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09.14.2026 Columns

Guest column: We were all fortunate to know Kelly Pickering

Sometimes we are fortunate enough to have individuals who can touch our lives and make an impact. Coach Pick was one of those. Kelly Pickering, head coach of the...

09.14.2026 Sports

‘We play for Ms. Pickering’: Tuckers girls’ volleyball rallies for emotional win

Kelly Pickering was in the Mattituck High School gymnasium on Wednesday in both mind and spirit for the girls’ volleyball team’s season-opening match. “Every opportunity we can get, we’re...

09.09.2026 News

Serving up the perfect way to remember Kelly Pickering: volleyball

A new volleyball tradition is starting in Mattituck. The inaugural Kelly Pickering Memorial Volleyball Tournament is set for Saturday, Sept. 26, honoring the beloved teacher and coach who died...

09.03.2026 Sports

Tuckers fill one coaching spot, searching for a second

As the fall high school season gets underway, Mattituck High School has filled one prominent varsity coaching position and is looking to fill another. Jeff Hauser has taken over...

03.04.2026 Sports

Community raises $3K for Kelly Pickering’s family at Riverhead clinic

When Mattituck High School volleyball coach Kelly Pickering passed away last month, Haley Luzim was unable to pay her respects. “It was devastating to hear,” she said. “I was...

02.26.2026 Columns

Remembering a coach who loved her team

The journey from Centereach to Mattituck probably felt longer than 38 miles and 45 minutes for Stella Tatarka on Friday, Nov. 7. The senior standout had just competed in...

02.25.2026 News

Mattituck athletes, coaches pay tribute to Kelly Pickering: ‘A guiding light’

When Mattituck High School seniors Claire McKenzie and Grace Quinn think of their favorite memories with Kelly Pickering, they both think of the same time: losing in the county...

02.17.2026 News

Mattituck-Cutchogue volleyball coach Kelly Pickering dies at 49

Beloved educator and Mattituck-Cutchogue volleyball coach Kelly Pickering died on Sunday, Feb. 15, at age 49. Ms. Pickering, of Center Moriches, who was known to her students as “Pick,”...

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