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From the ‘dumb row’
in school to his own
private island

Joe Massaro releases memoir at
book party on Petre Island

BY DONNA CHRISTOPHER based on Frank Lloyd Wright’s
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
design.

On Monday, Aug. 2, friends,

Book-release parties are not family and the press were boat-

uncommon. Publishing compa- ed out to the iconic home for a

nies often hold them at book- reception and tour, where Mas-

stores, libraries and other apt saro held a Q&A session.

locations. Massaro’s varied career, chal-

A mud y go d time! But it’s not often that an au- lenges and the strategies that
thor gets to hold an event mark- fueled his success are among the
ing the release of his book on stories he’s written about. e
his own private island. book is a frank discussion of the
obstacles that came along in his
at is exactly what hap-

pened earlier this month when life and how he always plodded

Joe Massaro hosted a small soi- on until he reached his goals.

ree and press event to introduce e married father of two

e ninth annual Muddy Camp Kiwi in Mahopac. e messy events. Here, mem- his memoir, “ e Impossible and grandfather of four talked

Puddles Mess Fest, which annual event raises money to bers of the Hogan family get Road: From the First Seat in about some of the ways he has

honors Ty Louis Campbell, help with childhood cancer messy. For more Mess Fest e Dumb Row to My Own motivated himself simply be-

who lost his battle with brain research and gives kids the photos, see the centerspread Private Island.” cause “I never give up.”

cancer at the age of 5 in 2012, opportunity to frolic in the on pages 14 and 15. e private island of the title “I was the dumb kid in

was held Saturday, Aug. 7, at mud and take part in other refers to Petre Island on Lake school,” he said frankly.

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10 United for the Troop’s
20 25,000th box

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The Staff CORRECTION American Legion
Golf Outing
EDITORIAL TEAM In the article, “A Celebration of Life on Lake Mahopac” in the Aug. 5 issue of Mahopac News,
BOB DUMAS it was mistakenly reported that District Attorney Robert Tendy contributed $2,500 to help the Enjoy a full day of golf at the
family of 10-year-old cancer survivor Emmaely Rivera with their mounting bills. e article also Mahopac Golf Club including
EDITOR: 845-208-0774 incorrectly reported that Tendy launched the campaign to raise money for the family. cart, lunch and beverages on the
[email protected] course on Monday, Aug. 23. Raf-
Tendy was just one of many supporters who contributed to the Rivera family. He did not do-
ADVERTISING TEAM nate the entire $2,500. es, prizes, 50/50 and a chance to
PAUL FORHAN win a “Hole in One” Ford, cour-
In fact, the campaign to raise money for the family was launched by the charity Love Holds tesy of Park Ford, Mahopac.
(914) 806-3951 Life and its CEO Richard Senato, who donated the $2,500, bringing the total amount contrib-
[email protected] uted to the family via the charity to $4,000. Registration is at 9 a.m. and a
shotgun start at 10 a.m.
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MASSARO

