What will high school sports look like?
The start of the high school sports season on Long Island will be delayed but some events will take place. Championships, however, have been canceled. Reported by Jennifer Williams
'A Most Beautiful Thing' chronicles all-black rowing team, then and now
A Most Beautiful Thing is a documentary film based on a memoir of the same name. It tells the story of the nation's first all-black high school rowing team.
George Floyd’s former football, basketball teammates speak
Activist and former Yates football player Gerry Monroe boarded a flight to Minneapolis Wednesday afternoon to join the protests in the city where his fellow Yates alum was killed by police.
Young athletes lament lost sports seasons
These athletes—from Maryland to Connecticut, grade school through high school—say they just miss playing in games that matter, outside of their houses and apartments, with friends they haven't seen in weeks.
Long Island cheer squad wins a national title
A cheerleading team from Suffolk County won a national title.
Girls' varsity wrestling team blazes a trail in New York
A wrestling team on Long Island has made history. It is the first all-girls' varsity wrestling team in the state.
Boy on girl's gymnastics team sues Education Department
For the second consecutive year, Cruz Vernon was banned from competing as a full-point-scoring-member with his high school gymnastics team because board members say he “creates an unfair advantage.”
Down to the wire: Game-winning shot by Arizona high school basketball player goes viral
It happened in just the nick of time, but a game-winning shot by a basketball player at a Chandler high school has gone viral.
Father charged with assault after tackling son's opponent
A North Carolina father was arrested and charged with simple assault and disorderly conduct after he tackled a high school wrestler during a match on Saturday, January 18.
Gunfire erupts during game at Gaucho Gym
Someone fired a gun during a high school basketball game celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. in the Bronx.
South Carolina man who inspired movie "Radio" dead at 73
James “Radio” Kennedy, the man who was a fixture on the sidelines of a South Carolina high school's football games for decades and whose life inspired a Hollywood movie, has died. He was 73.
On final play, Newtown wins state football title on anniversary of Sandy Hook massacre
The Newtown High School Nighthawks scored a dramatic last-second touchdown to win the state football title for the first time since 1992 on the seventh anniversary of the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School.
Ex-coach accused of sexually assaulting students avoids prison
A 26-year-old former track and football coach for a high school in Connecticut who was accused of second-degree sexual assault will avoid time behind bars. He pleaded no contest to lesser charges.
Concussions may increase suicide risk in high school athletes, study finds
A history of sports-related concussions may increase high school athletes' risk of suicide, according to new research out of the University of Texas School of Public Health.
New allegations against suspended New Rochelle football coach
Police in Yonkers are investigating an accusation against New Rochelle High School Football coach Lou Dirienzo from three decades ago.
Report shows concussion danger for teen female soccer players
A recent study published in the journal Pediatrics found that young girls are nearly at the same risk for traumatic brain injuries as boys who play football.
Families continue to rally for reassigned New Rochelle HS football coach
Almost a week ago, the longtime New Rochelle High School football coach Lou DiRienzo was suddenly reassigned. The coach's son said there has been no mention of any meeting and no official reason for him being reassigned.
Reassignment of beloved high school coach angers parents
An upset crowd filled New Rochelle's Board of Education office demanding answers as to why beloved high school football coach Lou DiRienzo was abruptly stripped of those duties and reassigned Wednesday.
Newark’s Ironbound Stadium is back in the game
It’s been 32 years since anyone stepped on the field at Newark’s Ironbound Stadium. Once home to East Side High School’s football team, the field closed in 1987 after the federal government tested the soil and found it to be contaminated.
Grades changed at school
New Rochelle High School is facing yet another scandal. This time, an administrator is accused of tampering with grades.