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New York Cosmos forward Peri Maro&scaron;evi scored the match’s first goal in the 44th minute on the way to a 2-1 win over the Fort Lauderdale Strikers on Aug. 3.

For the first time in 29 years, the New York Cosmos returned to the pitch on Aug. 3, and in thrilling fashion, captured a 2-1 victory over the Fort Lauderdale Strikers in front of a sellout crowd at Hofstra University’s Shuart Stadium. more

By Brian Croce | 8/7/13

Cosmos return to soccer pitch

After a nearly 30-year absence, the New York Cosmos are back. They joined the North American Soccer League (NASL) last summer and play their opening match Saturday, Aug. 3 at 7 p.m. against the Ft. Lauderdale Strikers at Hofstra University’s Shuart Stadium. more

By Tony Bellissimo | 7/23/13

Hewlett's Kelvin Larios, left, battled Valley Stream North's Evan Peters for control during last Friday's Nassau Class A quarterfinal playoff game.

Hewlett ends VSN's season in OT

Deep into the second overtime period of the Nassau Class A boys’ soccer quarterfinals last Friday, Hewlett junior Myles Ofri scored the deciding goal against Valley Stream North, advancing the Bulldogs to the semifinals and ending the Spartans’ season in crushing fashion. more

By Brian Croce | 11/13/12

Valley Stream North's Rafael Montoya, left, battled for a loose ball with Garden City's Greg Vouzianas.

VSN advances in playoffs

Survive and advance. Come playoff time in any sport, it’s a mantra that each and every coach preaches and believes in. It doesn’t matter how successful the regular season was, one slip up in the postseason could mean the end of the line for a team. more

By Andrew McClure | 11/1/12

Elmont's Kamal Morris, left, and Carey's Tom Mangiaracina had their eyes on the ball during last Friday's Conference AA-III game.

Best-ever start for Elmont

Elmont made some noise on the soccer pitch a year ago when it hosted a playoff game for the first time in 32 years. The Spartans have carried that momentum into the 2012 season and are the team to beat in Conference AA-III. more

By Andrew McClure | 10/9/12

Junior Juan Rivera, left, scored both of Valley Stream North's goals in its 2-1 victory at Mineola on Sept. 27.

V.S. North's win streak at four

Valley Stream North’s winning streak on the soccer pitch reached four games on Sept. 27 when junior forward Juan Rivera’s two goals led the visiting Spartans past Mineola, 2-1, in Conference A-VII. more

By Tony Bellissimo | 10/3/12

The HOTA Lightening Girls’ Soccer Club marched along 5th Avenue for NYC’s German-American Stueben Parade.

Hota marches on

Girls from the Hota Soccer club marched in the German-American Stueben Parade on Sept. 18 in Manhattan. The team consists of players from Franklin Square, Floral Park, and Garden City. Staged as … more

9/26/12

Carey's Gianfranco Iacono, right, battles with Oceanside's Ben Smolarchik during a non-league game won by the Seahawks on Sept. 7.

Carey should be in the hunt

Carey rebounded from a one-win season in 2010 by posting a 9-4-2 overall record last fall and making a trip to the Nassau Class AA boys’ soccer playoffs. more

By Andrew McClure | 9/19/12

Mark Romanowski, 17, of Rockville Centre, recently left the Albertson Soccer Club’s elite academy team after U.S. Youth Soccer ruled that academy participants could not play for their high school teams. Romanowski, shown above playing for South Side High School, didn’t want to give up ‘school ball.’

For elite players, soccer academies mean hard choice

Mark Romanowski joined the Albertson Soccer Club’s elite academy team in the fall of 2011, when he entered his junior year at South Side High School in Rockville Centre. The decision did not come easily for Romanowski, who is now 17 and a senior at South Side. He had played for the Rockville Centre Soccer Club since he was in third grade, and he loved his club. more

By Scott Brinton | 9/6/12

Pride seeks CAA Tournament bid

Inconsistency, injuries and unlucky bounces in overtime were all big reasons why Hofstra’s men’s soccer team went 7-10-1 a year ago (4-7 against Colonial Athletic Association rivals) and failed to meet expectations. more

By Tony Bellissimo | 9/5/12

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