We Get To remember the life and legacy of Matt “Dezy” DiStefano. The Sachem legend, who passed away in January 2020, received his latest honor as the basketball/volleyball court at Sachem High School North was […]
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Bill Batewell Forever Immortalized with Baseball Field Dedication
Sachem’s former longtime baseball coach Bill Batewell received the highest honor this weekend when the field at Sachem High School North was named in his honor. Student-athletes will now play at Bill Batewell Alumni Field […]
Sachem Baseball Coaching Legend Bill Batewell Dies
On the same day the world mourned the loss of baseball icon Hank Aaron, Sachem and Long Island lost local coaching legend Bill Batewell. He died battling both COVID-19 and cancer on Friday, January 22. […]
Remembering Sachem Soccer Legend Steve Lorincz
Girls soccer coach had 200-plus wins, and multiple championships during legendary career Steve Lorincz was the varsity girls’ soccer coach at Sachem for 14 years and led the Flaming Arrows to two state championships. The […]
Sachem Alum Jumbo Elliott Gets College Football Hall of Fame Nod
Latest honor for lineman ranks him among college football’s greatest of all-time One of the top linemen in Long Island history is also one of the best in college football history. Sachem alum John “Jumbo” […]
Helmet History: Sachem North Football Makes Change after 48 Years
New look, new paint, yet same tradition and historic appeal for Flaming Arrows Uniform aesthetics have become a desirable form of sports content that flairs debate, flashes subtleties of fashion and art and allows for […]
Mark Graebe ’75, Sachem Basketball Legend, Passes
Former big man considered greatest Sachem athlete of all-time by many The term G.O.A.T., or greatest of all-time, is thrown around quite often today. But it’s undeniable that every former coach and teammate of Mark […]
Sachem Athletic Hall of Fame Class Announced by Alumni Association
The fifth induction ceremony will take place on Saturday, December 14 at 10 a.m. The Sachem Alumni Association has announced the Sachem Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 2019. For all information on the ceremony […]