By Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays The action was fast and furious last Wednesday when league bouts tipped off all across the section and upsets – like HEN HUD’s 52-49 win over host LAKELAND – were the stunner of
Read MoreBy Tony Pinciaro Players and coaches will tell you that nothing positive comes out of a loss. However, senior and captain Melanie DeMeo and her MAHOPAC teammates might disagree. Following a loss to an undefeated WALTER PANAS last month, Mahopac
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 MoreA 72-year-old Somers man was killed in a house fire Monday morning on Barlow Court. Richard Jordan was discovered by Somers firefighters in the room in the two-family home where the blaze began after it was extinguished. Somers Fire Chief
Read MoreUndefeated Panthers, Lakeland on Collision Course for League Title By Tony Pinciaro Four senior starters graduated from the PANAS basketball team that was the 2021 Northern Westchester/Putnam small school runner-up. This left Panas Coach Matt Evangelista with a young team,
Read MorePanas Sends Message in Rout of Yorktown; Huskers Upend Hornets OSSINING junior F Dominique Bautista went from goat to hero at SOMERS’ 25th annual Michael DePaoli Memorial Tournament last Saturday night where his fourth-quarter technical foul with 6:03 remaining allowed
Read MoreBy Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays SYRACUSE — Somers High grid Coach Anthony DeMatteo’s decision to go for two points and the victory in the waning moments of the NYSPHSAA Class A title game last Friday at the Carrier
Read MoreState-Ranked (No.9) Tuskers Topple Rye, 14-7, Seek 2nd NYS Title vs. CBA By Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays MIDDLETOWN — When a Somers High football player conjures up a likeness akin to former All-NYS star WR Matt Pires (circa
Read MoreState-Ranked (No.9) Tuskers to Face No.11 Rye in NYS Semis #RoadtoCuse By Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays MAHOPAC — When Somers grid Coach Anthony DeMatteo has needed the tough, between-the-tackles yards this season for his state-ranked (No.9) Tuskers (11-0),
Read MoreTuskers Outscore Foes 17-3 in NYS Tourney, 12-3 at Final 4 By Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays From start to finish: It was like top-ranked Somers (22-1) was in a class all by itself in the 2021 NYSPHSAA Class
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