Other towns have rivalries. Other schools have pep rallies and bonfires. What makes the Rye-Harrison game The Game? Let’s start with a little history. Make that a lot of history.

After a hiatus due to turf damage from Hurricane Irene, the Rye field hockey team finally played their first game in two weeks October 3. The game, at home in drizzly conditions against Briarcliff, was originally scheduled as the season-opener.

The Rye volleyball team played exceptionally well in the Mamaroneck Tournament September 24, winning six of seven contests before falling to Mount Vernon in the playoff round.

The 2011 edition of the Rye High School soccer team should be all-defense-all-the time, with senior co-captains Ian Robinson and Henry Gager manning the back line in front of amazing keeper Liam Harris.

The Garnet crew team rowed 850 kilometers (530 miles) at the third annual Ergathon last month, improving the previous year’s distance by over 40% and raising much needed funds for regatta registrations and travel accommodations. The team has a roster of 51 athletes this fall with a record 20 new rowers, 17 of them freshmen. Head of the Riverfront, the team’s first regatta, takes place October 2 in Hartford and is followed by the Head of the Passaic in Rutherford, NJ, October 15.

“You’re not going to believe this, Houston, but up close here at Tranquility, the moon appears to have, and I’m really not kidding, red-stitched seams on it. It looks … well, it looks exactly like a ... baseball... a big, beautiful celestial baseball...”

The Rye City School District Board of Education plans to adopt a bond resolution to address enrollment and space issues at the High/Middle School campus October 11.

We recently interviewed the two Rye City Council slates, independently, to hear their views on Rye’s immediate and long-term needs, traffic safety, the City’s aging infrastructure, and the road ahead.