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on the Grange Meetings move back to virtual
amid mask concerns
The Grange Fair, a three-day celebration of BY NICK TRUJILLO Lachterman added that he is fully vaccinated,
Yorktown’s agricultural heritage, returned Sept. 10-12. STAFF WRITER has had COVID, and does not believe that masks
should be mandated. He also stated that he would
Turn to pages 18/19 for more photos. e Yorktown Town Board’s decision to host its wear a mask when the meetings return to town hall
Sept. 14 meeting virtually, its rst non-in-person out of respect for his fellow councilperson.
PHOTO: ROBERT DISTASIO meeting since June 15, was a surprising move,
albeit not an unexpected one due to the heightened “I feel if there’s a request from someone, such as
Jack McCabe, 2, gets behind the wheel of a tractor. concerns over the spread of the Delta variant of Councilwoman Roker, who feels uncomfortable,
COVID-19. we should honor those requests,”Lachterman said.
“From what I understand, Councilwoman Roker
e decision to turn back to the virtual medium is not comfortable with anyone at the dais not
was made after Councilwoman Alice Roker raised being masked, so of course out of respect for her, I
concerns about Councilmen Ed Lachterman and will wear a mask.”
Tom Diana not wearing masks at the Aug. 10
Town Board meeting, the most recent meeting e Planning Board’s most recent meeting on
prior to the Sept. 14 work session. e board had Monday, Sept. 13, was held in-person with all
held six meetings in-person, including two outdoor of its members masked. ey have been holding
meetings, from July 6 to Aug. 10, before the move in-person meetings since July 12, hosting four in-
back to Zoom. person meetings since their return to town hall.
On Aug. 9, Yorktown enacted a policy that states: “At this point in time, we are allowing each
• All visitors to any indoor town facility will be board to make to make its own decision whether
required to wear a mask. to meet in person or transition to virtual,” said
• All unvaccinated town employees will be Town Supervisor Matt Slater. “ e situation is
required to wear a mask when indoors. quite uid, and we are taking it week by week.”
• All indoor public-facing town employees,
regardless of vaccination status, must wear a mask NORMA DRUMMOND’S TOWN BOARD
when speaking to a member of the public. APPEARANCE DELAYED
“Some of the confusion was the Town Board is
not a forward-facing employee per se, where we’re Norma Drummond, Westchester County’s
not one-on-one at a desk, plus we have a six-foot director of planning, had been scheduled to
bu er from the audience, so that is why we were appear at a Town Board meeting in September
not wearing the mask,” Lachterman on Monday, to discuss the ongoing issue regarding Yorktown’s
Sept. 20. requirements to access the $10 million grant
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BRIAN MARSCHHAUSER
EDITOR: 914-302-5628 for the Hallocks Mill Sewer
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“We had intended on
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AND EDITORIAL SUBMISSIONS FOR In 2016, under former Town ing but was left o the agenda in Yorktown. On Sept. 15, is 2,507, which is a decrease of
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Republicans look to build on majority
GOP opens headquarters, kicks o campaign
BY BRIAN MARSCHHAUSER foray into politics, the chamber recent memory that a Yorktown
EDITOR
president said he has worked town supervisor is running un-
closely with Yorktown’s last two contested.
For Yorktown Republicans, administrations, including the “You look at Albany, you look
having two of their local of- one led by former supervisor at New York City, you look at
ceholders, including the town’s Ilan Gilbert (2018-19), who is Washington, it is out of control,
chief executive, running un- one of Esposito’s town council and we need to start ghting
contested for reelection this opponents this year. e other back,” Slater said. “We need to
November would seem to indi- Democratic candidate is Vishnu start ghting back hard, and it
cate to them that they’re doing Patel, an incumbent seeking his starts here in Yorktown by elect-
something right. fourth four-year term on the ing a great Republican team.
at theory will truly be put board. “We’re the team that’s not go-
to the test in less than six weeks, “We are living in challenging ing to be focused on yesterday,”
when town council candidates times, and we cannot a ord to he added. “We’re the team that’s
Sergio Esposito and Luciana move backwards,” Esposito said. focused on tomorrow.”
