Carp says the Federation is a fraud
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Now there’s something for you on this Easter morning, huh?
But seriously, he’s not far off. The NYSPHSAA has at least had discussions about removing itself from the Federation, which is a little anti-climatic for teams that just worked their tails off to win a state championship. Ask Lakeland, which would probably trade back last year’s Federation loss to Kennedy for a nickel and a stick of gum.
Here’s Carp’s take on the state’s most criticized event.
We also caught up with Briarcliff this week as it prepares for the tournament. … This is the first time since the state and Federation tournaments were separated in 1987 that there’s been a two-week break, so I asked the Bears how they felt about the tedious wait to play again.
Photog Dave Kennedy, who took the above the pic of Liz Meyers, also recorded this video with Briarcliff about the long wait.
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on Sunday, March 23rd, 2008 at 11:08 am by Josh Thomson. 
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Josh Thomson has done some of everything since joining The Journal News in March 2003. He began working for the Gannett weeklies during the winter of 2002 as a freelance writer. He joined the daily staff soon after and has since covered various high school and pro sports. Away from sportswriting, Josh lives in Westchester and spends his free time either with his fiancee, Sarah, or expertly managing his various championship-winning fantasy sports teams. He's visited 21 major-league baseball stadiums and insists that Fenway Park and Wrigley Field are the best by far. Josh graduated from Carmel High School in 1998, then went to Boston University, where, in 2002, he received a degree in communications with a minor in history.
Josh,
One more question about the “logic” regarding the Federation:
If the CHSAA decided not to send a ‘B’ division rep this year for the purpose stated by you in a previous entry and in Rich C’s column, why was it only for the girls? The posted Federation schedule shows a CHSAA boys ‘B’ team.