FROM PAGE 1

ough he didn’t know it at the time, Massaro Inside the house, Massaro
later realized he must have had a learning disabil- talks to his guests about
ity. He grew up in Elmsford and was taught for 10 his new book.
years by Catholic nuns. After high school, he joined
his uncle’s sheet-metal company. ‘ is is a story of a boy who had no future in the world
except to work in a gas station.’
Massaro recounted memories from the heart-
shaped private island, a 10-acre property that boasts -Joe Massaro
two homes, each tied to the world-renowned ar- Author
chitect Frank Lloyd Wright. ere is a guest house
built in the 1950s by Wright himself, and a larger ican ag,” he said. “When I was in the fth grade, I heard said. “I have tunnel vision until I get what I want.”
residence based on Wright’s drawing that Massaro my mother say to my father, ‘I don’t know what Joseph is e rst-time author decided to write his book after talk-
built. going to do in life.’ I heard my father say, ‘Don’t you worry
about that kid. He’ll be ne.’” ing to his neighbor at the family home on the lake.
Massaro bought Petre Island in 1996 and com- “I was having lunch at the house, and he told me about
pleted “Wright Over Water,” aka the Massaro Massaro’s businesses included some risky ventures. He
House, in 2004. has worked in software and even tried drag racing with the how he wanted to write a memoir for his children and
sport’s “Big Daddy,” Don Garlits. His dream, however, was grandchildren,” he said. “So, I thought it would be a good
How did Wright even get involved in a project always to build the Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece. idea to write a [memoir]. I’m going to leave a house here
in Mahopac in the rst place? In 1949, an engi- and now I have a book.”
neer named Ahmed Chahroudi bought Petre Is- “You need to keep ghting. You’re going to nd a di er-
land and commissioned Wright to design a home. ent way to accomplish what you need to accomplish,” he Massaro clearly is no longer that dumb kid.
Wright designed a 5,000-square-foot structure for
the site, but Chahroudi could not a ord to build it, On the boat ride to the island, Massaro talks to guests Frank Massaro describes the architecture of the guest
so Wright had to build a smaller 1,200-square-foot about his early days on Lake Mahiopac. cottage.
cottage instead.
Massaro poses in front of copies of the original plans of PHOTOS: ROB DISTASIO
Massaro bought the island for $700,000 in 1996. the house.
e purchase included Wright’s original but un- Massaro brings guests to the front of the guest cottage.
nished plans—drawings, oor plans and other
Wright documents. In 2000, Massaro hired om-
as A. Heinz, an architect and Wright historian, to
complete and update those un nished plans. In
2004, a half-century after Wright drew the plans
for it, the house nally was nished. It has hori-
zontal planes, geometric mahogany woodwork and
built-in furniture, also constructed of mahogany.
e cantilevered home resembles Wright’s Falling-
water, the architect’s crowning achievement built in
1935 in Mill Run, Pa.
“It’s amazing how cozy it is. Pictures don’t do the
house justice,” Massaro said.
Another small building on the island Massaro
recently completed is a Japanese teahouse.

e Massaro House itself has a helipad—the
ight from New York City takes 15 minutes—a
dock and beachfront. e boat ride from Mahopac
Marina takes ve minutes.
Massaro stays on the island in the summer in the
main house. His family visits and they have gath-
erings there. He said the cottage Wright himself
built is not lived in but has become “sort of like a
museum.”
He talked about the challenges of having to
obtain permits and carrying supplies to build the
house during the winter.

“I [researched] how thick ice has to be to carry
heavy material,” he said. “It was January, and the ice
was 30 inches thick. We took out the wood, a lot of
gravel, sand, some concrete, a backhoe and excava-
tor, and two six-wheeled trucks across the ice.”

It is that sort of perseverance that has driven
Massaro’s success and, he noted, that is the main
theme of his book.

“It’s an impossible road, but I don’t care how
many times you try, you just have to keep going,”he
said. “ is is a story of a boy who had no future in
the world except to work in a gas station. e road
I went down is not an easy road. But everybody has
a talent. You have to nd it.”

Massaro said his mother helped him study for
school. ey didn’t know he had a learning disabil-
ity, but he believes it fueled his drive rather than
prevented him from trying new things.

“I created a successful method of trying and try-
ing and trying again,” he said. “I learned that if I
tried enough ‘stupid, crazy, what’s-wrong-with-you’
kind of stu , eventually something would work.”

On his report cards, teachers marked failing
grades with a red pen.

