By Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays
By Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays That’s it, kids! Last week were the final days on easy street for most student athletes across the country. From here on out, it’s back-to-the-grind time as pre-season camps officially opened this week
Read MoreBy Ray Gallagher Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays And here we are, folks, counting down the dog days of August, which means we are getting ever so close to the start of the Section 1 2023-24 school sports year, which means
Read MoreBy Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays Even with the highest payroll in sports history, only the New York Mets could acquire a pair of future Hall of Fame pitchers like Max Scherzer and Justin Verlander – with a combined
Read MoreBy Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays This is our annual “You-Can-Thank-Lakeland” column for all that their coaches do to keep the local youth sharp and poised for autumn greatness by running their summer leagues in both boys’ and girls’
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By Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays Holy moly, it never ends. The few bad apples are at it again. When a multicounty sports association like the Greater Hudson Valley Baseball League (GHVBL), which comprises teams from Westchester, Rockland, Dutchess,
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By Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays That’s a wrap, folks! The Class of 2023 put a bow on their high school careers the past couple of weeks, and while they were crippled educationally during their freshman and sophomore years
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A.D. Thom Returns to Croton, Tigers Tab Catano as Grid Coach By Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays When Henry Davis left Fox Lane High School for the University of Louisville back in 2018, anyone who had seen him play
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By Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays When baseball is in your blood, it runs through the veins and lives in the brain, becoming a year-round obsession. Jay Tomasulo, the Shrub Oak Athletic Club (SOAC) Travel Baseball League director, and
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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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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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