MARC MY WORDS: Former STAC coach ready to receive hall of fame adulation

Possinger earns special acclaim in Sullivan County BY MARC MATURO Dave Possinger, basketball lifer, is adding another laurel to an impressive resume this weekend. Possinger, who forged an outstanding career as the men’s basketball coach at St. Thomas Aquinas College in Sparkill, will be accorded Hall of Fame status on March 13 – not at […]

COLLEGE & HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL COMING TO PROVIDENT BANK PARK

Nearly 80 games over the next three months The Ramapo Local Development Corporation announced this that Provident Bank Park, which is located in the Town of Ramapo, will once again host a series of college and high school baseball games this year. After the weather warms up and the snow clears, St. Thomas Aquinas College, […]

sports — new york rangers

The Kingless Rangers stay hot as postseason approaches BY CHAYIM TAUBER It’s not supposed to happen like this. Cinderella isn’t supposed to wear her slipper past midnight and still be the belle of the ball. A team isn’t supposed to lose the face of its franchise, particularly when that star is the goaltender, and keep […]

MARC MY WORDS: Assists are a given with Fairfield standout Felicia DaCruz

BY MARC MATURO   Albertus Magnus High School alumna Felicia DaCruz of Chestnut Ridge, who is a  standout senior guard on the mid-major women’s basketball team at Fairfield University, has always loved the game since becoming interested in the second grade. When she reached the high school level, DaCruz had the pleasure of playing the first […]

MARC MY WORDS: Ostrow the Elder, Jane Adams Jaguars in PSAL playoffs

Nanuet resident marks 30 years as basketball coach BY MARC MATURO        Gabe Ostrow and his dad, Papa Jon, will be busy next week. Ostrow the Younger, a Nanuet High School alum who has completed a standout defensive career as a lineman/linebacker on the Cortland football team, is attending an NFL Combine at […]

MARC MY WORDS: Houston, he has no problem — only a retired jersey

Wanamaker Mile Set to highlight 108th Millrose Games BY MARC MATURO Kevin Houston, the first-year junior varsity boys basketball coach at his alma mater, Pearl River High School, recently reached another milestone despite putting away his gear many years ago. Overlooked by almost all colleges following a stellar four-year career for the Pirates in high […]

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