“ ey were colorful. Mine looked like the Amer-

PAGE 4 MAHOPAC NEWS THURSDAY, AUGUST 12, 2021

Band of thieves strike again

Car stolen from Eleanor Drive, unlocked vehicles targeted

BY BOB DUMAS month, searching for loot in un- of several days, stealing a car from evidence. 911 and not confront the thieves.
EDITOR locked cars and even stealing one a residence on Eleanor Drive on “It’s not like TV,” he said. Some stolen cars have been re-
vehicle. Aug. 1.
What police say is a gang of “[ is time] it rained the night covered in Connecticut, the chief
youths, likely out of Connecticut, Carmel Police Chief Anthony Ho mann said the thieves before and any ngerprints or said.
struck the area again earlier this Ho mann said the thieves hit look for unlocked cars and will DNA were gone.”
the Mahopac area over the course rummage around inside them, “It’s tough to decipher their
searching for valuables like cell e thieves look to “get in and logic,” he said. “It could be for
CREATING CUSTOMERS FOR LIFE phones and wallets. If they nd a out quickly and stay quiet,” the drug money, but I haven’t been
key, he said, they will take the car. chief said. Even if nothing was made aware of any organized
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in June 2020 when a car was was reported stolen this time. making things more challenging
stolen from the Lake Casse area. for law enforcement.
One post on social media
ieves also took money, a credit said they struck neighborhoods Both Ho mann and former
card and other items from at least on Cherry Hill Road and Lake Carmel police chief Mike Ca-
six unlocked cars parked in drive- Drive. zzari said residents can help
ways. Similar thefts took place in thwart the thieves simply by re-
the Austin Road area and some Ho mann said that home- moving valuables from their cars
other Mahopac neighborhoods. owners should notify police im- and locking the vehicles’ doors.
mediately if their security camer-
Ho mann said that while a as are activated or motion-sensor “It is not a good idea to leave
few arrests have been made over lights come on. your keys in your car,” Cazzari
the years, the thefts persist and said after the town was hit back
present a particular challenge “We can hopefully discourage in 2020. “Lock your car. ese are
to law enforcement because the them with the presence of a pa- crimes of opportunity.”
perpetrators leave behind little trol car,” he said.

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United for the Troops marks major milestone

Sends 25,000th care package overseas

BY BOB DUMAS after sending a care package “Many of us have had the PHOTO COURTESY OF FRANK LOMBARDI
EDITOR to their son Luke, who was pleasure of doing it.”
serving in the military over- Patty Rathschmidt, volunteer Barbara Reitz, Councilman Frank Lombardi and Jim
United for the Troops seas. Lombardi said that Rath- Rathschmidt pose with UFT’s 25,000th care package.
(UFT), the venerable Ma- schmidt called him on Sun-
hopac charity that sends care “ at gave them the idea day morning, saying they PHOTO: ROB DISTASIO
packages to American troops that if they could give a little were approaching packing
overseas, reached a milestone joy to Luke, how about all the the 25,000th box and invited United for the Troops pose with Town Board members and the group’s founders,
earlier this month when it other men and women who him to come over for the oc- Jim and Patty Rathschmidt, for the proclamation presentation at Aug. 4 Town
shipped its 25,000th box. serve overseas?” Lombardi casion. Board meeting.
said. “So, they started the
e event was marked organization and they fund- “We all stopped and put
with a proclamation from raised and started collecting something in it and had our
the Town Board at its Aug. 4 supplies—things that would pictures taken with it,” the
meeting in front of a packed bring a little bit of happiness councilman said. “ is is
house of UFT volunteers. and a little bit of home to the their family’s work, their fam-
soldiers overseas. We reached ily’s legacy.”
e proclamation was pre- a milestone of 100 [packages]
sented by Councilman Frank and we didn’t think we would e Rathschmidts ad-
Lombardi, a longtime volun- even get there. But then dressed the crowd at the
teer for the group, which was 5,000 and then 10,000. Now board meeting, thanking
founded 14 years ago by Ma- we’ve reached the milestone the town and the volunteers
hopac residents Jim and Patty of 25,000, which is an unbe- for making United for the
Rathschmidt. lievable accomplishment.” Troops’ success possible.

