Iona Prep's Dan Pauletti signs grid commitment to play for Ithaca
It was a life-changing announcement for three Iona Prep football players, a Feb. 7 statement from the New Rochelle school saying the student-athlete trio had committed to playing collegiate sports as part of the school year's second National Signing day. For local grid aficionados, the name that stood out in the lineup was Dan Pauletti, 17, of Rye Brook who will be playing DIII football for Ithaca as a center and offensive lineman.
The ABCs for registering to play in the P.C. Youth Baseball League
It's time for all parental Port Chester and Rye Brook baseball aficionados to consider signing up their kids for the upcoming Port Chester Youth Baseball Spring Inhouse Baseball Season.
Port Chester cheerleaders make it into the National finals
Cheers! Lots of them. Loud and clear. Because they have to hear them. Because they are the Port Chester team nobody cheers for. Until now. And they deserve it.
Rams wrestling quintet helps to make local sports history
Five are among first to wrestle for a title at County Center
It didn't end the way they wanted it to, but even without the happy ending, five Ram wrestlers made scholastic sports wrestling history by being among the first grapplers to compete for a Section One championship this past weekend at the famed Westchester County Center in White Plains.
Swimming Rams come in out of the cold and salvage winter season with PR wave
The Rams winter season swim team almost wasn't. Because at the outset, Port Chester High School didn't have enough male swimmers to get the team off the ground let alone into the pool.
Rams and Lady Rams T&F team race their way to winning five bronze and silver medals in NYC
All that glitters was not gold, but the Port Chester Track & Field Team nonetheless ran off with five silver and bronze medals in their latest meet at the Armory in New York City.
Rams and Lady Rams drop their last basketball deuce
Winter of discontent winds down on losing seasons
The best thing you can say about February is that it isn't January. Major League Baseball started its pitchers’ and catchers’ workouts Monday (2/12) in warm weather climes stretching from Arizona to Florida and the local scholastic sports winter season has come to an end with the promise of better days ahead.
Port Chester Show Down fundraising mega-event prelude to cheerleading Send Off to Nationals
The joint was jumping, a lot of joints actually, physically, emotionally, vociferously and for many shining moments over the course of seven hours, the Port Chester High School gym became the center of Westchester's sports universe as well as the most cheerful place around.
Wrestling Rams score in the Divisional Championships with top Big 5 qualifying for the upcoming Sectionals
There was a not-so-simple answer to a complicated mathematical question going into the Divisional Wrestling Championships—only 52 wrestlers could qualify for the upcoming post-season Sectional Championships by finishing in the top four in 13 weight classes while going up against the best of the best from eight schools competing in Division A.
Ram & Lady Ram bowlers drop a deuce to Scarsdale before winter season ends in 'The Bronx? No Thonks'
They didn't know the last time was the last time or else they might have played their last winter season bowling match differently. But the way things worked out, the Rams and Lady Rams lost their match to Scarsdale towards the end of last month and then saw the rest of their season canceled during a rough start to February.
Memo Zabala becomes 1st Ram to hit 1,000 career points
That milestone goes along with his school record 60 points as season highlights
It was too good to last. And it didn't. But what Port Chester's high-scoring Dominican Republic transfer senior Guillermo (Memo) Zabala did with a basketball will last forever.
Swimming Rams keep setting personal winter season records
Season ends with dual meet & Conference Championships
And the beat goes on—the way the Rams’ ever-improving swim team keeps beating their own personal records, that is, while also setting new school records Saturday (1/27) and Sunday (1/28) at the Mark Twain Pool in Mount Vernon.
Lady Rams Mod Squad up, varsity down
Manhattanville women's hoops team on hand to root for the Middle Schoolers
Port Chester's Mod Squad Lady Rams beat Harrison 35-34 in overtime with the entire Manhattanville College women's team cheering the local team on in a home game last Friday (1/26).
Memo Zabala scores school record 60 points but the hoop Rams still lose to Lincoln 74-68
Port Chester basketball's high-scoring Rams Dominican Republic senior transfer Guillermo (Memo) Zabala scored a school record 60 points against Lincoln in the Senior Game at home last Friday (1/26), but the Rams lost 74-68 in a game that showcased Port Chester hoops at its best and worst.
Special moment for Blind Brook's 'Four Horsemen' during ceremony honoring their HS athletic exploits
Call them the Blind Brook Four Horsemen because they galloped into school history Tuesday (1/30) when Blind Brook Athletic Director Kimberly Saxton presided over a ceremony that honored them for their exemplary high school athletic performances that resulted in their being recruited to play collegiate lacrosse, baseball and run track.
Cheerleaders head to Nationals but first comes Cheerio-Rama Monday tune-up at the high school
It has been a winter of sports discontent for all Port Chester High School Rams and Lady Rams varsity teams because they all have losing records except one—and that lonely one is Port Chester's regional and local championship cheerleading team which is heading for the upcoming national championships at Disney World in Orlando, Fla.
