Daily Sports Digest: Nanuet Squeaks by North

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Yesterday’s Results:

Sport: Wrestling

Game: Nanuet vs. Clarkstown North

Score: Nanuet Won 39-36

Highlights: Nanuet beat North thanks in large part to four victories by forfeit late in the match. Nanuet started out very strong as Joe Dillon (99), Vincent Skokos (106), and Anthony Calvano (120) all beat their opponents convincingly. In the quickest match of the night North’s Wes Sippel pinned his opponent in 23 seconds at 285. North's Louis DeLucia (113) won in 3:46, Matt Begley (126) in 1.39 and Colby Kash (132) in 5:33. Other North winners were Joe Alexander (138) by decision 8-3; Ryan Becker (145) by decision 9-2; Jake Saleksy (152) by decision 9-5 and David Crispino (160) by decision 3-1.     

Sport: Boys Swimming

Game: Clarkstown vs. Suffern

Score: Clarkstown Won 97-89

Highlights: Eric Farm led the way for Clarkstown as he scored victories for the team in the 100 and 200 Freestyle.

Sport: Wrestling

Game: Clarkstown South vs. Nyack

Score: Clarkstown South Won 59-24

Today’s Schedule:

In Girls Gymnastics, Clarkstown and several other schools will head to Odyssey Gymnastics to take part in the Mahopac tournament at 5 p.m.

In Ice Hockey, Clarkstown will face off against Lakeland at the Palisades Center at 4:50 p.m.

In Boys Basketball, Suffern heads to Clarkstown South at 5:30 p.m.

In Girls Basketball, Clarkstown South heads to Suffern at 6 p.m.

In Girls Basketball, Albertus Magnus heads to Tappan Zee at 5:45 p.m.

Mortarboard musings

Dominican College volleyball standout Jordyn Fuller of Keller, TX, has been named to the ECAC all-star team at the libero position. Fuller, a two-time team captain, led the Lady Chargers in digs for the third time in her career. She ranked second in the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) in digs, and digs per set.

Former Pearl River standout Luke Houston is averaging 5.8 points per game as a freshman on the men’s basketball team at Southern Connecticut State University (6-6). Houston, a tough defender, is also averaging 2.3 rebounds per game, and has 20 assists and eight steals.

The Domincan College women’s basketball team (4-6) is 4-1 in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) play. They take on Georgian Court University (2-10) 1 p.m. Saturday K.C. Jentzen of Pearl River, a sophomore forward, is averaging 10.2 points per game for Dominican, second only to junior guard Lindsay Lopez of Elmwood Park, N.J., who is averaging 10.9.

Brandon Heembrock of Ottawa, a senior goalkeeper at Dominican College, will attend the sixth USL Pro Combine, scheduled Jan. 26-29 in Bradenton, FL. Heembrock, who helped Coach John Campbell’s Chargers post a 9-6-3 mark (7-2-2 in the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference), was chosen from 300 applicants, of which only 102 spots were available. Since the combine began in 2006 more than 125 players have gone on to sign professional contracts with the USL, MLS and international squads.

Junior Alex Petit-Frere of Nanuet is prepping for his season debut Jan 6-7 when the University of Albany track and field team competes at West Point in the Carleton Crowell Open. Petit-Frere, a sprint specialist, will also be close to home on Jan. 20 when UAlbany hosts the Great Dane Classic at the Armory Track Center in Washington Heights in northern Manhattan.