Articles written by: Jacob Taormina

SUNY Old Westbury Appoints New Athletics Communications Director
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SUNY Old Westbury Appoints New Athletics Communications Director

In November, the SUNY Old Westbury Athletics Department appointed Max Finkelstein as the new athletics communications director. Finkelstein’s responsibilities will include overseeing and reporting on all 12 athletic teams at SUNY Old Westbury. According to the Old Westbury Panthers website, Finkelstein spent the last two years working in the Athletics […]

SUNY Old Westbury Men’s Basketball Hoping for A Big Season
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SUNY Old Westbury Men’s Basketball Hoping for A Big Season

The SUNY Old Westbury men’s basketball team opened their season on November 8th against John Jay College. It wasn’t the result they were hoping for as they lost by a score of 82 to 63. The game marks the first of a long twenty-five-game season for the Panthers. Sixteen of […]

Old Westbury Men’s Golf Wraps Up Season in a Historic Fashion
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Old Westbury Men’s Golf Wraps Up Season in a Historic Fashion

On October 22 and 23, 2023, the SUNY Old Westbury Men’s Golf team competed in the Skyline Conference Championship at Bethpage State Park. The tournament featured 8 of the top teams in the Skyline Conference. At the end of the first day of the tournament, the Panthers sat in fifth […]

Mike Manetta From Player to Coach
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Mike Manetta From Player to Coach

Former Old Westbury baseball player turned coach, Mike Manetta, is all smiles after practice. Photo Credits: Jacob Taormina. If you’ve paid any attention to Old Westbury baseball in years, then you probably recognize the name Mike Manetta. Manetta first came to SUNY Old Westbury in the fall of 2017. By […]

SUNY Old Westbury Introduces New Outdoor Gym
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SUNY Old Westbury Introduces New Outdoor Gym

“Welcome to the Fitness Court, the world’s best outdoor gym.” This is one of the first things you see written on the wall when you walk up to one of SUNY Old Westbury’s newest additions to campus, the “Fitness Court.” The outdoor gym is among the many new upticks to […]

NFL Week 3 Thursday Night Football Predictions
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NFL Week 3 Thursday Night Football Predictions

Brian Daboll and the Giants set to take on Kyle Shanahan and the 49ers. Photo Credits: Clutchpoints.com San Francisco 49ers (2-0) vs. New York Giants (1-1) NFL Week 3 opens on Thursday September 21, 2023 with a meeting between the San Francisco 49ers and the New York Giants.The Giants are […]

SUNY Old Westbury Men’s Soccer Set For Bounce Back Year
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SUNY Old Westbury Men’s Soccer Set For Bounce Back Year

SUNY Old Westbury Men’s Soccer prepping for their match against Hunter College. Photo Credits: Jacob Taormina. In 2022, the SUNY Old Westbury Men’s soccer team tallied one win. The Panthers matched that total in just their third game of the season on Wednesday, September 13, 2023 with a 2-1 victory […]