by Tom Pedulla – It is no coincidence that Irvington’s Abigail Conklin and Nikki May describe assistant girls’ basketball coach Barbara Constantine the same way, calling her a “second mom.” The term fits. Constantine, 46, has played an integral role in the pe... More »
by Tom Pedulla – The Hudson Independent examines the prospects of local schools for the varsity girls’ and boys’ basketball season. GIRLS Dobbs Ferry Last year’s record: 17-6 Top returnees: Samantha Arone, Kayla Halverson, Julia Schwabe, Kristin Trezza. Top n... More »
By Tom Pedulla At least for this year, there is a changing of the guard in Section 1 Class C football. Valhalla, which had not advanced this far since 2001, toppled defending champion Dobbs Ferry 21-7 on Saturday at Mahopac High School to advance to the state ... More »
by Tom Pedulla – With youth and high school sports in full swing, Dr. Mark Herceg, a neuropsychologist at Phelps Hospital, participated in a question-and-answer session with The Hudson Independent for the benefit of young athletes and their parents. Before Dr... More »
by Tom Pedulla – Dobbs Ferry football coach Joe Cox paid senior captain Thomas Palicz the ultimate compliment when he said of him, “He’s wanted to be great.” Palicz dreamed of playing for the Eagles at a young age. When the opportunity finally arrived, he not... More »
by Tom Pedulla – In an age when self-aggrandizement and selfies are celebrated, Irvington senior Aidan Daly offers a refreshing alternative. He is a selfless team player, a humble young man. Daly had two quarterbacks ahead of him as a freshman, Liam Toolan an... More »
by Tom Pedulla – Few players can change the complexion of a game with one touch of the football. Hackley’s Enzi Teacher is among the few. The 5-10, 196-pound senior running back proved that in the season opener, carrying seven times for 50 yards and two touch... More »
by Tom Pedulla – “We Reload.” The slogan on the backs of the practice jerseys worn by Dobbs Ferry High School football players says everything about the hopes, expectations and pressure that annually surround the program. It also says everything about the sti... More »
TNT Basketball presents Tri-County League Basketball (TCBL) for the 2019-20 season. Basketball is a competitive league for more skilled players. Games are scheduled around the county. TNT Basketball and TCBL Basketball help promote fitness, leadership, team s... More »
by Kevin Brown – The Sleepy Hollow football team had a promising summer and took the field with incredible energy and enthusiasm to begin their season against Clarkstown South. The result was a thumping where the Horsemen were outplayed in every aspect of the... More »
by Barrett Seaman – This year’s Horseman Summer Soccer Tournament, with 26 teams playing over eight weeks, was notable for several reasons. While the teams are made up largely of boys, girls and men from Sleepy Hollow’s Hispanic communities, organizers were p... More »
by Tom Pedulla – The Hudson Independent offers its annual preview of the local high school football season: DOBBS FERRY The Eagles have no choice but to respond well to dramatic change. Joe Cox, who graduated from the school in 2002 and was an assistant to Ji... More »
by Kevin Brown – The first two topics that come up when you review a football season are so very different nowadays from even just a few years ago. The first question is always, how are the numbers? Varsity Coach Jorge Veintimilla is enthusiastic about Sleepy... More »
by Kevin Brown – While many kids were enjoying August weekends at the beach or pool, the Sleepy Hollow Football Club, Blaze, traveled to Hershey, Pennsylvania to take on all comers in the Hershey Cup, U-13 Girls Soccer Division. Even though Blaze has already ... More »
by Tom Pedulla – Michael Gulino, who became the interim athletic director at Sleepy Hollow High School on July 1, is thinking big while admitting he has relatively little time to revive some of the school’s sagging sports programs. Gulino spoke of his desire ... More »
by Tom Pedulla – Call it the Dobbs Ferry difference. While other teams wore T-shirts showing they are part of the East Coast Panthers Summer League at Masters School, Dobbs Ferry sported uniform tops similar to what they will use next winter when they defend ... More »
by Tom Pedulla – They’re back. Shortstop Sean McCarthy, third baseman Alec Bjorkland, righthander Gavin Ryan and catcher Matthew Bischof are back for what may well be their final season together in forming the nucleus of Sleepy Hollow’s veteran travel team. T... More »
by Tom Pedulla – One thousand shots per day. That is the goal for Dimaunie Meredith, an aspiring Division 1 basketball player who recently signed with Westchester Community College after leading Dobbs Ferry High School to the Section 1 Class B title. The 6-4,... More »
by Tom Pedulla – When Joe Ryan recruits student-athletes for the track and field team at Manhattan College, he often searches for diamonds in the rough. He sure found one in Will Stallings of Sleepy Hollow. “If you have a fair amount of talent and you’ve got ... More »
by Tom Pedulla – When Dobbs Ferry High School boys’ basketball coach Scott Patrillo approached Zachary Holzman about becoming a team captain last year as a junior, it was the start of something big. Patrillo recognized in Holzman leadership abilities that wou... More »
