Sports – The Red & Black

Mamba Lives On

January 27, 2020

Kobe Bryant, NBA legend and future hall-of-famer, was tragically killed on Sunday January 26th, in a helicopter crash near Calabasas, Californi...

Coaches vs. Cancer

January 16, 2020

On January 14th the Raiders Girls Varsity and Junior Varsity Basketball teams hosted their annual Coaches vs. Cancer games. This year's games again...

From the Ground Up

October 21, 2019

The Patchogue-Medford Soccer team started with a new beginning this year. Long time head coach, John Albert, retired from coaching, and with him went his...

SEPTEMBER ATHLETES OF THE MONTH

October 18, 2019

Varsity Field Hockey Senior Night

October 18, 2019

Senior day: the one game in the varsity sport season that is filled with even more sobbing than usual. Girls Varsity Field Hockey hosted a Senior Night Wednesday, ...

The Rise and Fall of Antonio Brown

September 12, 2019

Antonio Brown was a 6th round pick for the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 2010 draft. (How he slipped that far, I have no clue.) He came into an absolutely...

The Murph Challenge Gets More Traction Each Year

May 31, 2019

Honoring Lieutenant Michael P. Murphy, “The Murphy” is a workout challenge done on memorial day weekend in his memory. Lt. Michael P. Murphy was a Nav...

Spring Sports and What They Mean to Our Players

April 3, 2019

It’s that time of year again. After a snowless winter, we start breaking out our skirts and shorts hoping we might somehow convince spring to come faster....

Bracket Busting Season

Eric Wertz, Staff Writer

March 26, 2019

The sports world is ready for its annual thrilling March event. The D1 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, which is simply referred to as March Madness. T...

A Homecoming Like No Other

Eric Wertz, Staff Writer

March 6, 2019

February 28th. Islanders fans had the day circled and anticipated it for months. The game was initially scheduled to be played at the Barclays Center, ...

Raiders face-off against Ward Melville (SLIDESHOW)

January 29, 2019

Breaking Down the AFC and NFC Title Games

January 17, 2019

Starting with the AFC we have the young superstar in Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs taking on who most call the greatest ever -- Tom Brady and...