Team preview: Haldane
The bitter taste of defeat from last year’s loss in the Class C title game lingers on for Haldane, and it will be a rallying cry in 2013. The Blue Devils were defeated by Solomon Schechter and missed...
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Season preview: Class-by-class breakdown
As promised, here is my class-by-class breakdown that examines each class in Section 1, and which teams should be in the section title hunt. As I have for the past few seasons, I’ve come up with five...
View ArticleNYS Soccer Poll: Week 1
Here are the first set of state rankings for the 2013 season from the New York State Sportswriters Association. All records listed were as of Sunday: Class AA 1. Arlington-Section 1 (2-0) 2. Smithtown...
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LoHud Power Rankings: Usual suspects at the top, then a lot of uncertainty
TOP 10 OVERALL 1. Arlington (7-0) – No losses for the Admirals, yet, which means they’ll stay put for this set of rankings. They passed their first big test of the season with a 2-0 win over John...
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All records as of Sunday Class AA 1. Arlington-Section 1 (7-0) 2. Smithtown West-11 (5-0) 3. Shaker-2 (7-1) 4. Churchville-Chili-5 (8-0-1) 5. Massapequa-8 (4-0) 6. Washingtonville-9 (7-0-1) 7....
View ArticleNYS Soccer Poll: Week 4
All records as of Sunday Class AA 1. Arlington-Section 1 (9-0) 2. Walt Whitman-11 (10-0) 3. Fairport-5 (8-0-2) 4. Mamaroneck-1 (10-0) 5. Washingtonville-9 (9-0-2) 6. Clarence-6 (10-1-1) 7. Smithtown...
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LoHud Power Rankings: Tigers take over at No. 1
Since I’ll be spending the day at Lakeland for the Westchester vs. Rockland Challenge on Monday, I’m releasing my latest LoHud Power Rankings a day early. I’ll have one more set of rankings coming...
View ArticleNYS Soccer Poll: Week 5
All records as of Sunday Class AA 1. Arlington-Section 1 (12-0-1) 2. Fairport-5 (11-0-2) 3. Mamaroneck-1 (12-0) 4. Clarence-6 (12-1-1) 5. Massapequa-8 (9-1-1) 6. Smithtown West-11 (11-0-1) 7....
View ArticleNYS Soccer Poll: Week 6
I’m a few days late with these because we’ve had so much going on this week, but I wanted to post the latest state rankings because the top two teams in Class AA now each reside in Section 1. Class AA...
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Class AA 1. Arlington-Section 1 (17-0-1) 2. Mamaroneck-1 (18-0) 3. Fairport-5 (15-0-2) 4. Smithtown West-11 (15-0-1) 5. Clarence-6 (14-1-1) 6. Massapequa-8 (10-1-2) 7. Churchville-Chili-5 (16-1-1)...
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Sectionals: Semifinals previews
CLASS AA No. 1 Arlington (17-0-1) vs. No. 4 John Jay-East Fishkill (14-4) When: Wednesday, 3 p.m. Where: Arlington High School Key players: Arlington — David Verdis, Sr., F; Peter Garson, Sr., F; Joe...
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Semifinal results: Pelham, Pearl River advance to Class A final
I’ll be back later with game stories from Pelham-Byram, Pearl River-Keio and Mamaroneck-Greeley. Until then, here are brief recaps of every game: CLASS AA Arlington 0, John Jay-East Fishkill 0: In a...
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Sectionals: Class C final preview
No. 1 Solomon Schechter (9-5) vs. No. 2 Haldane (10-6-1) When: Sunday, 11 a.m. Where: Arlington High School Key players: Solomon Schechter – Ari Leffell, Jr., MF; Rafi Dodo, Sr., F; Ben Burton, Jr.,...
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Class C final: Haldane gets its revenge
LAGRANGEVILLE —It was a long and agonizing wait, but Haldane finally got another shot at Solomon Schechter in the Class C Section 1 title game. “A lot of players – especially the seniors – had been...
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Regionals: Haldane vs. S.S. Seward preview
CLASS C REGIONAL SEMIFINAL Haldane (11-6-1) vs. Section 9 champ S.S. Seward (17-1) When: Wednesday, 6:15 p.m. Where: Arlington HS Key players: Haldane – Jay Marchese, Sr., MF; Aidan Draper, Jr., F;...
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Regionals: Heitmann’s golden goal propels Haldane to upset win
Here is Nancy Haggerty’s story from Haldane’s big upset win in the regional semis: LAGRANGEVILLE —No, it wasn’t a team of Peles, nor a team of big-footed giants. It was the No. 1 Class C team in New...
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Regionals: Haldane vs. Friends Academy preview
Haldane (12-6-1) vs. Section 8 champ Friends Academy (12-2-2) When: Saturday, 12:30 p.m. Where: Arlington HS Key players: Haldane – Jay Marchese, Sr., MF; Aidan Draper, Jr., F; Peter Hoffmann, Jr.,...
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Regionals: Haldane falls to Friends Academy in Class C final
LAGRANGEVILLE —Time after time in the first half of Saturday’s Class C regional final, Friends Academy senior defender Patrick Moodhe launched towering throws into the Haldane box. The Blue Devils...
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LoHud Power Rankings: Final edition of 2013
For the final time in 2013, I’ve come up with a fresh set of power rankings. These are how I viewed each team at the conclusion of the season, so postseason performances obviously weighed heavily into...
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