The high school action on Long Island continued throughout the weekend as most teams played matches on Friday afternoon, but some also had double duty, playing matches on Saturday as well as the girls high school season is in full swing. In Conference I in Nassau County, the Blazers of Great Neck North knocked off…
Adhesive Capsulitis, or more commonly known as “Frozen Shoulder,” is a condition characterized by pain and stiffness in the shoulder joint. The symptoms typically begin gradually and get worse over time and then slowly improve over the course of many months. It usually has a spontaneous onset of symptoms, caused by the tightening and thickening…
Djokovic drops the puck Ahead of the Rogers Cup in Toronto, world number one Novak Djokovic tried his skills on a different surface, picking up a hockey stick and joining the annual exhibition ball hockey game with National Hockey League players Tyler Seguin (left) and Jason Spezza (second from right) of the Dallas Stars and…
“Should I buy into a tennis franchise or continue on my path as a registered nurse?” This is the dilemma Jim Donnelly faced years ago. “At the time, I was 25-years-old and the opportunity arose for me to purchase a franchised tennis store, Tennis Emporium,” said Donnelly. “Tennis Emporium was the lead store in tennis…
Carle Place edged Plainedge in a tight Conference III-A showdown on Tuesday afternoon, winning 4-3 thanks to a close victory at fourth doubles. Searching for its first victory of the season, Katerina Zedlovich and Poojitha Seenivasan came up big for the Frogs, outlasting Cassandra Levy and Ashley Tudor of Plainedge 6-4, 1-6, 7-5 in the…
Orlin & Cohen Orthopedic Group is Long Island’s leading private orthopedic practice with a team of 37 board-certified and board-eligible physicians. The group features orthopedic subspecialists who have completed advanced fellowship training, focusing solely on a single area of concern. This focused approach results in optimum patient outcomes, as the doctors are on top of…
Current UCLA freshmen Jada Hart & Ena Shibahara survived two match points, capturing the U.S. Open Junior Girls Doubles Championship in dramatic fashion at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, N.Y. Given a wild card entry into the tournament by the USTA, Hart & Shibahara came back to defeat the…
The Syosset Braves and Great Neck South Rebels notched their first wins of the fall season as each program won their respective match on Monday afternoon. Syosset took on Great Neck North in a Conference I matchup and defeated the Blazers 5-2. The deciding match for the Lady Braves came in fourth doubles, as the…
Wow! What a day in the world of tennis. I am a big news talk radio guy, and on my bike ride to teach my lessons for the day at Sea Island, the sports report mentioned breaking news in the world of tennis. The last time there was a tennis report on this particular station,…
The New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) women’s tennis team kicked off its fall season over the weekend and picked up where it left off in the spring, posting two dominant performances to notch 9-0 victories over St. Thomas Aquinas and Wilmington. The Bears took on the Spartans of St. Thomas Aquinas in its season…