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. The Tigers were defeated by North Salem 5-2 on the road on Saturday. That was preceded by two losses to Hendrick Hudson. They lost to them 7-5 last Thursday at […]

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. “We figured for the boys that second place would be a good finish, and that’s what we did,” said coach Joe Scelia. “For […]

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. “Everyone who ran Saturday set a personal best,” said coach Larry Elliot. “It was great, the kind of […]

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 […]

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. On Monday the Tigers came out flat early against Hen Hud and […]

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. Brewster dropped a 6-4 decision to Panas Monday on the road, and the Bears lost a heartbreaker, 10-9, Saturday at Pearl River. Last Thursday it was Mahopac walking off […]

’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 […]

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. “I’m not too worried about it,” said Schwark. “County is important but not a […]

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. Christine Feighan and Dana DaRos each added two goals, […]

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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. With […]