NYC SPRING 2009

Featuring the George Washington Baseball Team on the cover

Also featuring...

- Midwood Boys' Lacrosse

- Manhattan Center Softball

- Franklin D. Roosevelt Boys' Golf

- Cardozo Boys' Volleyball

- Bronx Double Dutch

- McKee/Staten Island Tech Girls' Soccer

- Tottenville Softball

- Keeping Tradition Alive: Alf Jacques Continues to Create Wooden Lacrosse Sticks

- Tewaaraton Trophy: NY Stars Continue to Dominate as Cornell's Seibald Wins

- Pro Corner: New York Yankees Move Into New Home

Spring 2009 Volume II (Double-sided Cover)

Featuring cover stories on the West Islip Boys' Lacrosse Team and the Shoreham-Wading River Girls' Lacrosse Team

Also featured in this expansive issue...

- On the Edge: Plainedge Boys' Lacrosse Team

- Pride, Power and Passion: Ward Melville Baseball

- Bocce Ball Rolls Onto Long Island: Italian Sport in America

- Keeping A Tradition Alive: Alf Jacques' Wooden Lacrosse Sticks

- Off and Running: Great Neck South Track and Field Star Terrance Livingston

- 3-Sport Star: Hauppauge's Alexis Gonzalez

- New Yorkers Continue to Steal the Spotlight in NCAA Lax: Tewaaraton Award

Some of the Departments in this issue include...

- On Campus: Northport's Jill Byers Shines at Notre Dame

- The Mental Aspect: My Dinner with Tiffeny Milbrett (Dr. Tom Ferraro)

- Gravity Cheer: Long Island Cheer Champions

- The Next level: The Truth About College

- Army Strong Scholar Athlete of the Month: Thomas Treiber of Oyster Bay

- Pro Corner: NY Yankees Move Into New Home

Spring 2009 Volume II (Double-sided Cover)

Featuring cover stories on the West Islip Boys' Lacrosse Team and the Shoreham-Wading River Girls' Lacrosse Team

Also featured in this expansive issue...

- On the Edge: Plainedge Boys' Lacrosse Team

- Pride, Power and Passion: Ward Melville Baseball

- Bocce Ball Rolls Onto Long Island: Italian Sport in America

- Keeping A Tradition Alive: Alf Jacques' Wooden Lacrosse Sticks

- Off and Running: Great Neck South Track and Field Star Terrance Livingston

- 3-Sport Star: Hauppauge's Alexis Gonzalez

- New Yorkers Continue to Steal the Spotlight in NCAA Lax: Tewaaraton Award

Some of the Departments in this issue include...

- On Campus: Northport's Jill Byers Shines at Notre Dame

- The Mental Aspect: My Dinner with Tiffeny Milbrett (Dr. Tom Ferraro)

- Gravity Cheer: Long Island Cheer Champions

- The Next level: The Truth About College

- Army Strong Scholar Athlete of the Month: Thomas Treiber of Oyster Bay

- Pro Corner: NY Yankees Move Into New Home

SPRING 2009 VOLUME I

Featuring... The North Babylon Girls' Basketball Team

This action-packed issue also includes:

- Plainview-JFK Gymnastics
- Longwood Wrestling
- East Islip Boys and Girls Bowling Programs
- Brentwood Boys' Basketball
- Olympic Raquetball player Nick Montalbano of SJB
- South Side Boys' Basketball
- Pro Corner: Steelers Win 6th Ring at Super Bowl XLIII
- On Campus: Bellport's Brittany Sheffey Cruising at UT
- Army Strong Scholar Athlete of the Month: Hauppauge's Nicole Cannon
- The Mental Aspect of Sports: Psychology of Track and Field Athlete
- Gravity Cheer: Team of the Month - Longwood
- Next Level: The Numbers and Cents of Scholarships
- Basketball Tips by Gus Alfieri

Don't forget about the announcement of the inaugural Sports Expo at the 2009 Outback Steakhouse Empire Challenge Football Game, as well as much, much more!

WINTER VOLUME II 2009

Featuring the Uniondale Boys' Varsity Basketball Team on the cover!

Coach Tom Diana and his Knights won the Nassau and Long Island championships and are set to compete for a New York State championship!

Also featured in this issue...

