Tweet To our readers, Happy New Year! – Thanks for reading and have a safe and healthy start to 2013. A big story from today is the huge mark that Section 1 teams have made in the NYSSWA’s first edition of the girls hoops rankings. Ossining, Irvington and Alexander Hamilton have… Read More →
Tweet Dan DeFrancesco here. Ossining defeated Irvington 90-84 in the Slam Dunk final today thanks to another big day from Saniya Chong (pictured above) who broke the tournament record for points finishing with 51. She also had seven assists and six rebounds. The previous record of 46 was set by Chong in 2010 and… Read More →
Tweet Thanks to my colleagues Josh Thomson and Nancy Haggerty for their help today covering the Slam Dunk Tournament while I was on assignment covering wrestling. You can read their wrap ups below. FYI – keep an eye out on the Varsity Insider blog this weekend for further info regarding… Read More →
Tweet St. Anthony’s had its chances. Heaven knows. In fact, it attempted 73 field goals to Ossining’s 58. But it converted only 27, wasting, in part, second and third chances stemming from its 20 offensive rebounds. So Ossining, which won 80-70, will play in Sunday’s 5 p.m. Slam Dunk championship… Read More →
Tweet After meeting the last three years for the state Federation championship, Irvington earned its third win over Long Island Lutheran in the last four seasons. The Bulldogs beat the private-school power 59-58 in the semifinals of the Slam Dunk at the County Center. Senior Alexis Martins led Irvington with… Read More →
Tweet Update 12:51 p.m. I am on assignment covering wrestling today and will not be at the Slam Dunk Tournament. Josh Thomson and Nancy Haggerty will be covering the girls games at the tournament – Nancy will post updates of the games after they are completed and you can follow… Read More →
Tweet FINAL: Hamilton 68, Mary Louis 39 Update 6:15 p.m. Hamilton 62; Mary Louis 39 w/ 1:05 left in the fourth Update 6:08 p.m. 3:17 left in regulation; Hamilton 57, Mary Louis 36 Update 6:03 p.m. 5:16 left in the fourth, 56-36 Hamilton leads Mary Louis. Hilltoppers timeout. Update 5:56… Read More →
Tweet UPDATE 12/27 at 12:32 p.m: Hackley beats Albertus Magnus 59-43 in the girls consolation game this morning. For this weeks girls basketball notebook, which covers Ursuline’s trip to Florida, click here. To read Rick Carpiniello’s column about Hackley’s appearance at the Slam Dunk tournament, click here. To read Dan… Read More →
Tweet 3 p.m. game – Mary Louis 65, Albertus Magnus 50 FINAL – – – – – FINAL: Hamilton 64, Hackley 55 Update 2:32 Hood fouls out w/ 7.8 seconds left. Hamilton up 62-55. 52.6 seconds left, Jasmine Robinson sits w/ her fifth foul for Hamilton, who leads Hackley 56-50…. Read More →
Tweet Happy Holidays to all – we will have full coverage of this week’s Slam Dunk Tournament for the boys and girls games. More information is to follow. Wednesday, December 26 Girls basketball Slam Dunk tournament at Westchester County Center Challenge game: Dobbs Ferry vs. Rye, 11 a.m. Alexander Hamilton… Read More →
