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In what might be the strongest showing in recent history, four girls’ basketball programs from the Northern Westchester/Putnam County region will be dancing at the Westchester County Center this week, including Class AA Ossining, Class A Somers and Panas and
Read MoreIt took a few years, but Yorktown High hoopers are now, officially, cut from the cloth of their Coach, Kevin Downes. If Downes isn’t the Class AA Coach of the Year after No.7 Yorktown’s dramatic 59-58 Section 1 Class AA
Read MoreEven with her team facing a 12-point deficit in the fourth quarter, Pleasantville girls’ basketball coach Myndi Hill had a pretty good inkling that Saturday’s opening-round Class B playoff game at Westlake was far from over. “Never doubted, never doubted,”
Read MoreBy Tony Pinciaro – When the final whistle sounded, signifying the conclusion of the Section 1 Division II 106-pound final, Pleasantville freshman Len Balducci walked off the mat with a huge smile and continued a family tradition. Balducci won the
Read MoreBy Tony Pinciaro – When the seeds were released for the Section 1 Class A Girls’ Basketball Championship, Walter Panas received something unexpected. The Panthers slipped past Somers on the final eve and were surprisingly seeded first in the tournament, with
Read MoreThe odds were against most of the locals going in. With so many out-bracket games to be contested — and nobody in their respective Section 1 tournaments with anything better than a No.7 seed — the chances of many teams
Read MoreSo where does Walter Panas get off being a top-two seed in the upcoming Section 1 Class A playoffs? Where did this come from? When did Danielle Hood and Kerry Sullivan suit up for the Panthers again? Panas veteran Coach
Read MoreWhite Plains High School Head Coach Spencer Mayfield is in his 24th season at the helm of the Tigers basketball program. For half of his career Mayfield has pitted his Tigers teams against Head Coach Tyrone Carver, Jr. and his
Read MoreKris Matts didn’t need any help remembering what happened the previous time his Fox Lane girls’ basketball team had faced Yorktown this season, nearly three weeks ago. “The first game we played these guys, we lost by one and we
Read MoreIn a game featuring two of the top guards in Section One, Pleasantville’s Mike Manley and Valhalla’s Kevin Kelly, it’s not hard to overlook the contributions being made by some of their teammates. Take the Panthers’ Jeremy Stone, for instance.
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