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RHS Football
Garnets Win Fourth Straight Section Championship; Archibald and Antico Named MVPs
After spinning their wheels in the sand and coughing up the ball four times in the first half, the Garnets had to come out in the third quarter and make a statement on the first possession of the half.

Rye Neck Girls Soccer
The Magical Run Comes to an End
The clock finally stuck midnight for Cinderella Wednesday, Nov. 1, in Nanuet as the Golden Knights defeated the Panthers, 6-1, but the road to the Class B semifinal is one that will long be remembered for Rye Neck.

Paddles Up!

Gearing up for the platform tennis season, Bob Considine and Mike Cochran of Viking Academy gave a three-hour platform tennis clinic at Manursing Island Club last week. Paddle tennis, as it is colloquially called, has enjoyed a recent surge in popularity. Westchester paddle tennis will be at an all time high with over 50 teams playing in multiple leagues throughout the county, according to Considine, who with his partner is ranked fifth in the nation.

Rye, which has a rich platform tennis history, has five clubs fielding teams in both men's and women's leagues. Pictured with the pros: Peter Urbanczyk, Bill Gedale, Doug Stern, Monte Stubbs, Cole Mackay, Mark Rice, Sam Baker and Jim Gallagher, members of the Manursing Men's Team.
Kek Knowles

Annual Thanksgiving Cup

Turkey time is tennis time at Rye Racquet Club, which is gearing up for its 14th annual Thanksgiving Cup Tournament, Nov. 23 through 25. Sponsored by Yonex Corporation USA and Rye Pro Shop, the event features men's and women's singles and doubles, mixed doubles and two junior divisions, 12-and-under and 16-and-under singles.

Men can work up an appetite in the singles event Thursday morning or work off their holiday indulging on Saturday in the doubles division. Women's singles is slotted for Thursday at 12:30 p.m. and doubles, Friday morning. Mixed doubles takes place Friday afternoon. Juniors can keep busy over the holiday weekend on Thursday morning for the 12-and-unders and Friday afternoon for the 16-and-unders.

Entry fees are $40 for singles, $58 per doubles team and $36 for juniors. Babysitting is available; reservations are required. For further information, call Rye Racquet Club at 835-3030.

RHS Field Hockey
Garnets Exact Revenge; Take Sectional Title from Putnam Valley
Head coach Kevin Kelly and his Rye Garnets waited 365 days for this moment.
On the fifth of November, 2005, Putnam Valley defeated Rye, 1-0, in the Sectional final at Lakeland High School. It was the Garnets only loss of the season, and the Tigers would go on to win the State Championship.

Holy Child VS. Rye Country Day School Field Hockey
Last Second Heroics Earn Holy Child First State Championship
“Unbelievable.”
Whether it was in complete jubilation or dejection, that was the word most uttered after Holy Child’s – well, unbelievable – 1-0 victory over Rye Country Day School. With Monday, Nov. 6’s win, the Gryphons claimed the New York State Association of Independent Schools Athletic Association Championship.

Wildcats Surge to the Finals
Even though their season ended in a heartbreaking loss to Holy Child in the NYSAISAA Finals, Rye Country Day School must be commended for an excellent season. Prior to the loss to the Gryphons, the Wildcats defeated Masters, 5-2, at home, and then Fieldston on the road in the Bronx, 3-2. They finished the season with a record of 9-4-2.

RHS Girls Soccer
Injuries Plague Valiant Effort
Despite having lost eight of its nine starters to graduation, the Garnets began their first fall season on a tear. The attack was spearheaded by the unstoppable scoring power of sophomore Alex Rimmer and senior Co-Captain Caitlin McGowan.

Holy Child/RCDS Girls Soccer
Wildcats Roll Over Gryphons in First-Round Encounter
Unlike Holy Child and Rye Country Day School’s clash for the State Championship in field hockey, the soccer meeting between these two schools on Nov. 6 was a different story.