By Zach Smart On the field, the rivalry is akin to blood sport. Mahopac and Yorktown have been heated cross-town rivals since the inception of Varsity sports in Westchester County. Off the field? There have been no real outward… Continue Reading
By Zach Smart As a senior go-to-guy on a Mahopac team spiked with a heavy dose of senior leadership, Ty Weisberg understands it is simply his role to deliver daggers in crunch time. So, when Mahopac head coach Mike Haddeland and… Continue Reading
By Zach Smart Entering his freshman season at Johns Hopkins University, Yorktown native John Ranagan figured there would be lofty expectations and hype to answer. Several powerhouse programs along the eastern seaboard have become standard household NCAA recruiting profile… Continue Reading
By Zach Smart From the second quarter on, Mahopac became victim to the same mistakes that derailed them in the season-opening loss to Northport. Joel Barlow High’s dominance of possession, fluid ball movement and relentless firing from mid-yardage overwhelmed Mahopac. Barlow outshot… Continue Reading
By Zach Smart Tonight is a familiar case of the greatest v.s. the latest. With sectional banners adorning the gym, Yorktown has more Section 1 championships than any other area foe. They meet a program that’s very much on the… Continue Reading
By Zach Smart Yorktown cut, dodged, dished, and fired from both mid-range and point-blank. Cherishing every possession, converting interior passes and dodges into quick rips, Yorktown coasted to a convincing 15-6 win over Mahopac at Yorktown High Friday.Mahopac spent much… Continue Reading
By Zach Smart South Western senior Carnie Fryfogle III carried a vanilla milk shake to his table at Dutch Country Diner in Hanover, clutching it with the same fervor that a father does his newborn son. “You see this,” Fryfogle… Continue Reading
By Zach Smart Nick Mariano grew up tossing the lacrosse ball along the banks of the Hudson River in Ossining. Since he was a second grader, Mariano traveled with his Brine lacrosse stick as often as fat wallet-toting hedge fund… Continue Reading
By Zach Smart After exacting vengeance against Mamaroneck, which dethroned them in the 2012 Section I championship, Mahopac’s week starts today against always-intense cross-town rival in Carmel and culminates with upstart Arlington on Thursday. Mahopac has had Carmel’s number… Continue Reading
By Zach Smart Conor Prunty and Justin Mabus grew up playing lacrosse together on the grassroots circuit. As young guns, they envisioned playing lacrosse on a big time stage beyond the traditional Westchester lacrosse breeding grounds of Yorktown and Lakeland-Panas.… Continue Reading