Walter Dunham was Sachem’s original school chief when the district was centralized in 1955. He served the Lake Ronkonkoma School and Gatelot Elementary children as a sixth-grade teacher and principal for 15 years before the […]
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Author: Chris R. Vaccaro
SAchem Induct’s 2023 Hall of Fame Class
2023 HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES: Congratulations to this year’s Sachem Athletic Hall of Fame inductees! Thanks for making us proud and being great examples of student-athletes and coaches we hope the current and future generations […]
Sachem Alum Ryan Micheli Earns Italian American Baseball Foundation Scholarship
Sachem alum Ryan Micheli was honored with a scholarship from the Italian American Baseball Foundation and presented with the honor at the annual IABF gala in New York City. Micheli is a senior at Division […]
Sachem Alum BillieGean Hennessy Named All-Conference
Sachem alum BillieGean Hennessy, a Pennsylvania College of Technology soccer team junior, was named All-United East Conference this season. A blurb on her athletic program’s website reads: Hennessy earned a repeat selection to the second […]
Mike Falcon, Sachem Wrestling’s Only 2x State Champ, Dies at 61
Mike Falcon was the nicest man you’ll ever meet, but he was tough and unpredictable on the wrestling mat as he flipped a lauded and feared switch. He was Sachem wrestling’s first New York State […]
Sachem Alum Mike McElwee Elected to Islip Town Council
Sachem alum and local business owner Mike McElwee won election to the Town of Islip board. The Class of 1993 graduate, a conservative, defeated his opponent, Christine Pellegrino, with 54.98 percent of the vote. McElwee, […]
Sachem Alum Joe Cruz Makes First Start at Syracuse
Sachem alum Joe Cruz made his first career start on the offensive line for Syracuse football this weekend in a 28-13 win over Pittsburgh at Yankee Stadium, celebrating the 100th anniversary of the first football […]
Tim Clouser, Sachem Basketball Coach During Pivotal Hoops Era of 1970s, Dies at 80
Tim Clouser only coached in Sachem from 1968 to 1978, but he led the boy’s basketball program to one of its most successful stretches in school history. His players credit attention to fundamentals, and an […]