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

Two of Nassau’s premier hitters were on display last Friday night when top-seeded West Hempstead and No. 5 Valley Stream South met in a Class B girls’ volleyball semifinal at Herricks. more

Hewlett and Baldwin avenge regular-season losses to Sewanhaka and East Meadow, respectively, to advance in playoffs. more

For 32 of the 56 Nassau County high school football teams, the season continues into the playoffs. more

The way Hewlett’s Zachary Feuer and Valley Stream South’s Henoc Bienne were turning aside shots, last Saturday’s Nassau Class A boys’ soccer first-round playoff game had penalty kick shootout written all over it. more

The final week of the regular season is here for Nassau County football teams, and a bunch of playoff berths remain up for grabs. more

Though a third straight boys’ soccer conference title escaped Valley Stream North in the final week of the regular season, the Spartans are back in the Nassau Class A playoffs. more

East Meadow's win streak is at six after the Jets took advantage of Baldwin's early mistakes. more

Valley Stream North celebrated Homecoming last Saturday with a 20-12 victory over Conference IV rival Locust Valley. more

Despite fielding the youngest roster in Nassau Conference VI girls’ soccer, Valley Stream North is contending to finish as high as second place under first-year coach Geoffrey O’Connell. more