Front Row Soccer, a website that reports on soccer leagues in the New York metropolitan area, named Rockville Centre native Crystal Dunn “Personality of the Year” and “Women’s Pro Player of the Year” for 2019.
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By Briana Bonfiglio
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1/16/20
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Under a proposed policy, Rockville Centre School District coaches would no longer be allowed to give private instruction to members of their teams for pay. The practice, school officials said, …
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By Jill Nossa
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11/28/19
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It’s been a month since Team USA claimed the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup with a 2-0 victory over the Netherlands. The squad’s dominance throughout the tournament reignited the national conversation on the gender pay gap.
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8/2/19
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Winning the Women’s World Cup was a double triumph for Crystal Dunn. Not only did the Rockville Centre native prove she could play left back at the highest level of the game, she also outbattled many of the best right-sided players on the planet.
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By Michael Lewis
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7/9/19
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The village will be installing artificial turf at Stephen E. Tighe Memorial Park this year, Mayor Francis X. Murray announced at the village board’s Feb. 4 meeting, after years of trying to improve the playing surface.
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By Ben Strack
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2/14/19
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Even when she was young, Malverne-East Rockaway soccer team head coach Joe Lores knew Kailey Hyland was something special on the pitch.
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By Mike Smollins
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10/4/18
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On Long Island in the 1960s there were no Nassau County divisions for soccer players. Club teams? Forget about it. Oceanside, however, was different. “In the 60s we had our own version of club …
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By Peter Belfiore
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10/3/18
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Soccer teams from around the South Shore came to compete in a soccer festival last Saturday held in memory of Trish Meindl, a longtime Rockville Centre resident who died from breast cancer in January.
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By Ben Strack
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8/16/18
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Kayla Cappuzzo’s alarm clock rings at 8 a.m. in Hungary — 2 a.m. in America — and she doesn’t hit snooze like many other 22-year-olds. She pops out of bed. The breakfast is also a little different in Hungary, where she was recently signed to play professional soccer. She grabs two hard-boiled eggs and a piece of toast on the way out the door.
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By Jen Cooper
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7/19/18
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It is an exciting time for soccer fans in Lynbrook and East Rockaway, and it isn’t just because the FIFA World Cup is underway. The Lynbrook/East Rockaway Lightning recently won the Arch Cup Gold championship.
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By Justin Zion
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6/21/18
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