CJ Riefenhauser left home with a few dollars, a dream, and a level of perseverance that gives Mahopac baseball coach Chris Miller a tingle. “He always had that dream (to get drafted),” said Miller of Riefenhauser, who was… Continue Reading
So, we all know the story by now. New Jersey Governor Chris Christie ripped into Daily News reporter Manish Mehta during a recent segment with WFAN’s Craig Carton. A walking, talking McDonald’s advertisement, the rotund Christie attempted to demean Mehta.… Continue Reading
Basketball has navigated Kevin Jolley well beyond his Washington, D.C. roots. Jolley got his streetball teeth cut on some of the toughest courts throughout Washington, D.C. and the DMV landscape. The former Quinnipiac forward’s collegiate and professional career featured stops in… Continue Reading
Emmitsburg, Md., is approximately four hours and 40 minutes by car from Julian Norfleet’s Virginia Beach, Va., stomping grounds. Virginia Beach is where the gumstick-slim guard and his adroit lefty sling shot garnered respect on the sun-baked playground courts from… Continue Reading
Conor Prunty and Justin Mabus grew up playing lacrosse together on the grassroots circuit. As young guns, they envisioned playing lacrosse on a big time stage beyond the traditional Westchester lacrosse breeding grounds of Yorktown and Lakeland-Panas. As 12-year-olds, the… Continue Reading
While other third graders were playing with Pokemon Cards and watching cartoons on Nickelodeon, Sierra Moore was in the gym.Every day like clockwork, Moore was utilizing a patented cross-over dribble and launching a fusillade of feathery jumpers. Partly at the… Continue Reading
The unmistakable loud cling of shot glasses banging together during a late-night toast reverberates from one side of the bar to the other. The unbridled power of numerous drinks, fireball whiskey shots, and a busload of scintillating Ivy League girls… Continue Reading
Grainy footage of the clutch shot brings locals to a far-and-away place in Hastings hoops history. Anyone who witnessed such a pulsating Yellow Jackets win can retrace those waning moments very vividly. It is one of the memorable, lasting images… Continue Reading
Yorktown football’s vision will never waver. Under a veteran head coach in Mike Rescingo, a core of youngsters who pride themselves on keeping the bar high for the program, and the pride of the tight-knit community, the theme is always… Continue Reading
Former Kennedy Catholic guard Chris Caputi inherited a callow, youth-laden team at Yorktown High. At the helm of a mega-rebuilding project, Caputi was anxious to not only build up a young team with minimal expectations, but to make basketball… Continue Reading