By 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
Read MoreHuskers Secure No.2; Carmel No.1 Seed in Class AA-B; P’Ville Tops in B; Meister Sets Records at PV By Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays Since the last time SOMERS had lost to a Section 1 opponent (a 2019 semifinal
Read MoreByram, Lakeland, Panas Reach Class A quarters; Westlake, Croton Moves on in B By Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays Bracket busters were tough to discover during the first round of the Section 1 soccer tournament, except for Coach Sandro
Read MoreSomers vs. Yorktown & Westlake vs. Haldane #WorldsWillCollide Week 7 By Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays It was supposed to be a ho-hum week of action on Examiner-area gridirons with the favorites winning comfortably on Friday and Saturday, but
Read MorePitches Will be Poppin’, Playoff Fever Grips Section 1 Circuit By Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays And in the blink of an eye, the Section 1 regular season is in our rear view mirrors and the pedal will be
Read MoreBy Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays You just can’t say enough about undefeated, state-ranked (No.1) BRIARCLIFF and its defense of the Bears’ Section 1 Class B title as they continue to stomp and romp. At 12-0 after wins against
Read MoreCarmel Cruises; Yorktown Remains Unbeaten; Westlake Survives Tuckahoe; Haldane Booming By Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays And just like that we are at the halfway point of the 2023 Section 1 grid season, rain be damned. While the weather
Read MoreCarmel Upsets State-Ranked RCK; Briarcliff No.1 in Class B By Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays Somers senior striker Brady Leitner has been playing on another level this fall with a pair of hat tricks and his second two-goal game
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