By Tom Pedulla— Ardsley capitalized on its only true home game this season by rattling off 28 unanswered points in a 28-14 win against Valhalla on Friday night. The defending state Class B champions responded to the bright lights and the buzz created by the op... More »
By Tom Pedulla– Sleepy Hollow senior Brayden Richardson has long been viewed as an exceptional talent. Now, after injuries wiped out his last two seasons, he is finally proving it for the resurgent Horsemen. Richardson has often been close to unstoppable as Sl... More »
By Tom Pedulla– The hard work of Dobbs Ferry senior Anthony Ficarrotta paid off when he committed to play basketball at Division 2 St. Thomas Aquinas College in Orangeburg, N.Y. The 6-3, 184-pound guard, who became a 1,000-point scorer for the Eagles last sea... More »
By Tom Pedulla– Several teammates on the Dobbs Ferry football team for seventh and eighth graders tested Quinn Cronin by racing her before a recent practice at Gould Park. None came close to beating her. One boy tried so hard he stumbled and fell in the final ... More »
By Tom Pedulla— Sleepy Hollow coach Anthony Giuliano spoke throughout the preseason about the need to go punch for punch with the team’s most challenging opponents. The Horsemen did that for the opening half against Bronxville, but their inability to sustain t... More »
This story has been updated By Tom Pedulla– Irvington closed an extraordinary era in its history with the announcement that Gina Maher, the winningest girls’ basketball coach in New York State history with 814 victories, is retiring after 50 years. “It’s tim... More »
Five high school football teams, representing the five public school districts in The Hudson Independent’s rivertowns readership area, each hoping either to improve over or repeat their performances of a year ago. By Tom Pedulla– Ardsley Panthers Poised to De... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— She is an Olympic gold medalist and one of the top players in the National Women’s Soccer League, and now Samantha Coffey, who grew up in Sleepy Hollow, is a hall of famer. It was recently announced that Coffey, a graduate of The Masters Scho... More »
By Tom Pedulla— Imagine Hackley’s frustration last season after winning every regular-season game and looking as good in the playoffs to reach the championship game against high-powered Poly Prep, only to have all of that success abruptly end. When the Hornets... More »
By Tom Pedulla– No one pushes Caitlin Thomas harder than she does. And the results have been extraordinary as she concludes a stellar track career at Hastings High School. Thomas recently won the Class C state championship at 3,000 meters. She produced a spect... More »
By Robert Kimmel– For the third year in a row, the Family YMCA at Tarrytown’s Elite All Stars Cheers program team is competing in the Nationals, the most prestigious invitational in the sport of Cheer. The girls are vying for a title at the ESPN Wide World of ... More »
By Tom Pedulla— A new approach to football scheduling that may pain Dobbs Ferry appears to be a significant gain for other local schools, such as Hastings, Irvington and Sleepy Hollow. While past schedules were based on enrollment, the move has been made to a ... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— Two teams from the local TNT basketball program were recently honored by the Tarrytown Board of Trustees for their championship seasons. “We have a little March Madness of our own here with our basketball program,” Tarrytown Mayor Karen Brown... More »
By Tom Pedulla Ardsley produced an historic triumph when it brought the first state Class A girls’ basketball championship to the school. The Panthers capped a magical season by defeating Section 8 opponent Wantagh 39-28 at Hudson Valley Community College in T... More »
By Tom Pedulla– Ardsley overpowered Marlboro 76-40 at Yorktown High School on March 11 to advance to the regional final in the New York State Public High School Athletic Association Class A girls’ basketball playoffs. The stellar inside play of forwards Iva Co... More »
By Tom Pedulla— Abigail Dann, Ella Moon and Alexa Vicchio, the three senior starters for Dobbs Ferry, remained in the County Center locker room a few minutes after their teammates left. They were not quite ready to accept the end of their high school basketbal... More »
By Tom Pedulla— A rocky beginning did not keep Ardsley from a glorious end as the Panthers captured the first Gold Ball in the history of the girls’ basketball program by defeating Pelham 54-36 Friday in the Class A title game. Senior captains Joie Levy and Iv... More »
By Tom Pedulla— A daughter’s fear and parental concerns gave way to unbridled joy when Sleepy Hollow’s Kamile Contreras emerged as Section 1’s first girls’ wrestling champion at 138 pounds. The senior had always been intrigued by the idea of joining her school... More »
By Tom Pedulla— A wonderful memory of an extraordinary accomplishment has given way to a wrenching turn of events for Sleepy Hollow’s wrestling program. It was only last winter that eighth-graders Dorian Hidalgo, Kelvin Jiminez and T.J. Kellas stood shoulder t... More »
By Tom Pedulla— No element in basketball is celebrated more than scoring. Fans delight in spectacular drives to the basket and soft jump shots. Dunks often bring them to their feet. When the outcome is on the line in the late going, chants of “Dee-fense! Dee-f... More »
