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Mercy Athletics Moment #10: Garrett Kirkland Sets School Record for Career Three-Pointers and Games Played
DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. (July 1, 2024) – For the ninth year, Mercy University Athletics will recap the year by counting down the Top-10 most memorable moments of the 2023-24 season, with all 10 sports represented. Mercy University Athletics will release a Top-10 moment, as chosen by the athletics staff,...
NJ Gymnast Who At 9 Said Her Dream Was Landing Spot On Olympic Team Just Made It Happen
Hezly Rivera sure stuck the landing on that one.The 16-year-old Bergen County native who at 9 said she dreamed of making a spot on the USA gymnastics team did just that.She's headed to the Paris Olympics.Hezly, whose family moved from Oradell to Plano, TX, finished fifth in the all-aroun…
Salif Mane of FDU is going to Paris Olympics after winning U.S. Olympic trials triple jump
In May, Salif Mane earned a degree in civil engineering from Fairleigh Dickinson University. On Sunday, he earned something even more impressive: A spot on the U.S. track & field team at the Paris Olympics. And Mane didn’t just make the team − he struck gold at the Olympic trials,...
Westchester-Putnam girls track: State medalists Crisp and Donovan share top award
Elisa Crisp and Haylie Donovan both pray at the starting line. Donovan even puts holy water on her legs before her races. Doing so increases the feeling God is with her when she runs, although there's also a luck component to it, too. ...
Sameer Thomas: Overcoming Small Stature to Excel as a High School Football RB Sensation
Do not let Lehman High School (Bronx) running back Sameer Thomas‘ size fool you. At 5-foot-7, 165 pounds, the rising senior rushed for a total of 1518 yards on 169 carries (8.95 per attempt) with 19 touchdowns in just eight games in the 2023-24 season. Those impressive numbers led...
16 Spartan Field Hockey Student-Athletes Named to NE10 Spring Academic Honor Roll
Mansfield, Mass. – On Monday, the Northeast-10 Conference released its annual Spring Semester Academic Awards, where 16 St. Thomas Aquinas College Field Hockey student-athletes were recognized by the NE10 for their individual successes in the classroom. The NE10 Academic Honor Roll acknowledges the commitment of student-athletes to excel in...
Olympic triple jumper Salif Mane joins Sports Nation Nightly
NEW YORK (PIX11) — Bronx native Salif Mane joins Figgie and Moose after qualifying for the 2024 Olympics in Paris. He and his coach Leroy Solomon talk about the hard work it took for them to get to this point. Watch the video player for the full story and be sure to tune in to NY […]
Celebrated Club Reopens Following Fazio Renovation
The golf course renovation at Hudson National Golf Club in Croton-on-Hudson, N.Y. features significant improvements to all 18 greens, every bunker, new grasses and irrigation, and a greater reliance on strategic decision-making, especially by the better player. Hudson National Golf Club in Croton-on-Hudson, N.Y. has unveiled its Fazio Design after...
Tuckahoe swimmers prevail in key NVSL Division 1 showdown
With an 8-4 edge in the relay races, after each team won 20 individual events, the visiting Tuckahoe Tigers topped the Chesterbrook Tiger Sharks, 238-182, the morning of June 29 in a Northern Virginia Swimming League Division 1 first-place showdown between the perennial powers and McLean rivals. Tuckhoe is tied...
Baseball: Fox Lane standout Tyler Renz headlines 2024 lohud Westchester/Putnam All-Stars
2024 lohud Westchester/Putnam Baseball Player of the Year. Tyler Renz, Sr., P, Fox Lane: The St. John's-bound standout repeated as Conference 1 and league pitcher of the Year, and he was awarded Section 1 Pitcher of the Year. He went 8-1 this season with a 1.13 ERA and 88 strikeouts, while holding opponents to a .148 batting average. Renz was a key catalyst in bringing the Foxes to the Section 1 Class AA finals, stepping up big and earning wins in relief in three consecutive playoff games to bring Fox Lane to the championship game. His lone loss of the year came in a 1-0 pitcher's duel against Class AAA state runner-up Ketcham, where the Foxes were kept hitless in the tight battle. Renz received plenty of interest and visits from MLB scouts this past season. A three-year varsity player, he graduates as the Foxes' all-time record holder in wins (19) and strikeouts (224).
The Lighthouse Swim Across the Hudson Set for September 8
The Lighthouse Swim, an annual three-mile open water swim event on the Hudson River from Nyack to Sleepy Hollow, will take place on Sunday, September 8 at 9:00 a.m. This event is a fundraiser for Feeding Westchester, Nyack Center, and Soup Angels giving swimmers a unique opportunity to take on a challenging early morning swim across the scenic Hudson River.
In Memoriam: FDU Mourns the Passing of Two-Sport Standout Donald Margolin
Hackensack, N.J. – FDU is saddened to hear of the passing of Donald Margolin ('57). Margolin, a 2016 FDU Hall of Fame Inductee, passed away on July 1, 2024. He was 88. Margolin played both men's basketball and baseball in his time as a Knight and shined in both. He is a member of both baseball's and men's basketball's All-Decade team for the 1950s. In 1957, Margolin averaged 19.8 points per game on the hardwood and was named to the New Jersey College All-Star Team.
Castleberry Announces Promotion of Nick Battle
HACKENSACK, N.J. – FDU Head Men's Basketball Coach Jack Castleberry announced the promotion of Nick Battle to Assistant Coach on Tuesday morning. Battle began his time with the Knights in the 2023-24 season as the Director of Basketball Operations. "Since joining the staff, Nick has proven to be incredibly...
Olympic Trials: Knee problem forces White Plains/Marist racewalker Priore from race
It was a long day or, rather, a short day for Mia Priore Saturday during the women's 20-kilometer racewalk at the U.S. Olympic Trials in Oregon. Priore has had a quick ascent in the sport, going from a White Plains High School walker (Class of 2022), to two years on the Marist College...
Softball Notes: Hasbrouck Heights' Riordan Named to BCC All County Third Team
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ - Catching up on some of the stories that were missed during the previous six weeks in local sports. Hasbrouck Heights' junior Mackenzie Riordan was named to the Bergen County Coaches Girls softball team announced in mid-June. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER Riordan was the Lady Aviators shortstop for the 2024, and led the team in almost every offensive category, hitting from the leadoff spot. She slugged a team high six home runs, led the team in runs scored (36), home runs (six), doubles (six) while batting .573 on the season,...
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