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Game of the Week Stepinac (NY) 11, St. John the Baptist (NY) 10, OT Pat Magliocchino scored the game-winner as the Crusaders won their first-ever CHSAA Class AA playoff game. Magliocchino finished with five goals and an assist. Goaltender Tyler Rispoli, a resident of Mahopac, made 15 saves. Greg Cafaro had two goals. Stepinac will now […]

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The botched at-large selections of the NCAA Division I tournament have made for an event that’s — sadly — been unwatchable. Even more unfortunate has been the complicit acceptance of the picks by those buying into the “logic” of picking the best “name” or “marquee” programs rather than the most deserving teams. As a result, […]

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Chaminade defeated archrival St. Anthony’s comfortably 12-6 in the teams’ regular-season meeting 12-6. What would have happened in the scheduled CHSAA Nassau/Suffolk AAA title-game meeting scheduled for Thursday will forever remain a mystery. That’s because, on Wednesday, St. Anthony’s was sanctioned by CHSAA for self-reported use of ineligible player due to a self-reported administrative violation for […]

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The addition of a Clas D bracket has resulted in one big change in the Section 1 playoffs this month. Because there will now be four finals, the title games will no longer be a tripleheader in one day, but rather, split with two games a day on back-to-back days. The venue for the finals […]

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Game of the Week Darien (CT) 12, Greenwich (CT) 8 The three-time defending state champ Blue Wave extended their winning streak to 46 games but not without a scare. Greenwich jumped out to the 3-0 first quarter lead on faceoff wins by Bailey Savio and goals by Jack Feda, who finished with five goals. At […]

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It’s playoff time in the tristate and action on fields in NY/NJ/CT will heat up — literally — with each passing day. In fact, friends, temperatures will soar into the mid- and upper-80s Wednesday through Friday. As we present our day-by-day look at games we’re highlighting, please be aware, of course, that many playoffs matchups […]

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  1. Darien (CT), Record: 12-0, Last week’s ranking: No. 1 2. Cold Spring Harbor (NY),  Record: 14-0, Last week’s ranking: No. 2 3. Manhasset (NY),  Record: 11-2, Last week’s ranking: No. 9 4. Chaminade (NY),  Record:8-3, Last week’s ranking: No. 3  5. Bridgewater-Raritan (NJ),  Record: 12-0, Last week’s ranking: No. 4  6. Delbarton (NJ),  Record: 11-1, Last week’s ranking: No. […]

Game of the Week Garden City (NY) 12, Shoreham-Wading River (NY) 11 We start off by noting why this was really the game of the week. It was the featured contest at the ninth annual Lax Out Cancer Event at SWR in which the Shoreham and Wading River communities come together to raise awareness and […]

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Believe it or not, we’re about to start what will be the final week of the regular season for many teams in the tristate. This year’s regular season seems to have floated by faster than others because of the weather. We actually had some snowfall the past few days in parts of upstate New York. […]

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We have a late Class of 2017 verbal to bring you in this update. It comes after a decommitment. Midfielder Mike Carbone of Pearl River in the Hudson Valley’s Rockland County has decided on Canisius College after decommitting from another upstate NY program, Division III Ithaca. Carbone is a strong dodger who has racked up 18 […]

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1. Darien (CT), Record: 9-0, Last week’s ranking: No. 1 2. Cold Spring Harbor (NY),  Record: 12-0, Last week’s ranking: No. 2 3. Chaminade (NY),  Record: 7-2, Last week’s ranking: No. 3  4. Bridgewater-Raritan (NJ),  Record: 10-0, Last week’s ranking: No. 5  5. Delbarton (NJ),  Record: 8-1, Last week’s ranking: No. 7  6. Mountain Lakes (NJ), 8-2, Last week’s ranking: No. […]

Game of the Week Iona Prep (NY) 13, Fordham Prep (NY) 10 Most of our “Game of the Week” picks are contests decided by one goal. This one is an exception, and deservedly so. Anyone who’s followed the heated series between these CHSAA rivals know each game often winds up as if it’s several games within a […]

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As the calendar turns from April to May, we start a month that will bring the end of the regular season in just a couple of weeks, followed by the start of what promises to be one of the most interesting postseasons we’ve seen the last few years. So this coming week is perhaps the […]

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We have a late Class of 2017 verbal and a pair of new 2018 commitments in this updates. The new senior commitment comes from one of the top offensive players in the Hudson Valley: attackman/midfielder Emmett Fay of Section 1 power Mamaroneck (NY). The 5-foot-8, 175-pound Fay is an effective scorer from inside or out, with a […]

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1. Darien (CT), Record: 7-0, Last week’s ranking: No. 1 2. Cold Spring Harbor (NY),  Record: 10-0, Last week’s ranking: No. 3 3. Chaminade (NY),  Record: 5-2, Last week’s ranking: No. 2 4. Victor (NY),  Record: 6-0, Last week’s ranking: No. 4 5. Bridgewater-Raritan (NJ),  Record: 8-0, Last week’s ranking: No. 5 6. Mountain Lakes (NJ), 8-0, Last week’s ranking: No. […]