- Family Style: Bay Shore Basketball
- Calhoun Senior is Unselfish Star: Megan Vasquez
- Love and Basketball: Wyandanch Girls' Hoops and Coach Warren Fuller
- Cool Running: Coach Neal Levy and All-American Welch Found Winning Recipe at North Shore
- Burning the Competition: Sachem East's Kristen Doherty and the Flaming Arrows
- From Strong Island to Sports Illustrated: HHHW graduate and current Nets Dancer, Taylor Walker
- Generals Write Another Successful Chapter: MacArthur Wrestling
- Pro Corner: New York Knicks
- Army Strong Scholar Athlete: Kim Yosero HHHW Track and Field
- On Campus: Former NHP Basketball Standout Lisa Karcic Stars at Villanova
- Gravity Cheer Team of the Month: Sayville Cheer
- Chilly Bears: Coney Island Polar Bear Club
- Plus much, much more!

Featuring the four football teams that won Long Island Championships, including the Connetquote T-Birds, The Riverhead Blue Waves, The Sayville Golden Flashes and the Babylon Panthers...

Other features include...

- One-page stories on each championship team including photos from the LIC and quotes from players and coaches

- Battle For New York: Outback Steakhouse Challenge game details announced

- Hail to the Heroes: Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame and Museum Honors Local Greats

- Army Strong Scholar Athlete of the Month: Babylon's Bryan Schweitzer

- In Need of a Change: H.S. Football Playoff System

Featuring UA's Top 5 Boys' Basketball Players on Long Island, including Port Jefferson's John Neilsen, Chaminade's Danny DiVietri, Roslyn's George Beamon, Greenport's Ryan Creighton and Center Moriches Jordan Ward Adams...

This issue also includes...

- Brentwood Boys' Soccer: Indians Capture State Title

- Smooth As Silk: Copiague's Gabrielle Gibson and Ieasia Walker

- Learning To Fly: Chaminade Boys' Basketball

- Ladies In Red: East Islip Girls' Soccer

- Rolling Thunder: Not Just Any Running Team

- Tough Gals: Suffolk Bullmoose Women's Rugby Team

Departments include...

- On Campus: St. Mary's Own Danny Green Takes UNC by Storm

- College Recruiting Tips

- Hamstring Help

- The Gear Guide: How To Find your Inner Terrain Park

- Mental Aspect of Sports: By Dr. Tom Ferraro, Ph.D. Sports Psychologist

Featuring the 2008 Elwood-John Glenn Football Team on the cover

Other features include...

- Cold Spring Harbor Field Hockey
- Massapequa Football Team
- Connetquot Girls' Soccer
- Wantagh Community Rallies to Save Athletic Program
- Irish National Lacrosse Team has Long Island Flavor
- Reaching New Heights at Island Rock
- Not Afraid to Bite: Long Island Sharks Women's Tackle Football
- Homegrown Profile: St. Anthony's Taylor Flynn

Departments include...

- Pro Corner: New York Dragons
- Army Strong Scholar Athlete of the Month: Kings Park's Sean Russell
- AD's Desk: Male Athletes are from Mars, Women Athletes are from Venus
- Next Level: Fumble or Not a Fumble, That is the Question
- Competition Nutrition: Fuel the Road Trip
- Power Points: Bench Press: King of Exercises
- College Recruiting Tips: Hot Tips for the College-Bound Athlete

Featuring the 2008 Baldwin Bruins Varsity Football Team on the cover!

Other features include...

- SOCCER STARS: Mineola's Nuno Rodrigues and Longwood's AJ Laza
- 12th MAN ISPIRES FLAMING ARROWS: Sachem North Football
- EXTREME COUTURE: Putting MMA on the Map in Centereach
- PIECES TO THE PUZZLE: Miller Place Football
- FLASH OF BRILLIANCE: Sayville Soccer Captain Min Hodak
- SAME TRADITION, NEW LOOK: Chaminade Football
- ARMY STRONG SCHOLAR ATHLETE OF THE MONTH: Wantagh's Vinny Polo
- HOMEGROWN PROFILE: Port Jefferson's Micaela Gallagher

Departments included in this month's magazine...

- NEXT LEVEL: Common Mistakes in the Recruiting Process
- AD's DESK: Athletic Equality for Student Athletes
- ON CAMPUS: Stony Brook University Football
- PRO CORNER: Leaving Long Island: NY Jets
- GRAVITY CHEER: Connetquot High School Cheerleaders and Much More...
- COACH'S PLAYBOOK: Team Play
- BANGED UP: Performing Enhancing Drugs in High School
- COMPETITION NUTRITION: Feeding Your Muscles

Featuring UA's 2008 Nassau/Suffolk Football Preview!

