Lugo’s a Bright Spot in a Bleak Season By Joe Rini Perseverance, hardwork, and attitude matter. They certainly mattered for Mets pitcher Seth Lugo. The odds of a 34th round draft pick making the major leagues can sometimes seem as daunting as a 34-year old accountant making the major leagues. Only one player selected in […]
BY JON CALIXTE On Tuesday, North Rockland High School star athlete, sophomore Katelyn Tuohy, was awarded the 2017-2018 Gatorade National Girls Track & Field Athlete of the Year just two weeks after breaking the high school’s girl national mile record; running a time of 4:33.87. Tuohy is the first athlete in history to win the […]
Cancer Diagnosis for Mets GM BY JOE RINI A season like no other Mets season, with its formidable start followed an epic slide, took a sudden sad turn on Tuesday, June 26 when General Manager Sandy Alderson announced he was taking a medical leave of absence to undergo treatment for a recurrence of cancer. In […]
BY DYLAN SKRILOFF She may still be the girl next door to friends and family in north Rockland, but Katelyn Tuohy, the 16-year-old cross country wunderkind, is carving her name in history along side the greats of her sport. On Sunday, June 17 Tuohy not only took the national title at the New Balance Nationals […]
Suffern High School rowers Jordan Irving , Jake Hoffman, Danny Kaufman and Matt Dain were impressive in postseason competition this year. The four senior boys won the Hudson Valley Rowing League championship and placed sixth in national competition. They will be attending Marist, Stanford, Northeastern and Bucknell this fall. Their run for glory started with unassuming beginnings. […]
Where to Rank “Bobby O” and “El Sid?” By Joe Rini Given the early extremes of optimism and pessimism for the 2018 Mets, perhaps it’s appropriate that writer Brian Wright has authored the recently published, “Mets in 10s: Best and Worst of an Amazin’ History.” It’s a collection of lists and stories of Mets […]