Eight student athletes from Valley Stream District 13 participated in the Empire State Games for the Physically Challenged last week. The children took part in a variety of competitions on June 3 at Mitchel Field. more

Sports enthusiasts met for an athletic seminar at the Hendrickson Park administration building on March 12, hosted by the 2C2W Athletic Academy. Participants got an opportunity to learn about the academy’s activities including the track and field program, and opportunities for professional coaching and competition travel. more

Disappointment was the most appropriate word describing several local athletes when they found out last week that the Empire State Games had been canceled for 2011, and likely beyond. more

Last week, freshman Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano laid it on the line for county residents. He told us that the county is facing a $286 million deficit, the largest in its history. more

The South High School Athletic Honor Society held a wellness fair on April 24. more

Saul Lerner, the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District athletic director, recently resigned his post as coordinator of the Nassau County Boys' Basketball Committee because, he said, the Section VIII Athletic Council rejected a proposal of his to fine-tune the seeding process that ultimately determines teams' playing schedules. In 2006, Lerner was the architect of an ability-grouping system that determined a team's conference by its record. Previously, teams were assigned to conferences without much regard to their records. Rather, officials used what they called the "snake," in which teams were seeded and then laid out on a grid that wound back and forth in serpentine fashion. more