By Benito Vila
Nothing’s perfect but Pierson boys’ varsity basketball is doing its best to stay that way. The team is now 2-0 in League VIII play after last night’s 36-20 win over Shelter Island at home, keeping the Whalers atop the standings along with Stony Brook and pre-season favorite Greenport.
The scoring started slowly, Pierson putting [...]

SYS Workouts A Go
 
Whaler varsity baseball coach Sean Crowley has made arrangements for a series of wintertime workouts at SYS. These sessions, for baseball players 13-and-up, will make use of the facility’s batting cages, arena court and pitching lanes for seven Sundays between January 11 and the start of practice in March.
Pierson middle school and [...]

By Benito Vila
Last Tuesday saw the Bridgehampton Killer Bees and the Ross Ravens open their League VIII varsity boys’ basketball season with tough on-court lessons. The Bees rallied from an eight-point deficit to overtake the Pierson Whalers before ultimately losing in overtime, while the Ravens had league-favorite Greenport make off with a one-sided win.
Fortunes changed [...]

By Benito Vila
It was standing room only in the Bridgehampton School gym Tuesday evening, the Killer Bees varsity basketball team hosting the Pierson boys in the League VIII opener for each squad. Tuesday’s contest was a close battle between two young and up-and-coming teams; the Whalers coming away with a 62-59 overtime win.
In years past [...]

As the Pierson girl’s varsity basketball team prepares for their first league game this Friday against Shelter Island, they are still playing very competitively in their non-league games, according to Coach Dennis Case.
On Friday, Pierson played Mattituck and according to Case, the Lady Whalers played a great game, despite their loss. Mattituck lead Pierson [...]

There is nothing like having a win after a loss, it shows improvement and that is exactly what the Pierson Girls varsity basketball team is shooting for – literally.
Last Wednesday the girls played Miller Place and narrowly lost 57-53, although the girls played an aggressive game. After falling behind in the first quarter 9-13, the [...]

The season may not be in full force just yet, but the girl’s basketball team had just enough practices this week to play their first scrimmage against East Hampton on Monday.
Both JV and Varsity managed to outperform the competition, with no final scores to report, however, because it was not a league game.
Although the girls [...]

By Benito Vila
With the Whaler basketball varsity taking the floor without any returning starters and six sophomores on the roster, and the JV mainly made up of freshmen, the Pierson boys’ basketball coaches have their work cut out for them this season.
Saturday saw both teams scrimmage their East Hampton counterparts, the older, more experienced Bonackers [...]

Softball Clinic Update
This Saturday’s softball clinic welcomes all its participants at 4 p.m. in the Pierson gym for one two-hour session. Local holiday activities have cut into the age groupings given in the original schedule. Bay Shore varsity softball coach Jim McGowan, a seven-time state champion, will lead the workout which features fielding, hitting and [...]

By Benito Vila
 
Field Hockey Honorees
There were 23 Pierson student athletes honored this fall by Suffolk County’s coaches and administrators for their contributions and successes on and off the field of play. The Pierson athletic offices released the names of all those selected before the Thanksgiving break and all but the six field hockey honorees found [...]