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Baseball: John Jay edges Arlington, heads for intradistrict Section 1 final versus Ketcham
FREEDOM PLAINS - It still was eating at Austin Seipp afterwards, the John Jay-East Fishkill sophomore seemingly reluctant to forgive himself the defensive blunder. While tracking a soft liner to right, the outfielder stumbled and fell, costing him a split second and allowing the ball to drop just beyond the reach of his belated dive. The result was a run-scoring double that gave Arlington a lead in the third inning. ...
Girls lacrosse Class B semis: Greeley to play Yorktown after comeback win over Fox Lane
BEDFORD — Games can sometimes change in a blink. Or, as was demonstrated Monday night, in 18 seconds. No. 2-seed Fox Lane went up 3-0 Monday on visiting No. 3 Horace Greeley Monday in their Section 1 Class B girls semifinal lacrosse game. ...
Mahopac Honors Outgoing Seniors, But Can’t Get Past Rams
MAHOPAC, N.Y.— Senior Danny Koch had a hat-trick and an assist, and senior Liam Scanlon added two goals, but it wasn’t enough last Friday night on Senior Night at Mahopac High School, as the Wolf Pac dropped an 11-6 decision to the neighboring Carmel Rams. Carmel jumped out early in the game and led 3-0 after one. Mahopac closed the gap to 3-2 by halftime, but couldn’t stop Carmel in the second half. It was the first time Carmel had ever beaten Mahopac in boys lacrosse.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER “We played tough,...
Con Edison Athlete of the Week: John Jay Cross River baseball's Nick Fassert
Athletics: In the Wolves' 3-0 win over Somers on May 14, Fassert tossed a complete game and struck out 11 batters. He had a perfect game broken up with two outs in the seventh inning. ... In a 7-4 loss to Rye on May 13, he went 2 for 3 with a walk, a run scored, and an RBI. ... In a 9-1 win over Brewster on May 8, he got the win after allowing one run on three hits and striking out 15. He also had a day at the plate, going 3 for 4 with four RBIs. ... The captain of the baseball team, he hit the 200 career strikeout milestone earlier in the season. ... Fassert will continue his baseball career next year at Amherst.
Fassert Almost Perfect as Wolves Clinch Title
CROSS RIVER, N.Y. - On Tuesday, May 14, a win versus Somers would give John Jay a share of the league title with Yorktown, so starting pitcher Nick Fassert put his team first. “I knew I had to come out here and perform for the boys,” said the senior. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER The understatement of the year, it turned out. Fassert was one out from a perfect game, and despite finally giving up a hit in the 3-0 victory, the coach would have given anything to be a tenth player on the...
Harvey Tennis Team Captures HVAL Title
KATONAH, N.Y. - The Harvey School’s girl varsity tennis team are the 2024 champions of the HVAL. The Cavaliers, undefeated in the league and the top seed entering the title match, held off the second seed Watkinson Rams 4-3 in a hard-fought contest on Harvey’s Davis Courts Monday, May 13.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER “Our girls were pushed to the limit by regular-season runner-up Watkinson, but our depth in doubles once again was the difference as we swept all three must-win doubles matches,” said a jubilant Harvey head coach Tim Cornell. In singles, despite feeling...
Somers Flag Football Pounds Panas, Falls to Lakeland
SOMERS, N.Y. - The Somers flag football season began with injuries and a string of losses. So the team figured an attitude adjustment couldn’t hurt. Dinners and off-field get togethers, said Julia Schmidberger, “built our chemistry as a team.” CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER And the results revealed with a berth in the sectionals on May 9 at home versus Panas. But the Tuskers did more than show up. The girls won a resounding 32-0 victory and moved on to face Lakeland in round two on Saturday. The Tuskers did stall in their first drive, though....
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