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The XIEpisode X Ward WinningSend us a textKevin Finnerty - Ward Melville's ship captain and Athletic Director Kevin Finnerty describes all the fun they are having and all the championships they are winning in East Setauket. And Gregg Sarra from Newsday talks championship weekend on the gridiron plus his other works and a recent journalism award he was honored to winhttps://www.speakpipe.com/msg/s/378824/1/x4z9fbsitwki5aotSupport the show@the_tiger_tribune on Instagram - Tribunephoto.com - THE_XI_pod on TikTok
2024-11-231h 20
The XIEpisode IX - Read All About it!Send us a textA 90-minute one-on-one with Gregg Sarra, Editor in Chief of Newsday's High School Sports section. We cover his career as a writer and his high school athletic journey. We talk about the regular season football we just had and what's to come in the playoffs - and everyone's favorite subject - The Top 100 Players in Long Island compilations - plus much more.Support the show@the_tiger_tribune on Instagram - Tribunephoto.com - THE_XI_pod on TikTok
2024-11-071h 32
Good Seats Still AvailableArena Football's New York Dragons - With Gregg SarraWe reminisce about the original Arena Football League and its curious dalliances with the New York metropolitan area, with veteran Newsday sports writer/columnist Gregg Sarra - who not only regularly covered franchises like the 1997-98 New York CityHawks and the Long Island-based New York Dragons (2001-08), but also even played an actual game with one of them - and lived to tell (and write) about it. After beat-reporting two woeful seasons' worth of CityHawks games at the "World's Most Famous Arena" (Madison Square Garden had hastily lobbied the league for its own expansion club when it got wind of a...
2022-02-211h 39Good Seats Still AvailableArena Football's New York Dragons - With Gregg SarraWe reminisce about the original Arena Football League and its curious dalliances with the New York metropolitan area, with veteran Newsday sports writer/columnist Gregg Sarra - who not only regularly covered franchises like the 1997-98 New York CityHawks and the Long Island-based New York Dragons (2001-08), but also even played an actual game with one of them - and lived to tell (and write) about it. After beat-reporting two woeful seasons' worth of CityHawks games at the "World's Most Famous Arena" (Madison Square Garden had hastily lobbied the league for its own expansion club when it got wind of a...
2022-02-211h 39
"The ADvantage Point""The ADvantage Point" Interviews Gregg Sarra, Sports Editor for Newsday.Gregg gives his perspective on how the current landscape has changed and what the future looks like. Gregg has spent 36 years on the HS sports scene and is one of the greatest cheerleaders for kids and sports in the country.
2020-04-2229 min
Newsday High School Sports PodcastEp. 57: State wrestling championships recapGregg Sarra and Andy Slawson recap the state wrestling championships and the 8 Long Islanders who won state titles.
2020-03-0323 minNewsday High School Sports PodcastEp. 55: County wrestling championships recapGregg Sarra, Andy Slawson and Nick Garone recap the Nassau and Suffolk county wrestling championships.
2020-02-1839 minNewsday High School Sports PodcastEp. 54: Growth of girls wrestling, County tournament previewBay Shore's Bob Panariello joins Newsday's Gregg Sarra and Andy Slawson to discuss the growth of girls wrestling on Long Island this year, plus a look ahead to the boys county tournaments this weekend in Nassau and Suffolk.
2020-02-1133 minNewsday High School Sports PodcastEp. 53: State wrestling dual meet previewAndy Slawson and Nick Garone join host Gregg Sarra to preview the state wrestling dual meet championships this weekend.
2020-01-2928 minNewsday High School Sports PodcastEp. 52: Jim Baumbach discusses Nassau's lopsided scores policy plansNewsday reporter Jim Baumbach joins host Gregg Sarra to discuss the lopsided scores policy that Nassau County high school athletics is considering expanding to other team sports beyond football.
2020-01-2839 minNewsday High School Sports PodcastEp. 51: Jack Agostino recalls meeting Kobe BryantFormer Amityville High School basketball coach Jack Agostino joins Newsday's Gregg Sarra to talk about meeting Kobe Bryant several times at the big summer camps for basketball recruits.
2020-01-2817 minNewsday High School Sports PodcastEp. 50: Dual meet wrestling championship preview with Nick Garone, Zach ReddingCoach Nick Garone and Eastport-South Manor wrestler Zach Redding join host Gregg Sarra to discuss his career, the upcoming dual meet championships and more Long Island high school wrestling.
2020-01-2140 minNewsday High School Sports PodcastEp. 49: Eastern States recap and the growth of girls wrestling on LINick Garone joins Newsday's Gregg Sarra to discuss Long Island boys and girls wrestlers' performances at Eastern States this past weekend.
2020-01-1337 minNewsday High School Sports PodcastEp. 48: All-Decade team recap, Boys basketball, wrestlingRoger Rubin and Andy Slawson join host Gregg Sarra to discuss the All-Decade teams and the latest in boys basketball and wrestling.
2020-01-0725 min