Yorktown News 06.17.21

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Yorktown hosts its first-ever Pride parade

BY NICK TRUJILLO Matt Slater, who kicked o the The parade makes its way down Commerce Street. PHOTO: BRIAN MARSCHHAUSER
STAFF WRITER celebration with a speech of his
own. why we do this. I know it can be youth that he lacked growing up. wards social equity Jones has
On an overcast Saturday after- tough for you and I want you to “To grow up poor, Black, and seen in the past decade, he told
noon, the parking lot adjacent to “With all the challenges we’ve know we love you and we have the crowd that the ght is far
Yorktown’s town hall was lled seen in society over the last year, your back.” gay is to not see yourself re ected from over.
with rainbow ags and people year-and-a-half, it’s one thing to anywhere,” said Jones. “It was
from all over Westchester ready talk about it, it’s another thing to Jones, the U.S. representative not all that long ago that I didn’t “Nowadays, with marriage
to celebrate Pride. do it,” he said. “To show people from Spring Valley, spoke about think that someone like myself equality as the law of the land
how we can be an accepting com- his own experience as the rst could get elected to the United and members of the commu-
For the rst time ever, the town munity and support each other openly gay, Black man in Con- States Congress. at’s just a nity represented in pop culture
of Yorktown hosted a Pride pa- and let people know that they gress, and how he is proud to be fact.”
rade, organized by the grassroots have a home here. at’s what the the role model to the LGBTQ+ SEE PARADE PAGE 2
activist group Yorktown for Jus- purpose is.” Despite all the progress to-
tice. e celebration drew many
local politicians, highlighted by e event was emceed by Yor-
an eight-minute speech from ktown for Justice organizer Amy
Congressman Mondaire Jones, Savino, and the roster of speakers
representative for New York’s for the day of Pride included State
17th Congressional district and Sen. Pete Harckham; AnnaLynn
the rst gay, Black man in Con- Di Marco, Westchester County
gress. LGBTQ Advisory Board youth
appointee; and Anthony Calbi,
Following speeches from the Yorktown resident and host of
politicians and local LGBTQ+ many past Pride events.
community members, the crowd
of hundreds of people marched “Are we proud today?” Harck-
down Underhill Avenue and ham asked the crowd of hundreds
Commerce Street to their desti- of people to resounding applause
nation of Veterans Road, with the and rhythmic pounding from the
music blaring, the crowd chant- Westchester Spirited Drummers,
ing, signs in the air, and smiles who provided the auditory back-
everywhere. drop for the event.

“When it comes to recogniz- “ e greatest thing about the
ing Pride month and supporting Hudson Valley is our diversity. It
members of the community who is our greatest strength, it is what
are LGTBQ+, it just goes to our makes us a special place, and
commitment to fostering a com- that’s why we need to celebrate
munity that is acceptable to ev- our diversity,” said Harckham. “I
erybody,” said Town Supervisor am so, so grateful to see so many
young people, because you are

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Thursday, June 17, 2021 OPINION Yorktown News – Page 15

