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Suspect to be charged with murder in fatal shooting of woman

Suspect to be charged with murder in fatal shooting of woman

A woman shot in the head yesterday outside a Staten Island nightclub has died, and charges against the alleged gunman will be upped to murder, authorities announced today. In a bizarre twist, the shooting suspect's sister had killed a...  Read Full Story

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  • Staten Island sharpshooter O'Hare hits target: Lafayette

    Staten Island sharpshooter O'Hare hits target: Lafayette

    If Jamie O’Hare was holding her own personal NBA Draft, Lafayette was her Kyrie Irving, her John Wall, her Blake Griffin. “It was my No. 1 pick,” the Staten Island star said. So even though it’s only roughly midway through the July recruiting...  

  • Ready for Moore: Big-hearted Robertson set to show complete game

    Ready for Moore: Big-hearted Robertson set to show complete game

    STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- Taylor Robertson had a role at Moore Catholic -- one she played so well -- the last two seasons. The Mavericks had plenty of offensive talent in Taylor Baggs, Christina Rubin, Jessica Coscia and company. Robertson was there...  

  • New Moore teammates build chemistry with NYC Heat

    New Moore teammates build chemistry with NYC Heat

    STATE COLLEGE, Pa. – The last few months have been a stroll down memory lane as well as a look into the future for Christina Rubin and Jamie O’Hare. The two Staten Island guards grew up playing together with the Staten Island Rebels travel team in...  

  • Weighing college choices, Bernardi plans to bypass much of live period

    Weighing college choices, Bernardi plans to bypass much of live period

    READING, Pa. – Brian Bernardi is giving himself this one week at Albright College in front of college coaches – then he’s done traveling. The Xaverian shooting guard, who toured the AAU circuit for the first time last summer with the New York...  

  • Marquis Staten Island baseball academy comes up ACES

    Marquis Staten Island baseball academy comes up ACES

    With a client list that includes David Wright, Jorge Posada and Scott Rolen, Seth and brother Sam Levinson are two of baseball’s biggest power brokers and Brooklyn-based ACES is one of the largest player agencies in the game. But the death of...  

  • Ex-St. Peter's sharpshooter will take talents to Curtis

    Ex-St. Peter's sharpshooter will take talents to Curtis

    STATE COLLEGE, Pa., – Kristen Olsen stormed onto the New York City girls basketball scene in the winter with 10 huge points to help lead St. Peter’s to a win against Moore Catholic for the Eagles 16th straight – and final – CHSAA Staten Island title...  

  • Hill's Carey expanding game, excited about new coach

    Hill's Carey expanding game, excited about new coach

    STATE COLLEGE, Pa. – It’s been a different type of summer for Kelsey Carey. The St. Joseph Hill star center has become accustomed to being the biggest and tallest player on her team. That hasn’t been the case since she joined the NYC Heat travel...  

  • The Post's All-Staten Island baseball honors

    The Post's All-Staten Island baseball honors

    Unlike last spring, the postseason was not a happy time on Staten Island. Defending champions St. Joseph by the Sea (CHSAA) and Tottenville (PSAL) experienced playoff heartbreak. The Pirates fell to George Washington in the PSAL Class A final...  

  • Doing it all as usual, Tottenville's Shatku to captain NYC defense

    Shaban Shatku is like a human Swiss Army knife, a fact that Shawn O’Connor is quickly finding out. So far during practice for the Empire Challenge all...  

  • The Post's All-Staten Island softball honors

    The Post's All-Staten Island softball honors

    Staten Island continues to be New York City’s softball oasis – even in a supposed down year. Every senior except one on our first team will be playing the sport in college, most of them on scholarships. Tottenville got revenge on James Madison and...  

  • Spellman, Maria Regina to join SI girls basketball division next season

    Spellman, Maria Regina to join SI girls basketball division next season

    The CHSAA Archdiocesan girls basketball landscape will be getting a makeover next season. Cardinal Spellman and Maria Regina will join the five remaining CHSAA Staten Island teams, Spellman athletic director and coach Jane Morris told The Post....  

  • Rivals Hill, McFarland share softball Wingate Award

    Rivals Hill, McFarland share softball Wingate Award

    One had three hits, including the one that eventually scored the game-winning run in the PSAL Class A city championship. The other put forth an incredible pitching performance into the 10th inning. Two players that have met in three of the last...  

