By Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays The depth of competition is indicative of the work put in by players and coaches throughout Section 1. This ain’t your momma’s section no more. There’s a slew of Section 1 teams in
Read MoreByram Bounces Put Valley; Hen Hud Sails to Win By Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays The old stars and some new kahunas were out in force in Week Zero in and about the Section 1 grid circuit. SOMERS had
Read MoreBy Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays As two of the favorites to challenge for the Class A Section 1 title, host BYRAM HILLS and SOMERS simply could have avoided one another during the regular season in the hopes of
Read MoreSomers Stalks in Wildly Competitive Class A By Ray Gallagher Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays Don’t think for one second that defending Section 1 Class A champion and NYSPHSAA runner-up BYRAM HILLS isn’t “All In” this season, because the tradition-rich Bobcats
Read MoreBy Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays Optimism runs rampant at places like Class AA CARMEL and Class A SOMERS where the Rams and Tuskers, respectively, return as Section 1 champions as we embark upon the 2024 campaign. We’ve been
Read MoreBy Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays We are less than one week away from pre-season camps opening up at Section 1 high schools. All fall varsity sports teams will have a two- to three-week window to get ready to
Read MoreBy Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays Winning the Lakeland Summer Soccer League championship has been like the Madden Curse, the Sports Illustrated jinx or the simple kiss of death over the course of its 17 years of existence. Only
Read MoreBy Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays Here’s the thing about August: It can be uncomfortably hot and humid and can draw all kinds of robust weather patterns that can wreak day-to-day havoc, including hurricanes like this here Debby, tropical storms,
Read MoreBy Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays There are certain former Section 1 athletes that I run into from time to time, and then there are actual legends, the kind of high school prep that transformed the game, changed the way
Read MoreBy Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays So, I’m hanging out with a friend of mine from Mahopac during a Fourth of July party, a guy that’s really into local sports. Maybe not quite the junkie I am, but he
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