The weather was fine Monday as East Hampton High’s teams — boys and girls track, girls lacrosse, baseball, softball, and boys tennis — engaged in inaugural spring practices.
Sports
An Upbeat Wielder of an Offbeat ServeGino Fava has for a while been a proponent of the underhand serve, the use of which often is viewed as an underhanded tactic by receivers.
Eastern L.I. Rugby Side Buoyed by 15 Bonackers“We can either win everything or we can bomb,” Kevin Bunce said of the Section XI Warriors the other day.
Kal Lewis Wins Fifth State TitleKal Lewis, Shelter Island High School’s star long-distance runner, topped all public high school contestants in the state’s 1,600-meter indoor race at the Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex on Staten Island Saturday.
The Lineup: 03.12.20Boys tennis plays at Half Hollow Hills East Tuesday, and the girls lacrosse team is home Wednesday for a scrimmage.
Wrestlers Seize the MomentWrestling is not only good for the body, but also for the mind and spirit, said Ethan Mitchell, East Hampton’s assistant coach, the best sport for preparing one for life.
Swimmer Swanson Signs With MaristSophia Swanson, who signed a letter of intent to attend Marist College on a partial athletic scholarship Tuesday and swims the year round, said that she had not tired of looking at the Y pool’s black lines.
With Dryden Sitting, Hurricanes Win Small Schools GameThe Pierson (Sag Harbor) High School girls basketball team was looking to upset Westhampton Beach Saturday at St. Joseph’s College, but fouls and an injury didn’t help their cause.
Sydney Wood Makes GoodSydney Wood, a daughter of Kenny Wood, who led East Hampton High School to a state boys basketball championship in 1989, and her Northwestern University teammates earned at least a share of the Big 10 title with a 75-58 win over Illinois Saturday.
The Lineup: 03.05.20The state meet for swimmers is Friday and Saturday at the Nassau County Aquatic Center, and the Pierson girls play East Rockaway Monday for the Long Island Class C basketball title.
Reviving a Bridgehampton PastimeIt’s been 40 years since Bridgehampton High fielded a baseball team, but now one’s in the making.
Sportive Siblings Eye Scholarships“Do you want to know what her day is like?” Kevin McConville, who coaches East Hampton High’s girls and boys tennis teams, said of his number-one singles player, Juliana Barahona. “She goes to school until 3, hits with me from 3 to 4:45, and then goes to work at the Sag Harbor Gym from 5 to 10.”