By Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays We had hoped to start this version of Direct Rays with the goodness on our local diamonds and lax greens where our student athletes are showboating their talents up and down the Section
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By Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays, & Jonathan Martirano If and when the NYSSWA baseball rankings ever come out this spring, we’re guessing, no guaranteeing, WALTER PANAS will be among the top three Class A clubs based upon their
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By Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays Class A baseball is a very vexing puzzle to figure out right now. There are several regular title contenders scraping the bottom of the barrel as this scribe returns from a very short
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By Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays, & Jonathan Martirano It seems like this could be one of those years when everyone is taking the bait… following a line of chum that might end at one’s own peril should they
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Somers Upends L/P; Haldane Notches Belt in Win over Hen Hud By Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays It’s beginning to look a lot like PLEASANTVILLE junior M Daniel Picart is every bit as good a laxer as he is
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By Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays Baseball can be cruel, no doubt about it. A look back at the 2022 season will bear that out. Top-seeded WALTER PANAS, with its five D-I prospects, four of which return in 2023,
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By Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays In a couple early-season marque games last Wednesday, Section 1 Class D champion BRIARCLIFF answered the bell with a resounding 8-6 win over CLASS A runner-up Mamaroneck while reigning Class B champion Rye
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Briarcliff Hopes to 4-Peat in Class D, Pleasantville Dares to Differ By Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays & Jonathan Martirano Rather than open with the fact that seven-time NYS and 40-time Section 1 champion YORKTOWN High has now lost
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Blue Devils Bounced in NYSPHSAA Finals By Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays State-ranked (No.2) Section 6 champion Randolph came in with the higher state ranking against No.4 Section 1 champion Haldane in Saturday’s NYSPHSAA Class C title tilt at
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Panas’ Evangelista: “We Didn’t Come Here for Participation Trophies” By Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays Business is a booming for Section 1 girls’ and boys’ basketball teams after storming off with six NYSPHSAA title appearances and a pair of
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