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NYSSWA President John Moriello's news and notes
 
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Recent blogs and news 
 
	 10/30/25: Shen freshman wins NYSPHSAA tennis title10/28/25: Sec. 6 blowouts should raise eyebrows
 10/24/25: Ohio makes ill-advised football decision
 10/22/25: NYSPHSAA Exec. Committee meeting recap
 10/20/25: Section 6 RB scores nine TDs in 76-3 win
 10/18/25: Iona Prep tumbles on upset-filled night
 10/17/25: L.I. soccer team may mean tough choices
 10/16/25: Mount Academy senior sets 2 goal marks
 
	10/15/25: Previewing next week's NYSPHSAA meeting 10/14/25: Prep-school player survives cardiac arrest
 10/12/25: Maple Hill's Gillespie coaches 1,000th game
 10/9/25: Amherst football coach killed in accident
 10/8/25: Thomas snaps Spencerport soccer streak
 10/6/25: Calif. team protests by faking cramps
 10/4/25: Chazy boys soccer posts 1,000th victory
 10/3/25: Carle Place senior's appeal reaches NYSED
 9/28/25: Rye's Garr is winningest football coach
 9/22/25: Wash. fining schools for behavior at games
 
	9/20/25: Farmingdale RB sets Long Island yards mark 9/19/25: MLB puts limits on high school scouting
 9/18/25: Tiny Sec. 2 power drops boys basketball
 9/17/25: Sec. 6 QB's 9 TD passes break state record
 9/12/25: Girls hoops wins leader Maher retires
 9/11/25: 'Players to watch' lists? Thanks but no
 9/10/25: Newsday jumping into New York City coverage
 9/9/25: The new recuiting landscape is complicated
 9/8/25: Iona Prep vs. Somers is worthy of encores
 9/6/25: Section 11 loses another football team
 
	9/4/25: Newspaper rolls out H.S. fantasy football 9/2/25: 2025 all-state boys lacrosse team released
 8/29/25: Section 2 reduces La Salle's playoff ban
 8/26/25: Will Brown to coach Green Tech basketball
 8/22/25: 14-year-old Syosset girl lands NIL deal
 8/16/25: 2025 all-state girls lacrosse team released
 8/12/25: 2025 all-state baseball team released
 8/9/25: Section 3 soccer standoff resolved for now
 7/31/25: Central Committee annual meeting recap
 7/29/25: Comparing NY's ticket prices with other states
 
 
 
Blogs from 2016-17 school year
 
	8/11: Park's Jones will leave for Canada 8/10: Sachem East player dies at workout
 8/10: NFHS fires back at safety scorecard
 8/9: Syracuse CBA's Scott chooses Rutgers
 8/8: Scotia picks Sausville for hoops job
 8/7: Central boys, Southern Tier girls win
 8/4: Fifth Erasmus Hall player is FBS-bound
 
	8/3: Spectrum unveils football coverage plan 8/1: Ex-McKinley coach loses Idaho job
 7/30: LaVar Ball mess has implications to it
 7/29: Texas/Calif. story includes N.Y. twist
 7/28: Scotia coach Giammattei steps down
 7/27: Rules tightened on combined teams
 7/26: Pearl River reinstates Oliva as coach
 7/25: Hockey games will get longer in 2018
 7/24: Inaugural boys all-state lacrosse team
 7/23: Previewing the NYSPHSAA meeting
 
	7/21: BCANY tweaks tournament roster rules 7/21: Policelli says he'll transfer to LuHi
 7/18: Ninth annual Kerr Cup: Shen defends
 7/17: Lindenhurst's Ruckert picks Ohio St.
 7/15: Timon loses hoops coach, hires Licata
 7/14: All-state baseball team announced
 7/12: Canisius receiver Woods picks Rutgers
 7/10: NFHS approves softball rules changes
 7/8: Massena still facing a mascot issue
 7/6: Injured Spring Valley QB to Louisville
 
	7/4: Grimes star Wade suffers ACL injury 7/2: Scouting service settles with AG
 6/30: Debunking the myth of 'full rides'
 6/29: Medina star Cooper picks Toledo
 6/28: 3 from Erasmus Hall opt for Big Ten
 6/26: Pine Bush's Cain makes late switch
 6/25: Hameir Wright signs with Washington
 6/24: Comerford quits in Timon shakeup
 6/23: Numerous coaches, ADs on the move
 6/22: Nottingham senior lands BC full ride
 
	6/21: Ludden all-stater opts for prep school 6/19: Tuohy, Watson complete N.Y. sweep
 6/18: 'Toga's Chmiel adds to N.Y. medal haul
 6/17: Lawson wins national 5,000 meters
 6/16: Fort Ann coach leaves after state title
 6/13: Monroe rolls to PSAL baseball crown
 6/12: Onteora's Lane wins Federation title
 6/11: State track and field meet recap
 6/11: Baseball and softball finals recaps
 6/11: Lacrosse: Epic Ward Melville rally
 
