By Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays Four Examiner-area Class A teams, including No.7 Lakeland, No.15 Somers, No.20 Walter Panas and No.29 Fox Lane, plus a pair of Class B teams – No.12 Valhalla and No.26 Briarcliff – and No.8
Read MoreBy Tony Pinciaro Olivia Lucas and her YORKTOWN varsity basketball teammates did their homework when it came to new Coach Kristi Dini. “We knew she was a great coach and this was a great opportunity for us with her coming
Read MoreDid going crazy during the pandemic feed a fleeting urge to kill someone? Not surprising. We were isolated, stuck at home with the kids, fighting depression or some form of rage. So what did some folks actually do? For Taiwanese-born
Read MoreBy Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays Friday night within ‘The Hive’ at Lakeland was supposed to be epic, and it was for about a half. Host LAKELAND and SOMERS have but one gold ball between them (Somers, 1992), but
Read MorePutnam Valley’s DeChent Nearing 2,000-Point Milestone By Tony Pinciaro An Aliya McIver layup resulted in a celebration as her WHITE PLAINS’ teammates ran to her screaming and cheering. The two points, against Fox Lane, gave the senior and Rider University
Read MoreA local school district is leading a campaign to get Westchester County to approve a bill that would permit drivers who pass stopped school buses to be ticketed through the use of stop arm cameras. The Hendrick Hudson School District
Read MoreJames G. Maloney of Somers passed away peacefully at home on Jan. 4 surrounded by his loving family. He was 93. He was born on July 20, 1929, in Yonkers to the late Mary and Gerald Maloney. He grew up in Dobbs Ferry. Jim served in
Read MoreBy Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays We saw a few monkey wrenches tossed into the Section 1 hoops circuit last week, none bigger than the one OSSINING threw at state-ranked No.25 WHITE PLAINS along the Class AA circuit. White
Read MoreBy Morris Gut Mike Hoffer and Justin Zeytoonian, proprietors of Smokehouse Tailgate Grill restaurants in New Rochelle and Mamaroneck, have partnered with DeCicco & Sons in Somers to introduce The Pit, their in-store barbecue operation. It’s located on the sprawling
Read MoreBy Tony Pinciaro BREWSTER faced a major question coming into the 2022-23 girls’ varsity basketball season. How would the Bears do without 2022 graduate Grace Galgano? All Galgano did was average a double-double last year (points and rebounds) and during
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