Haughwout look to win two “Our business sector su ered Once again, Paganelli will
more seats for the GOP, tight- because of COVID, the Ama- face no challenge as he seeks his
ening their stranglehold on Yor- zon e ect, and so many other third four-year term as high-
ktown politics. things. Our experiences from way superintendent. He started
To put it in gambling terms, the past on how to build a thriv- his public service career on the Town council candidate Sergio Highway Superintendent Dave
Esposito Paganelli
the Republicans are playing ing small-town economy no lon- town council in 2011, a seat he
with house money this election ger work.” vacated two years later when he
season. Even if Esposito and Haughwout, Esposito’s run- was elected to lead the highway
Haughwout fall short on Nov. ning mate, is also a rst-time department. Paganelli compli-
2, they would still hold a 3-2 candidate. She got her rst mented his running mates and
majority on the Town Board. taste of public service when she thanked Slater for increasing
Nevertheless, the two candidates helped clean up a park in her the paving budget and allocating
would like to make it a clean neighborhood, said Kevin By- funds for infrastructure projects.
sweep. rnes, the Yorktown GOP chair. “I’d like to take this opportu-
e Yorktown Republican A mother of three, Haughwout nity to express my gratitude to
Town Committee held a cam- is president-elect of the Brook- the residents of Yorktown for
paign kick-o event on Satur- side PTA and owns Conscious allowing me 10 years to serve
day, Sept. 18, at their campaign Coaching & Consulting, where you,” Paganelli said. “It’s been
headquarters on Saw Mill River she is a wellness and core energy an honor, and I hope to continue
Road near Maria’s Pizza. coach. to warrant the faith that you’ve
It should come as no surprise “Yorktown stands for the fab- placed in me.”
that Esposito, the president ric of family, of land ownership,
of the Yorktown Chamber of and to be great,” Haughwout
Commerce since 2019, focused said. Did You Know?
much of his speech on the busi- “It is our job to listen, to hear Yorktown has 27,537 Town Supervisor Matt Slater, far left, leads the Yorktown Republican
registered voters. Party ticket.
ness community and growing our patrons of this community,
Democrats outnumber Town council
the commercial tax base. In ad- to get involved, and build it so it Republicans, 10,010 to candidate
8,333. However, there Luciana
dition to his role in the chamber, lasts everlasting in God’s praise,” are 7,213 nonaffiliated Haughwout
voters. Leading the way
Esposito, a father of three, serves she added. “I am here not only among third-party voters PHOTOS: BRIAN
are the Independence MARSCHHAUSER
on the town’s Board of Ethics as a candidate, but as a mother, a Party (1,248) and the
Conservative Party (521).
and owns two small businesses: friend, and as a Roman Catholic.
Source: Westchester
Comprehensive Computers (a And I hope to not only bring the County
computer repair and IT services worship to our church but also
company in Mamaroneck) and the standing to our ag.”
American Arms (a rearms re- e Republican ticket also
tailer on Commerce Street in features some familiar names in
Yorktown). Town Supervisor Matt Slater
“I am determined to continue and Highway Superintendent
to work with everyone and al- Dave Paganelli, who are running
ways seek the middle ground,” uncontested for their second
Esposito said. and third terms, respectively.
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YORKTOWN PLANNING BOARD Having a ball
Taco Bell traffic scrutinized Yorktown residents Evan Bray and Jen Ritz served as
ball people during the U.S. Open, which took place Aug.
BY BRIAN MARSCHHAUSER town Police Department reported ing peak hours at that location, the 30-Sept. 10 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Ten-
EDITOR 29 crashes near the property from queue sometimes reached 11 cars. nis Center in New York.