	6/10: R-H's Thomas ties meet LJ record 6/9: OT goal caps HF-Lima rally in semis
 6/8: Westlake coach to miss state final
 6/8: Yorktown advances in two overtimes
 6/7: Report: Yorktown probing complaint
 6/6: Somers' Han wins NYSPHSAA golf title
 6/5: Record day as Middle Country girls win
 6/4: McQuaid advances with run in eighth
 6/4: Lacrosse: Akron finally tops Penn Yan
 6/4: Boys lacrosse playoffs scoreboard
 
	6/3: Defending champ in singles final again 6/2: Another no-no for Mattituck's Kent
 6/2: R-H's Watson will skip state meet
 6/1: Ward Melville rallies in Sec. 11 final
 5/31: Moore Catholic wins CHSAA crown
 5/31: Garden City tops Manhasset in rematch
 5/29: Livonia ace fans 21 in title game no-no
 5/28: Saturday's baseball, softball action
 5/27: 13th no-hitter by Franklinville ace
 5/26: Guilderland grabs Sec. 2 girls title
 
	5/25: Northport girls upset Ward Melville 5/24: B'ville picks up controversial win
 5/23: Wappingers wins on goal with :04 left
 5/22: FDA wins PSAL boys lacrosse crown
 5/21: R-H's Thomas breaks 3 Sec. 5 marks
 5/20: Top seeds tumble in Sec. 5 baseball
 5/19: POY Bertram heading to Vermont school
 5/18: Softball player hits 2 slams in inning
 5/17: St. Anthony's forfeits lacrosse final
 5/16: New Paltz ends dry spell in softball
 
	5/14: J-D boys defeat Victor lacrosse in OT 5/13: Mattituck, Southampton go 19 innings
 5/12: Adirondack hurler fans 27 batters
 5/11: Girls basketball all-state selections
 5/10: All-around perfect day for pitcher
 5/9: Sec. 3 adjusts tournaments format
 5/7: Huge day for boys Class B lacrosse
 5/6: No expansion ahead for NYSPHSAA
 5/4: R-H star Watson picks Texas A&M
 5/3: Revisions for combined-team rule?
 
	5/3: F-M lacrosse defeats West Genny 5/2: Foot Locker honors Sec. 3 pitcher
 4/30: Manhasset laxmen win rivalry game
 4/29: Frewsburg senior homers 4 times
 4/28: Lawson wins 3,000 at Penn Relays
 4/27: Reprieve for Monroe-Woodbury hockey
 4/26: Elmira ND wins Sec. 4 softball battle
 4/25: Sec. 4 pitcher is absolutely perfect
 4/24: Mich. power ends Victor's win streak
 4/23: Cold Spring Harbor boys keep rolling
 
	4/22: RCD's Regan nets 13 in lacrosse loss 4/21: Victor boys extend streak to 50 wins
 4/20: Fairport laxmen hand Ithaca first loss
 4/19: Boys hoops Class AA and A all-state
 4/17: Sec. 2 boys tennis team has a twist
 4/14: WNBA honor for slain Mt. Vernon teen
 4/13: Cooperstown softball ace fans 22
 4/12: Boys hoops Class B, C, D all-state
 4/11: Sec. 2 school strands 16 in 2-0 loss
 4/9: Conn. lax power runs past Niskayuna
 
	4/8: PSAL wins leader Paturzo retires 4/7: Lacrosse recruiting on NCAA agenda
 4/6: Chaminade lacrosse tops St. Anthony's
 4/5: Stony Brook's Etienne clears 7 feet
 4/4: UB drops baseball, three other sports
 4/3: Eastchester baseball coach Cecere dies
 4/1: 'OTL' offers up Jimmer Fredette feature
 3/28: 4 baseball teams, M-W hockey dropped
 3/27: SIA, Albany Academy defend 'A' titles
 3/26: Lincoln boys, South Shore girls triumph
 
	3/25: Fed recap: A .500 day for L.I. Lutheran 3/23: Ex-Island ace Stroman hero of WBC
 3/22: Fired Garden City coach files suit
 3/21: St. Ray's guard is Mr. N.Y. Basketball
 3/20: Mount Vernon wins 11th state crown
 3/19: Boys basketball scoreboard, schedule
 3/19: Girls recap: Baldwin ends Ossining's run
 3/19: Boys recap: Westhill earns fifth crown
 3/18: Armory track visionary Sander dies
 3/18: Boys recap: Both Sec. 4 teams win
 
