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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...
New field makes long-awaited debut
The spring season means a new sports playing field on the John F. Kennedy High School campus will get its first tests. Oscar Martinez has coached the varsity defensive line and tight ends on the Kennedy football team since the end of 2020 and has been fighting for the field to be redone for just about as long.
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.
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...
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...
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.
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...
Darien Parents Call Foul on Proposed School Sports Fees
DARIEN - High school parents are pushing back against the district’s proposal to charge fees for playing sports to cover some of this year‘s budget shortfall. To help bridge the $2 million gap bet... Haven’t subscribed yet? Click here to register. CT Examiner is just $20 a...
17 NCHS Student-Athletes Recognized at Ceremony
More than 80 friends, family members and coaches joined 17 New Canaan High School student-athletes on Monday for the Division III Recognition Ceremony. Organized by parents Meghan Finnigan and Nancy Roeder and run by NCHS Athletic Director Jay Egan, the annual ceremony recognizes seniors who intend to play sports at D3 colleges in the fall (see gallery above).
Girls lacrosse Class B semis: Greeley to play Yorktown after comeback win over Fox Lane
BEDFORD — Games can sometimes change in a blink. Or, as was demonstrated Monday night, in 18 seconds. No. 2-seed Fox Lane went up 3-0 Monday on visiting No. 3 Horace Greeley Monday in their Section 1 Class B girls semifinal lacrosse game. That score looked likely to stick...
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