In this highly-anticipated issue we feature ten teams from both Nassau and Suffolk counties' and rank them based on pre-season coaches' polls and input from the editorial staff at UA Magazine. Not to give too much away, but in Suffolk many of the usual suspects like Bellport, West Islip and Sayville are back in the top 10 with none other than Paul Longo's William Floyd Colonials, who enter the season with a 40-game win streak and three consecutive LI titles to defend.
In Nassau it's a completely different story. Teams like Baldwin, Hempstead, Elmont and Massapequa are newcomers to the list, but teams like Freeport, East Meadow and Lawrence are still hanging around.

Read full-page write ups on all 20 teams featured in the preview, as well as read player profiles and quotes from coaches. Here's a look at the polls in both counties.

SUFFOLK

10.Lindenhurst
9. Connetquot
8. Sayville
7. West Islip
6. Amityville
5. Riverhead
4. Sachem North
3. Bellport
2. Patchogue-Medford
1. William Floyd

NASSAU

10. Garden City
9. Roosevelt
8. East Meadow
7. Elmont
6. Lawrence
5. Wantagh
4. Massapequa
3. Hempstead
2. Freeport
1. Baldwin

Also featured in this issue is...

- Extreme Mountain Boarders
- Seaford's Sister Act: Kim and Katelyn Rose
- Ultimate Cheerleaders on Long Island
- Metro NY Balloon and Music Festival Recap

Departments:

Power Points: Ultimate Football Core Lift
Banged Up: Direct Consumer Medical Advertisement
AD's Desk: Is MMA a Spectator Sport or a Spectacle?
Coach's Playbook: Another Side to Rick Barry
Next Level: Standing Out in the Crowd

Featuring the NY State Champion Mt. Sinai Boys' Lacrosse Team on the cover!

Other Features include...

- Star Power: Long Island's Brightest Baseball and Softball Stars in a UA Exclusive (Players featured in this story include St. Dom's Dan Lackner, Islip's Chris Burke, Massapequa's Mike Mandarino, SJB's Olivia Galati, East Meadow's Lindsey McKillop, West Hempstead's Kristyn Sandberg and Sachem East's Nikki Dulaney)
- Lax Lineage: Lynbrook's Joe Vitale
- Swimming into the Record Books: Mt. Sinai's Tom Luchsinger
- Firebirds Girls' Lacrosse: Kellenberg Lax
- Getting Better With Age: Elmont's Ahkeel Rodney (Soccer)
- Boomer Bowl 2008: LI Football Stars Set to Become Pride of Hofstra
- Sudden Impact: Bratton Twins and Adam Ghitelman Invade University of Virginia
- Back to the Future: Ward Melville Girls' Lacrosse

Departments:

- Pro Corner: Formula 1 Race car Driver Joey Scarallo
- Banged Up: Ulnar Neuropathy in the Throwing Athlete
- Power Points: The No Bull Approach to off-season Strength Training
- AD's Desk: Do Great and Undefeated Equate?
- Coach's Playbook: Free Play

Featuring the Patchogue-Medford Baseball Team on the cover!

Other Features Include...

- Sacred Heart Academy Lacrosse
- Great Neck Boys' Volleyball
- Kings Park Softball
- New Hyde Park Baseball
- Rocky Point Boys' Lacrosse Team
- Hewlett Boys' Lacrosse Program
- Homegrown Profile: North Babylon's Marissa Caroleo
- On the Sidelines with Port Washington Tennis Coach Stan Makover

Departments Include...

On Campus: Hofstra Men's Lacrosse
Pro Corner: NY Titans John Orsen
Power Points: Strength Training for Female Athletes
Under the Radar: Bias Sports Announcers
Banged Up: Our Athletic Legacy
Competition Nutrition: Veggin' Out
Next Level: D-I Not an Option? Don't Worry, There are plenty of Options
AD's Desk: A New Perspective: How to Approach Your Athletic Director
Coach's Playbook: More than X's and O's

Featuring the Garden City Girls' Lacrosse Team on the Cover

Other features...

- Clarke Baseball Program
- Mt. Sinai's Colleen McCaffrey (Girls' Lax)
- Smithtown West's Brendan Bailey and Brian Smalley (Lax)
- West Islip Boys' Lax Program
- Northport's Lacey Vigmostad (Girls' Lax)
- Mattituck Baseball
- St. John the Baptist's Olivia Galati (Softball)
- Holy Trinity's Carla Campagna (Softball)
- Homegrown Profile: Huntington's Kerry Hicks

Department Stories include...

