Cross Country: 8th-grader leads Tuckers to 7th straight county title
Payton Maddaloni, a junior in her fourth year on the Mattituck High School girls cross-country team, didn’t know eighth-grader Ava Vaccarella before this season. It didn’t take Maddaloni long,...
View ArticlePlanning Board recommends additional road signs for Mattituck brewery
The Southold Town Planning Board has recommended a “no left turn” sign and a “no stopping” sign for the proposed tasting space of Eastern Front Brewing Co. on Main Road in Mattituck. The proposed...
View ArticleGirls Cross Country: Vaccarella 8th in state meet
The youngest runner on the Mattituck High School girls cross-country team just happens to be the fastest. It’s a little unusual, but it’s also a testament to Ava Vaccarella’s ability. Personal records...
View ArticleBoys Cross Country: Runners face Sunken Meadow’s challenges
Welcome to Sunken Meadow State Park, home to one of the most grueling cross-country courses in New York State. It’s a place known for breaking down runners and bringing up their times. As described by...
View ArticleGirls Volleyball: Tuckers are going to Glens Falls
Frank Massa, in his 32nd year as Mattituck High School’s girls volleyball coach, said he hasn’t made a decision on how much longer he will remain in coaching. What he does know is that he’s nearing...
View ArticlePhotos: Hundredth anniversary of WWI’s end recognized across the North Fork
Sunday marked the 100th Anniversary of Armistice Day, with the treaty that brought the end to the Great War, World War I, signed at the 11th hour, of the 11th day, of the 11th month, 1918. It’s the...
View ArticleSee highlights of Mattituck’s Long Island championship win
The Mattituck girls volleyball team earned a trip to Glens Falls and the New York State Championship with a sweep of East Rockaway Sunday afternoon at Farmingdale State College. The Tuckers will open...
View ArticleBoys Golf: That’s four straight league titles for Mattituck
Sometimes it’s easy for a championship team to forget how difficult it was to become a championship team. That’s one reason why repeat titles aren’t easy to come by. But Mattituck High School boys golf...
View ArticleGirls Volleyball: Tuckers go 0-6 in state semifinals
Reaching the state girls volleyball tournament is a genuine thrill. However, once there, a team can be given a rude reminder — like a hard-hit volleyball smacking it in the face — of just how tough...
View ArticleWomen’s Soccer: Mattituck grad is a national champion at Monroe College
It wasn’t until days after the fact when the thought finally occurred to Catherine Hayes. In all of her years playing soccer, she had never won a championship of any kind before. This was her first...
View ArticleBoys Basketball Preview: Greenport bench will be key
A basketball team sends five players out onto the court at a time, but needs more than five players to go far in the playoffs, if not even to just reach the postseason. As far as its first five goes,...
View ArticleGirls Basketball Preview: Life after Dwyer begins for Tuckers
And now the post-Liz Dwyer era begins. With its 45-26 loss to Carle Place in last year’s Long Island Class B final, the Mattituck High School girls basketball team bid farewell to Dwyer, their...
View ArticleBoys Basketball: Anderson surpasses milestone as Porters hold off Tuckers
Ahkee Anderson caught the ball at the top of the key, took one quick jab to his right and crossed over his defender. On a quick step back, the Greenport junior fired a soft jumper that swished through...
View ArticlePhotos: Mattituck Tree Lighting at Raymond F. Nine Park
Holiday revelers gathered at Raymond F. Nine Park in Mattituck Friday night for the annual Christmas tree lighting. Guests enjoyed cookies donated by Lombardi’s Love Lane Market and hot coco donated by...
View ArticleGirls Basketball: Defense leads charge for Mattituck
The Mattituck Tuckers don’t approach each defensive possession simply aiming for a stop. They want the ball back. Sooner the better. That hungry defense, at times in a full court pressure, has the...
View ArticleBoys Soccer: Postseason awards handed out for local athletes
Greenport High school senior midfielder Mateo Arias has been named to the Suffolk County All-County team. Arias was among 45 players honored at the Suffolk County Soccer Coaches Association at its...
View ArticleGirls Winter Track: Mattituck heating up the track
The temperature hovered a few degrees above freezing Tuesday outside Mattituck High School. Make no mistake, this is winter track and field. Girls coach Chris Robinson wore shorts as he instructed the...
View ArticleBoys Winter Track: Demchak, Palencia, Marine lead Mattituck distance runners
After graduating from SUNY/Cortland last year, Mike Kollmer began searching for a school district where he could begin to work as a substitute teacher. He found a spot at Mattituck in January, and...
View ArticleGirls Basketball: Tuckers blast Babylon by 27
Slowly, but surely, this Mattituck High School girls basketball team is forging an identity for itself. The Tuckers have become a hard-hosed defensive side that makes the opposition work for its...
View ArticleTop Sports Stories 2018: Twins are state wrestling champions
After decades and decades of never having produced a state wrestling champion, Mattituck High School turned out two of them for the second straight year in 2018. Of course, there was a neat twist with...
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