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Ducks Take the Field in 25th Anniversary Home Opener Game By Matt Meduri Long Island’s very own baseball team, the Long Island Ducks, took to the diamond last Saturday for their home opening game of their twenty-five anniversary season. The week prior, members of the organization and the team spoke of what has led them to see such a milestone. “We’ve been consistent,” said Atlantic League of Professional Baseball CEO and Ducks founder Frank Boulton last week at Fan Day. “We’ve had great fans throughout the twenty-five years here on Long Island. But I don’t think that just happens. That happens because the entire organization works all year long. We don’t just put the ‘baseball today’ sign out. It happens because we’re here 365 days, working to make sure that we fulfill our mission of affordable family entertainment.” Indeed, almost 5,400 fans lined the seats, concessions, and the Waddle-In Shop, while the venerable QuackerJack got to entertaining fans and rooting for the flock for the twenty-fifth year in a row.
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QuackerJack gets the crowd riled up (Credit - Matt Meduri)
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The 2024-2025 Port Jefferson Varsity Girls’ Lacrosse Team (Credit - Instagram @pjgirlsvarsitylax)
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