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Snapshot: PMHS varsity rugby defeats national No. 2 Xavier

Snapshot: PMHS varsity rugby defeats national No. 2 Xavier

By Kira Findikyan, Business Editor
April 16, 2024

The PMHS varsity rugby team defeated national No. 2 Xavier High School 20-14 at Glover Field on Sunday. The last time the two met was in the 2023 New York State high school final. In the 10 years...

Pelham Rec seventh/eighth and fifth grade girls basketball teams go to finals at County Center All Star Championship

Pelham Rec seventh/eighth and fifth grade girls basketball teams go to finals at County Center All Star Championship

April 12, 2024

The Pelham Recreation seventh/eighth grade and fifth grade girls basketball teams both made it to the finals at the County Center All Star Championship. After a close game with Eastchester, the...

Champions: Pelham Rec eighth and sixth grade boys basketball teams win county titles

Champions: Pelham Rec eighth and sixth grade boys basketball teams win county titles

April 10, 2024

Editor's note: This write up was provided by the Pelham Recreation Department.  Pelham Recreation boys basketball teams captured two Westchester County Basketball Championships at the County Center...

Three elementary-age Pelham siblings achieve national rankings in track and field events

Three elementary-age Pelham siblings achieve national rankings in track and field events

By Oliver Lavallee, Assistant Managing Editor
April 5, 2024

Three elementary-age Pelham siblings have achieved national rankings in track and field events. Yanick Walker, the oldest at nine, is third in the nation in his age group for the 400-meter sprint...

Coach Michael Cambria (left) with Ed Witz, who Cambria replaced two years ago.

PMHS ice hockey coach Michael Cambria resigns to take helm at Iona Prep

By Luigi Di Cristofano, Staff Reporter
April 1, 2024

PMHS ice hockey coach Michael Cambria announced his resignation in an email to Pelham's hockey community Wednesday night. “It was one of the hardest decisions I’ve ever had to make," Cambria said....

Snapshots: Pelham Recreation Pickleball Tournament at Hutch gym

Snapshots: Pelham Recreation Pickleball Tournament at Hutch gym

March 23, 2024

The Pelham Recreation Pickleball Tournament was held March 16 in the Hutchinson Elementary School gym. Rakhi Datta and John Melloy were the first place winners, and Dan Bittner and Aaron Key took second.  

PMHS girls basketball ends season with Section 1 semifinal loss to Albertus Magnus

PMHS girls basketball ends season with Section 1 semifinal loss to Albertus Magnus

By Nicolas Flores, Sports Editor
February 29, 2024

The PMHS girls varsity basketball team faced No. 1 seed Albertus Magnus in the Section 1 semifinal, where they were ultimately defeated 68-32 on Tuesday. Pelham, the No. 10 seed, contained the Falcons...

Pelham Varsity Pucks graduating seniors.

PMHS varsity hockey season ends with defeat in section championship

By Jack Boyce, Assistant Sports Editor
February 27, 2024

PMHS varsity hockey, the defending Section 1 champions and #1 seed, fell to the #3 seed Byram Hills 4-3 in the New York State Division II Section 1 championship on Sunday. Pelham dominated the opening...

Pelham ice hockey moves on to sectional championship; girls basketball secures spot in semifinals

Pelham ice hockey moves on to sectional championship; girls basketball secures spot in semifinals

By Gabby Ahitow and Luigi Di Cristofano
February 24, 2024

The PMHS ice hockey and the girls basketball teams both made progress in the sectional tournaments during the winter break for the schools. Hockey had a bye in the quarterfinal round after receiving...

Sprint team breaks fifth PMHS record; track and field athletes qualify for states in several events

Sprint team breaks fifth PMHS record; track and field athletes qualify for states in several events

By Nicolas Flores, Sports Editor
February 6, 2024

Pelham's track and field sprint team continues to dominate in the postseason, with Sunday's section championship performance including yet another broken 4x200 record and qualifying for the state championship. The...

Co-captain Will Crotty poses with his 100 point puck.

PMHS hockey takes down Divison II state champs Skaneateles; Will Crotty reaches 100 career points

By Nicolas Flores, Sports Editor
January 6, 2024

The PMHS ice hockey team made the journey north this weekend for the annual Duke Schneider Tournament in Skaneateles, where they placed second overall. Pelham made a strong impression Friday night,...

PMHS sophomore Ava Karame, already in USA development mix, becomes first girl picked for varsity ice hockey in six years

PMHS sophomore Ava Karame, already in USA development mix, becomes first girl picked for varsity ice hockey in six years

By Shannon Winston, Staff Reporter
January 3, 2024

Without a doubt, no PMHS team gets more attention than varsity ice hockey—and for good reason. The Pelicans won the state championship in 2017 and 2022 and have collected 12 Section 1 D2 titles. That...

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