Welcome to Patch's daily snapshot of sports in Bedford and Katonah.   John Jay earns slew of awards John Jay football players Jack Lambert, Danny Caiola, Declan Myer, Daniel Ryjov and Ryan Sanders were named all-section while teammates Jimmy O’Reilly, Tyler Keech and Tommy Weingarten were awarded all-section honorable mention.   Fox Lane's Chernus nets award Spencer Chernus was named all-section honorable mention in football.   Boys youth hoops The Bedford BallerZ are competing in the Tri-County Basketball League's sixth-grade AA division.   On tap today: Fox Lane H.S.: 4:00 PM WRESTLING …

Welcome to Patch's daily snapshot of sports in Bedford and Katonah. John Jay's Mercer all-state Field hockey player Dayna Mercer was named all-state with teammates Jessica Ott earning all-section and Molly O’Reilly taking all-section honorable mention honors.   Fox Lane field hockey awards Jackie Colao was named all-section and Paige Beyer and Lexi Cannon were named all-section honorable mention for the Foxes.   Sad news in lacrosse  Ann Bates, the wife of Princeton University head men’s lacrosse coach and 1986 John Jay graduate Chris Bates, passed away at age 43 after a long battle with …

Welcome to Patch's daily snapshot of sports in Bedford and Katonah.   John Jay's Skluth chooses Albany John Jay junior boys lacrosse defenseman Mike Skluth has chosen to play at the next level at the University Albany.   Bedford boys youth hoops The Bedford Geezers will play Yorktown tonight at 7:10 p.m. at the Brewster Sports Center in the Super League Eighth Grade B Boys Division.   Local ice hockey players at MSG Bedford-Katonah Hockey Association players Nick Bright and Tyler Schunk won the Bantam Major Shootout Competition at Madison Square Garden on Nov. 26.   On tap today: Fox Lane H.S…

Welcome to Patch's daily snapshot of sports in Bedford and Katonah.   Fox Lane graduate Weber persuing acting Alex Weber was an All-American lacrosse player as an attackman at Fox Lane who is now pursuing an acting career. See how here.   Fox Lane and John Jay play in Brewster Fox Lane and John Jay's ice-hockey squads both wrapped up play in the Conference I Thanksgiving Face-Off at the Brewster Ice Arena on Nov. 27. The Foxes beat Ossining 3-1 and the Indians lost to Mahopac 7-6.   Middle school sports start Middle school sports practice started yesterday for Fox Lane's and John Jay's winter…

Welcome to Patch's daily snapshot of sports in Bedford and Katonah. Grasso to play at Monclair Fox Lane senior Nick Grasso will be playing men's lacrosse at Monclair State next season. Read more here.   John Jay ice-hockey wins opener John Jay defeated Horace Greeley 4-2 in the Conference 1 Thanksgiving Face-Off at the Brewster Ice Arena on Nov. 25.   TCBL roster deadline The deadline for Tri-County Basketball League teams to get their complete roster in is Dec. 2. See the league's website for additional information.   On tap today: Fox Lane H.S. and John Jay H.S.: No games scheduled. ___ The…

Welcome to Patch's daily snapshot of sports in Bedford and Katonah.   Ice-hockey locals to start the season Fox Lane and John Jay will start their seasons today at the Conference 1 Thanksgiving Face-Off at the Brewster Ice Arena. The tournament schedule is here.   Bears finish in a tie The Bedford Bears Bantam B ice-hockey team tied visiting Scarsdale 5-5 on Nov. 20.   Day 2 cheerleading highlights Click here to see highlights at Day 2 of the 63rd Annual Westchester County Cheerleading Invitational at the Westchester County Center in White Plains on Nov. 22.   On tap today: Fox Lane H.S. and …

