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Volleyball

Nassau
Schools
Oh, Brother: Twins Earn Valedictorian, Salutatorian At Herricks High School Oh, Brother: Twins Earn Valedictorian, Salutatorian At Herricks High School
Oh, Brother: Twins Earn Valedictorian, Salutatorian At Herricks High School  A pair of twin brothers from Long Island have taken the top-of-the-class spots at their high school. Devon and Dylan Lee, fraternal twins from New Hyde Park, share not only their genes but a streak of academic success. The brothers, who are seniors at Herricks High School, were announced by their school as the top two students in their class – Devon as valedictorian and Dylan as salutatorian – in November 2023. According to a report by ABC 7 New York, the brothers’ GPAs were different by just six-thousandths of a point. The station also announced that the Lees have chosen what c…

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by Sophie Grieser
Union
Obituaries
Garrett Szeto Of Scotch Plains Dies, 26 Garrett Szeto Of Scotch Plains Dies, 26
Garrett Szeto Of Scotch Plains Dies, 26 Beloved son, brother and mental wellness advocate Garrett Austin Szeto of Scotch Plains died unexpectedly on Wednesday, Nov. 2 at the age of 26. Garrett had countless hobbies, skills, and interests. More recently, he received a Professional Life Coaching Certificate with the Gestalt Institute of Cleveland, his obituary says. Hi everyone - I’m looking for volunteers that want to try out Life Coaching! I am in the process of getting certified... Posted by Garrett Szeto on Saturday, October 23, 2021 He also loved to laugh and had practiced improv with the Steel City Improv Theater in P…

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by Valerie Musson
Middlesex NJ
Obituaries
Edison HS Teacher, Coach Dies At 43 Edison HS Teacher, Coach Dies At 43
Edison HS Teacher, Coach Dies At 43 A longtime teacher and coach at JP Stevens High School in Edison has died at the age of 43. Anthony Patrick White died on Monday, Oct. 17 at his home. Born in New Brunswick, he was a lifelong Edison resident. He was a 1997 graduate of Edison High School and a 2002 graduate of Seton Hall University. White was a social studies teacher at JP Stevens High School in Edison for the last 20 years. He was the head volleyball coach for the boys and girls volleyball teams as well as the assistant coach for the boys and girls bowling teams. He had also coached other sports at JP Stevens High School…

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by Jon Craig
Bucks
News
Support Surges For Family After Sudden Death Of PA HS Volleyball Player Support Surges For Family After Sudden Death Of PA HS Volleyball Player
Support Surges For Family After Sudden Death Of PA HS Volleyball Player Support is on the rise for the heartbroken family of a former high school volleyball player in Pennsylvania, who died suddenly on Thursday, Feb. 17. Ijeoma “IJ” Aguocha was a 2019 graduate of Cardinal O’Hara High School, and played for the school's volleyball team from 2015 to 2018, the team wrote in a Facebook tribute. The Cardinal O’Hara Volleyball family mourns the loss of Ijeoma (IJ) Aguocha – class of 2019. IJ was a treasured and... Posted by Cardinal O'Hara Girls Volleyball on Saturday, February 19, 2022 "IJ left an indelible mark on both the program and school with her larger-th…

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by Nicole Acosta
Briarcliff
Police & Fire
Former Hudson Valley Coach Admits To Taking Locker-Room Videos Of Male Players Former Hudson Valley Coach Admits To Taking Locker-Room Videos Of Male Players
Former Hudson Valley Coach Admits To Taking Locker-Room Videos Of Male Players A coach admitted to taking videos of male players in the locker room of a local college.  Dutchess County resident, Richard Kelly, of Hyde Park, pleaded guilty Tuesday, Dec. 7 to 10 felony counts of unlawful surveillance, according to court records. Kelly, a former part-time Marist College volleyball coach, was first arrested in July 2020 on felony charges of possessing an obscene sexual performance by a child and unlawful surveillance. State Police said at the time that Kelly, age 51, became the subject of an investigation after receiving a cyber tip sent to the New York State Intern…

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by Kathy Reakes
Bucks
News
Support Surges For MontCo Man Who Sacrificed Himself To Save Wife In Bucks County Flood Waters Support Surges For MontCo Man Who Sacrificed Himself To Save Wife In Bucks County Flood Waters
Support Surges For MontCo Man Who Sacrificed Himself To Save Wife In Bucks County Flood Waters Support is surging the wife of a 65-year-old man who died last week as the remnants of Hurricane Ida caused record amounts of flooding across southeastern Pennsylvania. Donald and Kate Bauer, of Perkiomenville, were hit by a flash flood near the Unami Creek in Milford Township while driving home from their daughter's volleyball game on Sept. 1. Kate was able to get out of the car and clung to a tree for more than an hour before she was rescued.  As conditions were too severe, rescue crews had to return the next morning in search of the car. He never made it out of the car and dro…

