The crowd is filling in and I’m guessing the short ride up Bear Mountain is giving Lakeland/Panas a slight noise advantage. Now there needs to be a reason to cheer. We’re about 10 minutes away. Update: It went back and forth here for a couple of minutes before Suffern capitalized…. Read More →
It’s almost game time. Both teams just headed off to the locker rooms to get another pep talk. Not a huge crowd here, I would imagine U.S.A. vs. Canada is hurting the box for the first game. Keep checking here. The air card is working fine, so I’m going to… Read More →
There will be no repeat champions this year even if the favorites win today at West Point. We get a mix of perennial contenders and upstarts playing on short rest. We get speed and skill against hustle and emotion. We get two games for $10, and don’t forget to bring… Read More →
There was no time for a lengthy celebration. Yorktown splashed around on the ice for a couple of minutes, then headed off to refocus. Lakeland/Panas survived one heck of a dogpile. It’s going to be interesting to see how the quick turnaround affects the upset-minded teams when they skate for… Read More →
We’re good to go. I spoke to John Orlando a minute ago, none of the schools involved has reported an issue and Sport-O-Rama is back on line after losing power yesterday, so we’re finally going to play hockey. Yesterday Mother Nature 3, Section 1 Playoffs 0 Today Rye vs. Sleepy… Read More →
I’m still not comfortable picking this bracket. Rye is top shelf good, but there’s no reason to believe any of these teams is a runaway favorite to win. I’m not yet convinced John Jay or Yorktown could beat Rye or Sleepy Hollow/Irvington in the championship game. Division II Rye (13-5-3)... Read More →
Man, it’s scenic out there, but I’m not sure the flakes are going to let anyone get onto the ice tomorrow. Just in case they do play, here’s my take on the Divison I bracket. It’s hard to pick either of the underdogs, but I can see both games being… Read More →
With all of the snow coming down this story kind of escaped notice yesterday, the budget proposal that is being recommended to the Blind Brook school board would eliminate hockey. Here’s the story link. Dropping hockey would save the school district $18,000. There were seven Blind Brook students on the… Read More →
Is this what they call packed powder? A few calories were just burned clearing the driveway. We now have a contingency plan in place if there’s no way to get the games in tomorrow. It sounds like the weather system is parked overhead. The worst is supposed to be over,... Read More →
The school cancellations began to crawl across the screen last night, so the contingency plan is now in place. No games today. We’ll get to all four semifinals tomorrow, I hope. Here’s the schedule: Division I Suffern vs. White Plains, 6 p.m. at Sport-O-Rama Mamaroneck vs. Lakeland/Panas, 8:15 p.m. at… Read More →
