World’s Tallest Ropes Challenge Course Coming to Palisades Center

“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 […]

College Sports Notebook 12/6

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 […]

Rollin’ With The Boulders

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 […]

College Sports Notebook

  Sayre blooms as rookie at Saint Rose Freshman forward Tyler Sayre of Garnerville has said that his dad, Jim, an assistant basketball coach under Joe Clinton of Pearl River at Dominican College, continues to make an impact in his life. Certainly, Jim the Elder — now in his sixth season with the Chargers following […]

Jamieson wins first, Kohlbrenner repeats at Alumni Cross Country Run

BY JAMIE KEMPTON Monroe-Woodbury sweeps team titles in 30th annual Markiewicz race Who knew back in 1983 that a cross country race launched at Bear Mountain for former high school runners would endure for three decades? Probably not many, but the Bill Markiewicz Rockland Alumni Cross Country Run indeed celebrated its 30th renewal on Nov. 24. […]

NEW YORK GIANTS VISIT ROCKLAND TO PROMOTE RELIEF FOR SANDY VICTIMS

BY MARC MATURO There was no coin toss to decide who would receive the ball and which team would be defending what goal, and there was no penalty called despite a late start as a long line of patient fans waited for the first autograph session to start. But all in all, once the ball […]