Boys Soccer: Riverhead’s home opener ends in heartbreak
What position does Ian Lull play? It’s a simple question that requires a bit of an involved answer. On paper, Lull is a central attacking midfielder for the Riverhead High School boys soccer team....
View ArticleBoys Soccer: SWR is getting goals and wins
The first half alone was a virtual highlight package of clinical finishing. Shoreham-Wading River’s offensive explosion was a sight to behold. One tremendous goal was better than the next. And the...
View ArticleBoys Soccer: Guzzone uses his head to break playoff barrier for SWR
Sometimes in a hard-fought soccer game, a player needs to use his head to make something happen. Michael Guzzone did just that, and it was brilliant. Pure brilliance. That describes Guzzone’s superb...
View ArticleBoys Soccer: Wildcats fall short against Harborfields
Sometimes how far a team goes in the high school boys soccer playoffs comes down to a matter of inches. Had Michael Guzzone’s shot been a few inches lower, Shoreham-Wading River would have bagged an...
View ArticleBoys Soccer: SWR’s McQueeney can do it all
For the record, there was only one Timmy McQueeney running about on Thomas Cutinella Memorial Field Saturday morning. One might have wondered if there was some cloning technology going on as the...
View ArticleBoys Soccer: Riverhead ends goal drought in draw against Sachem North
Riverhead’s goal drought is over, as is its four-game losing streak. Overcoming 1-0 and 3-1 deficits to visiting Sachem North, Riverhead used second-half goals by Tawayne Hinds and Lesther Rivera to...
View ArticleRiverhead sophomore Cris Arias may have Major League Soccer in his future
As the family story goes, when Cris Arias took his first baby steps, he was heading toward a soccer ball. All these years later, Arias may be headed to a professional soccer career. In the meantime,...
View ArticleBoys Soccer: SWR’s 4-0 win against Jericho provides great playoff prep
It’s not a stretch to view Saturday’s Jericho vs. Shoreham-Wading River boys soccer game as a possible preview of the Long Island Class A final. And, if that is the case, that is just fine with SWR,...
View ArticleBoys Soccer: SWR goals by Caraftis, Daggett are beauties
Smart soccer wins. Thomas Daggett took that understanding to heart and used his head — literally — as Shoreham-Wading River opened its sixth straight postseason in dramatic fashion Monday night. A...
View ArticleBoys Soccer: Rose, in full bloom, shines in SWR loss
Kyle Rose is blooming as a goalkeeper. His coaches and teammates on the Shoreham-Wading River boys soccer team can see it. “He routinely frustrates players in practice,” coach Rob Mancuso said. “You...
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