Recognizing the importance of Yorktown’s farms

BY ILAN GILBERT Wappingers Falls. So, I grew Hilltop Hanover Farm and cal farmers in mind. “Buy local” ognized as a Monarch Butter y
GUEST WRITER up loving the wholesome ex- Environmental Center is dedi- in rural areas can mean within Town. is is so important as
perience of eating fresh, locally cated to the development and 450 miles. For more populated the seasonal movement of mon-
Back in March of 1788, the grown produce. advancement of sustainable ag- areas, such as Yorktown with its archs connects all landscapes.
New York State Legisla- riculture, environmental stew- own farms, “buy local” can mean Monarch butter ies travel along
ture changed our town’s When I moved my family to ardship, community education, right within town. Isn’t it better roadsides, farm elds, and so on.
name from Hanover to York Yorktown over 30 years ago, I and accessible food systems to be able to shake the hand of Eastern Monarchs lay their eggs
Town in honor of the American was only aware of some of the for all. e Meadows Farm is the farmer who has grown your on milkweed, and their cater-
Revolution victory in Yorktown, historical background of the a 100-acre historic farm grow- truly fresh vegetables and fruits? pillars eat only milkweed. ey
Virginia. Back then, most of town. I knew of Hilltop Ha- ing fresh and organic fruits breed and die. Generations of
Westchester County consisted nover Farm because it was just and vegetables. e White Oak I was very happy to attend this Eastern Monarchs continue to
of farmland. north of the Countryside devel- Farm is the only commercial year’s seasonal openings of the migrate up to 3,000 miles to
opment, where I lived and raised producer of maple syrup in farms in our town. What these Mexico, where they winter. It’s
Slowly, we grew from an my family. Westchester, and it dates back farms are accomplishing is awe beautiful and amazing! Since
agricultural-based community to the 19th century. (Vermont inspiring! 2014, when there was an e ort
of 1,600 people to a suburban It wasn’t until many years later has nothing to brag about.) e to list the Monarch butter y as
township of 36,000 people that I learned of the many con- Wilkens Fruit and Fir Farm While I was Yorktown town endangered, farmers and oth-
with small family businesses, tinued, existing, working farms grows apples, peaches, pump- supervisor, I created the Eco- ers have worked hard to plant
franchises, big-box stores, and here in Yorktown (no longer kins, and Christmas trees. ey nomic and Business Revital- milkweed along the Eastern
medical service centers, yet we York Town). also o er cider donuts, pies, ization Committee (EBRC), Monarch’s migration path.
still have a signi cant number and more. Fable: From Farm to and that committee recognized
of farms. ank goodness! Joining Hilltop Hanover Farm Table is dedicated to sustain- the importance of the farms in We are fortunate to live in a
are Stuart’s Fruit Farm, Wilkens able agriculture. ey believe Yorktown. Along with Greg community whose roots are ag-
And now as we emerge out Fruit and Fir Farm, Hemlock that through dedication, hard Brown, Andrew Drews, George ricultural.
of this COVID nightmare and Hill Farm, White Oak Farm, work, and modern technologi- Souls, and all of the other mem-
are seeking ways of getting back Fable: From Farm to Table, and cal advancements in agriculture, bers of the committee, we ac- is is in keeping with Yor-
to normalcy, let’s remember our Meadows Farm. And let’s not they can provide the freshest complished so much in a short ktown’s credo of Progress with
farms and what they bring to forget Faraway Farm Alpacas on produce all year round without period of time. Preservation. It is good to re-
the table. Baptist Church Road. the use of harmful pesticides. member that cows used to cross
And they just installed a new One such accomplishment Route 202/35 near where the
Our farms are special to all of In fact, many of these farms and innovative mobile chicken was creating Farm Day in York- police station and the court-
us, but the farms have a particu- are connected by the Westches- coop, so stop by to get some town, which included a pancake house are now located. ere
larly special place in my heart. ter Farm Trail. e Westchester fresh eggs! breakfast at Hilltop Hanover. are no more cows anymore, just
Farm Trail is a state-designated We helped to revitalize the lots of tra c.
e reason that I have this af- route that connects 13 farms and When you hear the term Grange Fair and had it declared
nity is because my father went orchards within the county. Yor- “buy local,” please keep our lo- Westchester’s County Fair. Ilan Gilbert is a former town
to farm school before World ktown has four farms along this supervisor (2018-19).
War II. When he came back very special trail, which helps to e EBRC also initiated the
home, he bought a farm up in make Yorktown a destination. process to have Yorktown rec-

