Speno a Finalist: Bedford-Katonah Daily Sports Digest Feb. 29

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Wrestling States

Fox Lane's Sam Speno made an incredible run to the state wrestling 126-pound Division 1 finals Feb. 25 at the Albany Times Union Center.

To see how he did it and to find out how other Section 1 wrestlers fared, read Vincent Mercogliano's as always informative post on the LoHud Wrestling Blog.

Harvey Boys Hoops

We thank the Harvey Athletic Department for the below submissions:

On Wednesday, February 22nd the Harvey Boys' Varsity basketball team travelled to South Kent for a semi-final playoff match-up. From the onset South Kent's shooting ability overwhelmed the Cavaliers. Harvey put up a great fight but was outperformed on this night.

The final was South Kent 82, Harvey 58. Harvey was led by Junior Julien Higgs, who had 24 points.

Harvey Girls Win Their HVAL Quarterfinal Contest

The Harvey Girls' Varsity Basketball Team won a hard fought game against Masters in an HVAL quarterfinal match-up in Katonah Tuesday, 2/21.

It was a battle from the start as Harvey led by only four at the half. In the second half, several key players on both sides got into foul trouble as both teams battled for the lead before the Lady Cavaliers were able to hold on for a 46-40 victory. Gabi Paulhac led Harvey in scoring with 15. She also dominated under the boards with 13 rebounds. Chinasa Nwokocha had 13 points.

Also coming up big for Harvey were Ariana Weaver with eight points and Abigail Hassett with six. Hassett also grabbed eight rebounds. Courtney Hill and Lauren Lebo had 14 points each for Masters while their teammate Emi Mason tossed in 10.

Harvey improved its overall record to 11-7.

Weekly Sports Poll

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Major League Baseball lost a great earlier this month, former Met and Expo Gary Carter. 

Eleven years after he retired, Carter was elected into the baseball Hall of Fame and many consider him one of the best catchers of all time. 

But where do you think “Kid” ranks among the best New York back stops of all time?

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