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What could have been hangs over Scottie Scheffler after uneven PGA Championship, arrest whirlwind
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Scottie Scheffler’s stressful and adventurous week was almost over. It was time to go home. Finally. The world’s No. 1-ranked player was standing on the 18th green under the searing Kentucky sun waiting for his playing partner, Mark Hubbard, to putt out so he could make his 271st and final stroke of the PGA Championship at Valhalla. As Scheffler waited to tap in his 2-foot par putt on the 72nd hole of one of the longest and most bizarre weeks of his life, he took a long look at the large scoreboard to the right of the green. He assessed...
Girls lacrosse: Cast your online vote for the Player of the Week
With the girls lacrosse season appraoching the homestretch, Journal News/lohud readers cast 18,953 online votes last week for Player of the Week. Nanuet senor Makaela Larkin, a Susquehanna University commit, who recorded the 100th point of her varsity career with four goals over two games, garnered the honor, receiving 9.014 votes.
VOTE for the North Jersey Track and Field Performer of the Week for May 13-19
After another exciting week of the high school track and field season, it's time to look back on the best performances. Read about the athletes who stood out last week and let us know who you think should be the North Jersey Performer of the Week in the poll at the bottom of this page.
Rams Ride Risley, Aabel, Connolly in Carmel’s 1st Upset of Yorktown
Pleasantville Shakes Somers in OT; Playoffs on Tap for all. There’s a lot to like about CARMEL High senior and two-sport star Matt Risley, who has manned a spot on the varsity circuit since his rookie campaign as a fresh-faced, hard-nosed freshman. Leadership skills through the roof, a sense of humility and respect for others, likeability among the paths he regularly crosses, but more than anything is Risley’s want to compete at a prime level and a will to win that is second to none.
Justin Thomas wanted hometown PGA Championship win ‘a little too bad’
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Justin Thomas didn’t win the PGA Championship in his hometown this week, but he walked off the 18th green after Sunday’s round at Valhalla feeling like a winner. Thomas closed the tournament with a 3-under-par 68 in the final round to finish 13-under par, with a birdie on the last. And, as he was showered with a thunderous ovation on his way off the green, there were tears in his eyes as he clapped back at the galleries. “It was an unbelievable week,” Thomas said. “I’m bummed it’s over. I had so much fun. The fans were unbelievable. I...
Thomas Detry’s late birdie assured him of a top-4 finish at the PGA and an invitation to the Masters
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Thomas Detry’s 12-footer for birdie on the par-5 18th on Sunday at the PGA Championship did more than assure the 31-year-old of his best finish in a major. It also carried him all the way to Augusta National. Detry’s closing 5-under 66 — capped...
Softball: Vote now for lohud Player of the Week (May 13-19)
After another action-packed week, it's time to crown the lohud Softball Player of the Week. Meet the finalists that were catalysts on the diamond. The players' credentials are listed above the fan poll — which will be live until 2 p.m. Tuesday. The winner will be announced on lohud social media accounts on...
Yorktown Grad Huff Returns as Head Soccer Coach
YORKTOWN, N.Y.—Justin Huff is coming home. After three seasons as an assistant coach at Somers–where he helped the Tuskers to the 2021 New York State Class A title–the Yorktown High School grad is returning to his alma mater to lead the varsity soccer program.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER Huff replaces Zoran Milojevic, who left to become the associate head men’s soccer Coach at Lehman College in the Bronx back in January. Milojevic coached the Huskers the last three campaigns, including 2022, when Yorktown won the Section 1 Class A title, the third sectional title...
4,400 miles away, Xander Schauffele’s dad celebrated from a shipping container
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — After his putt fell and his arms raised, after he hugged his wife and signed his scorecard and took the first of ten thousand photos, after he struck the final blow that slayed the dragon, Xander Schauffele had a moment of stillness to do something important.
‘Really annoyed me’: Drawn-out ruling irritates PGA Championship contender
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Robert MacIntyre was up against compound fencing. He was in the mud. He was on some stairs. He was on a platform. MacIntyre was also frustrated. “It’s just really annoyed me,” he said Friday night at the PGA Championship. The process, he said, lasted...
Bryson DeChambeau hopes ‘disappointing’ PGA Championship near-miss propels future major success
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Bryson DeChambeau called his near-miss at the PGA Championship Sunday at Valhalla, where he did everything but win, “definitely disappointing.’’ But after shooting a final-round 64 to finish 20-under par — one shot shy of winner Xander Schauffele — DeChambeau was energized by his performance. “It’s one that gives me a lot of momentum for the rest of the majors,” DeChambeau said. “I said today was ‘closing time,’ but it will be closing time hopefully over the next couple majors.” DeChambeau electrified the huge crowds this week. DeChambeau, who birdied 18 Sunday to get to 20-under and tie Schauffele, forcing...
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