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THE cates the area is indeed experi- sner | 5.2% — Crisp and refresh- Samples of all beers graciously Super Duper Friends: is
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rants, bars, and public spaces on We enjoyed and found this one “as of Captain Lawrence Brewing
JOHN BART the increase. advertised.” FOOD Company. It was brewed in col-
Rooftop food choices include laboration with the brewers and
Happy start of summer to Zeus Brewing Co. is located in Zeus IPA | NEIPA | 6.9% friends at Industrial Arts Brew-
all! I hope this missive a cool high-rise building with tall — e description indicates this a nice selection of fancy pizzas ing Co and Coppertail Brewing
nds you well. As you ceilings on the main oor with a NEIPA is loaded with juicy citrus, and salads. I enjoyed the Italian Co.
may recall from past columns, funky industrial vibe, which I’ve has a smooth body, and is highly Scallion pie: ricotta, parmesan,
I’ve been bursting at the seams, found quite common in brewpubs. thirst-quenching.  We’d agree on sweet Italian sausage, hot Italian Triple IPA (TIPA): An abv of
which is typical given my stature, all counts and would add that sausage, scallions, olive oil. Ap- at least 9.5%, which means “Su-
but in this case, it is to now go out Our goal, however, was altitude- pineapple was prominent. parently, there is no age limit for per Duper Strong,” but if done
and explore breweries, brewpubs, based, as I had read that they have access to the Kids’Menu, which well, as this one was, the taste will
and other Institutions of Craft a rooftop deck, and we were able Counterflow | Vienna Lager provides more “standard”pizza, as not imply its strength.
Qua ng so that I can pass along to make a reservation up top. We | 5.3% — Described as a “precise one of our group got a pepperoni
recommendations to you, the were escorted to what seemed to blend of toasty German malts version… and crayons. Hazy: Cloudy in appearance
Craft Beer Public. be a secret elevator that took us and oral hops combined with due to being un ltered during the
up a few oors to the top of the our house lager yeast to produce Zeus was the sky and thunder brewing process.
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a full bar, several high-top tables, would only add: Crisp, baby! Olympus. In my opinion, Zeus amounts of hops added later in
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Poughkeepsie to visit Zeus Brew- son and the pedestrian Walkway the Poughkeepsie Grind. We on an upcoming outing. pecially that it didn’t taste strong
ing Co., and in particular, their over the Hudson bridges. I’d sug- found this one epic and loved the at all. e hops were a nice blend,
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the ne collegiate learning institu- | 6.7% — I brought a four-pack of ing that I would welcome more strong with aromas of lemon and
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Thursday, June 17, 2021 OPINION Yorktown News – Page 17