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by Nicole Acosta
Brookfield
Sports
COVID-19: Guidance Released For CT Fall HS Sports COVID-19: Guidance Released For CT Fall HS Sports
Covid-19: Guidance Released For CT Fall HS Sports The Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference (CIAC) has laid out its plans for all fall high school sports this year. Officials announced that all fall sports will have seasons this year, including football, with certain COVID-19-related protocols put in place to help curtail the spread of the virus. Masks will be required for volleyball, swimming while outside the water, indoor cheerleading, and dance for athletes, coaches, and officials. No masks will be required for football, soccer, field hockey, cross country, or outdoor cheer. The CIAC noted that “this plan is fluid and in a…

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by Zak Failla
Montgomery PA
Obituaries
Air Force Vet, Correctional Officer Jeremy Callender Of Schwenksville Dies, 35 Air Force Vet, Correctional Officer Jeremy Callender Of Schwenksville Dies, 35
Air Force Vet, Correctional Officer Jeremy Callender Of Schwenksville Dies, 35 Air Force veteran and correctional officer Jeremy Callender of Schwenksville died on April 3. He was 35 years old. Born in Sellersville, Callender graduated from Souderton Area High School in 2003, and graduated from American Military University in 2015 with a bachelor's degree in criminal justice, according to his obituary. Callender worked in logistics with the United States Air Force for 11 years, and later worked at the Bureau of Corrections in Graterford, his memorial says. Callender's obituary remembered him as someone who "loved being in the outdoors enjoying camping, voll…

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by Nicole Acosta
Stamford
Sports
COVID-19: Specifics, Starting Dates Released For CT Spring HS Sports COVID-19: Specifics, Starting Dates Released For CT Spring HS Sports
Covid-19: Specifics, Starting Dates Released For CT Spring HS Sports Student-athletes in Connecticut received more clarity on what the spring sports season is going to look like on Thursday as the state moves forward through the COVID-19 pandemic. The Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference released its final plan for spring sports on Thursday, March 11, after meeting with athletic directors from across the state in the morning. The announcement came a year to the day that the CIAC canceled the 2020 winter state tournaments due to the initial surge of COVID-19 across the country last March. 
“When you reflect on what happened 365 days ago, we were p…

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by Zak Failla
Northampton
Obituaries
Northampton Math Teacher, Volleyball Coach Jessica Finlayson Dies After Brain Cancer Battle, 28 Northampton Math Teacher, Volleyball Coach Jessica Finlayson Dies After Brain Cancer Battle, 28
Northampton Math Teacher, Volleyball Coach Jessica Finlayson Dies After Brain Cancer Battle, 28 The Northampton County community is mourning the death of local math teacher and volleyball coach Jessica Finlayson on Jan. 22 following a valiant battle with brain cancer. She was 28 years old. Finlayson, of Whitehall, graduated from Emmaus High School and received a degree in mathematics from Lebanon Valley College, her obituary says. Finlayson taught eighth grade math at Northampton Middle School and served as the head varsity coach of the girls’ high school volleyball team, her obit says. She earned her master’s degree while continuing to teach, coach and undergo treatment for brain ca…

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by Valerie Musson
Northern Valley
Schools
LAWSUIT: Bergen Dad Says Daughter Was Cut From Volleyball Team Over Seizure Disorder, Bullied LAWSUIT: Bergen Dad Says Daughter Was Cut From Volleyball Team Over Seizure Disorder, Bullied
Lawsuit: Bergen Dad Says Daughter Was Cut From Volleyball Team Over Seizure Disorder, Bullied A Bergen County K-8 district and its principal are facing a lawsuit saying they violated New Jersey's discrimination and any-bullying laws after a student was cut from the volleyball team because of her seizure disorder. Filed Oct. 1 in the county's Superior Court by Justin Puliatte, the suit says the Norwood Public School's volleyball team helped "E.P." feel better about herself in sixth and seventh grades, despite suffering from ADHD, epilepsy, OCD and social anxiety, NJ.com and NorthJersey.com report. In September 2019, though, she was the only eighth grade student who tried out and was …

