Girls Basketball

By Tony Pinciaro A loss to Tuckahoe in the second game of the season angered CROTON and it made the Tigers focus on improving their approach. “We had just come off a big win over Valhalla and we were feeling

By Tony Pinciaro One week into the 2023-24 Section 1 girls’ varsity basketball season and reigning NYS Class A champion WALTER PANAS is showing that it is determined and focused to make it consecutive sectional titles and then some. The

Reigning NYS Champ Panas Poised for Big Doings in 2024 New Era to Begin at Putnam Valley; Westlake Eyes Prize By Tony Pinciaro Cadence Nicholas and her WALTER PANAS varsity basketball teammates are well aware that the Panthers are a

Class AA White Plains, Class B Put Valley Fall in Finals By Tony Pinciaro When discussing the 2022-23 WALTER PANAS varsity girls’ basketball team it will have to be prefaced by, New York State Class A champions. The Panthers, who

By Tony Pinciaro Three Examiner-area teams are bound for Troy this week, making their move to their respective NYSPHSAA Final 4’s at Hudson Valley Community College, including Class AA White Plains, Class A Walter Panas and Class B Putnam Valley.

By Tony Pinciaro & Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor The WALTER PANAS varsity girls’ basketball team faced a daunting task to achieve its goal of winning the Section 1 Class A Championship. The Panthers entered the tournament seeded sixth. After

Put Valley, Westlake, White Plains Advance to Final 4’s By Tony Pinciaro WALTER PANAS came into the current varsity girls’ basketball season with high expectations based on its breakthrough 2021-22 year. The Panthers, led by a talented underclassmen group, played

Westlake, Briarcliff Winner Makes Final 4; Hen Hud Still Alive By Tony Pinciaro MAHOPAC was welcoming a new coach, along with three freshmen to varsity, so it was understandable that the first half of the season was expected to be

By Tony Pinciaro BYRAM HILLS struggled through the first half of the season as it dealt with injuries and a difficult schedule against some of Section 1’s finest teams. Coach Tara Ryan and her team played well even though the