High School Cross Country

Laura Albanese started at Newsday as a news intern in June 2007 and joined the high school sports desk in November of that year. She graduated from Brooklyn College in June of 2007, where she served as the Brooklyn College Kingsman’s editor-in-chief and earned her B.A. in journalism. She’s also written for the Daily News and freelanced for a number of Long Island community weeklies. Though her background is in news, she's covered a number of high school teams and a smattering of college sports. A Brooklyn native, she grew up a baseball junkie in a soccer family and remains a loyal fan of both sports. She is a firm believer that professional pitchers shouldn't hide behind the DH and that fútbol is every bit as exciting as football, no matter what anyone else says.