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Teaching Lady Rams tennis more than a game for veteran approaching his last coaching hurrah
Nobody is going to expect the level of tennis played by the Lady Rams on the Port Chester High School courts to come anywhere remotely close to the style of professional play on display starting Monday (8/28) at the U.S. Open Tennis Championships in Queens.
Fundraiser in motion so 12U Pirates can play Cooperstown dream series
It is the once-in-a-lifetime chance for 12 Port Chester Youth Baseball League tween players to compete against some of the nation's best age group teams during a prestigious week-long tournament on the playing fields at Cooperstown, hallowed Upstate home of the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame.
Lady Rams swim team looks to make splash despite 7 missing aces on fall season roster
It was an eye-opener—and not just because the Lady Rams swim team started their first official fall season practice Monday, Aug. 21 at 5:45 a.m. in their Carver Center home pool, a lot earlier in the day than any other Port Chester team.
Ex-Ram dual sports star Lizandro Espinosa switches careers to aid potential greats at Crunch
He was a former Rams dual sports star athlete in wrestling and football who played a role in one of Port Chester's most thrilling comebacks in nearly the past two decades. He was a STEER for Student Athletes honors grad, was nominated for the prestigious "Heart of a Giant" award …
7 Port Chester teams start practice Monday
No runs, no hits, no errors, no Ws or Ls, all adding up to the fact that there are no high school sports going on these days. At least not yet. But almost. It will soon be start up time for local high school sports.
Crunch time D1 Athletics 1-on-1 training program helps local talent maximize their sports potential
For the first time ever, Port Chester's Crunch Fitness has introduced its initial Division 1 Athletics 1-on-1 sports training program at its Waterfront Place gym location.
PCYBL 12U Pirates comeback from 8-1 deficit tops off 3 straight Ws on way to GHVBL title
"The Pirates win the pennant. The Pirates win the pennant." That, of course, is a takeoff on what is arguably the most famous sports radio call of all time—Russ Hodges announcing the "shot heard 'round the world," New York Giants outfielder Bobby Thompson's walk-off home run against Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher …
Ram wrestlers put in pre-season mat sweat equity they hope will pay off when regular season starts
They call it sweat equity. It means the amount of effort that goes into training. And that sweat is never more apparent than now in the middle of one of the hottest summers on record. Because the better athletes know that off-season training will pay off once the season starts …
20U Pirates lose to Cardinals in playoff opener but emerge grateful for how far they have come
The season started off well even though it didn't end well. Because the local aging boys of summer have learned the hard way that it doesn't really matter whether you win or lose, it's how you play the game. Especially if you get to keep on playing the game you …
Extra inning excitement as Pirates 8U team takes 2 of 3 in a one-and-done playoff show
It was the stuff young baseball dreams are made of, the kind of team game that shows how far they have come in their first 8U playoff game of the Greater Hudson Valley Baseball League post-season.
8U Pirates coming off extraordinary season as they keep learning on way to the playoffs
The 8U Pirates have advanced from learning the ABCs of baseball at the start of the season to coming closer to learning the whole alphabet by season's end. And the results have been nothing short of "extraordinary," according to a mentor who has been there from the beginning and thinks …
12U PCYBL Pirates take 4 of 5 games to end regular season on high note
The Port Chester Youth Baseball League (PCYBL) 12U age group Pirates warmed up for the upcoming Greater Hudson Valley Baseball League (GHVBL) playoffs by closing out the regular season by winning four of their last five games in the past week.
9U Pirates summer season ends on a high note
It was a great way to end the regular 9U Port Chester Youth Baseball League (PCYBL) Pirates’ summer season at Lyon Park last Sunday (7/23). Luis Sherwood struck out 10 batters while pitching a complete game to beat the D1 Stars Baseball Academy, the 2022 summer championship team that ended …
Pirates 20U team gets inspirational lift from walk-off hit from RJ Thalheimer
It was a walk-off base hit off the bat of RJ Thalheimer that gave Port Chester's 20U Pirates a 10-9 home win over the Connecticut Devils last Tuesday (7/18) at Rec Park—but it was actually a lot more than that.
