Considering the total attendance at Citi Field for this year’s Major League Baseball All-Star Game reached 45,000-plus, you figure a small percentage of that had to be Sachem residents and alums. It was bound […]
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Heaton recalls All-Star season in 1990
Neal Heaton doesn’t give many interviews nowadays. The Sachem alum from the Class of 1979 is relatively quiet and enjoys his gig as a pitching instructor at All Pro Sports Academy in Bellport. With the […]
Michta claims 4th U.S. Outdoor race walk title
Maria Michta is locked in. After winning her fourth straight indoor race walk title in March, Michta equaled that feat by winning her fourth consecutive USA Outdoor Track & Field Championship Saturday at Drake Stadium […]
Alum: “Sachem helped shape the person I am”
Like so many of Sachem’s graduates, Dayna Ghiraldi said the school district helped shape her into the person she is today. Electing to take part in an array of co-curricular activities, Ghiraldi was busy in […]
Sachem players help LI beat NYC in Empire Challenge
For the third straight year, Long Island beat New York City in the annual United Healthcare Empire Challenge held Tuesday at Hofstra’s Shuart Stadium. Backed by a powerful offense with the Island’s brightest football […]
Lincoln Center artists perform at Sachem High
Editor’s note: The following is an installment of an ongoing historical series about the Sachem Central School District. I have the great pleasure of exploring Sachem’s historic archives and bringing to light stories that have […]
Steve Casali featured in Revo Instagram ad
By now you’re used to seeing the brute strength of Sachem East’s Steven Casali. He spent the last few years man-handling opponents in Suffolk County’s Division I and worked his way to a Hansen Award […]
Drake sisters commit to U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
Sachem East seniors and sisters Alexandria and Samantha Drake have committed to play basketball at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, N.Y. Both sisters were integral to the girl’s basketball team’s success at […]