Author: Mike Smith

Tuckahoe quarterback Michael Annunziata looks downfield during the Tigers’ first preseason practice on Aug. 23, 2021. The fall sports season kicked off this week after coronavirus concerns put the campaigns in doubt.
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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
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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’s football team plays against Rye in 2021. Over the last 12 weeks, Eagles’ assistant coach Tony Panio has been hosting YouTube watch parties for some of the biggest moments in the program’s history. Photo/Mike Smith
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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
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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 […]