Both teams win in basketball game featuring Port Chester vs. Roosevelt
Lady Rams, however, outscore the Sharks 47-31
In a basketball game played in the middle of an ongoing controversy, the Port Chester Lady Rams went up against a troubled Roosevelt of Yonkers team Monday (1/22) at home and both teams won in the best sense of the word.
Port Chester cheerleading program taking off with 2 blue and white Mod squads for first time
During a local winter scholastic sports season that hasn't given Port Chester much to cheer about, the cheerleaders have stepped into the void and are stirring up local and national interest.
Sullivan leads bowling Rams with a turkey while Lady Rams also lose to New Rochelle
Rams bowler Trevor Sullivan returned to the team after school pressure limited his appearance to one match per week and showed how much his presence was missed by throwing a turkey (three strikes in a row) while leading the team with a 146 average for the match even though Port Chester lost to New Rochelle last Wednesday (1/17) at Bowlerland in the Bronx.
Rams & Lady Rams race to fast T&F times at League Championships at Armory in NYC
They were not off and running this past Sunday (1/21) at Aqueduct Race Track because the thoroughbred racing was canceled due to harsh weather conditions. But on Monday (1/22) Yonkers Race Track opened its season anyway for its trotters no matter what the winter weather did or didn’t do.
Swimming Rams continue to heat up the pools with 18 personal records in their last two meets
It may be cold outside, but the surging and ever-improving Port Chester Rams swim team keeps heating up the pool with personal records (PRs).
P.C. wrestling Rams come off rough learning week looking to turn the Ls into Ws in upcoming matches
It’s not over until it's over, but the winter season end game is getting close for Port Chester's up-and-coming wrestling Rams.
Memo Zabala zeroes in on career 1,000-point mark as a disappointing Rams hoops season winds down
Upsets happen in sports. Underdogs rise up to beat the highly-rated fat cats. But that hasn't happened for Port Chester's varsity basketball Rams.
Remembering great ballers past during grim P.C. basketball season
When it comes to Rams and Lady Rams basketball nowadays, it is good to remember the best players Port Chester has had over the past two decades.
Wrestling Rams lose home match by ‘tricky’ point to Pleasantville
Eye County Championships in Yonkers Saturday
The Port Chester Rams varsity lightweight wrestlers lost. The heavyweights didn't. But what happened in the weight classes in between wasn't so pleasant, unless the wrestlers came from Pleasantville.
Bowling Rams, Lady Rams come up short during twin loss to Harrison at Bowlerland
Blame it on the weather, wind, rain, snow, chill, whatever, but it is hard if not impossible to win a bowling match when only three Port Chester bowlers show up at Bowlerland near Co-Op City in the Bronx to compete against a starting five from Harrison.
Swimming Rams set 18 personal records while losing a deuce in latest dual meets
It hasn't exactly been swimsuit weather lately, but the Port Chester Rams swim team has nonetheless been getting along swimmingly, emerging from the pool looking like winners even though they lost a deuce and the cold facts suggest otherwise, leading their coach to say a loss is not a loss when the team keeps making progress and breaking so many records.
Rams & Lady Rams T&F team competes against time
Weather doesn't cooperate with scheduled events
Time is of the essence in all things, but it is especially so in Track & Field (T&F) where a fraction of a second can mean the difference between winning and losing.
Rams & Lady Rams hoops misfire vs top tier teams
Three players stand out in losing winter season
With the way things have been going for Lady Rams basketball, head coach Danny Davis has been looking for progress, not perfection, because the team's last three games going into and coming out of the winter break show that Port Chester isn't quite ready for primetime varsity play despite continued solid performances from senior Samantha (Sam) Munoz and eighth-grader McKayla McLoughlin.
Resurgent Rams swim team a work in progress with new P.C. Big 4 ranked with the area's best
Something special is happening for the Port Chester High School swimming Rams these days.
Bowling Rams & Lady Rams lose to Mamaroneck despite high scoring games from Demera, Sams
Port Chester's bowling Rams came out of the winter break with several bowlers continuing to show improvement despite a loss to Mamaroneck last Wednesday (1/3) at Bowlerland near Co-Op City in the Bronx.
Wrestling Rams battle to beat White Plains and struggle to score in Shoreline Tourney
The Port Chester wrestling Rams’ week that was coming off the winter break had a little bit of everything.
Best of the best in local high school sports: 23 events that ring out old year and ring in new
New Year's Eve has come and gone, but the memories linger on of the year that was because 2023 was very much a year like no other for Port Chester and Blind Brook high school sports.
Rams and Lady Rams stagger through hoops losses, but eye winter season's improvement in the new year
This was the week that was for Port Chester's basketball Rams and Lady Rams, and it wasn't pretty although it did have its moments, albeit not enough of them.
Bowling Rams beat White Plains, Lady Rams top Raiders
Both P.C. teams pick up Bowlerland wins in the Bronx
Bowling has been right up their alley although they haven't had much to show for it, until Monday (12/18), that is. That's when the Rams upset rival White Plains in one of the closest matches of what has been an up-and-down season so far.
