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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
Read MoreBy 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.
Read MoreYorktown 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
Read MoreHuskers, 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
Read MoreBy 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
Read MoreCarmel Falls Short in Class A Title Bid; Greeley Eyes 2025 By Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays Class B YORKTOWN and Class D PLEASANTVILLE are still shaking and baking in their respective NYSPHSAA boys’ lax tournaments after posting convincing
Read MoreBy Tony Pinciaro Once Bae Bounds had the ball on her stick, the HORACE GREELEY senior had one thought in mind. Bounds, one of Section 1’s most prolific offensive players, took it to the cage and scored the decisive goal
Read MorePanas, Fox Lane Edged in Finals; Mahopac, P’Ville Edged in Semis By Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays PURCHASE – Charismatic Ronald Reagan was restoring order as a legendary president, and Raiders of the Lost Ark was all the rave
Read MoreFox Lane, P’Ville, Somers Fall in Semis By Tony Pinciaro Consecutive losses in its previous two games against Yorktown, including the 2023 Section 1 Class B Girls’ Lacrosse Championship game, made HORACE GREELEY a wiser, hungrier team. As a result,
Read MoreBy Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays If you recall our late-March preview section, we pretty much predicted everything to a T in this here Boys’ Lax Notebook, especially in Class B where we stated the following: The fact that
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