Author: Mike Smith

Sports

Tigers claim title in 2OT thriller

Over the last few years, Mamaroneck has found wins hard to come by in its annual basketball tournament, but the Tigers were able to flip the script in a big way on Jan. 16, when they outlasted Rye in a double-overtime game, to claim the Tiger Tourney title. For a […]

Sports

Ice Cats skate past Titans again

If their record is any indication, the Rye Town/Harrison Titans have had an answer for just about everything this year. The only thing they haven’t figured out yet, is how to beat Mount Pleasant. On Jan. 18, the Titans dropped their second contest of the year to the Ice Cats […]

Opinion Sports

The agony of da feet

If you hail from Minnesota or Cincinnati, or root for the football teams in those areas, I want to offer my condolences. I don’t know how you got out of bed on Monday. Over the weekend, the Vikings and Bengals suffered absolutely brutal losses in the NFL Wild Card round, […]

Sports

Broncos rally past Panthers

On Jan. 11, two young teams took the court as Rye Neck traveled to Bronxville to tangle with the Broncos. In the end, Bronxville’s slight edge in experience—and the return of junior point guard Matt Toal—proved to be the difference-maker, as the Broncos overcame a six-point halftime deficit to top […]

Opinion Sports

Misery loves company

I swear that I’m not a spiteful person, but when it comes to sports, it seems like a healthy dose of “schadenfreude” is sometimes unavoidable. Last Sunday, while watching my New York Giants put the finishing touches on a dreadful 6-10 season—and most likely Tom Coughlin’s coaching career—the only thing […]