by Vinny Messana When the West Islip bus showed up at 3:45pm, or about an hour later than planned, it was a good omen for Northport. The Northport Tigers (20-7)
by Vinny Messana As Wantagh’s Head Coach Keith Sachs noted “this ain’t the pros,” so when his ace, Jimmy Joyce, is struggling with his command during the seventh inning of
By Chris Amato All season, Mount Sinai knew they held the upper hand when Sam Kessler went to the mound. In front of a capacity crowd at home, the West
by Vinny Messana Bobby Honeyman picked a great time to hit his first career college home run. It came on his 20th birthday to give No. 3 seed Stony Brook
by Vinny Messana What. A. Finish. With West Islip clinging to a 3-2 lead, Smithtown East’s leading hitter, John Marti, came to the plate with the tying run on second
by Vinny Messana At this stage of the season, all the teams in the CHSAA are very familiar with each other. For that reason, when tasked with facing a pitcher
Last month featured a new BOTI-record 32,000 votes, in which Jeremy Dalimonte of Walt Whitman HS was voted Most Valuable Player of April. This vote will be a combination of
by Vinny Messana When James Weisman closed the door in Rocky Point’s epic 7-3 victory in 12 innings over Shoreham-Wading River, it felt more like Rocky Balboa’s epic 15-round
by Vinny Messana This week was very eventful as St. Joseph’s, Molloy and Dowling were all in the NCAA Regionals. Despite having their seasons cut short, all three teams have
by Vinny Messana Every great player needs a defining moment. For Matt Hogan that came on April 29 against Smithtown West. With his team, Half Hollow Hills East, trailing 7-6
