UPDATE 2 (Tuesday, Jan. 22, 5:00 p.m.): Ann Fish, the great-daughter-in-law of Thomas Fish, provided more detail about the head bust and the man in a phone conversation. She echoed all of the details below, […]
Category: History
Three from Sachem elected to Suffolk HOF
In a banner year for Sachem athletics, the Flaming Arrows will have three famed members of its historic lore inducted this year to the Suffolk County Sports Hall of Fame, according to hall representatives. Sachem […]
Shanahan gets Long Island Lax HOF nod
Not long after he learned he will be inducted to Hofstra University’s Athletic Hall of Fame in April, Sachem alum Doug Shanahan was notified that he will be inducted to the Long Island Lacrosse Hall […]
Image of Jumbo playing at U. of Michigan
In all my years of covering Sachem, and the football program specifically, I’ve only come across a handful of images of John “Jumbo” Elliott. With the hopes of creating a special Jumbo collage that has […]
Sachem Jr.-Sr. High opens in Sept. 1958
Editor’s Note: The following is information from my research into Sachem Central School District archives. I’ll be reporting every week on my findings. -CV In the October 1958 edition of “Sachem News,” a publication formally […]
Sachem football players named All-State
Five football players from the Sachem Central School District were selected to the All-State team by the New York State Sportswriters Association, announced this week on RoadToSyracuse.com. Sachem East’s Steven Casali was selected to the First […]
BOE Pres says Sachem is “Second to None” in original issue of “Sachem News” in 1957
Editor’s Note: The following is information from the original issue of “Sachem News,” a publication distributed by the Sachem Board of Education for decades. I’ll be reporting on my historic findings every week. -CV […]
Rick Mercurio headed to China with FIL
Rick Mercurio’s lacrosse career has assimilated smoothly from player to coach and now ambassador. Over the last few years, the former Sachem lacrosse coach has traveled the world coaching the sport as a member of the Federation […]