By Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays Even with the highest payroll in sports history, only the New York Mets could acquire a pair of future Hall of Fame pitchers like Max Scherzer and Justin Verlander – with a combined
Read MoreBy Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays This is our annual “You-Can-Thank-Lakeland” column for all that their coaches do to keep the local youth sharp and poised for autumn greatness by running their summer leagues in both boys’ and girls’
Read MoreBy Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays Holy moly, it never ends. The few bad apples are at it again. When a multicounty sports association like the Greater Hudson Valley Baseball League (GHVBL), which comprises teams from Westchester, Rockland, Dutchess,
Read MoreBy Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays That’s a wrap, folks! The Class of 2023 put a bow on their high school careers the past couple of weeks, and while they were crippled educationally during their freshman and sophomore years
Read MoreA.D. Thom Returns to Croton, Tigers Tab Catano as Grid Coach By Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays When Henry Davis left Fox Lane High School for the University of Louisville back in 2018, anyone who had seen him play
Read MoreColonials Take 3 Chips; Shrub Oak Cruises to Victory over New Castle on Strength of Defense by Nick Robbins & Ray Gallagher The Mount Pleasant Colonials stole the show last weekend, taking home three championships at the 10-11-12U divisions of
Read MoreBy Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays When baseball is in your blood, it runs through the veins and lives in the brain, becoming a year-round obsession. Jay Tomasulo, the Shrub Oak Athletic Club (SOAC) Travel Baseball League director, and
Read MoreBy Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays Pleasantville has a message for anyone within earshot: We’ll be back, hungrier than ever, in 2024. Whatever they’re putting in the water over at Pleasantville these days, they oughta patent it and secrete
Read MoreClass A Panthers Fall in NYS Finals, 5-1, to Columbia By Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays There was an early air of confidence in the Walter Panas dugout at the NYSPHSAA Class A Baseball Championships, starting with Friday’s Final
Read MorePanthers Escape 9th-Inning Scare, Win on Witters’ Heroics in 10th By Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays It’s been quite a lavish spring for the 2023 Walter Panas High baseball team, rife with team and individual accomplishments the likes of
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