Welcome to Patch's daily snapshot of sports in Bedford and Katonah. Bedford Bears are victorious on the ice The Bedford Bears Squirt B ice-hockey squad defeated visiting Pelham 6-2 on Nov. 20 at the Harvey School's Maxwell Evarts Memorial Rink.  Bedford's next game—also at Harvey— is against the New Roc Hurricanes at 6 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 27.   Lewisboro boys to play in Brewster The Lewisboro Legends boys third-grade basketball squad will play St. John's of Mahopac tonight at 7:10 p.m. in the Super League at the Brewster Sports Center.   Day 1 cheerleading highlights To see highlights from Day …

Welcome to Patch's daily snapshot of sports in Bedford and Katonah. South defeats North in senior game The South defeated the North 56-21 in the Section 1 (Westchester, Rockland, Putnam and Southern Dutchess) Football Exceptional Senior Game at Mahopac High School on Nov. 20. John Jay's Declan Meyer scored on a 27-yard pick six for the North while Fox Lane quarterback TJ Hallock went 3-8 for 17 yards. John Jay's Danny Caiola had five carries for 7 yards for the North. Click here for more stats.   Lewisboro wins in girls soccer The Lewisboro Nighthawks defeated the the host FC Transylvania Red…

Welcome to Patch's daily snapshot of sports in Bedford and Katonah.   Downstate home to some of the best The Downstate Juniors BBC volleyball club can boast of some of the top players in Section 1. Fox Lane coach Joel Stanford is the club's director, while two Fox Lane players—Jill McNamee and Leslie Hearns—play for one of the club's travel teams. See Sharieka Breeden's story on LoHud.com for further details.   Baseball registration for Bedford-Pound Ridge Those looking to register for the Bedford-Pound Ridge Baseball Association, click here.   Baseball instruction is available Looking to …

Welcome to Patch's daily snapshot of sports in Bedford and Katonah. Winter teams get started this week If you are wondering why there has been a buzz in the air this week, it's because the Fox Lane and John Jay varsity and JV winter teams all began practice (except for ice hockey, which began Nov. 7) on Nov. 14 for their upcoming winter seasons.   Bears on the ice at the Harvey School The Bedford Bears Bantam A ice-hockey squad lost to Southern Connecticut 6-5 at the Harvey School on Nov. 13. Bedford's next game is against visiting Pelham at 1:15 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 19. For more scores and …

Welcome to Patch's daily snapshot of sports in Bedford and Katonah.   John Jay players win Class A football awards Numerous John Jay players, led by Class A Defensive Player of the Year Declan Myer, were recognized for their efforts this season by the LoHud Varsity Insider. Along with Myer, Danny Caiola, Jack Lambert and Ryan Sanders were named to the all-conference team. Tyler Keech was named conference Newcomer of the Year.   Bedford recreation has hoops for kids The Town of Bedford recreation department is having a basketball basics program for boys and girls in grades 2-4. For more …

Welcome to Patch's daily snapshot of sports in Bedford and Katonah. Fox Lane graduate Rugova named All-Conference Fox Lane graduate and Pace University junior vollyeball player Nora Rugova was named by the Northeast-10 Conference to its second-team all-conference squad. Pace, the No. 8 seed, will play the host No. 1 seed University of New Haven on Thursday Nov. 17 in the opening round of the NCAA tournament's East Regional.   John Jay's Caiola on MSG watch list John Jay football talent Danny Caiola is on MSG Varsity's watch list for best running backs in the Metropolitan area.   Sports …

Welcome to Patch's daily snapshot of sports in Bedford and Katonah. Local players earn honors on the gridiron  John Jay's Declan Myer, Ryan Sanders, Danny Caiola and Danny Ryjov and Fox Lane's TJ Hallock and Spencer Chernus were named to the North squad, which will be playing at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 20 at Mahopac High School in the Section 1 Senior Bowl. For more information on the game, see Josh Thomson's piece on LoHud's Varsity Insider.   Harvey football beaten by Sacred Heart Sacred Heart won against visiting Harvey 26-8 in the HVAL third/fourth place bowl game on Nov. 12.   Cavaliers fall…

