SURFING
Wave Queen Was Here
By Russell Drumm
The number-one-ranked professional woman surfer in the world sledded toward shore on her belly after finishing up a  rather small, sloppy wave at Ditch Plain on Sunday morning.

Homers Christen Diamond
Fred Thiele’s first pitch was high and tight
By Timothy Small
The grand opening of the new baseball diamond at Stony Brook Southampton was held at last on Saturday under overcast skies.

Founder of Organized Soccer Pays a Visit to Bonac
By Jack Graves
Paul Sapienza, the former Springs School physical education teacher who in the late 1970s began organized soccer here for children and adults before moving to the Kansas City area in 1985, returned for a brief visit recently.

Swims Net $2,300 for Pool
Open water swims in the ocean Saturday morning raised about $2,300 to go toward the Montauk Playhouse’s aquatics center project.

Soldier Ride Is Honoring Lance Cpl. Jordan Haerter
The second annual Soldier Ride of the Hamptons on July 25, a fund-raiser for the Wounded Warrior Project, will honor Lance Cpl. Jordan Haerter of Sag Harbor, a marine who was killed in Iraq last year.

Six Teams Vying at Two Trees
By Jack Graves
White Birch, a team that features one of the world’s best players in Mariano Aguerre, is again favored to prevail in two 20-goal polo tournaments to be played this summer at Two Trees Stables in Bridgehampton.

The Lineup