Matz and Walker Battle Injuries STORY AND PHOTOS BY JOE RINI Just when it seemed like the 2016 dreams of the Mets were dashed and the Terry Collins farewell tour was about to begin in San Francisco, the Amazins have won eight of 10 games heading into play on August 31 as they hope […]
Rockland-Westchester Challenge highlights Labor Day Pearl River, coming off marvelous season, to meet rival Lakeland in featured game; Albertus Magnus, which hopes to surprise again, takes on Valhalla BY MARC MATURO It’s fitting perhaps that the Albertus Magnus High School and Pearl River High School boys soccer teams, both faced with different challenges this season, […]
West Nyack native Patrick Kivlehan has been traded twice and waived this year, but the instability means nothing in light of his most recent stop: the big leagues. Kivlehan debuted with the San Diego Padres this week and is off to a good start, with four hits in 13 at bats, including his first big […]
Red Raiders cross country looking for another run to a championship BY MARC MATURO He’s not a new sheriff in town, nor even a new coach or new to North Rockland High School, but Chris Lent does have a new title: varsity coach of the Red Raiders’ boys cross country team. “We’re looking pretty good,” […]
Collins Calls Out Team After Sweep By Joe Rini Ahh, remember those carefree days of February in Florida with Yoenis Cespedes and Noah Syndergaard strolling into Mets training camp atop horses, with visions of a championship in the hopeful eyes of all fans. Well, five and a half months later, a thoroughbred named Syndergaard has […]
Red Raiders Preview: North Rockland gridders gird for rebound season BY MARC MATURO It takes a special breed to keep on trying when there seems to be no hope at all, so allow me to introduce the North Rockland High School football team as it prepares for its season opener against Section 1 and statewide powerhouse […]