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Today’s special: Roadkill
Endangered animals in South Salem wolf down on deer

BY BRIAN MARSCHHAUSER the wolves may eventually be Two red wolves eat a deer carcass.
EDITOR released back into the wild and
“having a natural whole-carcass PHOTO COURTESY OF REBECCA BOSE/WOLF CONSERVATION CENTER
Learning how to avoid deer diet is key to their success as
is a necessary skill that comes well as overall health.”
with driving in the Hudson
Valley. Since forming in 1999, the
Wolf Conservation Center has
Sometimes, though, mo- developed relationships with
torists aren’t so lucky, and the police and highway depart-
resulting collisions can be as ments in Lewisboro, North Sa-
deadly for the human drivers lem, Somers, Bedford, Pound
and passengers as they are for Ridge and Brewster; Ridge eld
the deer. and Stamford, Conn.; and more
as well as with the state’s De-
However, in the instances in partment of Transportation
which drivers walk away with- (DOT) and Department of
out a scratch, one of the rst Environmental Conservation
calls emergency or highway (DEC). Sometimes, the depart-
personnel place is to the Wolf ments will bring the deer them-
Conversation Center in South selves or someone from the cen-
Salem. ter will go out and pick it up.

For the last 19 years, a head- Trooper AJ Hicks, public in-
ache for Hudson Valley drivers formation o cer for New York
often results in a nice meal for State Police Troop K, said on
a critically endangered Mexican Tuesday,Nov.13,that his barracks
wolf or red wolf. has responded to 740 car versus
deer accidents in 2018, with 113
“Roadkill was a great free happening in Westchester. ese
and natural food source,” said statistics do not include accidents
Rebecca Bose, who works as a to which municipal police de-
curator at the non-pro t Wolf partments responded.
Conservation Center, which
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The Staff ROADKILL chael Amato, a Somers farmer and her team to the punch. Ripperger said the arrange-
who butchers deer for hunters, Peter Ripperger, highway su- ment is bene cial to all in-
EDITORIAL TEAM FROM PAGE 1 also o ers up his scraps. volved: the town has an easy
BRIAN MARSCHHAUSER perintendent in Lewisboro, said way to dispose of roadkill and
EDITOR: 914-302-5628 “We get calls regularly when e deer, of course, must be his department used to be more the wolves get a meal. If the
[email protected] roadkill is spotted,” the Con- in a certain condition for the involved in delivering the deer deer has spoiled or is in bad
versation Center’s Bose said. “If center to be interested. Internal carcasses, but the Wolf Conser- condition, the deer still needs to
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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2018 YourNeighbor THE KATONAH LEWISBORO TIMES PAGE 3

