With the cold winds of December setting in, the ins and outs of the wind chill factor have come into play as the Port Chester teams warm-up practices heat up on their way into the start of regular winter season play Thursday (12/4).
Before the fall scholastic sports season ever began, Blind Brook aimed for the stars and came close to hitting the celestial bullseye by season's end. And while Port Chester's All-Star results won't all be in until the end of the week, the Rams and Lady Rams also did very well indeed.
The B.B. vballers’ perfect fall season ending is the beginning of this traditional Thanks for the Memories annual Thanksgiving column, 20 final thoughts on a very special local high school fall sports season.
They beat the clock in the final Section 1 cross country race of their fall season. But their improved times over the 3.1-mile Bowdoin Park course showed how far they still have to go because while the distance may remain the same, the finishing times vary depending on where the runners compete.
The new high school winter sports season started Monday (11/18) for Port Chester and Blind Brook on a sun-splashed day that made it look as though the summer that never ends hasn't ended yet despite the chill in the air.
They saved the best for last. And the Blind Brook players made their final fall season football game a good one as part of the combined 1-8 Blind Brook/Edgemont team that beat Croton 32-8 at Edgemont on the Scarsdale/Edgemont border.
It hasn't been easy, but Port Chester head cheerleading coach John Gonzalez always practices what he preaches to his team—practice hard, work hard, give it everything you have in workouts and competition and see how far it takes you.
It was the moment of truth for veteran Port Chester head soccer coaches John Cafaldo and Danny Alvarado, a lot of moments actually, playoff game-filled moments for the Ram and Lady Ram mentors respectively.
The high school football playoffs began last weekend for Class AA, A, B and independent league teams, and the indy Port Chester Rams didn't make the cut—and that was the unkindest cut of all.