Updated: Thursday, July 29, 2010, 11:29 p.m.
Merrick’s 12-year-old Williamsport softball team, a.k.a. the "Merrick Madness," has won the New York State Softball Championship, defeating Garden City South 13-6 in Canastota, N.Y. on July 28, according to Bill Haddad, president of the Canastota Little League.
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David Weingrad
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7/28/10
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Relegated to the back of the 10-car Late Model feature at Riverhead Raceway last Saturday night after what a NASCAR official deemed "rough riding" during the third lap, Peter "Buzzy" Eriksen had his work cut out with 22 laps to go.
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Tony Bellissimo
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7/28/10
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Daryn Miller’s sixth year on the NASCAR circuit at Riverhead Raceway couldn’t have gotten off to a more inauspicious start with the Franklin Square native failing to complete any of the first three races in the Charger division. But it wasn’t long before he would make history.
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Tony Bellissimo
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7/28/10
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The Valley Stream Little League's senior division team will be playing in the sectional finals this Wednesday.
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Andrew Hackmack
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7/26/10
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At bottom of story, see Brett Gardner give Coleman Country campers high-fives in Herald videos.
Nine-year-old Jake Ignatow of Long Beach rounded the bases at Coleman Country Day Camp’s synthetic-turf infield at full speed, a tad of out breath when he reached third. Awaiting him a few paces off the baseline was none other than Yankees center fielder Brett Gardner, best known as the last player to score at the old Yankee Stadium in September 2008.
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Scott Brinton
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7/22/10
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To the disappointment of many coaches and student-athletes across Nassau County, the boys’ volleyball season has been moved from the spring to the fall, effective with the 2010-11 school year.
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Tony Bellissimo
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7/22/10
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In a dramatic finish, the Valley Stream Little League’s senior division team held on for a win and captured the District 29 championship last week. The team beat Floral Park 13-12 on July 14 and now moves on to the Section 5 tournament.
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Andrew Hackmack
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7/21/10
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When Lou Neglia talks Mixed Martial Arts (MMA), people tend to listen — and for good reason. A former three-time world kickboxing champion in the 1980s who boasted a career record of 34-2, Neglia is now one of the preeminent MMA promoters in the United States.
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Steve Siniski
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7/16/10
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Bob Sheppard, known as "The Voice of the Yankees," and also dubbed "The Voice of God" by former Yankee great Reggie Jackson, was laid to rest on July 15 at St. Christopher's Church on Merrick Road in …
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Mary Malloy
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7/15/10
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Jordan Rodriguez’s 1-yard touchdown run with 1:41 remaining gave New York City a 15-10 victory over Long Island in a rain-soaked Outback Steakhouse Empire Challenge football game on June 22, played before a record crowd of 8,224 at Hofstra’s Shuart Stadium.
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Tony Bellissimo
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7/7/10
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