History of the Empire Challenge
The inaugural Long Island Heroes Bowl began in 1996 between Nassau and Suffolk. Since 1998, it has been know as the Empire Challenge played between Long Island and New York City. The game takes place at Hofstra University every year.
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2013 All-Long Island badminton team 
2013 All-Long Island girls golf team -
2013 All-Long Island boys golf team 
LI wins 2013 Empire Challenge -
Suffolk wins Grand Slam Challenge 
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Matt Rothstein 
Andrew Hess -
Adam Heidenfelder 
Jack Piekos -
Matt Crohan 
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Mt. Sinai wins state championship 
East Meadow falls in AA finals -
Ward Melville wins Class A title 
Ward Melville falls short -
Garden City wins again 
Pierson falls in semis -
Lady Dalers take state 
Mt. Sinai tops HLF in state 'C' semi -
Farmingdale reaches state 'A' final 
Manhasset falls in state Class B semifinal -
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Ward Melville advances in state 'A' semifinal -
Hills East wins LI tennis title 
Class C semifinal: Bronxville 14, SWR 13 -
Pierson/Bridgehampton wins Class C Southeast Regional 
Southeast 'B' final: Marlboro 8, Babylon 3 -
Wheatley wins Southeast Regional Class B final 
Southeast 'B' semifinal: GC 10, Niskayuna 9 -
Babylon vs. East Rockaway Class B championship 
East Meadow vs. Longwood Class AA championship -
Vila throws no-hitter in Class C final 
Wheatley vs. Southampton Class B Southeast Regional final -
Massapequa vs. Ward Melville Class AA championship 
Bayport-Blue Point vs. Clarke Class A championship -
Sayville vs. Island Trees Class A championship 
CHSAA Class AA state final: SJB vs. Buffalo Timon -
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Class C LI championship: Mt. Sinai 12, North Shore 7 -
Class B LI championship: Manhasset 11, ESM 7 
Class A Long Island girls lacrosse championship: Bay Shore vs. Farmingdale -
Ward Melville wins LI Class A championship 
Suffolk 'A' final: Sayville 9, Miller Place 6 -
Suffolk track state qualifiers 
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SWR wins Long Island 'C' championship 
Suffolk 'AA' final: Longwood 11, Bay Shore 4 -
Boys tennis state championships 
Garden City wins Long Island 'B' crown -
Suffolk 'A' final: Sayville 8, Miller Place 3 
Suffolk 'AA' final: Ward Melville 12, Connetquot 5 -
Suffolk Class A final: Bay Shore 16, Ward Melville 8 
Suffolk 'A' semi: Longwood 3, Bay Shore 1 -
Suffolk 'AA' loser's bracket final: Connetquot 5, HHHW 4 
Suffolk Class B final: ESM 10, Sayville 6 -
Annie Park qualifies for U.S. Women's Open 
Nassau 'C' final: North Shore 18, CSH 13 -
Nassau 'A' final: Clarke 10, Plainedge 3 
Suffolk 'A' final: Ward Melville 11, Smithtown West 6 -
Suffolk 'B' final: Southampton 5, Mattituck 1 
Suffolk 'B' final: Babylon 11, Center Moriches 5 -
Nassau 'B' final: Manhasset 14, Garden City 8 
Suffolk 'B' final: Miller Place 5, Huntington 4 -
Kellenberg wins CHSAA state championship 
Suffolk 'A' final: BBP 5, Miller Place 2 -
Nassau 'AA' final: Massapequa 7, MacArthur 5 
Bay Shore 6, Hauppauge 1 -
Long Island boys golf team championship 
Nassau 'A' final: Farmingdale 11, Massapequa 9 -
Nassau 'A' final: Massapequa 16, Port Washington 3 
Suffolk 'C' final: SWR 18, BBP 6 -
Suffolk Class C final: Mt. Sinai vs. Shoreham-Wading River 
Nassau 'C' final: Friends Academy 9, CSH 4 -
Garden City Maroon wins LI golf title 
Nassau 'B' final: Garden City 10, Manhasset 4 -
Miller Place vs. Sayville 
Nassau Class A finals: Clarke vs. Plainedge -
St. John the Baptist defeats St. Dominic 
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CHSAA track intersectionals 
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CHSAA final: St. Anthony's 16, SJB 6 
Smithtown West 12, Northport 6 -
Nassau track championships 
Suffolk track championships -
CHSAA final: Chaminade 7, St. Anthony's 5 
East Rockaway 5, Locust Valley 3 -
Smithtown West wins Suffolk golf title 
St. John the Baptist 8, St. Anthony's 7 -
North Shore 12, Locust Valley 7 
East Meadow 12, MacArthur 1 -
Island Trees 11, Plainedge 6 
Manhasset 11, Wantagh 10 -
Ward Melville 4, HHHW 2 
Nassau boys golf championships -
Ward Melville 15, Northport 14 
Kellenberg 11, SJB 3 -
BBP 6, Sayville 0
