The Hastings 14U Yellow Jackets stretched their season-opening winning streak to five games this past week before succumbing to White Plains’ Hit-N-Run Academy, 4-1, on July 21 at White Plains High School.

The Hastings 14U Yellow Jackets’ baseball team launched their 2020 summer season in the Greater Hudson Valley Baseball League (GHVBL) on July 9 with an 8-1 win over the Cobra Baseball Academy of Greenwich, Conn.

There seems to be a pipeline forming between Ardsley and Western Connecticut State University in Danbury.

Irvington rising senior center Grace Thybulle has paved the way for a promising academic year and final season on the hardwood by committing to play collegiately at Yale University.

The Irvington High School Athletic Department brought down the curtain on the 2019-20 school year by handing out awards during the high school’s graduation event on June 20.

The 2019-20 sports season at Ardsley High School ended with a virtual awards ceremony hosted by athletic director Mike Ramponi on June 10.

For the past year, Ardsley’s Jalen Osbourne was prepping for his shot at the 100- and 200-meter dash state championships.

There are now two players from the Dobbs Ferry girls’ basketball program who committed to colleges prior to the end of their junior year.

The Ardsley boys’ lacrosse program was the most affected by the cancellation of the spring sports season.

This year’s senior class of girls’ lacrosse players in the Rivertowns may not have been large in numbers, but it was definitely high in talent and character.

There will be no third-straight trip to the girls’ state golf championships for DOBBS FERRY’s Taylor Miano this spring. No chance for her to wrap up her career with a run to a possible state crown.

With the cancellation of the spring high school sports season, The Rivertowns Enterprise is running a series of salutes to the seniors who did not get the chance to wrap up their careers on the field. This week will recognize the softball players.

With the cancellation of the spring high school sports season, The Rivertowns Enterprise is running a series of salutes to the seniors who did not get the chance to wrap up their careers on the playing field. This week we honor the baseball players.

Dobbs Ferry junior Julia Schwabe didn’t realize how important her decision to commit to play lacrosse at the University of Michigan was this past fall.

Almost a full year after Artie McCormack left his post as Irvington’s athletic director for a similar job at Pearl River, the district found his permanent replacement in John Buonamano.

This isn’t the spring season they were hoping for.

After being named the Enterprise softball player of the year twice, and leading the Ardsley Panthers to a state title in her final season, Lauren Rende was looking forward to playing at the Division-1 level at Manhattan College.

In the Rivertowns, in a typical year, one student-athlete might commit to play basketball at a Division 1 college. So far this year, however, one senior and two juniors have signed with D-1 schools.

Hastings High School’s gridiron GOAT (Greatest of All Time) will be among a handful of players responsible for guarding the GOAT among NFL quarterbacks, starting this fall.

Hastings junior Aidan Gemme won the Class C crown in the 1600-meter run on Feb. 10, then the Section I title in the 3200-meter run on Feb. 23, securing a spot in the state field in the event.

In her final season, Irvington senior Sarah Garcia won a sectional title in the 1,500-meter race walk, placed second at the state qualifier, and finished seventh at the state championship.

Irvington senior Adrien Pierce completed his high school swimming career by participating in four events at the state championships on March 6-7 at the Nassau County Aquatic Center.

Whether he was scoring, passing, or blocking a shot, senior Lester McCarthy seemed to be at the epicenter of nearly every game-changing sequence this season for Dobbs Ferry. The defending sectional Class B champions finished with a record of 17-6 and returned to the sectional Final Four.

“Although I didn’t end the high school season how I wanted, I’m glad that there is something that I can be proud of,” Dobbs Ferry sophomore Olivia Deakins said about her second straight trip to the state ski championships.

The Rivertowns Legends finished 16-3-0 in 2017-18, then 5-13-0 in 2018-19. In 2019-20, the curve went up once more as the team won 16 of 23 games. Throughout that roller-coaster ride, Ben Birkhahn’s play was consistent.

Irvington senior Abby Conklin has a distinguishable stature and, according to her teammates, an unequaled energy.

Ardsley senior George Lebberes dominated this winter, winning 35 of his 39 matches, securing a third-straight sectional crown, and finishing third in the state tournament.

The Irvington Bulldogs had an uncharacteristic season, losing the league title to Hastings and falling short of a sixth straight sectional title.

While in all likelihood we will never know just how far the Hastings boys’ basketball team could have gone in the state Class B tournament, one thing is certain: This was a special Yellow Jackets’ team.

Section I Sports Executive Director Todd Santabarbara placed all spring sports on hiatus on March 16, until a reevaluation of the Covid-19 pandemic at the end of this month.

Inside an empty gym at Marlboro High School, Hastings rallied from a seven-point fourth-quarter deficit to defeat the host team, 48-45, in the first round of the state playoffs on March 11. The game was held sans spectators due to concerns about the Covid-19 coronavirus. Only a handful of me…

The only games that matter are the playoffs.

Emotions ran deep for not only the teams on the court, but for everyone in attendance at the Section 1 Class B championship match between fourth-seeded Irvington and second-seeded Putnam Valley on March 7 at the Westchester Country Center in White Plains.

They didn’t make it easy on themselves, which may be why this triumph was so satisfying for the Hastings Yellow Jackets.

Ardsley’s George Lebberes (285) ended his high school wrestling career with a third-place finish at the state championships in Albany. Meanwhile, Irvington’s Ian Schwam (145) earned All-State honors with a seventh-place effort. The two-day event was hosted at the Times-Union Arena on Feb. 28-29.