Author: Ray Gallagher

Once upon a time, there were scores of qualified educators/teachers serving as trusted varsity and jayvee athletic coaches, who worked within the confines of their own school districts to recruit athletes into their programs and serve the greater good of

It seems to me that some these rivalry deals between local school districts have become sort of fickle; up one year, down the next. Sure, Mahopac vs. Carmel and Lakeland vs. Panas is always over the top based on decades

It’s beginning to look a lot like a down year for the vast majority of the local ice hockey clubs, unless of course Somers/North Salem is truly legit or Mahopac can right its rocky course. Somers/North Salem has beaten the

Visiting Carmel High fans chanted “overrated” every time Mahopac senior Brendan Hynes went to the foul line last Saturday at Mahopac High, but there was nothing overrated about 26 points and 10 rebounds in a 60-47 League I-B win over

Croton-Harmon High boys’ hoops Coach Bill Thom’s longevity may play a part in his having recorded the 350th win of his career last Saturday night at the 6th annual Putnam Challenge, but it’s a bit part, a sliver of his

The Putnam County basketball officials IAABO Board 161 has come a long way in six years with the Putnam Challenge it hosts annually at Brewster High School. The event lost money its first year, despite the members having donated their

Mahopac Coach Kevin Downes had been in Slam Dunk Tournament Director Lou DeMello’s ear for a number of years, hoping his Indians might get a crack at a competitive challenge game in the prestigious tournament that runs over the holiday

It was a relatively light week of action as most local hoop teams prepare for an extended holiday break with a heavy slate of league action soon to follow. Putnam Valley’s 66-56 win over host North Salem last Wednesday was

It’s unlikely that any of the ice hockey teams competing in this neck of the woods (Put./NW) will be competing for the D-I or D-II Section 1 titles in late winter, barring wholesale improvement. There are questions, particularly in goal,

Haldane Section 6 champion Ellicottville proved to be a little bit more than 10-time defending Section 1 Class D champion Haldane High could handle in Sunday’s NYSPHSAA Class D volleyball championship where the former defending NYS champion Lady Blue Devils