Bonfire lights up Somers High School

The Somers community kicked off Spirit Week on Sunday, Sept. 22 with a day of activities at the high school. The event was capped off by a bonfire, which got everybody ready for the Homecoming football game on Friday, Sept. 27 against Hen Hud. Somers cruised past the Sailors 55-0.

More photos after the jump.

Somers splits with Mahopac in tennis

The Somers varsity girls’ tennis team split games with Mahopac last week. They defeated the Indians 7-0 on Oct. 4 at Mahopac High, but lost 5-2 the following day at Reis Park.

Mooooook! Mookie Wilson takes part in Somers baseball event

By Brian Marschhauser
Of The Somers Record

Former New York Mets outfielder Mookie Wilson, a member of the 1986 World Championship team, took part in the annual baseball trophy presentation Oct. 2 for the Somers Youth Sports Organization (SYSO).

Wilson began the ceremony with a 10-minute speech about making and sustaining a Major League career through hard work and work ethic, and not necessarily with natural ability.

“I was a decent hitter but I never hit .300,” Wilson told the crowd inside the Somers Middle School auditorium. “But the one thing that I could always do was run.”

Somers Library 5K Trail Race and 1-Mile Family Fun Run

The Somers Library Foundation held its 5K Trail Race and 1-Mile Family Fun Run on the morning of Sunday, Sept. 29.

EDITORIAL: Somers gun sign incident is symptom of a national problem

By Bryan Fumagalli and Brett Freeman
Editor and Publisher

The politics of divisiveness leapt off of the national news pages and onto the front page of The Somers Record last week (“Gun sign controversy now Constitutional issue,” Oct. 3, Page 1).

Read The Somers Record's initial article here.

On Sept. 23, The Blaze, which is a national news, information and opinion site created by conservative commentator Glenn Beck, published a one-sided article about Somers resident Jon Gibson, who posted a video on NYFirearms.com showing Somers Police Officer Larry Collura removing a pro-Second Amendment sign from his yard.

Tuskers win two games, suffer first loss

By Wesley Cash
For The Somers Record

The Somers Tuskers went 2-1 last week, beating Roy C. Ketcham and Arlington, but they suffered their first loss of the season to Our Lady of Lourdes.

Somers, which is ranked No. 2 in New York State in Class A, beat Ketcham 3-0 on Oct. 1. Senior captain Carolyn Casey scored two goals and junior Nicole Anes, who returned from an injury, netted one. Junior Melissa Righetti, junior Shoshana Bedrosian, and freshman Melina Couzis each had one assist. Senior goalkeeper Justine Huber had 10 saves.

Tuskers topple Spring Valley in Week 5

By Rob DiAntonio
Of The Somers Record

After a Week 2 loss to Rye, Somers knew its only chance of making the playoffs was to run the gauntlet and win every game left on its schedule.

So far, so good.