2017 to 2020. Of those crashes, 26
In years past, when tra c consul- happened on Route 6, either at or Representatives for the fast-food PHOTO COURTESY OF EVAN BRAY
tants downplayed the impacts of a approaching the intersection with restaurant did not agree with the
proposed development, the infor- Mohegan Avenue/Lakeland Street. suggestion. David Steinmentz, at-
mation was occasionally met with Most were rear-end crashes (19 of torney for Taco Bell, said the res-
skepticism. at’s because, in most 29). Just one crash happened on taurant should not have to be de-
cases, the person who prepared the Mohegan Avenue, and it did not signed for a worst-case scenario.
report was being paid by the devel- involve the property’s driveway.
oper. ey additionally argued that there
Milanese, however, said the in- is more demand at the Carmel lo-
To remedy that, in May, the Town tersection could be improved by cation because it is unique to the
Board contracted its own tra c adding a left-turn-only signal from area, while there would be multiple
consultant whose rst task was to Mohegan Avenue on Route 6. He Taco Bell restaurants in Yorktown.
take a closer look at the proposed suggested Taco Bell reach out to Schwartz ultimately relented on
Taco Bell in Mohegan Lake, which the New York State Department this suggestion.
has concerned some residents be- of Transportation on this matter,
cause it would add more cars to an but said this x is something that e Planning Board closed
already congested intersection. should be done regardless of Taco the public hearing, during which
Bell’s application. no members of the public spoke.
Joseph Milanese, a senior engi- However, two residents submitted
neer from Sam Schwartz, provided When it comes to tra c in the written comments. Stacy Williams-
his report on Taco Bell during the parking lot, Taco Bell agreed to Kerr said there is a need for a com-
continued public hearing at the make some changes, such adding prehensive analysis of tra c on the
Planning Board’s meeting on Mon- stop signs and widening a bypass Route 6 corridor, especially with the
day, Sept. 13. lane to avoid bottlenecking. Taco possible additions of Taco Bell and
Bell’s drive-thru lane would be able Home & Hearth.
Despite testimony from residents to accommodate up to eight cars
that the Mohegan Avenue/Route before spilling out into the park- Resident Jaclyn Guerra posed
6 intersection was treacherous to ing lot, which Schwartz initially several questions for the Plan-
navigate, “I didn’t think there was a thought was insu cient, based on ning Board to consider, including
crash issue on site,” Milanese said. a review of the Taco Bell location why the Mohegan Lake Taco Bell
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John Tyndall, 150 years ago, showed in lab experiments
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Kinosaito: Northern Westchester’s
new interdisciplinary art space
BY TERRY NAUMANN e adjacent convent has been as well as by creating theater
GUEST WRITER recon gured as apartments for and dance events. His collabo-
visiting artists and performers. rators included internationally
Verplanck has long held a Saito and his partner, Mikiko renowned directors and chore-
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Thursday, September 23, 2021 OPINION Yorktown News – Page 15
Where is this in Yorktown?
Last week’s photo PHOTO: BRIAN MARSCHHAUSER
Congratulations to Robert Lombardi, who was the rst
to correctly identify that last week’s photo was taken at the
Triangle Center in Yorktown Heights. Scott Morris, David
Milstein, Ivy and Duncan Chacko, Will Batista and Louise
Kobiliak, Kyle Vercruysse, and Terita Bradoc also got it right.
If you know where this week’s photo was taken, email the
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Supporters walking near and far for Support Connection
When Support Connection’s tual’ walks, my friends and family
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VARSITY ROUNDUP
YORKTOWN’S POZO GETS
GAME-WINNER VS. LHS
Hornets fall in homecoming football contest
BY MIKE SABINI Yorktown, with JP Frucco mak-
CONTRIBUTING WRITER ing 7 saves for the Huskers.
Yorktown Boys YORKTOWN 6, HEN HUD 2
Soccer (4-0-1)
Saturday, Sept. 18 (Yorktown
High School)
Yorktown defeated Hendrick
YORKTOWN 2, ARLINGTON Hudson 6-2 in the Yorktown
B 2 Tournament championship
Tuesday, Sept. 14 (Yorktown game.
