BY MARC MATURO The North Rockland School District will honor longtime football coach Joe Casarella, the county’s all-time wins leader, on September 20 at halftime of the varsity football game against Ossining, whose kickoff is scheduled at 1:30 p.m. The football field at the school will be officially named “Joe Casarella Field.” Many years ago, […]
Debut of 20 year-old Dilson Herrera BY JOE RINI If spring is the season of hope, fall has a way of forcing people to face reality. Summer fun is ending. For students with a summer reading list, it might be the realization that they have to spend the day after Labor Day reading 320 pages […]
Marc Maturo’s official sports column Neuendorf headed into SUNY Cortland Hall of Fame Former all-American swimmer and longtime Suffern HS administrator and teacher Joan Neuendorf of Valley Cottage is one of seven new members who will be inducted into the SUNY Cortland C-Club Hall of Fame during its 46th banquet and ceremonies on September 13 in the […]
From Mets Merized Online Wow, what a dramatic change of events for the Mets on Thursday night, first Daniel Murphy goes on the DL and then the Mets catch everyone off guard and call up top prospect Dilson Herrera. READ MORE: Dilson Herrera Goes From…
BY BOB BAIRD Back in 1993, when I was a Suffern Little League board member, it was my honor to be among a group of dedicated people who organized Rockland’s Challenger Little League for children with disabilities. For many of the players, Challenger was their first opportunity to play baseball. For the teary-eyed parents and […]
Marc Maturo’s official sports column Boulders swing away, roll into postseason play The Rockland Boulders, who have brought the area an entertaining and reasonably priced professional baseball team, have now brought their loyal fans a chance to see postseason competition in the Can-Am League. The Boulders, led by veteran skipper Jamie Keefe, and Can-Am League […]