Varsity Insider

An important day for local sports, folks: Five districts will hold school budget votes on Tuesday, East Ramapo and Mount Vernon most notably. You’re probably all privy to the trials and tribulations in recent years in Mount Vernon. With some financial assistance from Denzel Washington and other past and present... Read More →

I’m in Omaha for the next few days, so Nancy Haggerty stepped in and covered Ray Rice Day on Saturday at New Rochelle. Here’s her story: NEW ROCHELLE — Yeah, Ray Rice acknowledged, Joe Fosina Field, the place where he’d gotten plenty of scrapes when he was a kid and... Read More →

Hackley senior-to-be Mustafaa Dais continues to be the area’s most coveted senior recruit. Dais, a 6-foot-2, 175-pound wide receiver and defensive back, picked up two more offers the last two days. He was offered by Temple Tuesday morning and Lafayette today. Dais has now been offered by six schools: UConn,... Read More →

Carmel High School will host one of the best events of the spring and summer football schedule this Friday and Saturday. Carmel will host a total of 23 teams in 7-on-7 action, with 10 in action Friday and another 13 in action Saturday. The school will also host one of... Read More →

With the weather warming up, spring and summer football events are just around the corner. Soon, this blog will cycle through an absurd amount of words breaking down the 2013 season. With that in mind, let’s begin to look toward this fall. Below is a list of highlight films from... Read More →

Narendra Itwaru hadn’t played football since he broke his leg in two places during Monsignor Farrell last season. On Saturday, the senior-to-be intercepted four passes to earn MVP honors as Stepinac won the fifth annual Big Apple Shoot Out at White Plains High School. The Crusaders beat the host 18-7... Read More →

Both of today’s football events were on as of Friday night. The weather is expected to clear up throughout the day, so both should be fine. Most of the action will be on turf, which should be a big help. Arlington will host its AHS Football Passing Scrimmage beginning at... Read More →

P.J. Torres played two seasons at Duquesne…but not really. At least that’s how he views it after seeing minutes in just 21 games between his freshman and sophomore years combined. Hoping to avoid another lost season, the 6-foot-3 former New Rochelle star has opted to transfer to Division II LIU... Read More →

Hackley’s Mustafaa Dais was an all-state player as a junior, racking up 1,032 all-purpose yards as the Hornets had an impressive 7-1 season. He was the top target for QB Joey McDermott, who threw 18 touchdowns without an interception. At 6-foot-2, 175 pounds and FAST, Dais hasn’t just burst on... Read More →

Would you believe it? Another season is here. OK, OK. There are no games scheduled for this weekend, no in-season practices to grind through. Still, the local football preseason begins on Saturday for all intents and purposes with events at Arlington and White Plains High Schools. Arlington will host its... Read More →