Articles and images chronicling local youth athletes
By Tony Pinciaro PEEKSKILL senior Martin Palomeque will always remember his performance in his first Westchester County Wrestling Championships. The 160-pounder came into the prestigious tournament as the second seed and dominated on his way to winning the title, punctuated
Read MoreRed Devils, Wolf Pac Strong at Halfway Point; Fox Lane, White Plains Making Gains By Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays As a longtime follower of PEEKSKILL basketball – from my being on the shy side of a 104-44 drubbing
Read MoreBy Tony Pinciaro The BREWSTER varsity girls’ basketball team is proving its fine play is a result of quality and not so much quantity. The Bears, with only nine players on the team, defeated Yorktown (55-45) and Sleepy Hollow (50-22),
Read MoreYorktown Nips Byram Hills; Greeley Crowned at Dobbs Tourney By Tony Pinciaro As the clock was winding down to the final minute of the Lakeland game, HEN HUD junior Kaitlyn Raguso did not understand why the Sailors’ fans were overly
Read MoreMahopac Remains Unbeaten; Westlake Whips Pleasantville; Lakeland Licks Panas By Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays The Examiner-area boys’ hoopers came out of the holiday break refreshed, recharged and full of vim and vigor as varsity league play began in
Read MoreHen Hud Sinks Westlake, Takes Rye Tourney Honors; Peekskill Crowned at Nyack By Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays While some of our Examiner-area teams were shaking off the rust and working through their particular shortcomings at practice over the
Read MoreBy Tony Pinciaro If opponents expected a letdown from WALTER PANAS after the Panthers won the 2023 Section 1 and New York State Class A basketball titles, they learned otherwise, to date. Coach Matt Evangelista’s team, led by the dynamic
Read MoreBy Tony Pinciaro HEN HUD was facing a first, recently, as Pelham dropped it from the undefeated ranks. First-year Coach Megan Boyle was curious to see how her team would respond to its initial loss of the season after opening
Read MoreYorktown Handles Eastchester; Byram Bops Panas; Mahopac 5-0 By Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays The New York State Sportswriters Association basketball rankings, as meaningless as they often are, came out this past week. Coaches will tell their players to
Read MoreBy Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays On Jan. 12, Croton-Harmon High will honor the memory of beloved Section 1 sports fanatic Steve “Iggy” Aguado, who, to know him, was to love him. Before his untimely passing last year, Iggy’s
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