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On the Water: I Was RobbedI was supposed to take my boat to check my lobster traps. It had been about 10 days. I also planned to do some diamond jigging for striped bass in Plum Gut. None of it happened.
Sweep Ends East Hampton’s Baseball SeasonBonac’s baseball team needed to win all three games of last week’s series with East Islip to make the playoffs, but the task proved to be too great.
A Lot of P.R.s at East End ClassicEast Hampton High’s boys and girls track teams impressed at the big invitational meet here, while the Bonac and Ross School tennis teams chased titles.
The May Day 5K Went Engstrom’s WayErik Engstrom, the 25-year-old former county cross-country champion, topped Dylan Cashin and Ryleigh O’Donnell’s May Day 5K Sunday, crossing the East Hampton Main Beach finish line in 16 minutes and 22.76 seconds, besting a field of 787 finishers.
At Long Last, the 2023 Hardball Title Is WonThe Hamptons Adult Hardball League began its 2024 season and ended its 2023 season at Sag Harbor’s Mashashimuet Park Sunday. Games continue at the park Thursday evening and Saturday afternoon.
On the Water: Spring Has SprungThe striped bass showed up en masse for their annual residency off Montauk on May 1. It was a true sign that spring had sprung for those who wet a line for the highly prized linesiders.
Ross and Bonac Tennis Wins Were the Big NewsOf three squads fighting for playoff spots last week, one, East Hampton’s softball team, was eliminated, while the other two, Bonac’s baseball team and the Southampton-based South Fork Islanders boys lacrosse team, remained in contention.
Montauk Skatepark RecognizedThe town-owned Montauk Skatepark was recognized last month with a platinum Engineering Excellence Award from the American Council of Engineering Companies of New York.
It’s Crunch Time for Three Bonac SquadsEast Hampton High School’s softball team is in first place, in boys lacrosse the South Fork Islanders beat highly ranked Huntington, and the baseball squad needs to win three of its last four games to make the playoffs.
May Day 5K Is Sunday at Main BeachThis year’s May Day 5K, which benefits the Tyler Project, a youth mental health nonprofit, happens on Sunday at 9 a.m. at Main Beach in East Hampton.
A Comeback Win for Flag FootballEast Hampton High’s girls flag football team won a game in dramatic fashion over the spring vacation, girls lacrosse battled Eastport-South Manor, and the boys and girls track teams hit the Port Jeff Steeplefest.