By Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays If we were to rank Examiner-area boys lacrosse teams, there is no doubt who we’d put atop the current rankings. After watching last Tuesday’s 20-6 beatdown of NYS Class B ranked (No.3) HORACE
Read MoreSteuber, Ball Crowned Champs; Other Locals Exceed Expectations By Tony Pinciaro Time was winding down in the third period of the Westchester County Wrestling Championships 108-pound title match and Somers’ Ethan Steuber was facing a pivotal situation. Iona Prep’s Fotis
Read MoreDaniel Papes and Bill Swertfager go back a long way. At Horace Greeley High School, Papes, Class of 1979, and Swertfager, Class of 1978, played football and baseball together, with Swertfager being the captain of both squads when Papes was
Read MoreBy Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays When PUTNAM VALLEY first-year Coach J.D. Apostolico sat down for his pre-season interview, one could sense a stream of hope and optimism from the mild-mannered mentor who had been around the block a
Read MoreBy Tony Pinciaro @Finch63 WESTLAKE opened the season achieving a first in program history. The Wildcats began by beating Class AAA Mamaroneck, despite being an underdog, in a first-round game of the Godwin (Sleepy Hollow) Tournament. They followed it up
Read MoreState-Ranked (No.1) Tuskers Seal Deal in 51-27 Rout of Whitesboro By Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays Nobody needs to tell the state-ranked (co-No.1) Tuskers, or those within Tusker Nation, just how grand Coach Anthony DeMatteo’s Somers High football program
Read MoreSomers Football: Bidding for a three-peat as NYSPHSAA champions this coming week at the JMA Dome in Syracuse, Coach Anthony DeMatteo’s state-ranked (co-No.1) Tuskers (13-0) have already provided the region with a glimpse of what the section’s No.1 grid program
Read MoreState-Ranked No.1 Class A Tuskers Poised for Rematch vs. No.4 Section 4 Champ Whitesboro By Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays Oops, they’ve done it again! Excuse our played-out Britney Spears-style entrance, but facts are facts. Somers High is brokering an
Read MoreState-Ranked (No.1) Tuskers Reach Final 4, vs. Cornwall By Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays Webster’s newest definition for a ‘wakeup call’ – #TongueInCheek – refers to Section 1 champion SOMERS’ 29-8 NYSPHSAA Class A title victory over Section 2
Read MoreDeMatteo Brethren Lead Tuskers, Vikings to NYSPHSAA Regionals; Class B P’ville Ousted By Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays If you were a member of the DeMatteo family, you couldn’t ask for much more at last weekend’s Section 1 grid
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