Long Island native and NBA player Tobias Harris paid a visit to Sachem High School North in late April. After receiving a tweet from a Sachem basketball player asking him to come down to an open gym session, Harris obliged.
Harris, who played at Hills West and one year at Tennessee, is on the Orlando Magic.
CLICK HERE to read the full story and see photos from his visit
The first Metropolitan Lacrosse Classic was played at Citi Field on Sunday, March 17. Holy Cross beat Navy and Colgate beat Michigan. Sachem alum Gerald Logan was in net for Michigan.
I live blogged the event and wrote gamer recap stories for Lacrosse Magazine.
CLICK HERE to read the Holy Cross-Navy story
CLICK HERE to read the Colgate-Michigan story
CLICK HERE to read the Gerald Logan story
I was able to cross an item off my journalism bucket list this week when I covered the Brooklyn Nets-New Orleans Hornets game at the Barclays Center for Associated Press.
They had me write a game story, which went out across the wires and appeared on multiple websites and newspapers across the country.
CLICK HERE to read the final write through
CLICK HERE to read the original story at the buzzer

MaxPreps/CBS Sports contacted me about offering a local expert opinion on some Long Island high school lacrosse players for their national season preview.
CLICK HERE to check out the story …
Amidst planning media coverage and helping to inform the Sachem community about our “We Are Sachem” rally on Saturday, I also had the privilege to speak for a few minutes about what it means to be a graduate of the Sachem Central School District.
A few minutes is easy considering I wouldn’t be the man I am today without my foundation and formative development in Sachem as a student and as an adult as I still continue to learn from the great leaders and individuals who have maintained this district’s true tradition of excellence.
CLICK HERE to see the speech and read more about the day