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By Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays

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Referee, Coaching Shortages at Heart of Sports’ Problems

April 24, 2023April 24, 2023 Ray Gallagher

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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Panthers Make Hoops History, Win 1st NYSPHSAA Title

March 20, 2023March 20, 2023 Ray Gallagher

Panas’ Evangelista: “We Didn’t Come Here for Participation Trophies” By Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays Business is a booming for Section 1 girls’ and boys’ basketball teams after storming off with six NYSPHSAA title appearances and a pair of

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From Foosball to World Cup Business is Booming on USA Pitches

December 2, 2022December 2, 2022 Ray Gallagher

My state-of-the-art foosball table has sat in our basement for the better part of the last 15 years, dusty and rusty, waiting for the rods to be rolled, if even by the most disorderly “spinner,” something frowned upon nearly as

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Callahan Touched Many Lives Before Untimely Passing

September 12, 2022September 13, 2022 Ray Gallagher

Before most of you knew who he was, or all he would eventually stand for during his epic time on Earth, Mahopac’s Dan Callahan granted me an interview his senior year at Lakeland High back in the wee ‘90s. I

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Lots to Look Forward to as 2022 Fall Prep Seasons Approach

August 15, 2022August 22, 2022 Ray Gallagher

By Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays There are just so many things to look forward to as the 2022 fall high school preps begin their ascension from pre-season to league, sectional and state titles. Let’s bounce around a bit

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4-Time GHVBL Champ Mahopac 16U Coming Down the Pike

August 8, 2022August 8, 2022 Ray Gallagher

By Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays I love to know in advance what’s coming down the pike, so to speak. I love to follow the ambitions of young athletes as they take aim at championships before they reach high

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Coaching Carousel Spins at Mahopac, Yorktown, Somers

July 25, 2022July 27, 2022 Ray Gallagher

By Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays Dini Tabbed Husker Girls’ Hoop Coach; Hynes, Nappi Land Hoops, Hardball Gigs at ’Pac We told you a couple of weeks ago to keep a watchful eye on @Directrays Twitter feed, as some

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Local Coaching, A.D. Carousel in Full Swing; Hernandez Belongs in HOF

July 11, 2022July 11, 2022 Ray Gallagher

By Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays Lots and lots of moving parts this time of year for Section 1 athletic directors. In the days ahead, we’re going to hear about some major changes at Mahopac, Somers and Yorktown, where

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Congrats to Class of 2022, Much Respect for Y’all

June 27, 2022June 27, 2022 Ray Gallagher

By Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays We saw what you went through, Class of 2022. We saw what it did to you. We witnessed the hell COVID put you through during your sophomore and junior years; sitting alone in

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Somers’ D’Ippolito Named NYS Gatorade Soccer Player of Year

June 20, 2022June 20, 2022 Ray Gallagher

In the United Kingdom and Ireland they call the Big Dipper the Plough, the large asterism consisting of seven bright stars of the constellation Ursa Major. In Section 1 soccer we call Fordham-bound Somers soccer star Daniel D’Ippolito the Big Dipper

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