Teen of the Month: Orion Cummings

BY KATE BELDERS
CONTRIBUTING WRITER

“Orion is the kind of student every Orion Cummings academic schedule is truly remarkable in its Scan this QR code to sample
teacher wishes to have in the classroom; he rigor. His current course schedule includes some of Cummings’ music
is hard-working, self-motivated, and a real PHOTO: KATE BELDERS a heavy load of advanced placement (A.P.) compositions.
team player,” said Amy Geiger, John Jay courses including A.P. Physics, A.P. Robot-
music teacher, of her music technology stu- perfection. Orion has dedicated four years ics, A.P. Macroeconomics among others. By two years. Cummings feels that working at
dent, senior Orion Cummings. to our Music Technology program,and I am the end of this school year, Cummings will the camp has been a great work experience
so very proud of all he has accomplished!” have eight AP credits to his name which he and that he enjoys working with “fantastic
Cummings has always had an inter- will be able to transfer to college.Despite his kids that make it so much fun.”
est in music, having played both the piano When speaking of the resources at John demanding academic workload, Cummings
and clarinet for years. However, when he Jay that made his success possible, Cum- has been on the honor roll every semester Looking toward the future, Cummings is
arrived at John Jay, his musical exploration mings speaks highly of the access that he during his time at John Jay, highlighting his planning on applying to both Binghamton
took a di erent turn. On the advice of his and other students have to the professional exceptional academic abilities. University and the University at Bu alo. He
older brother, Cummings decided to enroll grade equipment and software in the music plans on majoring in computer science. In
in Geiger’s music instrument theory class as lab. In concert with Geiger’s direction, he While many would cringe at such a addition to computer science, Cummings
an elective. believes that these resources were essential course load, Cummings humbly doesn’t is also considering further exploration in
“for [my] ability to create music.” see what he does as challenging; he simply mathematics. While his college plans don’t
Once there, he realized just how “fantas- states that this is just how he works. With currently include formal musical study, he
tic” the music program at John Jay was and Outside of the music lab, Cummings is respect to this academic drive, Cummings does plan on working on his music whenev-
how much he enjoyed the subject matter. also a passionate runner and can be found credits his eighth-grade math teacher as er he can,even if it is not within the con nes
It would be this class that would shape his running with both the cross country and really igniting his interest in school work, of a classroom or lab.
path in the John Jay music technology pro- track teams, an activity that he has been especially in the areas of math and science.
gram for the next three years. enjoying since his time at John Jay Middle It was the time spent with this teacher that Cummings is the son Robert Cummings
School. His obligations and practices for made Cummings feel that he “could do and Ciorsdan Conran. Robert is a freelance
Currently in his third year of the mu- these teams can be anywhere from 10 to 20 this,”a mindset that he would take with him event and marketing consultant, photog-
sic tech program, Cummings has written, hours a week depending on the season. to John Jay High School. rapher, and writer and also the director of
composed, and arranged close to 30 origi- several local races such as Raven Rocks Run
nal compositions. Most of his work is in the While running for John Jay, he has par- During the summers, Cummings works and John Jay Community Trail Race. Ciors-
electronic genre, though Cummings’ per- ticipated in the Nike cross regionals for the as a camp counselor for the Lewisboro dan is the Planning Board administrator for
sonal taste in music is more varied. Orion past two years. As with his music, where he Town Camp, a job he has held for the past the town of Lewisboro.
enjoys listening to everything from Billy is never satis ed with the status quo, Cum-
Joel to more “up and coming”electronic art- mings is always looking to set new personal If you would like to sample Cummings latest
ists. records in his running. musical composition, “Big Boat Floats,” scan
the QR code and take a listen.
Cummings feels that the music program While music, cross country, and track oc-
at John Jay has allowed him to “make mu- cupy a large portion of Cummings’ day, his
sic as he sees t,” giving him a great deal of
creative license and the ability to express
himself through his music. While he enjoys
working on his independent projects, he
also collaborates with other music students.
Cummings has several goals this year with
his music, including creating more compo-
sitions, continuing to collaborate with more
of his fellow music students, and improving
his piano skills.

During his time in the music technology
program, Cummings’strong work ethic and
dependability were noticed by Geiger.

“When asked for help, Orion is always
the rst to volunteer,” she said. “In fact, he
gave up time this summer to come into the
lab to help set up the new computers with
our Technology Department.”

When speaking of Cummings’ musical
talents, Geiger states that “Orion’s music is
exquisite; he spends countless hours re ning
his compositions until they are polished to

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MTA to buy Grand Central, Harlem, Hudson lines for $35M

e Metropolitan Transporta- quired assets that once belonged Croton-Harmon station is on Island Rail Road clear control of were taken over by Conrail in
tion Authority (MTA) Board’s to PennCentral Transportation, the Hudson line.
Finance Committee granted the railroad whose 1970s bank- the East Side Access terminal 1976, and the system took its
approval last week to purchase ruptcy and liquidation led the Owning the properties means
Grand Central Terminal, and MTA to assume management of that for the rst time, Metro- being built beneath Grand Cen- current form in 1983, when the
Metro-North Railroad’s Harlem regional rail operations. North Railroad will have un-
Line and Hudson Line from a encumbered control and re- tral Terminal. state, through the MTA, formed
private holding company. e Harlem Line includes sponsibility of its operating
stations at Katonah, Goldens environment. e MTA’s own- MTA ownership of the Har- Metro-North.
at company, Midtown Bridge, Purdys, Croton Falls, ership of Grand Central Termi-
Trackage Ventures, LLC, had ac- Brewster and Southeast. e nal will further give MTA Long lem Line and Hudson Line In 1994, the MTA signed

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Lipinsky named a ‘Master Teacher’

Ann Marie Lipinsky, a science teacher at John Jay High Ann Marie Lipinsky teaches a student. PHOTO COURTESY OF KATONAH-LEWISBORO SCHOOLS
School, is one of 275 educators to be designated a Master
Teacher by the New York State Master Teacher Program.

