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"HAIL TO THE CHAMPIONS" ROCKLAND COUNTY SPORTS 2010-11 SCHOOL YEAR

PREFACE:

Before the 2010-11 School Year in Rockland County Sports completely slips into memory, I would like to take one last look back and salute all our CHAMPIONSHIP TEAMS:

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS:

FALL 2010 SEASON:

SPORT: NATIONAL DIVISION: AMERICAN DIVISION:

Boys Soccer Spring Valley, Coach Ryan Marcus North Rockland, Coach Pete McGovern

X-Country Pearl River, Mike Kiernan North Rockland, Barry Baloga

Girls Soccer Pearl River, D. Gillule & L. Linehan North Rockland, Jennifer Czumak

X-Country Pearl River, Dan Doherty North Rockland, Brian Diglio

Volleyball Nanuet, Jen Adams North Rockland, Colete Pawlyk-Jurman

Tennis Nyack, Mike Hughes Suffern, Bobbie Kim

ROCKLAND INTER-LEAGUES:

Boy Volleyball: Suffern, Kim Cleary

Girls Field Hockey: Suffern, Bernadette Gannon

Girls Swimming: Suffern, Kirk Skoglund

SECTION ONE LEAGUES:

Football:

League AA West: Clarkstown North, Joe Trongone

League A South: Nyack, John Castellano (Note--Three-Way Tie with Harrison & Rye)

Independent League, Class A: Tappan Zee, Andy DiDomenico

WINTER 2010-11 SEASON:

SPORT: NATIONAL DIVISION: AMERICAN DIVISION:

Boys Basketball Tappan Zee, George Gaine North Rockland, Chris Roff

Bowling Tappan Zee, LuAnn Carbonetto North Rockland, Joan Nelson

Track Pearl River, Gilby Hawkins North Rockland, Gene Dall

Wrestling Nanuet, Carmine Serra North Rockland, Andy Guccione

Girls Basketball Albertus Magnus, Pat Buckley & Clarkstown North, Kerry Sullivan Pearl River, Lorraine Moylan

Bowling Pearl River, Marni Torgersen North Rockland, Joan Nelson

Track Pearl River, Dan Doherty North Rockland, Brian Diglio

ROCKLAND INTER-LEAGUES:

Ice Hockey: Suffern, Rob Schelling

Boys Swimming: Tappan Zee, Dan Rafferty

SPRING 2011 SEASON:

SPORT: NATIONAL DIVISION: AMERICAN DIVISION:

Baseball Pearl River, Bruce Miller North Rockland, Tom Lynch

Boys Golf Pearl River, Doug D'Agostino & Clarkstown North, Paul Toscano & Tappan Zee, Tom Cromer Suffern, Brett Badendyck Lacrosse Nyack, Eamon Depeter Suffern, Dave McNally

Tennis Nyack, Josh Weinman Clarkstown North, Alan Schwartz

Track Pearl River, Gilby Hawkins North Rockland, Gene Dall

Girls Lacrosse Nyack, Kathryn Perrella & Suffern, John Callanan Pearl River, Laurie Mayernik

Softball Pearl River, Mike Carlacci Clarkstown North, Danielle Trainor & North Rockland, Jackie DiNuzzo

Track Pearl River, Dan Doherty North Rockland, Brian Diglio

ROCKLAND INTER-LEAGUE:

Girls Golf: Suffern, George Kunzmann

ROCKLAND COUNTY TOURNAMENT/MEET CHAMPIONS:

FALL 2010 SEASON:

Boys Cross Country North Rockland Coach Barry Baloga

Girls Cross Country North Rockland Coach Brian Diglio

Girls Swimming Suffern Coach Kirk Skoglund

WINTER 2010-11 SEASON:

Boys Basketball Tappan Zee Coach George Gaine

Boys Track North Rockland Coach Gene Dall

Boys Swimming Tappan Zee Coach Dan Rafferty

Boys Wrestling North Rockland Coach Andy Guccione

Girls Basketball Albertus Magnus Coach Pat Buckley

Girls Track Suffern Coach Joe Biddy

SPRING 2011 SEASON:

Boys Golf Clarkstown North Coach Paul Toscano

Boys Track North Rockland Coach Gene Dall

Girls Golf Suffern Coach George Kunzmann

Girls Track North Rockland Coach Brian Diglio

ROCKLAND COUNTY SECTION ONE TEAM CHAMPIONS:

FALL 2010 SEASON:

SPORT: SCHOOL: CLASS: COACH:

Boys X-Country Pearl River B Mike Kiernan

Boys Volleyball Suffern AA Kim Cleary

Girls Soccer North Rockland AA Jennifer Czumak

Girls X-Country North Rockland AA Brian Diglio

Girls X-Country Pearl River B Dan Doherty

Girls X-Country Tappan Zee A Pat Driscoll

WINTER 2010-11 SEASON:

Boys Basketball Albertus Magnus B Pat McFadden

Boys Bowling Clarkstown Open Jeff Gartner

Ice Hockey Suffern Division I Rob Schelling

Boys Swimming Tappan Zee Open Dan Rafferty

Boys Track North Rockland A Gene Dall

Boys Wrestling Nanuet Division II Carmine Serra

Girls Bowling North Rockland Open Joan Nelson

Girls Track Suffern A Joe Biddy

Girls Track Pearl River B Dan Doherty

SPRING 2011 SEASON:

