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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.
By Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays Give HORACE GREELEY a ton credit for its 8-6 win over Somers, but the state-ranked (No.11) Quakers (9-0 vs. Sect. 1, 9-1 overall, ) would need to post some additional quality wins down
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Yorktown’s Espo, Patrissi Chucking; Greeley on 4-Game Tear; Croton Wins 4 of 5 By Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays When FOX LANE senior P Tyler Renz took the mound last Monday, Coach Matt Hillis figured his ace would be
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By Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays We had hoped to start this version of Direct Rays with the goodness on our local diamonds and lax greens where our student athletes are showboating their talents up and down the Section
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By Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays, & Jonathan Martirano If and when the NYSSWA baseball rankings ever come out this spring, we’re guessing, no guaranteeing, WALTER PANAS will be among the top three Class A clubs based upon their
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By Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays Class A baseball is a very vexing puzzle to figure out right now. There are several regular title contenders scraping the bottom of the barrel as this scribe returns from a very short
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By Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays, & Jonathan Martirano It seems like this could be one of those years when everyone is taking the bait… following a line of chum that might end at one’s own peril should they
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Somers Upends L/P; Haldane Notches Belt in Win over Hen Hud By Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays It’s beginning to look a lot like PLEASANTVILLE junior M Daniel Picart is every bit as good a laxer as he is
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By Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays Baseball can be cruel, no doubt about it. A look back at the 2022 season will bear that out. Top-seeded WALTER PANAS, with its five D-I prospects, four of which return in 2023,
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By Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays In a couple early-season marque games last Wednesday, Section 1 Class D champion BRIARCLIFF answered the bell with a resounding 8-6 win over CLASS A runner-up Mamaroneck while reigning Class B champion Rye
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Briarcliff Hopes to 4-Peat in Class D, Pleasantville Dares to Differ By Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays & Jonathan Martirano Rather than open with the fact that seven-time NYS and 40-time Section 1 champion YORKTOWN High has now lost
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