It wasn’t the ending any of the Rivertowns teams was looking for as Dobbs Ferry, Hastings, and Irvington all suffered first-round playoff defeats in the Class B sectionals. 

No. 9-seeded Dobbs Ferry rallied to defeat No. 8 Rye Neck 13-11 on the road in the opening round of the Section 1 Class D playoffs on Tuesday, May 17.

A seven-goal loss to Briarcliff back on April 26 was right in the middle of a tough stretch for Irvington during which the Bulldogs dropped six out of seven games.

It was quite the week for Irvington’s track and field teams.

Ryan Watson hasn’t had the best luck when it comes to injuries. As a freshman on Ardsley’s varsity football team, he broke his left collarbone on the first play of the first game of the season. 

Hastings has been battling illness and injury of late, but the Yellow Jackets were able to rebound from a pair of losses to defeat host Dobbs Ferry 19-9 on the Eagles’ Senior Day on Tuesday, May 10. 

Hastings continued its rise having won five straight games, most recently sweeping Edgemont in a league series and defeating Dobbs Ferry in another league contest.

Irvington senior Ethan Pakola was there last year when his brother Liam scored his 100th career varsity goal, and this year he knew he wanted to match his older brother.

Dobbs Ferry lost to Sleepy Hollow, one of the top teams in Section 1 in Class C, by 10 goals back on April 7.

It was an exciting day as the Rivertowns Breast Cancer Tournament returned on Saturday, April 23 at Ardsley High School. It was the first time the tournament was held since 2019.

It was a big week for Hastings. The Yellow Jackets endured a number of close losses to start off the season and took their lumps, but they recently have begun to turn those one- or two-run losses into wins.

One dominant goal-scorer can make a big difference, and that was true for the Rivertowns teams last week.

Dobbs Ferry senior A.J. Delvito scored his 100th career goal and the Eagles earned their first win of the season, edging host Blind Brook 15-14 on Thursday, April 21. Delvito finished with four goals and three assists.

Ardsley’s Gabriel Vega won the 400-meter dash in a clocking of 52.35 seconds at the New Paltz Early Bird Invitational on April 9.

It was an uphill battle, but they rallied again and again, until the Hastings softball team was finally on top, pulling out an 11-9 victory on the road at Briarcliff on Thursday, April 14.

With a roster filled with underclassmen, including seven freshmen and an eighth grader, Dobbs Ferry coach Kim Reznicek knows she has a young team that doesn’t grasp the magnitude of certain situations quite yet.

Irvington and Dobbs Ferry split a home-and-home league series, with each team winning on their own field.

Following a pair of 4-4 ties to begin the season, Ardsley’s offense erupted in wins over Dobbs Ferry, Scarsdale, and Lincoln.

Hastings’ squad picked up wins over Croton-Harmon and Blind Brook to start off the season with a 3-0 record.

The Irvington Bulldogs endured a humbling defeat when they traveled to Pleasantville for a road contest, falling 17-4 on Thursday, March 31.

Hastings will field a team in the pilot flag football league in Section 1 this season. The league was launched by the state in six sections and has been funded by the New York Giants, Buffalo Bills, New York Jets, and Nike. There are 48 schools competing across the state and nine in Section 1.

After an uncharacteristic quarterfinal exit last season, Ardsley’s softball team is looking to rebound in 2022. The Panthers, who were 15-3 last year, did graduate five key seniors who posted a combined record of 61-8 over the last three seasons. 

Dobbs Ferry’s girls’ lacrosse squad went 10-6 last season and advanced to the Section 1 Class D quarterfinals before falling to Albertus Magnus, 13-10, on the road.

Ardsley is coming off a 5-12 season where the Panthers fell to Pearl River, 3-2, in the opening round of the Section 1 Class A playoffs.

Last season was one to remember for the Irvington Bulldogs, who rode a 12-game winning streak into the Section 1 Class D championship game. It was the Bulldogs’ first appearance in the section finals in program history.

Irvington High School seniors Katie LeBuhn, Liam Lyons, and Liam Sawian announced their commitment to play Division 1 sports at colleges across the country in the fall. 

While sidelined with ACL injuries during her junior and senior basketball seasons at St. Thomas Aquinas College, Riley Chevrier figured out what else she wanted to do with her future. Chevrier was studying to become a teacher but she also discovered that she had an interest in coaching.

Winning the 3,200 meters at the state championship meet was the primary goal for Fordham Prep senior Myles Hogan. But to win two state championship races in the same day was just the icing on the cake.

With a 13-point lead heading into the fourth quarter, it looked like Hastings was on its way to a victory in the Section 1 Class B semifinals on the road at Briarcliff.

Hastings senior Paige Martin came out at halftime with a determined look on her face as the top-seeded Yellow Jackets were trailing fifth-seeded Putnam Valley in the Section 1 Class B semifinals Thursday, March 3, at her school’s Cochran Gym.

It was a game that looked like it may get away from them in the first half, but no team coached by Gina Maher ever goes down without a fight and this season’s Irvington Bulldogs squad was no different as they battled until the final buzzer.

Most teams might be a bit rusty after a two-week layoff, but top-seeded and host Hastings came out firing in a 64-32 blowout win over No. 9 Blind Brook in the Section 1 Class B quarterfinals on Saturday, Feb. 26.

It was Josh Thigpen’s final home game in a Hastings uniform and the senior went out with a bang. Thigpen scored a game-high 26 points to lead the third-seeded Yellow Jackets to a dominant 82-52 win over No. 11 North Salem in the Section 1 Class B quarterfinals on Saturday, Feb. 26.

After making states as a freshman and sophomore, Dobbs Ferry’s Olivia Deakins didn’t ski last season, choosing instead to attend a golf academy in South Carolina for the 2020-21 school year. But Deakins returned to the slopes as a senior and picked up right where she left off by qualifying f…

It is a grand stage for any high school wrestler — to walk for the first time at the New York State wrestling championships in front of thousands of people at the MVP Arena in Albany. It can be awe-inspiring, and make even an experienced wrestler a little nervous.

It was a memorable first-round playoff game for the eighth-seeded Rivertown Legends as they handed No. 9 Eastchester/Tuckahoe/Bronxville/Edgemont (ETBE Eagles) an 8-2 loss in the Section 1 Division 1 playoffs on Friday, Feb. 18 at Playland Ice Casino.

Ardsley’s cheerleading team only participated in the preliminary round at the National High School Cheerleading Championship, yet still relished the experience of competing on the grand stage at the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Fla. The meet took place from Feb. 11-13.

Jackson Garcia wasn’t about to let his team go down without a fight.