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Worlds Could Collide in Class B, Valhalla, Byram Hills on Course By Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays A pair of stunning Class A come-from-behind victories were the highlights of the Section 1 boys’ hoops quarterfinal round; stunning in that
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Put Valley, Westlake, White Plains Advance to Final 4’s By Tony Pinciaro WALTER PANAS came into the current varsity girls’ basketball season with high expectations based on its breakthrough 2021-22 year. The Panthers, led by a talented underclassmen group, played
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By Jonathan Martirano No.6 Horace Greeley Quakers (6-12-2) @ No.3 John Jay CR Wolves (13-5-1), February 20 at Brewster Ice Arena The Horace Greeley Quakers took on John Jay CR Wolves in the D2 Quarterfinals this past Monday, with the
Read moreBy Tony Pinciaro Leo Venables learned a valuable lesson last year in his first trip to the New York State Public High School Athletic Association Wrestling Championship that helped him prepare for the 2023 edition. “States is a whole different
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Yorktown, Fox Lane to Square off; Panas Shocked; Class B Locals Thrive By Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays There were some wild upsets and some terrific theater to open the first round of the Section 1 Basketball Championship Tournament
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Westlake, Briarcliff Winner Makes Final 4; Hen Hud Still Alive By Tony Pinciaro MAHOPAC was welcoming a new coach, along with three freshmen to varsity, so it was understandable that the first half of the season was expected to be
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By Jonthan Martirano No.11 Cortlandt Rebels (6-13-1) @ No.6 Mt. Pleasant Ice Cats (11-7-2) Friday, February 17 at Westchester Skating Academy It was the opening round for the Section 1 Hockey playoffs on Friday night between the 11th-seeded Cortlandt Rebels
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By Tony Pinciaro FREEDOM PLAINS – Josh Hametz completed a meteoric rise to his HORACE GREELEY wrestling career. The senior, who began wrestling his freshman year and had one win, is now a sectional champion. Hametz exerted himself 20 seconds
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By Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays If there’s a bar being set for PUTNAM VALLEY athletes, Rhode Island-bound senior Eva DeChent continues to reestablish the level on an weekly basis. Last Tuesday, while chasing a 2,000-point career milestone only
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Class A, B Sectional Challengers Emerging as Playoffs Loom By Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays In the 35+ years this scribe has covered Section 1 hoops, it’s hard to imagine a year with so many Examiner-area sectional-title challengers north
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