02.18.2020 Sports Girls Basketball Notebook: Mattituck’s defense gets job done The way basketball coaches see it, there’s no defense for not playing defense. A player’s shooting touch can come and go, they reason, but defense is about effort. There...
01.13.2020 Sports Girls Basketball Notebook: Young McFarland making a difference Brienna McFarland’s rookie varsity season with the Greenport/Southold girls basketball team hasn’t always been an easy one. Then again, being a freshman and adjusting to the speed and complexities...
12.04.2019 Sports Girls Basketball: Meet the new, improved Porters The dramatic transformation is staggering. The Greenport/Southold girls basketball team’s entry in the What a Difference a Year Can Make category is astounding. All one needs is the eye...
11.20.2019 Sports Girls Basketball Preview: In Hoeg they trust Trust the process. Trust Mackenzie Hoeg. That’s what Mattituck coach Steve Van Dood tells his basketball players when referring to Hoeg, the team’s All-County senior point guard.
10.22.2019 Sports Girls Volleyball: Porters snag first playoff berth since 2015 The stakes were high for both high school girls volleyball teams. For Port Jefferson, it was a must-win match. For Greenport/Southold, it was more like a want-to-win deal —...
10.08.2019 Sports Girls Volleyball: Porters chasing playoff spot Things were going smoothly, almost surprisingly so, given the caliber of competition the Greenport/Southold girls volleyball team was facing. The First Settlers were leading, 13-11, in the first set....
10.04.2019 Sports Girls Volleyball: Osler, Tuckers serve up a winner Good serving can atone for a multitude of sins in volleyball. When a proficient server like Jordan Osler gets on a roll, no one knows better than her Mattituck...
09.25.2019 Sports Field Hockey: 0-7 Porters lack scoring punch You can’t win if you don’t score. That’s it in a nutshell for the Greenport/Southold field hockey team. Jada Clark has done something none of her teammates have done...
09.17.2019 Sports Boys Golf Preview: Tuckers favorites no more? To hear Paul Ellwood describe it, his Mattituck High School boys golf team is no longer the favorite to walk off with the Suffolk County League VII championship. This...
09.11.2019 Sports Girls Volleyball Preview: Is another Glens Falls trip awaiting Tuckers? Playing in the New York State Public High School Athletic Association girls volleyball championships is a ball. Frank Massa strongly recommends it. Of course, the trick is getting there....