Sports

The winningest wrestler in Bonac history went into Eastern States ranked seventh in the 126-pound weight class and qualified for the quarterfinals, where he beat the number-two, Brock Frederick of South Jefferson, in a 4-0 decision. He then lost to third-ranked Vincent Mastrianni of Colonie in the semifinals.

From East Hampton High School to Hofstra University to Puerto Rico, if there is a lacrosse field, Melina Sarlo will find it. The college sophomore spent her winter break playing in the Pan American Lacrosse Association Sixes Cup in Humacao, Puerto Rico, where she represented Argentina and helped her team win a bronze medal.

She’s been playing middle school softball for only a year, but 12-year-old Ann Peterson is already hitting it out of the park. The Springs School pitcher competed in the All-American Select Games in Panama City Beach, Fla., this month, where she won the All-American Ace Award and was named tournament M.V.P.

The first meet after winter break was a wild one for the Bonac boys swim team. The head coach, Craig Brierley, called the adventure on the road “one for the books.”

After starting 3-0 and winning the Kendall Madison Classic on Dec. 13, there was talk that the Bonackers could go undefeated this season. Then they dropped four straight. What happened?

Bronco Campsey, East Hampton’s star wrestler, is the first Bonacker to achieve 100 wins in almost 40 years, notching wins 100 through 103 in competition at Westhampton Beach last weekend.

Bonac’s boys and girls indoor track teams kept busy over the school break, competing in holiday meets that traditionally present both challenges and opportunities.

Fifteen East Hampton-Bridgehampton-Pierson wrestlers participated in the Sal DiFazio Holiday Tournament at Half Hollow Hills East High School on Dec. 28. Seven of them placed. Two of them placed first.

The Bonac boys swim team remained undefeated in League II, improving to 3-0 after a 77-31 home win over Lindenhurst on Dec. 15, and Knight and Chavez competed at Farmingdale.

A small crew represented Bonac boys indoor track at a crossover meet at Suffolk Community College in Brentwood on Dec. 21, but the track and field athletes who did compete turned in impressive performances.

The East Hampton girls varsity basketball team won its first game of the season at home on Dec. 19 — a 38-34 come-from-behind victory over Mattituck — improving to 1-2 over all and 1-0 in League VII.

East Hampton High School’s girls indoor track-and-field squad performed well at its rescheduled meet at Suffolk Community College in Brentwood on Dec. 20, the small turnout allowing athletes to try new events.

The 96th annual Audubon Montauk Christmas Bird Count was held on Dec. 20, when 45 participants found 127 bird species despite a morning wind chill of 16 degrees.

For the Bonac cheerleaders, keeping spirits bright is the name of the game no matter the season.

We either win or we learn. That’s Ethan Mitchell’s motto. He’s been coaching East Hampton wrestling for five years, and last week his team did both.

No nail was left unbitten at the Kendall Madison championship on Saturday. The Bonackers basketball team beat the Bridgehampton Killer Bees by just 2 points in a tight defensive game, with a final score of 47-45.

At the Bonackers’ second meet of the season Saturday at Suffolk Community College in Brentwood, the 4-by-800-meter relay team took second place to Smithtown West with a time of 8:50.4, the fourth-fastest finish in Section XI.

Week four was a busy one for the Bonac boys varsity swim team, which traveled to Sachem for its second and final nonleague meet of the season on Dec. 9 and hosted Ward Melville at the Y.M.C.A. East Hampton RECenter last Thursday.

East Hampton wrestling had a mixed weekend — earning a strong league win over Eastport on Dec. 12, but struggling the next day at the annual Doc Fallot Dual Tournament in Hampton Bays, where the team dropped all five matches.

A Cassin’s sparrow, the first ever reported in Suffolk County and only the second ever in New York State, has been found off the parking lot at Montauk State Park.

The East Hampton High School bowling team lost its first two matches of the winter season, but the scores don’t reflect how quickly the team is coming together.

Eight East Hampton High School seniors made their college commitment announcements on Dec. 3, recruited for their outstanding performance as varsity athletes. At an event in the high school library, their families and coaches celebrated their achievements.

The Bonac girls indoor track team competed in its first meet of the season on Saturday at Suffolk Community College in Brentwood, notching a couple of personal bests.

Hampton Lifeguard Association competitors at the 2025 International Surf Rescue Challenge in New Zealand were met with 10-foot waves and wild currents that canceled some ocean events. The four powered through for a memorable experience.

Ethan Mitchell, the Bonac boys wrestling coach, called the 47th Sprig Gardner Wrestling Invitational here on Saturday a remarkably smooth tournament while praising his charges’ grit.

The Rossi clan was back for another Montauk Turkey Run for Fun on Thanksgiving, joining runners dressed as turkeys, kids in strollers, and members of East Hampton’s boys and girls indoor track teams — all for a good cause.

East Hampton High’s girls swim team capped off a competitive showing with a strong finals performance at the New York State championships near Rochester.

No fully automatic timing system (F.A.T.), no problem for the Bonac boys indoor tracksters. Their first meet on Saturday at Suffolk Community College in Brentwood was a success.

The Bonackers’ first official competition as a combined team with Southampton showed that the coaches have a lot to be excited about.

When the 2025 International Surf Rescue Challenge gets going in New Zealand this week, a quarter of the United States Lifesaving Association Youth National Team will hail from the South Fork.