Football players donned red wristbands and cheerleaders red ribbons at Calhoun High School’s Sept. 27 home game in a show of support for Joe Bianca, a Calhoun special-education teacher and former head football coach who this summer survived a stroke
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10/8/14
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Students, faculty members and public officials recently celebrated the grand unveiling of new synthetic turf fields at Calhoun and Kennedy high schools.
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10/1/14
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In February, Baltimore Ravens star running back Ray Rice was arrested at an Atlantic City casino and charged with assault. Video footage later emerged . . .
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9/25/14
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If the National Football League’s indefinite suspension of Baltimore Ravens star Ray Rice for his knock-out punch of his then fiancée, Janay Palmer, has any positive side, it’s the enhanced public awareness of domestic violence.
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9/18/14
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On Monday, Aug. 18, all 56 Nassau County public high school football teams will begin preparations for the upcoming season, scheduled to open Friday, Sept. 12 with a handful of games under the lights.
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By Tony Bellissimo
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8/12/14
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Despite allowing 268 rushing yards and going 1-for-9 on third-down conversions, Long Island continued its recent dominance of New York City by capturing the 19th annual UnitedHealthcare Empire Challenge football all-star game, 24-18, before a record-crowd of 9,762 at Hofstra’s Shuart Stadium on June 25.
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By Tony Bellissimo
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7/3/14
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The Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District is taking part in a national study, conducted by the nonprofit Brain Trauma Foundation, that aims to more precisely map the number of high school athletes who suffer concussions.
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By Scott Brinton
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4/29/14
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No one will contest the fact that we have experienced a cold winter up to now. Cold weather tends to drive people indoors and keeps them away from . . .
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1/31/14
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The Calhoun High School faithful joined together Saturday for a venerated fall tradition, Homecoming, a football game and festival that capped a week of school-spirited doings at Calhoun.
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By Brian Racow
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10/28/13
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For the third time in as many years, Kennedy’s football team thrived under the lights in its homecoming game. The Cougars scored on defense, offense, and special teams last Friday night on the way to knocking off South Side, 17-0, in a Conference II game.
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By Tony Bellissimo
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10/1/13
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