- Pro Corner: Montreal Canadiens' Mike Komisarek
- On Campus: Siena Men's Basketball
- Banged Up: Female Athlete Triad
- Competition Nutrition: What to Eat Before a Morning Competition
- Power Points: Manual Resistance Training for Athletes
- Next Level: Harvard Lowers Academic Standards in Hopes of Boosting Athletics
- AD's Desk: Fake Grass or Fake Controversy
- Coach's Playbook: The Hypocrisy of Sports
- Under the Radar: NBA's Age Limit

Volume I. of the Spring 2008 Edition of Ultimate Athlete Magazine features the boys of the Manhasset varsity lacrosse team. On the cover is Paul Pate, Connor English and Ryan Clarke.

Also featured in this issue...

- Manhasset Boys' Lacrosse (Cover Story)
- Out of the Shadows: Syosset's Jeff Cohen
- Unfinished Business: Bellport Boys' Track and Field
- Game Breakers: LI Lax Goalies Brianne LoManto (Rocky Point) and Lauren Maksym (Farmingdale)
- Five In a Row: Woody Davis and the Long Beach Swim Team
- Breaking the Mold: Bayport-Blue Point's Robby Ptacek
- Double Trouble: West Babylon's Shannon Smith and St. Anthony's Jessica Russo Head to Northwestern University
- Miles From Mediocrity: HHHW Track and Field Star Kyle Merber
- On the Sidelines: Carle Place's Chris Ceruti
- Long Island Legend: LI Lizards' John Gagliardi
- On Campus: Stony Brook Men's Lacrosse
- Homegrown Profile: Seaford Baseball's Sean Nolin

And much, much more...

Featured on the cover of the Volume II of the 2008 Winter Edition of UANYC is the Cardozo Boys' Basketball Team. Pictured on the cover is Denzel Wilson, Trinity Fields, Edy Toussaint, Vincent Scott and Dennis Oglesby.

Also Featured in the issue...

- Stuyvesant Swimming
- Cardozo Gymnastics
- Christ the King vs. Rice Rivalry (Boys' Hoops)
- Fannie Lou Hamer Basketball
- Alternative League Basketball
- Nadonnia Rodrigues of Boys and Girls Track
- Nicole Capurso of St. John Villa
- Girls Wrestling in NYC Starting to Take off
- Tottenville's Brittany De Meno

Some of the Departments include...

- Power Points: Training for Wreslters
- On Campus: Queens College Men's Hoops
- The Next Level: Recruiting Services: Good Investment or Waste of Money?
- Coach's Playbook: The Demonic Qualities of Cyberbullying
- From the AD's Desk: How Much is Your Coach Worth?
- Banged Up: Stress Fractures

The Winter 2008, Vol. III Edition of LIUA features the Hicksville Girls' Basketball Team on the cover. Pictured on the cover are Kelly Dempsey, Courtney Breen, Karly Cohen, Michelle Kurowski and Erin Breen.

Also featured in this issue...

- The Stony Brook School Girls' Basketball Team
- North Babylon Shot-Putter Vanessa Stewart
- Floral Park's Billy and Brandin Butler
- Kellenberg Memorial Winter Track and Field
- LuHi Boys' Basketball
- Half Hollow Hills West Sophomore Tobias Harris
- Lighthouse Cup: L.I. High School All-Star Ice Hockey
- Greenport's Ryan Creighton

Some of the Departments include...

- On the Sidelines with Lindenhurst Boys' Basketball Coach John Albano
- Homegrown Profile: Massapequa Senior Janine Aldridge
- Long Island Legend: NY Red Bulls Defender Carlos Mendes
- On Campus: Queens College Men's Basketball Program

Featuring Lance Stephenson and the Lincoln Railsplitters Basketball Team.

Other features...

- Wings Academy Boys Basketball
- McKee/Staten Island Teach Diving
- Grand Street Wrestling
- Long Island City's Ben Antoine (Gymnastics)
- Curtis' Shannon Browne (Track and Field)
- Lehman Wrestling
- Boys and Girls Basketball Program at Baccalureate
- Bergtraum Girls Basketball
- American Sign Language School Basketball Team

Department Stories include...

- Ultimate Athlete Legend: NFL Hall of Fame Running back Jim Brown
- Campus Crawl: Oswego State Women's Hoops
- Competition Nutrition: Do you need to take your vitamins?
- Banged Up: ACL Injuries
- Power Points: Improving your Speed
- Next Level: Athletic Scholarships = Better Students
- AD's Desk: They're Entitled (Title IX)
- Coach's Playbook: Over Lunch
- Under the Radar: Weighing In

Featuring the Brentwood Varsity Wrestling Team and Coach Ralph Napolitano

Other Features...

