The College Sports Notebook is compiled by veteran sports writer and columnist Marc Maturo, a lifetime member of the Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA). The notebook will be published every Thursday. Please send items of interest tomarcmaturo@aol.com. Baerga has big day at plate as Spartans sparkle It was not an April Fool’s Day joke […]
Spring is in the Air and so is America’s Pastime Originally published April 11, 2012; updated each season Rockland County Times Staff Editorial The 2015 baseball season is just getting started and it seems that every year on Opening Day there’s a special feeling in the air. It’s not like any sport or game. There’s […]
The Mets revealed this week that Johan Santana is going to miss the 2013 season with shoulder problems. He is contemplating whether to undergo surgery again to attempt to salvage the remainder of his career, or to simply retire. His contract guarantee with the Mets expires at end of this season. Johan Santana pushed […]
Marcellus Earlington scored 20 points to lead the St. Gregory’s 7th grade boys basketball team to a 47-43 win over St. John’s of Mahopac in the Archdiocesan of New York CYO championship at St. Joseph’s By The Sea High School in Staten Island, N.Y. on Saturday, March 23. St. Gregory’s is based in Garnerville. Earlington’s […]
BY MARC MATURO PORT ST. LUICE, FLA. — Mets fans — and there are many, despite rumors and various reports to the contrary — are often among the most dedicated and loyal, and this dedication and loyalty are often put to the test. But not to worry, because even in the worst of times Liz […]
The road to the Pop Warner National Championships is a long and difficult one! For North Rockland Midget Football and Cheer (NRMF) that journey begins on August 1. That’s when practice starts in preparation for our football games and competition season. The NRMF cheerleaders and their coaches work diligently from that first week in August, […]