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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 […]

Upset City
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Upset City

If you had told me back in September that I’d be watching meaningful Giants football in December, I would have called you a loon.  If you told me that the Big Blue team I’d be cheering for last Sunday would be led by Colt McCoy and Alfred Morris, I probably […]

No escape from NY
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No escape from NY

LIVE MIKE – by Mike Smith Rightly or wrongly, I like to think of myself as a pretty intelligent guy.  I’m a rational human being, more than capable of objectively looking at a situation and basing a decision off of facts, figures and observations. So why, then, do I let […]

A dreadful win
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A dreadful win

As if local sports fans didn’t have enough to deal with in a tumultuous 2020, Sunday morning brought another bit of bad news, as the New York Giants went out and did the unthinkable; they won a darn game. It may have taken until Week 6 of the NFL season—and […]

A lack of foresight
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A lack of foresight

From the time the NFL announced its plans to go forward with the 2020 season, it was probable—or inevitable—that the season would be impacted by the coronavirus.  We may have made it nearly a quarter of the way through the schedule, but we got our first taste of COVID-19 football […]