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Herald Community Newspapers is looking to bolster its award-winning sports coverage with additional freelance staff. more

7/18/21

Adam Caporn takes over the helm of the Long Island Nets.

New head coach Adam Caporn to lead L.I. Nets

The Long Island Nets, the NBA G League affiliate of the Brooklyn Nets, have named Adam Caporn as the fifth head coach in franchise history. more

7/7/21

Essential Quality, right, with jockey Luis Saez aboard, overtook Hot Rod Charlie down the stretch to capture the 153rd running of the Belmont Stakes before a crowd of 11,238 last Saturday.

Essential Quality rallies to win Belmont Stakes

Coming off the only defeat of his career, finishing fourth as the Kentucky Derby favorite, Essential Quality got redemption last Saturday when he edged past intense pacesetter Hot Rod Charlie down the stretch for a thrilling 1 1/4-length victory in the 153rd running of the Belmont Stakes. more

By Tony Bellissimo | 6/6/21

Lynbrook’s captains, back row from left, Jenna Hendrickson, Marti Candel, Maggie Bodian and Mason Benvenuto, and Camilla Bahri and Madi Marchetta.

Lynbrook relies on offensive effort

While its revamped defense works to find its groove, Lynbrook’s offense has given its Nassau Conference II girls’ lacrosse opponents plenty of fits so far thanks to a wide range of weapons. more

By Tony Bellissimo | 5/19/21

Ribbon cutting at the new coliseum which has undergone a $165 million renovation project. From left, Kevan Abrahams, Brett Yormark, Dmitry Razumov, Ed Mangano, Bruce Ratner, Andrew Kaplan, Norma Gonsalves and Frank Colon.

Nassau Coliseum Press Tour - Slideshow [Photo gallery]

Behind the scenes access to the new NYCB Live Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. more

Christina Daly | 3/31/17

Inwood Country Club hosted a kids tennis festival where tennis professional and high school players introduced kids to the sport. Yehuda Stern, 13, of Lawrence, tried to return a serve.

Inwood Country Club hosts Kids’ Tennis Festival [Photo gallery]

Inwood Country Club opened up ten of its tennis courts to members of the Inwood community as 300 children, parents and volunteers attended the first ever Kids’ Tennis Festival, hosted by The Inwood Charities Fund Inc. along with the USTA Eastern/Long Island Region. Volunteers and guests included the Baldwin High School Girls Varsity Tennis Team, Lynbrook High School Girls Varsity Tennis Team, and tennis professionals from the Inwood Country Club. more

9/3/14

A team of Herald reporters received second place for Community Service in the Local Media Association’s annual Editorial Contest. Among the winners were, from left, Alexandra Spychalsky, Scott Brinton, Mary Malloy and Alex Costello.

Heralds earn four honors in national contest

A team of six Herald editors and reporters –– Scott Brinton, Jeff Bessen, Alex Costello, Mary Malloy, Anthony Rifilato and Alexandra Spychalsky –– have taken second place for Community … more

4/16/14

Senior David McClure, right, led the Rocks to the Nassau Class B playoffs and earned Conference B-C Player of the Year honors.

Rocks gained playoffs despite obstacles

Very few high school basketball teams on Long Island won more road games, and none played as many games away from home than East Rockaway’s boys in 2012-13. With the high school off limits after Hurricane Sandy, the Rocks were unable to play within the friendly confines of the Rock Palace. more

By Andrew McClure | 2/26/13

Union Rags wins! [Photo gallery]

A gallery of the Herald's images from Saturday's Belmont Stakes. more

Photos by Christina Daly | 6/9/12

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