Anthony Daunt ran seven marathons in seven days on the South Fork between Oct. 19 and Oct. 25, raising close to $14,000 through a GoFundMe account on behalf of a relative who had recently undergone a breast cancer operation.
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Going Swimmingly on the Court, in the PoolEast Hampton High School’s girls volleyball team, after playing a bit nervously in the first set here last week, which they lost 25-17, cruised the rest of the way against Half Hollow Hills West, winning in four. “Everybody played well,” Alex Choi, the team’s coach, said, “it was a good match.”
Sports Briefs: 10.31.19Oct 31, 2019
Rowers hit Riverhead’s Peconic River for a regatta Sunday. The East Hampton boys soccer team loses in the first round to Elwood-John Glenn. And don’t forget OMAC’s Brewathlon Saturday.
Bonac’s Volleyball Coaches Sanguine Going Into PlayoffsOn the eve of the playoffs, East Hampton High’s girls and boys volleyball coaches, Alex Choi and Josh Brussell, like their chances.
Girls Teams' Results MixedWhile the Bonac girls tennis fell in the county tourney, the girls swimming team finished the regular season at 4-1 with a win at Hauppauge last week.
Eyeing a 2020 Varsity Football TeamJoe McKee, East Hampton High’s head football coach, said following Monday’s practice that, given the sport’s numbers at the moment, he plans to field varsity and junior varsity teams here next fall.
25 Years Ago in Bonac SportsOct 31, 2019
A former town board member’s reminiscences on the joy of sports fandom.
Frank Ackley Now Ranked 8th in U.S.A quarterfinal finish in the recent United States Tennis Association’s national Level 1 clay court tournament at Pinehurst, N.C., assured Frank Ackley of the top-10 ranking he’d sought since turning 70 last February.
Kal Lewis Wins S.I. 5K in a WalkGiven the green light by his coach, Shelter Island High School’s four-time county Class D cross-country champ clocked in at 15 minutes and 40.43 seconds.
Boys Soccer Is Hungry and Playing HardDon McGovern’s charges, with visions of playoffs dancing in their heads, were the aggressor throughout 80 minutes against Kings Park, winding up a 3-0 victor last Thursday.
From Junior High Up There’s Good Cross-Country NewsEast Hampton High School’s girls cross-country team, thanks to a 26-29 win over Miller Place at Sunken Meadow on Oct. 15, finished the season at 3-3, “the best we’ve done in quite a while,” according to the team’s coach, Diane O’Donnell.