  • Moore Catholic's Salaycik signs with Felician

    Moore Catholic's Salaycik signs with Felician

    It didn’t take long for Alex Salaycik to leave Felician College smiling. During an open gym workout this spring the Moore Catholic forward got her first compliment from Golden Falcons coach Steve Fagan. “He told me I locked down one of his best...  

  • Golden touch: Golfer changes face of New Dorp girls program

    Golden touch: Golfer changes face of New Dorp girls program

    Alex Immella was finding out that golf wasn’t exactly a glamour sport for females at New Dorp. The coach was coming off a winless second season at the helm and had just a pair of victories in his first year. “I asked girls all the time [to play]...  

  • Syracuse secures another: Tottenville wideout picks Orange

    Syracuse secures another: Tottenville wideout picks Orange

    Alvin Cornelius didn’t need time. He didn’t need official visits or trips to college camps. The Tottenville star wide receiver is loyal to a fault and that’s why Monday he verbally committed to play football at Syracuse in 2012, joining a long list...  

  • Tottenville's Tierney can honor father's legacy and cement own with title

    Tottenville's Tierney can honor father's legacy and cement own with title

    Tom Tierney picked up the phone and was talking like any other night, like he hadn’t just lost his father, Tom Tierney Sr., the man he grew up idolizing and succeeding at Tottenville. There was no hint of despair or anguish in his voice, though it...  

  • An in-depth look at the Tottenville Pirates

    An in-depth look at the Tottenville Pirates

    PSAL baseball beat writer Zach Braziller breaks down the third-seeded Tottenville Pirates in advance of Saturday’s Class A championship game at MCU Park in Coney Island. Tottenville Nickname: Pirates Head coach: Tom Tierney Jr. (12th year)...  

  • PSAL Class A baseball finals preview

    PSAL Class A baseball finals preview

    PSAL baseball beat writer, Zach Braziller, breaks down Saturday’s Class A championship game between George Washington and Tottenville at MCU Park in Coney Island. To follow The Post’s interactive live blog, click here. SCHEDULE 4 p.m. – No. 1...  

  • Pirates handle Wagner for second straight PSAL boys golf crown

    Pirates handle Wagner for second straight PSAL boys golf crown

    Tottenville spent the bulk of the season dominating the landscape of PSAL golf. In the semifinals the defending champion and top-seeded Pirates were pushed to the brink by fifth-seeded Leon Goldstein. They needed their No. 5 golfer Andrew Cassara to...  

  • Kline heads to Cornell with basketball future uncertain after ACL surgery

    Kline heads to Cornell with basketball future uncertain after ACL surgery

    While many athletes have already left to start their collegiate careers, Christine Kline is still at home with uncertainty. The St. Peter’s senior guard, who will attend Cornell University in the fall, is resting after surgery to repair a torn ACL....  

  • Following last year's formula, defending champion Tots advance to final

    Following last year's formula, defending champion Tots advance to final

    A hard-throwing left-hander was blowing away the competition, making a fierce lineup look tame. That pitcher’s own batting order was creating havoc for the opposing pitcher, everyone from the leadoff man to the ninth-place hitter doing damage....  

  • Hobbled Krause inflicts damage on Grand Street

    Hobbled Krause inflicts damage on Grand Street

    It’s scary to think what Kevin Krause could’ve done Friday afternoon if he was actually healthy. Playing despite a sore left quadricep and right hamstring, the Tottenville senior had three hits, scored twice and drove in a run in the third-seeded...  

  • Role reversal: Closer Aiello pitches Tottenville to within one win of finals

    Role reversal: Closer Aiello pitches Tottenville to within one win of finals

    Whatever happens over the rest of his baseball career, Vin Aiello will probably never forget his first varsity start. Pressed into duty in the opener of Tottenville’s best-of-three PSAL Class A semifinal series, the closer was brilliant in the...  

  • PSAL Class A baseball semifinals preview

    PSAL Class A baseball semifinals preview

    PSAL baseball beat writer, Zach Braziller, breaks down this weekend’s best-of-three, Class A semifinal series' at MCU Park in Coney Island. To follow the action in real time, check out our live blog here. FRIDAY 3:30 p.m. – No. 2 Grand Street...  

  • Defense lets down Farrell in lopsided loss to Iona Prep

    Defense lets down Farrell in lopsided loss to Iona Prep

    Monsignor Farrell cruised to the CHSAA Staten Island crown in large part because of its stellar defense and consistent pitching. Neither could be described as strengths Thursday night and now the Lions, the second overall seed in the CHSAA Class...  

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