Ryan Norton of Garden City, a first-team Newsday All-Long Island kicker in 2011, has verbally committed to Syracuse, his father Mike told Newsday on Sunday.

Norton, who set the Trojans’ record for career kicking points and had 45 touchbacks last season, is expected to be the Orange’s kickoff specialist next season as well as compete for the primary placekicking job with Ross Krautman, a sophomore...

Steven Ferreira of Sayville, who guided the Golden Flashes to a 12-0 record, the Long Island Class III title and the Rutgers Trophy, was named New York State Class A co-player of the year on Wednesday by the New York State Sports Writers Association. Ferreira, who set Long Island career records for passing yards (6,407) and touchdowns (73) in his senior season, shared the honor with Aquinas running...

Four Long Island players were among the student-athletes honored as part of the Catholic High School Football League’s annual Msgr. Peters Golden Eleven awards, presented to 12 players who exemplify academic and athletic excellence.

Holy Trinity running back/linebacker Michael Williams, St. John the Baptist offensive lineman Jordan Normile, Chaminade linebacker Matthew Fiore and Kellenberg...

That he received the National Football Foundation’s Suffolk Top Scholar-Athlete Award while his school and former football coach, Joe Cipp Jr., are embroiled in controversy over the alleged grade-changing of former teammate Ryan Sloan, “doesn’t affect me at all or take anything away from this,” Bellport quarterback Justin Honce said Sunday at the Crest Hollow Country Club. “I know I put in a lot...

There were so many records set during the 2011 Long Island Championships that Newsday couldn’t include them all in our coverage. When you read the list below, you’ll understand why!

However, thanks to the research of statisticians/historians Andy Slawson, Jack White and Joe Giannotti, we can now present those records, plus some leftover notes from a truly remarkable weekend.

How remarkable...

East Meadow (10-1) takes on Floyd (9-3) in the Long Island Championship at 4:30 p.m. on Nov. 27, 2011 at Stony Brook University. Follow along in the live chat below with Cody Derespina, Laura Albanese and Bob Herzog.

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Folks, Evan Korn here from Stony Brook's La Valle Stadium for the Class III Long Island Championship Game between Sayville (11-0) and Lawrence (10-1). This game pits two of the Island's high-flying offenses, with Sayville QB Steven Ferreira and Lawrence's Fredericks' brothers (Ryan, Tyler, Jordan) expected to put up big numbers.

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Newfield (8-3) takes on Garden City (11-0) in the Long Island Championship at 4:30 p.m. on Nov. 25, 2011 at Hofstra University. Follow along in the live chat below with Cody Derespina, Laura Albanese and Bob Herzog.

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Glenn (10-1) takes on Roosevelt (9-2) in the Long Island Championship at noon on Nov. 25, 2011 at Hofstra University. Follow along in the live chat below with Cody Derespina, Laura Albanese and Bob Herzog.

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    MSG Varsity’s big playoff weekend will feature live coverage of Friday night’s CHSFL AAA championship game between Stepinac and defending champion St. Anthony’s at 7 o’clock on Cablevision Channel 14. The unbeaten Friars (9-0) are going for their 10th league title in the last 11 years.     The second game of the TV Friday night doubleheader will be a taped broadcast...