SPORTS

By Monica D’Ippolito After seven lead changes, a missed free throw and a last-second buzzer-beater, the 21st matchup between Pace University and Queens College headed into overtime Sunday afternoon. The Setters, who began the day with a 1-4 record, had

By Ray Gallagher Examiner Sports Editor Last year was one of the greatest basketball seasons in the history of Northern Westchester and Putnam County, possibly the best ever in Putnam, what with Class AA semifinalists Mahopac, Class B finalists Putnam

By Andy Jacobs Just like the campus on which it plays, the Pace University men’s basketball team is currently in the midst of a major renovation project that will someday soon transform its future. But progress for the Setters, as

By Cutler Klein The 2014-15 hockey season is nearly here, and the teams of Northern Westchester are lacing up their skates and preparing for the long road ahead. Horace Greeley, Byram Hills, Fox Lane and Mount Pleasant are all looking

By Skip Pearlman Coach Mike Meade and his Woodlands Falcons football team knew they would be in for a battle in Saturday’s Class C regional game against Section 9 champion Millbrook. And the Blazers were all they promised to be

By Ray Gallagher Examiner Sports Editor I can’t remember a time when the young gals of Northern Westchester and Putnam County were the leading ladies on three separate stages; fashioning three NYSPHSAA championships in soccer (2) and field hockey while

By Monica D’Ippolito After 80 minutes of regulation play and nearly 10 more in pressure-packed overtime, Byram Hills and Greece Athena were still knotted at a goal apiece early Saturday afternoon. In an instant, though, that would change, leaving the

By Skip Pearlman The Harrison High field hockey team had an up-and-down season, closing out the fall at 6-10-2, after a quarterfinal playoff loss to five-time defending state champ Lakeland. Huskies coach Sara Witmer said the season was a learning