Special Olympians Compete with Pride
The Hudson Valley Special Olympics competition returned to Brewster High School Saturday.
More than 600 athletes from communities throughout Putnam, Westchester, and Dutchess counties were greeted by hundreds of supporters and volunteers for the 38th annual event. Full Story
Rams Slowed by Foxes, Hornets
CARMEL—After opening the season by winning 12 of its first 13 games, the Carmel High baseball team was just about due for a rough stretch. Full Story
Erker Leads ’Pac Baseball Team to Three Straight Wins
MAHOPAC—Chris Erker had quite the week for the Mahopac High baseball team - he picked up two wins and earned the save in his team's other game of the week, all without allowing a run.
The Indians (11-5, 7-1) started their week with an 11-0 win over Brewster on Tuesday, and beat them 6-5 in extrainnings on Thursday before Monday's win 3-0 over Yorktown. Full Story
Gaels Finish Second at Softball Tourney
SOMERS— On Saturday the John F. Kennedy Catholic high softball squad competed in the Briarcliff Tournament and faced Yonkers in the championship game at Pace University, it lost 10-2. In the early game of the one-day tourney they beat Croton 11-1, it's been a continuing struggle for the Gaels to find consistency. Full Story
Rams Outlast Indians in 10 Innings, Sweep Lakeland
CARMEL—After some up and down play to start the season, the Carmel High softball team has won five straight games with the playoffs quickly approaching. Full Story
’Pac Tops Put Valley, Wappingers, Comes Up Short Against Lakeland
MAHOPAC—The Mahopac High boys lacrosse team took two of their three games this week with wins over Wappinger and Putnam Valley, bookending a loss to Lakeland-Panas. Full Story
Put Valley Suffers Losses to North Salem, Hendrick Hudson and Nyack
The Putnam Valley High School baseball team went through a rough stretch last week, losing all four games it played. These included losses to North Salem, Hendrick Hudson, and Nyack. Full Story
Bears Come Away with Four Individual Champs at Northern County Championships
BREWSTER—The Brewster High track team had another strong showing at a championship meet, this time it was the North County Championships, where the boys took second with 102 points, and the girls finished fourth with 43 points. Full Story
Kennedy Track and Field Squad Excels at Westchester County and League Championships
SOMERS—The John F. Kennedy track and field team traveled to Hendrick Hudson High School on Saturday to compete in the Westchester County Championships. Monday and Tuesday Dover High School hosted the League Championship meet, the girls finished second and the boys third. Full Story
Kennedy Girls Drop Four Games Last Week
The John F. Kennedy High School girls lacrosse team suffered through a tough stretch last week, dropping all four of its games. The Gaels lost to Hendrick Hudson 16-11 on Friday at home after losing 22-5 on the road to Ossining the day before. They were defeated by host North Salem 13-7 last Tuesday and dropped one to home team Putnam Valley 15-6 on Monday. All were League 3 games Full Story
PV Girls Lacrosse Team Splits Two League Games
PUTNAM VALLEY—On Monday the Putnam Valley high girls lacrosse team went to Hen Hud for a league game and the last game of the regular season, it came back with a tough 14-12 loss, on Thursday it traveled to North Salem for another league match-up and won 13-10. Full Story
Brewster’s Struggles Continue in Three Losses
BREWSTER—The Brewster High baseball team came close to picking up a W last week, but in three tries the Bears went 0-3, and fell to 5-12 overall, 0-9 in league play. Full Story
’Pac Track Teams Perform Well at Championships
The Mahopac High boys and girls track teams took part in the Northern County Championships at Arlington High School last Friday and Saturday and came away with good performances.
The girls' team finished in second place out of 12 teams with 84, with Arlington coming in first. On the boys' side, they finished in fourth with 55 points while Arlington once again took the top spot. Full Story
Carmel Track Teams Compete at Northern County Championships
CARMEL—The Northern County Championships were held at Arlington High School on Saturday. The Carmel girls placed eighth out of 12 teams and the boys finished 11th out of 11. Not exactly thrilling finishes but coach Eric Schwark doesn't seem to be disappointed or worried at all. Full Story
Brewster Girls Lacrosse Team Rolls Over Admirals, 17-3, Fall to Mahopac
BREWSTER—Meghan Yarusso had a career-high six goals and three assists, and Liz Lleshaj added four goals, as the Brewster High girls lacrosse team routed Arlington, 17-3, Monday on the road. The Bears also dropped a 9-7 decision to Mahopac last Wednesday at Brewster.
Monday against Arlington, Brewster led 7-1 by halftime. Full Story
The Putnam Sportsman
Clams, Potatoes, and Trout
One good turn deserves another, it seems. A call last week from friend Bill Twardy, from Kent, had Mama and me driving up to his residence, off Nichols Street, to pick up a bag filled with clams. Bill uses a clam rake to pull the clams out of the mud, wading in the waters off the New Hampshire shoreline. Full Story
Mahopac Girls Have Big Week Against Arlington, Brewster, Wappingers
The Mahopac High girls lacrosse team is ending the regular season on the right foot, having won all three of its games last week, the last full week of play before the start of the sectionals.
The Indians defeated Arlington at home on Friday night 15-0. That followed a 9-7 victory on the road over Brewster last Wednesday and a 14-4 home win over Wappingers last Monday. Full Story
Athlete of the MONTH
Miller Has Developed into One of Section’s Elite Golfers
BREWSTER—When Brewster High veteran golf coach Mike Mostransky first saw Mike Miller on the golf course —as a seventh-grader just joining the varsity team—he knew Miller had a chance to be good.
He just didn’t realize how good. Full Story
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