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When the Valhalla boys’ basketball team began its 2021-22 season, head coach Richard Clinchy had a pretty good notion he could count on Basiaka Butcher to provide the Vikings with a strong defensive presence. Now Clinchy has begun to realize
Read MoreA hot start and cold finish added up to a disappointing outcome for the Byram Hills girls’ basketball team on Saturday evening. Facing host Irvington in the finale of the day-long Autism Classic, the Bobcats built a 10-point first-half lead,
Read MoreBy Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays Our unlucky student athletes seem cursed these days. Just when we got back into a logjam of action last Thursday, Mother Nature blew us off course with a slew of cancellations on Friday,
Read MoreReeling from three consecutive losses to conclude the 2021 portion of their schedule, The Briarcliff Bears took the court on Thursday afternoon determined to get back to winning ways. Using a big run in each of the first three quarters,
Read MoreCaroline Barbalato sure picked the right time to catch fire on Thursday evening. The Briarcliff junior point guard swished a trio of shots from beyond the 3-point arc during a two-and-a-half-minute blitz in overtime, propelling the Bears to a 54-48
Read MoreBy Tony Pinciaro Some five years ago, Lakeland High girls’ hoops Coach Miranda Mangan realized immediately that she had a major player in then eighth-grader Tyler Hormazabal, so the decision to move her up was easy. “We only take up
Read MoreLakeland Remains Unbeaten, Hormazabal Taking Game to Next Level By Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays It’s one thing to be a skilled, gifted player on the court. It’s another thing to be an even better person off the court,
Read MoreBy Tony Pinciaro Following a year in which FOX LANE did not have a 2020-21 season, because of Covid, the Foxes faced another daunting task. Fox Lane graduated 10 seniors in June, and would open the 2021-22 season without senior
Read MoreBy Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays It was a light week of action, what with the holidays and the recent upticks in COVID-related issues around the NWE/Putnam region. Get on this HALDANE bandwagon before it fills up and there’s
Read MoreChristmas arrived a few days early for the Fox Lane girls’ basketball team. Desperately in search of a win after starting the 2021-22 season with five consecutive losses, the Foxes got a visit last Wednesday afternoon from Mount Vernon, a
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