- Hauppauge Tennis Champions Jennifer Kellner and Katherine Hanson
- Harborfields Girls' Basketball Program
- Long Island's Top Bowlers (Trczinski, Roca, LaFemina, Novara)
- Friends Academy Boys' Basketball
- Team Suffolk Swimming
- Islip Football Program

Departments...

- Long Island Legend: Vinny Testaverde
- Campus Crawl: Oswego State Womens' Basketball
- On the Sidelines with Floral Park Girls' Basketball Coach Greg Mayerhofer
- Homegrown Profile: Centereach's Tom Gilmartin
- Next Level: Athletic Scholarships = Better Students
- Coach's Playbook: Over Lunch
- From the AD's Desk: They're Entitled (Title IX)
- Under the Radar: Making Weight
- Banged Up: ACL Injuries
- Power Points: Improve Your Speed
- Competition Nutrition: Do You Need to Take Your Vitamins?

Featuring UA's Starting Five Girls and Boys Basketball Players on Long Island

Other Features....

- Seaford Vikings Football
- West Islip Boys' Soccer Team and Goalie Dan Vignola
- Pro Wrestling Revolution at Upper Rooom
- Thomas Edison Boys' Basketball
- Hempstead Tigers Football
- Next Generation of Long Island Wrestling (Paul Liguori, Stephen Dutton, Steven Keith)
- Newtown Girls' Basketball
- PSAL Wrestling

Departments...

- Long Island Legend: HHHW Alumn, NFL Fullback and Strength and Conditioning Coach Jasen Isom
- Campus Crawl: Hofstra University Wrestling
- On the Sidelines: Kings Park Boys' Basketball Coach Dave Shouler
- Homegrown Profile: East Rockaway's Kelli Hughes
- Under the Radar: A Fair Advantage: Title IX
- The Next Level: NCAA Ready To Crack Down on D-I Programs
- From the AD's Desk: The Role of Athletic Booster Clubs
- Power Points: Power Training For Swimmers
- Banged Up: Head Injuries in Athletics
- Coach's Playbook: A Halloween Surprise

Featuring the 2007 Bethpage Varsity Football Team

Other Features...

- St. Mary's Ice Hockey
- Island Trees Football
- Bethpage Football and legendary coach Howie Vogts
- Massapequa Field Hockey player Danielle Scicutella
- Sayville Football
- Flushing Football (Queens)
- St. Anthony's Girls' Soccer
- Southold Boys' Soccer
- Homegrown Profile: East Islip's Vincent Acquavita

Departments...

- On the Sidelines with Baldwin boys' soccer coach Mike Palumbo
- Pro Corner: New York Mets talk Long Island High School Sports
- Campus Crawl: St. Johns University Women's Volleyball
- Power Points: Plyometric Training for Basketball
- Under the Radar: The Pressure to Win is Enormous
- Next Level: Patriot League Members Lafayette Now Athletic Offering Scholarships
- From the A.D.'s Desk: Community Service: Athletes Stepping Up

Featuring the 2007 St. Anthony's Football Team

Feature stories include:

- St. Anthony's Football
- The Newfield Football Team's struggle with the loss of its' captain, Ray Cuiffo.
- Plainedge Football
- St. Francis Prep Football Program and its Coach Vincent O'Connor
- Friends Academy Field Hockey
- Sailing with the U.S. Coast Guard Academy
- Chaminade Soccer

Department stories include:

- Homegrown Profile: Harborfields Fencer Nick Vomero
- On the Sidelines with Bellport's Joe and Jeff Cipp
- Long Island Legend: Keith Osik (Former Major League Baseball player and new manager of Farmingdale State's Men's Baseball Team)
- Next Level: Seniors to Face Tougher Academic Standards
- Campus Crawl: Dowling Men's Soccer
- From the AD's Desk: It's Official...or is it?
- Banged Up: Medial Collateral Ligament Sprain of the Elbow
- Competition Nutrition: Healthy Eating 101
- Power Points: Plyometric Training Part IV: Using Plyometrics in Football Training
- Coach's Playbook: Discipline
- Under the Radar: Making the Cut: Is it Such a Bad Thing?
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Exclusive Q&A with NFL Hall of Famer Jim Brown
South Side Girls' Soccer
Homegrown Jackie McKenna of Elwood/John Glenn
Wheatley HS Soccer Coach Paul Paino

Suffolk County Top 10 Football Teams
Floyd
St. Anthony's
East Islip
Brentwood
Riverhead
Longwood
Bellport
Rocky Point
Hills West
Mt. Sinai

Nassau County Top 10 Football Teams
Lawrence
Farmingdale
Freeport
Garden City
East Meadow
Bethpage
Roosevelt
Lynbrook
Wantagh
MacArthur

