Carle Place senior Ryan Leary got back on the soccer pitch Wednesday. It was a long time coming.

The Frogs closed out their regular season at home with a 3-0 win over West Hempstead. Leary, Lucas Viegas and Evan Mehalakes all scored for Carle Place (5-6-1). West Hempstead concluded its season at 4-7-1 in Nassau Conference AB-III.

A five-year varsity soccer player, Leary spent most of this fall on the football field after the district told him he couldn’t play both football and soccer unless he only kicked for the football team. He decided to play wide receiver, and kick, for the football team while he and his family fought to overturn the decision.

After petitioning the New York State Education Department, Leary was approved to get back on the soccer field Oct. 3 and became eligible for

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