George Faella
George is a freelance photographer who covers sports for SoutholdLOCAL and RiverheadLOCAL. He lives in Riverhead.Email George
Lacrosse
Riverhead girls lacrosse season ends with tough loss to Smithtown East 14-9
Riverhead’s girls lacrosse season ended on a rainy windswept field in Smithtown yesterday, where the Blue Waves fell to No. 2 seed Smithtown East, 14-9.
Lacrosse
Lacrosse playoffs Riverhead muscles past Huntington, 10-9
Riverhead’s girls lacrosse team had its first foray into playoff competition today and came away with a nail-biter victory, defeating Huntington 10-9.
Lacrosse
Riverhead eliminated in opening round of boys lacrosse playoffs
The Riverhead boys lacrosse season came to an end today with a 13-8 loss to Northport in the opening round of playoffs. The score, though, was not a good indication of how the Waves played the final game on their home turf this season.
Lacrosse
Waves fall to Huntington 8-7
Riverhead lost a heartbreaker to Huntington yesterday in a game they never trailed in until the fourth quarter, when a lapse in defensive play resulted in Huntington scoring two quick goals.
Softball
Riverhead gets past McGann-Mercy, 7-4
Cross-town rivals Riverhead and McGann-Mercy faced off on the softball diamond at Stotzky Memorial Park yesterday. Photo gallery.
Sports
Blue Waves roll past Floyd, 16-6
Riverhead defeated William Floyd 16-6 at the Pulaski Street sports complex yesterday. Game-action photos.
Lacrosse
Lacrosse: Blue Waves romp on senior day, defeating Copiague 17-1
It was senior day yesterday for the Blue Waves girls lacrosse team, which celebrated its seven senior players and rolled past Copiague with a big 17-1 win.
Softball
Monarchs blanked by Southold, 6-0
Southold was in control on the softball diamond yesterday at McGann-Mercy, shutting out the Monarchs 6-0. Game action photos by George Faella.
Lacrosse
Girls lacrosse: Riverhead 18, Brentwood 7
It was a total team effort yesterday afternoon for Riverhead, as all players — starters and bench players — got in the mix and contributed to a big win over Brentwood. Photos.
Softball
Softball: McGann-Mercy 11, Port Jeff 9
Photos: McGann-Mercy muscled past Port Jefferson April 19.