High School) “It meant a lot to win this
Yorktown tied Arlington B 2-2 tournament on our home turf Husker Matt Pozo (16) celebrates with teammates after his game-winning goal at Lakeland.
but won the penalty kicks 5-4 to especially in front of all the sup-
advance in the opening round of porting parents and friends,” “We were upset with our rst- that goal.” the second half in a 1-0 victory
the Yorktown Tournament. said Popovic (1G, 2A), who was half performance, and I tried my Murphy, courtesy of an assist against Briarcli , with Ciraco re-
George Popovic scored on named the tournament’s out- best to do whatever I can to get from Tinaj, scored to put the cording 6 saves.
a free kick in the rst half with standing performer. “Today was a us on the board, so I went into Huskers up 1-0 before a pen- “ e goal felt great to score,”
Derek Bello -Davis, assisted by great display of what we can do the box and good things hap- alty kick to the left corner of net Rodriguez said. “I have to thank
Popovic, scoring in the second and how lethal our o ense can pen when you push it towards by Michael Rodriguez tied the my teammates for making a
half for Yorktown. be.” goal,” Popovic said. “I got fouled game at 1-1 with 6:44 to go be- great play. We had 17 consecutive
Peter Tinaj, Jack Prybylski, Popovic’s penalty kick, the rst and my teammates trusted me fore halftime. passes and everyone on the eld
Mason Murphy, Nick Varela, and goal of the second half, made it enough to take it and I slotted it “It was a big win for the team, touched the ball before the goal.
Popovic all scored in penalties for 3-0. home. It felt good but this goal against a rival, allowing us to stay It was a fantastic team goal. Scor-
should have come much earlier in undefeated this year,” Pozo said. ing my second game-winning
the game.” Frucco (5 saves) and Ciraco (6 goal this year feels unreal.”
Tinaj (2G, 1A), Varela (2A), saves) did the job in goal. Lakeland Football
(1-1)
Chris Coppola (1G), Derek Lakeland Boys
Bello -Davis (1G), Ryan To-
meny (1G), Murphy (All-Tour- Soccer (4-3)
nament), and Frucco (6 saves) all
contributed to the win. JOHN JAY CR 41, LAKELAND 0
LAKELAND 4, HALDANE 1 Friday, Sept. 17 (Lakeland
YORKTOWN 2, LAKELAND 1 Tuesday, Sept. 14 (Lakeland High School)
Monday, Sept. 20 (Lakeland High School) Lakeland and John Jay-Cross
High School) Lakeland jumped out to a 3-1 River played a highly competitive
Yorktown’s Matt Pozo’s header halftime lead and defeated visit- defensive battle in the rst half of
found the upper-left-hand cor- ing Haldane 4-1, led by David the Hornets’ homecoming con-
ner of the net, which just got over Rodriguez (2G), Bryan Jaramillo test.
Lakeland goalie Chris Ciraco (1G, 2A), Max Sarassutha (1G), However, three touchdowns in
with 1:48 left in the game, o an David Pinkowsky (1A), Conor the third quarter by the Wolves
assist from Jake Levine, to give Daly (1A), Ciraco (3 saves), and broke open a close game, in a 41-0
the Huskers an exhilarating 2-1 Oban Rader (1 save). John Jay victory.
victory. “In the rst half the defense
“Jake Levine crossed it from LAKELAND 1, BRIARCLIFF 0 came out red up,” said Lakeland
deep up in the air and it came to Saturday, Sept. 18 (Lakeland coach Mike Meadows. “We did a
PHOTOS: DERRICK QUILES/@DQPHOTOGRAPHICS my head, and I just nished it,” High School) nice job following the game plan.”
Lucas Buono (5) hugs Mason Murphy after Murphy scored to put Pozo said. “Crazy feeling, I can’t Michael Rodriguez scored SEE ROUNDUP PAGE 25
Yorktown up 1-0 against Lakeland.
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Thursday, September 23, 2021 SPORTS Yorktown News – Page 25
Ryan Gallagher on the catch ROUNDUP Monday, Sept. 20 (Fox Lane High
Quarterback Stevie Dedvukaj FROM PAGE 24
Joseph Malaspina on the tackle School)
Smith (3G), Ray (2G, 1A), San-
John Jay got on the scoreboard tini (2G), Yazzetti (1A), Pagliaroli (4
with an 11-yard quarterback keeper saves, 36 minutes), Dineen-Herzog
with 4:30 to go in the second quarter, (0 saves, 24 minutes), led Lakeland to
putting the visitors up 6-0. a 7-0 win against Fox Lane.
