Articles and images chronicling local youth athletes
By Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays As two of the favorites to challenge for the Class A Section 1 title, host BYRAM HILLS and SOMERS simply could have avoided one another during the regular season in the hopes of
Read MoreTony Pinciaro Brie Gaccino recalled talking to her middle school teacher and then Yorktown varsity field hockey Coach Bernadette Gannon about an unfamiliar sport. “She told me about field hockey when I was in seventh grade,” Gaccino said. “I also
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Somers Stalks in Wildly Competitive Class A By Ray Gallagher Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays Don’t think for one second that defending Section 1 Class A champion and NYSPHSAA runner-up BYRAM HILLS isn’t “All In” this season, because the tradition-rich Bobcats
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Defending Champ Somers Drops Down to Reign on Class A By Tony Pinciaro Sage Wiley and her BRIARCLIFF soccer teammates did not allow a 2023 Section 1 Class B championship to alter their approach to the offseason. The Bears worked
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By Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays Optimism runs rampant at places like Class AA CARMEL and Class A SOMERS where the Rams and Tuskers, respectively, return as Section 1 champions as we embark upon the 2024 campaign. We’ve been
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By Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays We are less than one week away from pre-season camps opening up at Section 1 high schools. All fall varsity sports teams will have a two- to three-week window to get ready to
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By Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays Winning the Lakeland Summer Soccer League championship has been like the Madden Curse, the Sports Illustrated jinx or the simple kiss of death over the course of its 17 years of existence. Only
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By Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays There are certain former Section 1 athletes that I run into from time to time, and then there are actual legends, the kind of high school prep that transformed the game, changed the way
Read MoreBy Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays Spent a few days on the beach last week listening to sports talk radio, and the amount of panic revolving around the Yankees was borderline hysteria as they continue this month-long freefall heading
Read MoreBy Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays I’ll be the first to admit track and field gets shortchanged when it comes to Examiner Media coverage. Our shortcomings on this front are recognized, and short of making excuses, we’ll simply say
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