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Drift Wellness, a mobile cold-plunge and sauna business, has been making its way around the Hamptons this summer, setting up everywhere from Barry’s Bootcamp in Wainscott to Hero Volley in Montauk, Jordan’s Run in Sag Harbor, and Hamptons Sweat in Southampton.

Three nights a week, the lights shine brightly over the turf field at Stephen Hand’s Path as soccer players trickle in from their day jobs, eager to blow off some steam and show off their skills.

East Hampton’s new athletic director, Todd Gulluscio, is spending time with Bonac's coaches and players as fall sports practices begin. “For me, it’s embracing the culture that’s here, getting to know everybody, and getting to know what their needs are,” he said.

Playing lacrosse at East Hampton High School, Melina Sarlo never dreamed that the sport she loved would take her around the world, but this summer, she had the opportunity of a lifetime, playing for Argentina in the World Lacrosse Women’s Championship in Tokyo.

A trip to the city to address a bunch of odds and ends provides an opportunity to return to the lower tip of Manhattan to see some familiar sights and find some new surprises.

The Hampton Classic brings its pomp and circumstance to the Snake Hollow Road showgrounds in Bridgehampton starting Sunday. Joey Wölffer, a lifelong equestrian, offers some pro tips for understanding the competition.

For many in my age group, best known as old, snapper fishing was a summer rite growing up. Not so much today.

“It’s a kind of wonderful tradition. It’s a real legacy for the community,” said Carl Bernstein, the legendary Watergate journalist, who spent Saturday afternoon coaching first base at Herrick Park during the 78th annual Artists and Writers Charity Softball Game.

Diplo brought a special edition of his run club to Montauk on Saturday, leading a 5K from Barlume Beach Hotel to Gin Beach and back, followed by breakfast and a D.J. set.

Jalen Brunson, the New York Knicks point guard and N.B.A. finals M.V.P., was called “very polite, professional, and first-class” by Todd Gulluscio, the new athletic director, after visiting with East Hampton’s boys and girls basketball teams.

The Hampton Lifeguard Association competition team battled through the Florida heat to come home from the 2026 National Surf Lifesaving Championships in Fort Lauderdale with several medals, especially among the junior lifeguards.

When a person of faith or member of the clergy comes aboard, does that ensure a great catch?

“It’s like a community hug,” Chris Field said of the annual Travis Field Memorial Softball Tournament in memory of his son, held in Amagansett for one weekend every summer to play ball in his honor.

Always the third Saturday in August, the 78th Artists and Writers Charity Softball Game is set for this Saturday in Herrick Park, promising a mix of local celebrities, hard-fought innings, and plenty of laughs.

Kerri Walsh Jennings, the Olympic gold medalist, and Josh Brussell, the Bonac boys volleyball coach, brought plenty of energy to a day of clinics, wellness at Gurney’s, and a pro-am beach volleyball tournament in Montauk.

East Hampton’s lifeguard tournaments wrapped up last weekend with the junior lifeguards taking over Atlantic Avenue Beach in Amagansett. “These young kids, they’re all learning, but they’re having so much fun,” said John J. Ryan Sr., one of the program's founders and biggest proponents.

Michael Clifford-Levy normally plays 18 holes with his dad, Michael Clifford, at the East Hampton Golf Club, but on July 20 he was teeing off at Saucon Valley Country Club in Bethlehem, Pa., on the first day of the 2026 U.S. Junior Amateur Championship. 

Our fishing columnist takes a cue from a young golf phenom who celebrated winning the P.G.A. Tour’s 3M Open last week in Minneapolis by heading off to wet a line in the setting sun.

The brackets are set for the 18th annual Travis Field Memorial Softball Tournament, which returns to the Terry King ball field in Amagansett Thursday night. The first pitch is at 6:15, with games continuing through Sunday night.

The inaugural Hamptons Sweat Fest, with fitness classes and wellness events to benefit the Beljanski Foundation, happens from Friday, Aug. 7, through Sunday, Aug. 9, at venues from Bridgehampton to Montauk. 

Alyssa Bahel and her father, Mike Bahel, completed the Ironman in Lake Placid, N.Y., on July 19, each finishing 17th in their age groups.

The 34th annual East Hampton Town Junior Lifeguarding tournament, the culmination of the town program that teaches ocean safety and lifesaving techniques to kids ages 9 to 15, will take place at Atlantic Avenue Beach in Amagansett on Saturday and Sunday from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

On Sunday morning, the community where Lance Cpl. Jordan Christian Haerter grew up remembered his sacrifice with the annual Jordan’s Run, a 5K run and walk.

It only took a minute or two to scan the fish finder and see that the bottom was paved with porgies. With nary another boat in sight, it was time to drop our hi-lo rigs baited with sliced skimmer clams into the 72-degree water.

The 37th annual East Hampton Ocean Lifeguard Tournament returned to Main Beach on July 23, drawing a crowd for an evening of high-stakes, high-energy competition.

Shark Week, which starts on Sunday on the Discovery Channel, chums up a ton of viewers — and fear. The fact is, New York’s marine waters are home to 13 different species of sharks, and while millions of people swim in the ocean every year, shark incidents remain exceptionally low. 

The rain stopped, the skies cleared, and the wind started blowing to the east, creating near-perfect conditions for the Montauk Lighthouse Triathlon on Sunday, despite choppy waters.

The Olympic gold medalist Kerri Walsh Jennings will return to the South Fork with a crew of pro volleyball athletes this week for Hero Volley, featuring volleyball clinics for adults and kids on Tuesday and a pro-am competition next Thursday. 

For the last five weeks, a FIFA World Cup frenzy has taken over. Americans — many of whom would normally be watching baseball or no sports at all — have been glued to televisions and packing into stadiums, enraptured by soccer.

With hazy wildfire smoke as a backdrop last Thursday, East Hampton Village lifeguards took on the town in their annual volleyball tournament at Main Beach, a precursor of sorts to this Thursday’s Main Beach lifeguard tournament, which starts at 4 and draws teams from across Long Island.