A mask couldn’t hide the fact that Lee Cook, the director of the East Meadow Baseball Softball Association’s Challenger League, was in his glory, riding a golf cart from one baseball field to another last Sunday morning, the first day of the season.
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By Jennifer Corr
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4/21/21
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Lynbrook resident Mark Healey said he has always had a passion for baseball and its rich history, which he channelled to publish his book, “Gotham Baseball: New York’s All-Time Team” to assemble the Big Apple’s greatest squad.
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By Mike Smollins
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10/15/20
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To celebrate the first home game of the delayed North Shore Softball League season, Sea Cliff Mayor Edward Lieberman was invited to throw out the ceremonial first pitch on Aug. 16.
Traditionally, …
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By Mike Conn
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8/27/20
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It’s game over for public high school spring sports on Long Island for 2020.
Any hopes for even a modified season were dashed Tuesday afternoon when health and safety concerns led athletic …
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By Tony Bellissimo and Mike Conn
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4/23/20
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This is part three of a four-part series.
There couldn’t have been more than five or six thousand folks in Baldwin when I was growing up in the early 1930s. On Saturdays, for a dime, my friends …
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By Brian Masterson
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10/17/19
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This is part one of a four-part series.
Did you happen to read the news article that reported a scuffle between Little League baseball players that prompted family members to rush onto the field …
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Brian Masterson
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8/29/19
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Rockville Centre hosted its annual Challenger Classic at Hickey Field on June 22, where youngsters of all abilities took the field for a day of fun.
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By Ben Strack
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7/4/19
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As a 3-year-old playing wiffle ball in his Valley Stream backyard, Vito Friscia would pretend he was New York Yankee legends Paul O’Neil and Tino Martinez.
Two decades later, Friscia will now …
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By Andrew Coen
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6/21/19
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Andrew Misiaszek played tee ball at the age of 5. He hated it, and never expected to play baseball again.
Several years later, he went to a friend’s Rockville Centre Little League game and had a catch with his friend’s dad, who called Misiaszek’s mom and urged her to sign him up.
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By Ben Strack
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6/20/19
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Kyle Martin was surrounded by friends and family at his parents’ home in Oceanside on June 5. They were all glued to MLB.com, watching the Major League Baseball Draft when, finally, Martin realized a lifelong dream. The 21-year-old was selected by the Baltimore Orioles in the 15th round, the 438th pick overall.
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By Mike Smollins
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6/13/19
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