Hornet Ryan Gallagher (3 catches, Yorktown Field Hockey
45 yards, 6 tackles) came up with a
big interception at the John Jay 35, (1-2-1)
returning it 21 yards, giving Lakeland
the ball at the John Jay 14 with just
28 seconds left in the opening half. SLEEPY HOLLOW 2, YORKTOWN
Lakeland quarterback Stevie Ded- 0
vukaj (8 carries, 30 rushing yards, Wednesday, Sept. 15 (Yorktown
7 for 16 for 52 passing yards) went High School)
looking for Gallagher in the end Yorktown fell to Sleepy Hollow
zone, with the pass being incomplete 2-0 in the opening round of the
but, on the play, John Jay was called Yorktown tournament, with Husker
for pass interference. goalie Maeve Ryan recording 31
at put the ball at the Wolves’ saves.
6-yard line, but the Hornets could
get no closer than that, allowing John YORKTOWN 2, PUTNAM VALLEY 2
Jay to cling to its 6-point lead. Friday, Sept. 17 (Yorktown High
John Jay took control of the game School)
after halftime, with three touch- Yorktown and Putnam Valley tied
downs giving the Wolves a 27-0 lead 2-2 in the consolation of the York-
at the end of the third quarter. town Tournament.
“Second half, John Jay-Cross River Brie Gaccino (1G), Kaitlin Regan
made some nice adjustments and (1G), Katie Taormina (1A), and Ryan
wore us down,” Meadows said. “My (4 saves) led the Huskers against the
boys got tired and unfortunately we Tigers, in a tournament that was held
couldn’t get guys to stay on the eld. for a worthy cause.
We haven’t had the best of luck with “It’s really important that the
injuries but that’s part of the game. girls are doing something for their
We need other players to step up and community and helping out in any
help out throughout the season.” way they can,” said Yorktown coach
Joey Malaspina added 8 tackles for Courtney Hyndman. “ e ASPCA
Lakeland. and local food pantry are always in
Lakeland’s next game, its rst road need of donations and this tourna-
contest, will be at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. ment is a great way to not only get
24, against Mahopac. our girls involved but also have other
“In order to rebound, we have to local teams participate and donate.
come ready to work,” Meadows said. “All teams played for something
“Mahopac is a good team. At this other than themselves and winning
point we need all hands on deck and was just the bonus,” Hyndman add-
a next man up mentality.” ed. “Teams were extremely generous,
Lakeland Field Hockey and we received a multitude of dona-
tions. We are thankful to everyone
(5-0) that participated and hope to con-
tinue this tradition in the future.”
LAKELAND 8, CARMEL 1 Lakeland Volleyball
Friday, Sept. 17 (Lakeland High (2-1)
School)
Emily Yazzetti (3G, 2A), Jaden
Ray (3G, 1A), and Gabby Santini LOURDES 3, LAKELAND 0
(2G) combined for all of Lakeland’s Friday, Sept. 17 (Our Lady of
goals in their 8-1 victory against Car- Lourdes High School)
mel. Kayla Jennings (9 kills), Kelly Mal-
“We were successful because we lon (7 kills), Sophia Sommovigo (5
had great vision of where our team- kills), and Skylar Casucci (10 assists)
mates were, we had great commu- led Lakeland in its 3-0 (23-25, 17-25,
nication, we put ourselves in scoring 21-25) loss to Our Lady of Lourdes.
positions and we were aggressive in Yorktown Volleyball
the circle,” Yazzetti said.
Mia Smith (2A) also contributed (1-2)
o ensively to the Hornets’ cause,
with Celeste Pagliaroli (4 saves, 1
goal allowed, 45 minutes) and Maeve HEN HUD 3, YORKTOWN 0
Dineen-Herzog (15 minutes) com- Friday, Sept. 17 (Yorktown High
bining on the shutout in goal. School)
“I played that game with con - Allison Torres (10 kills), Maddy
dence and determination,” Yazzetti Chen (9 digs), Lauren Strauss (9
said. “I supported my teammates, digs), and Julia Sateriale (11 assists)
created more scoring opportunities produced for Yorktown in its 3-0
for myself and my team and that led (14-25, 23-25, 21-25) loss to tradi-
us to win.” tional Section 1 powerhouse Hen-
PHOTOS: RICH MONETTI drick Hudson.
