Considering the total attendance at Citi Field for this year’s Major League Baseball All-Star Game reached 45,000-plus, you figure a small percentage of that had to be Sachem residents and alums. It was bound […]
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Heaton recalls All-Star season in 1990
Neal Heaton doesn’t give many interviews nowadays. The Sachem alum from the Class of 1979 is relatively quiet and enjoys his gig as a pitching instructor at All Pro Sports Academy in Bellport. With the […]
Hetzel helps Suffolk win in RTC Grand Slam Challenge
Sachem East senior Dan Hetzel participated in the RTC Grand Slam Challenge on Monday Night and helped Suffolk to a victory over Nassau, 3-1. Hetzel was walked and hit by a pitch in the game. This […]
SYAG Baseball Camp Starts Monday, June 24
The SYAG summer baseball camp will start Monday, June 24 and run through Friday, June 28 for second through sixth grade, and then July 1, 2, 3, 4 and 7 for seventh through 12th grade. […]
Hetzel wins Blue Chip Prospects Silver Slugger Award
Sachem East senior Dan Hetzel was named the Blue Chips Prospects Silver Slugger Award winner as the best offensive baseball player at this year’s Suffolk County Baseball Coaches Association dinner. Hetzel, who is headed to […]
John Russ was ‘in the zone’ when he threw Sachem’s first no-hitter in 1965
Like most stories related to Sachem history, this one came about by stumbling upon something interesting. The trophy cases in the gym lobby at Sachem High School North are ripe with history going back decades, […]
Alec Sole, St. Louis baseball in NCAA tourney
Of all the Sachem alums to go on and play college sports, it was a no brainer that Alec Sole would be an immediate difference maker on the next level. Now in his sophomore season, […]
Smithtown W. eliminates Sachem East from baseball playoffs
Sachem East gave up a three-run lead to Smithtown West and was eliminated from the Suffolk County Class A baseball playoffs Friday afternoon. A two-run single from Peter Torres in the sixth inning tied the […]