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Jason Collins’ revelation seen as a positive step by locals

In response to NBA veteran Jason Collins’ decision to come out publicly on Monday, I reached out to several local athletes and coaches to get their opinions on his decision. About three years ago, I wrote a story on former Hen Hud star tennis and softball player Rachel Buckner, who... Read More →

Rockland schools decide to stay put in Section 1

The news came out last fall that all 11 schools in Rockland county were considering a move from Section 1 to Section 9 due to transportation concerns—among others—but it was confirmed on Monday that a decision has been made to stay put. This is very good news for Section 1... Read More →

All-stars: Video interview with the Westchester/Putnam co-wrestlers of the year

With co-wrestlers of the year Trey Aslanian of Edgemont and Alex Delacruz of Ossining each winning state championships this season, I thought it would be neat to have them both come to our offices at The Journal News for a video chat. We discussed many topics—everything from overcoming tough losses... Read More →

All-stars: Muldoon’s breakthrough season capped with Rockland wrestler of the year honors

One of the big themes for this season was how loaded the 120-pound weight class was, and with Pearl River’s John Muldoon being named the wrestler of the year award in Rockland, we have three wrestlers from the same class taking home wrestler of the year honors. The debate for... Read More →

All-Stars: Aslanian, Delacruz named Westchester/Putnam co-wrestlers of the year

The more thought I put into the Westchester/Putnam wrestler of the year debate, the more I felt that the only fair choice was to name Edgemont’s Trey Aslanian and Ossining’s Alex Delacruz as co-winners. They both won state championships, they wrestled in the same weight class, and they never had... Read More →

Yorktown’s Mastro, Murray make college decisions; more to follow

It’s been a good week for Yorktown senior Joe Mastro (pictured to the right). The Huskers’ 152-pounder, who is coming off of the highest finish in program history at the state level after taking third in February, has committed to wrestle at North Carolina State next season. He also was... Read More →

Locals competing at Flonationals this weekend

One of the more popular offseason tournaments for local wrestlers is Flonationals, and there are plenty who are competing in the tourney this weekend. It began yesterday at Indiana University in Pennsylvania, with the finals being held tonight. It doesn’t appear that any locals reached today’s quarterfinals round, but you... Read More →

Pinning Down Autism Duals

Here is a press release from Iowa Style Wrestling on the Pinning Down Autism Duals. A couple of locals participated in this event to raise money for a great cause: Pinning Down Autism Duals For the past three years, Pinning Down Autism has been hosting a dual meet with the... Read More →

Poll: Who should be the Rockland coach of the year?

With my full all-star package set to run on April 11th, there’s only one award that I haven’t polled you guys on yet. Yorktown’s John Tornambe was your choice as the Westchester/Putnam coach of the year, but now I want to know who you guys think is most deserving in... Read More →

New look for LoHud blogs rolled out today

Don’t go refreshing your page or rubbing your eyes. This is still The LoHud Wrestling Blog. Over the course of the past few weeks, we’ve be rolling out our new theme for all of our blogs here at The Journal News and LoHud.com. We did most of the winter sports... Read More →

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All-stars: Video interview with the Westchester/Putnam co-wrestlers of the year

All-stars: Muldoon’s breakthrough season capped with Rockland wrestler of the year honors

All-Stars: Aslanian, Delacruz named Westchester/Putnam co-wrestlers of the year

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Jason Collins’ revelation seen as a positive step by locals

Rockland schools decide to stay put in Section 1

All-stars: Video interview with the Westchester/Putnam co-wrestlers of the year

All-stars: Muldoon’s breakthrough season capped with Rockland wrestler of the year honors

All-Stars: Aslanian, Delacruz named Westchester/Putnam co-wrestlers of the year

Yorktown’s Mastro, Murray make college decisions; more to follow

Locals competing at Flonationals this weekend

Pinning Down Autism Duals

Poll: Who should be the Rockland coach of the year?

New look for LoHud blogs rolled out today

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