“All of us at John Jay High School and the Katonah-
Lewisboro School District, are enormously proud of Ann
Marie Lipinsky’s accomplishment,” said Steven Siciliano,
principal of John Jay High School. “We can think of no
one more deserving to be recognized as a Master Teacher,
as I am sure her students, colleagues, and administrators,
past and present will attest. She is a leader of our profes-
sional sta and a role model for all educators everywhere.
We warmly congratulate her.”

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tional leader for the science department at John Jay High
School. She also coordinates the Westchester-Rockland
Junior Science and Humanities Symposium, which is
held each February. is is her 30th year at John Jay High
School.

Lipinsky is the second teacher at John Jay High School
to receive this honor. Francesco Noschese, a physics
teacher, was named a Master Teacher in 2017.

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PAGE 8 THE KATONAH LEWISBORO TIMES Opinion THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2018

Unexpected calls Marketing in the
great outdoors
When the telephone rings at song” voices nor with condescending or
odd hours—late at night patronizing phrases. As a marketer, under APAR/PR,
or very early in the morn- and as a private citizen, I come
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, across promotional e orts by

ing—my heart stops more than 47.8 million outdoor space to advertise their events
or services, usually on local billboards
as I reach for the people (15 percent of strategically placed for optimal expo-

phone. Sometimes it READING, the U.S. population)

is a wrong number. WRITING & were older than age local organizations and individuals that sure. In certain circumstances, the space
CHOCOLATE 65 as of 2015. By the
But sometimes it is a cry out for help. Of is free of charge. More

nurse or the police. I KIM year 2035, this gure is course, non-pro ts typically, the space
have elderly parents KOVACH expected to grow to 78
count on donations can be purchased for

living in two di erent million adults over the and other groups BRUCE a set period, such as
solicit support of all THE BLOG a month at a time.
states. I try to focus on age of 65. In the United kinds. What I mean Check with your town

the words the caller States, Baby Boomers BRUCE
APAR
is saying while thinking “Who is this?” (adults born between 1946-1964) are a in this case, though, hall or chamber of
is that the marketing commerce to nd out
“What’s happened?” huge segment of the aging population.

In the back of my mind, I am wary According to AARP, a whopping 10,000 materials themselves what might be avail-

of phone scammers pretending that a Baby Boomers turn 65 years old EVERY could use some help able to you, and for

relative has been in an accident or needs SINGLE DAY. to improve the de- how much.

bail money. My immediate reactions are e vast majority of senior citizens live sired results. In addition to

suspicion and trepidation. quietly and independently and drive cars To that end, let’s start a community printed text signage, there’s a steady

e telephone rang at 6:58 a.m. and play bridge. But many elderly adults conversation, of sorts. Every so often in move toward electronic billboards. You

recently while I was drying my hair. I need help and assistance as a result of this space, starting now, I’ll share casual see them more and more in front of

raced to the bedroom to pick up the failing health, chronic physical conditions observations about local marketing, schools, police and re departments, and

closest phone. A woman identifying and deteriorating eyesight. e care for intended as friendly advice. To keep it other public institutions. Digital signage

herself only by rst name began, “Some- these vulnerable adults is marginal at best simple, each column will focus on one is in nitely more e cient and dynamic

time during the night...” My breath and negligent at worst. Old people are form of marketing at a time. Feedback than static printed signage. Instead of an

caught in my throat. You can imagine not invisible. ey’re just old. is encouraged, so feel free to contact me outdoor signpost accommodating one

my rising panic—is this about Mom or I see my mom and dad in myself when at [email protected] or 914-275-6887. or two messages at a time, the electronic

Dad? Am I prepared to hear the end of I cook or garden or tell a funny story version can display a steady stream of

this sentence? or write about my childhood. I think OUTDOOR SIGNAGE messages and ads 24/7.

