By Tom Pedulla– For the seniors who led the Dobbs Ferry boys’ basketball team to great heights, the Westchester County Center will always be remembered as the House of Pain. After bowing in the semifinals each of the previous two years, the Eagles finall... More »
By Tom Pedulla-– The Dobbs Ferry boys’ basketball team is no one-man show, and it proved that when it counted most. With Section 1 all-time scoring leader Anthony Ficarrotta and indispensable point guard Mateus Hertz-Bird having fouled out, the Eagles found ot... More »
By Tom Pedulla After recent dismal results, the future appears to be very bright for the Sleepy Hollow girls’ basketball program. Powered by a nucleus of precocious eighth graders, the Horsemen produced a dramatic turnaround in finishing with a 13-8 record in ... More »
By Ed Klajman— With little international experience and up against several of the world’s most accomplished teams, Ardsley Curling Club’s Danny Casper and his young Team USA squad came into the Olympics as long shots to make the playoffs. As Casper’s foursome ... More »
By Tom Pedulla– Dobbs Ferry’s Anthony Ficarrotta powered past several defenders and drove for a lay-in late in the fourth quarter of a February 6, 68-42, rout of visiting Irvington for a basket that was anything but ordinary. This one made history. It complete... More »
By Tom Pedulla– The Masters School is building something special in boys’ basketball under head coach Joey Kuhl. The only question is how special. The Panthers, who lost in the semifinals of the Fairchester Athletic Association playoffs each of the last ... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— Sleepy Hollow native Samantha Coffey’s star on the soccer field continues to rise. The Olympic gold medalist, a graduate of The Masters School in Dobbs Ferry, has signed a three-year contract to play with Manchester City in the United Kingdom... More »
By Tom Pedulla– The Westchester County Center has been the site of heartbreak for the Dobbs Ferry boys’ basketball team. There was an agonizing last-minute postseason loss to Alexander Hamilton two years ago and a not-so-close defeat against Woodlands last yea... More »
By Tom Pedulla— It would seem safe to assume that Ardsley feels pressure in defending its state Class A girls’ basketball championship, especially after stellar Leah Burriss suffered a season-ending knee injury in the opening scrimmage. A snapshot from a recen... More »
By Tom Pedulla— Kaitlin Degnan understands the massive challenge she faces as the girls’ basketball coach at Irvington, describing predecessor Gina Maher as the “greatest act to follow.” Maher retired after 50 years as the winningest girls’ basketball coach in... More »
By Barrett Seaman— Beekman Avenue was already swarming with shoppers participating in the annual holiday Stroll when the parade of a dozen fire trucks ushered in the heroes of the season, the Sleepy Hollow High School varsity football team. The boys had just c... More »
By Tom Pedulla– The future looks to be incredibly bright for the combined Ardsley-Dobbs Ferry girls’ swimming team. Led by Ardsley junior Fiamma Cioffi, the 400-yard freestyle relay team dramatically slashed its time and advanced to the state championships wit... More »
By Tom Pedulla— In the end, Sleepy Hollow did not leave the JMA Wireless Dome at Syracuse University with the first state football championship in school history, bowing to high-powered Monroe 34-0 on Dec. 6 after a scoreless first half. In the end, the Horsem... More »
By Tom Pedulla— In the final minutes of Sleepy Hollow’s 42-20 victory against Glens Falls on Nov. 29 at Middletown High School in Middletown, chants of “Syr-a-cuse! Syr-a-cuse!” descended from the stands. It was a magical moment for a Sleepy Hollow program tha... More »
By Tom Pedulla– One win away. Sleepy Hollow is that close to playing for the ultimate football prize, the Class B state championship, after dispatching Saugerties 46-26 on Nov. 22 at Middletown High School in Middletown, N.Y. With Saugerties intent on stoppin... More »
By Tom Pedulla– After almost five decades of exasperating setbacks, Sleepy Hollow’s long-suffering football program is back on top. The Horsemen captured their first Section 1 crown since 1978 when they rode a second-half surge to upend Westlake 27-14 in the C... More »
By Tom Pedulla– Sleepy Hollow is one victory away from what was unthinkable for so long. After a decade of fumbles and foibles, the Horsemen are one victory away from the Section 1 Class B title after ousting defending champion Ardsley 42-26 Friday night in a ... More »
By Tom Pedulla— Sleepy Hollow players were as excited as they could be after thumping visiting Pleasantville 33-6 on Saturday night for the school’s first postseason victory since 2014. A few of them picked up a large Gatorade container and headed toward Antho... More »
By Tom Pedulla— Sleepy Hollow football fans cannot wait to see what’s next after the Horsemen ended a playoff drought that had endured since 2016 with an exclamation point. Sleepy Hollow will take a glistening 7-1 record into Saturday night’s 6 p.m. home game ... More »
By Tom Pedulla— Dobbs Ferry senior quarterback Jackson Kearns is enjoying a dream season in leading the high-flying Eagles to four victories in their first five games. He is shredding opposing defenses by air, passing for 734 yards and seven touchdowns. Using ... More »
