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Fall sports preview: PMHS football returns with chance to three-peat Colonial Cup, build on last seasons 6-3 record

Fall sports preview: PMHS football returns with chance to three-peat Colonial Cup, build on last season’s 6-3 record

By Nicolas Flores, Sports Editor
August 29, 2023

High school football season is upon us, and fans of the Pelicans can expect an exciting season. Last year, Pelham defeated longtime rivals Eastchester 27-21 in the Colonial Cup for the second year in a...

PMHS grad Nick Lapponese taken in first round of draft by New York Ironworkers of Major League Rugby

PMHS grad Nick Lapponese taken in first round of draft by New York Ironworkers of Major League Rugby

By Phoebe Schwarz, Assistant Managing Editor
August 22, 2023

Call it a homecoming. Nick Lapponese, a 2019 PMHS graduate, was drafted into Major League Rugby by the New York Ironworkers for the 2023-24 season and will play his home games at Memorial Field...

Kate Douglass wins first individual gold medal at World Championships

Kate Douglass wins first individual gold medal at World Championships

By Nicolas Flores, Sports Editor
July 28, 2023

PMHS alumna Kate Douglass has won five medals during the 2023 World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, which started on Sunday. She earned her first ever individual world championship gold medal...

From left, Veeran Dhaliwal, Owen Wallace, Justin Cohen, Max Purcea, Brendan Wallace.

PCRA mens 4 wins silver at USRowing Summer Nationals

By Jack Boyce, Assistant Sports Editor
July 26, 2023

PCRA's mens 4+ boat finished second at the USRowing Summer Nationals in Bethel, Ohio which took place July 13-16. In addition to the mens' success, the women's U17 4+ boat finished fourth. Summer Nationals...

Kate Douglass

Kate Douglass named AAU James E. Sullivan Award semifinalist

By Phoebe Schwarz, Assistant Managing Editor
July 13, 2023

Pelham native Kate Douglass was named a semifinalist for the 93rd annual AAU James E. Sullivan Award. The annual award is presented to the most outstanding U.S. athletes at the collegiate or Olympic...

Pelham Girls Travel U-11 Wolfpack win premiere division after tourney runs

Pelham Girls Travel U-11 Wolfpack win premiere division after tourney runs

July 13, 2023

Editor’s note: This write up was provided by the Pelham Girls Travel U-11 Wolfpack.  The Pelham Girls Travel U-11 Wolfpack have won the Spring 2023 Premiere Division, after coming in second place...

Chinny Njoku becomes stronger rower with RSR Elite Girls Racing Team

Chinny Njoku becomes stronger rower with RSR Elite Girls Racing Team

By Sandra Chalissery, Staff Reporter
July 12, 2023

Rising senior Chinny Njoku was selected for the Ready Set Row (RSR) Elite Girls Racing Team. She is currently attending a training camp for the team at the University of Alabama, where she will stay until...

Kate Douglass breaks 200 IM record, becomes second-fastest American ever in event

Kate Douglass breaks 200 IM record, becomes second-fastest American ever in event

By Nicolas Flores, Assistant Sports Editor
July 7, 2023

Former Pelican Kate Douglass broke the U.S. Open record for the women’s 200 individual medley, clocking in at an astonishing 2:07.09  to win the event at the U.S. World Trials Saturday afternoon. Douglass...

Pelham varsity baseball team helps coach Daniel.

Athletes Helping Athletes brings sports to disabled Pelham youth

By Shannon Winston, Staff Reporter
June 30, 2023

When then eight-year-old Madison Schneider saw her friend Daniel unable to play Pelham sports due to his disability, she immediately saw how unfair it was. The two are only six months apart and grew up...

PMHSs Ava Karame to attend Girls 15U USA Hockey Development Camp this summer

PMHS’s Ava Karame to attend Girls 15U USA Hockey Development Camp this summer

By Kira Findikyan, Business Editor
June 29, 2023

PMHS sophomore Ava Karame will head to the Girls 15U USA Hockey Development Camp on July 10 after being selected for the national program in May. This past year, Karame was the only girl on the PMHS JV...

Pelham Little League crowns Home Run Derby champs with first event since before pandemic

Pelham Little League crowns Home Run Derby champs with first event since before pandemic

June 29, 2023

As night fell on Glover Field and with over 250 spectators on hand, some of Pelham's finest baseball players were focused on hitting home runs during Pelham Little League's annual Home Run Derby, which...

Pelham 10U travel baseball wins Tri-County League Championship with 13-3 victory over NYC Sluggers

Pelham 10U travel baseball wins Tri-County League Championship with 13-3 victory over NYC Sluggers

June 28, 2023

Capping off an impressive spring season, Pelham's 10U travel baseball team defeated the NYC Sluggers on June 11 by a score of 13-3 and won the Spring 2023 Tri-County League Championship. With a combination...

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