Scarsdale Hosts Annual Wrestling Tournament
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Connor Raff took 3rd in his weight class.Much like the weather on January 11th, Scarsdale's wrestling team was quite warmed up for its annual wrestling tournament. The event featured 15 teams from the New York area including Westchester, Long Island, and Rockland County.
Scarsdale entered 13 wrestlers in the tournament - participating in all but two weight classes.
Scarsdale's Thomas Kuo competed at the 113lb weight class. Kuo continued his emergence in his sophomore year by pinning in the first round in 25 seconds. Kuo had a large task in facing number 2 ranked Kemal Buz of John Glenn High School - and was pinned by the senior in the first period. In the wrestleback, Kuo lost a tough 8-6 decision to Gomez of Mamaroneck.
At 120lbs Freshmen Wade Massey wrestled for the Raiders. After falling in the first round, he had the unfortunate task of facing the number 2 seed (who had been upset in the first round) in the wrestleback and lost.
At 132lbs Sophomore Jack Byers faced the 5th and 3rd seeds respectively in the first round and wrestleback and lost.
Scarsdale senior and co-captain Connor Raff had a strong tournament at 138lbs for the Raiders. After solid pins of his opponents in the first two rounds, Raff fell in the semifinals to eventual champion Andrew Rosenfeld of Mamaroneck. After his opponent forfeited, Raff took 3rd overall.
Carlos Alfonso competed at 145lbs for the Raiders. After losing in the first round, Alfonso won his first wrestleback match edging his opponent 7-5. After his next opponent forfeited, he lost to the eventual 5th place finisher.
Scarsdale's 152lb competitor Victor Gao had a tough tournament, falling in both the first round and in the wrestleback.
At 160lbs Jack Cioffi began his tournament quite well - pinning his opponent early in the first period. He lost to the eventual champion Max Perez from Mamaroneck in the next round. In the wrestleback, after defeating teammate George Primoff in the first round, Cioffi was defeated by the eventual 5th place finisher. Primoff was defeated by highly seeded Joel Lomax of North Babylon 11-4 in the first round.
Scarsdale's strength all season has been at the higher weights and the tournament was no different. Thomas Reynolds entered the tournament as the 2 seed at 170lbs. His first 3 matches all ended in the same fashion: with Reynolds pinning his opponents early in the contests. He fought hard but lost in the championship to David Guerra of North Babylon.
Similarly, Brendan Knopp dominated his way to the finals in the 182lb division with early pins of his opponents. The finals saw heartbreak for the Scarsdale Senior. After compiling a substantial 7-2 lead late in the second period and looking like the clear winner, Knopp got caught in a brilliantly executed move by Mamaroneck's Antonio Caceras and was pinned.
Matt Hoffman represented the Raiders at 195lbs. He was pinned by eventual champ Justin Vega in the first round and lost in the wrestleback.
Co- captain Dean Mancini entered as the 2 seed at 220lb in the tournament. An early pin of his opponent saw him in the finals against top seed Jayshon Hines of North Babylon. Mancini battled Hines but eventually fell. After the Victory, Hines yelled at Mancini in a very unsportsmanlike manner and the wrestlers had to be separated.
At the 285lb class, Scarsdale's Soren Benaissa came in as the 6th seed. After a first-round bye, Benaissa lost to the eventual 3rd place finisher.
Head coach Jeremy Szerlip was enthusiastic about the team and the tournament: "Our upperclassmen are wrestling great. The energy that they bring on the mat and to the team are awesome. Dean Mancini, Thomas Reynold, Conner Raff, and Brendan Knopp have been the anchors in our lineup. I pretty much count on them for 6 points every match and they did not disappoint for our own tournament. Not only did they go out and wrestle well all day they were the biggest cheerleaders for our younger guys. Great weekend all around. Another thing that makes our tournament work is the amazing parent support. The team parents are there all day. Not only are they serving food and working the door but taking action photos of the matches and yelling a lot!!! We definitely had home crowd advantage."
The Raiders continue their season at home this Wednesday.
