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East Islip will be bowling with heavy hearts this season

East Islip's Jacob Klein bowls in the Suffolk

Photo credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke | East Islip's Jacob Klein bowls in the Suffolk boys bowling large schools division championships. (Feb. 1, 2011)

East Islip may be about more than bowling this season, but after losing coach Rick Papandrea to stomach cancer last month, it seems fitting that the boys want to honor him with the sport he loved the most.

"We got through Rick's funeral and they were a very determined team because they were bowling for something more than themselves," coach Bob Cheadle said.

Led by Jacob Klein, Jon Cheadle...

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