Just three weeks after playing his final collegiate hockey game for Boston University, Long Beach native Charlie McAvoy found himself in the Stanley Cup playoffs, showered with high praise from many newfound fans around the country and at home.
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Seniors Maggie Aroesty and Kristen Romano, two of the top high school swimmers in New York State, have returned to the squad after competing in the U.S. Olympic Team Trials this summer. But John Skudin, who in his 12 years as Long Beach’s head coach has not won the counties, knows that having such an exceptional duo doesn’t necessarily make his team a favorite to win it all.
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Less than a year ago, Anissa Moore was preparing for spring break, ready to hop on a JetBlue flight to take her far from Nassau Community College, where she has been a communications professor for the past 19 years.
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