Just so you guys can go ahead and still comment on the state playoffs (for however long that might be), don’t worry I didn’t forget about you. You can post your comments on this thread.

Have at it and good luck to all the teams that are still alive.

Guys,

Today is my final day at The Journal News after two-plus years. I would like to thank each and everyone from the bottom of my heart for the heartfelt e-mails and phone calls regarding my writing and coverage during my time here. I’ll never forget it.

I’m leaving to take a great opportunity at my hometown [...]

My man Jake called to tell me about the goings on up there in beautiful Oneonta. Here’s the latest:

In Class B, Briarcliff led Lansing 2-1 at the half. Liana Cornacchio has both goals for the Bears, who increased their lead with another goal in the second half and are up 3-1.

In Class AA, Greeley [...]

Phew, what a weekend huh? I’m still exhausted from all the great games. Did that Scarsdale-Greeley game end yet?

Anyway, I have a bit of news to share with you, so here goes:

Ladies and gentlemen, below is the entire list of this year’s Section 1 honorees. Congrats to all of those who made it. You guys, [...]

Well gang, the day most of us have been waiting for since the ball bags were officially opened in the preseason has arrived. In less than 12 hours, we will have champions crowned in each class. The Class A (1:30 p.m.), B (4 p.m.) and AA (6:30 p.m.) games are at Suffern Middle School while [...]

Seems like Fordham Prep is playing for a CHSAA city and state championship every year. Why should this year be any different?

I just talked to Rams coach Pete McNamara. He’s preparing for Fordham Prep’s game tomorrow against St. Francis. The teams are playing for the CHSAA A city title at 3 p.m. at St. John’s [...]

First, let me say that it seems like every time I go to Armonk to watch Byram Hills (even in the spring when I watched a boys lax game there) there’s a relentless wind. What, is there some kind of wind tunnel up there? Sheesh?

Anyway, I’ve been fortunate enough to watch some good soccer [...]

Just got off the phone with Greeley coach Bob Oddo. Needless to say, he was about as excited as can be. His team beat defending state Class AA champ Arlington—a team that had lost one game in two years—by a slim 1-0 margin. Stephen Reisert, a sophomore, was the hero. He was nearly at a [...]

Hey guys I just completed a video report on the game I covered today. Apparently, the TZ players were fired up because I said Harrison could be this year’s version of Tappan Zee, meaning the Huskies flew under the radar all season and could be poised for a great postseason run. Good to know that [...]

I covered the New Rochelle-North Rockland game and New Rochelle played a good one. The ‘good’ New Rochelle team showed up and not its alter ego. The Huguenots had plenty of quality chances and hit the crossbar twice, so the score could’ve been even more in their favor. Now, the real question is can they [...]

Shout out to Yo, Soccer fan and others who asked.

You wanted it so I am going to oblige. I wanted to wait to post this until we got as close to sectionals as possible and now we are here. So here goes.

Now as my homey Jake pointed out in one of his girls’ posts, we [...]

The latest rankings have been released and include games through Monday. You can check them out here.

So what do you guys think about this latest batch? Offer your thoughts. FYI: I’ll be posting a look at the teams to keep an eye on in sectionals followed by my predictions for who will win it all [...]

Byram Hills (Class A), Hastings (Class B), Valhalla (Class C), and Arlington (Class AA) each earned the top seed in their respective classes for the Section 1 tournament, which begins this weekend.

Think the people who follow Our Lady of Lourdes won’t be mad when they wake up and see the Warriors missing from the bracket? [...]

Man, talk about a long day. I was up at 6 a.m. this morning for my trip back home from the deep south and it feels like I haven’t stopped since. Actually, I haven’t. As soon as this blog post is done, I’m outta here for the night so here goes.

Bryan Bentley and the Clarkstown [...]

First let me apologize to everyone for no posts in the last three days. I was enjoying a little time off, so that is why I have yet to respond to any comments directed toward me. I will get to them tomorrow. I promise. Hope you guys don’t hate me.

In the meantime, here’s something to [...]

If you were driving along I-287 or the Hutch near where those two major Westchester arteries intersect about 5:30 ish today, those three news helicopters weren’t hovering around White Plains High School with the hopes of getting a little footage of the rival Tigers and Huguenots. Apparently, they were in fast pursuit of Joe Torre.

Too [...]

Nothing seems to spark more discussion on here than the weekly state rankings. So … drum roll, please. I present to you, the avid followers of the Just Kickin’ It blog, this week’s rankings as compiled by the New York State Sportswriters Association. And no, I have nothing to do with them.

Remember, these are [...]

Byram Hills, come on down. The Bobcats are the latest winner in the “Poll is Right.”

OK, so I’m no Bob Barker or Drew Carey for that matter. But you guys made your voice heard with out Class A poll, which began on Sept. 25. I’d like to thank all 144 of you who voted. [...]

I wrote my weekly notebook on a fine gentleman named Bob West. He was a fixture in this area well before my time, but as the first African-American coach at Nanuet, his legacy is something that transcends generations in my mind. Of the people I talked to, no one could say anything bad about him. [...]

As Jake told you guys two posts down, we were having some issues with our blogs server and we apologize for this. But we’re back now and that is all that matters. So without further ado, I’m sure many of you were wondering the latest state rankings looked like.

Well, here you go. Remember, these rankings [...]