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By Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays Midterms and weather played a little havoc on last week’s Section 1 boys’ hoops schedule, but there were plenty of big games played with just two weeks remaining in the regular season of
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By Tony Pinciaro BRIARCLIFF opponents face a major dilemma every time they take the floor. The Bears boast two of the most dynamic and complete players in Section 1 in seniors Caroline Barolato and Cat Carrafiello. Carrafiello is averaging 20
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Zeiler, Ramirez, Morris Crowned Champs; Yorktown’s Tornambe, Carmel’s Venables Finish No.1 By Tony Pinciaro Mahopac was not going to allow any teams to steal the spotlight from it at the Mahopac Memorial Tournament. The Indians had 10 place-finishers, highlighted by
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By Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays Four Examiner-area Class A teams, including No.7 Lakeland, No.15 Somers, No.20 Walter Panas and No.29 Fox Lane, plus a pair of Class B teams – No.12 Valhalla and No.26 Briarcliff – and No.8
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By Tony Pinciaro Olivia Lucas and her YORKTOWN varsity basketball teammates did their homework when it came to new Coach Kristi Dini. “We knew she was a great coach and this was a great opportunity for us with her coming
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By Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays Friday night within ‘The Hive’ at Lakeland was supposed to be epic, and it was for about a half. Host LAKELAND and SOMERS have but one gold ball between them (Somers, 1992), but
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Putnam Valley’s DeChent Nearing 2,000-Point Milestone By Tony Pinciaro An Aliya McIver layup resulted in a celebration as her WHITE PLAINS’ teammates ran to her screaming and cheering. The two points, against Fox Lane, gave the senior and Rider University
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By Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays We saw a few monkey wrenches tossed into the Section 1 hoops circuit last week, none bigger than the one OSSINING threw at state-ranked No.25 WHITE PLAINS along the Class AA circuit. White
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Tony Pinciaro Senior Emma Rose saw it early in preseason. “We realized we could be better than prior years and realized we could have a good record,” said the four-year starter and captain of the HORACE GREELEY varsity girls’ basketball
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By Tony Pinciaro BREWSTER faced a major question coming into the 2022-23 girls’ varsity basketball season. How would the Bears do without 2022 graduate Grace Galgano? All Galgano did was average a double-double last year (points and rebounds) and during
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