Pearl River Sports: Two Wrestlers Win Section Titles; Basketball Playoffs Set

Pearl River junior John Muldoon and sophomore James Kelly both brought home championships in their weight classes at the Section 1 Division I wrestling tournament Monday at Pace.

Muldoon defeated Ossining junior Alex Delacruz for the 120 pound championship, avenging a loss in the 113 pounds title match last season.

Kelly beat Fox Lane's Brandon Fay, 7-2, in the 99-pound finals.

Muldoon and Kelly both advance to the state tournament Feb. 22 and 23 in Albany. 

Section 1 Basketball Playoffs

The Pearl River basketball team (16-2) earned the top seed in the Section 1 Class A tournament. The Pirates are the defending section champions.

The Pearl River boys basketball team (10-8) will play in the Class A tournament as the No. 12 seed. The Pirates open with a preliminary round game at home against No. 22 Roosevelt 5 p.m. Wednesday. I they win, they travel to No. 5 Peekskill Friday.

The Section 1 pairing meetings were held Monday night. 

Monday's Results

• , at home. The Pirates honored seniors Jessica Dolan, Meaghan DiGiovanni, Missy Scognamiglio and Amanda DeCourcey before the game. 
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Upcoming Schedule

Tuesday's Events

• Pearl River competes in boys Section 1 Bowling Tournament at Fishkill Bowl, 9 a.m.

Wednesday's Events

• Pearl River boys and girls track and field teams compete in Section 1 Class B Championships at the Armory, 4:30 p.m.
• Pearl River ice hockey vs. North Rockland at Sport-O-Rama, 8:30 p.m.
• Pearl River boys basketball plays at home against Roosevelt in the Section 1 Class A playoffs, 5 p.m. 

Friday's Events

• The Pearl River girls basketball team plays in the first round of the Section 1 Class A playoffs against Panas or Brewster, time to be determined. . 

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