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 to marcmaturo@aol.com. Army ready to battle Russians on the ice Bring on the Russians. The Army hockey team, including […]
TZ senior Pat Walpole has been nominated for having the heart of a giant and he needs your vote to bring it home. The TIMEX Heart of a Giant program recognizes high school football players from the tri-state area that define the meaning of possessing the Heart of a Giant. Players that continuously display commitment, […]
BY CHAYIM TAUBER There’s been a lot of hype about “the Garden transformation” but it’s the transformation on the court that has New Yorkers buzzing. The New York Knicks are playing the best basketball they’ve played since Latrell Sprewell and Allan Houston were running this city and New York is in a state of basketball […]
“Palisades Climb” ropes course to be erected in the Center Court area at Palisades Center A five-level, custom designed ropes adventure course which, standing at 85 feet tall, is claimed as be the tallest indoor course, will be the newest feature at the Pyramid Management Group’s mall in West Nyack, the Palisades Center. The Palisades Climb […]
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, and also can be visited at www.rocklandcountytimes.com. Please send items of interest to marcmaturo@aol.com. Sledge Sparkling on Hardwood at Iona College Madison Square Garden, which […]
BY GEORGE J. DACRE The Rockland Boulders, Rockland’s only professional baseball team, will kick off their third season at Provident Bank Ballpark in Pomona May 16 against the Newark Bears. The 7 p.m. game will feature to-be-announced opening day activities. The big news is the team will be without their manager for their first two seasons, Dave […]