In what’s become an era of specialization, the three-sport high school athlete is a dying breed, albeit far from extinct. Finding a three-sport varsity head coach is much more difficult, but they do exist.
With all due respect to those pulling triple duty in cross-country, winter track and field, and spring track and field in what seems like every school in the Herald’s coverage area, coaching three entirely different sports put Baldwin’s Darius Burton, East Rockaway’s Joe Lores, Long Beach’s T.J. Burke and West Hempstead’s Chris Van Kovics in select company.
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By Tony Bellissimo
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7/5/12
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Though they will attend either West Hempstead or Long Beach high schools, the Island Park school district wanted its children to know that it will always be their home district.
The district held …
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6/28/12
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In its fourth annual volleyball fundraising competition, the West Hempstead Education Association sold 500 tickets, collected hundreds of donated raffle items from members of the West Hempstead …
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3/7/12
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Do you need to ease the burden of college tuition? For more than 40 years, the West Hempstead Community Scholarship Fund, a group of public-spirited residents who seek to promote the education of …
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2/15/12
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As Long Beach High School’s first class of Island Park students prepare to graduate in June, a new group of graduating middle school students have chosen where their buses will take them in the …
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Aaron Axelson
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1/25/12
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Lakewood Stables owner Alex Jacobson invited the Herald to take an exclusive tour of his West Hempstead property last week to dispel rumors about its future; He wanted to reassure concerned patrons …
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Lee Landor
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1/25/12
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Exhibits and more...
Across Time & Place: Treasures from the Permanent CollectionThis rotating exhibition of highlights from the Heckscher Museum’s Permanent Collection features a broad …
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1/11/12
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Herald Holiday Houses
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Houses from all around our coverages areas decorated for the holidays. Is your house in the video? Check it out.
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Christina Daly
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12/22/11
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The Young Israel of West Hempstead’s Sisterhood arranged for actress Mayim Bialik, known for her roles in the shows “Blossom” and “The Big Bang Theory,” to speak about …
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12/21/11
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Members of the West Hempstead High School’s Key Club collected food for the needy prior to the Thanksgiving holiday. They were joined by WHHS Principal Daniel Rehman.
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11/30/11
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