Sports

Five equestrians who have competed in the Hampton Classic's Grand Prix -- McLain Ward, Kent Farrington, Laura Kraut, Jessica Springsteen, and Lucy Deslauriers, as an alternate -- have been picked to represent the United States in the coming Tokyo Olympics' team show jumping competition.

After many recent gloomy days, there are plenty of opportunities to enjoy what should be nicer weather coming up.

“Soccer, wrestling, football, no matter which of those sports you play, rugby is totally addictive — it’s called the rugby bug,” Kevin Bunce Jr. said.

Drew Harvey of Sag Harbor and his friend Payton Dwight cycled 3,400 across the country to raise money to build pull-up and parallel bar fitness stations under the banner of the Dawgpatch Bandits, a group founded in reaction to the 2016 overdose death of a Sag Harbor teacher, coach, lifeguard, and triathlete.

Striking a positive note in the lengthy process of grassroots fund-raising required before breaking ground on renovations and expansion of the Montauk Skatepark, the Montauk Skatepark Coalition said its mid-June art auction was a big success and that it is continuing its efforts through Labor Day.

Kim Tetrault, the longtime chief oyster guru at the Cornell Cooperative Extension Marine Center in Southold, tends oysters hatched in late March and scallops still too tiny to be seen without a microscope.

Samantha Duane of East Hampton certainly skates through life, and this summer, she's inviting other people to join her for friendly skate gatherings that the ex-roller derby pro hosts Monday nights in the parking lot of the Clubhouse off Daniel's Hole Road.

Opportunities to enjoy the outdoors and bask in the beauty of the East End are plentiful in the upcoming days.

The Hamptons Collegiate Baseball League's Sag Harbor Whalers are fortunate to have solid catchers on the roster of 27 this season, and one of them, Marika Lyszczyk, has notched a lengthening series of firsts in baseball.

Rarely a week goes by when I don't receive a question from friends or readers about what to look for when buying fish. It's really a rather basic question to answer. Read on . . .

After a concussion ended his high school baseball career, Jake Epstein became Bonac's biggest cheerleader. "I couldn't play sports, but there was nothing stopping me from waving a flag and screaming," said the class of 2021 president.

In an athletic awards dinner held recently at the Clubhouse, Matthew McGovern and Bella Tarbet were cited as winners of the Paul Yuska Award, given to the best athletes of East Hampton High School's senior class, and the latest Hall of Fame picks were recognized.