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Wreckers’ homers hammer Greenwich in 15-0 tourney triumph
GREENWICH — Take those playoff standings and throw them out the window. The No. 7 Staples baseball team had its way with No. 2 Greenwich in a 15-0 FCIAC Tournament quarterfinal rout on the road Friday. The Wreckers bashed three homers and also dominated on the mound led by...
Yonkers to offer Pick-5 carryover, guaranteed pool on Saturday
Yonkers, NY – Saturday night’s (May 18) program at MGM Yonkers Raceway will have a $4,129.18 carryover and a $15,000 guaranteed pool in the Pick-5 after the sequence was not hit on Friday night’s (May 17) card. The guarantee in the Pick-5 is being offered as part...
Local Golfers At A Loss “Fore” Words
At the beginning of the year, Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino and the Town Board advanced plans to acquire the Peninsula Golf Course in Massapequa, a decision that has faced major backlash from Course club members. After learning of an imminent sale of the property to a private sector...
Scottie Scheffler was ‘shaking for like an hour’ after arrest
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Chaos ensued at the PGA Championship on a bizarre morning Friday with Scottie Scheffler arrested while trying to drive into the entrance of Valhalla Golf Club to prepare for his second round. Then, hours after Scheffler was handcuffed, taken to Louisville Metro Corrections to be charged, processed and released, the No. 1 ranked player in the world went out and shot a stunning 5-under-par 66 to stand just two shots out of the lead t 9-under par for the tournament. “I feel like my head is still spinning,’’ Scheffler said after his round. “I can’t really explain what happened this morning....
John Jay Softball Rolls to First Round Win
CROSS RIVER, N.Y. - An 11-8 season record earned John Jay a 7th seed, and a home game in the first round of the sectionals on Thursday, May 16. Roosevelt making the trip north, the visitors put runners on the corners before barely getting off the bus. So Maria DeGataeno just stayed centered in the circle. “I had confidence that we could get out of it,” said the freshman. But I was all it actually took, and from there, the Wolves were well on their way.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER DeGataeno struck out the...
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...
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.
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