By Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays Over the course of my 35+ years along the Section 1 circuit, the spring postseason is usually the one that presents the most excitement, given the number of tournaments, the vast amount of
Read MoreAces Wild in Somers vs. Pac Extra-Inning Affair; Yorktown Retains Murph, Sorrentino Cups By Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays On a week when PLEASANTVILLE High sophomore Faith Brown would move into third place on the all-time scoring list last
Read MoreBy Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays If we were to rank Examiner-area boys lacrosse teams, there is no doubt who we’d put atop the current rankings. After watching last Tuesday’s 20-6 beatdown of NYS Class B ranked (No.3) HORACE
Read MoreBy Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays It finally felt like spring for good portions of last week, except, of course, the weekend of April 26/27, which cancelled a good portion of baseball/softball action in the Examiner region. The warm
Read MoreBy Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays When we were student athletes “back in the day” at Lakeland High School, my buddies and I inflamed an old acronym to death most mornings before homeroom when we trolled the Horace Greeley
Read MoreBy Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays It’s been a miserable start to spring in the northeast… cold, cloudy, wet and dank for the better part of April, but the show must go on. Stay with us as we bounce
Read MoreBy Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays T’was about 10 months or so ago when fourth-seeded PLEASANTVILLE sent No.5 PUTNAM VALLEY packing in the 2024 Section 1 Class B baseball quarterfinals. Behind an epic, game-tying, three-run home run from then-freshman
Read MoreBy Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays Last spring, Section 1 went roaring like lions into the NYSPHSAA boys’ lacrosse tournaments in Classes A, B, C and D, but went out like lambs when the section was skunked in terms
Read MoreClass A State-Ranked (No.2) Bobcats Fall to No.3 Mt. Sinai; Glens Falls Repeats as Champs By Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays When the Section 1 basketball season tipped off back in early December, 2024, Byram Hills boys’ Coach Ted
Read MoreBy Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays Panas Panthers Tabbed Club Fit Girls’ Team of Season Led by Class AA All-NYS selections Cadence Nicholas, the leading scorer in Walter Panas basketball history (2,208 points), and Sofia Tavarez (1,496 points), number
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