	3/18: Girls recap: Ossining fights off Mercy 3/17: Two share Miss N.Y. Basketball award
 3/14: From long shots to semifinalists
 3/13: Williamsville North, Pelham win finals
 3/12: Grieving Elmira takes Ossining to wire
 3/12: Finals set in NYSPHSAA boys hockey
 3/11: Sec. 5/6 boys games moved to Batavia
 3/10: Port Jefferson girls' dream still alive
 3/8: Canton defeats top-ranked Glens Falls
 3/7: Seward boys hold off Bridgehampton
 
	3/6: Mt. Vernon blows 26-point lead, wins 3/5: Recap: Hockey, bowling and more
 3/5: Recap: Indoor track, boys swimming
 3/4: Carter repeats as state diving champ
 3/3: Ossining to play for 7th straight title
 3/3: Another day, another Sec. 1 hoops forfeit
 3/2: Deja vu: Biondi forfeits playoff win again
 3/1: Webster senior wins 2nd skiing crown
 2/28: Six more reach state hockey tourney
 2/27: Ex-Sec. 6 athlete charged for attack
 
	2/26: Two Sec. 8 wrestlers win 4th crowns 2/26: West Genesee wins title in overtime
 2/25: Boeheim sparks J-D to win in overtime
 2/25: Suffolk places 23 wrestlers in semis
 2/24: Plattsburgh hockey wins on late goal
 2/23: NFHS OK's new football safety rules
 2/23: Loughlin boys win in double overtime
 2/20: All Hallows shocks Cardinal Hayes
 2/19: Lincoln snares Brooklyn hoops title
 2/18: McQuaid shootout goal ousts Penfield
 
	2/17: Fifth Suffolk diving crown for Carter 2/16: Mr. Basketball, Miss Basketball finalists
 2/16: Ludden AD called upon to coach hoops
 2/15: Wrestling wildcard berths announced
 2/15: Hoopster benched after assisting rescue
 2/14: Talk about your strange injuries ...
 2/12: Watson takes down Decker's 800 mark
 2/11: Bishop Grimes pulls off wild comeback
 2/10: Sec. 3 bringing back 8-man football
 2/9: No. 3 Irondequoit boys triumph in OT
 
	2/8: Rule KO's Clarkstown bowling team 2/7: Pelham wins battle of No. 1 teams
 2/6: Sec. 1's 'AA' title suddenly up for grabs
 2/5: Top-ranked Lincoln boys keep rolling
 2/4: No. 3 CK girls down No. 2 Mary Louis
 2/3: Glens Falls sisters reach 1,000 points
 2/2: Ossining's Section 1 streak ends at 93
 2/2: McQuaid's Stewart scores 35 in return
 2/1: Upsets litter the hockey landscape
 1/31: N.Y.-record 16 treys by Medina soph
 
	1/30: LuHi boys, TMLA score victories 1/29: Christ the King edges St. Raymond
 1/28: 4 OT wins in a row for Maine-Endwell
 1/26: Previewing the NYSPHSAA meeting
 1/26: Maine-Endwell girls triumph in OT again
 1/24: Saratoga's Chmiel wins Gatorade honor
 1/23: Sec. 5 will hear 'Concussion' doctor
 1/22: $232K pay day for ex-state golf champ
 1/21: Coaching great Sr. Maria Pares dies
 1/20: Sec. 1 & 9 cooperating on scheduling
 
	1/19: St. Francis rallies past Park in 2 OTs 1/18: One player, one quarter, 28 points!
 1/17: Panas junior captures Gatorade honor
 1/17: Is 'AA' power headed to Class B?
 1/16: L.I. event tackles baseball injuries
 1/15: Two No. 1 boys teams knocked off
 1/14: 7-foot-7 teen makes basketball debut
 1/14: Two additions to 2,000-point club
 1/13: Down 20, No. 1 Park rallies to win
 1/12: M-E's Gallagher coaching all-star game
 
	1/11: Class AA and A all-state football team 1/10: Junior's double-double lifts Mercy
 1/8: No. 1 Pelham hockey tops Skaneateles
 1/9: Long Beach defends U-E Duals crown
 1/7: Sweet Home's Faller set to retire
 1/7: Beacon forfeits 7 boys basketball wins
 1/6: Captain of No. 1 Moravia recovering
 1/5: Mt. Vernon tops New Rochelle in hoops
 1/4: Class B, C & D all-state football team
 1/3: Valuable first-hand recruiting advice
 
	1/2: Mount Vernon mourns rising hoops star 12/31: NYSSCOGS adding girls soccer HOF
 12/30: R-H's Watson posts big track double
 12/29: Baldwin girls snap Ossining streak
 12/28: F-M edges Grimes in double overtime
 12/27: Seventh-grader scores 41 in hoops win
 12/24: J-D boys edge Grimes, former coach
 12/23: 'Boogie' given release from Michigan
 12/23: 12 to join state basketball HOF in '17
 12/22: Elbow surgery sidelines Diakomihalis
 
