East Hampton head coach Joe McKee has led the Bonackers to their first playoff berth in 11 years. GAVIN MENU
East Hampton head coach Joe McKee has led the Bonackers to their first playoff berth in 11 years. GAVIN MENU
Drew Budd on Nov 6, 2024
The East Hampton football team, for a lack of better words, was dead in the water seven years ago. Despite making the playoffs in the two years prior, participation numbers... more
Bonac Football Tops Hauppauge The East Hampton/Pierson/Bridgehampton football team improved its chances of reaching the Suffolk County Division III playoffs with a 20-7 victory at Hauppauge on Friday night. Alex Davis rushed for 77 yards on 18 carries and two touchdowns to lead the Bonackers. Theo Ball completed six of his 13 passes for 87 yards and two touchdowns. Charlie Stern added a 23-yard run. East Hampton is 4-3, currently seventh in Division III, and looks to wrap up one of the top eight spots and its first postseason berth since 2013 with a victory over Eastport-South Manor at home this ...
29 Oct 2024 by Staff Writer
Pilco’s OT Goal Sends Bonac Boys Soccer to Playoffs The East Hampton boys soccer team went into its regular-season finale at home on Monday afternoon needing to defeat playoff-bound Hauppauge to clinch a Suffolk County Class AA postseason berth. Things weren’t looking promising to start, as the Bonackers faced a 2-0 deficit at halftime, and then a 3-1 deficit with 10 minutes remaining regulation. But the Bonackers stormed all the way back, scoring a pair of goals to force overtime, where Bryan Pilco scored the game-winner for a 4-3 win to push them through to the playoffs. Juan Salcedo scored two ...
23 Oct 2024 by Staff Writer
Bonac Boys Soccer Battling for Playoff Spot The East Hampton boys soccer team needs to win, or tie, two of its final three games, which started on Tuesday, in order to qualify for the Suffolk County Class AA postseason. This is after back-to-back losses to Harborfields (2-1) at home on October 7 and at Half Hollow Hills West (5-0) on October 9. The Bonackers sat at 5-5-1 in League VI play heading in Tuesday’s home game against Westhampton Beach, results of which occurred too late to appear in print. They play at Amityville on Thursday, October 17, at 5 p.m. and ...
16 Oct 2024 by Staff Writer
East Hampton Girls Soccer Defeats Hampton Bays Shayla Buestan scored a goal and assisted on another, and Elle Reidlinger, Amy Torres and Hailey Benenaula each scored as the Bonackers (2-2 in League VIII, 2-8 overall) defeated Hampton Bays, 4-2, at home on October 1. Alejandra Montoya scored both goals for the Baymen (1-3 in League VIII, 1-7 overall) and Yahisha Guillen made seven saves. Bonac Girls Swimming Earns Second League Win The East Hampton/Pierson/Bridgehampton girls swim team (2-0 in League III, 3-3 overall) jumped out to a 16-2 lead at host West Islip on October 1, going 1-2 in the first two ...
8 Oct 2024 by Staff Writer
Parra, Salcedo’s Goals Lead Bonac Boys Soccer Yandel Parra and Juan Salcedo each scored in the second half to lead East Hampton (5-2-1 in League VI, 5-3-1 overall) to a 2-0 victory at Eastport-South Manor on Thursday, September 26. Randy Japa made five saves for the shutout. East Hampton Girls Soccer Earns First Victory The Bonackers (1-1 in League VIII, 1-7 overall) broke out for seven first half goals leading to a 7-0 home victory over Wyandanch on September 25. Amy Torres scored two goals and added an assist while Sofia Pantosin chipped in another two goals. Shayla Buestan, Nayive Chapa and ...
1 Oct 2024 by Staff Writer
Bonac Football Earns First Victory Alex Davis ran for two touchdowns and Jackson Ronick returned an interception 35 yards for a touchdown to lead East Hampton/Pierson/Bridgehampton (1-1 in Division III) to a 40-7 victory at Rocky Point on Saturday afternoon. Jai Feaster ran for a 50-yard TD and James Corwin added a rushing score. Livs Kuplins caught a 40-yard TD pass from Theo Ball. Southampton Girls Volleyball Rattles Off Three Straight Starting with a 3-0 victory at Ross on September 16, the Mariners (3-3 in League VII) have won three consecutive matches, all 3-0 shutouts. After defeating Ross, ...
25 Sep 2024 by Staff Writer
Garcia Scores Twice for Bonac Boys Soccer Ariel Garcia scored a pair of goals for the East Hampton boys soccer team (4-1 in League VI, 4-2 overall) in its 6-3 victory at Westhampton Beach on Monday. Juan Salcedo and Jonathan Armijos each scored and had an assist as well. Eduardo Calle had two assists. Matt Moran made eight saves in goal for the Hurricanes (0-6 overall) who were led offensively by Lincoln O’Connell’s hat trick. East Hampton Boys Golf Bounces Back After losing the season opener at Westhampton Beach, the Bonackers have rattled off three straight victories, their latest a 9-0 ...
18 Sep 2024 by Staff Writer
Bonac Boys Volleyball Reaches Playoffs The East Hampton boys volleyball team bounced back from its 3-1 loss at Walt Whitman on October 17 with a 3-0 home victory over Comsewogue in its regular-season finale on October 19. The Bonackers won six of their final seven matches to finish with a 7-7 record good enough for the fifth and final seed of the Suffolk County Division II playoffs. East Hampton played at No. 4 East Islip on Wednesday, results of which can be found at 27east.com. The winner of that match plays at top-seeded Eastport-South Manor on Saturday at 11 a.m. ...
25 Oct 2023 by Staff Writer
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