Courtesy of Stony Brook University Athletic Communications

Stony Brook, N.Y. - Former Stony Brook outfielder Steve Mazzurco '09 has signed a free agent contract with the Traverse City Beach Bums of the Frontier League, the organization recently announced. Mazzurco is the 30th Stony Brook player to sign a professional contract under head coach Matt Senk and the 22nd to sign since the Seawolves made the move to Division I in 2000.

Courtesy of St. John's Athletic Communications

QUEENS, N.Y. -  On Thursday, December 10th, St. John's lacrosse alumnus Dom DeNapoli became the second Red Storm player in two years to be selected in the Major League Lacrosse Draft. DeNapoli was selected in the ninth round of the 2010 Supplemental Draft by the Long Island Lizards.

Courtesy of Hofstra University Relations

Hofstra University, Hempstead, N.Y. – Hofstra University’s Board of Trustees has decided to eliminate Hofstra’s Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS, formerly known as Division 1-AA)  intercollegiate football program, and reinvest those resources into new academic programs and need-based scholarships, President Stuart Rabinowitz announced [Thursday, December 2nd at 11:00AM].

Courtesy of Adelphi Athletic Communications

Garden City, N.Y.-While several Long Island high schools celebrated championship success, Adelphi women's soccer alumni were front and center. Shannon Sepe Keenan '93, Lea Brady '06 and Jesseca (Ericksen) Kulesa '01, all led their respective squads to championships and all were coached by current Adelphi Head Women's Coach Rich Ilsley.