Girls Basketball

By Tony Pinciaro A mid-week loss to fellow Class A school Pearl River dropped LAKELAND to 4-3 in its last seven games, after opening the season a perfect 10-0. Lakeland would not have time to be upset over the loss

By Andy Jacobs Playing its first game in nine days, the Westlake girls’ basketball team had to shake off a bit of rust on Friday afternoon. The Wildcats struggled mightily to put points on the board in the first half

By Tony Pinciaro Putnam Valley vs. Mahopac was one of the finest regular-season girls’ hoops games in Putnam County history last Thursday when the host Indians prevailed, 73-70, in a heavyweight slugfest. MAHOPAC swept three games last week – John

A couple of lengthy scoring droughts, serious foul trouble and a polished senior star on the floor for the opposing team proved to be too much for the White Plains girls’ basketball team to overcome last Wednesday evening. In a

By Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays WALTER PANAS basketball Coach Matt Evangelista is having about as much fun this year as he’s ever had during a coaching career that spans 16 years, including 206 career wins against 118 losses

By Tony Pinciaro Players and coaches will tell you that nothing positive comes out of a loss. However, senior and captain Melanie DeMeo and her MAHOPAC teammates might disagree. Following a loss to an undefeated WALTER PANAS last month, Mahopac

Caroline Barbalato sure picked the right time to catch fire on Thursday evening. The Briarcliff junior point guard swished a trio of shots from beyond the 3-point arc during a two-and-a-half-minute blitz in overtime, propelling the Bears to a 54-48

Lakeland Remains Unbeaten, Hormazabal Taking Game to Next Level By Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays It’s one thing to be a skilled, gifted player on the court. It’s another thing to be an even better person off the court,

Christmas arrived a few days early for the Fox Lane girls’ basketball team. Desperately in search of a win after starting the 2021-22 season with five consecutive losses, the Foxes got a visit last Wednesday afternoon from Mount Vernon, a

Undefeated Panthers, Lakeland on Collision Course for League Title By Tony Pinciaro Four senior starters graduated from the PANAS basketball team that was the 2021 Northern Westchester/Putnam small school runner-up. This left Panas Coach Matt Evangelista with a young team,