Class 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
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Bobcats 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
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By 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
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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
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Briarcliff 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
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Pleasantville 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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Huskers 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
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Byram, 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
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Somers 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
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Pitches 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
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