Typically the weather is freezing and wet, but this year the sun and temperature was very helpful in creating some great performances at this year’s Suffolk Officials Meet held Saturday at Mt. Sinai High School. […]
Category: History
#SachemTBT: First varsity lax team, 1959
Since it’s fully spring and that means lacrosse season … this week’s #SachemTBT brings us back to 1959 for a look at Sachem’s first varsity lacrosse team. -Words by Chris R. Vaccaro
Ken Freidheim honored as Master of Sport
Former legendary Sachem gymnastics coach Ken Freidheim was recently honored by USA Gymnastics as a “Master of Sport.” USA Gymnastics is celebrating 50 years of Champions this year and is recognizing coaches who have achieved […]
Brisson named Suffolk Coach of the Year
Sachem East girls basketball coach Matt Brisson was named Suffolk County Coach of the Year by Newsday. Brisson, who announced he will retire from teaching and coaching at Sachem just prior to the season ending, […]
Caruana named LI Bowler of the Year
Sachem East’s Nick Caruana was named Long Island Bowler of the Year by Newsday this weekend as featured its winter sports post-season awards edition. Caruana broke a Suffolk County record by finishing the season with […]
Kearns, Lauer make Sachem North history
The Sachem North boy’s track team had two incredible highlights Wednesday at Sachem East. Jonathan Lauer broke the freshman mile record of 4:46 with a time of 4:37. Michael Kearns broke the shot put record of […]
Maria Michta sets 20k racewalk record
Another competition, another career milestone for Maria Michta. Michta, racing at the USATF National Trials for the World Cup of Racewalking in Harry Wright Lake Park in New Jersey over the weekend, set the American […]
Marquette, Amplo win Rick Mercurio Bowl
Rick Mercurio has coached a number of eventual high school and college lacrosse coaches, but maybe none with as much high profile status as Joe Amplo and Brian Brecht, who are both Division I men’s […]