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As the leaves change color, the pumpkin spice latteslatte’s flow from the machines at Dunkin Donuts, and the students of Southold High School return to another year of academia., Settlers fall sports are once again in full swing. It’s a season of young teams, veteran squads, and championship aspirations. As our athletes look to achieve victory on the field, Tthe Sentinel has been keeping a close watch on their performance. Over at neighboring Greenport, the football team attempts to rebound…

The clock strikes seven and it's time to go. A long week's work is finally going to be put to the test. The heavy helmet and the bulky pads all begin to seem light as if they were not even there. Butterflies seem to fill the entire stomach. The band plays, lights all aimed at one spot, the football field. The smell of freshly popped popcorn flood the night air. The rumble of the crowd becomes a roar. Grass cut earlier in the day feels wet with the night already laying its sheet of the morning…

Last Man Out by Mike Lupica is a 245 page realistic fiction book. It is a realistic fiction book because what happened in the story could happen, but it did not. According to Booklist; In the best tradition of sports writing, this will leave readers both breathless and thoughtful. The book is intended for young adults, ages 10 and up because there are some sad, serious parts and a character dies. Tommy Gallagher is one of the main characters. He is a 12 year white boy who is brave and one…

Quarterbacks in the NFL Future first round hall of famer Payton manning once said “I think I could describe the perfect quarterback. Take a little piece of everybody. Take John Elway's arm, Dan Marino's release, maybe Troy Aikman's drop-back, Brett Favre's scrambling ability, Joe Montana's two-minute poise and, naturally, my speed.” With that being said there are over 40 quarterbacks currently employed by the national football league (NFL). In addition, every one of those quarterbacks are…

“You play the way you practice” (Warner). This quote is from football legend, Glenn “Pop” Warner, creator of plays like the forward pass. Football was derived from rugby. As this sport evolved over the years, so did their fans and players. Coach Pop Warner created one of the best offensive line-ups, the single-wing, and changed the game of football because it made it harder for the defense to find out where the ball was. Glenn Scobey Warner started showing a lot enthusiasm in sports at a…

out since Adrian Peterson. Todd McShay has said he is even better than Ezekiel Elliot. Presently there is a concern about Fournettes ankle injury he dealt with last season, that constrained him to miss five games. He additionally sat out the Citrus Bowl. His ankle injury may have capitulated from being overused in 2015 when he was vastly overused by LSU, 300 rushing attempts in 2015. The question is, will his ankle be at full strength and not be a nagging problem during his NFL career?…

Football Buttery popcorn rolling around from the wind, soda cans flowing out of the trash cans. The fans cheering and booing at the refs, and the big bright light that cover the whole entire stadium. All of these things describes my friday nights, at the Waddell Stadium for football. Some people say football is boring and confusing, but to me I love watching my brother make big tackles. Even if they lose, I still have a smile on my face, because my brother, Joe, always makes me proud no matter…

My hero “It's not about how hard you hit it's about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward how much you can take and keep, moving forward, that's how winning is done.” -Rocky Balboa Shawn Loughrige a very hardworking family man a football coach and speaker at church. Mr. Loughrige has taught me no matter how hard life is keep, pushing and you can get through it. Shawn taught me no matter how hard life is just keep pushing and you'll get through it. Shawn almost died after getting…

Throughout the years, football has become an increasingly popular sport. From peewee leagues all the way to the NFL, football is played on a daily basis. Although it has been viewed as an American sport and pastime, the concern for safety within these leagues has become prominent over the past decade. Most people associate football as a dangerous sport and some injuries can be career and even life-ending. When football first started as a sport in the early 1900s, there was no knowledge about the…

In “What is the Safest Sprint Starting Position for American Football Players?” by the authors Bruno Bonnechere , Benoit Beyer, Marcel Rooze and Jan Serge Van Sint studied concussions in football at the Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium. Their objective was to evaluate the safety of the three sprint starting positions. The lack of safety in American Football has caused many athletes to receive concussions. Concussions have been linked with, “[I]nduc[ing] neuropsychological and cognitive…