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Alex Myers

Alex MyersAlex Myers has been a sports reporter at The Journal News for three years. During that time, he has covered a bit of everything, but a lot of golf, ranging from the high school level to last year's U.S. Open at Winged Foot. His sports writing goes back to his college days when he attended Wake Forest University. He's excited to take over this beat for the remainder of the season.

E-mail Alex Myers at alemyers@lohud.com

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Boys golf

April
24

Dan Blumberg shot a 2-under-par 34 to lead Brewster to a 217-221 over Harrison at Westchester Country Club today. Here are my thoughts from the match:

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Posted by Alex Myers on April 24th, 2008 | Post a Comment »

Girls basketball: A celebration in Briarcliff

April
5

Today I was at the parade in Briarcliff for the girls basketball team. The Bears won both the state and federation championships in Class B, becoming the first Westchester girls basketball team to win a federation title since Ursuline in 1994. Here are my thoughts from the festivities:

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Posted by Alex Myers on April 5th, 2008 | Post a Comment »

Boys basketball: Pearl River edges Pelham

February
20

No. 3 Pearl River held on at home to defeat No. 11 Pelham, 37-31 in a Class A quarterfinal. The Pirates will now move on to face No. 2 Port Chester at the County Center. Here are my thoughts from this game:
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Posted by Alex Myers on February 20th, 2008 | Post a Comment »

Section 1 girls track qualifier

February
18

The girls state qualifying meet at The Armory featured some of the most exciting races of the season.

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Posted by Alex Myers on February 18th, 2008 | Post a Comment »

Boys swimming: Suffern repeats

February
14

Today I was at the Section 1 boys swimming and diving championships at Felix Festa Middle School in West Nyack. Suffern defeated Horace Greeley 274-244 to repeat as sectional champs. Here are my thoughts from the meet:

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Posted by Alex Myers on February 14th, 2008 | Post a Comment »

CHSAA swimming: Fordham Prep defends its title

February
11

For a second straight year, Fordham Prep captured the CHSAA Swimming and Diving Championships. The Rams capped their undefeated season by edging Chaminade 787-762.5 to win the team title. Here are my thoughts from the meet at the Nassau County Aquatic Center:

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Posted by Alex Myers on February 11th, 2008 | Post a Comment »

Boys swimming: 5 divers qualify for states

February
8

Tonight I was at the Section 1 Diving Championship at Pace University. There, five divers qualified for the state championships, led by Arlington’s Kyle Molloy and Suffern’s Nick Garcia-Morales, last year’s winner. Here are my thoughts from the meet:

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Posted by Alex Myers on February 8th, 2008 | Post a Comment »

Boys basketball: Albertus Magnus tops Irvington

February
5

Today I was at the Falcons’ fantastic come-from-behind win at home against the Bulldogs. Here are my thoughts from the game:
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Posted by Alex Myers on February 5th, 2008 | Post a Comment »

Boys basketball: Mount Vernon beats New Rochelle

January
31

Today I went to the latest installment of the Mount Vernon-New Rochelle rivalry. The game was at Mount Vernon and the Knights wound up with a convincing 88-66 win behind 30 points and five assists from junior Sherrod Wright. Here are my thoughts from the game:

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Posted by Alex Myers on January 31st, 2008 | Post a Comment »

Boys swimming and diving: Quakers down Mounties

January
29

Today I witnessed Horace Greeley easily defeat Suffern, the defending Section 1 champs, 112.5-73.5. The win wrapped up an undefeated regular season for the Quakers, who will now enter the postseason as the favorites. Here are my thoughts from the meet:

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Posted by Alex Myers on January 29th, 2008 | Post a Comment »

Boys basketball: New Rochelle vs. White Plains

January
25

This game was incredible. Listen to my report:
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Posted by Alex Myers on January 25th, 2008 | 1 Comment »

Boys basketball: Croton-Harmon nips Lincoln Hall

January
24

Today I saw Croton-Harmon defeat Lincoln Hall 68-67 on a free throw by Pat Cooney with 6.5 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter. Here are my thoughts from the game:

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Posted by Alex Myers on January 24th, 2008 | 1 Comment »

Girls basketball: Edgemont holds off Byram Hills

January
23

Today I was at Edgemont’s 50-45 win over Byram Hills at Edgemont. Here are my thoughts on the game:

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Posted by Alex Myers on January 23rd, 2008 | Post a Comment »

Boys basketball: Peekskill beats Poughkeepsie

January
16

Elliot Watson had 19 points and Mookie Jones had 17 points, 11 rebounds, seven blocks and six assists in Peekskill’s 64-54 win over Poughkeepsie. Here are my thoughts on the game:

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Posted by Alex Myers on January 16th, 2008 | Post a Comment »

Swimming and diving: Suffern splashes to big win

January
10

Suffern defeated fellow Division I team North Rockland 94-87 at home today. Andrew Katz and Erik Hoempler each had four wins in the victory. Here are my thoughts on the meet:

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Posted by Alex Myers on January 10th, 2008 | Post a Comment »

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