Sports
Pearl River Wrestlers to Compete in Sectionals
The Pearl River girls basketball team will travel to Ossining in a battle of Section 1 powers.
The best wrestlers from across the Hudson Valley will compete in the two-day Section 1 tournament this weekend.
Pearl River will be competing in Division 1 at Clarkstown South Saturday, with matches starting at approximately 9 a.m. The first day of Division 2 matches will be held at Croton-Harmon. The semifinals and finals will be held Sunday starting at 1:30 p.m. at Pace University's Westchester campus in Pleasantville. Check here for directions.
Pearl River has five athletes competing with James Kelly (99) seeded 10th, John Muldoon (113) seeded fourth, Pat Hogan (120) seeded 16th, Steve Moreno (138) seeded 10th, and Chris Flynn (16) seeded 12th.
Find out what's happening in Pearl Riverwith free, real-time updates from Patch.
Muldoon, who won a Rockland County title this season, seems to be the Pirates best chance at a section championship this weekend. The sophomore comes in with a record of 27-4. Muldoon will take on Hen Hud’s junior Mark Grant who went 18-10 this season.
Battle of Top Teams
Find out what's happening in Pearl Riverwith free, real-time updates from Patch.
Pearl River girls basketball Coach Lorraine Moylan wanted her team to face a tougher schedule this season. The Pirates (16-1) face what may be the toughest test on their regular-season schedule 4:15 p.m. Friday at Ossining (17-0), the top team in Class AA.
Both teams have Division I recruits. Pearl River's Christa Scognamiglio has signed with Fairfield. Ossining's Soniya Chong is being recruited by some of the top Division I programs in the country.
"She's very good," Moylan said of Chong. "She can score inside. She can score outside. She's quick. She has great body control. She can shoot outside, she defends and gets a lot of steals. This year, she added more assists."
The Pride will be the top seed in the Class AA playoffs and the Pirates will be No. 1 in Class A when the brackets are released Monday.
Pearl River to Recognize Boys Basketball Seniors
The Pearl River will play Mahopac at 7 p.m. at home. Be there a few minutes early for senior recognition night for the Pirates. Austin O'Toole, Joe Clinton, Sean Wilson, Steven Gilheany and Conor Madigan will be honored at approximately 6:50 p.m.
The Pirates are fighting for a home game in the Class A section tournament. Mahopac is one of the top teams in Class AA.
Elsewhere on Friday's Schedule
In ice hockey, Pearl River will host Pawling at Sport-O-Rama at 7:15 p.m. The Pirates are trying for a strong finish to the regular season despite a recent run of injuries.
In boys basketball, Albertus Magnus will host North Rockland at 7 p.m.
In girls basketball, Albertus Magnus will head to North Rockland at 4 p.m.
Share Your Pictures, Video, Results
Don't forget to share your results, videos and pictures from this weekend's events with Patch. Email ryan.buncher@patch.com or add them directly to Patch.
