The Passion Of The Legos
Northport Record, September 30, 2004 – Rich Pedulla stood in front of a display of his Lego sculptures at the East Northport Public Library and spoke of their creation with a sparkle of wonder and a sprinkle of pride strewn across his face, like an engineer showing off a newly introduced automobile on a production line in Detroit, Munich or Yokohama. (Story)
The Gandolfis: Always In Competition
The Fate of a Walk-On
Northport Record, May 11, 2006 – Lauren Majewski wanted back in. Eight-and-a-half months after the last at-bat of a propitious four-year high school career at Commack High School, the C.W. Post freshman longed to play softball again. As friends and former teammates prepared for their first college seasons, Lauren braced for her first spring without the sport in seven years. (Story)
A Golden Road To Notre Dame
Northport Record, September 30, 2004 – The clovers of congratulations for Jillian Byers came in person, by telephone and in the flash of an instant message. The Northport senior, a three-sport varsity wonder in lacrosse, basketball and soccer, had made perhaps the most harrowing and taxing decision of her 17-year life. Byers had decided where she would go to college, shared it with a few close confidents and, somehow, nearly everybody knew. (Story)
Under Dad’s Watch, Agudio Lives The Dream
The Long-Islander, February 8, 2007 – An old dream lives in the empty arena. On the glistening hardwood, amid the blue seats and golden banners, the hopes of the past reawaken in the promise of the present and potential for the future. The wisdom of age and the talent of youth go one-on-one without fans to cheer, teammates to watch or coaches to shout. It’s just a father, a son and a basketball. (Story)
The Edwards Campaign
Hofstra Pulse, Spring 2007 – The seven-year-old score sheet hangs on the wall of Bill Edwards’ office like the championship banners on the fence at the nearby Hofstra Softball Stadium. The graphite marks and notations forever preserve a seminal moment in his program’s history — a 10-5 triumph over No. 1-ranked U.C.L.A. at the Paradise Classic in Honolulu on Feb. 13, 2000. (Story)
