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Senior captain and midfielder Fernando Rios, left, is the heart and soul of a Knights’ team eager to make a deep playoff run this fall.

Longtime Uniondale boys’ soccer coach Cohen Nelson believes a season-opening 2-1 loss at Port Washington could serve as a learning experience for a talented Knights’ team looking to make … more

By Tony Bellissimo | 9/18/23

Uniondale’s captains, from left, Angie James, Valeria Pivaral and Sheyla Gomez look to lead the way to a winning season against a new set of rivals.

Uniondale braces for tight battles

Kevin Daly has served as the only coach in Uniondale girls’ soccer program history, dating back to the early 2000s and is excited about the continued growth of the sport in the community. … more

By Tony Bellissimo | 9/11/23

Pride junior midfielder Eliot Goldthorp was named Coastal Athletic Association Preseason Player of the Year.

Hofstra seeks conference Three-Peat and more

The bar has been raised for Hofstra men’s soccer. Hofstra repeated as conference champions last fall, but were unable to replicate its 2021 postseason success when the Pride reached the … more

By Andrew Coen | 9/1/23

Thorhildur Thorhallsdottir, a native of Iceland, shined as a first-year college player last fall with three goals and two assists.

Hofstra aims for another CAA crown

Hofstra women’s soccer defied the odds last year to repeat as conference champions and will look for a far clearer postseason path this fall in the Coastal Athletic Association. The Pride … more

By Andrew Coen | 9/1/23

A photo from of the first open games hosted by the 5 am Brotherhood this summer in Lake Grove.

5 a.m. basketball “brotherhood” comes to Nassau

The 5 am Brotherhood is a co-ed, Suffolk County-based basketball club that hosts open, early-morning games starting at, yes, 5 a.m. every weekday in a competitive but fun, safe and family-like … more

By Brandon Cruz | 8/31/23

Nominate a H.S. sports "Athlete of the Week"

Standout high school athletes are featured weeky in the Herald and we are looking for nominations for the 2023 FALL season. more

8/30/23

William Pickett, a South Side High School graduate, takes over as the Lions’ starting quarterback.

Nassau C.C. eyes return to title stage

Getting back to the national championship stage and winning it are lofty goals, but Nassau Community College football coach Jamel Ramsay wouldn’t have it any other way. “Last season was a … more

By Tony Bellissimo | 8/28/23

Crystal Dunn, right, and the USWNT battled the Netherlands to a 1-1 draw July 26 and completes group play against Portugal.

RVC community rallies around Dunn

Half a world away at the Women’s World Cup in New Zealand, Crystal Dunn is still making an impact on the South Side High School girls’ soccer team and the Rockville Centre community. … more

By Michael Lewis | 7/31/23

South Side, the defending Nassau and Long Island Class A boys’ basketball champions, is moving to Class AA this upcoming season as part of the new statewide classification setup.

NYS adds classification to seven H.S. sports

The New York State Public High School Athletic Association is going from a five-classification format to six classifications in seven different sports... more

By Tony Bellissimo | 7/31/23

Rockville Centre native Crystal Dunn played 84 minutes in a 3-0 victory for U.S. over Vietnam in last Saturday’s World Cup opener.

Dunn embraces second World Cup experience

Participating in her second Women’s World Cup, Crystal Dunn is living by a simple philosophy: Embrace the moment. “The question that many of us who have played in the World Cup get … more

By Michael Lewis | 7/31/23

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