SPORTS

Blind Brook ski team’s only race of the season

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic which has wreaked havoc on high school sports, the Blind Brook ski team only competed in one race this season on Feb. 24 at Thunder Ridge Ski Area in Patterson, N.Y.

Grid Rams win historic first game of season but lose key players thrown out by 'zebras'

It was a game like no other in an ongoing pandemic year like no other and not just because Port Chester upset the favored Yonkers Brave 12-0 last Thursday (Apr. 1, no fooling) with Isaiah Santiago scoring both touchdowns in the historic first varsity football game played on the Rams’ …

Trojans’ first game back on the court a success

The Blind Brook varsity volleyball team has completed its 10-day quarantine and is back on the court to finish the season. As a result of playing a team with a COVID positive player, the Trojans were forced to put their season on hold.

Lady Ram volleyball team drops a deuce but comes on strong with solid team play

The Lady Rams varsity volleyball team ended March by losing to Rye by a lot and started April by losing to Edgemont by a little, but no matter what else happens they are winning as a team because they are playing as a well-honed, integral unit that stresses cohesive team …

Nick Dorazio comes through in the clutch again and wins baseball scholarship to Russell Sage

It was about as scary a situation as a baseball-playing freshman could experience—Nick Dorazio's father was in a coma for almost three weeks after an adverse reaction to medication following hip replacement surgery and Nick was afraid his dad, his best buddy and his number one baseball fan, wasn't going …

Santana and Heckel named to All-Star hoop teams adding whoop-dee-do to an otherwise down season

It is that time of year albeit different because pandemic college basketball March Madness is winding down with the NCAA basketball tournament in Indianapolis do-si-doing until the final 

Unsinkable Lady Rams swim past obstacles on way to fast times in loss to Poughkeepsie

Nothing can stop the unsinkable Lady Rams swim team because even when they lose, they win because of impressive individual performances including swimmers improving their times by anywhere from four to 20 seconds despite not having a pool to practice in and having two meets cancelled because of COVID-19 protocols …

Lady Ram Vballers drop a deuce to Sleepy Hollow and Edgemont

It hasn't been easy for new Lady Ram volleyball coach Juanita Mitchell, a fifth-grade math teacher at the Port Chester Middle School. She was a high school Vballer at nearby Mamaroneck, played college ball at Virginia Commonwealth University and has coached modified Vball hereabouts for the past eight years. 

Football Rams lose to White Plains 36-8 under lights with lesson to be learned from Yonkers Force, Brave

Senior power back Isaiah Santiago raced right up the middle on a 35-yard touchdown run and senior quarterback Tony Roman ran the ball in for two extra points, but that was the only Rams scoring during Port Chester's 36-8 away loss to White Plains last Thursday (3/25) under the lights.

Lady Trojan volleyball season comes to a temporary close

The Blind Brook girls’ varsity volleyball team started the season on a strong note at 3-0, but their season has been suspended temporarily and the players have been placed in mandatory quarantine. 

Marini brothers’ Ram baseball act a hit on college athletic scholarship stage

 The Major League Baseball season starts Apr. 1 with 30 teams including the Yankees and Mets starting to play meaningful games that will produce abundant memorable story lines—and the Port Chester Rams already have one of those stories before their scholastic sports season even begins.

Football Rams lose to Scarsdale 25-0 while focusing on playing grid 'chess'

The way new Rams football coach Chris Halstead sees it, "football is not checkers, it's chess, and we made too many mistakes. We were physical at times, but I think we have to play with more aggression and focus on the details of the game."

Lady Vballers showing a lot of athletic promise despite losing season opener to Sleepy Hollow

Sometimes you win even when you lose just by playing the game during the ongoing pandemic. Just ask new Lady Rams volleyball coach Juanita Mitchell whose team lost to Sleepy Hollow 3-1 in their season home opener last Friday (3/19) at Port Chester High School.

Lady Rams in the swim individually despite virtual home loss to Peekskill

It was a unique Lady Rams dual swim meet even by unusual pandemic March Madness standards.

Inexperienced Blind Brook Trojans begin 2021 football season with a loss

The Blind Brook Trojans have started their 2021 Fall 2 football season. There was a debate at the beginning of the year about joining forces with Port Chester to make a combined team due to a perceived low interest in the sport. However, a survey went out and the Trojan …