What’s Super Bowl Sunday without mentioning our Sachem connections to the Big Game? Of course Sachem alum John “Jumbo Elliott” won Super Bowl XXV with the Giants. But did you know that Sachem alum Chris […]
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Gibson Launches Signature Guitar for Kirk Douglas
It’s cool enough that Kirk Douglas makes a living playing music, has toured the world with The Roots and plays every night on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, but now he has his own […]
Doug Smith Appointed Top Republican on New York Eduction Committee
Sachem alum and New York State Assemblyman Doug Smith (R,C,I-Holbrook) was appointed as the minority ranking member on the New York State Assembly’s Education Committee. This committee is oversees educational policies and programs affecting prekindergarten, elementary, […]
Karen Ferguson-Dayes Gets Nod for Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame
Sachem alum and Louisville women’s soccer coach Karen Ferguson-Dayes will be inducted to the Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame in the Class of 2021. Ferguson-Dayes, who graduated from Sachem in 1990, was an inaugural inductee […]
St. James Brewery Debuts Dezy Strong Legends Ale
The legend grows! Matt DiStefano would be proud of this one. St. James Brewery is going to brew Dezy Strong Legends Ale on January 27. DiStefano, a Sachem alum, teacher and coach, died in 2020 […]
Justin Napolitano Named NCAA Division II Preseason Defenseman of the Year
Sachem alum Justin Napolitano should have a big 2021 season. His 2020 season was cut short from the pandemic, but he’s back for one final year and was named NCAA Division II Preseason Defenseman of […]
Sachem Alum Jeff Wallner’s Film Nominated for Academy Award
Sachem is one step closer to having an alumnus win an Academy Award. For just the second time – to our knowledge – a Sachem alum has been nominated for an Oscar. Jeff Wallner, who […]
Vintage Mercurio Lax Video Shows Coaching Passion, Strategy
It’s amazing what social media can resurface. A vintage sideline video of Sachem lacrosse coaching legend Rick Mercurio popped up on the LacrosseIsland Facebook page last week and it brought up some great memories from […]