MetroSports ​Magazine

by Warren Rosenberg, MetroSports Magazine August 18, 2026 PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. Some of New York’s best table tennis players converged on the Westchester Table Tennis Center on Sunday, August 16, for the 2026 USA Table Tennis New York State Championships, bringing together elite competitors and rising young players in a full day of competition. The championship, sanctioned by USA Table Tennis (USATT), featured 16 events for men, women, boys and girls, with competitors

by Clark Thompson - MetroSports Magazine August 2026 The fast-growing sport of junior roller derby took center stage Saturday, August 8, when the Hudson Valley Frightmares faced the New Jersey Roller Derby Small Stars as part of Garden State Roller Derby’s annual Clash of the Cryptids doubleheader. This long-awaited rematch between the HV Frightmares and NJ SmallStars, hosted by Garden State Roller Derby at the Inline Skating Club of America in North Arlington, NJ, wa

by Clark Thompson and Warren Rosenberg - MetroSports Magazine August 27, 2026 WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — One of Westchester County’s most recognizable summer basketball traditions is back on the court in 2026, this time under a new name and with a new home. The longtime Ferris World Basketball Tournament, a White Plains institution dating back more than four decades, has returned as the White Plains Adult Men’s Summer Basketball League, bringing competitive summer basketball b

by Dennis Thornton, MetroSports Magazine - August 10, 2026 The Women's Elite Rugby League, capped off its second full season of professional women's rugby this weekend with the 2026 Legacy Cup Championship. Although neither the New York or Boston teams made it to the championship, they did face off against each other in their respective season final match on July 25th. It was a beautiful sunny afternoon at Memorial Field, Mt. Vernon home of the NY Exiles. The Exiles were

by Warren Rosenberg, MetroSports Magazine July 19, 2026 The rivalry between New York and Texas added another chapter on Sunday as the New York Nitro defeated the Austin Aces in AVP League professional beach volleyball action, giving Empire State fans another reason to celebrate. The victory came after Saturday's matches were postponed by weather, with the teams returning Sunday to settle the score on the sand. Above: The AVP Beach Volleyball Court on Central Park's Wollm

by Clark Thompson and Warren Rosenberg, MetroSports Magazine July 10, 2026 New Jersey's Thomas Annunziata continued to establish himself as one of ARCA's premier road course racers by capturing the ARCA Menards Series Lime Rock Park 100 on Friday, July 10, 2026. Driving the No. 70 JBL Audio Toyota for Nitro Motorsports, the Colts Neck native turned in a commanding performance, leading 59 of the 68 laps to earn his first ARCA victory of the 2026 season and the second of his c

by Clark Thompson - MetroSports Magazine, July 2026 The New York Bears officially kicked off their 2026 New England Football League season by hosting the historic Glens Falls Greenjackets at the Joseph St. Lawrence Sports Complex in Hillburn, New York. The match-up featured two respected programs looking to make an early statement as the summer semi-professional football season got underway. The Bears wasted little time setting the tone, using a balanced offensive attack and

by Dennis Thornton, MetroSports Magazine - May 9, 2026 The New York Exiles opened their 2026 home schedule on May 9 at The Stadium at Memorial Field in Mount Vernon, New York, delivering an exciting showcase of top-level women’s rugby despite the challenging weather conditions. Steady rain throughout the match created a slick field and tested both teams’ ball-handling and footing, but the Exiles embraced the elements with the toughness and determination you’d expect in

by Warren Rosenberg, MetroSports Magazine - May 9, 2026 The 58th Annual Glenn D. Loucks Memorial Track & Field Games once again transformed White Plains High School into one of the premier stages for high school track and field in the United States. Held May 7–9 in White Plains, the nationally renowned meet welcomed approximately 3,800 athletes from 10 states and two countries, producing elite national-level performances. Above: Duncan May from Brooklyn Technical High Scho

by Warren Rosenberg, MetroSports Magazine - April 2, 2026 The Westchester Table Tennis Center reached an historic milestone during its March 2026 Westchester Open, becoming the only table-tennis club in the United States to surpass $1 million in cumulative prize money awarded through its long-running monthly tournaments. Held on the weekend of March 28–29 at its facility in Pleasantville, NY, the center’s March Open, a USA Table Tennis (USATT) a four-star event, featured

by Warren Rosenberg, MetroSports Magazine - March 28, 2026 The Westchester Knicks, the official NBA G League affiliate of the New York Knicks, closed out their 2025-26 season with a close win, 123-121, over the visiting Windy City Bulls on their home court at the Westchester County Center. Although they closed out the season with a three-game winning streak, the regular season record of 14-22 might be looked upon as a disappointment. On the positive side, the 2025–26 seaso

by Clark Thompson, MetroSports Magazine March 16, 2026 The idea of a crossover clash between Big East Football and the New England Football League has always carried a certain intrigue - two competitive regional circuits with distinct identities, colliding for bragging rights and momentum. That intrigue became reality in the highly anticipated matchup between the New England Golden Lions and the Middlesex 49ers, a game that delivered intensity, physicality, and a compell

by Warren Rosenberg, MetroSports Magazine February 10, 2026 In a season that is now noted in the NCAA record books, the New York University (NYU) Violets women’s basketball team has rewritten history with an extraordinary winning streak that continues to grow through the 2025–26 season. This past Sunday, February 8, 2026, NYU secured its 82nd consecutive victory, a win that now stands as the longest in NCAA Division III women’s basketball history. Above: Courtside celebrat

by Warren Rosenberg, MetroSports Magazine January 31, 2026 On Friday, January 30, 2026, the sport of sumo wrestling made an appearance in White Plains, New York, as the World Championship Sumo (WCS) tournament was held at the Westchester County Center. This landmark event brought one of the world’s oldest and most revered combat sports to a new stage, attracting fans from across the region for an intense night of elite athletic competition. Above: Fans packed into the

by Warren Rosenberg, John Chuhran and Clark Thompson - January 12, 2026 The weekend of January 9-11, 2026 brought 40 of the worlds most talented bull riders, dozens of bucking bulls, and three days of sell-out crowds to the dirt-filled floor of Madison Square Garden. “The World’s Most Famous Arena” was transformed from a hockey and basketball palace into a dirt-packed battleground where the world’s top bull riders faced off against some of the rankest bucking bulls on the