Author: Mike Smith

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Tigers win field hockey title

Nearly 30 minutes into their Nov. 1 Class A championship game against Horace Greeley, and Mamaroneck was clearly on the ropes. The Quakers were outshooting the Tigers 6-0, had already amassed three penalty corners, and seemed poised to wrest control of the section from the perennial powerhouse. But with under […]

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Panthers claim Class B crown

After two straight years of falling one game short of a sectional title, the Rye Neck boys soccer team finally broke through on Oct. 28. Taking on a game Briarcliff squad at Lakeland High School, the Panthers used every minute of regulation—and 1:15 minutes of overtime—to come away with a […]

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Tigers earn finals berth

In the 2016 Class A field hockey finals, defending state champion Mamaroneck was stunned by its league rival from Scarsdale, as the Raiders posted a surprising win over the Tigers, ending their bid for a repeat performance at states. On Oct. 30, however, the Tigers enacted some measure of revenge, […]

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Cueto, Panthers pound Bombers

It didn’t take long for Pedro Peter Cueto to get things started on Saturday afternoon. With his Rye Neck team looking for its first win of the season against Section IX Pine Plains on Sept. 9, the senior quarterback opened the game with a bang, returning the opening kickoff 74 […]

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Huguenots top Tigers in opener

After months of speculation about the program’s postseason prospects, the New Rochelle Huguenots wasted little time on Saturday establishing why they are widely considered to be the team to beat in Class AA this year. Against Mamaroneck on Sept. 2, the Huguenots scored on their very first offensive snap, a […]