A look at some of our favorite photos from Long Island high school sports events to kick off the new year.

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Westhampton's Jorden Bennett goes for the block against East Islip.

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Whitman's Iris Hoffman drives to the hoop while Longwood's Giselle Harris attempts the block.

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Bridgehampton guard Alex Davis takes the steal in for two points against Greenport.

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Bellmore JFK cheerleaders perform at the Newsday Cheer Fest on Jan. 20, 2023 at Hofstra University.

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Half Hollow Hills High School performing at Newsday Cheer Fest on Jan. 20, 2023 at Hofstra University.

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Dominic Obukwelu of Valley Stream North dunks against Valley Stream South.

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Hewlet High School cheerleading squad in a huddle before performing in the Nassau High School Cheerleading Tournament at David S Mack Arena/ Hofstra University

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Nassau High SChool Cheerleaders Brianna Guerin, Lilly Rachoi and Angelina Racottone cheering in front of their phone after competing at Newsday's CheerFest at Hofstra.

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Malverne High School cheerleading squad performs at Newsday's CheerFest at Hofstra.

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Gabriel Phillips #34 of Baldwin and Ryan Hosein #1 of Plainview-Old Bethpage JFK fight for a rebound during a Conference AAA-II Boys basketball game at Baldwin High school on Tuesday, January 20, 2024

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Cooper Schorr of Plainview-Old Bethpage JFK absorbs the charge from Peyton Howell of Baldwin during a Conference AAA-II game.

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Andrew Perez of Wantagh pinned his opponent in the second round of a 215-pound matchup of the Nassau Division I dual meet final against Plainedge.

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Glenn's Tommy Aiello (left) battles with Shoreham-Wading River's Brady Kitchen in the 116-lb match of the Suffolk Division II finals dual meet.

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William Grassini of Clarke acknowledges the crowd after sealing Clarke's victory over Island Trees in the Nassau Division II dual meet final.

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Wantagh's Shareef McMillan wins his 190-pound matchup in the Nassau Division I dual meet final against Plainedge.

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Danny Zamroz of Island Trees, background, tries to put Clarke's Nick Barco onto his back in the 145-pound matchup of the Nassau Division II dual meet final.

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Dominic Obukwelu #10 of Valley Stream North dunks after a fast break turnover against Valley Stream South during a Conference A-VI Boys basketball game at Valley Stream North High school on Tuesday, January 19, 2024

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Baldwin High School cheerleading squad performs at Newsday's CheerFest at Hofstra.

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Herricks cheerleader Devin Shah takes photos of Lexi Ranallo and Sophia Cooney before performing at Newsday's inaugural CheerFest at Hofstra University.

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Osagie Ekhator of Elmont, center, looks to drive past Braden Soutar of Garden City, left, and teammate John Uhoda.

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Roslyn's Zach Kuppersmith and the crowd react to a basket during a Nassau Conference AA-IV game against Elmont.

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Reese Long of South Side and Tiffany McCann of Bethpage battle for a rebound during a Conference AA-3 game.

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Huang Edwards of Manhasset, left, scores a touch against Jerry Lin of Half Hollow Hills during the men's epee gold medal round in the Alan Kuver Memorial Relay Tournament.

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Sophie Wang of Syosset (left) takes on her Great Neck South opponent during a fencing meet on Friday, January 12, 2023 in Great Neck.

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Long Island Lutheran's Kayden Mingo (4) scores against Columbus during the Spalding Hoopball Classic high school basketball tournament in Springfield, Mass.

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Gavin Mangano of Shoreham-Wading River wrestles in the Eastern States Wrestling Tournament in Loch Sheldrake, New York.

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Sohan Shah (right) battles his Great Neck South opponent during a fencing meet.

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Tristan Greenwood of Uniondale, right, battles Jackson Keon of Massapequa, who covers Greenwood's eyes with his left hand during a 152-pound bout.

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Columbus' Jase Richardson has his shot blocked by Long Island Lutheran's Jacob Ross during the Spalding Hoopball Classic in Springfield, Mass.

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Adrienne Blonder of Bethpage competes in the vault event at the Cartwheel For A Cure gymnastics meet in Massapequa.

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Halli Silberman of Longwood wins a Suffolk pole vault event.

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Lara Booth Alam of Connetquot takes her final push from the pole during a Suffolk pole vault event.

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Thomas Acosta of Northport competes in a Suffolk pole vault event.

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Arizona's Sammie Yeanay (23) defends against Long Island Lutheran's Benjamin Michaels (11) during the Spalding Hoopball Classic boys high school basketball tournament Monday, Jan. 15, 2024, in Springfield, Mass. Arizona won 65-62 in overtime.

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Kamron Elliott of Chaminade hits a three-pointer during the first quarter of the Gary Charles Hoops Classic against Lawrence Woodmere Academy.

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East Islip's Anthony Liedtke-Merida defeated Comsewogue's TJ Monahan in the 116-pound weight class during a dual meet.

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The Sayville fan cheer their team on to a win during a boys high school basketball game against Miller Place on Saturday, January 6, 2024 in Sayville.

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Ben Young of Sayville goes up for two during a boys basketball game against Miller Place.

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East Islip's Anthony Avitabile defeats Comsewogue's Nick Flaherty in the 145 pound weight class during a wrestling match between on Friday Jan 5, 2024 at East Islip High School

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Floyd forward Shy Hawkins hits the short jumper for two points against Whitman during a Suffolk league I game.

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Joe Strickland of Miller Place pushes through the Sayville defense.

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Ward Melville's Julia Dank puts one up over Longwood's Delaney Israel in the third quarter.

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Ziyair Jones of Hempstead extends for a layup against Syosset.

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Valley Stream North's Dominic Obukwelu (10) and Kevin Cannon of Floral Park start the first overtime period during a Nassau Conference A-VI boys basketball game.

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Sayville's Mia DeSimone grabs the rebound in between two players from Kings Park.

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Trevor Amalfitano of Port Washington goes up for two during a boys basketball game on, Dec. 11, 2023, at Nassau Coliseum.

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Brentwood guard Josh Ramos splits the Southampton defense, and hits the layup for two points in a Suffolk non-league game, Saturday, December 30, 2023 at Bay Shore high school.

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Shoreham-Wading River forward Juliana Mahan puts back the rebound against Bayport-Blue Point.

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Amanda Paci of St. Anthony's, left, looks to drive to the net against Plainview-Old Bethpage JFK.

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Zach Ginas of Patchogue-Medford reacts to his first-round pin victory in the 152-pound matchup of a dual meet against Whitman.

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Alexis Mitas of St. Anthony's defends against Emily Brake of Plainview-Old Bethpage JFK.

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Chase Hinson of Whitman pinned his Patchogue-Medford opponent in the first period of a 160-pound matchup in their dual meet.

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Brentwood forward Devin Clarke gets fouled on the layup by Southampton guard Tyson Reddick in a Suffolk non-league game, Saturday, December 30, 2023 at Bay Shore high school.

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