Andrew Rogovic, 'The Arm,' signs with Northeastern going into final season as ace pitcher for the Trojans
Growing up as a pitching whiz on the Rye Brook age group playing fields, the kid was called "The Arm," but now he has grown into the full package as a highly recruited Blind Brook senior student-athlete who is headed for ultra competitive Division One collegiate baseball as soon as he graduates.
Wrestling Rams finish fifth in 'The Carlucci' Tournament like no other in the Port Chester-sponsored meet's history
It was a Port Chester-sponsored Carlucci/Miller Dual Meet Wrestling Tournament like no other last Saturday (12/16).
Wrestling Rams endure grueling week of matches
Competitions lead up to Port Chester's own Carlucci Tournament
Port Chester's wrestling Rams tuned up for Rye's prestigious Bernie Miller Dual Meet tournament this past Saturday (12/9) by splitting a deuce at home earlier in the week.
Bowling Port Chester Rams and Lady Rams lose three matches even as scores improve
It is a game filled with lots of ups and downs, but bowling can be fun, a way of letting off steam, instilling discipline and honing hand-eye coordination as you let loose and follow the ball down the lane.
Lady Rams basketball team off to fast start with McKayla, Uncle Danny leading the way
It was shortly before the Lady Rams basketball team took the court against Scarsdale B, their winter season's first home game tune-up before the Louis Larizza Jr. Memorial Tournament last weekend (12/8/9) at Port Chester High School. Lady Rams head coach Danny Davis was talking about his team's potential, a disciplined blend of youth, experience and bench strength.
Swimming Rams lose close away match to Yonkers
New young Big 3 emerges as hope for future
For the first time in Rams swimming history, Port Chester has a strong one-two-three punch in its developing stages with a trio of young swimmers who look like they could be the wave of the future in freshman Brandon Moody and sophomores Santiago Marquez and Tiernan McLoughlin.
Hoop Rams lose both games in Larizza Tournament but Memo Zabala excels as one the tourney's stars
Edgemont beat the Port Chester Rams 60-40 in the consolation game of the third annual Louis Larizza Jr. Memorial Basketball Tournament Saturday (12/9) at King Street School. And if it's any consolation, the Rams’ dynamic senior Guillermo (Memo) Zabala led all scorers with 40 points despite Edgemont's double and triple teaming him and a ref's overzealous whistle forcing a foul-plagued Zabala to sit out almost half the game.
Sydney Goldberg makes the All-Section swim team as Blind Brook Lady Trojan swimmer without a pool
Blind Brook doesn't have a swimming pool or a swim team of its own, but that didn't stop Lady Trojans senior Sydney Goldberg from being named to Westchester's All-Section swim team and competing in the New York State Public High School Athletic Association Swimming and Diving Championships in Rochester against the best swimmers in the entire state because only the elite meet the qualification standards.
Port Chester's bowling Rams and Lady Rams drop opening deuce to Harrison, Mamaroneck
When it comes to bowling, unbeaten Florida State had a very bad week because they were left out of the Final Four teams chosen by the NCAA selection committee to play for the national collegiate football championship in bowl games at the end of the month:
Marquez breaks PCHS freestyle record in first outing of new winter season
He may not be faster than a speeding bullet, doesn't wear a cape over his bathing suit, and has no illusions or delusions about being any kind of superhero, but sophomore All-League cross-country runner Santiago Marquez, Port Chester's triathlon import from Venezuela, hit the pool and broke the school record for the grueling 500-yard freestyle event by more than 40 seconds in the winter season's opening meet away against Westchester powerhouse Harrison Monday (12/4).
Memo Zabala early Rams hoops winter season star as sked gets underway with two major tournaments
He was a former Westchester All-Section basketball great out of Sleepy Hollow three years running and went on to make the collegiate Division 3 All America team at Western Connecticut before making his debut as the new Port Chester varsity basketball coach.
Wrestling Rams finish third in Vin Nicita Tourney with Builes, Polanco and Barbour the new Big 3
Port Chester's wrestling Rams are back big time.
Nearly extinct Rams swim team in rebuilding mode with 2 new coaches and record number of tryouts
It hasn't been an easy sell. Because the question is how do you sell teenaged student-athletes from Port Chester on the idea of getting up at the stroke of dawn every school day, rain, snow, wind or shine, so they can swim for maybe an hour tops before barely having time to shower afterwards so they can make it to class on time.
Bowling team ready to rock, roll and bowl them over
Numbers are up, Maiolini’s back and there’s lots of talent
Port Chester's head bowling team coach Jeanine Maiolini is back after a year away because of back surgery and the Rams and Lady Rams bowling teams are ready to roll with the number of tryouts up after being down last year.
Record number of PCHS student-athletes looking to make school wrestling history
For the first time in Port Chester wrestling team history, exactly 80 wrestlers signed up for the team, up from the previous school record high of 72.