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Junior Sophia Ciminera was dynamic in goal for West Hempstead in its 4-0 victory at Valley Stream South Sept. 20, making 14 saves.

West Hempstead got the best of Valley Stream South in a Nassau girls’ soccer Conference A/B3 matchup Sept. 20, 4-0, behind 14 saves from goalkeeper Sophia Ciminera. Both teams were coming … more

By David Patalano | 9/25/23

Ismael Perez, left, is one of the key returnees for Valley Stream Central, which hopes to flip the results of close games.

Finding goals is VSC's goal

Sometimes, all it takes is one goal. For the Valley Stream Central boys’ soccer team last season, it was more often than that. Six times, the Eagles fell by one goal en route to a 4-8-2 … more

By Andrew Fantucchio | 9/18/23

Dayanara Castillo is one of the Spartans’ senior captains and coming off an All-Conference campaign in the midfield.

V.S. North aims for better results

A new conference and injection of speed has Valley Stream North’s girls’ soccer team looking on the up. Last season, Valley Steam North went winless … more

By Marc Berman | 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

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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