The latest to keep Dezy’s legacy alive will make you smile A new children’s book “Disco Dezy Inspires the World” was written to teach kids about supporting people through good and bad times. Inspired by Coach […]
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Sachem Alums Grace, Nolan Take Honors at New Paltz
New Paltz seniors and defending NCAA national champions Matthew Grace and Robert Nolan won 2020 UVC All-Conference selections. From New Paltz Athletics Grace shared Player of the Year honors as well as making All-Conference First-Team. Grace led all of Division […]
Matt “Dezy” DiStefano Passes Leaving Lasting Legacy
Sachem alum, teacher, coach remembered after battling cancer and launching foundation After capturing the hearts and minds of countless individuals through his Dezy Strong Foundation, and after battling valiantly against a rare form of kidney […]
Sachem’s Matt DiStefano Gets Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame Nod
Latest honor earned by Sachem Hall of Fame coach/athlete If it wasn’t clear already, Matt DiStefano is a hall of famer. He is already an inductee of his high school and college halls of fame, […]
Dezy Strong Takes Over Nassau Coliseum
Special night for Matt DiStefano and Dezy Strong Foundation A sea of orange and blue took over Nassau Coliseum on Thursday night. It was Carolina blue though and the support was for Matt DiStefano. The […]
Back-to-Back: Sachem North Volleyball Wins Another LIC
The dynasty continues for Sachem North boys volleyball. The Flaming Arrows captured their fourth Long Island championship in the last six years after beating Nassau County’s Massapequa in the Division I Long Island title match […]
Sachem North Boys Volleyball Does It Again
Dynasty continues for Flaming Arrows Sachem North boys’ volleyball has not lost a match in Suffolk County since November 2017. Though they were pushed to the brink in five sets against Smithtown West in this […]
Dezy Spreading Positive Message, Growing Foundation
Fighter, believer and motivational speaker is spreading powerful messages The Dezy Strong Foundation is in full effect now. It was not just a golf outing and inaugural awards dinner. That was only the start and […]