The Lady Rebels, a North Bellmore-North Merrick Little League travel softball team, last month recaptured its crown as New York champion, which the team last held in 2013 and narrowly missed taking last year.
Propelled forward by their years of playing together, the 11- and 12-year-old girls on the team defeated Staten Island’s South Shore squad, 3-1, to win the state tournament on July 18 in upstate Fishkill.
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By Brian Racow
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8/17/15
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The Lady Rebels, a North Bellmore-North Merrick Little League travel softball team, were contenders in New York’s Little League tournament again this year after winning district and section championships.
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9/4/14
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More than 800 Bellmore-Merrick children recently heard the phrase that they have awaited for months after a bitterly cold, snowy winter –– "play ball." The North Bellmore-North Merrick Little League celebrated opening day on April 12, with players and their families rejoicing in the return of the spring sports season.
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By Julie Mansmann
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5/1/14
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The North Bellmore-North Merrick Little League’s 9- and 10-year-old girls’ travel softball team, the Lady Rebels, are this year’s state softball champions in their age division. Not only that, but they finished the season in third place in the entire Northeast.
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By Brian Racow
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8/28/13
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New York State Sen. Charles Fuschillo Jr. of Merrick recently visited Mepham High School in Bellmore to thank students for their continued support of his “Extend the Holidays” toy drive.
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12/20/12
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The North Bellmore-North Merrick 10u Rebels B team recently completed its summer season by winning a District 31 interleague tournament championship 10-0.
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10/11/12
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Eight Bellmore and Merrick schools were commended for academic excellence recently, receiving Reward School status from the New York State Department of Education, district officials said.
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By Julie Mansmann, jmansmann@liherald.com
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9/28/12
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Children in impoverished areas of the Dominican Republic — who comprise about 60 percent of the country’s population –– might call a rock wrapped in a stocking and held together with a rubber band a baseball.
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By Julie Mansmann
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8/15/12
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The North Bellmore-North Merrick Little League’s 12U girls softball team recently swept the District 31 Williamsport Tournament, defeating Merrick 11-1 in the title game.
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7/31/12
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The North Bellmore-North Merrick Little League 12-year-old Williamsport baseball team recently accomplished what no other NBNMLL squad in their division been done in 30 years — it won a district championship.
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By David Weingrad
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7/19/12
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