Articles and images chronicling local youth athletes
By 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 Spent a few days on the beach last week listening to sports talk radio, and the amount of panic revolving around the Yankees was borderline hysteria as they continue this month-long freefall heading
Read MoreBy Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays I’ll be the first to admit track and field gets shortchanged when it comes to Examiner Media coverage. Our shortcomings on this front are recognized, and short of making excuses, we’ll simply say
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By Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays The growth of soccer in North America is flipping crazy. The emergence has been a long time in the making, and the increase in immigration, legal or otherwise, is sure to add to
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By David Taber, Examiner News Photojournalist The Just Play Soccer Club (JPSC) B2010P team, which rosters players age 14 or younger (U14), finished its 2023-24 regular season with a record of 13 wins, 0 losses, 0 draws. Their season goal
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By Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays Folks within the Putnam Valley Central School District are hopeful that Rob Webb, the newly-minted director of physical education, athletics and health services, will stop the perpetual carousel of A.D.s within the Tiger
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By Ben Gurwitch The Hudson Valley Box Lacrosse League continues to expand. Now in year three, the league is primed for its most successful summer yet. We sat down with Coach Bryan O’Gorman to discuss the league and its future.
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Yorktown Boys’ Lacrosse: Coach Tim Schurr’s 2024 Cornhuskers (15-6) repeated and won the program’s 42nd Section 1 title before falling, 10-8, in the NYSPHSAA Class B semifinals to eventual state champion South Side, falling one win short of challenging for
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Huskers, Panthers Ousted in Semis by State Champs By Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays Heartbreak comes in many forms; relationships, careers and many other manners, but a one- or two-goal loss in a NYSPHSAA semifinal boys’ lacrosse game is
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By Tony Pinciaro The HORACE GREELEY varsity girls’ lacrosse team came into the 2024 season wanting to author a new chapter in program history. After all, the Quakers concluded the 2023 season as the Section 1 Class B runner-up. It
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