Brian Heyman

New York

Contributor at Newsday

Sports Writer at Freelance

Award-winning sportswriter in the New York area. Covers professional, college and high school topics.

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Newsday's All-Long Island boys lacrosse second team 2025

2 days ago | newsday.com | Michael Sicoli |Brian Heyman

John Balsamo, Chaminade, A, Jr.The Virginia commit put his quick release and overall shooting ability to work for 37 goals and added 26 assists, which went with 31 ground balls and 11 forced turnovers on the ride. Alex Bauer, Cold Spring Harbor, A, Sr.His 24 goals and 24 assists led Cold Spring Harbor to the state Class D semifinal, with the Michigan commit’s vision being second to none. He also scooped 43 ground balls and led the Seahawks to state titles in 2022, 2023 and 2024.
Newsday's All-Long Island boys lacrosse first team 2025

2 days ago | newsday.com | Michael Sicoli |Brian Heyman

Newsday Player of the Year: Anthony Raio, Half Hollow Hills, A/M, Sr.If you want to know who Anthony Raio is, you must pay attention to the moments most would barely notice. The UNC commit will leave Long Island as its all-time leader in goals (293), with 99 of those goals coming during Half Hollow Hills’ undefeated run to the program’s first state title.
LI's Bria Hartley back in WNBA with Connecticut Sun

3 weeks ago | newsday.com | Brian Heyman

The PA announcer began with the Connecticut player intros for last Sunday's matinee against the Liberty at Barclays Center. The first name he called had a familiar ring to it from a few years ago in the WNBA, a 32-year-old point guard from North Babylon rising again with the Sun.
Bridgehampton/Ross falls to Burke Catholic in state Class C baseball semifinal

3 weeks ago | newsday.com | Brian Heyman

The runs were piling up for Bridgehampton/Ross in the third inning at Cantine Field. When the Killer Bees were done, they had pushed across half a dozen in the rally — the first six in the state Class C Southeast Regional semifinal against Burke Catholic. But then Bridgehampton/Ross stopped scoring and the Eagles started scoring. And they didn’t stop until they owned a walk-off, 7-6 win in eight innings Thursday in Saugerties.
Bradley's late score breaks tie making Half Hollow Hills LI Class A champs

3 weeks ago | newsday.com | Brian Heyman

The Long Island Class A championship game didn’t go well for Half Hollow Hills a year ago. The sequel had a better ending for this boys lacrosse team. Luke Bradley scored with 9.7 seconds left to give Hills a 15-14 win over Massapequa Wednesday night at Hofstra’s Shuart Stadium. Anthony Raio had five goals and three assists and Luke Bradley had four goals for Hills (20-0).
Wantagh boys lacrosse wins LI Class C championship

3 weeks ago | newsday.com | Brian Heyman

Wantagh had a problem to solve — again. It was down by four in the third quarter and came back to edge South Side in overtime in the Nassau Class C boys lacrosse title game at Hofstra’s Shuart Stadium. Now it was down by five in the second quarter against Kings Park with the Long Island championship at stake on the same turf. “We were just getting out of what we do,” Wantagh coach James Polo said. “We started to get panicked a little bit. We calmed them down. There was still a lot of time left.
St. Anthony's freshman Boron shoots 1-over 72 for second place in CHSAA state championship

3 weeks ago | newsday.com | Brian Heyman

PLEASANT VALLEY — Joe Boron stood anxiously outside the scoring tent, having fired his 1-over 72, which had him in the lead for the CHSAA state championship among those who had reported their scores. But one foursome had yet to come off the course. Could this St. Anthony’s golfer become the boys state champ as a mere freshman? “My fingers were crossed,” Boron said. “I was pretty hopeful.
Liberty rout Connecticut Sun for 7-0 start to season

3 weeks ago | newsday.com | Brian Heyman

The Liberty reeled off seven straight wins to tip off WNBA season No. 1 back in 1997. No version of this team had matched that sprint from the gate — until now. This impressive version matched it with the biggest blowout victory in Liberty history, winning by 48 and tying their own single-game, regular-season league record for three-point makes with 19 along the way. The defending champs went up by as many as 57 and ended up flattening the Connecticut Sun Sunday, 100-52, at Barclays Center.
This time, Anthony Asaro and Garden City finish the job with Class B championship

3 weeks ago | newsday.com | Brian Heyman

Garden City won the Woodstick Classic over Manhasset and lost the rematch in the Nassau Class B semis a year ago. This time, the Trojans won the Woodstick Classic and took the rematch Saturday — the Nassau Class B championship game. So the 13-5 win for this boys lacrosse team at Hofstra’s Shuart Stadium came with a dedication.
Nolan Wieczorek, Massapequa more than happy with Nassau Class A championship

3 weeks ago | newsday.com | Brian Heyman

The roots of Massapequa’s happiness the second the Nassau Class A championship game ended at Shuart Stadium Saturday ran back to the sadness following the final here last year when it fell to Farmingdale. “Absolutely,” said first-year head coach Kevin Catalano, Massapequa’s JV coach the previous eight seasons. “These seniors wanted it really bad since we lost that game last season. It was just another fuel to the fire. . . .