Each time former Pearl River Athletic Director Tom Doherty sends out one of his Dandy Dozen rankings of the top sports team in Rockland County for a particular season, he finishes with the words "Let the Discussion Begin."
Doherty uses a wide range of criteria including tournament results, state rankings, county championships, strength of schedule and head-to-head competition, but the primary goal is to promote interest in Rockland County athletics.
The Suffern girls track and field team sits atop Doherty's Dandy Dozen for the 2013 Spring Sports after finishing second in the state standings, fourth in the Federation, at the New York State Track and Field Championships.
Suffern also won the team title at the Rockland County Championship meet with individual titles for Imani Solan (100, 200); Kamryn McIntosh (400,800); Kate Zendell (Steeplechase) as well as winning the 4X100 and 4X400 relays. The Mounties finished second at states and in the Section 1 Division I finals to New Rochelle.
The full rankings are as follows:
- Suffern girls track and field
- Tappan Zee softball -- Section 1 Class A champions; State final four
- Suffern girls lacrosse -- Section 1 Class A champions; State final four; No. 5 in final NYSSWA/NYSSCOGS state rankings
- Pearl River girls track and field -- Section 1 Class B meet champions; Rockland County Champions; Second in final state rankings
- North Rockland boys track and field - Section 1 Class A champions
- Pearl River boys track and field. -- Section 1 Class B champions
- North Rockland baseball -- Section 1 Class AA final four; No. 13 in final NYSSWA state rankings
- Pearl River softball -- Second in Section 1 Class A tournament; No. 8 in NYSSWA/NYSSCOGS state rankings
- North Rockland boys lacrosse -- Second in Section 1 Class A tournament
- North Rockland girls lacrosse -- Second in Section 1 Class A tournament
- Tappan Zee boys golf -- Fourth in Section 1; Rockland County champions
- (tie) Clarkstown North boys tennis and Suffern girls golf, both Rockland County champions
- Albertus Magnus girls lacrosse
- Clarkstown South girls track and field
- Clarkstown South sofetball
- North Rockland girls track and field
- Nyack boys lacrosse
- Nyack boys tennis
- Nyack girls lacrosse
- Suffern boys golf
- Suffern boys tennis
- Tappan Zee baseball
- Tappan Zee boys lacrosse
- Tappan Zee girls track and field
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