Wantagh Boys Soccer
Harborfields Baseball
Under Armour All-America Lacrosse Classic
Outback Steakhouse Empire Challenge (Football)
Islip Baseball
SWR Wins Pair of Lacrosse Crowns
Interview with D'Brickashaw Ferguson (NY Jets)
Looking at Iona College's Womens Athletic Programs
Commack Soccer Coach Sebastian DiRubba
Homegrown Profile, Wyandanch's Craig Slaughter

- Manhasset's Danny Barnes
- Bayside Softball
- Babylon Baseball wins state title
- Boys' Lax wrap-up
- Girls' Lax wrap-up
- Baseball wrap-up
- Softball wrap-up
- Tracking Down Roslyn's Emily Lipari
- Connetquot Baseball
- Long Island Legend: Boomer Esiason
- Campus Crawl: U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
- On the Sidelines with Locust Valley's Joe Ciliano
- Homegrown Profile with Hauppauge's Adam Bacarella
- Power Points: Introduction to Plyometrics

East Islip Softball and Baseball Programs
East Hampton's Jessie Stavola
East Rockaway's Coach Joe Lores
Oceanside Boys' Lacrosse
Sachem North Cheerleading Squad
Carle Palce's Taylor Martello
Plainview-JFK Boys' Volleyball
St. Dom's Mary Finnegan
Mary Louis Academy
Miller Place Badminton
LI Legend John Orsen (NY Titans)
Stony Brook University's Baseball Program
Upper Room's Hector Mejias

The Keeper Instinct: CSH Adam Ghitelman
Garden City's Dean Gibbons
West Babylon's Shannon Smith
Ward Melville's Shaylyn Blaney
Huntington's Kailene Abt
Tribute to Elmont Coach Gregg Petrocelli
Varsity Boys' Basketball Wrap up
Winter Track Wrap up
Interview with Farmingdale Boys' Lacrosse Coach Bob Hartranft
Back in the Game Rallies Cancer Kids
Friends Academy Crew

- Long Island's TOP 10 Lacrosse Teams to Watch
(Boys and Girls)Coaches Poll
This is the most comprehensive lacrosse preview you will find. Over 80 Long Island varsity lacrosse coaches paticipated in this exclusive poll. We break down each team's best returning players, having a fast break with their coaches, and give you the bottom line on how each team will perform this coming season. Who are the top teams to watch? Order here to find out!
- Richmond Hill's Sandra Sevelkovaite
- Our Lady of Mercy Girls' Crew Team

Queens Boys Basketball Coaches - Bob Oliva, Jack Curran, Ron Naclerio
St. Dominic's Boys Basketball Coach - Rob Pavinelli
Wyandanch Boys Basketball - Chris Barber
Babylon Boys Basketball - JT Pate
Commack Girls Basketball - Samantha Prahlis
Elmont Girls Basketball - Kirsten Jeter
Townsend Harris Track - Devotia Moore
Malverne Boys Basketball
St. Mary's Boys Basketball
Bay Shore Wrestling
Mt. Sinai Wrestling
Lexington School of the Deaf - Boys Basketball
The athletic program at Bishop McGann/Mercy
Commack Kick-line

Long Island Legend Stephon Marbury
Shorem Wading River Wrestler Corey Jantzen
Jericho Boys Basketball Matt Cujiste
Kings Park Gymnastics Brittany Cassar
Islip Wrestler Lance Wade
Bethpage QB Kyle Crotty
South Side Girls Soccer
Cardozo Boys Basketball
North Babylon Girls Basketball Chanel Chrisholm
Floral Park Running Back Pierre Diedodonne
Great Neck North Badminton Elizabeth Ling

- Rough Ride: Roosevelt's fall sports are on the field, but what about the winter and spring?

- Ward Melville's Nancy Cole has left an indelible mark on sports

- Steve & Barry's: High quality at low cost

- Amityville Michael Dukes's comeback to the hardwood

- Baldwin's team captain Kwaku Boah leads by example

- Mineola's Gustavo Dias continues to dominate Nassau County soccer

- Sachem East brothers Matt & Dan Sherwood play three varsity sports together

- St. Anthony's soccer raising the bar of excellence

- Campus Magnet Football

- Massapequa Field Hockey: Danielle Scicutella
&
Carle Place Field Hockey: Noelle Martello

