Varsity Insider

New Rochelle High School will host the first Tri-State Quarterback Showdown on Sunday, June 3 at 12 p.m. in accordance with MSG Varsity. The field includes five local quarterbacks: New Rochelle’s Khalid Edney, Iona Prep’s Mario Biaggi, John Jay’s Tyler Keech, Stepinac’s Dan Hoffer and Ketcham’s Kevin Duke. The event… Read More →

Some quick basketball notes: • Chris DiCintio (Rye) and Steve Veteri (Yorktown) won’t return to their teams next season, leaving both jobs open this offseason. Both athletic directors said they hope to fill the positions in the coming weeks. • DiCintio is the new coach at Somers, where he will… Read More →

As of now, one of the spring’s biggest gathering of basketball talent is off. Frenji’s Frankie Williams Charity Classic that was scheduled for next week has been canceled. The organization said the decision was made because of unexpected issues with the venue. Frenji hopes to reschedule the game for a… Read More →

Football fans, the season before your season is only a week away. The schedule of 2012 preseason events kicks off on Thursday and continues through next weekend. It begins on Thursday, May 31st with the first Clarkstown South passing scrimmage. Arlington will then host its passing scrimmage on Saturday, June… Read More →

The first tryout for Section 1’s team at the BCANY Summer Hoops Festival squad will be Tuesday, May 29. The workout will be held at Mamaroneck HIgh School from 6-8 p.m. There will be additional tryouts but they have not been scheduled as of yet. This will be the second… Read More →

As I reported a week ago today, CHSAA basketball coaches voted to move Iona Prep into the AA division last week. I’ll have more on that in a bit. First is this: The Gaels may be forced to move up in division without their top returning player. That’s because sophomore… Read More →

We know there will be a number of football camps throughout June, July and August as we creep toward the high school football season. First, below is a look at a list of events that includes 7 on 7s, quarterback and linemen challenges and college camps that will include local… Read More →

A quick interlude to today’s discussion. I’m sure some of you out there are hockey fans. If so, you know tonight marks Game 1 of the biggest hockey series in this area in 15 years. If you’re a stranger to our hockey coverage, you’re not a stranger to the man… Read More →

The fourth annual Big Apple Shootout is scheduled for Saturday, June 9th at White Plains High School. The 7-on-7 event is slated to begin at 1 p.m. Here’s the lineup for the event: White Plains Rye Neck Edgemont Spring Valley Pearl River North Rockland Sleepy Hollow 1 Scarsdale Croton-Harmon Fordham… Read More →