Time To Suit Up!
October 19, 2018
Floral Park's boys' soccer team looks to make a deep run in the playoffs
Tough Loss On Senior Day
Shane Palma, Editor in Chief
October 19, 2018
Defensive miscues and a late turnover cost the Floral Park football team in its 34-27 defeat to Lynbrook
Knights Slay the Blue Dragons of Division
Shane Palma, Editor in Chief
October 12, 2018
On Saturday, October 6, the Kingdom of Floral Park Memorial was blacked out as the Knights successfully protected their castle. FPM rolled right through Division with a thoroughly dominating 35-7 victory, bringing its record for the season to 2-3. Floral Park’s defense once again held its own against...
MLB Playoff Fever Is Here
Shane Palma, Editor in Chief
October 2, 2018
October is finally here. Teachers and students are settled into their routines. The weather is cooling down, or at least it is supposed to be. And baseball fans are gearing up for another wild postseason. While fans of the Mets are relegated to simply hoping that their putrid offense does not prevent...
A Deserving Homecoming Outcome For FPM
Shane Palma, Editor in Chief
October 1, 2018
“He’s running down the sideline! Past the 15, 10, 5… TOUCHDOWN Charles Mealing! With just ten seconds off the clock, Mealing had put the Knights up by 6 on a huge kick return!” This huge play not only set the tone for the game, and a thorough Homecoming blowout victory, as Floral Park dominated...
Is It Time To End The Gardy Party?
Shane Palma, Editor in Chief
September 26, 2018
He’s the longest tenured player on the current roster, third on the Yankee all-time steals list, and arguably the heart and soul of his team. But with new stars on the rise, is it time for the Yankees to let Brett Gardner go? Rumors have been swirling around the Yankees' clubhouse, after clinching...
Cleere Kick For The Win
September 23, 2018
The hype and excitement for this year's Floral Park boys' soccer team has been building for several months. With several key players back from last year's team that fell to the eventual Long Island Class A champion Garden City Trojans, coach Pokojny had high expectations. The return of highly-touted...
Knights Hit Rough Seas At North Shore
Shane Palma, Editor in Chief
September 19, 2018
Heading into the season as the 10th seed in the ultra-competitive Conference III, the Floral Park Memorial football team knew it had a very challenging schedule to play. Defeating Roosevelt in the home opener would have been a stunning upset, but the Knights hoped that their second game against 9th-seeded...
Knights Fall In Home Opener
Shane Palma, Editor in Chief
September 15, 2018
Rain was certainly a factor this past Saturday as the Floral Park varsity football team was defeated by the Roosevelt Roughriders, 34-13. After a drizzle soon transformed into a downpour, this game would be settled in the trenches. A huge goal line stand by the Knights followed by a turnover inside the...
The J-E-T-S Chant Heard Round The World
Shane Palma, Editor in Chief
September 14, 2018
Don’t kid yourself. I can bet in at least one of your fantasy football leagues you started Detroit’s defense in Week One. And honestly, I couldn’t blame you. An unproven, rookie quarterback thrown into the “Lions' Den” for the first time, with the spotlight of ESPN Monday Night Football shining...
Yanks Can Solve Their Pitching Dilemma If They J(ust) A(dd) Happ
Shane Palma, Editor-in-Chief
July 5, 2018
With a lineup on pace to break the single-season home run record, it appears that the Yankees can focus all of their attention at the trade deadline on adding one more starting pitcher. And there should be no shortage of arms available. The poor season by the Mets this season has led them to consider...
Don’t Bet Against LeBron
Shane Palma, Sports Editor
May 31, 2018
They were without Kyrie Irving and without Gordon Hayward, but the Boston Celtics had the Cleveland Cavaliers on the ropes. In just his first NBA season, Rookie of the Year candidate Jason Tatum had led Boston all the way to the Eastern Conference Finals and one win away from the Championship series....