- St. Francis Prep cross-country: Running for glory

- Long Island Legend: Rob Cafiero

- Spotlight On Youth: Northport Youth Center Soccer League

- One the Sidelines With: Freeport's Russ Cellan

- Homegrown Profile: Mount Sinai's Josh Smith

- The Next Level: Local hoops star offers recruiting service

- From the AD's Desk: Evaluating coaches

- Coaches Playbook: Coddling never works

- Under the Radar: Sled Hockey

- Competition Nutrition: Cereal on the run

- Banged Up: Shin Splints

- Power Points: Core Training - Great abs or functional strength (Part2)

-Garden City's Diane Chapman has led her girls' field hockey and lacrosse teams to excellence

-Double edge: Megan McGuire is stellar on and off the field for Massapequa field hockey

-Fencing in Queens bring many challenges and opportunities

-Sacred Heart Academy's Meghan Berlingo has shut down many opposing teams

-Brentwood boys' soccer coach Ron Eden is molding his team into one of Long Island's premier teams

-H.F. Carey's football team has unique offense

-Arts & Business looks to defend boys' soccer title

-Northport tennis star Leah Kepping has a monster game

-East Meadow football: John Elliott is a force in the trenches

-Long Island Legend: Chris Armas (St. Anthony's H.S.) Chicago Fire soccer Team

-Spotlight on Youth: Brentwood Youth Athletics

-On the Sidelines with Erin Blaney, Ward Melville girls' lacrosse

-Homegrown Profile: Ryann Cutillo from Kings Park H.S.

This the most comprehensive football preview you will find. This poll was compiled by the football coaches of Long Island and our staff editors and writers. We break down each team's best returning players, talk with their coaches, and give you the bottom line on how each team will perform in 2006. Who will be No. 1 in 2006? Order here to find out!

-Cover story: The Boomer Bowl comes down to the wire - Recaps of all baseball, softball and lacrosse Long Island and State Championship tournaments
-Long Island Legend: Wally Szczerbiak
-On The Sideline With: Islip softball coach Patty Whitehouse
-Home Grown Profile: Sachem East's Courtney Bertolone
-The Next Level: NCAA going after leaky transcripts
-From The AD's Desk: Team captaincy is not all about athletic skill
-Coach's Playbook: Athletes who have the guts not to fight back
-Under The Radar: The Empire State Games - Competition Nutrition: Super Bowl Salad
-Banged Up: Strung out hamstring
-Power Points: Pull-up variations, A V-shaped back will improve performance

-Cover story: Smithtown West baseball's success under a new leader
-In the center of Holy Trinity softball's winning ways stands Jenna Vanacore
-Mt. Sinai softball is a family affair
-The Boomer Esiason Foundation works toward finding a cure for cystic fibrosis
-Twin powers Shamel and Rhamel Bratton guide Huntington lax
-Syosset boys lax is one of the best teams on Long Island
-Cold Spring Harbor pitcher Brando Casalicchio's mysterious ending to a fabulous hitless streak
-Long Island Legend's Mike Francessa and Christopher Russo of WFAN sports talk fame
-On the Sidelines With Richmond Hill's Greg Reo
-The Next Level: It pays to be a smart athlete
-From the AS's Desk: The true value of high school athletics
-Homegrown Profile: Newtown's Evelyn Mendez
-Coach's Playbook: Parents must behave when at high school athletic events
-Under The Radar: University of Illinois guard Steve Serio does his hoop magic from a wheelchair

-Cover Story: Northport lax exudes dominance
-Seaford's softball hurler Traci Landy
-Townsend Harris handball reigns in Queens
-St. Anthony's hammer thrower Walter Henning is an Olympian
-St. John the Baptist softball pitchers Brianne Leary and Olivia Galati lead their program back to prominence
-Garden City's Matt Petiton wants to be king of the hill at year's end
-Outback Steakhouse-Empire Challenge preview
-Long Island Legend Joe Cuozzo
-On The Sidelines With Clarke baseball coach Tom Abruscato
-Homegrown Profile: Seaford's Chris Hilcken
-The Next Level: Serious athletes compete for spots at elite showcases
-From The AD's Desk: The decline of the multi-sport athlete
-Coach's Playbook: Honoring a team commitment
-Under The Radar: Taking over the airwaves
-Competition Nutrition: Keep the fluids flowing
-Banged Up: A look at the medial meniscal knee injury
-Power Points: Part 4 of Building a champion

