The Rockland County Times today introduces our College Sports Notebook, compiled by veteran sports writer and columnist Marc Maturo, who is a lifetime member of the Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA) and former president of the International Boxing Writers Association (IBWA). Maturo urges anyone connected with the collegiate sports scene to keep him […]
Patrick Stroupe strode to a decisive victory and Maria Michta fended off a pair of pursuers to capture the women’s crown at the USA Track & Field 30-Kilometer Racewalk Championships held Sunday, Oct. 28, at Rockland Lake State Park in Congers. The race was directed by Dave McGovern, a former Congers resident and 1983 Clarkstown […]
Dickey and Davis lift Mets BY JOE RINI The Mets celebrated Italian Heritage Day this past Saturday but for many Rocklanders it was Tony DeFrancesco Weekend at Citi Field, as Suffern’s DeFrancesco earned his first win since being named interim manger of the Houston Astros. DeFrancesco led the Astros to a 3-1 defeat of the […]
Triple-A Affiliate to Las Vegas? Want to Bet? BY JOE RINI A sinking post All-Star game stretch, the early curtailment of Johan Santana’s season, the Houston Astros final trip to New York as a National League team, and the possibility that Triple-A farmhands could get married by Elvis Presley impersonators are among the swirling story […]
Santana Struggles in Return BY JOE RINI Although less heralded than Cy Young Award candidate R.A. Dickey, Mets left hander Jonathan Niese has carved out a solid 2012 season as he looks to finish the year strong. This past Sunday, Niese capped the latest Mets homestand with eight innings of one run ball against the […]
BY ERIN MAHER Standing at five feet, 10 inches, most would not look at Andrew Arcangel and think, “basketball player.” While he didn’t make it very far playing basketball, Arcangel never turned from his passion to make basketball his career. Born and raised a Rockland County resident and now living in New City, Andrew Arcangel, […]