Rich Monetti
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John Jay Comes Together for Brooke D'Aleo Memorial Game
Please see tip, pledge and subscribe buttons below or my venmo is : @Rich-Monetti On Wednesday May 7, John Jay faced North Salem in the Brooke D'Aleo Memorial Game, and beforehand, Coach Steve DelMoro gave voice to the Never Give Up -T-shirts that both teams wore. “She fought, she fought and she fought again,” he said. But her tenacity wasn’t the only thing that the softball player left behind.
By Rich Monetti8 months ago in Unbalanced
24 Championships in Row, Somers Track Keeps it Together
Please see tip, pledge and subscribe buttons below or my venmo is : @Rich-Monetti Somers Crowd Photos On Saturday May 3, the high school hosted the annual Lion’s Club Track Meet, and the Tuskers were obviously ready to run. But not one Somers runner needed to cross the finish line, because they were all winners already.
By Rich Monetti8 months ago in Unbalanced
Somers Falls 24-6 in the Rain
Please see tip, pledge and subscribe buttons below or my venmo is : @Rich-Monetti Yorktown Slideshow On Monday May 5, the flag football team traveled to Yorktown and had more than Huskers to contend with. “This weather is really hard to play in,” said Katie DiChiaro in between the raindrops. Still, the Tuskers came out to play and drove all the way down to the Yorktown 11. A little short, they turned the ball over on downs, and Yorktown mostly took it from there.
By Rich Monetti8 months ago in Unbalanced
John Jay Isn’t Small in 9-2 Victory Over Harrison
Please see tip, pledge and subscribe buttons below or my venmo is : @Rich-Monetti On Wednesday April 30, John Jay traveled to Harrison, fell behind 2-0, and as the team was constituted, they were pretty far from putting up a few blasts to pull even. “We don’t have a ton of guys who can hit home runs,” said Nolan Rhodes. So these Wolves make do.
By Rich Monetti8 months ago in Unbalanced
Somers Gets Even with Greeley after Last Years Loss in Sectionals
Please see tip, pledge and subscribe buttons or my venmo is : @Rich-Monetti JV Boys LAX Photos After losing to Horace Greeley last year as heavy favorites in the sectionals, Somers hosted the Quakers on Tuesday April 29 for what was still just another game on the schedule. “Yeah, sure,” Bret Kennedy joked sarcastically, and there was a lot more laughing by the time the day was over.
By Rich Monetti8 months ago in Unbalanced
John Jay Wins 2-1 Pitcher’s Duel versus Somers
Brooke Slideshow Video On Thursday May 1, John Jay and Somers battled to a 1-1 tie after seven and Riley Foote had the first crack at settling the score in the eighth. “It was a nice sound,” said the second baseman. But her game winning home run wouldn’t have been possible without the grit that John Jay sent to the mound.
By Rich Monetti8 months ago in Unbalanced
John Jay Track Takes the Field at Somers
Please see tip, pledge and subscribe buttons below or my venmo is : @Rich-Monetti On Monday April 28, John Jay traveled east and squared off in the league meet at Somers. Second for the boys and fourth for the girls, there’s been a larger mission for new Coach Joe Bachana.
By Rich Monetti8 months ago in Unbalanced
John Jay Golfers are Back in the Swing
Please see tip, pledge and subscribe buttons or my venmo is : @Rich-Monetti The golf season is under way and before John Jay took on Yorktown at Waccabuc Country Club on Thursday April 24, Coach Artie Blank praised the even keel of his team. “They don’t get too high and don’t get too low,” he said, and that correlates to the roll the team is on.
By Rich Monetti8 months ago in Unbalanced
John Jay Adds Another Win to their History with Somers
Please see tip, pledge and subscribe buttons below or my venmo is : @Rich-Monetti On Tuesday April 22, John Jay and Somers matched up to continue their long time crosstown rivalry. Very one sided in recent years, the Tuskers were typically not pushovers, and the game remained in doubt throughout. But John Jay still only knows one storyline when it comes to their friends down the road.
By Rich Monetti8 months ago in Unbalanced
Somers Moves to Finals of Easter Tournament with 6-0 Win over Lakeland
Please see tip, pledge and subscribe buttons or my venmo is : @Rich-Monetti Crowd Shots On Friday April 18 in the Hudson Easter Tournament at Panas High School, Tyler Venturini spent a good deal of the day getting familiar with third base. The last time in the seventh inning when the sun was no help to the right fielder, the junior wasn’t looking for charity from the scorekeeper. “No, that was an era,” he assured. But there was no discrepancy in regards to the third inning smash that got the Tuskers started.
By Rich Monetti8 months ago in Unbalanced
John Jay Evens Record with 13-6 Victory over Ardsley
Please see tip, pledge and subscribe buttons or my venmo is : @Rich-Monetti Video Clips On Tuesday April 16, a windy chill didn’t keep the Wolves’s bats from heating up to a 12-0 fifth inning lead. Not so fast, a few walks and a series of Ardsley singles, it was suddenly a 12-6 game. And a leadoff walk in the bottom of the sixth looked like the whirlwind was going to continue, but catcher Steve Carozo saw the way out.
By Rich Monetti8 months ago in Unbalanced
