By Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays Section 1 soccer is nothing to sneeze at anymore. After decades of mediocre fùtbol, the times they are a-changin’. A concerted effort by coaches across the section has witnessed a notable change in
Read MoreBy Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays The Road to Syracuse is a long and winding highway from Route 17 to I-81 with pit stops along I-87/I-90 for the last two grid teams standing at the NYSPHSAA finals. Getting there
Read MoreSome Town Board members have been in place for over a decade, and this November, Mr. Cirieco and Mr. Faulkner are up for re-election after nine years, I believe. They profess that they bring financial experience, but watching Town Board
Read MoreBy Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays Week 2 on the Northern Westchester/Putnam side of Section 1 football witnessed a ton of gridiron blowouts, including Class A’s Somers over Brewster, 30-6; Mahopac 35-6 over Lourdes; Yorktown’s 41-0 win over Panas
Read MoreDuring the pandemic, Michael Nyikos, a Somers Senior High School graduate and current junior at Union College in Schenectady, wrote and self-published a sci-fi fantasy novel, The Colson Legend: Ice Queen. The story, which is written from the perspective of
Read MoreBy Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays While everyone was focused on the big dogs of Class A last Friday at SOMERS High, which narrowly defeated MAHOPAC, 17-14, in the DeMatteo Bowl II, it was Coach Ed Mulvihill’s BREWSTER Bears
Read MoreBy Tony Pinciaro SOMERS opened the 2021 varsity girls soccer season against the same opponent it closed out the 2020 schedule — Mahopac. Unlike last year where the teams played to a 0-0 draw and shared the Northern Westchester/Putnam Large-School
Read MoreJoin Hebrew Congregation of Somers for inspiring High Holiday services starting the evening of Monday, Sept. 6, led by Rabbi Shoshana Leis and Cantor Raechel Rosen. Family-friendly services will be offered on both Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. For more
Read MoreCarmel Beats New Ro’, Wins 1st Playoff Game Ever; Putnam Valley Wins 10th-Straight By Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays Many of the top guns in the Section 1 Class B tournament took the first round off last Friday, including
Read MoreHen Hud Rising to Top of Class C; Ceisler Leads Byram; Carmel Wins League By Tony Pinciaro YORKTOWN did something to SOMERS in their game last Friday that not many teams can swag on this season. In what might be
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