MARTORANO If I ever needed a rmation of his love, it came while YORKTOWN100
I was taking care of him during the last nine months
FROM PAGE 10 of his life. Down to 82 pounds from 230, with a brain FROM PAGE 10
and body ravaged by cancer, my father faced death
good parents, he demonstrated his love in small ways courageously. Never once did he ask for morphine to • Let your legislators know your thoughts
that often went unnoticed. He showed up at all my dull what was surely excruciating pain. We grew close • Don’t buy water bottles and avoid single-use plastics
little league games, bizarrely staying in the car and during these nal months; gone were the old barriers • Let manufacturers know your preferences by purchasing
beeping his horn if I did something really good. He and defenses. He expressed fear of only one thing—the environmentally conscious items such as detergent strips,
loved picking me up at the Y.M.C.A. every Friday thought that I might abandon him in his nal hours. energy star appliances, and other thoughtful environmental
night. He would take the entire family on “rides” every When I assured him that I would never leave him, he choices.
Sunday. He took my sister and me ice skating regu- cried, showing the love and vulnerability that was always When we look back at the times of slavery (which was
larly. One time, after watching us for hours he actually there. ruled legal and constitutional at the time), we wonder how
rented a pair of skates and got on the ice for the rst people could be so terribly wrong at so many levels. People in
time in his life. e result was disastrous, and it took all But I cannot write this column about my dad with- the future will look back at this time in history and wonder
my strength to refrain from laughing hysterically. out also tipping my cap to the millions of men who, the same thing with regard to our environmental policies.
although not biologically linked as father and son, are Why can’t we see how wrong and how serious this is?
My parents also di ered in other ways. Where mom every bit as loving and committed. My life’s work as a
exercised patience, dad did not. She would spend hours criminal defense attorney, often representing young- Yorktown100 is a 100-percent volunteer group of neighbors
waiting in a doctor’s o ce; he left after 20 minutes sters in trouble, has brought me into contact with many working to reduce our carbon footprint by 5 percent a year
saying,“My time is as valuable as theirs.”Mom liked dysfunctional families. Sadly, not everyone is blessed through various programs. Contact us if you would like to learn
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could only whistle. Despite their exceedingly di erent a coach, an uncle, a friend of the family. Whatever the engineering manager often seen biking or hiking in the area.
temperaments, as parents, they presented a uni ed front. relation, this is someone who cares enough to take
Etched permanently in my mind are two instances when an interest. Even though the third Sunday in June, APAR
that was not the case. e rst time was when I was 19 Father’s Day, does not bear their name, they are just
and told my parents that I didn’t support our country’s as deserving of recognition as anyone else. Whatever FROM PAGE 12
involvement in Vietnam nor subscribe wholly to their strengths I possess must be credited to my parents’
set of values. My mom didn’t inch, but dad’s response in uence but also to my caring and dedicated teach- dog, go to sleep, repeat. Anxiety, frustration, and sorrow
was,“Our son is dead!”Even though his words hurt me ers, coaches, uncles, aunts, friends, and an inspirational was becoming a normality. I was exhausted.
deeply, I knew in my heart that he didn’t mean it.Two sister.
years later, when I walked out of my commencement at Little things amid these ve stages did make my expe-
Fordham in protest of President Nixon’s policies, it was So, on Father’s Day 2021, I salute all the men out rience happier. I got closer with my sister, lived with my
my mother who took it personally, suggesting that my there who have found room in their hearts to help newborn cousin, watched countless movies, and enjoyed
actions demonstrated a lack of love for her. Dad shock- raise, support, and inspire our younger generations. As much time outside. After my vaccine in the spring, a
ingly defended me, telling her to “leave him alone.” for my father, James Martorano Sr., even though he weight was immediately lifted. Despite all the loss, I once
passed away 23 years ago, he has never left my heart. again saw hope for the future.
Dad never took vacations and worked tirelessly to Looking back, I can honestly say that I always loved
support his family, which for him always came rst. He him unconditionally—the good and the not so good— Bruce Apar is a writer, actor, consultant, and community
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Founding member of Tree commission resigns

Bill Kellner helped make Yorktown a Tree City, USA

BY NICK TRUJILLO During the June 1 Town Board for Environmental Sustainability in FILE PHOTO/BRIAN MARSCHHAUSER
STAFF WRITER meeting in which Kellner’s resig- 2004, and a connection in class led
nation was approved, current and him to a position on his rst envi- Bill Kellner at an Arbor Day event
For the past decade, Yorktown former members of the board re- ronmental board.
has proudly been a member of the membered his years of service to
Arbor Day Foundation’s Tree City, Yorktown. “One of the people in one of my
USA program. e town returned to classes was on the board of Saw Mill
its roots, celebrating Arbor Day and “He’s been a great advocate and Audubon, which is an Audubon-
committing itself to focus on the a great leader in our community,” a liated chapter in northern West-
health of its forests. said Town Supervisor Matt Slater. chester,” said Kellner.
“We’re going to miss him dearly, but
A main part of the heightened lev- he’s not going too far and he’s going He joined the board in the early
el of environmental consciousness in to remain an active member of our 2000s, just before the formation of
town is due to the e orts of William community, so thank you, Bill.” Yorktown’s Tree Conservation Advi-
“Bill” Kellner, a founding member of sory Commission.
Yorktown’s Tree Conservation Ad- Former town supervisor, Ilan Gil-
visory Commission, which brought bert, added, “I wanted to speci - “ is got started in kind of an
Arbor Day back to Yorktown for the cally thank him for the work he put odd way,” Kellner said. One of his
in while I was supervisor, dealing neighbors enlisted him and a group
rst time since before World War 1. with the tree ordinance and how he of other neighbors to help go to the
Kellner, who has been retired since helped work collaboratively with our Town Board to solve a dispute over
2015, has decided to step away from town departments, with members of clearing a wood lot above his house
his role on the TCAC after serving the public, and other boards.” that was causing damage and ero-
on the board for 13 years. He will sion on his property.
still be involved in planning future Kellner has always been passion-
Arbor Day events. ate about the environment, graduat- When they went to the board
ing from Washington University in helmed by then-Town Supervisor
“It just seemed like the right time. St. Louis in 1973 with a bachelor’s Linda Cooper, the initial idea for a
I’ve been doing it for a long time. degree in earth science, and obtain- tree commission came about upon
ing his master’s degree in geography the realization that Yorktown had
e people that are remaining on from Rutgers University in 1978. no dedicated tree ordinance.
the board have a very good, diverse
set of skills,” Kellner said. “It’s been His environmental passion led “Most of the towns and villages
an education for me to work with Kellner to earn a certi cate in con- in northern Westchester, and in
the elected o cials over a number of servation biology from Columbia most of the county, have dedicated
administrations.” University’s Earth Institute Center
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KELLNER

