Via Amityville Schools …

More than 100 Amityville Memorial High School students have learned life-saving skills through the First Aid/CPR course, and for one senior that training recently paid off.

Dennis Cisneros, who took the half-year course in spring 2016 as a sophomore, used his training last month to assist a co-worker who suffered a medical emergency. During a work shift as a server at a restaurant in Farmingdale, a fellow employee passed out in the bathroom from an apparent overdose. Dennis administered CPR, giving the victim chest compressions and mouth-to-mouth resuscitation until first responders arrived. His immediate intervention contributed to his co-worker’s survival.

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Via Newsday

The names alone are enough to turn heads and raise ears. Tim Tebow, Odell Beckham Jr, Adrian Peterson, and Andrew Luck are all on the list of former high school All-Americans. And now, Lindenhurst tight end Jeremy Ruckert is among them. Ruckert, who was selected to play in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl on Jan. 6 in the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, received his jersey at a ceremony at Lindenhurst High School Monday afternoon.

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We’re about a month into the regular season for fall sports and the standings are heating up across Section XI.

Don’t forget to check in on the stands page from SectionXI.org for up-to-date traction on every league and division in every sport.

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We’ll look at some specific fields and school stadiums throughout the school year in Section XI.

Since Bayport-Blue Point football just played their first game on the new turf fields at Bob Sullivan Field recently, it’s worth a look at their crisp new facilities.