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Pascack Valley, NJ
Obituaries
Community Mourns Hillsdale Native, Clemson Student Ryan Shoop, 20
Hillsdale native Ryan C. Shoop died on Oct. 31. He was 20 years old. Ryan was a 2016 graduate of Bergen Catholic, where he played lacrosse. He had been studying management at Clemson University in South Carolina. "Coming to grips with the death of a student is always difficult," said L. Christopher Miller, interim vice president of student affairs and dean of students. "The Clemson Family extends our deepest condolences to Ryan’s family and friends as they make sense of his untimely passing." Condolences poured in. "Heart of gold man," Ricky Schmidt wrote on Facebook. "[…
Newtown, CT
Police & Fire
Two Killed When Jeep Crashes Off Road Into Ravine ID'd As Newtown HS Graduates
The two people killed during a single-vehicle crash in Newtown over the weekend have been identified as Newtown residents and graduates of Newtown High School. Elliot Gregory, 20, and Philip Zuvanich, 19, were killed when an older Jeep they in went off the roadway on Route 34 into a heavily wooded ravine near Jordan Hill Road around 2 a.m., Sunday, June 23, said Lt. Aaron Bahamonde of the Newtown Police Department. The medical examiner's office said both men died of died from blunt impact injuries. "Our hearts are heavy this morning and our prayers are with both families as they go th…
Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
Obituaries
Former Standout Ramapo HS Athlete Tyler Speziale Dies, 26
Tyler Speziale of Wyckoff died on June 20. He was 26 years old. The 2011 Ramapo High School graduate was a standout player on the football and lacrosse teams. More than $1,900 had been raised as of Sunday morning on a GoFundMe for his family. He is survived by his parents, Gerard and Victoria Speziale; brothers Connor and Spencer Speziale; maternal grandmother Hila Jack; along with a host of aunts, uncles, cousins and friends. Visitation will be Tuesday, June 25 from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Funeral services will be private.
Mount Pleasant, NY
Sports
Ex-Area HS Stars Will Play Big Roles When Defending Champ Yale Meets UVa For Lacrosse Title
The Hudson Valley/Connecticut area will be well-represented when the NCAA Division I men's lacrosse championship is decided on Memorial Day. Defending champion Yale (15-3), the No. 5 seed, faces No. 3 Virginia (16-3) in the title game 1 p.m. Monday, May 27 (ESPN2) at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia. Virginia pulled out a dramatic 13-12 double-overtime semifinal win over Duke on Saturday, May 25, securing the Cavaliers' first title-game appearance in seven years and snapping an 11-game losing streak to Duke. Junior attackman Michael Kraus of New Canaan had one goal and four as…
Mahopac, NY
Sports
Mahopac HS Lacrosse Player Disciplined Over Racism Allegations In Game Against New Rochelle
A student at Mahopac High School has been disciplined following an investigation into alleged racist behavior during a lacrosse game against New Rochelle last month. In April, parents of members of the New Rochelle junior varsity boys lacrosse team stated that their children were the victim of racism, with some students calling players “(expletive) Mexicans,” and others refusing to shake hands with African-American players. The player accused of using the foul language was taken out of the game, but some parents are calling for further actions, claiming that Mahopac athletes have shown sig…
New Canaan, CT
News
Longtime Lacrosse Coach From New Canaan Among Six Killed In Plane Crash
A longtime varsity lacrosse coach who grew up in the area was one of six people killed in a small plane in Texas. The twin-engine Beechcraft BE58 crashed about 70 miles northwest of San Antonio on Monday, April 22. Angela Webb Kensinger, 54, a Fairfield County native who grew up in New Canaan, was killed along with her husband, 55-year-old Stuart Kensinger, the Texas Department of Public Safety said. Angela Kensinger, known as "Angie," was the girls lacrosse coach at the St. John's School in Houston. "Our thoughts and prayers are with all members of the Kensinger family, especially their …
Mahopac, NY
News
Mahopac Lacrosse Players Accused Of Making Racial Slurs In Game Against New Rochelle
Lacrosse players from New Rochelle were reportedly the victims of racist behavior during a game against Mahopac last week. News 12 reported this week that parents of members of the New Rochelle junior varsity boys lacrosse team stated that their children were the victim of racism, with some students calling players “(expletive) Mexicans,” and others refusing to shake hands with African-American players. The report states that the player accused of using the foul language was taken out of the game, but some parents are calling for further actions, claiming that Mahopac athletes have shown si…
Armonk, NY
Neighbors
Westchester High School Students Prove To Be 'Good Cookies' For Charity
A pair of New Rochelle High School students have found a way to marry cookies and lacrosse to benefit the national fight against pediatric cancer. After hosting their fourth annual “Be a Good Cookie Lacrosse Tournament,” on March 31, high school sophomores Evan Phillips and Sam Rosenberg presented the Cookies for Kids' Cancer Center with more than $50,000, the total from their first four tournaments. The tournament was initially founded as a bar mitzvah project three years ago, but has since grown to a massive annual event that has the teens eyeing larger goals. Witt and her husband starte…
White Plains, NY
Sports
ACL Injuries In Youth Athletes Will Be Subject Of Free Hour-Long Program In White Plains
With the frequency of ACL injuries occurring earlier and earlier for athletes, Hospital for Special Surgery Westchester is hosting a special program for parents to help avoid the pitfalls of the devastating injury. HSS Westchester announced it will be hosting a special program on ACL injuries in youth athletes, beginning at 6 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 22 at the Outpatient Center on Westchester Avenue in White Plains. Hosting the program will be three experts, including Andrew Pearle, an Orthopedic Surgeon at the HSS Hospital for Special Surgery; Laurey Lou, a physical therapist with the HSS Reha…
Armonk, NY
Lifestyle
Westchester High School Students Prove To Be 'Good Cookies' For Charity
A pair of New Rochelle High School students have found a way to marry cookies and lacrosse to benefit the national fight against pediatric cancer. After hosting their third annual “Be a Good Cookie Lacrosse Tournament,” in April, New Rochelle High School freshmen Evan Phillips and Sam Rosenberg presented the Cookies for Kids' Cancer Center a $37,500 check, the total from their first three tournaments. Phillips and Rosenberg presented Gretchen Witt, the co-founder and president of the Cookies for Kids’ Center on Thursday with the check, all of the proceeds from their tournaments, including t…
Pleasantville, NY
Sports
Pleasantville Pulls Away For First-Ever State Title In Boys Lacrosse
It's was a moment the Pleasantville High School boys lacrosse program has been building for, and late Saturday morning it came. The Panthers defeated Section 5's Penn Yan 16-2 in the Class D state championship game at St. John Fisher College in Rochester for its first-ever title in the sport. Though a first in lacrosse, 13 Panther players had experience winning a state title as members of the football team this past fall. The lacrosse team played in its first sectional final in 2013. "Each year, we kept going a little bit farther and we haven't taken any steps back," Pleasantvil…
Armonk, NY
Police & Fire
Police: Person Intentionally Damages Car In Westchester With Lacrosse Balls
Police were called to intervene over the weekend when a Westchester male allegedly repeatedly struck a woman’s car with lacrosse balls following a dispute. Shortly after 2:15 p.m. on Saturday, June 2, officers received a report from a 47-year-old woman that a local resident had intentionally damaged her vehicle with hard balls while she was parked and sitting in her vehicle near the intersection of Wildwood Road and Vernon Road in Scarsdale. According to police, the woman said that while she was parked, the suspect, whose name was not released, “approached her in an upset tone and told her …
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