Brewster Boys Can’t Solve Ossining in 63-48 First-Round Loss



BREWSTER—After earning a home game in the first round, the Brewster High boys basketball team was hoping for a better result last Friday night. But the Bears were unable to find an answer for Ossining, as the Indians ended Brewster’s season with a 63-48 loss in a Class AA playoff game. Ossining (11-7) opened strong and led 17-14 after a […]

Kennedy Boys Knock Out Lakeland In Opening Round



SOMERS—All season long, Kennedy Catholic boys basketball coach Frank Kelly has wanted more from his defense, and now that the Class A playoffs have started, they have certainly delivered. The top-seeded Gaels (17-2, 10-0) limited 17th-seeded Lakeland High to just 11 first half points and pulled away with an easy 58-37 opening-round win. “Our defense played very, very well,” Kelly […]

Putnam Valley Boys Fall in First Round of Sectionals



PUTNAM VALLEY—The Putnam Valley high boys basketball team went into the post season with a little momentum, the Tigers had won their last two games and had to just to extend their season. Unfortunately they were bounced from the playoffs in the first round by number two seed Albertus Magnus, the Tigers lost 83-34. “They got started fast,” said coach […]

Brewster Girls Fall to Lourdes in Playoff Play-In Game



BREWSTER—The Brewster High girls basketball team dropped a playin game in the sectionals, falling to Lourdes, 51-45, last Thursday on the road to end its season with a record of 9-10. The Bears came into the game ranked 17th while Lourdes was the 16th seed. Brewster led 8-6 after one quarter but was outscored 21-9 by Lourdes in the second […]

Carmel’s Horne the Key Ingredient in Rams Playoff Recipe

Georgetown-bound senior named January Athlete of Month

CARMEL—Carmel High senior Brittany Horne and her Lady Rams teammates have had their eye on one thing since falling short in last season’s Class AA semifinal at the Westchester County Center – they want another shot at a title. As of press time, Carmel was one win away from a second consecutive County Center appearance (see Carmel girls basketball story). […]

Brewster Sends Two Swimmers to States



BREWSTER—Even with just seven swimmers going to last week’s sectional championship, the Brewster High swim team still found success. The Bears qualified two swimmers for states, had five top-10 finishes and finished 11th overall. Charlie Carr led the Bears by qualifying in two events, while Niki Tchobanov qualified in one. Carr will swim 100 meter butterfly and the 100 meter […]

Brewster Hockey Team Rolls Past Sleepy Hollow/ Irvington in First Round Match-Up



BREWSTER—The Brewster high ice hockey team has not lost a game since December. The Bears are unbeaten in their last twelve and have won nine straight. On Monday the Bears kept the streak alive by beating Sleepy Hollow/Irvington, 8-1 in the opening round of the sectional playoffs. Brewster came into the playoffs as a number three seed and faced the […]

Indians Lose to Pelham on the Ice in Regular Season Finale



MAHOPAC—The Mahopac High ice hockey team suffered a season-ending 5-3 loss to Pelham last Thursday at the Ice Hutch in Mt. Vernon to end the regular season at 14-4-2 overall. The Indians were the regular season champions in Conference 1 with a conference record of 14-1-1. In Sunday’s game, Pelham had a to a 5-0 with about eight minutes left […]

Let’s Play a Game. . . Where in the County is The Courier?



Carmel Stops to Honor Slain Hero Cop

Archibishop Dolan Leads Funeral Mass

Downtown Carmel resembled a sea of blue Thursday when 10,000 police officers from across the U.S. converged on the Putnam County seat to pay their respects to the family of a Poughkeepsie police officer shot and killed by a crazed gunman who also murdered his wife before taking his own life. Officer John Falcone, 44, a 1985 graduate of Carmel […]