What’s Super Bowl Sunday without mentioning our Sachem connections to the Big Game? Of course Sachem alum John “Jumbo Elliott” won Super Bowl XXV with the Giants. But did you know that Sachem alum Chris […]
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Doug Smith Appointed Top Republican on New York Eduction Committee
Sachem alum and New York State Assemblyman Doug Smith (R,C,I-Holbrook) was appointed as the minority ranking member on the New York State Assembly’s Education Committee. This committee is oversees educational policies and programs affecting prekindergarten, elementary, […]
Sachem’s Joe Cruz Bringing Size, Strength to Spring Football
Joe Cruz has grown since the last time you saw him on a football field for Sachem North. At 6-foot-6, 275-pounds he is one of the biggest linemen on Long Island heading into the shortened […]
Karen Ferguson-Dayes Gets Nod for Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame
Sachem alum and Louisville women’s soccer coach Karen Ferguson-Dayes will be inducted to the Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame in the Class of 2021. Ferguson-Dayes, who graduated from Sachem in 1990, was an inaugural inductee […]
Sachem Football Schedules Released
Football in March? We’ll take it! Section XI released varsity football schedules on Friday for the upcoming shortened spring season. Teams are split into mini leagues with their respective divisions and will compete to be […]
Joe Scally Lands in Germany with Borussia Mönchengladbach
Same old pitch, new country. Lake Grove, NY native Joe Scally is across the pond in his new digs with Borussia Mönchengladbach of the Bundesliga. That’s the highest level of pro soccer in Germany for all […]
Sachem Baseball Coaching Legend Bill Batewell Dies
On the same day the world mourned the loss of baseball icon Hank Aaron, Sachem and Long Island lost local coaching legend Bill Batewell. He died battling both COVID-19 and cancer on Friday, January 22. […]
St. James Brewery Debuts Dezy Strong Legends Ale
The legend grows! Matt DiStefano would be proud of this one. St. James Brewery is going to brew Dezy Strong Legends Ale on January 27. DiStefano, a Sachem alum, teacher and coach, died in 2020 […]