000.
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Al D'Amato
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2/11/10
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