Sachem alum and Louisville women’s soccer coach Karen Ferguson-Dayes will be inducted to the Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame in the Class of 2021. Ferguson-Dayes, who graduated from Sachem in 1990, was an inaugural inductee […]
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Sachem Football Schedules Released
Football in March? We’ll take it! Section XI released varsity football schedules on Friday for the upcoming shortened spring season. Teams are split into mini leagues with their respective divisions and will compete to be […]
Joe Scally Lands in Germany with Borussia Mönchengladbach
Same old pitch, new country. Lake Grove, NY native Joe Scally is across the pond in his new digs with Borussia Mönchengladbach of the Bundesliga. That’s the highest level of pro soccer in Germany for all […]
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. […]
St. James Brewery Debuts Dezy Strong Legends Ale
The legend grows! Matt DiStefano would be proud of this one. St. James Brewery is going to brew Dezy Strong Legends Ale on January 27. DiStefano, a Sachem alum, teacher and coach, died in 2020 […]
Vintage Mercurio Lax Video Shows Coaching Passion, Strategy
It’s amazing what social media can resurface. A vintage sideline video of Sachem lacrosse coaching legend Rick Mercurio popped up on the LacrosseIsland Facebook page last week and it brought up some great memories from […]
Rich Cimini Named New York State Sportswriter of the Year
Sachem alum Rich Cimini has been named New York State Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sports Media Association. Nominated and voted on by his peers, Cimini, who started his career writing for the […]
Cangero Talks Sachem Golf Moments in Farmingdale Q&A
Former Sachem golf coach George Cangero was recently featured in the “meet the coach” column by Farmingdale State where he coaches golf today. In his Q&A he talks about his experience at Sachem from 1999 […]