Baseball Tappan Zee A Mark Stanford

Boys Track North Rockland A Gene Dall

Girls Lacrosse Pearl River C Laurie Mayernik

Softball Pearl River A Mike Carlacci

Girls Track North Rockland A Brian Diglio

Girls Track Pearl River B Dan Doherty

STATE REGIONAL CHAMPIONS:

FALL 2010 SEASON:

SPORT: SCHOOL: CLASS: COACH:

Boys Volleyball Suffern AA Kim Cleary

Girls Soccer North Rockland AA Jennifer Czumak WINTER 2010-11 SEASON:

Ice Hockey Suffern Division I Rob Schelling SPRING 2011 SEASON:

Girls Lacrosse Pearl River C Laurie Mayernik

ROCKLAND COUNTY "GOOD STUFF":

1.) Congratulations to the Journal News Rockland All-County Spring 2011 Honorees:

SPORT: Athlete-of-the-Season: Coach-of-the-Year:

Baseball Dominick Kulbaba, Suffern Mark Stanford, Tappan Zee

Boys Golf Derrick Kim, Clarkstown North Brett Badendyck, Suffern

Boys Lacrosse Kevin McNally, Suffern Dave McNally, Suffern

Boys Tennis Kevin Quill, Nanuet Alan Schwartz, Clarkstown North

Boys Track Winslow Dorsainvil, Spring Valley Gene Dall, North Rockland

Girls Golf TBA TBA

Girls Lacrosse Maddie Wilson, Pearl River Laurie Mayernik, Pearl River

Softball Katie O'Flynn, Pearl River Danielle Trainor, Clarkstown North

Girls Track Lauren Voss, Nyack Brian Diglio, North Rockland

Thanks to the efforts of The Journal News Sports Editor, Sean Mayer; John Humenn, Rockland Editor; and the Sportswriters--377 Rockland Athletes were recognized this season (118 First Team, 121 Second Team & 138 Honorable Mention)!!

2.) Congratulations to the following "Parent-Child" Honorees:

A.) Andy Guccione (North Rockland) joins his dad, Guy (Suffern) in the RCCA Century Club for Wrestling. They are the first Father-Son Team in the program's twenty year history!

B.) Caile Kohlbrenner (Tappan Zee) joins her dad, Andy (Pearl River) as a Journal News Scholar-Athlete-of-the-Week Award Winner. They are the first Father-Daughter Team in the program's thirty-one year history!

C.) Kevin McNally (Suffern) is the Journal News 2011 Lacrosse Athlete-of-the-Season and his dad, Dave (Suffern) is the Journal News Coach-of-the-Year. Have we ever had a Father-Son Team receive such an honor in the same season for the same sport?

3.) Congratulations to all the 2010-11 Journal News Scholar-Athletes-of-the-Week Award Winners:

On Tuesday night, June 14th at the Paramount Country Club, the Journal News honored the forty winners and their parents, coaches & school officials. Kudos to Bob Baird & John Humenn who coordinated the evening's wonderful Dinner Program! Special praise to the four scholarship winners:

A.) Allie Califano, Suffern, Field Hockey, Basketball, & Lacrosse

B.) Lauren Cook, Pearl River, Lacrosse

C.) Andrea Curcio, North Rockland, Soccer

D.) Stanley Wong, Tappan Zee, Swimming

ROCKLAND COUNTY ANNOUNCEMENTS:

1.) Annual Coach Julius D'Agostino (Dag) Memorial Golf Tourney:

Will be held at the Blue Hill Golf Course in Pearl River on Thursday, August 4. Please call Doug D'Agostino for info at 914-715-9906. All proceeds will benefit the Student-Athletes at Pearl River High School.

2.) Annual Coach Jerry McGuire Memorial Golf Tourney:

Will be held at the Rotella Golf Course in Haverstraw on Wednesday, August 17. Please call Sam McGuire for info at 201-529-8331. All proceeds will benefit the Student-Athletes at North Rockland High School.

TD TIP OF THE WEEK:

I hope that you can join us for the RCCA Outing to the Rockland Boulders Baseball Game at Provident Bank Park in Pomona on Monday Night, August 15. It is open to all Friends of Rockland County Sports. Tickets are $30 per person (adults & children) and includes admission to the Ball Park, a deluxe private air-conditioned "Sky Box," Box Seats overlooking First Base, and a two and a half hour (6:00 to 8:30PM) Buffet. Please call Tom Doherty at 551-427-2951 for more info. A Ticket Order Form is attached with all the details.

NEXT EDITION:

I will pick the Dandy Dozen of the Greatest High School Sports Accomplishments in Rockland History!! This will be based on the many nominations that have been sent to me over the last few months. They could be a single game, career, individual performance, team performances, etc. etc. Please forward any additional nominations to me ASAP!

COMMENTS:

Please direct all comments, suggestions, omissions, etc. to tommydoherty@

Go Rockland County Sports! Tom Doherty July 21, 2011

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