By Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays When Haldane QB Ryan Van Tassel connected with fellow senior RB Evan Giachinta for a fortune-changing 33-yard touchdown with four seconds left, Haldane, ranked No.4 in NYS, wasted no time in going for
Read MoreRams Overcome Slow Start, Beat Shen’, Advance to State Semis By Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays MAHOPAC – It didn’t look good early on for three-time reigning Section 1 Class AA champion Carmel in Saturday’s NYSPHSAA Region 1 title
Read MoreTuskers Topple Averill Park, Brace for No.3 Nisky, NYS Title Berth on the Line By Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays MAHOPAC – Somers (11-1) is one win away from a third consecutive trip to the JMA Dome in Syracuse
Read MoreClass D Blue Devils Overcome Horrific Tragedy, Dedicate Win to Stubblefield Family By Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays MAHOPAC – A bittersweet tragedy played out Friday night at Mahopac High School where the state-ranked (No.6) Haldane Blue Devils secured
Read MoreClass A Somers, Class D Haldane Advance to NYSPHSAA Quarterfinals; P’Ville, Westlake Bounced By Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays FREEDOM PLAINS – Hats off to host Arlington High for being a predictably solid party-thrower for the five Section 1
Read MoreBobcats Fall to Aquinas, 3-2, in Class A Double OT Thriller By Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays It’s one thing to have your cake, but a cake without icing is always short of expectations. State-ranked (No.3) BYRAM HILLS had
Read MoreBy Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays As we predicted in our pre-season special, Class AA Carmel, Class A Somers, Class B Pleasantville, Class C Westlake and Class D Haldane will all be making the trek to Arlington High School
Read MoreBy Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays Sometimes, it takes a loss to open your eyes and recognize. State-ranked (No.5) BYRAM HILLS had no idea what it would evolve into until a one-goal loss to perennial powerhouse Somers in mid-October
Read MoreBriarcliff Falls to Keio in Class B Championship By Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays Generally, when BYRAM HILLS soccer Coach Matt Allen, the dean of Section 1 soccer, tells you something, you tend to believe him, based on knowledge
Read MorePleasantville Rolls PV, Will Meet Lakeland in Semis; Westlake Secures Top Seed in Class C By Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays After 34 years around the Section 1 circuit, old-timers like myself remember the days when Carmel vs. New
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