LAKELAND 7, FOX LANE 0
Page 26 – Yorktown News SPORTS Thursday, September 23, 2021
GIRLS SOCCER
Yorktown wins own tourney in PKs
Huskers’ Vano earns
Outstanding Performer Award
BY MIKE SABINI “I have to try and remem-
CONTRIBUTING WRITER ber,that was a little while ago,”
Vano said. “All I remember is
e girls soccer contest just getting the ball from the
between Yorktown and Lake- outside play to my foot. I just
land on Saturday, Sept. 18, took one touch on it and it
was an unforgettable one. went right over the goalie.”
e two crosstown ri- e action was fast and fu-
vals battled hard, tied at 1-1 rious, with both teams playing
through 80 minutes of regu- well, but it appeared Vano’s
lation, tied at 2-2 after two goal was going to stand up
10-minute overtime sessions, until 7:13 left in the game.
before the Huskers outscored at is when a hard shot by
the Hornets 5-4 in penalty Parisi banged o the crossbar,
kicks that went to sudden which teammate Linda Daly
death, to win their own tour- knocked in to tie it at 1-1.
nament. Parisi gave Lakeland a 2-1 Huskers
celebrate
e game o cially goes lead with a goal o a corner winning
their own
down as a 2-2 tie, with pen- with 4:12 to go in the rst tournament.
Yorktown’s
alty kicks being done to de- overtime. Julianna
Vano with her
termine the winner of the “It felt amazing to be able Outstanding
Performer
tournament. to give my team a 2-1lead award
For Yorktown (3-0-2), it during overtime because we PHOTOS:
MIKE SABINI
was a much di erent feel- were all working so hard for
PHOTO: DERRICK QUILES/@DQPHOTOGRAPHICS
ing than last year, when the this,” Parisi said. “We knew
Huskers come off the sideline to celebrate winning their own tournament championship game in penalty kicks
Huskers lost in the semi - this was going to be a tough against Lakeland.
nals of the Putnam-Northern game, so it showed that our
Westchester Large School hard work was paying o
Tournament to Mahopac in and it really is the best feel-
penalty kicks. ing ever.”
e feeling of victory this Yorktown’s Kaitlyn Tome-
time around was especially ny tied the game 34 seconds
sweet for Yorktown’s Julianna later, when she found the left
Vano, who was named Out- side of the net, courtesy of an
standing Performer of the assist from Emily Ward.
tournament. Vano, Kristin Linahan, Ella
“I love it so much more Chee, Drita Tinaj, and Lucia
now because we struggled Carucci scored for Yorktown
with our PK shootouts last while Daly, Parisi, Laura Mc-
year,” Vano said. “To come Donald, and HaiLian Rowan
out with a win with a PK scored in penalty kicks for
shootout this year just feels so Lakeland.
great and getting the rst goal Carucci’s goal was the
of the game really put us up.” game-winner in the sudden-
Yorktown goaltender Erisa death phase of the penalty
Krasniqi (11 saves) and kicks, when her shot landed
Lakeland’s Nadia Parisi were in the left corner of the net,
named to the All-Tourna- igniting a wide celebration
ment team. with her teammates.
is was one of those “We just hustled hard the
games that a team marks on whole time,” Vano said. “We
its calendar and it certainly have really been working so
lived up to the hype. hard in practice and nally,
“We’ve been so excited for the 90th, 100th minute, we
this game all week because pushed through the whole
when you play a rival it makes time.”
the game so much more fun,” Lakeland (4-1-1) received
Parisi said. goals from Grace Hahn, Pari-
Vano, o an assist from Ol- si, Deanna Lage, Daly, Jordan
ivia Lucas, gave the Huskers Pepaj, Ellen Ndreka, Mac-
a 1-0 lead with 27:57 to go in Donald, and Caitlin Carroll,
the rst half, when her shot and assists from Kayleigh
just got over the head of leap- Mula (2A) Kiera O’Grady,
ing Lakeland goalie Emlyn and Parisi (2A), in the Hor-
Doell (4 saves). nets’ 8-0 victory against host
With the game being so Yonkers on Sept. 15.
long, Vano had to really think e Hornets jumped out to
about how that goal came a 4-0 halftime lead and didn’t
about. look back against Yonkers.