“We have reached a mile- Lombardi acknowledged “I cannot express my grati-
stone here,” Lombardi said. the UFT volunteers in the tude [enough] to the entire
“Not only are Jim and Patty crowd, many of whom were town of Mahopac and most
residents of our town but so is wearing the organization’s importantly our volunteers—
the organization they found- red T-shirts. the hundreds and hundreds
ed. It’s our pride and joy to and hundreds of people who
have this organization with “ e people here are just a have volunteered over the
us in the town of Carmel.” small fraction of the people years,” Patty Rathschmidt
who have volunteered over said. “ at made this all pos-
e Rathschmidts found- the years,” Lombardi said. sible. Jim and I just had the
ed the organization in 2007 idea.”

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PAGE 6 MAHOPAC NEWS THURSDAY, AUGUST 12, 2021

Town and police union agree on new contract County Legislature updates
military leave policy
Eight-year deal provides job security for o cers

BY BOB DUMAS doing away with [the police de- for Lake Mahopac, the Carmel PD e Putnam County Nacerino, and Neal Sullivan.
EDITOR partment].” will increase its patrols on the lake. Legislature has moved for- “By passing this resolution,
ward with an update to the
e town and the union for the Barile said it was the rst time in ese are both ways for o cers to County’s military leave pol- Putnam County shows the
Carmel Police Department—the about 20 years that he could recall make extra money. icy to better support county great respect that we have for
Police Benevolent Association a new PBA contract being com- employees who serve in the our men and women who de-
(PBA)—have agreed on a new pleted before the old one ran out. Additionally, the new contract United States Armed Forces. fend our country.” Jonke said.
contract. expands bereavement leave to in- “ is action ensures that our
“ ey didn’t ask for anything clude grandparents, stepparents Putnam County pays its heroes will not need to worry
e Town Board voted unani- crazy,” he said. “It’s a very fair deal and stepsiblings. employees called up for mili- about their nances while
mously to accept the agreement at for both sides.” tary duty the di erence be- they are protecting us.”
its Aug. 4 meeting. “We updated it and brought it tween their military pay and
Barile said the new contract also into current times,” Barile said. their County pay. While New e resolution was passed
e contract is an eight-year includes the early-buyout incen- York’s state military leave pol- unanimously by the full Leg-
deal that begins Jan. 1 and calls for tives for o cers considering retire- e new pact also provides po- icy allows for full pay for only islature Aug. 3.
a 2.5 percent raise each year of the ment. It was rst introduced last lice with up to ve days o for the one month, Putnam ensures
agreement. year and was something former birth or adoption of a child, some- that reservists and National Chairwoman of the Legis-
chief Mike Cazzari took advantage thing they never had before. Previ- Guard members receive this lature Toni Addonizio noted
Councilman Mike Barile, who of. Barile said that thanks to those ously, they would be forced to use that Putnam County’s legisla-
served along with Councilman Bob incentives, the town was able to sick days or vacation days. nancial security for up to one tors and the administration of
Schanil as Town Board liaison for retire six high-salaried o cers and full year. County Executive MaryEllen
the negotiations, said the unusually replace them with nine new ones at “It didn’t cost much to make the Odell, through the County
long contract was designed to pro- much lower salaries. whole force happy—little things During the COVID-19 Personnel Department, rec-
vide members of the police force like that,” Barile said. “Overtime is pandemic, large numbers ognize how critical it is to
with security. It was also meant to “ e early buyout got rid of big- down, and morale is up, and they of reservists and guardsmen support those who sacri ce so
put to rest any talk of dissolving the paying guys and we hired nine guys are working their butts o on the were activated. much.
department and turning over law- for the price of six,” he said. “It lake. We now have a full sta at
enforcement duties in Carmel to worked out really well.” less money. We hired a lot of young A resolution unanimously “ ank you to all who have
the Sheri ’s O ce. kids who are really quali ed.” passed by the Legislature’s served, who are currently
e new contract provides less Personnel Committee last serving, and who continue to
“Four years ago, there was talk holiday pay, Barile said, but bal- Barile said he believes the pan- month updates and improves make themselves available to
about getting rid of the police de- anced that out with other conces- demic helped bring things into noti cation forms and contact serve and protect the rights
partment,” Barile said. “ ey were sions. For example, the town will perspective. forms, clarifying them so that and the citizens of the United
very worried we would go back to now provide an o cer for tra c county employees more clear- States,”she said.
that train of thought and were will- control at road-construction sites. “ e COVID situation woke ly understand the bene ts to
ing to give up big [salary] increases In the past, the construction crew everyone up to what is important which they are entitled. e Article provided by Putnam
for security. I thought it was a great had to provide its own tra c con- in life,” he said. “ ey were look- Committee is comprised of County Government
deal and put to rest any thought of trol. Additionally, since the county ing for security over crazy requests. legislators Paul Jonke, Ginny
will no longer provide a patrol boat
ere was no animosity [during
negotiations] at all.”

