Seven Mattituck High School senior athletes put pen to paper on national signing day, securing their collegiate futures. In addition to scratching their signatures, they might as well have also written glowingly about the state of lacrosse on the North Fork. READ
Apple makes fine computers that are durable and reliable. As for some of their accessories, however, that’s another story (see photo of the frayed end of the charger cord to the MacBook Pro laptop computer my company has me use).
This is a tale of how the sausage gets made. READ
Been there, done that.
Sounds boring, doesn’t it?
It was anything but for the Mattituck/Southold high school girls lacrosse team on Friday morning. READ
On an evening of wild weather that saw periods of violent, torrential rain, John Amato tried to find a silver lining in the dark clouds above. READ
In a span of a few hours Saturday at nearby stadiums, the Mattituck/Southold boys and girls lacrosse teams both won Class D Long Island championships. READ
From a neutral spectator’s point of view, the Long Island Class D boys lacrosse final wasn’t much to look at. From Mattituck/Southold’s standpoint, though, it was a thing of beauty.
Mattituck certainly held up its end of things and couldn’t be faulted for the one-sided nature of Saturday’s game. All that counted to the Tuckers was that they had claimed a second straight Long Island championship with their 16-6 hammering of Oyster Bay at Hofstra University’s James M. Shuart Stadium. READ
A down-to-the-wire, tense one-goal championship victory would be cause for an enthusiastic celebration for most teams.
Not for the Mattituck/Southold girls lacrosse team. READ
The defending New York State Class D champion Mattituck/Southold girls lacrosse team entered this season with many pieces in place. Among the 17 returning players are 10 with starting experience, so the Tuckers looked to be in a good position to make a run at a second straight state title. READ
It just goes to show you — a mid-season loss in April means nothing. Championships are won in May and June.
The Mattituck/Southold high school boys lacrosse team didn’t have a good day on April 4. They were beaten soundly that day, 12-7, at Port Jefferson. READ
Colby Suglia has an agreeable manner — off the lacrosse field. For players on the field wearing opposing uniforms, however, it might be a different story.
As Suglia sees it, lacrosse affords him the opportunity to be himself — on the field.
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