Math + Rebecca Zook = Magic
By Maureen Mancini Amaturo Rebecca Zook, musician and fairy godmother of math who works with kids all over the world, will be at The Rye Free Reading Room November 9 from 6:30-8:00 p.m. She’ll present, “Making Math Magical: How to End the Math Freakout and Raise a Math-Confident Daughter,” a program that is just as […]
Preparedness Counts
Fire Safety and Prevention Week is always one of busiest for the Rye Fire Department. But members always find time to visit Rye’s preschools and elementary schools to teach the very youngest citizens what to do in case of a fire. On October 11, students at Little House Day Care were given the opportunity to […]
Rye Racquet Among the Tops at Nationals
By Wendy Hyer Rye Racquet Club’s 3.5 40+ women’s team, the USTA Eastern section representative, arrived early at the National Championships in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida the weekend of Oct. 27-29 to get used to the Har-Tru courts. Conditions were windy and rainy over the weekend, so mid-way the format was amended to allow them to […]
Rye Neck Field Hockey Panthers Fall in Playoffs to Powerhouse Bronxville
By Mitch Silver The Bronxville Broncos were the top seeds in the 2016 Section C tournament and slipped all the way to second this year. But they still pack a wallop, as the outgunned Panthers of Rye Neck discovered last week when they achieved a single shot on goal while losing 8-0. Even so, being […]
Rye Neck Boys’ Soccer Panthers Defeat Briarcliff in Overtime 1-0 for Class B Crown
By Mitch Silver Has there ever been a Rye Neck Boys’ Soccer team with a defense this good? The 2017 edition of a storied program stoned all comers to win the Sectional Class B title without allowing a goal in tournament play. The capper came Saturday morning, when the fourth-seeded Panthers traveled to Lakeland High […]
Rye Country Day Field Hockey Wildcats Earn No. 1 Seed in NYSAIS
By Melanie Cane In their last regular season game, October 28 at home against Hopkins, the Wildcats overcame a whistle-happy referee, an 0-2 deficit, and a formidable foe to win 3-2. They finished the season 12-3 and are seeded first in the NYSAIS tournament. In the first half, the Wildcats came out flat. They were […]
Row America Brings Home the Gold
By Melanie Cane Head of the Charles Regatta is the largest and most prestigious two-day regatta in the world, with 11,000 athletes rowing in over 1,900 boats in 66 events. At the 53rd annual event held over the October 21 weekend, RowAmerica entered seven boats comprising 32 rowers, five coxswains, and four spare rowers, […]
Rye High Girls’ Soccer That Almost Championship Season
By Melanie Cane At the conclusion of a stellar regular season that saw 21 of 24 Garnets score, the Rye High Soccer Girls’ Soccer team headed into playoffs with a league championship, undefeated in their league, and a top seed. In their first game against Ardsley, October 24 Rye won 8-0 and those final three […]
Rye High Football Garnets Meet Their Makar, Fall to Yorktown 23-19 in Sectional Thriller
By Mitch Silver The Rye Garnets had a lot to play for when they met Yorktown last Friday night. First, the Class A semifinal would see the winner move on to play the defending champions from Somers High for all the Westchester/Rockland marbles. Second, it was a chance for Dino Garr’s team to avenge the […]
Rye High Field Hockey Garnets Capture League Title and Face Nemesis Lakeland for Ninth Consecutive Year
By Melanie Cane Goalie Maggie Devlin and defensive co-captain Lotje Rogaar led the Garnets to eight consecutive shutouts to end the regular season. The entire team can take credit for the 10-2-4 League record and championship. After winning the title for the ninth year in a row, Rye was seeded third in Sectionals, behind Lakeland […]