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THURSDAY, AUGUST 12, 2021 OPINION MAHOPAC NEWS PAGE 11

LETTERS slave-dealings after 1827.
So, I have to ask you, when you y the Confed-
FROM PAGE 10

Flying Confederate flag is erate ag, are you honoring the fallen soldiers of
the South? When you y the black Confederate

obnoxious ag, are you honoring the fallen African American
soldiers of the South to the extent that they par-

To the editor, took in the Civil War? Are you waxing poetic about

My friends tell me all the time that I am not the the South and its ideas about states’ rights, slavery,

brightest lightbulb in the forest, so I may not know or the freedom to secede from the United States?

much. But I can tell you what I do know. And it is Symbols mean di erent things to di erent people

this, that the Confederate ag ying and zooming and some of those might not be your intention.

around Lake Mahopac is obnoxious. But that ag does have negative connotations

Now I know that we have freedom of expression, for many who believe it stands for a multitude of

but not all expression should go unchallenged. So, nefarious things. For some, it symbolizes the idea

tell us, why the Confederate ag alongside a glori- that white Protestant supremacists are superior to

ous American Flag on your boat? More bewilder- everyone else such as Blacks, Catholics, Protes-

ing still, why does a certain highly venerated and tants, Jews, Muslims, Asians, Central Americans

most respected organization (deliberately nameless and our additional American brothers and sisters.

here) allow this boat to use their docks? Furthermore, it seems strange that you would allow

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Biloxi, as one crossed state lines, in evidence was ag on your boat given that
a huge Confederate ag ying at Gen. Robert E.
Lee’s home. It was the South, so if the people there Confederate ag today dislike Catholics intensely.

at hatred goes all the way back to the pre-Civil

did not want it, they could do something about it. War South that was arguably most inhospitable to ON YOUR JOB EVERYDAY UNTIL COMPLETION…
Not my battle. ough it seems strange that down Catholics.

South people would still use that ag given that And to the hallowed organization that allows GUARANTEED

they lost to the North. Yet, the good Southerners this boat to dock with that ag ying: approxi-

say it has cultural and historical meaning. Other mately 110,000 American (Union) soldiers died in

people, however, use that ag as a symbol of ha- our Civil War (1861-65). American soldiers occu-

tred and therein lies the rub. e Confederate ag pied the South for some years after the war among

is pregnant with meanings. the states ended. e Civil War, in the minds of

e last time I checked, compass in hand, those Confederate Southerners, was a war of one country
of us who reside on Lake Mahopac live in the
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Educational things to do at Grandma’s house

