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By 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 MoreYorktown’s Tornambe, Carmel’s Venables 3-Peat as Champs; Somers’ Ball Repeats By Tony Pinciaro WHITE PLAINS – Neil Paulercio had the best start to his high school wrestling career, winning a Section 1 Division I (large school) title his freshman year
Read MoreMets Legend Mookie Wilson Joins Long Island Entrepreneur’s Executive Team By Adam Stone Back in June 2021, my childhood friend Jeff Ahn was watching the Women’s College Softball World Series at his Syosset home alongside his then-10-year-old daughter, with Oklahoma
Read MoreWestlake Wins 1st League Title since 1991; Put Valley, Haldane Share Honors By Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays And there you have it: A finalized Section 1 regular season full of league champions, including Examiner area squads White Plains
Read MoreCroton’s Gomez Drops School Record 52 Points, 1,000 for Career; Mayfield Notches 500th at White Plains By Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays Hard to believe we’re down to the final week of the regular season of the Section 1
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
Read MoreBy Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays With just two weeks remaining in the regular season, the Class AA hoops circuit is flooded with top-notch challengers from the Examiner-area region, including current No.1-seeded Yorktown (13-2), No.2 Mahopac (13-1) and No.3
Read Moreby Tony Pinciaro Grace Corelli’s teammates could not contain their enthusiasm when it came to alerting their senior captain of her impending milestone. “At the beginning of the season I was aware that I was closing in on 1,000 points,”
Read MoreSurging, State-Ranked (No.16) White Plains set to Battle Ossining, Mount Vernon By Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays Today is the day: state-ranked (No.17) YORKTOWN vs. No.16 MAHOPAC. Much of the Class AA hoops circuit will be focused on this
Read MoreBy Tony Pinciaro WESTLAKE is doing what many teams want to accomplish as the season progresses. Following a difficult December featuring a brutally-tough schedule, the Wildcats are playing their best basketball of the season and improving each game. The Wildcats
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