The idea of professional boxing as a “team sport” might be a novel one, but a group of area pugilists is fighting to rewrite that script. On Sunday, Aug. 20, fighting in the first-ever Team Combat League “Mega Brawl”, the NYC Attitude squad edged the Atlanta Attack 172-165 to capture […]
Author: Mike Smith
Koalas capture first-ever title
On Saturday afternoon, the Ursuline softball team came up with a good answer to the question “Why Not Us?”—something the Koalas have been pondering aloud over the last few weeks. With a 5-3 win over top-seeded Tappan Zee in the Class A finals, Ursuline silence any doubters, capturing the program’s […]
Koalas, Huskies square off in Class A semifinals
On Sunday, two playoff rivals won their quarterfinal-round games to set up a highly anticipated semifinal showdown on Tuesday. With wins over Eastchester and Nyack, respectively, Ursuline and Harrison ensured one more meeting between the two clubs, with the winner going on to play for a Section I title. Taking […]
Huguenots looking for big things in 2022
Throughout the years, the New Rochelle boys soccer team has subscribed to a simple philosophy; the only way to get better is to play the best competition around. On Aug. 29, the Huguenots put themselves through a stiff pre-season test against perennial Class A contender Rye in the hopes that […]
Champs boxers take center stage at Ring Masters tournament
On July 23, two local fighters saw their campaigns for a Ring Masters championship come up just short, as Rafael Castillo and Cat Martinez—both representing Champs Boxing Club—fell in the double-elimination finals held at John’s Boxing Gym in the Bronx. Despite their eventual defeats in the finals, however, both Martinez […]