The recent closure of the only tackle shop in downtown Montauk was a blow for fishermen, but all is not lost for those who wet a hook and line in Montauk. The Montauk Anglers Club, right near the Montauk inlet on East Lake Drive, is looking to fill the void left by the departure of Paulie’s by adding more tackle, bait, lures, gear, and services to its already well-stocked marine and tackle store. 

East Hampton’s baseball and softball teams won games at Bonac’s fields and East Hampton’s girls track team defeated Westhampton Beach, a perennial powerhouse.

The South Fork boys lacrosse team, on which a number of East Hampton High School athletes play, had a chance last week to reap some power points in games with Riverhead and Smithtown East, but fell short by one goal on both occasions. In any event, the team, as anyone who has seen it play could attest, is a very good one, capable of giving any opponent all it can handle.