It’s been a rocky start for the Pierson boys basketball team this season, which made last week’s 61-37 win over Greenport all the more satisfying. The Whalers were blown out at Bridgehampton to open the League VIII schedule this year and then lost, 55-46, at Smithtown Christian on December 15.

Rob Rewinski transferred from Bridgehampton High School to Pierson and competes today as a Bonacker. Through it all he has found a home with the East Hampton boys swim team.

Josh Lamison and Matt Hostetter scored 21 points apiece and Charles Manning added 18 as the Bridgehampton boys basketball team picked up its second statement win of the season on Friday, a 77-50 thrashing of the rival Pierson Whalers.

It was a good week for Pierson basketball on Coach Petrie Court, which is named for the legendary East Hampton coach who also carries a bit of Whalers history in his heart.

Three days after the boys team knocked off the host Bonackers, the Lady Whalers traveled to East Hampton and left town with a convincing 39-22 victory.

The Kendall Madison Tip-Off Classic , held at East Hampton High School over the weekend, featured four boys basketball teams—Pierson, East Hampton, Westhampton Beach and Mattituck—playing in honor of one of the great Bonacker athletes of all time.

Unseasonably warm weather hit the East End on Monday, providing a welcome respite from the cold and wind the East Hampton winter track team typically faces on a day to day basis.

Anytime you lose a player like Forrest Loesch, whose energy and ability drove the Pierson boys basketball team over the last two seasons, there are going to be holes to fill.

Speed and youth, when focused, can be a dangerous combination and this year’s Pierson-Bridgehampton girls basketball team has an abundance of both.

Practicing in the shadows of the three state championship banners his father helped win in the late 1990s, Charles Manning last week began the work of getting comfortable in his new home at the Bee Hive in Bridgehampton.

Kasey Gilbride is no stranger to winning. Just one year removed from leading the Pierson High School field hockey team to its first New York State title, Gilbride is at it again, hoisting more championship hardware this week alongside her teammates at the University of Richmond.