BY CHAYIM TAUBER The Giants have now won two straight (against third-string quarterbacks). The Giants are right back in the playoff hunt (in the most underachieving, awful division in football). The Giants defense has shutout opponents (the aforementioned third string quarterbacks) for 10 straight quarters (during which time their offense has scored three, two of […]
Sports columnist Marc Maturo’s official column Hip hip hooray for Red Raider cheerleaders Cheerleading, which is a varsity interscholastic sport, has been something of a passion for North Rockland High School coach Lauren Gould. What started as a pastime while playing varsity sports for the Red Raiders quickly became something more for Gould, now into […]
Sports columnist Marc Maturo’s official column At Dominican College in Orangeburg, the women’s cross country team returns to Belmont Plateau in Philadelphia, Pa., on Oct. 27, where it placed seventh at the Jack Saint Clair Memorial Championships. Senior Krystal Campbell of New Windsor led Dominican, finishing 16th with a time of 26:56, while Nyack HS graduate Renee […]
BY BARRY WARNER ORANGEBURG–There is a baseball league for handicapped and special needs adults which services teams from Camp Venture, Rockland ARC, Jawonio, Another Step, Young Adult Institute and the Hudson Valley Developmental Disabilities Service Office. Touching Bases was created for those individuals who aged out of the Challenger Baseball Little League, but still wanted […]
Preview of 2013 World Series BY CHAYIM TAUBER Sequels usually suck. This World Series isn’t a sequel however; it’s a rematch nearly a decade in the making and has all the fixings to be a classic. “The Birds v. The Beards” as this World Series has been dubbed, is as evenly matched a contest as […]
Sports columnist Marc Maturo’s official column Bulldogs looking to extend horizon in county The Tri-State Bulldogs, an adult minor-league football team based at the Torne Valley Sports Complex in Hillburn, are looking for a few good men and women. The Bulldogs, an independently operated organization that features players 18 and over – ranging from police […]