STRONG Adams” is ideal. en read “Johnny 4. ___ ounces = 1 jigsaw puzzle or old
LEARNING Tremain” by Esther Forbes. Although cup. For example: photo albums. Have a treasure
it ends in 1775, the book, which takes hunt. Give each child or team items they
DR. LINDA place in Boston, gives a good back- 5. ___ cups need to nd around the house and the
SILBERT ground of events in one colony that = 1 pint. For rst team to nd the items wins decides
would lead to the Declaration of In- example: what breakfast will be the next morning.
Dear Dr. Linda, dependence. en you can watch the ese activities will be a chance for
My ve grandchildren are coming to Disney movie version. 6. ___ pints you and your grandchildren to spend
= 1 quart. For some quality and fun time together. And
visit next week without their parents. Add a little math fun to your week. example: they might learn a thing or two, also.
eir ages range from 11 to 15. ey Here’s a fun activity that not only helps
with memory but also with creativity. 7. ___ quarts = 1 Dr. Linda
love coming to visit me because it’s Take this list of measurement terms. gallon. For example:
when the cousins can be together. We Can each remember the conversions? Dr. Linda is co-author of “Why Bad
tried it last year for the rst time with- For example, 12 inches equals 1 foot, or 8. ___ ounces = 1 Grades Happen to Good Kids” and director
out their parents, but they spent most 3 feet equals 1 yard. en think of some- pound. For example: of Strong Learning Tutoring and Test
of the entire time playing video games. thing that can be used as an example to Prep. If you have a question, email her at
Because of COVID we couldn’t go any- illustrate what is about that length, ca- 9. ___ feet = 1 mile. For [email protected].
where. Well, here we are again. I’m not pacity, or weight. For example, 12 inches example:
willing to go places with them yet, and I or 1 foot is the size of a hero sandwich.
don’t want them playing video games the To illustrate the length of one minute, 10. ___ millimeters = 1 centi-
whole time. Do you have any ideas as to sing the “Star Spangled Banner.” meter. For example:
what we can do around the house that
will be entertaining and a bit education- First see how many conversions each 11. ___ centimeters = 1 meter.
al? I tried Monopoly and Scrabble last can remember. en brainstorm together For example:
year. at took up an hour a day. Need to come up with fun ways to illustrate
more suggestions. the various measurements. Be creative— 12. ___meters = 1 kilometer. For
don’t use a quart of milk to illustrate a example:
Grandma Sally quart. at’s a no-brainer. Have your
grandchildren use their brains to come Answers: 1) 12 2) 3 3) 3 4) 8 5)
Dear Grandma Sally, up with something novel. For example, a 2 6) 2 7) 4 8) 16 9) 5,280 10) 10
Begin with history by selecting a centimeter is about the same length as a 11) 100 12) 1,000
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Mahopac’s East
Coast Cardinals
Mike fall in final
Ambrosecchia
BY SKIP PEARLMAN dinals coach Mike Ambrosecchia
delivers in CONTRIBUTING WRITER said. “We allowed just those two
Mahopac’s unearned runs, or we might’ve won
championship e No. 20seed East Coast that game. We had our opportuni-
game Sunday Cardinals, a high school divi- ties, but we didn’t get timely hits
sion team of Mahopac players, either.
at Rogers dropped a 3-2 decision to the
Park. No. 8 Orange County Cyclones in “I thought Mike (11 Ks) pitched
Sunday’s Greater Hudson Valley well enough to get the win,” he
PHOTO: SKIP PEARLMAN Baseball League D3 champion- added. “McKeon was also solid, and
ship game, played at Rogers Park Craig Brandstetter, Angeloni, Jack
The Cardinal’s Brandon Smith looks to put the tag on a runner at second in Sunday’s championship in Danbury. O’Connor and Anthony Caputo
game. e Cardinals had two men on all hit well. Our pitching, over-
base in the bottom of the seventh, all, has been great all season. ey
but stranded the runners, as they pitched to an ERA of 2.90, a very
had done in the sixth as well. nice number. e guys had a solid
Mike Ambrosecchia took the season.”
loss on the mound for the Cardi-
nals, going ve solid innings and Mahopac reached the champi-
allowing just a pair of unearned onship game by beating the No.
runs. Kevin McKeon also pitched 5 Stamford under 6-5 in last
in the loss.
Ambrosecchia tripled and drove ursday’s semi nal at Stamford‘s
in a run for the Cards (9-5), and Cubeta Stadium.
Nick Angeloni singled and scored
on a wild pitch. Brandon Smith earned the win
“It was a well-played game,“ Car- for the Cardinals in relief of Am-
brosecchia, who started.