Connor Raff took 3rd in his weight class
LWVS Seeks High School Applicants For Unique Students Inside Albany Conference
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For the ninth consecutive year, the League of Women Voters of Scarsdale will select two high school students to attend the annual Students Inside Albany conference, to be held May 17 – 20, 2020. Any Sophomore, Junior or Senior student who attends Scarsdale High School or resides in the school district is eligible to apply. Students Inside Albany is a four-day conference designed to immerse students in the process by which public policy is proposed, revised and enacted in New York State. This conference deepens their understanding of their individual responsibility in our representative democracy and provides them with tools for meeting that responsibility. Scarsdale students who attended this conference in the past were unanimous in their enthusiasm about the program. The conference allows them to interact with students from all over the state, learn about their New York State government and the process by which citizens can participate in policy making areas, as well as tour the capitol and meet state legislators. The League of Women Voters New York State Education Foundation, Inc. and our Scarsdale League will pay all students expenses, including hotel and meals.
Applications are available on the LWVS website (http://lwvs.org/youth.html) and are due by February 3, 2020. For more information, including photos from last year’s conference, visit the League of Women Voters, New York State under the Youth Programs tab.
Last year’s Scarsdale attendees, Andrew Morin and Rishabh Gharekhan, are happy to answer questions from interested students. Contact LWVSyouthprograms@gmail.com for more information. You may also contact LWVS coordinators Joan Bowen (914-552-0596 or bowenfamily5@gmail.com) or Erika Rublin (917-658-3461 or erublin@gmail.com) for more information.
Maroon and White Celebrates Raider Pride
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Scarsdale High School kicked off their Winter Raider Pride Week on December 3, 2019 after the Thanksgiving break. Delayed a day after snow on Monday caused an early dismissal, parents from Maroon and White provided healthy snacks after school on Tuesday and Thursday, distributed candy canes on Wednesday morning and ended the week with hot cocoa and candy canes on Friday morning before school.
Raider Pride continued with Maroon and White’s annual Kari Pizzitola basketball tournament at the high school on Thursday afternoon and Saturday. The Boys Varsity Raiders hosted All Hallows High School, Byram Hills High School and New Rochelle High School while the Girls Varsity Raiders hosted Cardinal Spellman High School, Harry S. Truman High School and John Jay Cross River High School. The SHS Boys Varsity Raiders played All Hallows in the consolation game and won 55-48. The Girls Varsity Raiders lost 50-40 in the consolation game against John Jay Cross River .
Raider Pride continues this week with the Winter Pep Rally which will be held in school on Thursday December 12th.
The Scarsdale Reusable Bag Initiative Distributes Free Bags
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The Scarsdale Reusable Bag Initiative continues the campaign we started months ago to inform our community about less environmental waste. We have since created the exclusive Scarsdale Reusable Bag and we hope it becomes a trademark of our town’s effort to make Earth a cleaner place. We are attempting to distribute the bags for free to all households in the near future. The reusable bag has a unique design, created by the local artist Simone Kestelman (www.simonekestelman.com) and sponsored by Julia B Fee Sotheby’s.
Plastic bags will be banned in the State of New York beginning March 2020 and we want to encourage Scarsdale residents to BRING REUSABLE BAGS WHEN DOING THEIR SHOPPING instead of paying for paper bags. Although they are a better alternative to plastic, paper bags use many resources to be produced, cost more money and take more space for storage.
When we distribute the bags, we will also remind residents that it’s not difficult to keep reusable bags in your car or rolled inside your handbag.
We hope to have your collaboration on this campaign. If you want to contact us for an article or interview, please call or e-mail Ines Rodrigues at inesinus@gmail.com or 914-548-4010.
Thank you!
The Scarsdale Reusable Bag Initiative,
Sandra Goldstein, Carmen Hall, Ines Rodrigues and Tony Troiano
Sarah Wolfson Marries Joseph Butler III in Nashville
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On November 23, 2019, Sarah Elizabeth Wolfson, a native of Scarsdale, married Joseph Daniel Butler III, originally of Elon, NC. The wedding took place in Nashville, where the couple make their home.
The officiant was Cantor Tamara Hope Wolfson, the bride’s sister and maid of honor.
Sarah is a 2009 graduate of Scarsdale High School, as well as George Washington University and the University of Notre Dame School of Law. She serves as the human trafficking Assistant District Attorney in Nashville. Dan is a graduate of High Point University and has a masters in public administration from the University of South Carolina.
He is an AML Surveillance Analyst at UBS and is a Boatswain’s Mate in the United States Coast Guard Reserve. They met while Sarah was in law school and Dan was on active Coast Guard duty posted nearby.
