By Tony Pinciaro @Finch63 It was an opportunity that former PEEKSKILL basketball standout Nyrie Holliman could not pass up. Holliman, a five-year varsity player during her Red Devil career, was presented with the Peekskill modified girls’ basketball coaching position and
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 MorePV, Westlake, P’Ville to Challenge for Class A Title By Tony Pinciaro, For Examiner News @Finch63 The 2024 season was pretty electric in our neck of the EX-area woods, and 2025 is shaping up mightily the same; as the dream
Read MorePanthers Fall in Class A Finals, Tigers Exit in Class B Semis By Tony Pinciaro WALTER PANAS players heard the whispers coming into the 2023-24 Varsity girls’ basketball season. The 2023 Section 1 and New York State Public High School
Read MoreSection 1 Champions Will Represent in NYSPHSAA Final 4’s By Tony Pinciaro There is literally five miles separating Walter Panas High School from Putnam Valley, but the two districts will travel about 115 miles north to Hudson Valley Community College
Read MoreWestlake, Hen Hud, Ossining Eliminated at County Center By Tony Pinciaro All-Section G Nai Torres and her PUTNAM VALLEY teammates came to a quick realization while watching the game film of their regular-season loss to Westlake. It was alarming and
Read MoreBy Tony Pinciaro Brooke Pfeiffer had a split second to make a decision and she did not hesitate. The WESTLAKE sophomore received a pass from Bella Pastilla along the baseline and with seven-tenths of a second remaining in the game,
Read MoreSomers Shocks Brewster; Hen Hud, P’Ville Move to Quarters By Tony Pinciaro WALTER PANAS entered the 2023 Section Class A Girls’ Basketball Championship on a mission. The Panthers lost in the previous year in the Section 1 Class A final
Read MoreBy Tony Pinciaro When PUTNAM VALLEY concluded its outstanding 2022-23 season, which included a Section 1 Class B title and New York State Class B runner-up finish, the Tigers knew huge changes were coming. First, veteran coach Don Hamlin retired
Read MoreBy Tony Pinciaro It’s appearing to be a case of deja vu for WHITE PLAINS. Last year, the Tigers hit their stride as 2023 arrived and they rode the wave to the New York State Class AA championship game. This
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