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Steven Marcus

Gwaltney's run may not be over

May 29, 2009

The Jason Gwaltney saga may not be over just because he has left C.W. Post's football team. Football runs through his veins, same as it always has, and Gwaltney said he is seeking to revive his career elsewhere.

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Post coach Jez knows victories don't always have a score

May 23, 2009

The biggest game of his career does not compare to the most critical moment in the life of John Jez, the 39-year-old men's lacrosse coach at C.W. Post.
Hofstra men's lacrosse waits and worries

May 1, 2009

Hofstra's Jay Card was named the Colonial Athletic Association lacrosse player of the year and Seth Tierney was voted coach of the year, but the celebration of those honors is being put on hold.
Hofstra simply sniffs at forging rivalry with SBU

April 21, 2009

What constitutes a rivalry? At minimum, both sides should acknowledge its existence. Therein lies the largely undefined relationship between Long Island's Division I programs at Stony Brook and Hofstra.
Jay Wright learned some valuable lessons

March 30, 2009

Jay Wright's ambition has never been blind. That is why he would reject, for the second time in three years, a multi-million overture to coach Kentucky basketball, according to a person with knowledge of the situation.
Arthur Richman was America's baseball guest

March 26, 2009

Spring training, late 1980. Then general manager Frank Cashen was lamenting how many close games the Mets had lost the year before when Arthur Richman interjected, "But Frank, what about the close games we won that we should have lost.'' Cashen sighed. It was vintage Arthur being Arthur.
College hoops' NIT: National Independent Tourney

February 25, 2009

Of all the demeaning labels assigned over the years to college basketball's NIT -- Nobody's Interested Tournament, National Insignificant Tournament, Not Invited Tournament -- a new moniker is now in order. Call it the National Independent Tournament. It no longer is a predetermined hometown event.
C.W. Post's Schmidt wants wins, not records

February 25, 2009

In Jonathan Schmidt's estimation, records are not made to be even spoken. The C.W. Post senior is 18 points away from breaking Garee Bryant's 10-year-old basketball scoring record of 1,835. It could happen today when No. 2 Post (22-0) hosts Dowling on senior night.