Clarkstown Swimming Beats Ramapo

Yesterday’s Results:

Sport: Wrestling

Game: Pearl River vs. Clarkstown North

Score:

Highlights: The competition came down to the final matches as Pearl River’s Tim Fjermestad beat Matthew Moccia in 1:34. Pearl River also won two of the last four matches by forfeit.

Sport: Boys Swimming

Game: East Ramapo vs. Clarkstown South

Score: Clarkstown South Won 97-45

Sport: Girls Basketball

Game: Clarkstown South vs. Pearl River

Score:

Highlights: Christa Scognamiglio, Allison Cook, and Marissa Scognamiglio each had 12 points in the Pearl River’s victory. Laura Castaldo led the Vikings with 11.

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Today’s Schedule:                            

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

Mortarboard musings

• Jessica Biggs of Nanuet, an alumna of Paramus Catholic, is averaging seven points and four rebounds per game for the Mercy College women’s basketball team. The Mavericks hope to break a seven-game losing streak when they visit Bridgeport (1-7) on Saturday at 1 p.m. Mercy returns to Dobbs Ferry on Monday for a game against Felician (4-6) at 5:30 p.m.

• Junior Amber Stephens of Stony Point, a North Rockland graduate, finished third in the triple jump with 35-feet 4-inches, and fourth in the long jump with an effort of 15-11 as the SUNY Cortland women’s track and field team captured the team title at the six-team St. Lawrence University Holiday Relays.

• Clarkstown North graduate Paul Fields, a freshman, went 1-2 at 125 pounds as Cortland, ranked eighth nationally in Division III, finished first out of 12 schools at the two-day Messiah College Petrofes Invitational in Grantham, PA. The Red Dragons scored 165.5 points to win the tournament, which featured five ranked schools.

• Joe Missale of Blauvelt, a Tappan Zee graduate, is a senior guard on the Fairleigh Dickinson University at Florham men’s basketball team. The Devils won their final game before the break, holding off a furious rally by Mount St. Vincent to win 73-66 in Madison, NJ. The Devils return to action Dec. 29 in the Tampa Bay Shootout at the Tampa Prep School against Maryville beginning at 7 p.m.

• Albertus Magnus alumna Felicia DaCruz, a freshman guard, is averaging two points, with six assists, in seven games for the Fairfield University women’s basketball team. The Stags (5-3) meet La Salle (3-7) on Dec. 22 at 2 p.m. in Philadelphia, PA.

• Brittany Griffin of Suffern, an alumna of Albertus Magnus, finished in double-figures for the third straight game with 12 points to go along with six boards and a blocked shot, but the College of Mount Saint Vincent women’s basketball team dropped a non-league tilt to cross-town rival Lehman, 81-58, in Riverdale. Three Dolphins scored in double-figures, with senior Ashley Ruiz of Carmel leading the way with 13 points. The loss drops Mount Saint Vincent to 2-4 heading into the semester break. The Dolphins, 2-4 into the break, travel to Hunter (3-6) on Dec. 29 at 6 p.m.

• Sophomore Uditinder Thakur of Valley Cottage is 1-4 at 141 pounds for the No. 9 American University wrestling team, which picked up its first dual meet win of the season in Fairfax, Va., with a 27-15 victory over George Mason. The Eagles return to the mat for the 49th Midlands Championships, scheduled Dec. 29-30 on the campus of Northwestern in Evanston, IL.

• Coming off the bench and playing eight minutes, freshman forward Rachel McNair of Valley Cottage had four rebounds as the George Mason University women’s basketball team fell to No. 5-ranked and undefeated Maryland, 78-50, at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, VA. The Patriots (6-3) host George Washington University (5-4) on Thursday at 3 p.m. Maryland improved to 11-0.

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