ALBANY — The International Olympic Committee’s decision to pull wrestling from the 2020 games sent shockwaves through the wrestling community. They decided to rid the games of a sport that has been in the Olympics […]
Category: History
Sachem vintage winter hat surfaces
In my quest to report about all things Sachem, even mundane objects like winter hats make news. Recently a photo began to surface on social media of a retro Sachem winter pom-pom hat. This past […]
Sachem takes over Millrose Games
This weekend was an exciting time for Sachem track & field. In the space of one hour, one current and two alumni ran at the 106th Millrose Games in New York City. The Millrose Games opened […]
Sachem East wrestling wins team county title
For the first time since 1992, a Sachem wrestling program has won a team county championship. Sachem East captured the honor Wednesday night at the Doc Fallot Section XI wrestling tournament after recording 156 points, […]
Zander on hand at HOF press conference
Of the three members of the Sachem family who will be inducted into the Suffolk County Sports Hall of Fame in May, former longtime Sachem girls basketball coach Risa Zander was the only one able […]
Sachem student-athletes ink Letters of Intent
Nearly 20 student-athletes at Sachem East and Sachem North signed their National Letters of Intent to officially seal the deal with their future college athletic programs on Wednesday which marked National Signing Day across the […]
Trombetta named to U-17 Jr. National Squad
The honors just keep piling up for Sachem East junior Katie Trombetta. It was announced Tuesday that she was officially named to the U.S. Under-17 Junior National Field Hockey team. From the Junior National Camp, […]
Jumbo’s connection with HOFer Bill Parcells
It’s only customary to provide a Sachem angle to the recent news of Bill Parcells being named as one of this year’s inductees for the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Jumbo Elliott, Sachem’s only alum […]