Two programs on the rise hooked up in a fast-paced Nassau Class A girls’ basketball playoff opener that saw fourth-seeded Sewanhaka slowly pull away for a 63-46 victory over No. 13 Valley Stream North Feb. 16.
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Tony Bellissimo
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2/21/12
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Memo to the other 11 teams in the Nassau Class AA girls’ basketball playoffs: Mepham’s Kristen O’Brien feels good and the Lady Pirates are peaking at the right time.
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Tony Bellissimo
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2/15/12
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As the beat goes on for North Shore, the No. 1 seed in the Nassau Class A girls’ basketball playoffs, Valley Stream North is basking in the accomplishment of qualifying for postseason play for the third time in four seasons.
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Tony Bellissimo
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2/15/12
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So much for Elmont’s growing pains. After winning their first county basketball championship in program history a season ago, the Spartans were left to start anew in 2011-12. Despite a lack of varsity experience, and a slew of underclassmen, they’re back in the Nassau Class AA hunt.
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Andrew McClure
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2/8/12
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Senior Shane Saltzman will lead a group of at least seven Valley Stream North wrestlers at this weekend’s Nassau County Division I championships after capturing last Saturday’s qualifying tournament 132-pound at Plainedge.
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Tony Bellissimo
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2/8/12
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If you’ve attended a Valley Stream North High School girls’ basketball game in the past five years, chances are you’ve noticed Madeline Nelson. She’s the one in the green-trimmed uniform most often putting the ball in the hoop.
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By Brian Croce
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2/1/12
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Valley Stream North stuck to its plan against North Shore in a Conference A-IV girls’ basketball showdown Jan. 12, but the visiting Lady Vikings proved too deep and pulled away in the second half for a 64-37 victory.
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Tony Bellissimo
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1/18/12
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Mepham’s Kristen O’Brien joined the prestigious 1,000-point club last Thursday night with a second-quarter basket, but visiting Elmont had three players in double figures and joined the Lady Pirates in second place in Nassau Conference AA-III with a 48-32 victory.
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Tony Bellissimo
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1/17/12
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If Valley Stream North can perform the way it did in its 78-61 victory over Island Trees in the opener of Conference IV-A play, the Spartans should be in the hunt for a title.
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Andrew McClure
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1/3/12
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Though many of the names on Elmont’s roster changed, the defending Nassau Class AA boys’ basketball champions have managed to pick up where they left off.
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Tony Bellissimo
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1/3/12
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