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College Lacrosse Player From Long Island Remembered For 'Infectious Smile' College Lacrosse Player From Long Island Remembered For 'Infectious Smile'
College Lacrosse Player From Long Island Remembered For 'Infectious Smile' A college lacrosse player from the region who died suddenly over the Memorial Day weekend is being remembered for his "infectious smile," and his love of his family and friends. Long Island resident Aidan James Kaminska, age 19, of Port Jefferson, died unexpectedly on the morning of Monday, May 30, according to his obituary. A lifelong resident of Port Jefferson, Kaminska attended the Port Jefferson School District, graduating in 2020.  He went on to be a student at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, majoring in communications, and was a member of the Minutemen's Division I mens’ la…
College Lacrosse Player From Long Island Dies At Age 19 College Lacrosse Player From Long Island Dies At Age 19
College Lacrosse Player From Long Island Dies At Age 19 A talented Long Island lacrosse player at the University of Massachusetts Amherst has died suddenly at his family's home. Aidan Kaminska, age 19, died on Monday, May 30, at his family's home in Port Jefferson, according to UMass officials. A Port Jefferson High School alumni, Kaminska was a football and lacrosse star at the school where he set a high school record for the number of receptions during a football game on Long Island at 17. A cause of death has not been released. He was remembered by Port Jefferson school superintendent Jessica Schmettan in a letter to parents and staff on Tu…
Area HS Sports Standout Killed, Girl Critically Injured In Single-Vehicle Crash Area HS Sports Standout Killed, Girl Critically Injured In Single-Vehicle Crash
Area HS Sports Standout Killed, Girl Critically Injured In Single-Vehicle Crash A high school sports standout in Connecticut was killed in a single-vehicle crash that also left a 16-year-old girl in critical condition. New Haven County resident Ryan Rutledge, age 17, of Southbury, died on Monday, April 5, after his Jeep went off the roadway around 10:35 p.m., and hit a wire rope guardrail, before the vehicle traveled down an embankment and into the Pomperaug River, said the Southbury Police. Both Rutledge, and his passenger, were ejected from the vehicle and found in the Pomperaug River. Rutledge, who was a junior at Pomperaug High School in Southbury, was known for a…
Support Pours In For Family Of Yorktown HS/Syracuse University Lacrosse Star Who Died At Age 45 Support Pours In For Family Of Yorktown HS/Syracuse University Lacrosse Star Who Died At Age 45
Support Pours In For Family Of Yorktown HS/Syracuse University Lacrosse Star Who Died At Age 45 Support has poured in for the family of former Yorktown High School and Syracuse University lacrosse great Robert Kavovit who recently died suddenly at the age of 45. Kavovit, who died on Tuesday, March 16 in Stuart, Florida, starred as the attackman on Yorktown High School's nationally renowned lacrosse program, Kavovit went on to become a three-time All-American during his collegiate career at Syracuse University, which ran from 1994 to 97. He finished ninth on the school’s all-time points list with 246 (125 goals, 121 assists). Since his death, family and friends in both Florida and New…
Rob Kavovit,  Syracuse University Lacrosse Great, Dies At 45 Rob Kavovit,  Syracuse University Lacrosse Great, Dies At 45
Rob Kavovit, Syracuse University Lacrosse Great, Dies At 45 Former Yorktown High School and Syracuse University lacrosse great Rob Kavovit has died suddenly at the age of 45. He died at home in Florida on Tuesday, March 16. The cause of death has not been released. He leaves behind a wife and two sons. After starring as an attackman on Yorktown High School's nationally renowned lacrosse program, Kavovit went on to become a three-time All-American during his collegiate career at Syracuse University, which ran from 1994 to 97. He finished ninth on the school’s all-time points list with 246 (125 goals, 121 assists). Syracuse University said, "We mour…
Long Island Lacrosse Player, Teammate Killed In Crash Long Island Lacrosse Player, Teammate Killed In Crash
Long Island Lacrosse Player, Teammate Killed In Crash A former star lacrosse player for Indian Hills High School in Oakland was killed along with a teammate from Long Island in a car crash in North Carolina, authorities said. Ann Wray, a sophomore agribusiness major at the University of Mount Olive, was in a Jeep with six classmates that was t-boned by a dump truck on a two-lane highway in town shortly before 1 a.m. Friday, the North Carolina Highway Patrol reported. Wray and teammate Madison Mergl of Sayville, in Suffolk County, were killed, authorities said. Five other occupants were airlifted to the Vidant Medical Center in Greenville, the…
Michael Bowler, State Champion Long Island HS Lacrosse Coach, Dies Michael Bowler, State Champion Long Island HS Lacrosse Coach, Dies
Michael Bowler, State Champion Long Island HS Lacrosse Coach, Dies A state champion high school lacrosse coach on Long Island is dead at 72. Michael P. Bowler, who has lived in Port Jefferson Station for nearly five decades and coached the Rocky Point High School varsity lacrosse team for 47 years, died at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in Manhattan following a battle with leukemia on Sunday, Dec. 1, his family announced. After starting the Rocky Point lacrosse team, Bowler made it to the top of the mountain when the team won the 2008 state championship with the Eagles. Off the field, Bowler taught social studies for 12 years before being promote…