Leading off today: Could the end be in sight for Bridgehampton High School, which captured eight NYSPHSAA boys basketball championships from 1978 to 1998?
Bridgehampton School Board member Joseph Berhalter has filed a petition asking voters to decide whether the high school should be closed. The matter is likely to be discussed at Monday's board of education workshop and could, in theory, end up as a ballot referendum May 20 when the annual school budget will come up for a vote.
Signed by 30 people, five more than needed, the petition calls for phasing out the high school over a four-year period and sending students in grades 9-12 to nearby schools on a tuition basis; with just 49 students currently enrolled in the high school, average spending per student is approximately $41,000, according to Hamptons.com.
Two Geneva athletes stabbed: Two Geneva High football and basketball players were stabbed late Thursday during a fight, the Democrat and Chronicle reported.
Geneva police were called around 11:35 p.m., after an altercation on a city street. Seniors Jeremiah Allen and John Archibald, both 18, were injured during the incident, officers said. The two were taken to Geneva General Hospital, and then transferred to Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester. Allen was listed in guarded condition in intensive care and Archibald was still bei treated in the hospital’s emergency room early today.
"They are both really good kids," said District Superintendent Bob Young. "It’s important to recognize that John and Jeremiah are the victims here."
Young said the students were at a party when some "undesirable people" showed up. A fight ensued and they were injured.
RCSS coach accused: Rockville Centre South Side assistant football coach Anthony Bruno was arrested and charged yesterday in a theft of approximately $500 Wednesday from the coaches' office, Newsday reported.
