The list of great qualities in Angel Walia’s tennis game is long. She battled the top-seed and eventually took home the state public school singles championship. Read more on the victory: nwsd.li/da6712 📸: James Escher 📝: Roger Rubin

Massapequa football in playoff form as Tyler Villalta, Joey Diesso lead win over Syosset | Roger Rubin buff.ly/3Yv426H

⭐️Newsday's Sunday High School Sports Cover⭐️ No. 9 seed Comsewogue wins Suffolk Class AA boys soccer title to continue magical run APSE

Lesson learned? St. John's knows it needs a better beginning this season | Roger Rubin #sjubb buff.ly/3CanfU1

Some bad early-season losses came back to bite St. John's when the NCAA Tournament selection committee considered them last season. The Storm opens the season Monday determined not to let it happen again. Newsday Sports story: buff.ly/3CanfU1. #sjubb

Some bad early-season losses came back to bite St. John's when the NCAA Tournament selection committee considered them last season. The Storm opens the season Monday determined not to let it happen again. Newsday story: buff.ly/3CanfU1. #sjubb

Pre-game reading from today's Newsday: Some bad early-season losses came back to bite St. John's when the NCAA Tournament selection committee considered them last season. The Storm opens the season Monday determined not to let it happen again. buff.ly/3CanfU1. #sjubb

Opening night for St. John's. The starting 5 v. Fordham: Wilcher, Richmond, Ejiofor, Luis Jr. and Scott. TV: FS1 and the Fox App (for full coverage). Radio: Learfield Stream. #sjubb

Pitino's opening day look: black blazer, crisp white shirt, gray slacks and no tie. #sjubb

Deivon SMith is the first St. John's player off the bench. #sjubb

Storm leads Fordham 12-3 with 11:34 left in the half. Storm has held the Rams without a point for 7:41. #sjubb

Fordham back in it with a 12-7 run incluidng five second-chance points. Storm up 19-17 with 7:40 in the half and Wilcher going to the line. #sjubb

Storm on a 9-1 run with four from Wilcher and three from Richmond and they now lead 28-18 with 4:04 in the half. #sjubb

Halftime at Carnesecca: St. John's 40, Fordham 26. Wilcher has 10 and Richmond 9. #sjubb

Tonight's Carnesecca crowd: 5,602. A sellout. #sjubb

Storm is up 47-31 with 15:40 to play. Wilcher has 15 points on 6-for-7 shooting. #sjubb

Brady Dunlap with a three-pointer and the student section goes bananas here at Carnesecca. Storm up on Fordham 54-36 with 11:59 to play. #sjubb

Simeon Wilcher leads St. John's in season-opening win over Fordham | Roger Rubin #sjubb buff.ly/3NU6Zck

Rick Pitino has been saying Simeon Wilcher has been the best St. John’s player since the summer. Those were words, but on Monday night seeing was believing. From Newsday: buff.ly/3NU6Zck. #sjubb

Rick Pitino has been saying Simeon Wilcher has been the best St. John’s player since the summer. Those were words, but on Monday night seeing was believing. From Newsday Sports: buff.ly/3NU6Zck. #sjubb