Mercy Men's Lax: Rivertowns Daily Sports Digest, March 8

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Mercy Men's Lax

We thank the Mercy College Sports Information Department for the below submission:

Here is the link to the game release for today's (March 6) men's lacrosse game between Mercy College and St. Michael's College of Vermont. St. Michael's won, 9-5.

Irvington's Girls Win

Two-time defending state champion Irvington won in the opening round of the Class B state regional girls basketball playoffs 79-36 against Highland at the Westchester County Center in White Plains March 6.

See Carol Dyer's great pix and game summary on this

College News from Dick Miller

Fencing:

Audra Fox (Irv. '11), freshman fencer for N.Y.U, at the Junior Olympics in Salt Lake City, took 29th and made the top 32. She hopes to compete in the regional meet in Boston on the 11th, despite having torn her tendon and muscle.

Basketball:

In the opening round of the NCAA Division 2 tournament at Oswego, the Eastern Ct. Warriors topped Medaille, 66-51, as Nick Nedwick (Irv. '09) led all players in 2 categories, as he had a game high of 15 points, plus the same in steals, with 3, and also had 3 boards and 1 assist in the win.

Weekly Sports Poll

Who do you think should be the New York Jets starting quarterback next year, Mark Sanchez or Peyton Manning?

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On tap today:

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Source: http://sportspakdb.lhric.org

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