Niese Aims for Finishing Touches on Solid Season
Santana Struggles in Return BY JOE RINI Although less heralded than Cy Young Award candidate R.A. Dickey, Mets left hander Jonathan Niese has carved out a solid 2012 season as he looks to finish the...
View ArticleWoes and ‘Stros Facing Mets This Week
Triple-A Affiliate to Las Vegas? Want to Bet? BY JOE RINI A sinking post All-Star game stretch, the early curtailment of Johan Santana’s season, the Houston Astros final trip to New York as a National...
View ArticleSuffern’s Tony DeFrancesco Manages First Win Against Mets
Dickey and Davis lift Mets BY JOE RINI The Mets celebrated Italian Heritage Day this past Saturday but for many Rocklanders it was Tony DeFrancesco Weekend at Citi Field, as Suffern’s DeFrancesco...
View ArticleStroupe, Michta Claim USATF 30K Racewalk Titles
Patrick Stroupe strode to a decisive victory and Maria Michta fended off a pair of pursuers to capture the women’s crown at the USA Track & Field 30-Kilometer Racewalk Championships held Sunday,...
View ArticleIntroducing the Rockland County Times Newest Feature — College Sports...
The Rockland County Times today introduces our College Sports Notebook, compiled by veteran sports writer and columnist Marc Maturo, who is a lifetime member of the Baseball Writers Association of...
View ArticleCollege Sports Notebook
The College Sports Notebook is compiled by veteran sports writer and columnist Marc Maturo, a lifetime member of the Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA). The notebook will be published...
View ArticleCollege Sports Notebook — On your mark, get set, GO!
As anyone who has competed might attest, but this year especially on its 30th anniversary, an illustrious cast featuring current and former scholastic and collegiate standouts (and not-so-standouts)...
View ArticleNEW YORK GIANTS VISIT ROCKLAND TO PROMOTE RELIEF FOR SANDY VICTIMS
BY MARC MATURO There was no coin toss to decide who would receive the ball and which team would be defending what goal, and there was no penalty called despite a late start as a long line of patient...
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Sayre blooms as rookie at Saint Rose Freshman forward Tyler Sayre of Garnerville has said that his dad, Jim, an assistant basketball coach under Joe Clinton of Pearl River at Dominican College,...
View ArticleCollege Sports Notebook 12/6
The College Sports Notebook is compiled by veteran sports writer and columnist Marc Maturo, a lifetime member of the Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA). The notebook will be published...
View ArticleCOLLEGE SPORTS NOTEBOOK 1/17/13
The College Sports Notebook is compiled by veteran sports writer and columnist Marc Maturo, a lifetime member of the Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA). The notebook will be published...
View ArticleRollin’ with the Boulders
Boulders get three new players from Frontier League BY GEORGE J. DACRE Two pitchers and an infielder have been acquired by the Rockland CanAm Team from the Florence Freedom Team of the Frontier League...
View ArticleCOLLEGE SPORTS NOTEBOOK 2/7/13
The College Sports Notebook is compiled by veteran sports writer and columnist Marc Maturo, a lifetime member of the Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA). The notebook will be published...
View ArticleMarc My Words!
Sports columnist Marc Maturo’s official column Red Raider grad, packing a dream, bound for college Nicholas Connell North Rockland High School graduate Nick Connell of Garnerville is a hard-working,...
View ArticleMarc My Words!
Sports columnist Marc Maturo’s official column Pearl River all-stars exemplify heart and soul Section 4 championship team To say that the Pearl River Little League 12-year-old all-star team enjoyed a...
View ArticleIs the Giants season over?
BY CHAYIM TAUBER That question goes a long way in determining whether or not former first round pick Hakeem Nicks remains a Giant. Nicks in his fifth season with the Giants is already in the top 10 on...
View ArticleRCC Sports Hall of Fame to Induct Three New Members
Click to view slideshow. RAMAPO – A basketball star, a lacrosse standout and a man who made his mark as both a baseball player and coach will join the Rockland Community College Sports Hall of Fame...
View ArticleRockland Sports Hall of Fame to Induct Seven
By Jamie Kempton The Rockland County Sports Hall of Fame will honor seven individuals during its 45th annual induction banquet on Saturday, April 21 at the Pearl River Elks Club in Nanuet. Reception is...
View ArticleAfter Hot Start, Room for Improvement for Mets
Photo of Matt Harvey during the 2016 season Harvey moved to Bullpen BY JOE RINI Was April a glimpse of good things to come for the Mets or was it just a spring? When the team plane touched down at...
View ArticleRCT Chats With Author Brian Wright of “Mets in 10s”
Where to Rank “Bobby O” and “El Sid?” By Joe Rini Given the early extremes of optimism and pessimism for the 2018 Mets, perhaps it’s appropriate that writer Brian Wright has authored the recently...
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