Welcome to Patch's daily snapshot of sports in Bedford and Katonah.   Fox Lane Youth Lacrosse starts planning for its tournament It may not be until spring, but Fox Lane Youth Lacrosse is already working toward making its Laxin4Tony Jamboree on June 9 and 10, 2012 a success. The event is named after Tony Ciccone, who was was paralyzed while playing for Fox Lane 10 years ago. To learn more about it, visit this page on its site. And to see Stu Bayer's piece on last May's event, click here.   Bedford/Pound Ridge enjoys winning season this fall Bedford/Pound Ridge went 8-4 for a third-place …

Welcome to Patch's daily snapshot of sports in Bedford and Katonah. Locals compete in girls swimming championships Fox Lane and John Jay's girls swimming squads competed in the Section 1 championships at Felix Festa Middle School in West Nyack on Nov. 9. Fox Lane finished ninth with 94 points while John Jay placed 22nd with 24 points. For more information on the meet, click here. And to see photos from the event, click here.    Bedford Bears looking for ice-hockey players Are your kids pining to get out on the ice? The Bedford Bears ice-hockey program is looking for players. For more info, …

Welcome to Patch's daily snapshot of sports in Bedford and Katonah. Harvey's football squad on two-game winning streak Harvey defeated visiting Forman 26-6 on Nov. 7 for its second win in a row to improve its record to 3-3. The Cavaliers, who hail from Katonah, will look to go over the .500 mark when they play at Sacred Heart at 5 p.m. Saturday Nov. 12 at Tibbetts Brook Park in Yonkers in the Hudson Valley Bowl. This is the second matchup between the two teams. The first game, also at Tibbetts on Sept. 24, was won by Sacred Heart 30-20. For more information on the Harvey season, visit its …

Welcome to Patch's daily snapshot of sports in the Bedford and Katonah. John Jay football players recognized for oustanding play Numerous John Jay players were honored for their play in the Section 1 Class A tournament, in which the Indians were finalist. For details, see Josh Thomson's story on LoHud's Varsity Insider.   On tap today: Fox Lane H.S.: 4:00 PM FOOTBALL Modified LEAGUE FOX LANE HS @ WESTLAKE HS WESTLAKE HS John Jay H.S.: 3:15 PM FOOTBALL Modified LEAGUE JOHN JAY CROSS RIVER HS @ NEW ROCHELLE (A LEONARD) ___ The Daily Sports Digest is designed for you to add your best photo and/…

Welcome to Patch's daily rundown of everything sports-related in Bedford and Katonah. Parents, coaches and boosters are invited to share scores, standings and other news to this column, as well as upload photos and videos directly to this article. Here are complete step-by-step instructions.   Foxes and Indians get on the ice Both Fox Lane and John Jay's ice hockey squads started practice for their upcoming campaigns yesterday, Nov. 7.  Fox Lane will start its season 4:45 p.m. Nov. 25 in a tournament at the Brewster Ice Arena. John Jay will start its season in the same tournament on the same …

Welcome to Patch's daily rundown of everything sports-related in Bedford and Katonah. Parents, coaches and boosters are invited to share scores, standings and other news to this column, as well as upload photos and videos directly to this article. Here are complete step-by-step instructions.   John Jay falls to Poughkeepsie in gridiron title game John Jay lost to Poughkeepsie 28-21 in the Section 1 Class A championship football game at Mahopac High School on Nov. 6.  For more information on that game and other postseason games, visit LoHud's Varsity Insider.   Indians ousted by Somers on the …

Welcome to Patch's daily rundown of everything sports-related in Bedford and Katonah. Parents, coaches and boosters are invited to share scores, standings and other news to this column, as well as upload photos and videos directly to this article. Here are complete step-by-step instructions.   Championship Football Game This Weekend    John Jay will play Poughkeepsie at 4:30 p.m. on Sunday in the Section 1 Class A championship game at Mahopac High School.   Elementary/Middle Schoolers Get In On Field Hockey Action  Bedford Field Hockey—which includes 100 players—will be holding games this …