Class of 2014 Set to Enter West Point



Nearly 1,400 new cadets, including more than 375 minorities, 12 international cadets, and 17 combat veterans who served in Afghanistan, Iraq, or both, reported to West Point June 28, Reception Day, for the West Point Class of 2014. The incoming class was selected from a pool of more than 12,200 applicants. There are 250 women, who comprise 17 percent of […]

Putnam Students Are Honored by BOCES



Forty students from Putnam County are among the 93 young men and women enrolled at Putnam-Northern Westchester BOCES who were inducted into the National Technical Honor Society. The inductees were lauded last week at BOCES’s 14th annual ceremony, which BOCES Superintendent Dr. James Langlois said was the “highest award for excellence in technical education.” Langlois commended the students for demonstrating […]

363 Graduate from Carmel High School




The backdrop of Western Connecticut State University in Danbury greeted more than 3,500 Putnam residents when the Carmel High School Class of 2010 received diplomas. Three hundred sixty-three young men and women received their degrees at last Thursday’s ceremony. The class was ushered into the large auditorium where they were welcomed by CHS Principal Kevin Carroll, who complimented the students […]

441 Graduate from Mahopac High School



North Salem High School Graduates 106 Young Men and Women




The area’s most picturesque commencement took place at the Caramoor Center for the Performing Arts in Katonah when North Salem High School celebrated its 48th annual graduation ceremony. Last week’s celebration was attended by more than 1,500 family members and friends of the graduates along with dozens of alumni and scores of faculty members. After the North Salem High School […]

Strong Work Ethic Vital to Gaels’ Title Run

Baroni, Smith named All-Section; Flanagan, Patterson, Bauer, Fields, Odell, Giret earn All-League honors

SOMERS—After losing in the Class B championship game a year ago, the goal for the Kennedy Catholic baseball team was clear: the Gaels wanted another shot. Many didn’t expect JFK—the 2008 state champion—to have the guns to get the team back to the championship game, but as the 2010 season developed, the picture came into focus. The Gaels dominated their […]

Tigers Capped Strong Season with Second Consecutive Sectional Title

Fitzgerald takes All-American honors; McLean, McCrudden, Kelly, O’Gorman, Christopher named All-Section

PUTNAM VALLEY—The goal was clear-cut coming into the 2010 season: the Putnam Valley High lacrosse team wanted to do what no other PV team before them had done—win back-to-back sectional titles. And the Valley did it in dramatic fashion, erasing a two-goal deficit in the final three minutes of the Class C championship game against Rye. Ryan Fitzgerald, PV’s lone […]

Put Valley Baseball Team Finished Season Strong

Basso, Gembecki, Tyndal, Zimbaldi, Pino, Walsh take honors

PUTNAM VALLEY—Despite making it to the playoffs, which was something they did not do last year, the Putnam Valley High baseball team went through a tough season in 2010. The team went 5-15 overall, including 3-5 in League I-D. “There were not many games in which we put it all together,” coach Joe Natalie said, pointing out that there were […]

Young Kennedy Softball Team Looks Toward the Future



SOMERS—The John F. Kennedy Catholic High School softball squad was full of underclassmen and firsttime varsity players. The inexperience showed on a number of occasions during the season, but so did the potential. The team struggled to be consistent but got some good wins and even made the playoffs. The Gaels went 8-13 (5-7) on the year and made the […]

Rams Played Better as Season Progressed

Ciuffi earns All-Section accolades; McCormack, Schult also take honors

CARMEL—As the season moved along the injuries began to add up, the Carmel High softball team came up short in the opening round of the sectional playoffs. The shorthanded Rams (10-7, 7-3) had their season ended by the second seeded North Rockland. “We started off slow,” coach Tom Burke said. “But we really came through, and by the end of […]