FROM PAGE 18

ordinances for tree protection, and Yorktown didn’t,” Kellner said. FILE PHOTO/BRIAN MARSCHHAUSER
e ad-hoc committee of environmentally friendly neighbors
Bill Kellner, former chair of the Tree Conservation Advisory Committee, addresses the packed town hall
started to look at what the adjacent towns had done with their tree during a 2018 Arbor Day celebration.
ordinances, and how they could implement one in Yorktown. ey
noticed that the towns were all members of the Tree City, USA pro- CARPET
gram.
HARDWOOD Let
To become a member of the Tree City, USA program, there are REFINISH HARDWOOD Us
four requirements a town must hit: A town must have a dedicated Floor
department or volunteer board that deals exclusively with trees and FLOORING You
forestry, a dedicated ordinance in the town code that deals with tree CERAMIC TILES
conservation, spend at least $2 per capita on tree work, and an Arbor
Day proclamation and ceremony. AREA RUGS
WINDOWS ’N BLINDS
“We thought that maybe this is something that we can talk to the
town and try to start building the pieces to make us a Tree City like a SHUTTERS
lot of our neighbors are,” Kellner said. “ at’s kind of what started it.”

Under Cooper, the town passed a law to create the Tree Conser-
vation Advisory Commission. In 2008, under the following town
supervisor, Don Peters, the tree board was constituted, and people
started lling roles in the commission.

“Our rst focus was seeing if we could get Yorktown to pass a dedi-
cated tree ordinance,” Kellner said. “It’s a tricky balance because these
laws have to weigh the rights of the property owners, because you are
regulating a lot of the town codes. You are regulating what people can
do on their private property.”

Under Peters, the tree commission had trouble passing the tree or-
dinance. From 2008 to 2010, progress stalled. When Susan Siegel
took o ce in 2010, she was interested in helping the commission
pass the law.

“She brought in a couple of experts who looked at tree laws all
around the country, and we crafted a tree law that eventually passed
in late 2010,” Kellner said.

e law went into e ect in 2011, and with a mandate to celebrate
Arbor Day each year once again, it gave the town all the pieces it
needed to gain membership into the Tree City, USA program. e
Tree Conservation Advisory Commission applied late in 2011 and
the town was approved for the program in early 2012. is year, Yor-
ktown celebrated its 10th anniversary of membership in the program.

Although Kellner is stepping away from his role on the commis-
sion, he will still be a big part of the ad-hoc committee formed to plan
the Arbor Day celebrations.

“It’s been a pleasure working with very dedicated public servants as
well as the town supervisors and members of the Town Board, so I’ll
miss learning and working with these people,” Kellner said. “I have a
lot of respect for these people who actually work very hard, including
the elected o cials. I may not always agree with what everybody does,
but people are working in the best interest of the town.”

