On Feb. 1, the New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHAA) approved girls flag football as a State Championship sport in 2024. In Section 1, schools that participated in a pilot program last spring that led to the
Read MoreBy Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays It was a light week of action due to the holidays, but Putnam County supremacy was clearly on the line at the Mahopac Holiday Tournament last week when the Class A host Indians
Read MoreTuskers Cap Perfect Season, Crush Union-Endicott, 58-21 By Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays Section 1 champion Somers was the searing hot knife. Section 4 champion Union-Endicott was the butter, and the state-ranked (No.1) Tuskers (13-0) cut through the fourth-ranked
Read MoreTusker Duo Strike for 3 TDs, Fitz Chucks 5, Somers Rolls to Dome in Search of 2nd NYS Title By Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays MIDDLETOWN – The connection between Somers QB Matt Fitzsimons and RB Ravi Dass Jr.
Read MoreReigning NYS Champ Carmel Ousted in OT; Westlake Denied by O’Neill By Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays, and Andy Jacobs Football is the fabric that weaves our communities together each and every fall. Win, lose or draw, very few
Read MoreBy Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays MAHOPAC – The rain held off for Friday morning’s Class D championship but the Class A final was played amidst a steady rain at Mahopac High where two blowouts prevailed, but the sun
Read MoreA Somers High School English teacher who was at the center of a debate in the district after assigning a lesson with racial overtones is returning to the classroom Monday. Allison Ferrier, a teacher in the district for 25 years
Read MoreA lesson with racial overtones taught in a 10th-grade English class at Somers High School last week triggered a raucous revolt from parents at a Board of Education meeting. Superintendent of Schools Dr. Raymond Blanch, who penned a letter panning
Read MoreMahopac’s Koch Scorched Earth, Runs for 6 TDs, 319 yards in Record-Setting Effort By Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays It was business as usual for the state-ranked powers that be upon the Section 1 grid circuit. No.4 Class AA
Read MoreBy Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays Unless you consider No.A2-seed Arlington’s 40-29 Class AA win over B3 New Rochelle an upset of some sort, the only real monkey wrench of the opening round of the Section 1 grid playoffs
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