CARMEL—There are always a few things a team could have done better, but when all was said and done, it was another solid winter on the mats for the Carmel High wrestling team. Rams 16th-year coach Bill Twardy saw his team win a league title for the third time in the last four years, and Carmel posted a 16-3 dual […]

BREWSTER—No question about it – the Brewster High girls basketball team was hoping for a second consecutive trip to the Westchester County Center. But a surging Peekskill squad derailed the Bears’ playoff hopes, sending Brewster home after a loss in the Class A quarterfinals. Brewster had beaten Tappan Zee in the opening round. So the goal of reaching the County […]

CARMEL—Before the season began, the Carmel High ice hockey team was a little worried that with the new league alignments, the Rams might not make it back to the sectional playoffs. But thanks to some outstanding goaltending, the Rams were able to build on last year’s success. The Rams finished 11-10 overall, 6-8 in conference play, and entered the playoffs […]

PUTNAM VALLEY—The Putnam Valley high boys basketball team had a season of firsts. The Tigers won the fist tournament of any sort by grabbing the Solomon Schechter Tournament, and PV got its first win in the annual Putnam Challenge. But the biggest accomplishment for the team was clinching the first-ever playoff birth in the boys basketball program’s history. The Tigers […]

BREWSTER—Despite a 2-4 record in dual meets, the Brewster High boys swim team is optimistic that the program is heading in the right direction. The Bears began the season 0-3 before winning two of three to close out the season as they began to develop some much-needed depth. “We are building a better team,” Bears coach Clare Carr said. “Overall […]

It is always an uphill battle, another mountain to climb: The words of the Miley Cyrus record are fitting for me today, along with writing this column early this Monday morning to try to keep my boat afloat. Saturday’s northeaster with high winds and driven rain kept the sump pump in the cellar working overtime, and all was still well […]

The Mahopac High School girls basketball team stumbled to an 0-18 record this season. However, there were some good things that came out of it that should help the Indians improve next season, according to coach Jerry Fioretti. Mahopac, which went 0-10 in League 1-B, was a very young team this season. Because of that, there were many bumps along […]