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Ridgefield's Kieran Smith wins silver medal with men's 4×200 relay in 2024 Paris Olympics
Ridgefield's Kieran Smith can add another Olympic medal to his resume. This time it's silver. Smith was part of Team USA's men's 4x200m freestyle relay team that swam to a second-place finish behind Great Britain in the pool in Paris on Tuesday night. Australia took the bronze. Though not a...
Two Connecticut rowers advance in women's four
Two rowers with ties to Connecticut took first place in the women’s four in Paris on Tuesday morning and they will row in the finals on Thursday. The team is made up of Kelsey Reelick, 32, of Brookfield, Connecticut; Mary Mazzio-Manson, a 2020 Yale graduate from Wellesley, Massachusetts; Emily Kallfelz, 27, of Jamestown, Rhode Island; and Kaitlin Knifton, 24, of Austin, Texas.
Peekskill’s ‘Diver’ at the Olympics
Visitors to Paris for the Olympics might catch a glimpse of the same iconic Peekskill diver that graces our riverfront. The 16-foot tall sculpture that sits at the Peekskill riverfront has a twin that is in front of the Eiffel Tower for the Summer Olympics. Artist Carol Feuerman’s sculpture was chosen by Anne Hidalgo, the mayor of Paris for exhibition during the Olympics and Paralympics. In this TikTok short video, Feuerman narrates while the diver is installed at its City of Lights base.
Somers' Wilkinson Named Academic and Athletic All-American
SOMERS, N.Y. - Somers' Julia Wilkinson wrapped up her high school diving career as a two-time All-American and Academic All-American. The NISCA All America distinction is one of the highest honors for a high school varsity athlete, where each year the National Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association (NISCA) selects the top divers in the country through a stringent process based on their performance in an 11-dive competition. Wilkinson has earned the title two years in a row in addition to an AAU Diving All America title for her performance at the AAU Nationals Championship in San Antonio in...
New Canaan 10U Baseball Team Heads To Cal Ripken World Series [Q&A]
New Canaan’s 10-and-under Cal Ripken baseball team is headed to the league’s World Series. The special group is said to be just the fifth New Canaan team in 75 years to go to the World Series. We caught up with head coach Jeff Perconte ahead of the tournament,...
Westport's Oliver Bub advances to men's pair semifinals at Paris Olympics
Monday was a better day for Westport's Oliver Bub and his teammate, Billy Bender, in the men's pair repechage at the Paris Olympics. They finished third behind the crews from Switzerland and Italy, but that was enough for them to advance to the semifinals on Wednesday. Bub and Bender finished...
Pelham swimmer Douglass medals in Olympics; White Plains' Weinstein competes in 200 free
Westchester has already contributed to the Olympic medal count for Team USA in Paris. Kate Douglass picked up a silver on Sunday in the women's 4x100-meter freestyle relay along with Gretchen Walsh, Torre Huske and Simone Manuel. It's the Pelham resident's second career medal. She picked up bronze in Tokyo as part of...
Olympics tracker: Keep up with Lower Hudson Valley athletes at the Summer Games in Paris
Eight athletes with strong ties to Westchester, Putnam and Rockland counties are competing at the Olympic Games in Paris, which began on July 26 with opening ceremonies and conclude on Aug. 11. Bookmark this page for updates about how the eight athletes fare. The athletes include Mount Vernon sprinter Rai Benjamin, who won...
North Adams SteepleCats Finish Year with Road Loss
DANBURY, Conn. -- Dante D'Amore went 3-for-4 with a pair of doubles Tuesday to lead the Danbury Westerners to a 9-5 win over the North Adams SteepleCats in the Cats' season finale. Aedan Anderson went 3-for-3 with a pair of doubles and a pair RBIs for North Adams, which also...
Chance Meeting with MLL All-Star Spurs Olympic Hope for Lax
There are certain former Section 1 athletes that I run into from time to time, and then there are actual legends, the kind of high school prep that transformed the game, changed the way you looked at a certain sport and left an indelible impression. Last week, at Putnam Valley...
Selectwomen pave the way to repair closed tennis courts
WESTPORT — A contract to repair and refurbish the Doubleday tennis courts, currently closed because of deteriorated conditions, has been approved by the Board of Selectwomen. The $503,507 project, pending approval by the Board of Finance and the Representative Town Meeting, is scheduled to begin in September with the...
Anthony Hackert sparks Danbury to 8-2 state tourney win over 75ers
MIDDLETOWN — Danbury shortstop Anthony Hackert turned in several outstanding defensive plays and added a two-run back-breaking hit that sparked Post 80’s 8-2 American Legion state tournament victory over Middletown on Sunday. Mason Rodriguez pitched six strong innings at Palmer Field and Joey Cianflone had three hits and...
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