The LoHud Girls Basketball Blog

Tweet Well, they didn’t make it to 100 points for the fourth straight game. But one little point can’t change this fact: the Hudson Valley girls just completed one of the most impressive tournaments in Empire State Games history. The scholastic women’s team won 99-53 today over Central to win… Read More →

Tweet For the eighth straight Empire State Games, Hudson Valley’s scholastic basketball team will play for gold. The girls won easily for the third straight day, this time routing Adirondack 103-53 behind 24 points from Rye’s Lillian McCabe. The girls will play for the gold medal at 10 Sunday morning… Read More →

Tweet Another day, another trip to the century mark for the Hudson Valley scholastic basketball team. Hudson Valley quest for a repeat of its 2008 gold medal continued today. The girls routed Long Island 106-40 at Niagara University’s Gallagher Center behind seven players who scored in double figures. Teneka Whittaker… Read More →

Tweet The Hudson Valley open division team led early. It actually tied the score 49-49 in the second half, keeping a dangerous Western team close enough that the upset was at least possible. But the hosts pulled away with a strong closing run that included a 12-0 finish to their… Read More →

Tweet As I wrote in the previous post, this was not the Western team of old, but the Hudson Valley girls still produced one impressive Empire State Games opener. They beat the hosts 100-39 at Niagara University’s Gallagher Center behind 24 points from John Jay rising junior Raegan Knox. Knox… Read More →

Tweet There are still more than eight minutes left in Hudson Valley’s opening game here at the Empire State Games. The smoke residue from the fireworks at last night’s Opening Ceremonies is probably still falling down in Buffalo. But up here at Niagara, the scholastic women have already shown they… Read More →

Tweet The Hudson Valley Open division women’s basketball team was selected. It will be coached by Al Viani and Manny Martinez. Here is their roster for the Games, which will be held later this month in Buffalo: Allyson Biordi, Beacon/SUNY Cortland Rachel Crittenden, Lourdes/Rochester Tara Flaherty, Hastings/Fairfield Univ Carey Hickey,... Read More →