I’m told it’s a minor injury, some about my parents when I get a new ache Most towns o er quali ed organiza- SEE APAR PAGE 9
tions and businesses the use of public
blood, a few stitches but nothing to or pain, carry my heavy groceries in the

worry about. Nothing to worry about? I rain, and put on an extra layer of cloth-

am concerned about my parents’ health ing as the weather grows colder. ere is

and safety every day. e carelessness nothing that I can do to halt the ravages

and disinterest displayed toward aging of time slowly eroding their mobility and

adults is heartbreaking. Men and women vision. I am powerless in this regard.

in their 80s and 90s can still have their At anksgiving and all year, I am

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days of treating the elderly with respect parents about personal achievements or

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I’ve got you covered

Half of the American people have never read night, brought to you sequently landed my parking garage. ey also surreptitiously
a newspaper. Half never voted for president. recorded conversations and handed over
One hopes it is the same half. by Huntley & Brinkley, OUT OF rst journalism job so I the tapes. We conducted interviews of
and, of course, Walter MY HEAD could begin my calling
—Gore Vidal Cronkite. I was an of taking down govern- ve or six employees and reached out to
the administrators for comment. ey
Well, another election has come impressionable teen BOB ments. stuttered and stammered like Ralph
and gone. Most of us are pretty Kramden and quickly circled the wagons.
happy about the “gone” part. when Woodward and DUMAS at rst reporter gig At the paper, we fashioned a four-part
I don’t know about you, but if I had seen series on the corruption going on there
one more damn TV ad with some overly Bernstein, with the help was with the Pawl- and before long the state attorney general
mawkish candidate playing with their began his own investigation. In the end,
kids and their dog (there’s always a dog) of Deep roat, brought ing News-Chronicle. there were rings and arrests and the
in their bucolic backyard and earnestly in- place eventually closed. It wasn’t exactly a
toning, “… and I approved this message,” I it all tumbling down. Within three years I government, but it was part of one, and I
was going to throw my shoe at the screen. helped take it down.
I was fascinated by the power of words. went from sta reporter to managing edi-
As journalists, most of us enjoy elec- I haven’t had anything quite that
tion season (to a certain degree) because I knew I wanted to be some kind of tor. And it wasn’t long after that promo- dramatic in my career happen since. We
we are, at heart, policy wonks. We enjoy still cover the politics and the elections,
politics—it’s one of the reasons we got writer, but wasn’t sure exactly what. I tion that I started getting calls from my of course, and the occasional story of a
into the business to begin with. But it’s politician behaving badly, but no govern-
a double-edged sword. While we enjoy considered becoming the next Stephen former DFY colleagues who were still ments have been toppled. Yet.
standing on the sidelines watching these
dogmatic gladiators feint and parry King (he was relatively new at the time), working in that hellhole. ey began e rst election I covered was in
themselves into mockery and derision, 1984 for the same News-Chronicle. e
we often get tarnished by the collateral or perhaps a television comedy writer. telling me lurid stories. Counselors and presidential race was Reagan vs. Mondale.
damage. Sometimes we just want to go Now, as a community weekly paper, we
home and shower with a wire brush, en Woodward and Bernstein came administrators, they said, were collaborat- didn’t write about presidential elections
“Silkwood”-style. per se, so I use the word “cover” lightly.
along, and then I knew. I wanted to take ing with some of the “residents,” as they But my boss thought it would be fun to
I came of age during the dark times of see how the speci c towns we covered
the waning Nixon administration. As a down governments! were called, in a drug-running enterprise voted for president. Our papers went to
young teen, I got to witness the Vietnam bed on Tuesday nights, so we prewrote
War and Watergate scandal up close and Well, I never exactly took down a between Wingdale and the Bronx. ere the story, just leaving out the numbers,
personal. ey were on the front page and held the front page. ere was no
of every paper, every day, and the lead government, but I did take down the entire were stories of sexual escapades between
stories at the top of the TV news every SEE DUMAS PAGE 11
administration of a New York State agency. some of the female employees and the

My rst job out of college was with young men incarcerated there. It was also

the New York State’s Division for Youth said that the administration knew about

(DFY)—a fancy term for Department of these exploits, but was turning a blind eye.

