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Ray has 33 years experience covering and photographing local sports in Westchester and Putnam counties, including everything from Little League/Travel Baseball to varsity high school prep sports and collegiate coverage. He has been a sports editor at Examiner Media since its inception in 2007. Visit Ray's author bio page for more details. Also read Ray’s archived work here and his Direct Rays column here.
Blue Devils Bounced in NYSPHSAA Finals By Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays State-ranked (No.2) Section 6 champion Randolph came in with the higher state ranking against No.4 Section 1 champion Haldane in Saturday’s NYSPHSAA Class C title tilt at
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Panas’ Evangelista: “We Didn’t Come Here for Participation Trophies” By Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays Business is a booming for Section 1 girls’ and boys’ basketball teams after storming off with six NYSPHSAA title appearances and a pair of
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Valhalla Bumped off Course in NYS Class B Regional Title Setback; Stepinac Takes CHSAA AA City Title By Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays, & Christine Sampson The road to Glens Falls – home of the NYSPHSAA boys’ hoops championships
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By Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays Examiner-area basketball was at its apex last week with six boys’ teams reppin’ at the Section 1 Final 4 at the Mecca – the Westchester County Center. When the gold ball were handed
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By Tony Pinciaro & Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor The WALTER PANAS varsity girls’ basketball team faced a daunting task to achieve its goal of winning the Section 1 Class A Championship. The Panthers entered the tournament seeded sixth. After
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Worlds Could Collide in Class B, Valhalla, Byram Hills on Course By Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays A pair of stunning Class A come-from-behind victories were the highlights of the Section 1 boys’ hoops quarterfinal round; stunning in that
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Yorktown, Fox Lane to Square off; Panas Shocked; Class B Locals Thrive By Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays There were some wild upsets and some terrific theater to open the first round of the Section 1 Basketball Championship Tournament
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By Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays If there’s a bar being set for PUTNAM VALLEY athletes, Rhode Island-bound senior Eva DeChent continues to reestablish the level on an weekly basis. Last Tuesday, while chasing a 2,000-point career milestone only
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Class A, B Sectional Challengers Emerging as Playoffs Loom By Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays In the 35+ years this scribe has covered Section 1 hoops, it’s hard to imagine a year with so many Examiner-area sectional-title challengers north
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Valhalla Holds Down Fort in Class B; White Plains Survives Greeley By Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays If we’re going to be completely honest, there were very few people at LAKELAND High School who would have bet more than
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