[dropcap]S[/dropcap]hortly after Duke’s basketball team won the ACC Tournament two weeks ago, a group chat between my buddies and I began blowing up. Our friend Phil, an avid Blue Devil fan, sent a litany of texts explaining in no uncertain terms that, as Duke was far and away the best […]
Author: Mike Smith
Pitch counts in place
As local baseball teams officially kicked off their first day of spring practice on March 13, high school coaches around the section began the annual process of team building and player evaluation that has become synonymous with their job. But this year, coaches will have an added responsibility as they […]
Tigers bow in semis
After spending much of the winter as the top-ranked team in New York state, Mamaroneck’s bid to repeat as state champions came to an end on March 11, as the Tigers fell 1-0 to Williamsville North in the state semifinals at the HarborCenter in Buffalo. Despite falling short of their […]
A different kind of bracket
[dropcap]A[/dropcap]nyone who knows me can tell you that I love a good sports wager. I mean, I don’t always pay up—I still haven’t performed stand-up at an open mic night after the Red Sox’s disastrous 2015 season—but simply having a little extra skin in the game makes watching sports more […]
Tigers club Crusaders
Mamaroneck had a lot riding on its March 4 regional game against Monroe-Woodbury; a return trip to the state semifinals was up in the air, and with it the Tigers’ hopes of repeating as state champs. The only thing standing in their way was a Crusaders team who most fans […]