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Mark Barbagiovanni, LCSD social worker (left):
“It means celebrating, educating, advocating for those in the What does
LGBTQ community.” Pride mean

to you?

We asked, parade
attendees answered

by Nick Trujillo

During Yorktown’s first ever
Pride parade on Saturday, June 12,
Yorktown News asked participants
what Pride means to them, and these

were the responses.

Remy Paullay (left): “It’s definitely about Gabby Lee, 16: “It’s everything, right? It’s Isabel Armstrong, 16: “Pride to me is
feeling like I’m in a place where I am in the this great experience where we get to share just embracing the community. Pride is
majority instead of the minority for once, and part of our identities with everyone to enjoy everyday and that’s super important to say.
actually feeling comfortable being completely ourselves and come together with other Being proud, being out, and being open to
myself, when most of the time while I’m out people who feel the same way.” everyone, Pride is a month where that can
I’m constantly on alert, feeling like I can’t all shine.”
really be me and I have to hide parts of
myself.”
Adrian Braun (right): “It’s about being free
to express ourselves, our identities, really
however we want, and not feel like we have to
water it down for the outer world.”

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Erin Cortes (left): “Activism is number one, and just being
PRIDE surrounded by love, and being surrounded by people who
understand you for being different, which I love about that, and it’s
FROM finding your family.”
PAGE 22 Jessica Reynolds (right): “Pride means to me basically that you can
be whoever you want to be, just the freedom to be who you are as
an individual and find your second family.”

Mark Koppel: “It means a chance
to show the world we exist, and it
means a chance to show us how
many of us we are. I’m absolutely
astounded to see this many people
in the most conservative town in
Westchester, and to see all the
politicians, including Republicans,
speak to the group.”

Cody Fiore: “It means that it’s about coming together.”

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Maria Granozio: “Pride is so important. Two of my
children are gay. We need to accept everybody in
this world for who they are, we need to embrace
everybody, and that’s why I’m here today, because
we need the kindness.”











Thursday, June 17, 2021 SPORTS Yorktown News – Page 29
Rebels’ Justin Stabile (23) and Joseph
BOYS LACROSSE Husker Dylan Beck registered a goal at Jimenez (8) are ready to go against
Rye in the Class B title game. Yorktown.
FROM PAGE 28
Yorktown’s Vincent Cappelli (24) plays tough defense
knows how to dissect an o ense. at Rye in the Class B title game.
We just stuck to the game plan,
and we got it done.” Huskers’ Harry Griff scored twice in an
11-8 playoff victory against the Rebels.
Taking advantage of an extra-
man opportunity, Regan (2G, PHOTOS: BOB CASTNER/CASTNERPHOTO.NET
1A), o an assist from Spencer
Norris, gave Yorktown a 9-4 lead
with 6:14 remaining in the third
quarter.

“ at was amazing,” Beck said.
“ at really got momentum go-
ing back in our favor. at was a
key part in us winning today.”

After the teams exchanged
goals to end the third quarter,
Nick Graap (3G), courtesy of an
assist from Hufnagel and Hufna-
gel, unassisted, pulled the Rebels
back to within three, 10-7, with
6:06 remaining in the game.

“Conor always has big games
for us, ‘’ Lindsay said. “He’s just
a gamer. Conor is one of the bet-
ter players in the section and so is
Nick. ey played hard and took
advantage of a couple of situa-
tions where they got their hands
free and made it count. ose two
had very nice games today.”

Embury (2G), Gri (2G),
Adam Norris (8 saves) and the
Rebels’ Tyler Nocito (1G) and
Myles Orf (8 saves) also pro-
duced.

“I just love how these kids
wanted it so badly, especially
these juniors and underclass-
men,” said Hufnagel, a senior.
“Everyone usually thinks the se-
niors, they are going to put it all
out, it’s their last year but no it’s
the whole team, the whole team
put it out today.”

