It’s time to determine which varsity sports team in the Lower Hudson Valley is Top Team of the Week, presented by White Plains Hospital, for the period from October 19-October 25.
Each week, we will accept nominations from athletic departments and team coaches. Then you vote on which team should be Team of the Week.
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We encourage departments and coaches to participate. This weekly poll is open to varsity teams (not football) from Westchester, Rockland and Putnam only. Football teams will be included in our Football Team of the Week poll. Email Phil Strum at pstrum@lohud.com with any other questions.
This week’s poll closes at 3 p.m. Tuesday, October 27.
Past fall season winners: Rye girls volleyball, Clarkstown South girls soccer, Clarkstown South boys soccer; Byram Hills girls soccer; North Rockland girls volleyball; Mahopac girls cross country; Briarcliff boys soccer
Let’s meet the nominees.
The Bobcats, coached by Irvin MacQuarrie, won the Section 1 Division II championship on Oct. 23. Byram Hills next faces Section 9 champion Spackenkill at noon Oct. 31 in a state regional semifinal.
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Paced by Ryan Sykes’ course record 14:31.3 on the 3.1-mile Hudson Valley Sportsdome course in Milton, the Quakers won the Westchester County championship with 58 points on Oct. 24. Horace Greeley is coached by James Howard and Regina McKie.
The Quakers, coached by Bob Alspach, won the Section 1 Division II championship on Oct. 23. Greeley next advances to the state regionals, along with fellow Div. I qualifier Scarsdale this coming week.
The Wolves, coached by Mike Alexander, advanced out of the Section 1 Class AA first round on penalty kicks as a 14th seed, eliminating third-seeded Peekskill after a 3-3 draw on Oct. 23. John Jay-Cross River visits sixth-seeded Gorton in a Monday quarterfinal.
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The Wolves, coached by Dey Dey, won the Westchester County championship with 90 points on Oct. 24 at Hudson Valley Sportsdome in Milton. John Jay-Cross River’s top runner was Mia Haimelin, who finished third in 18:23.
The Tigers, coached by Liz Pugsley, clinched the CHSAA Tier 1 volleyball league title. Maria Regina is 14-1 overall and 8-0 in league play.
The Huskers, coached by Ryan Langkafel, advanced out of the Section 1 Class AA tournament on penalty kicks as a No. 10 seed, eliminating seventh-seeded Lakeland. Yorktown faces second-seeded John Jay-Cross River in a quarterfinal Tuesday.
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Phil Strum is local sports editor for The Journal News/lohud.
This article originally appeared on Rockland/Westchester Journal News: Who is lohud Top Team of the Week, presented by White Plains Hospital?
