By Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays The growth of soccer in North America is flipping crazy. The emergence has been a long time in the making, and the increase in immigration, legal or otherwise, is sure to add to
Read MoreBy Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays Folks within the Putnam Valley Central School District are hopeful that Rob Webb, the newly-minted director of physical education, athletics and health services, will stop the perpetual carousel of A.D.s within the Tiger
Read MoreBy Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays And just like that, my 35th year on the Section 1 circuit as ‘Direct Rays’ – sports editor/writer/photo journalist and oft-protagonist/antagonist – has come to an end; with much more on the horizon,
Read MoreHuskers, Panthers Ousted in Semis by State Champs By Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays Heartbreak comes in many forms; relationships, careers and many other manners, but a one- or two-goal loss in a NYSPHSAA semifinal boys’ lacrosse game is
Read MoreCarmel Falls Short in Class A Title Bid; Greeley Eyes 2025 By Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays Class B YORKTOWN and Class D PLEASANTVILLE are still shaking and baking in their respective NYSPHSAA boys’ lax tournaments after posting convincing
Read MorePanas, Fox Lane Edged in Finals; Mahopac, P’Ville Edged in Semis By Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays PURCHASE – Charismatic Ronald Reagan was restoring order as a legendary president, and Raiders of the Lost Ark was all the rave
Read MoreBy Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays If you recall our late-March preview section, we pretty much predicted everything to a T in this here Boys’ Lax Notebook, especially in Class B where we stated the following: The fact that
Read MoreClass A Panas Socks Byram Hills; Hen Hud Moves on to Quarters By Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays We’ve been saying ad nauseam in this space for weeks now – actually three-plus decades – that baseball, on any given
Read MorePleasantville Shakes Somers in OT; Playoffs on Tap for all By Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays There’s a lot to like about CARMEL High senior and two-sport star Matt Risley, who has manned a spot on the varsity circuit
Read MoreBy Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor, @Directrays It was nothing like the 1991 rendition, nothing ever is, but Saturday’s 34th rendering of the annual Murphy Cup game was worth the price of admission as host YORKTOWN never trailed and held off LAKELAND/PANAS
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