Midnight Madness to usher in a new era at RCC The administration at Rockland Community College apparently is making a new commitment to its menโs and womenโs basketball programs, with new coaches having been appointed and by introducing something that has been commonplace at the Division I level across the nation. In other words, โMidnight […]
Sports columnistย Marcย Maturo’s official column Haverstraw all-stars enjoy ride to the finish It was a great season, and a great season to celebrate despite two losses on Long Island in a bid for the state championship. โThey didnโt win the state (title), but they had a fantastic run. We were there (Long Island), we followed them […]
Sports columnist Marc Maturoโs official column Step aside Father Time, these guys wonโt be denied Youth must be served, except when it comes to pickup basketball or โhoops.โ There are many Over-30 basketball leagues throughout the county, half-court games for those so inclined, and other organized leagues but pickup or โopenโ hoops still manages to […]
Sports columnist Marc Maturoโs official column BASEBALL LIFER KEEPS HIS HAND AND MIND IN THE GAME John Verwoert of New City, a self-described โbaseball lifer,โ is not just blowing smoke into the wind. The retired New York City policeman, who was the assistant baseball coach at John Jay College of Criminal Justice for 22 years, […]
The College Sports Notebook is compiled by veteran sports writer and columnist Marc Maturo, a lifetime member of the Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA). The notebook will be published every Thursday. Please send items of interest tomarcmaturo@aol.com. Baerga has big day at plate as Spartans sparkle It was not an April Foolโs Day joke […]