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Men's pro soccer team set to represent Westchester, begin play in Mount Vernon in 2025
A new men's professional soccer team representing Westchester plans to begin play next spring under the United Soccer League and to play its home games at Memorial Field in Mount Vernon. The new team, known as the Westchester Soccer Club, aims to kick off in March 2025 as part of...
Girls lacrosse: Private-school team leaps into latest Top 10 rankings
Nyack remains Section 1's lone undefeated team and held on to the No. 1 spot in The Journal News/lohud girls lacrosse weekly rankings. This week's rankings find a newcomer in Rye Country Day, as well as some shuffling after the top five. Note: Records reflect games played through April 21. ...
College softball: Rockland native enjoying comeback season after open-heart surgery
SPARKILL − Like all senior athletes in their final season, St. Thomas Aquinas standout Tara Hagan is aiming to make the most out of her last hurrah on the softball field. The New City native and Clarkstown South alumna is fearless whenever she steps into the batter's box. There isn't a fiery fastball or a crafty changeup in an opponent's arsenal that intimidates her.
Stepinac captures multiple titles behind Boogie Fland
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (PIX11) — The Archbishop Stepinac Crusaders finished the regular season with a 15-0 record and went 26-4 overall on their expanded year, claiming the Hoophall West title, a division championship, and back-to-back CHSAA city and state titles. They also won the inaugural Mayor’s championship against the PSAL Champs. A major factor in […]
Stepinac headliner Boogie Fland is looking for the next stop in his basketball journey
WHITE PLAINS ‒ After reflecting on the last four years, Boogie Fland smiled at the idea of coming back in the near future to see his college jersey hanging in the Stepinac gym alongside so many other graduates who competed at the next level. Now he just has to pick a school. ...
Ridgewood High School Ranked Highly in National Survey
RIDGEWOOD, NJ — Ridgewood High School (RHS) once again received high marks in the annual U.S. News Best High Schools Rankings. RHS was ranked 764 in the entire country, up from 784 last year — a deceptively good ranking, as the survey contained 13,242 schools. RHS was also ranked at 37 in New Jersey, which also represented an improvement from last year. The ranking is determined by evaluating a variety of student test scores and graduation rates. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER "We are pleased to see Ridgewood high school again near the top of the U.S. News &...
Saturday racing returns to MGM Yonkers Raceway next week
Yonkers, NY — The month of May brings with it a change in the live racing schedule at MGM Yonkers Raceway as Saturdays are added back into the mix. While there will be a few Wednesday programs during the summer (June 26, Aug. 7, Aug. 14 and Sept. 14), Yonkers will operate primarily on a Monday-Tuesday-Thursday-Friday-Saturday slate beginning next week and continuing through the end of September.
Softball: There's a shakeup at the top in the latest lohud Top 10 rankings
There's a shakeup in the top half of the lohud softball Top 10 rankings this week. Last Saturday's Rockland Softball Challenge knocked around a bunch of the teams, and others have pitched their way up the rankings.. ...
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