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Sep 16, 2025, 3:18 PM

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News 12 took home four New York Sports Emmy Awards Tuesday.

Kevin Maher won the awards for Best Sports Reporter and Best Writing.

Maher and photojournalist Brian Endress also won for their story about a Shoreham-Wading River High School unified basketball player who hit the shot "he'd been waiting for" with the help of a slingshot.

Kevin, photojournalists Anthony Zito and Jim Lunning and graphic artist James DiGregorio also won an Emmy for their Cricket 101 explainer for last year’s World Cup on Long Island.

Check out the award-winning stories:

Andrew's Slingshot: Coaches, teammates help Shoreham-Wading River High School sophomore become a basketball player

Here’s a full list of the winners:

Reporter - Sports - Within A Traditional Newscast

• Kevin Maher

Writer - Sports

• Kevin Maher

Sports Story - News (Single Shift)

The Slingshot Shot

• Kevin Maher, Reporter

• Brian Endress, Photojournalist

Sports Story - News (No production time limit)

Cricket 101

• Kevin Maher, Reporter

• Anthony Zito, Photographer

• James DiGregorio, Graphic Designer

• Jim Lunning, Photojournalist

Congratulations to the winners!