"Farmingdale State basketball player Nick Hurowitz is an all-conference player. He's also one of the Rams captains and 1,000 point scorer. He's earned those accolades while also being diabetic.

"'I'm in full control of my body. I know what I need to do to get myself ready for a practice or a game or just life in general,' said Hurowitz, who also starred at Mt. Sinai High School."

The preceding is an excerpt from News 12 Long Island sports anchor Kevin Maher's feature story on Farmingdale State College men's basketball senior Nick Hurowitz, which is airing throughout Thursday's (Feb. 22) newscasts. The full story and video can also be found on News 12's website at this link.

Hurowitz and the Rams are the top seed in this week's Skyline Conference Championship, and play host to a Thursday semifinal against No. 5-seed Sarah Lawrence College at 7 p.m. All remaining rounds of the Skyline tourney are ticketed events, with further information about purchasing tickets found here, and advance purchasing is strongly encouraged to avoid delays entering the Walter A. Lynch Sports Center.