A team of six Herald editors and reporters –– Scott Brinton, Jeff Bessen, Alex Costello, Mary Malloy, Anthony Rifilato and Alexandra Spychalsky –– have taken second place for Community … more

Never think and act like you’re the best — you always have something to learn. Those were the words of Edson Arantes do Nascimento, more commonly known as Pele’, who was given an honorary … more

Long Beach couldn't overcome two big innings by red-hot Mepham, which won its fourth straight softball game last Friday in a Conference AA-I/II crossover. more

After a spirited run to the Nassau Class B girls’ lacrosse semifinals last spring, Long Beach opened 2014 by facing what could prove to be the toughest three opponents on its schedule. more

With four non-conference games in March to use as a measuring stick, Long Beach boys’ lacrosse coach Jim Kaspar said he knows two things can’t continue if the Marines are going to go far in the Nassau Class B playoffs again after reaching the semifinals last spring. more

Coming off a remarkable 53-win season that brought a second NCAA Division II East Super Regional softball title in four years, as well as a third consecutive East Coast Conference crown, Molloy College returns seven position players but is faced with the task of replacing a dynamic pitching duo. more

As Long Beach High School athletic teams celebrated Winter Sports Awards Night on March 13, the focus of the evening was on the importance of persevering and working together to reach a common goal. … more

Last March, Hofstra baseball coach John Russo and the Pride were in the beginning stages of trying to cope with the absences of then-juniors Matt Ford and Dalton Rouleau from the middle infield and top of the lineup. more

Legendary Hofstra softball head coach Bill Edwards lost one of the all-time great pitchers to graduation, but his Pride have been just fine in the early going of 2014. more

Three years removed from its last NCAA Tournament appearance, Hofstra men’s lacrosse program is taking a “one game at a time” approach for 2014 in hopes that its season gets extended well into May. more