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06.20.2021 News

Racing away from the pandemic

The small crowd gathered around the finish line at Fiske Field Saturday, waiting for the first 10K runners to approach, was in for a treat. All eyes were on...

06.19.2021 News

The Island’s great race was back, with smiles and joy taking first place in the 10K by a mile

One of the best, most rewarding and encouraging days for Shelter Island in a long time was Saturday, when the 42nd Annual 10K went off from Wilson Circle. Mother...

06.15.2021 Sports

Kal Lewis to Run 10K: Island’s own is home from Iowa

Shelter Island’s distance running sensation and now Iowa Hawkeye star, Kal Lewis, will participate in Saturday’s 10K. Lewis grew up looking forward to the third Saturday in June, when...

06.15.2021 Sports

A runner’s guide, mile by mile, to the Island’s 10K course

You’re excited. You’ve been selected to run the classic race on June 19. Please use this as advice from a veteran of more than 20 Island races. As a...

06.14.2021 Sports

Jake Card finishes strong in the Long Island Open

Did you ever hear of anyone with a plus-6 handicap in golf? Do you even know what a plus handicap means? Well, Gardiner’s Bay Country Club (GBCC) has a...

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06.13.2021 Sports

Gardiner’s Bay Country Club report

It was an exciting week in women’s world golf. Yuka Saso, 19, became the first woman golfer from the Philippines to win the U.S. Women’s Open at The Olympic...

06.12.2021 Sports

News from Goat Hill: 120 initiative is clicking

Shelter Island Country Club (SICC) marks a 120-year milestone in 2021. The place we affectionately call “Goat Hill” is steeped in historical significance as one of the oldest, continuously...

06.12.2021 Columns

The Naturalist: Simultaneous

Are you drowning, or are you swimming? Or are you simultaneously doing both? So much of life is this dichotomy. I am training for a triathlon to swim 2.4...

06.11.2021 News

Shelter Island welcomes one of the world’s greatest athletes: Bill Rodgers will be here for the 10K

Bill Rodgers is still running. At 73 he’s never really stopped — except for a two-year period in his life — from his boyhood in Connecticut where, like many...

06.08.2021 Sports

Safe boating courses on tap for July

District 3 of the United States Power Squadron has released a list of safe boating courses and seminars on Long Island. One course in the Peconic Bay area, for...

06.07.2021 Sports

Run For your Life: Can you get lost on a cross country course?

First, to answer the question: of course not. Just follow the pack. But not so fast. Martin was an unusual new member of my high school cross country team....

06.03.2021 Sports

News from Goat Hill: A guide to the course

With the foul weather over Memorial Day weekend at our backs, let’s welcome in the summer of 2021. The course really needed the rain and I’m sure has greened...

06.01.2021 Columns

Run For Life: Is running boring?

The drama of running is not apparent, but still very real. Football and baseball keep you excited for seconds: “Wow, did ya see that catch? And now a word...

05.29.2021 Sports

Kal keeps running: Season extended by trip to race in NCAA regionals

University of Iowa freshman and former Shelter Island track star, Kal Lewis, was notified this week that he qualified for the West Preliminary Round of the 2021 National Collegiate...

05.28.2021 Sports

Track, baseball and softball reports: Four Island athletes team up to break Shelter Island School relay record

Track: The Shelter Island School varsity boys track team took on the Port Jefferson Royals at Southold High School May 20. While the Royals defeated the Islanders, we did...

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