- July
- 24
So far, oh so good for the HV girls at Empires. The scholastic women dominated New York City 101-42 in its opener as Shelby Sferra of Ursuline led the way with 21 points. Four others were in double figures (Alaina Walker, Sophia Aleksandravicius, Gillian Felix and Alexandra Osborn-Jones).
For more on the ESGs log on to our blog.
Posted by Josh Thomson on Thursday, July 24th, 2008 at 9:47 pm |
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- July
- 24
Not only have I returned from sunny Saint Lucia boys and girls, but so, too, have the Empire State Games, which are back (albeit not from a Honeymoon) to add a little excitement to our summer.
Last we saw them the Hudson Valley girls fared pretty well despite the stifling confines of Westchester Community College (no air conditioning). The scholastic girls won the silver, falling to Shenise Johnson and Rochester in the gold-medal game, and the open team won the gold.
Both should have a good chance again, Porsha Postell or not. Johnson is gone and the HV scholastic team has returned a few of its best players from a year ago. The open team is truly loaded, and with its contingent of D-I players from the area it should at least make it to the gold medal game.
For all the latest on the ESGs, you can log on to our Empire State Games blog and for news, photos and videos of the events you can check our our ESG home page.
Both women’s teams open with NYC, the scholastic at 2 p.m. and the open at 8 p.m. They each play Adirondack on Friday and Central on Saturday, with the medal games set for Sunday morning.
Posted by Josh Thomson on Thursday, July 24th, 2008 at 1:04 am |
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- July
- 5
Just wanted to drop a quick note to say I’m headed off on my honeymoon in the morning so you won’t hear from me for a couple weeks. The new wife and I are taking our deep breaths now after several months of planning. Wedding preparation can get pretty crazy, as many of our readers can attest.
If you have any questions, concerns, breaking news, etc., Jake is your guy. You can e-mail him at jtthomas@lohud.com.
Enjoy your July!
Posted by Josh Thomson on Saturday, July 5th, 2008 at 9:41 pm |
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- June
- 29
Well, it was a move we thought may happen and now it’s official: Sue Adams has resigned as coach at White Plains. Adams will leave after eight seasons to spend more time with her family. (As you know, Kim plays college basketball at Penn. Also, older son Ryan will be a senior, and younger son Kyle is in middle school.)
In such a short time, Adams left quite a legacy at her alma mater. The Tigers won the last four Section 1 Class AA championships and two regional championships, and advanced to consecutive state finals in 2005 and 2006.
I’ll have more on this later.
Posted by Josh Thomson on Sunday, June 29th, 2008 at 3:06 pm |
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- June
- 21
The open division women’s basketball team was picked for Hudson Valley. Here’s the team:
Kim Adams — White Plains/University of Pennsylvania
Jackie Alemany — Scarsdale/Harvard University
Alexis Auffray — Cornwall/Franklin Pierce University
Tara Flaherty — Hastings/Fairfield University
Maria Laterza — Marist College
Emma Markley — Yorktown/Harvard University
Brittany Shields — Haldane/Pace University
Emily Stallings — Burke Catholic/Marist College
Julianne Viani — Lourdes/Marist College
Amy Voelkel — Mohegan Lake/College of St. Rose
Posted by Josh Thomson on Saturday, June 21st, 2008 at 1:12 am |
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- June
- 18
Sad news today. Former Ketcham guard Lisa Moray was killed today in a car accident. Former Carmel star Meghan Wood was a passenger. She was injured, but was able to communicate with police on the scene.
Obviously, it’s a terrible story. It happened on the ramp from the Sprain Brook Parkway South onto I-287 East. If you know the area, you know it is a terrible ramp.
You can read about the accident here.
Good luck to Meghan in her recovery and condolences to the Moray family. Very, very sad news.
Posted by Josh Thomson on Wednesday, June 18th, 2008 at 7:42 pm |
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- May
- 30
I talked to Dan Ricci, and he gave me the names of players who made the team. They are:
Maggie Blair, Briarcliff
Taneka Whittaker, Lourdes
Alexandra Osborn-Jones, Eye Country Day
Sophia Aleksandravicius, Holy Child
Gillian Felix, Mahopac
Porsha Postell, Woodlands
Shannon Ray, Ursuline
Shelby Sferra, Ursuline
Kara Tancredi, Beacon
Alaina Walker, Albertus Magnus
Posted by Josh Thomson on Friday, May 30th, 2008 at 12:46 pm |
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- May
- 19
Congrats are in order for former Scarsdale star Lindsay Gottlieb, who was named the head coach at UC-Santa Barbara today.
There are a couple interesting things to note about Gottlieb. 1) She helped recruit Angelei Aguirre to Cal, where Gottlieb was an assistant coach, and 2) She played for Luke Vaccaro back in the 90s. Remarkably, she made it out in one piece. (I’m just kidding.)
I’m going to try to catch up with Gottlieb at some point soon. But for now you can check out the school’s release on her hiring here.
Posted by Josh Thomson on Monday, May 19th, 2008 at 7:08 pm |
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- May
- 17
Former Ursuline star Cori Chambers was cut by the Connecticut Sun yesterday. The move came as a surprise to the Elmsford native, but she hopes to get added by another WNBA team this season.
My colleague Tony Pinciaro talked to Chambers and Sun coach Mike Thibault and has the story.
My take: Chambers is a great shooter. She ranks No. 1 all-time at Georgia, which isn’t an accomplishment to scoff at. She’s also still young (22), so I imagine she’ll have at least one more shot to catch on. If not, there’s always pro ball in Europe.
Anyone out there have an opinion on where Cori will land next?
Posted by Josh Thomson on Saturday, May 17th, 2008 at 11:43 pm |
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