-Cover Story: West Islip lacrosse continues its dominance
-New York State Wrestling Championships: Long Island wrestlers put on a show as Nassau hosts first tournament
-Cardozo high school starting a new trend in Queens: lacrosse
-Center Moriches pitcher Glen Gibson is headed for stardom
-Carle Place softball coach Chris Ceruti leads her program to prominence
-Farmingdale boys and girls lax face a new challenge this season
-Long Island Legend Speedy Claxton
-On The Sidelines with Bay Shore's Allison and John Pfeffer
-The Next Level: Be carful what you sign up for when commiting to a college
-From The AD's Desk: How to appraoch your school districts athletic director
-Coach's Playbook: Teach your kids to shoot for the stars
-Competition Nutrition: Having a healthy body image
-Banged Up: Lower back pain caused by spondylolsis in young athletes
-Power Points: The third installment of building a champion
-Under The Radar: AED's save lives
-Homegrown Profile: Centereach's Vinny Santorv

-Cover Story: Cold Spring Harbor's Wendy Szczerbiak is following in her brother Wally's footsteps
-Brentwood Wrestler Ricardo Gomez overcomes being stabbed to return to the mat
-Huntington wrestling has been steered by Lou Giani since 1971
-Christ the King's girls basketball team is tops in New York State
-Massapequa wrestling coach Gary Mims will walk off into the sunset a winner
-Carey's Mike Sands is well on his way toward basketball stardom
-Christ the King's Joe Nuss is a dying breed: a three-sport athlete
-Hauppague's winning tradition is exemplified by coach Chris Messina
-Long Island Legend: Former Washington Bullet Jeff Ruland
-On The Sidelines With Carol Ann Habeeb-Kiel
-The Next Level: New York basketball guru Ron Naclerio surveys the recruiting scene
-Coach's Playbook: How attitude can shape your career
-Under The Radar: Mascots grab some of the spotlight
-Compeition Nutrition: The ins, outs and leave-outs of food labels
-Power Points: Building a championship team one phase at a time (Part 2)
-Banged Up: MCL sprains in the elbow
-Homegrown Profile: Bellport WR Jonathan Spruill

-Cover story: Bellport wins fifth Long Island Championship by besting Garden City
-Middle Country showdown: Newfield upsets rival Centereach
-A Family Matter: Islip wrestling is a family business
-Rivalry kindled: Ward Melville and Centereach field hockey battle it out
-Long Island Legend: WNBA star Sue Bird
-The Next Level: How to get noticed by colleges
-Competition Nutrition: Concentrate on calcium
-Power Points: How to improve your speed
-Banged up: How shoulders can be affected by impingement syndrome
-On The Sidelines With Comsewogue football coach Tom Cassese
-Coach's Playbook: Finding eager coaches is a challenge
-Under The Radar: Pat-Med's budget crisis
-Homegrown Profile: Northport's Craig Dowd

-Cover Story: Amityville's basketball dynasty
-Massapequa girls basketball win modestly
-MacArthur wrestling used brains before biceps
-Uniondale boys basketball is led by Tom Diana
-St. Anthony's athletics go beyond the field
-Archbishop Molloy's Jack Curran still going strong
-Upper Room's athletic programs persevere
-East Islip wrestling coach Guy Leggio is the founder of the program
-Fact Files
-Long Island Legend: Greg Cattrano
-One The Sidelines With Deer Park's Carmine Argenziano
-Homegrown Profile: Liz Kudirka from Plainview-Old Bethpage
-The Next Level: Understanding the recruiting process
-Coach's Playbook: Let your kids enjoy the game
-Under The Radar: The use of steroids in high schools
-Banged Up: Patello-femoral pain syndrome
-Competition Nutrition: Don't forget your carbs athletes
-Power points: Building a championship contender

-Cover story: Sachem North battles Sachem East
-Suffolk League I boys soccer preview
-Long Island Legend: Boomer Esiason
-Fact Files
-College Recruiting: Opportunities abound for Long Island athletes
-Competition Nutrition: Fast food will slow you down
-Power Points: Improve your speed
-Coach's Playbook: Let the athletes have input
-Banged Up: ACL injuries in football
-Under The Radar: Two of Suffolk County's top school districts split in consecutive years
-On The Sidelines with North Babylon's Terry Manning
-Homegrown Profile: St. Francis Prep's Christina Conry

-Class I Long Island Championship
-Long Island Legend: Vinny Testaverde
-Bay Shore girls' track
-Suffolk girls basketball preview: League I
-Fact files
-The Next Level: Grades matter for recruiting
-Competition Nutrition: the power of protein
-Power Points: improving your speed
-Banged Up: Achilles tendonitis
-On The Sidelines With: East Hampton's Ed Petrie
-Coach's Playbook: importance of role models
-Under The Radar: Lack of ice hockey on Long Island
-Homegrown Profile: Commack's Nick Groth