Author: Mike Smith

Opinion Sports

Highs, lows of postseason

[dropcap]T[/dropcap]here’s no question when it comes to postseason athletics, the intensity and pressure for our coaches and student-athletes get ratcheted up tenfold. And while that may be all well and good 99 percent of the time, creating indelible moments for our local sports stars, win or lose, sometimes the grand […]

Sports

Playoff seed announced

Section I held its basketball seeding meetings on Wednesday, Feb. 15, and now that the dust has settled, we have a better idea of the playoff picture for our local teams. With the outbracket games set to take place on Feb. 15, after press time, the postseason has officially kicked […]

Sports

Wallace claims section crown

The most anticipated match at the Section I wrestling tournament may not have been a championship bout after all. On Feb. 11, the top wrestlers in the area convened for the biggest tourney of the year at Arlington High School, but it was a semifinal battle between two New Rochelleans […]

Opinion Sports

Stronger than Oak

[dropcap]I[/dropcap]f you picked up a newspaper over the last week, the story was nearly unavoidable: a thin-skinned, vindictive and petty New York City-born billionaire embroiled in an embarrassing celebrity feud as the once-proud institution he oversees continues to be a laughingstock. But before you think I’m getting political here, don’t […]

Sports

Tigers head to Sectionals

When the Section I wrestling tournament kicks off at Arlington High School this weekend, there will be a number of Mamaroneck athletes hitting the mat with titles on their minds. On Feb. 4, five Tigers punched their tickets to the big dance with impressive performances at New Rochelle High School, […]