Thursday, September 23, 2021 SPORTS Yorktown News – Page 27
FOOTBALL
Yorktown responds, blanks Panas
Meyreles, Carter lead Huskers to victory
BY MIKE SABINI “In terms of our success of- We knew if we had any chance of
CONTRIBUTING WRITER fensively, Justin and Dillon have winning this game, we knew we
tremendous speed that you can’t had to dominate in every aspect.
After losing their opener coach,” Ypsilantis said. “Justin at’s exactly what we did.”
against Brewster, Yorktown knew has a ridiculous football acumen Brucaj, Backer, Bowen, Cap-
that they had to respond in their and works extremely hard at his pelli, and Cermele continued to
rst road contest of the year at craft. e fact is that the game dominate in the second quarter,
Walter Panas on Friday, Sept. 17, is always won and lost in the allowing Meyreles to go around
and they did just that. trenches and the work that Dion the right corner on a 6-yard
Yorktown (1-1) got o to a 7-0 Brucaj, Jack Baker, Dino Bowen, touchdown run with 4:48 re-
rst-quarter lead before explod- Vincent Cappelli, and Robert maining before halftime. PHOTO: DERRICK QUILES/@DQPHOTOGRAPHICS
ing for 20 second-quarter points Cermele put in this week against Segal’s PAT put Yorktown up Yorktown’s Nicholas Cortino (9) celebrates his touchdown with Jack
in a 41-0 victory against the Pan- a very good defensive front was 14-0. Biemer (59) and Chris Constantine (7) in the Huskers’ 41-0 victory at
thers. colossal.” Panas.
Yorktown then scored twice
“It was huge to rebound and ose Husker linemen gave more in the second stanza.
see the guys play the way they are Meyreles time to calmly roll to A 24-yard touchdown run by third quarter, with a 66-yard tion was the key and we had laser
capable of playing and get things his left and connect with omas Meyreles with 2:42 to go in the touchdown run by Carter, where focus and energy all week.”
going,”said Yorktown coach Pan- Costello on a 43-yard pass, on a second quarter and a 37-yard he went blazing down the right Yorktown will look to continue
telis Ypsilantis. “Just like life, the fourth and six, that put the ball at touchdown pass by Meyreles to sideline, and a 3-yard touchdown to keep rolling when it travels to
game of football is a series of ups the Panas 1-yard line. Giacomo Micciari, with Vicente scamper around the left side in John Jay-Cross River at 7 p.m.
and downs, and you nd out a lot On the next play, Meyreles Lyon’s PAT with just 17 seconds the nal quarter by Nicholas Saturday, Sept. 25.
about a person’s character when scored on a 1-yard run, with left before halftime, gave York- Cortino, with Lyon connecting “Continuing to practice hard
they are down. I thought there Bennett Segal’s PAT giving Yor- town a 27-0 halftime lead. on both PATs. and staying healthy is the key for
was a lot to learn from the loss ktown a 7-0 lead with 8:47 to go “Scoring two touchdowns Defensively, Yorktown was led this week against John Jay-Cross
Week 1 and the players attacked in the rst quarter. going into halftime was huge,” by Cappelli (10 tackles) and Vito River,” Meyreles said. “Last week
this week with tremendous zeal.” “Opening the game up explo- Meyreles said. “We had been DeBellis (7 tackles, 1 sack). we returned tackle Dion Brucaj.
