Bench players are always told that they have to be ready when their number is called. So, when Ardsley quarterback Michael Belarge took a hard hit after a pass rush and had to exit the game in the fourth quarter, backup quarterback Aviraj Julka was ready.

The momentum shifted for Dobbs Ferry in the second half of their game against visiting Hastings on Sept. 13.

Irvington’s girls’ tennis team picked up a pair of 4-1 wins to open its season.

Beth Staropoli knows her Irvington Bulldogs will learn from a season opening 4-0 loss to host North Salem on Sept. 3.

After being pushed to the spring due to Covid-19, the 2020-21 Section 1 football season ended four months ago. Football, which usually takes place with practice starting in late August and the state championships culminating at the end of November, had a shortened season with no sectionals o…

Hastings’ Ana Fernandez set a goal a number of years ago to play soccer in college. That goal became a reality this past June when she was accepted into Division III Plymouth State University in Plymouth, N.H.

Although she is starting high school, Parker Caldara has made a potentially career-altering decision.

Usually, a high school football coach will have an off-season that runs from November until the official beginning of practice in mid-August.

After shutting for the summer of 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic, the O’Hara/Irvington Recreation Department Summer Basketball League made a comeback this year.

In an age of specialization for high school athletes, Irvington rising senior Sara Gavagan is that rarity — a three-sport participant. Gavagan plays basketball, lacrosse, and soccer.

The Irvington girls’ basketball team will have a different feel when they gather for preseason practice in November.

Celebrating a successful return to sports after a lengthy hiatus due to the pandemic, the Irvington Athletic Department concluded the 2020-2021 school year by handing out its awards in late June.

Liam Pakola and lacrosse fit together like a hand and glove. Pakola also made his mark on the soccer and basketball teams before graduating last month from Irvington High School. He will head to the University of California-Berkeley this fall.

During her senior year at Dobbs Ferry, Julia Schwabe was the valedictorian, an all-section lacrosse player, and an all-section basketball player. She also returned to the soccer pitch for the first time since eighth grade. Starting this fall, she will play Division 1 lacrosse at the Universi…

Morgan Fodiman’s vision on the volleyball court and the lacrosse field helped set her apart from other players.

For the past two years, Chris Rotiroti excelled at three sports at Hastings: basketball, football, and lacrosse. Away from the action, he mentored younger players with the hope that they would understand what it means to play a varsity sport and to represent your school and community.

Dobbs Ferry senior Julia Schwabe excelled on the lacrosse field — scoring 69 goals, adding 40 assists, and scooping up 141 groundballs. She excelled in the classroom as well — graduating as the valedictorian of her class. In the fall, she will attend the University of Michigan, where she wil…

Aiden Gemme of Hastings had an eventful first-and-only season of spring track. 

After advancing to the Section I doubles tournament semifinals, the Irvington duo of Evi Frechter and Walter Fried are looking ahead to next spring.

For Ardsley, Robert Watson did it all this spring. The senior infielder and pitcher hit .404 with 15 RBIs and added a 3.50 ERA while splitting two decisions on the mound.

When Ardsley rolled to a sweep of the League 2E championships at home on May 26-27, there was one name that jumped off the scoresheet: Maddie Wong.

Irvington senior attackman Liam Pakola can look back upon this season with satisfaction — from a personal standpoint and a team point of view.

This past season was the sixth on the Ardsley varsity golf team for senior Miles Cooperman. Over that time, he rose from a seventh-grader to the number one golfer under head coach Karen McGeory.

For Ardsley senior shortstop Sarah Rende, being named the Enterprise softball player of the year was all “all the sweeter” because the last winner, in both 2018 and 2019, was her sister, Lauren, who now plays for Manhattan College. Last spring, with sports shut down because of the pandemic, …

Jaleel Moody claimed a pair of individual crowns, but it was not enough for Irvington to overcome Valhalla at the Class C sectional championship meet. The host Vikings edged the Bulldogs for the boys’ title by eight points, 133-125, on June 11.

Christina Fatato, Ardsley: This junior was the team’s best defender and an essential part of the clearing game.

Sofia Bartko, Ardsley: The sophomore lead-off hitter, centerfielder, and second pitcher on the roster, she batted .482 this spring. Very versatile, she can play anywhere on the field.

Bronxville’s pedigree showed itself as the second-seeded Broncos dominated top-seeded Irvington for a 19-4 victory in the Section I/Class D championship game on June 12.

David Green, Ardsley: In his senior season, Green, a midfielder, won 58% of his faceoffs while adding five goals and 25 assists.

James Kane, Ardsley: A very versatile junior, Kane played catcher, left field, and third base this season — and played them all well. A .333 BA also stands out.

The Irvington doubles team of Evi Frechter and Walter Fried, placed together after a season as the top two singles players for the Bulldogs, advanced to the semifinals of the Section I tournament before bowing out on June 7.

Inclement weather on June 7 forced DOBBS FERRY to wait for its quarterfinal Class B playoff game against 12th-seeded Westlake at Springhurst Elementary School, the home field of the fourth-seeded Eagles.

Despite five goals from Julia Schwabe, and four from Samantha Horsfield, sixth-seeded Dobbs Ferry lost, 13-10, at third-seeded and host Albertus Magnus on June 7 in a Class D quarterfinal.

Top-seeded IRVINGTON notched their 11th straight win with a 17-12 defeat of visiting Dobbs Ferry in the quarterfinals of the Class D playoffs on June 7.

The Pakola brothers combined for 22 goals in a trio of wins to extend Irvington’s winning streak to 10 games and improve the team’s record to 11-3.

Irvington’s Jake Bryant and Stuart Graeber combined on a three-hitter as the host Bulldogs defeated The Leffell School, 5-2, on June 1.

Ardsley senior Emily Fitzsimmons scored her 30th goal of the season as the host Panthers lost, 17-5, to Sleepy Hollow on May 27. Fitzsimmons also added an assist, while Morgan Fodiman, Marli Cohen, Claire Tierney, and Lily Moskowitz each tallied once. Tanya Shukla made three saves in goal fo…