The Lohud Volleyball Blog

By Mike Zacchio mzacchio@lohud.com To put Downstate’s impact on the local high school scene into perspective, this year’s varsity all-section, or “Super 70” team, consisted of 51 players from the Peekskill-based organization. The Downstate program will get a chance to show its talents against the best in the country when it sends... Read More →

The New York State Public High School Athletic Association released its scholar-athlete award-winning teams for the fall of 2012, with 30 teams from Section 1 being honored. Pelham Memorial topped all area teams with a cumulative team grade point average of 95.553, ranking 29th overall in the state. In order... Read More →

After 11 seasons at the helm, Carmel coach Amy Carinci has announced that she will not be returning to the sidelines for the 2013 Rams season. In an e-mail to the coaches of Section 1, Carinci cited the arrival of her child in July as the main reason for the decision.... Read More →

The Downstate 14 Black team, which already clinched a spot at Junior Nationals in Dallas, Tex. at the end of June, will have to start packing their bags a little earlier. For the second consecutive season, the team took gold at the Penn State AAU Championships on Monday, besting a... Read More →

Several local players will be booking trips to Dallas, Texas for this year’s Junior Nationals volleyball tournament after their club teams clinched spots at the GEVA regionals this weekend. Downstate Juniors Volleyball Club, located in Peekskill, will be sending its 15 Black and 14 Black teams to Dallas after placing... Read More →

Panas junior Brigitte Burcescu orally committed to Northeastern University on Wednesday, The Journal News has confirmed. Burcescu, this season’s Westchester/Putnam player of the year, can not officially sign a letter of intent until her senior season begins in the fall. The lanky hitter will suit up for the Huskies in... Read More →

The following article has been updated to include more specific information of Etta’s scholarship. Special thanks to Mrs. MaryLynn Etta for providing the following updated information. Haldane’s stadnout senior hitter-setter Lauren Etta officially signed her letter of intent to play at Tulane last week. Etta will be an academic walk-on... Read More →

By Mike Zacchio mzacchio@lohud.com After months of discussions with Section 9 officials, all 11 Rockland County public high schools have decided to remain in Section 1 for the 2014-15 season, The Journal News confirmed Monday. Tappan Zee athletic director Liam Frawley, who has been spear-heading the proposed move to Section 9 since... Read More →

Manhattanville head volleyball coach Amanda Alayon has announced that she will be hosting a volleyball camp from August 5-9 that is open to all high school students grades 9-12. Alayon, a North Rockland graduate, led the Valiants to an even 15-15 record in her first season at the helm in... Read More →

Our colleague Nancy Haggerty has done a tremendous job tracking this story over the past few months, and is now able to officially report that Kennedy Catholic will be leaving Section 1 in the fall to play for the Catholic High School Athletic Association, or CHSAA. Here is Nancy’s story... Read More →