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10U Blue Indians upset INDIANS
Somers in semis, fall in
championship FROM PAGE 20
Sapienza went 3-for-3 with
BY SKIP PEARLMAN Giorgianni and Declan Cotter upset No. 1 Somers at Reis park, Mahopac’s Joe
CONTRIBUTING WRITER were on the mound for Ma- behind the pitching of Madera Luczkowski a double and two RBIs at the
hopac. and Nunez. Grady Muller dou- stroked a two- plate, and Brandstetter drove in
Mahopac’s 10U Blue baseball bled and drove in two runs for out RBI single a run.
team won their most impressive Madera drove in a pair of runs, Mahopac. in Sunday’s
game of the season last Tues- Cole Brandstetter had one RBI, championship “Tyler pitched a masterful six
day in a Greater Hudson Valley and Cayden Nunez doubled. “Somers is a well-coached game. innings,“ Nystrom said. “ at
Baseball League playo semi- team, and we’ve had some good was the most intense game I’ve
“It was a great experience for battles with them,” Cotter said. PHOTO: SKIP been part of. We have an in-
nal, knocking o No. 1-seed our 10U team,“ Indians coach “We played our best defense of PEARLMAN tense rivalry with them, and the
Somers, 3–0, at Reis park. Jim Cotter said. “Defensively we the year. We threw out two run- crowd was insanely loud. It was
let the game slip away. We had ners at the plate, our out eld a great fun to upset Somers.”
e No. 4 Indians advanced a great run for the whole sum- made clutch plays, and we got
to Sunday’s D3 championship mer season. We didn’t get the timely hits. Patriots
game at Rogers Park in Dan- outcome we wanted, but the fall in
bury, where they dropped a 9-4 experience the kids gained is in- “On the mound, Madera has college
decision to the No. 3 White valuable. We expect to be back in been clutch for us all season, and championship
Plains Highlanders. the championship game over the had a great game,” the coach
next few years.” added. “And Nunez came in and e Putnam Patriots, a col-
In Sunday’s championship was fantastic as well.” lege division (over 18) team
game loss, Gianni Madera, Ryan e prior Tuesday, the Indians of mostly Mahopac players,
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THURSDAY, AUGUST 12, 2021 SPORTS MAHOPAC NEWS PAGE 23

All in the CARDINALS both in with a clutch, loni and McKeon to get
family
FROM PAGE 21 walk-o single. on base. It was a big win

“We got great pitch- for the team.”

bottom of the seventh, ing from Smith; he did a Angeloni and Jake

when Angeloni reached nice job,” the coach said. Madalon each had an

on a single, McKeon “O’Connor was great, RBI in the win.

reached on a walk, and he came up big, and that

O’Connor drove them was a nice job by Ange-

Coach Dan Brandstetter and all four of his boys took part in Sunday’s GHVBL
championship day at Rogers Park in Danbury, with son Casey and the 15U Indians
bringing home a title. Pictured from left, are Craig Brandstetter (HS Cardinals), Kyle
Brandstetter (college division. Patriots), Cole Brandstetter (10U Indians), coach Dan
Brandstetter, and Casey Brandstetter (15U Indians).

PHOTO COURTESY OF DAN BANDSTETTER PHOTO: SKIP PEARLMAN

Jack O’Connor had a two-run walkoff single in the Card’s semifinal win over
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