Corrections, but for kids. e old Harlem Anyway, they asked me to investigate

Valley Psychiatric Center up in Wingdale and do an exposé. And since I knew from

(Dutchess County) had been shut down rst-hand experience that most of the

and some of the buildings were being administrators who worked there were

renovated to incarcerate teen felons. ese incompetent boobs with all the charm of

weren’t kids who were caught stealing a lanced boil, I was more than willing to

hubcaps—they were the real deal: robbers, give it a shot.

assaulters and attempted murderers. My contacts inside the Wingdale DFY

Anyway, I worked there for about a year began smuggling out Xeroxed documents

and a half before the state and I decided and meeting me late at night at a local

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DUMAS Hayworth, a Republican and Tea high-end restaurant/banquet hall abundantly clear that I had cho- row, I could hear the hushed
Party darling. She was facing in Newburgh. sen the wrong candidate’s head- murmurs of o -color invective
FROM PAGE 10 former Clinton White House quarters. In that big ballroom, emanating from the crowd. I
sta secretary Sean Patrick It was cool, because inside it was like someone had thrown had gotten a glimpse behind the
Internet back then, no cell Maloney. On election night, we this ballroom they had set up a switch. e mood went from curtain and it wasn’t pretty. It
phones. So, I had to drive out to wanted to have a reporter at the a “media row” where we could rowdy to funereal in the blink of was one of those times when I
the Board of Elections o ce in various candidates’ headquar- all sit with our laptops and look an eye. Fox News anchors deliv- needed to go home and shower
Poughkeepsie, hang out until the ters—get quotes, take pictures— important. When I got there, ered the information in grievous with that wire brush.
polls closed and the ballots were and post the results as breaking the mood in the room was tones. Hayworth refused to take
counted (close to midnight in news. e problem was, we didn’t party-like, raucous and optimis- the stage or even concede the I can’t wait for 2020.
those days), and then gather up have enough reporters to send tic. Fox News was being broad- race. ere would be no quotes,
the required info. Next, I had to to every candidate headquarters, cast on a Jumbotron-sized TV. no pictures. Bob Dumas is the editor of
hunt down a payphone (remem- so we had to choose who we Drinks owed copiously. Mahopac News, sister paper of e
ber those?), call my editor and thought was going to win and go From my front seat on media Katonah-Lewisboro Times.
feed him the numbers. there. I was charged with cover- By 10 o’clock, it became
ing the Hayworth/Maloney race.
Ahh, those were the days. It was a tough one to call, but we
Fast-forward to 2012. I was
working for the Daily Voice in gured Hayworth, the incum-
Northern Westchester. Obama bent, had the edge, so I headed
was seeking reelection and so to her headquarters—a fancy
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Scouts clear Onatru hiking trail

On Saturday, Nov. 3, Vista-Lewisboro Cub Scouts Pack 101 braved the au-

tumn elements and the end of daylight saving time to clear the East Onatru

hiking trail as a community service project.

About 10 Cub scouts, including Wolf, Bears and Webelos dens, along with

10 adults, cut down and removed fallen trees and branches blocking a hiking

trail at Onatru, said Cubmaster Adam Wiles.

“We want to thank Dana Mayclim, Lewisboro’s superintendent of Parks

and Recreation, for approving the project and Bobbe Stultz, of the Lewisboro

Land Trust, for the help,”Wiles said. “Also, the parents who brought out their

Scouts.”

Bill Bongiorno, Wolf Den leader, had the idea after

the Scouts had hiked through there this year and en-

countered blocked paths. Scouts work
“It’s easy to lose your way in the woods when the to clear a

path is hidden,” Bongiorno said. “You naturally think downed tree.
you’ve gone the wrong way. It’s important to maintain
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e Cub Scout pack follows in the footsteps of

Eagle Scout Robert King, who had reworked and en-

hanced the trail a few years back.

e Scouts were assisted by Mike Surdej, the “chain-

saw guy” for the Lewisboro Trail volunteers.

“I was happy to guide and help with this project,”

said Surdej, who brought tools for each Scout and ex-

plained proper safety and the way to clear the woods.

“It gave great energy to have the Cub Scouts continue

that work for our community.”

After that, the pack headed to Scout Day at West

Point, followed by planting ags the next day for each

living veteran at a ceremony at the South Salem Fire

House.

