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Somers Makes a Good Run at Bowdoin Park
See Big Red and Bowdoin Runs Below On Saturday October 18, Somers traveled north to traverse Bowdoin State Park, and the scenic beauty was hard to miss. Aidan See, on the other hand, took a different view. "I didn't really notice it," the Tusker admitted. The hills were another matter, though.
By Rich Monetti4 months ago in Unbalanced
John Jay Wins Sudden Death Thriller
See Photos at end of article On Thursday October 15, John Jay traveled to Yorktown and Coach Debbi Walsh didn’t have any illusions about what to expect. “Any time we play Yorktown, it’s a dogfight. That’s how it always has been, always will be,” she said, and 67 minutes of play proved her estimation correct.
By Rich Monetti4 months ago in Unbalanced
Somers Makes Carmel take the Fall in 35-0 Victory
Please scroll to the bottom for photos On Friday October 10, Somers hosted Carmel at the high school, and the perfect fall night brought a calm over the big Tusker crowd. But when Carmel kicked off to Jackson Whipple the crispness was sucked out of the air like a lightning bolt, and the tone was set for the rest of the night.
By Rich Monetti4 months ago in Unbalanced
Somers Outlasts John Jay in Five Set Marathon
See VB video at end of article On September 18, the Tuskers got on Route 35 and resumed their rivalry with John Jay. Two tightly contested games to start, the set count was another matter. Somers won both. But John Jay persisted, and the day came down to the fifth set.
By Rich Monetti4 months ago in Unbalanced
Somers Goes the Distance on Senior Night
See Photos at End On Thursday October 9, Somers hosted Eastchester and completely wiped out the Eagles in the first set. So an easy afternoon it appeared to be on Senior Night. But quick work doesn’t align with how much this team likes to play, according to Shari Marrero. “Our favorite thing about volleyball, that’s dragging out every match to five sets,” she joked, and the girl with the game winner was just as funny about why she adamantly called for the deciding set.
By Rich Monetti4 months ago in Unbalanced
Somers-Yorktown Stays Together in Loss to John Jay-North Salem
Scroll to the end of the article where you will find pictures of both teams. On Wednesday October 15, the Somers-Yorktown swim team gathered at the Mildred E Strang Middle School in Yorktown and were joined in the pool by John Jay. The times going to the visiting team by a score of 54-40, Yorktown-Somers still put up some good numbers, and the strong showing began for Ansley Edelmann.
By Rich Monetti4 months ago in Unbalanced
Somers Settles for Tie Versus Greeley
See Photos at the end On Wednesday October 8, Somers hosted Greeley, and the AA rating of the Quakers had the Tuskers studying up. “We try to do our homework, and we stacked up in a defensive structure that would frustrate them,” said coach Rob Carreira, and one goal allowed made the point. But Greeley had a defensive game plan too and both teams measured up in the end.
By Rich Monetti4 months ago in Unbalanced
John Jay Remains Undefeated with Late Game Scoring Onslaught
See Photos Below On Tuesday October 7, John Jay hosted Mahopac and preserving their undefeated season was on the docket. A 1-0 Mahopac lead on Fiona Kelleher’s header with 15 minutes left in the game didn’t bode well, but the ground was not unfamiliar. “We score very fast after getting down,” said Coach Dave Nuttall, and on this particular afternoon, the coach’s boast proved true… And then some.
By Rich Monetti4 months ago in Unbalanced
Somers Travels Business Class in 40-7 Victory over Harrison
See Photos at end of article, and if you're looking for a sports photographer, I can be reached at [email protected] Somers traveled to Harrison on Friday October 3 and got down to business pretty quick. Nine plays and Tristan Iglesias was in the end zone in less than six minutes. But Harrison was pretty laissez-faire at the outset too. The Huskies took a 7-6 lead two minutes later so Somers simply cornered the market as usual.
By Rich Monetti4 months ago in Unbalanced
John Jay Loses Overtime Thriller to Rye
See Photos at end On Saturday October 4, 8-1 John Jay welcomed 8-1 Rye to Contest Field and the team’s doubled down to a late game 2-2 tie. A ferocious back and forth, the tables seemed to tip when a John Jay shot from above the circle grounded past all kinds of sticks and forced the Rye goalie to kick the dribbler away. Unfortunately, for the stop gap, she swung and missed with her kicker, and the Wolves rose in celebration. But the refs stepped in, played party poopers and the actual tipping point was even more of a killjoy.
By Rich Monetti4 months ago in Unbalanced
Somers Falls 5-0 to White Plains
Photos are at end of the article On Thursday September 18, Somers hosted White Plains at the high school, and with two minutes left in the first half, the goal tally was still stuck at number zero. The offensive time of possession was completely another matter and foretold the one sided outcome for the visitors.
By Rich Monetti4 months ago in Unbalanced
Somers Settles for a Tie versus Panas
See Photos at the end of the article Somers traveled to Panas on Monday September 29, and with six matches down, the teams were deadlocked. Three matches a piece, the outcome fell on the doubles team of Isabella Miele and Lacy Sanders “If they win, we win,” said singles player Eve Clark, and a loss meant the reverse. But it turned out there was a third option.
By Rich Monetti4 months ago in Unbalanced