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by Cecilia Levine
Nassau
Sports
COVID-19: Long Island Catholic Schools Give Go-Ahead For Low-Risk Fall Sports COVID-19: Long Island Catholic Schools Give Go-Ahead For Low-Risk Fall Sports
Covid-19: Long Island Catholic Schools Give Go-Ahead For Low-Risk Fall Sports Catholic schools on Long Island will be following Suffolk’s lead and will play ball this fall during the COVID-19 pandemic. Long Island Catholic schools announced this week that they have approved the start of low-risk fall sports later this month, with practice beginning on Monday, Sept. 21, and games kicking off as soon as Friday, Oct. 9. Earlier story - COVID-19: Suffolk County Will Try To Play Fall HS Sports After Nassau Postpones Til 2021 “We are taking things cautiously and slowly, but we are moving forward,” NSCHSAA boys President Ralph Dalton said, noting, “that’s only if we get to…

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by Zak Failla
Morris
Obituaries
Morris County Mom Joan Jennings Was Pioneer For Women In Engineering, 58 Morris County Mom Joan Jennings Was Pioneer For Women In Engineering, 58
Morris County Mom Joan Jennings Was Pioneer For Women In Engineering, 58 The Morris County community is mourning the loss of local mom and engineering industry pioneer Joan Susan Jennings. Jennings, 58, died after a long battle with cancer on August 4, her obituary says. A resident of Chatham, Jennings graduated from Scotch Plains Fanwood High School in 1980 and earned an engineering degree from Lafayette College in 1984, where she was one of the few female engineering majors in her class. Five years later, she married Bob Jennings and pursued opportunities in underwriting and HR before working as a loss control engineer and consultant at Chubb & Son Inc. …

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by Valerie Musson
Bedford
Sports
Fox Lane Hall Of Fame Class Of 2019 Fox Lane Hall Of Fame Class Of 2019
Fox Lane Hall Of Fame Class Of 2019 The Fox Lane Hall of Fame committee has announced the Class of 2019. The Class of 2019 includes a former Bedford Central School District Physical Education teacher and coach as well as four alumni.   Members of the Fox Lane Hall of Fame Class of 2019 are: Vincent Minotti, Sr. (1963-1996) Faculty: Coach Danny Fontana (Class of 1980) Football, baseball and volleyball Nyasha Miller (Class of 2007) Volleyball and basketball Caroline Raue (Class of 2009) Cross country and track  Michelle Kowalski (Class of 2011) Soccer The honorees will be introduced to the entire community …

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by Valerie Musson
Bronxville
Sports
Special Olympics Team From Westchester Stars At Soccer Tournament Special Olympics Team From Westchester Stars At Soccer Tournament
Special Olympics Team From Westchester Stars At Soccer Tournament Some of New Rochelle’s finest athletes came together for a special competition that saw them take home the silver medal. Athletes from the New Rochelle Special Olympics team played together against rival schools recently at the Regional Fall Sports Festival in Beacon, competing in the popular soccer tournament for the first time and finishing second. Head coach Rhonda Boychews said that she “saw something amazing happen” at the tournament over the weekend: increased confidence for her players. Boychews has coached the New Rochelle Special Olympics team in the Pioneer Sports School League f…

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by Zak Failla
White Plains
Sports
ACL Injuries In Youth Athletes Will Be Subject Of Free Hour-Long Program In White Plains ACL Injuries In Youth Athletes Will Be Subject Of Free Hour-Long Program In White Plains
ACL Injuries In Youth Athletes Will Be Subject Of Free Hour-Long Program In White Plains With the frequency of ACL injuries occurring earlier and earlier for athletes, Hospital for Special Surgery Westchester is hosting a special program for parents to help avoid the pitfalls of the devastating injury. HSS Westchester announced it will be hosting a special program on ACL injuries in youth athletes, beginning at 6 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 22 at the Outpatient Center on Westchester Avenue in White Plains. Hosting the program will be three experts, including Andrew Pearle, an Orthopedic Surgeon at the HSS Hospital for Special Surgery; Laurey Lou, a physical therapist with the HSS Reha…

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by Zak Failla
Yorktown
Sports
Yorktown Student-Athletes Sign Letters Of Intent Yorktown Student-Athletes Sign Letters Of Intent
Yorktown Student-Athletes Sign Letters Of Intent Six Yorktown High School student-athletes made their college commitments official on Tuesday by signing letters of intent to play sports at their chosen colleges, bringing the total number of varsity athletes from YHS who will play on Division I and Division II teams in 2018-19 to 18. The students will play or participate in volleyball, soccer, lacrosse and golf at Quinnipiac University, Pace University, Adelphi University, College of St. Rose and Dominican University. “It takes a village,” said Yorktown Athletic Director Robert Barrett when asked to explain the high number of students who …

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by Joe Lombardi