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Robert E. Lee plaque removed from Lasdon Park

BY JODI WEINBERGER as taking down the plaque “quietly,” Cio dis- PHOTO COURTESY OF WESTCHESTER COUNTY
CONTRIBUTING EDITOR puted the implications of that description.
This Robert E. Lee plaque was removed from Lasdon Park earlier in the year.
A plaque dedicated to Robert E. Lee was re- “I would not use that word at all,” Cio said.
moved from Lasdon Park in January by West- “We weren’t scared of any backlash.”
chester County Executive George Latimer.
“Honestly there was so much happening in
News of the removal only came out recent- January, we had just come into o ce and there
ly, however, through reporting by e Journal was a lot going on. is was one of the many
News, as the county did not announce the ac- things we did in January,” Cio said. “If any-
tion to the public or media. thing, I think it would have made the story more
political if we had taken it down with a press
Catherine Cio , Latimer’s communications conference. We didn’t need to give it more at-
director, said in a phone call that former County tention.”
Executive Rob Astorino had received com-
plaints about the plaque but “refused” to remove e communications director said the Rob-
it, which is how it got on Latimer’s radar. ert E. Lee plaque was thrown away after it was
removed and Latimer hasn’t received any com-
After news of the removal was made public, plaints about it being taken down.
Latimer posted on his Facebook page saying he
took it down to honor those who fought in the In the Facebook post, Latimer said he owed it
Union Army. to the “heroes” to remove the plaque.

“My predecessor would not remove it. In “Whatever we’ve read about the talent or dig-
my rst month in the job, I did,” Latimer said. nity of Robert E. Lee, he chose the side that
“Without a press release or a grandiose state-
ment.” red on Fort Sumter and killed local boys in this
hideous war. I cannot ‘re-write history.’ History
Cio said the plaque had been at Lasdon, a is what it is. Je Davis and Stonewall Jackson
county-owned park and arboretum on Route 35 warred on the United States. We do not praise
in Somers, since 1994. She said because the park Benedict Arnold, who was a Revolutionary
is county-owned, Latimer did not need to con- General – until he turned traitor. I do not praise
sult with anyone before removing it. Lee or his compatriots,” Latimer wrote. “I owe
those faithful dead a better respect than to give
e plaque said Lee “was considered to be comfort to those who warred against them. And
among the greatest military generals in the his- so the plaque is gone.”
tory of the United States.” It hung near a Sweet-
gum tree, the same type of tree that grew at He said perhaps the removal would be “debat-
Stratford Hall in Virginia where Lee was born. able” in the South, but not “up here.”

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Phoenix Pagan
Indians ready to hit the mats tries to escape

Cook takes aim at a section title for John Jay the grasp of Ben
Wiles.
BY ROB DIANTONIO
CONTRIBUTING WRITER Veteran coach
Bill Swertfager
It was a strong season for in- demonstrates a
drill at a practice
dividual accolades for John Jay’s
last week.
wrestling team last season. e
From left: senior captains Chris Cook, Isaac Frank,
team had two section champions Phoenix Pagan and Jason Salton.

and Halil Gecaj became the rst PHOTOS: ROB DIANTONIO

wrestler in program history to

make a state nal.

But as a team, the Indians didn’t

perform up to their usual standards.

Injuries and graduation losses

hurt the team and it resulted in an

eighth-place nish at sectionals af-

ter winning the Section 1 team title Max Grzymala and
Isaac Gordin battle
the previous season.
during a practice.
John Jay will look to rebound in Julianna Duva
returns for her
2018 with many key pieces return- junior season
after not
ing under coach Bill Swertfager. wrestling as a
sophomore.
“We’ve got a really solid group

coming back,” Swertfager said.

“I’ve got great depth across the

board from 99 [pounds] all the

way to 285. Although I don’t have

any massive superstars other than

Chris (Cook), I’ve got balance.

We’ll be a good dual-meet team

and we’ll be a decent tournament

team too.”

e Indians have four senior

captains: Cook (126 pounds), Ja-

son Salton (106/113), Phoenix

Pagan (182/195) and Isaac Frank

(152).

“ ey’ve been doing a great

job leading the team in practices,”

Swertfager said. “ ey’ve really

taken the bull by the horns. We’ve

got a great group of kids this year.”

