Sports Briefs: 06.29.17

Riding Scholarships

The Stony Hills Stables Foundation announced at its fund-raiser Saturday evening that the following had won scholarships to ride there: Kaliee Brabant and Nadia Binozi of East Hampton, Olivia Walsh and Nina King of Montauk, and Johana Morales and Aaliya Brown of Amagansett. 

The goal of the foundation, according to its spokesperson, Lynn Stefanelli, is to “provide a unique atmosphere for local children to become skilled in equine sports.”

Firecracker 8K

The Southampton Rotary Club’s 4.96-mile Firecracker 8K race is to be held Sunday at Agawam Park. The event, which is in its 27th year, includes a three-mile walk as well. The starting time is 8 a.m. Race applications can be had online at firecracker8k.com. The day-of-race fee will be $35. Registration will be from 6:45 to 8 a.m.

Last year’s winner was Jonathon Laurie, 31, of New York City, in 26 minutes and 59 seconds. The women’s winner, Aileen Barry, was 10th over all.

The 24:24 that Larry Barthlow ran in 1992 is the course record. Caroline Bierbaum, with the 28:34 she ran in 2008, holds the women’s record.

Fighting Chance Swims

Half-mile, one-mile, and two-mile swims to benefit Fighting Chance, which provides free counseling services to cancer patients and their families, are to be held at Sag Harbor’s Long Beach on Saturday, July 8, beginning at 6 a.m. These popular swims, formerly under the Swim Across America aegis, used to be held at Fresh Pond in Amagansett. Griffin Taylor was first out among last year’s one-milers; Amanda Calabrese topped the half-milers, and the first one out in the 5K was Michael Petrzela.