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Boys Basketball: Good luck finding a seat on this bench
It made for an unusual sight last month when Southold settled in for a non-league boys basketball game at Bishop McGann-Mercy Diocesan High School. What was so strange about it was there were not...
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Southold basketball coach Phil Reed dies at age 59
Longtime Southold boys basketball coach Phil Reed, whose influence impacted students at schools across the North Fork, died Tuesday night, school officials confirmed. He was 59. “People here are...
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Student athletes reflect on Coach Reed: ‘He made us all feel important’
Phil Reed, the longtime coach of the Southold boys basketball program, was more than just a team leader, his former players said. He was a mentor, a father figure and a man who made every student...
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Former coach, Ellis, to lead First Settlers for remainder of season
Phil Reed’s official title at Southold for seven years may have been the junior varsity coach, but for Jeff Ellis, Reed was always his top varsity assistant. Ellis, who coach the varsity for 14 years...
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Sports Desk: Shedding tears for a coach who had many friends
I’m really not good at goodbyes, but I’ll try my best. The first time I saw Phil Reed — I don’t know how many years ago — he was a face in the background, a big, tough-looking football coach, one of...
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Boys Basketball: In bittersweet homecoming, Southold falls to Shelter Island
Phil Reed was the type of guy who would give someone the shirt off his back. So, it was quite appropriate that a coaching colleague honored him with a shirt on Saturday. Before Shelter Island took on...
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Featured Letter: Reed family sends thanks to community
To the editor: Laddie, Elliot, Lorraine and Jessica Reed would like to express their deepest thanks to everyone who supported their family during the difficult time of the passing of their son,...
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Top Sports Stories 2016: Remembering Phil Reed
Phil Reed was measured by much more than mere wins and losses. That was obvious following the shocking death of the Southold High School boys basketball coach. Reed was found dead on the Long Island...
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2016 Sports Person of the Year: Phil Reed
A brown teddy bear that sits on Lorraine Reed’s bed is very much a part of her daily routine. Every night she talks to the bear and gives it a hug. The stuffed animal is important to her not so much...
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Suffolk Times honors its People of the Year
More than a dozen local residents and community leaders were honored at the 2016 Times Review Media Group People of the Year reception at Martha Clara Vineyards in Riverhead last Thursday. The annual...
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