By Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays GRAPPLIN’ NOTES BYRAM HILLS junior Nick Fortugno is now a Section 1 wrestling legend after he secured his third Section 1 championship, doing so at 116 pounds this season, taking a 15-8 decision
Read MoreBy Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays D-II Grappling Sectionals While it was Nanuet that snagged its third straight Section I Division II wrestling championship behind five individual champions, several Examiner-area teams and grapplers found their way to the podium
Read MorePanas Girls a Shoo-In; Ossining, Westlake, Mahopac, Yorktown in Hunt By Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays Welcome to our first step into an all-digital sports format, following the announcement of the end of a 17-plus-year run of Examiner print
Read MorePeekskill, Haldane, Somers Bounced in National Fundraiser By Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @DirectRays Hats off to MAHOPAC for hosting yet another special event this winter as the Wolf Pac opened their den to Saturday’s Coaches vs. Cancer Classic, which
Read MoreBy Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays The New York State Sportwriter’s Association poll came out early last week and the pollsters don’t seem to have much faith in the Examiner-area teams from White Plains to the Dutchess County line.
Read MorePeekskill’s Chavis Drains 1,000th Career Point By Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays It’s no secret that PUTNAM VALLEY will be in the market for a new boys’ varsity basketball coach next season, but before they hit the proverbial road
Read MoreBy Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays When examining the local Ex-area landscape, several things have stood out as we enter into the new year with a good chunk of the season in our rear view mirror. Perhaps most notable
Read MoreQuakers Knock off Wolf Pac, Put Valley By Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays There wasn’t a whole lot of time between the holiday hoopla last Wednesday evening and the start of the Mahopac Holiday Hoops Tournament, which tipped off
Read MoreBy Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays The first leg of a marathon stretch of Section 1 basketball is complete, and here’s just some of what we know as we head toward the holiday break. We reckoned Class AA is
Read MoreBy Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays When PUTNAM VALLEY first-year Coach J.D. Apostolico sat down for his pre-season interview, one could sense a stream of hope and optimism from the mild-mannered mentor who had been around the block a
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