We’ve heard most of the notable stories about Jeff Ruland in the past. Went to Sachem, played college ball at Iona, spent some time playing in Barcelona, became an NBA all-star, entered the coaching ranks […]
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Prince smashes Kirk Douglas’s guitar
It’s not what you think. This didn’t just become an entertainment blog. Kirk Douglas is a Sachem alum from the Class of 1989, and the lead guitar player for “The Roots,” who play on “Late […]
Sachem’s History from 1800-1947 Digitized
In looking at the headline above you’re probably wondering what history could possibly relate to the Sachem Central School District during the time period of 1800-1947. The district did not officially open until 1955. Kenneth […]
Joe Amplo, Marquette lax program featured in Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
Joe Amplo and his exciting journey as the head coach for the brand new men’s lacrosse program at Marquette University has been chronicled for months. This week the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, the main daily newspaper in […]
Former Sachem siblings embark on biz venture
Couple the Scarpelli’s love of running with a foundation in the right tools to build a web platform, and The Running Forum was created. Siblings Brianna and Ryan Scarpelli, who both graduated from Sachem East, […]
Pitino says affluence has brought down LI hoops
Louisville basketball coach and Long Island native Rick Pitino thinks basketball in the area is suffering because of affluence. “How can you double a population and say why? It’s called affluence. Long Island was blue […]
Sachem athletes emulate coaches during spirit week
If you were walking around Sachem North on Wednesday and thought you saw two versions of Coach Falco, Coach Mauro and Coach Grimm you weren’t seeing things. To honor the spirit week theme of […]
North’s Jessica Mazlaih commits to New Haven
Sachem North junior Jessica Mazliah has committed to play college lacrosse at the University of New Haven. Mazliah scored 42 points and added 21 assists to lead Sachem last season as a sophomore. “We couldn’t […]