Local Wrestlers Compete In County Championships

Yesterday’s Results:

Sport: Boys Basketball (Friday)

Game: Nyack vs. Pearl River

Score:

Highlights: Joe Clinton led Pearl River with 17 points as Kevin Degnan added 14 and Austin O’Toole tacked on 13 in the win. Deshawn Rodriguez led all scorers with 24 points in the loss.

Sport: Girls Basketball (Friday)

Game: Nyack vs. Pearl River

Score:

Highlights: Christa Scognamiglio’s led the Pirates with 14 points and Cary Sullivan tacked on 11 in the win.

Sport: Ice Hockey (Friday)

Game: Nyack/Tappan Zee vs. Pearl River

Score: Game Tied 6-6 (OT)

Highlights: Matt Wylie led Nyack/Tappan Zee with two goals and Patrick Burns scored three for Pearl River as the team ended Friday night’s matchup in a tie.

Sport: Ice Hockey (Friday)

Game: Sleepy Hollow/Irvington vs. Clarkstown

Score: Clarkstown Won 6-1

Highlights: Mike Gillespie and Mitch LaSueur led Clarkstown with a goal and two assists each. Jonathan Kim controlled the defense with 14 saves in goal for Clarkstown. Jake Warren picked up the only goal of the day for Sleepy Hollow/Irvington in the loss.

Sport: Girls Basketball (Friday)

Game: Clarkstown South vs. Mahopac

Score: Clarkstown South Won 58-46

Highlights: Alison Haugh led the Vikings with 18 points in the win, Laura Castaldo added 13 and Madeline Downes picked up 10 for Clarkstown South. Mairead Hynes led all scorers with 26 points in the loss.

Sport: Ice Hockey (Saturday)

Game: Ithaca vs. Clarkstown

Score: Ithaca Won 3-1

Sport: Wrestling

Game: Rockland County Championships

Score:  

Nyack Highlights: At 120 Nyack’s Adit Thakur beat North Rockland’s Jake DiMarisco for the crown.

Clarkstown North Highlights: Colby Kash (132) won his class with a 9-4 victory over Matt Dillon of Nanuet.

Clarkstown South Highlights: At 113 Clarkstown South’ Brian McLiverity beat East Ramapo’s Jon Alvarez to finish first in his class.

Sport: Winter Track and Field

Game: Rockland County Championships

Score: Full Results

Nyack Highlights: Lauren Vosa finished second in the 55 Meter Hurdles. Josiah Smalls finished second in the 55 Meter Dash Finals and Kyle Gill finished first in the Boys High Jump.

Clarkstown North Highlights: Lorraine Santiago finished in forth place in the girls Long Jump as Uche Emili finished first in the shot put.

Clarkstown South Highlights: Samantha Rokicsac finished in third place in the 600 Meter Dash and Alyssa McQuillan finished third in the Shot Put. Chris Guglielmo finished second in the Boys Pole Vault and Najee Taylor finished second in the High Jump.

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Today’s Schedule:

In Girls Gymnastics, Clarkstown North and Tappan Zee will meet at Galaxy Gymnastics in Orangeburg at 6 p.m.

Dolphins hope to rebound

The College of Mount Saint Vincent women’s basketball team fell to 0-3 in overtime games after a tough 71-65 road loss at NYU-Poly in Brooklyn.

Amy Delva of Nanuet had six points, three rebounds and a pair of steals in 20 minutes for the Dolphins (5-12,1-7 Skyline Conference), who host non-conference foe Centenary (NJ) College tonight (Jan. 30). Tip-off is 6 p.m. The visitors are 13-6 on the season.

Henry a steal for Dolphins

Sophomore forward Kevin Henry of Yonkers posted a career- and game-high five steals as the College of Mount Saint Vincent men’s basketball team picked up its third straight win and its fourth in the last five games with a 63-51 road victory over NYU-POLY in Brooklyn.

The Mount Saint Vincent defense, sparked by Henry, had a strong day and forced 30 turnovers leading to a important 36-6 advantage in points off miscues. The Dolphins’ bench also continued to play a strong role, scoring 38 points.

Mount Saint Vincent, now 7-11 overall and 5-6 in Skyline Conference play, look to make it four in a row and move to the .500 mark in league play Tuesday night (Jan. 31) when they host Old Westbury (10-8). Tip-off at the Sharp Center in Riverdale is set for 7 p.m.

Jamel Little of Spring Valley is third on the team in scoring for Old Westbury, averaging 15.5 points per game. The senior guard is also averaging 4.4 rebounds, and has 14 assists and nine steals.

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