I always enjoy attending the Section 1 All-Elite Field Hockey Dinner because it is a celebration of the season, honoring the many outstanding players in Westchester, Rockland, Putnam and Dutchess Counties. However, once the dinner concluded tonight, it hit me, the 2008 Section 1 field hockey season is officially over… Read More →
I’m at the Binghamton Press and Sun Bulletin office filing my Rye girls soccer stat-final story and I heard that East Rochester defeated Marathon, 2-0 in the Class C title game. This is very surprising. Ward Melville dethroned defending state champion Williamsville North, 2-0 in the Class A final. No… Read More →
Final: Marathon 3, Bronxville 0 Marathon will play East Rochester tomorrow for the state title. East Rochester beat Pine Plains 3-1 in the other semi. Congratulations to Bronxville on an excellent season, especially its three seniors – captains Jessica Murrer, Caroline Harris and Anne Piper. Bronxville coaches Courtnie Egan,... Read More →
For the third consecutive year Holy Child and Rye Country Day School met in the Independent schools state title game. Holy Child won the title in 2006 and last year RCDS was the champ. Holy Child won its second state championship, 2-1 in penalty strokes. The teams traded goals during… Read More →
Class BÂ Garden City 2, Putnam Valley 1: Garden City jumped ahead 2-0 at the 12:31 mark of the second half as Amanda Keller scored on a penalty corner. Putnam Valley did cut the lead in half on an Amanda DeChent goal with 2:54 remaining. This also came on a penalty… Read More →
Prior to the 2006 season, I always remember the state field hockey playoff brackets revolving around Section 1, Section 2 and Section 9 with one team receiving a bye to the regional final each year. However, in 2006 and 2007, Section 1 was thrown into the mix with Section 4… Read More →
Here is the schedule for Saturday’s regional finals at Lakeland: Class A – Mamaroneck will face Section 11 champ Ward Melville after a 3-1 win over East Meadow. The Ward Melville coaches were scouting Mamaroneck in the Section 1 final. Even before I saw the coaches, it was pretty much… Read More →
No. 3 Putnam Valley (18-2) vs. No. 1 Lakeland (18-2) Update 6: Putnam Valley wins 3-2. It’s the Tigers first sectional championship since 2005, when they won the state tournament. Update 5: Putnam Valley goes up 3-2. Megan Warning deflected in an Ashley Morgan pass for her second goal of… Read More →
FINAL – Bronxville 2, North Salem 0 5:54 – Bronxville extended its lead to 2-0 on a Jessica Murrer goal with two minutes remaining in the first half. 5:41 – Bronxville’s Brooke Gogel scored on a penalty corner with 10 minutes remaining in the first half, giving the Broncos a… Read More →
We’re just about to start the Class A final between No. 3 Suffern (14-4-3) and No. 1 Mamaroneck (20-0). Check back here throughout the day for live updates. FINAL – Mamaroneck 4, Suffern 0 Mamaroneck, playing in its fifth straight sectional final, won its third Section 1 championship since 2004…. Read More →