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Ex-Wyandanch athlete arrested in game melee

Quick ReadThe former student athlete was arrested and charged with slashing the father of a Wyandanch basketball player during Tuesday's fight.

A fight that broke out during the Long

Photo credit: Photo by Bobby Cassidy | A fight that broke out during the Long Island Championships at the Bay Shore High School gym during the Malverne vs. Wyandanch game, halting the game for 20 minutes with 1:03 remaining. (March 9, 2010)

A former Wyandanch student athlete was arrested Wednesday and charged with slashing the father of a Wyandanch basketball player during a melee in the stands at a championship basketball game between Wyandanch and Malverne high schools.

Joel Foster, a 2007 scholarship recipient at Wyandanch for football, was charged with second-degree assault, police said.

Foster, 21, of West Babylon,...

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