Walter Dunham was Sachem’s original school chief when the district was centralized in 1955. He served the Lake Ronkonkoma School and Gatelot Elementary children as a sixth-grade teacher and principal for 15 years before the […]
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SAchem Induct’s 2023 Hall of Fame Class
2023 HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES: Congratulations to this year’s Sachem Athletic Hall of Fame inductees! Thanks for making us proud and being great examples of student-athletes and coaches we hope the current and future generations […]
Mike Falcon, Sachem Wrestling’s Only 2x State Champ, Dies at 61
Mike Falcon was the nicest man you’ll ever meet, but he was tough and unpredictable on the wrestling mat as he flipped a lauded and feared switch. He was Sachem wrestling’s first New York State […]
Tim Clouser, Sachem Basketball Coach During Pivotal Hoops Era of 1970s, Dies at 80
Tim Clouser only coached in Sachem from 1968 to 1978, but he led the boy’s basketball program to one of its most successful stretches in school history. His players credit attention to fundamentals, and an […]
Bobby Knight Came to Sachem on Jeff Ruland Recruiting Visit
There was a time when college basketball royalty descended upon Lake Ronkonkoma, hoping to land Jeff Ruland. Among the college coaches vying for the Sachem star’s talent was Indiana coach Bobby Knight. News of his […]
Sachem and Connetquot Rekindle Football Rivalry, Play for Hugh Birdsall Oar in Battle of Lake Ronkonkoma
When Sachem North and Connetquot take the field tonight for their Suffolk County Division I football game, it will be much more than a routine Week 8 match-up. Playing for the first time since 2018, […]
Sachem Conversation with Trent Crossan
The latest “Sachem Conversation” is with Sachem alum Trent Crossan, a captain on Sachem football’s 2013 Long Island championship team. Aside from scoring the game-winning touchdown against Farmingdale in the LIC, Crossan played in 50 […]
Sachem Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 2023 Announced
The latest induction class of the Sachem Athletic Hall of Fame will be honored on Saturday, December 16, at 10 a.m. The ceremony will occur at Thomas J. Sabatelle Gymnasium at Sachem High School North. […]