November 15, 2012 - WestchesterGuardian.com

THE WESTCHESTER GUARDIAN THURSDAY, november 15, 2012Page 15SERVICESConEdison Fails Westchester AgainContinued from page 14replied that ConEd no longer didany preventative maintenance whatso ever. He stated, that they now justwait for a problem and hope that theywill be able to make repairs. They noJUPITER, FL -- The New YorkMariners defeated the FloridaCardinals on Sunday, November 4,2012, to win the 2012 NABA FloridaWorld Series, their second tournamentchampionship in the last fouryears. This victory proved once againthat the Mariners are one of the bestamateur baseball teams in the country.The tournament consisted of six of thetop teams on the East Coast, includingteams from Florida, Virginia, andCanada. The games were played atRoger Dean Stadium, the St. LouisCardinal’s and Miami Marlin’s springtraining site.Manager and player David Princehas been working hard the last severallonger replaced corroded wires andthey no longer trimmed trees that wereimpeding power lines. He further wenton to explain that ConEd’s administrationfound this maintenance to betoo expensive and had opted just torepair equipment and service on an asyears to get Hudson Valley Amateurbaseball on the map – he has nowaccomplished that with the first everneeded basis. After that conversation,I called ConEd and asked to speakwith one of their high-ranking officialswhom I was acquainted with. Afterthree more calls, I was finally told thathe was in “a secure location” and wouldbe unavailable for comment. Ten yearslater, ConEd is doing what they dobest, failing to communicate.world series title won by a NY team in2009 and now again in 2012.Catcher, Steve AurigemmaThe outcome of this mess will belong and the expenses will be immeasurable.There will be homeowners andsmall businesses who won’t financiallysurvive these storms. ConEd is alreadyasking for a rate increase to help covertheir end of the repairs and you can bedarn sure that the bills will be deliveredright on time. No matter what(Marlboro, NY), was the Marinersmost outstanding player of the tournament,going an incredible 22 for 26 inthe seven games. Overall, the Marinersoffense scored 47 runs, second only tothe runner-up Cardinals.The Mariners pitching anddefense allowed the fewest runs of thetournament, just 22, which includedback-to-back shutouts on the thirdday. In the semi-final game againstSouth Florida , Isaac Hess struck out19 batters in an impressive completegame effort. The Championship gameJessie Smith struck out 10 against theFlorida Cardinal’s a team with one ofthe best offenses in the country whoalso have won the tournament in backthe outcome, the taxpayers of the greatstate of New York will be footing thebill. It will be the second envelope,right behind the one marked ConEd.Nancy King is a freelance investigativereporter; a resident of White Plains, NewYork.SPORTSAmateur Hudson Valley Baseball Team Secures Second World Series WinSPORTSSCENESports SceneBy MARK JEFFERSWelcome to anotheraction packed editionof “Sports Scene”,where we take alook at the greatsports action here inWestchester County…Congratulations to our friendand ping pong partner Scarsdale’sSunningdale Country Club PGA ProMichael Breed host of “The Golf Fix”on the Golf Channel as he has beennamed Teacher of the Year by thePGA of America… way to go partner.Greenburgh’s Jerry AlleyneMemorial Foundation Drop Shots gotpast a squad from Port Huron, Mich.45-44 to win the USTA Jr. TeamTennis 18-and-under IntermediateNational Championships.Turning to some high schoolSection 1 finals action, on the gridironit was Somers beating up SleepyHollow 42 to 13 to capture the ClassThe New York Mariners are considered one of the best teams in the country.A championship. New Rochelle shutdown North Rockland 28-0 to winthe Class AA title. In the Class Dtitle game, it was the Tuckahoe Tigersblasting Haldane 35 to 6.In field hockey finals, in a stunningupset, it was Suffern beatingdefending champion Mamaroneckin double overtime 2-1 to win theSection 1 Class A title. SydneyRodina scored the winner for theMounties. Powerhouse championLakeland made it look easy defeatingRye 5-0 to once again win the ClassB title. In Class C action it was No.1 Bronxville shooting past No. 2Pawling by the final score of 2-0.Charlotte Reynolds scored a goal andan assist for the Broncos.In volleyball, the undefeatedPelham Pelicans (18-0) defendedtheir Class B Championship with a3-1 games victory over #2 Hen Hud.Panas won its first Section 1 title bysweeping Ursuline 3-0 for the Class Acrown. Top seeded Kennedy won theirfirst sectional title with a 3-0 victoryagainst no. 7 Croton-Harmon; AnniAbbruzzese served the final 3 pointsfor the victory.Turning to some boys’ soccerfinals, Blind Brook repeated as Class Bchampionship with a 1-0 victory overNorth Salem, Samuel Nadell scoredthe winner for the Trojans. The ClassC title went to top seed SolomonSchechter with their win over no. 2seed Haldane 2-1. Port Chester wonthe Class A title with a 2-1 victory overByram Hills.In diving action, Suffern seniorAbbey Croce took home the section1 championship followed by Urslulinesenior Elena Poppas taking secondand Fox Lane’s sophomore MichelleAnderson finishing in third placeat the championships held at PaceUniversity.Lobbing on over to the tenniscourts, Jessie and Cassidy Cruz fromNew Rochelle rallied to defeat TomoIwasaki and Alexa Goldberg 6-7 (5),6-3, 6-3 to capture back to back statedoubles titlesHere’s a look at what happeningon the local college circuit, Pace’svolleyball team lost to visiting NewHaven 3-2, Fox Lane graduate NoraRugova of Mount Kisco had 19 killsand 11 digs for Pace. Chelsea Zurcherhad 12 kills in Concordia’s tight 3-2loss to Goldey-Beacom and Pace lostto Franklin Pierce 3 games to 1.Talk about “David vs. Golaith,”how about Pace taking on #9 in thecountry my Syracuse Orange in acollege hoops exhibition game at theCarrier Dome the other night, theSetters played well and learned a lotfrom taking on the powerhouse boysto back years.The Mariners compete locallyin the Hudson Valley NABA, wherethey have won three championships inthe league’s five-year existence postinga total record of 146-19-2 since 2008.Hudson Valley Standouts: SteveAurigemma, John Morrissey, JakeSlate, Dan Slate, David Prince, AdamPrince, Eric Kantner, Lee Roush, MattRoush, Joe Berte, Jason Monti, SvenJenkins, Jared Bahnsen, Dan Millerhttp://www.facebook.com/NewYorkMariners?ref=ts&fref=tshttp://htosports.com/teams/?u=HVNABAMARINERS&s=baseball&t=cfrom upstate New York.South Salem’s Maddy Haller whoplays women’s soccer for Duke wasnamed to the Capital One AcademicAll-District III team.The U.S. Baseball Academy willbe making two local stops this winter,one at Purchase College and theother at Concordia College January6 –February 17, top area coaches forhitting, pitching and even throwing insome defense.And three cheers (not whilehe is teeing off) go out to formerMamaroneck resident AndrewSvoboda as he has earned his PGATour card, now let’s watch him winsome tournaments next year…It was truly a tremendous schedulingjob done by our area athleticdirectors for pulling off all these greatcontests despite the cancellationscaused by Hurricane Sandy, a job welldone…see you next time.Mark Jeffers resides in Bedford Hills,New York, with his wife Sarah, and threedaughters, Kate, Amanda, and Claire.