By Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays Over the course of my 35+ years along the Section 1 circuit, the spring postseason is usually the one that presents the most excitement, given the number of tournaments, the vast amount of
Read MoreAces Wild in Somers vs. Pac Extra-Inning Affair; Yorktown Retains Murph, Sorrentino Cups By Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays On a week when PLEASANTVILLE High sophomore Faith Brown would move into third place on the all-time scoring list last
Read MoreBy 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 MoreBy Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays It finally felt like spring for good portions of last week, except, of course, the weekend of April 26/27, which cancelled a good portion of baseball/softball action in the Examiner region. The warm
Read MoreBy Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays When we were student athletes “back in the day” at Lakeland High School, my buddies and I inflamed an old acronym to death most mornings before homeroom when we trolled the Horace Greeley
Read MoreBy Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays It’s been a miserable start to spring in the northeast… cold, cloudy, wet and dank for the better part of April, but the show must go on. Stay with us as we bounce
Read MoreBy Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays T’was about 10 months or so ago when fourth-seeded PLEASANTVILLE sent No.5 PUTNAM VALLEY packing in the 2024 Section 1 Class B baseball quarterfinals. Behind an epic, game-tying, three-run home run from then-freshman
Read MorePanas, Fox Lane Edged in Finals; Mahopac, P’Ville Edged in Semis By Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays PURCHASE – Charismatic Ronald Reagan was restoring order as a legendary president, and Raiders of the Lost Ark was all the rave
Read MoreClass A Panas Socks Byram Hills; Hen Hud Moves on to Quarters By Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays We’ve been saying ad nauseam in this space for weeks now – actually three-plus decades – that baseball, on any given
Read MorePac’s DeBrocky Fires No-Hitter; Panas Making Moves By Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays League titles were passed out to many of the Examiner-area locals last week, including Class B Putnam Valley (League III-D), Class A Walter Panas (League I-C),Class
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