Justin Meyreles (12 carries, 80 sively was the goal,” Meyreles working them deep down the “How hard the players worked is was a huge addition to the
rushing yards 3 TD, 8 for 14, 165 said. “Last week against Brews- seam all game. Once we saw their in practice and the growth they o ense, and it showed. Continu-
passing yards, 1 TD) and Dillon ter, we started o punting on the alignment on our formation me displayed from Week 1 into ing to play as a family will keep
Carter (5 carries, 114 yards, 1 opening drive. One factor that and Giac knew we had the easy Week 2 had a direct impact our momentum up going into
TD) led the Huskers o ensively played a huge role in this week’s touchdown.” on how they performed in the Saturday.”
to victory. W were the ve guys upfront. Yorktown kept rolling in the game,” Ypsilantis said. “Prepara-
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5. Part of (abbr.) hydrogen with a metal 58. Denotes passerine birds 25. Popular Eagles song
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city 44. Flat ruler
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GIRLS SWIMMING/DIVING
Yorktown-Somers
wins season opener
Relay teams dominate nal event
BY VIM WILKINSON ond place and boosted their score with a
CONTRIBUTING EDITOR whopping 9-point gain for the winning
nal tally.
It’s the nal event of the meet: e It was an exciting season opener for
400-yard freestyle relay. As the rst the Yorktown-Somers Girls Swimming
swimmers from each relay team get ready at their home pool on Tuesday, Sept. 14.
to streamline into the rst 25-yard lap, Yorktown-Somers swim head coach PHOTO: VIM WILKINSON
the meet o cial announces, “Current Brittney Pisano said she is excited about The Yorktown-Somers combined girls varsity swim team
standing: Ardsley-Dobbs Ferry 42; York- this year’s combined team.
town-Somers 42. e team that wins this “Really excited because we have an matter of nding the right balance and points for the team as the teammates se-
relay wins the meet.” equal number of participants from both the right combinations,” Pisano said. cured both the rst- and second-place
e pressure mounts for the swimmers, schools, so it’s an equal representation e team had strong swimmers in ev- points. Senior Jessica Austin won the
coaches, and spectators. e starting and I think so far, we are very balanced, ery event and won some top places in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:20:93) with
buzzer lls the Mildred E. Strang Middle and we are very multi-talented,” Pisano individual and relay events. Wilkinson consistent powerful strokes throughout
School pool, breaking the silence of the said. “Today’s meet was awesome. It was won both the 50-yard freestyle (28:02) the four laps and brought in more points
start. e swimmers dive in with near- the season opener, so we never know what and the 100-yard backstroke. Although with her second-place win in the 200-
perfect forms, beautifully synchronized. to expect with anyone coming in (to the the 50-yard freestyle was a close race, yard individual medley (2:35:05). Pado-
Yorktown-Somers relay anchor, sopho- team). I think so far this is exactly where Wilkinson powered through the four laps vani further strengthened the standing
more Julia Wilkinson, and juniors Sid- I kind of envisioned us to be.” of the 100-yard backstroke with almost a with second-place wins in the 200-yard
ney Bensabeaur, Madelyn Padovani, and e team was well spread out in cov- 4-second lead clocking 1:04:57. freestyle (2:16:38) and the 100-yard but-
Alyssa Pierro win the race giving the ering all the four individual events (free- Bensabeaur won the 500-yard free- ter y (1:12:18). e 200-yard freestyle
team a 51-43 victory against Ardsley- style, backstroke, butter y, and breast- style distance event, clocking 6:37:29 relay with Kaitlyn Crowley, Tuncoglu,
Dobbs Ferry. e team’s second relay with stroke) along with the individual medleys, in the 20-lap race, backed by junior Bryn Edelmann, and Aery nished sec-
Sophie Tuncoglu, Emma Sledzik, Chris- relays and distance events. Emma Sledzik, who came in second with ond for more points.
tine Aery, and Jessica Austin secured sec- “We can be in anything and it’s just a 7:12:37. is event gave a huge boost in
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Characteristics of
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ere are many ways for people board is one of the many char-
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Some people may volunteer with mentors. ough mentors can
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certain characteristics that lend as available or accessible as they
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rewarding challenge. mentors. Professionals who are
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people. Young people will quickly accessibility to build strong rela-
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because they have to be and not and that reluctance could make it
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