Swertfager called Cook his best

wrestler. Cook placed third last

season at sectionals and a section

title is the goal this year. “Hopeful-

ly, he’ll place at the states,” Swert- John Jay also has a North Salem

fager said. wrestler competing with the team.

Pagan su ered an injury last year While Mike Illesca, wrestling at

in the preseason and missed the 132 pounds, doesn’t count toward

entire season.“He would have done the team scores for the Indians, he

real well last year,” said Swertfager, will wrestle in tournaments and at

who expects a big senior campaign dual meets.

from Pagan. e Indians open the season by

Junior Julianna Duva, who will hosting the opening round of the

compete at 99 or 106 pounds, Section 1 dual-meet tournament

returns after not wrestling as a on Wednesday,Dec.5. ey are the

sophomore. She was 30-10 as a No. 14 seed.

freshman. “I would love to see us in the -

Swertfager also expects strong nal four of the dual- meet

contributions from Donald championships, which is going to

Schaus (126/132), Max Grzymala be tough because I think we’re go-

(145), Gavin Fiacco (160), Will ing to have to wrestle North Rock-

Stein (182/195) and Matt Ferrer land in the quarter nals,”he said.

(195/220). Swertfager is setting a goal for

“Since we lost so many guys the team to place in the top three

the year before, a lot of these guys at sectionals.

broke into the lineup last year,” “And then, individually, I would

Swertfager said. “And now they’re love to have ve or six guys make

coming back for another season. all-section,” he said. “I think that’s

But it’s going to hurt missing Halil totally doable.”

and (Matt) Kramer for sure.”

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2018 SPORTS THE KATONAH LEWISBORO TIMES PAGE 19

ATHLETE SPOTLIGHT

Lauren Pollak
Senior a leader for cross-country team

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won its fourth straight Section Instagram is my go-to be-
1 team title this season and also Will you continue to compete cause it has such a vast variety
nished second as a team at states. in cross-country in college? If of content and is a good way to
Pollak regularly nished in the top so, where are you going and why communicate with my friends.
2-3 spots for the squad. did you pick that school?
For a young athlete grow-
BY ROB DIANTONIO I am hoping to continue to ing up in Katonah-Lewisboro,
CONTRIBUTING WRITER compete in cross-country in col- what would you tell them about
lege. No matter where I end up at the experience of being part of
How old were you when you school, I know that running will the cross-country program and
started running cross-country be a signi cant part of my life why should they go out for the
and how did you get started? regardless of what competitive team?
level it may be.
I started running cross-country e cross-country program is
in seventh grade. I had a friend Do you know what you want unlike any other program I’ve
that ran cross-country and loved to study in college? If yes, what participated in. It doesn’t mat-
it so I decided to give it a try. and why? ter what your ability levels are,
because everyone can nd their
e team won another section In college I want to study niche on the team. Being a part
title this year. What’s been the sociology and psychology. I think of the program allows you to
overall key to your success as a understanding the ways in which grow as an individual and allows
team? society functions is important no you to foster new friendships.
matter what eld of work I even-
Our mindset. We motivate tually go into. Also, I’ve always ere is nothing more exciting
and encourage each other both thought that psychology and than being able to run a race or
in and out of practices and try understanding human behavior is even just cheer on your team-
our best to maintain a positive fascinating. mates. Everyone who is a part
attitude. Having a group of such of the cross-country program is
close friends to share training Who is your favorite profes- passionate and driven in unique
with allows all of us to become sional athlete and pro or college ways, and it’s contagious. I know
better athletes and work together sports team? for sure that I’ve learned a lot
in races. beyond just running, and I’m
Emma Coburn and my fa- forever grateful for the way that
As a senior on the team, how vorite pro sports team is the U.S. the sport itself and the John Jay
much do you value being a Women’s National Soccer Team. cross-country program have
leader? changed my life.
What is your favorite music to
I greatly value being a leader. listen to warming up for a meet? FILE PHOTO/ ROB DIANTONIO
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team a fun experience. He’s not
only a great coach, but the kind What is your favorite food to
of person you can turn to with eat before or after a meet?
anything for support.
My favorite food to eat before
a meet is toast with peanut butter,
bananas and almonds.

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