Carmel Girls Plan to Step Up Defense
Rams will be tested early, often
CARMEL—Carmel High girls basketball coach Dan O’Hare is hoping his team learned some valuable lessons last season – especially at the end, when the Rams lost in the sectional quarterfinals, closing the winter with a 15-7 slate. Full Story
Bears Loaded, in the Hunt Again
Brewster girls hungry for return to County Center
BREWSTER—After a solid season last winter ended with the Bears playing in the Westchester County Center, the Brewster high girls basketball team has one major goal in mind for the 2009-2010 season: take it one step farther. Full Story
Carmel Matmen Hope to Stay in Thick of League Race
Rams look to fill some big holes
CARMEL—After a solid 2008-2009 season that saw the Carmel High wrestling team finish fifth at sectionals, the Rams are hoping they have enough talent left on the roster to retain their status as one of the big kids on the block. Full Story
Hardened Brewster Grapplers Return to the Mats
BREWSTER—With virtually the entire starting lineup returning from a team that went 27-8 in dual meets last year, the Brewster High wrestling team is looking for a strong season on the mats this winter.
Coach Tom Looby, entering his sixth season with the Bears, saw his team finish third in League II-A last winter, and feels his team can improve on that mark. Full Story
Brewster Winter Track Team Gears Up for a Strong Season
PUTNAM VALLEY—The Brewster High boys and girls track teams look strong again this year. That’s saying a lot coming off a year that saw the boys win the indoor and outdoor league championships. They came in second at the county championships. The girls were strong as well, taking the league outdoor crown and adding a runner-up trophy indoors. Full Story
Kennedy Boys Basketball Look to Return to Playoffs
SOMERS—After a first-round exit —compliments of Pelham—from the sectional tournament last winter, the Kennedy Catholic High School boys basketball team is itching for a return to the post-season tournament.
Kennedy finished at 13-7 last year, and will be without standouts Steve Feeney (All-League guard, No. 1 scorer) and Anthony Spinola, both gone to graduation. Full Story
Mahopac Boys Hoops Team Gets Younger, Expects Success
MAHOPAC—One year after recording a 17-5 record and making it to the sectional quarterfinals, the Mahopac High boys basketball team is experiencing a bit of a youth movement after losing 10 players from last year’s squad.
While that would be a reason for most coaches to fret, Indians coach Kevin Downes doesn’t seem to be worried about this year’s team. Full Story
Kennedy Girls Basketball Eyes Turnaround
SOMERS—In his first year as coach, Al Morales and the Kennedy Catholic Gaels girls basketball team finished with just two wins and 12 losses. But with eight seniors returning - including all five starters - he has high expectations. Full Story
Mahopac Grapplers Look to Continue Program’s Success
MAHOPAC—Despite having a new coach and a young roster, the Mahopac High School wrestling team is still aiming high.
New coach Juan Torres said in an interview this week that his team, which consists of 32 wrestlers, simply wants to be the best in the league and Section 1. Full Story
Young Indians Look to Gain Experience
MAHOPAC—The Mahopac High School girls basketball team comes into the 2009-10 season looking to gain experience but also make some noise League 1-B
Coach Jerry Fioretti, who is starting his third season at the helm and whose team is coming off a 10-11 record and an appearance in the first round of the sectionals a year ago, has a roster consisting of 12 players. Full Story
One Small Step at a Time for Carmel Boys
CARMEL—There’s not really any way to sugar coat it – the Carmel High boys basketball program has seen some rough times the last few years.
Carmel managed just three wins— against 17 losse—last winter, and that was an improvement over the previous season, when the Rams won only the final game of their season, against 19 losses. Full Story
Rams Look for Good Things on Ice
CARMEL—After a strong finish that lead to a birth in the sectional playoffs the Carmel High hockey team is looking to build on their success. The Rams hope that strong goaltending, coupled with a hard working offense, will provide enough to carry them further than last year's first round playoff loss to Mahopac. Full Story
Putnam Valley Boys Look to Improve on Last Year’s Season
PUTNAM VALLEY—The Putnam Valley High boys basketball team is coming off of a year to forget. The Tigers only managed to win a single game last season, and fortunately they return six upper-classmen. Hopefully that experience can translate to more wins this year. Full Story
Put Valley Girls to Build on Last Year’s Success
PUTNAM VALLEY—The Putnam Valley High girls basketball team finished last year with a 15-7 record. The season ended in the quarterfinals with a loss to Irvington.
The Tigers lost six seniors from last years team, they only return four players and two of them are underclassmen. Full Story
‘Geezer Bowl’ Marks 12th Year
This past weekend, on the Saturday after Thanksgiving the 12th annual Geezer Bowl was played on the turf field at Carmel High School. Every year fathers in the area get together to play in this highly anticipated event. Although the game is played by a bunch of out-of-shape dads whose glory days have long since passed them by, this is no ordinary pick-up football game. Full Story
THE PUtNAM SpORts MAN
Runaway Whitetails and Other Woodland Lore
The striped bass season ended onNovember 30, as this column was being written, and the seasons for both large and smallmouth bass also closed that day. Boating season on our protected lakes and reservoirs in Putnam and Westchester County used to end on this day too, but now rowboats can be taken out on all of these waters until first ice forms on each location. Full Story
Kelly Bentson Signs Letter of Intent
Kelly Bentson has become the latest senior athlete at Brewster High School to sign a national letter of intent.
The 17-year-old penned her signature last week on a contract signifying her agreement to attend Mercy College in Dobbs Ferry, where she will major in education while playing softball for the Mercy College Mavericks. Full Story
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