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Although wrestling has always been a rigorous sport, testing an athlete’s endurance and resilience, for Valley Stream Central High School wrestling head coach Chris Carbajal, it’s not … more
Kevin Glenz, a star lacrosse player at Lynbrook High School and the son of Larry Glenz, a longtime wrestling coach at the high school, died in 2010, at 27, of a heroin overdose. Last week, Long … more
Wrestling involves a good stance, efficient movement, penetration, and a drive to the finish. more
Long Beach’s “Commissioner for A Day,” a 14-year-old New York State wrestling champion, rolled up to police headquarters last Friday in one of three squad cars, emerging to cheers … more
Only 14 years old, Dunia Sibomana has already experienced a life’s worth of tragedy and triumph. On Saturday evening at Albany’s MVP Arena, the eighth-grader from Long Beach etched … more
Eight years ago, Dunia Sibomana was clinging to life after several wild chimpanzees attacked him and two family members as they played near Virunga National Park in the Congo, in Central … more
Clark Crespi, a longtime Baldwin teacher and wrestling coach who was loved and respected by many, died March 18 of complications of Parkinson’s disease and neuropathy. He was … more
A former Wellington C. Mepham High School wrestler has returned to the mat — this time with different equipment. In September, Alexander Pekoff, of Bellmore, launched “THE … more
The first high school wrestler in Long Island history to capture five New York State championships has continued his extraordinary success at the next level. Long Beach’s Jacori Teemer, a … more
The Lynbrook High School varsity wrestling team recently took part in a Wrestling Takes Down Drugs event, in which they competed against the Oceanside varsity team and signed a pledge not to do drugs. more
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