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Yorktown’s Emily Ward (25) moves Husker goalie Sophia Altimari
up field, with teammate Kaitlin aggressively comes out of the cage
Regan (1) behind, in a playoff game
at Somers. in a playoff contest at Somers.

GIRLS LACROSSE

Yorktown nipped by Somers in Class B semis

Huskers ght to the end against Tuskers

BY MIKE SABINI very proud of the girls for working hard all worked so hard for this, and we will be ready big wins against Mamaroneck and defeating

CONTRIBUTING WRITER season and making it to the semi- nals.” for them next season.” Rye twice. I am very proud of this team, and

Trailing 5-4 at halftime, Yorktown’s Alex Somers answered back with three goals I am going to miss the 12 seniors who have

No. 4 Yorktown made a run to tie host Scialdone (2G, 1A) tied the game 27 sec- before Yorktown scored three goals of its given so much to this program.”

No. 1 Somers in the semi nals of the Sec- onds into the second half. own to tie the game at 8-8. One of those seniors is Altimari.

tion 1 Class B Tournament but in the end, “We needed a quick goal to stop their “Winning the draw to gain o ensive “ is season, my last season, was very spe-

the Tuskers prevailed, 10-8, on ursday, momentum,” said Scialdone, a sophomore. possession was key to our 3-0 run,” said cial to me,” Altimari said. “Playing for ve

June 10. “At this point, we knew had a lot of pressure Yorktown’s Alexa Borges. “As our middies years now on the varsity team has helped

“We played with a lot of heart today,”said under our belts to get o another quick goal, worked hard to get the ball down, we knew shape me into not only the athlete, but the

Yorktown coach Lauren McAulay. “While but being there and being able to contribute we had to be smart and take care of the ball. person I am today. is season meant so

the outcome was not what we wanted, I am to the team was such a great experience. We Our team drove hard to the goal and placed much to me, as I was able to represent Yor-

our shots. at was key.” ktown one nal time. is season helped

Husker goalie Sophia Altimari (5 saves) me leave my legacy, which will hopefully

said tying the game up was a euphoric feel- inspire future goalies throughout Section

ing. 1. I accomplished so much and made great

“It got us right back in the game,” Alti- memories with my team over the past ve

mari said. “ e key to keeping Somers o years and this season helped inspire me for

the scoreboard for the following minutes what is yet to come.”

was communication with my defense. I Borges (3G, 1A), another senior, said she

tried my best to talk with the team to ensure is de nitely going to miss the Yorktown la-

smart moves only.” crosse culture.

While Somers wound up sealing the “We grew up together and are all a family,”

game by scoring the nal two goals of the Borges said. “ ere’s nothing like winning a

contest,it couldn’t put a damper on what was big game on Charlie Murphy Field. I’m go-

a turnaround season for Yorktown,which re- ing to miss the underclassmen on the team

bounded after a 2-3 start. and will certainly be cheering them on dur-

“My team was motivated by our losing re- ing their 2022 season.”

cord to push through and persevere in order Sophia Spallone (2G) and Jackie Cane

to make it to at least make it to the semi - (1G) also contributed to the Huskers’ scor-

nals,”Altimari said. ing at Somers.

Overall, McAulay said she was pleased Yorktown (9-5) beat visiting No. 5 Rye

with her team’s season. 13-3 in the quarter nals of the Section 1

“Our team has proven that hard work, Class B Tournament on June 8, led by Borg-

dedication, teamwork, and passion for la- es (4G, 1A), Gianna Altimari (2G, 2A),

PHOTOS: BOB CASTNER/CASTNERPHOTO.NET crosse truly pays o ,” McAulay said. “We Spallone (2G), Grace Pearce (2G), Scial-
Yorktown’s Sophia Spallone, who scored twice, breaks through the defense during a
playoff game at Somers. put in a lot of work both on and o the done (1G), Cane (1G), Kaitlin Regan (1G),
eld, and it showed, coming up with some and Sophia Altimari (7 saves).