On Sept. 3, two crosstown rivals squared off in the season-opener, as Bronxville and Eastchester took the pitch at Eastchester High School to battle for the coveted Eastchester Cup. When the dust had settled, it was the Broncos who broke through, downing the Eagles 1-0 on the strength of a […]
Author: Mike Smith
After uncertainty, fall sports return
After 18 months of confusion, hesitation and deliberation, the high school sports scene finally gained a sense of normalcy on Monday as fall sports—including “high-risk” activities—officially held their first day of preseason practices. Despite concerns regarding rising COVID infection rates, Section I—and the rest of New York State—appears to be […]
Local baseball camps emphasize fun
On Monday afternoon, Veterans Memorial Park in Harrison was filled with the sounds of baseball, as some of the town’s youngest aspiring stars took the field to hit, run and throw in the final installment of the JustinTime Rookie Baseball Program. The five-week summer session may have come to an […]
Eastchester unlocks highlight vault
Tony Panio might not have known quite what he was getting into when he first started combing through the Eastchester football program’s film archives last spring, but the result has been a fortuitous one, both for the Eagles’ assistant football coach and the Eastchester community at large. Over the past […]
Gaynor deposition delayed by accuser’s death
On June 30, Associate New York State Supreme Court Justice Steven M. Jaeger ruled that legal proceedings against alleged sexual abuser Edwin Gaynor would be halted temporarily following last month’s death of Kevin Swayne, one of the plaintiffs in the matter. The decision came after lawyers for the Archdiocese of […]