It is going to take a lot more than a COVID-19 pandemic or dire family illness to stop Yorktown High sophomore Alexandra Scialdone from achieving her goal of playing Division I lacrosse for a major … [Read more...]
In-Nate Behavior!
Mahopac Slugger Mascoll Leads 12U Indians to 15-5 Win over Byram Hills; 10U Yorktown, PV Miners do Battle By Ray Gallagher Examiner Sports Editor@Directrays There’s a mutual respect brewing … [Read more...]
Harckham Walks Back Senate Bill to Exclude Race-Based Mascots
Surely, it was a coincidence, but shortly after my column was published last week state Sen. Peter Harckham (D-Lewisboro) had amended Senate Bill S8708, which originally called for state education law … [Read more...]
Mahopac (16U) Mercy’s Mount Pleasant; Somers (9U) Defeats Bedford Hills
Examiner Sports Editor@Directrays Greater Hudson Valley Baseball League (GHVBL) action is beginning to heat up on diamonds across the Hudson Valley. The Mahopac Indians (16U) won their … [Read more...]
Mahopac Wolves Come out Howling in 11U GHVBL Action
By Ray Gallagher Examiner Sports Editor@Directrays Taking a deep dive into the 11U Greater Hudson Valley Baseball League, or any baseball for that matter, was a long time coming. A pair of … [Read more...]
11U PV Pride Blue Deliver Knockouts to PV, Byram Hills, NY Silverbacks
By Ray Gallagher Examiner Sports Editor@Directrays The rumor around the GHVBL 11U B-Division circuit is that Putnam Valley Blue is good enough to play in the A-Division, and some teams, … [Read more...]
NYS Senator Harckham Shouldn’t Mix Politics with Sports, Education
By Ray Gallagher Examiner Sports Editor@Directrays Here we go again with the mixing of sports and politics. These guys, many of whom have never tossed a pigskin, just can’t stick to their … [Read more...]
MLB Baseball set to Return; Cuomo Overrides NYSPHSAA Startup
Upon its return in late July for an abbreviated 60-game sprint to the postseason, Major League Baseball just saved the day for many, not to mention its own rump. For a sport that is losing some appeal … [Read more...]
America Needs to Reach Out, Embrace and Hug One Another
Let’s just get this out of the way: since we’re all on bended knee, our souls an open exhibit, I’m sorry to anyone I’ve ever offended; black, brown, yellow or white (and any color I’ve left … [Read more...]
It’s Time to Open Up, Bring Back Normal – Whatever That Is
After perhaps the most puzzling week in our nation’s history, I’m nearly at a loss for words. For the first time in more than three decades as a local sports enthusiast/columnist, I don’t know what to … [Read more...]
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