	12/21: Record on hold for Cardozo coach 12/19: Argyle's Lufkin reaches 2,000 points
 12/17: Mourning J-E wrestlers pull out win
 12/14: Victor, Canandaigua post hockey upsets
 12/12: Granville lands Queensbury grid coach
 12/11: Canisius basketball edges Aquinas
 12/10: Depleted Hayes boys hold off Loughlin
 12/8: FieldTurf under fire over defects report
 12/7: Indian River forfeits 3 girls hoops wins
 12/5: Canisius earns CHSAA football title
 
	12/4: F-M girls capture another NXN crown 12/2: Runner is an alleged serial cheater
 11/29: Veteran assistant lands Aquinas job
 11/28: Garden City, S-WR win title games
 11/27: Tough day at regionals for N.Y. runners
 11/27: Troy, Glens Falls win football titles
 11/26: Cambridge works OT for 'D' crown
 11/25: Sec. 4, SU icon Cincebox has died
 11/24: Catching up on some national news
 11/22: Court to hear Illinois football dispute
 
	11/21: Eden girls send coach out a winner 11/20: Ogdensburg makes Sec. 10 grid history
 11/20: Records fall in girls swimming finals
 11/19: L.I. schools boost spending on helmets
 11/19: Athena, Somers win 'A' football semis
 11/18: Guilty plea from XC runner's attacker
 11/14: Sec. 1 boys capture four soccer finals
 11/13: Dunkirk outlasts Batavia 50-48 in OT
 11/13: Winningest volleyball coach will retire
 11/13: New Rochelle boys overcome 3-0 deficit
 
	11/12: F-M girls earn 11th XC title in a row 11/12: Sidney, Ogdensburg rally late to win
 11/11: Senior's seven TDs carry Farmingdale
 11/9: NYSPHSAA girls soccer times changed
 11/7: Calhoun, Amityville win in boys soccer
 11/6: Dunkirk rushes past No. 2 Cheektowaga
 11/6: Livonia boys win on late goal and PKs
 11/6: F-M girls perfect in Sec. 3 XC meet
 11/5: Girard, Glens Falls roll to football title
 11/5: Clarence's Davies scores 4 more in win
 
	11/5: National honor for Port Byron's Green 11/4: Troy tops Shaker in Sec. 2 football final
 11/4: N.Y. football playoffs scores, schedules
 11/3: Ossining's Griffin to miss hoops season
 11/2: Warrant issued in attack on runner
 11/1: Penalty kicks decide tournament games
 10/31: Victor, Pittsford to meet in Sec. 5 final
 10/30: Bethlehem girls soccer pulls 2nd upset
 10/30: Upsets rule the day in Class C football
 10/29: Somers nips Brewster in Sec. 1 football
 
	10/29: Harpursville/Afton wins eligibility appeal 10/28: Eligibility issue in Sec. 4 football
 10/27: Penfield girls rally to Sec. 5 upset
 10/24: Walton's Hoover retires with 318 wins
 10/23: Section 1 protest turns win into loss
 10/23: 'Playing was a victory in itself'
 10/22: Timon defeats top-ranked Canisius
 10/22: Quick thought on the news industry
 10/21: Fire destroys Sec. 2 team's grid gear
 10/20: Shen snaps Burnt Hills volleyball streak
 
	10/19: NYSPHSAA OK's wrestling tourney 10/18: Depleted team drops out of sectionals
 10/17: Catching up on a few weekend notes
 10/16: Pleasantville wins on late field goal
 10/15: Eight ranked Class D grid teams lose
 10/15: St. Joe's appeal ends player revolt
 10/14: McQuaid hoops star needs back surgery
 10/13: Residents rally to support Westhill AD
 10/11: Ex-state hoops title coach arrested
 10/9: Lakeland field hockey streak snapped
 
	10/9: No. 1 Canisius scores victory in Ohio 10/8: No. 2 Stepinac tops list of 'AA' upsets
 10/8: Sandy Creek RB shatters yardage mark
 10/7: Shen, Shaker settle for split in soccer
 10/6: Here's how pitch-count rule shapes up
 10/5: Grand Street coach Eugene dismissed
 10/2: McQuaid Invitational records fall
 10/2: Glens Falls impresses, reaches 5-0
 10/1: Another Friday, another 491-yard game
 9/30: Mexico pulls soccer upset of ESM
 
	9/29: Concern over Sec. 1 soccer schedule 9/29: Entire top-ranked team takes a knee
 9/28: Burke Catholic football coach resigns
 9/26: Sec. 2 football coach Joe Grasso dies
 9/25: Corning seniors conquer state course
 9/25: Chenango Forks gridders keep rolling
 9/24: Spencerport back runs for 491 yards
 9/24: Middletown standout faces assault charge
 9/23: Sit-in protest before Sec. 6 soccer game
 9/22: World of Inquiry soccer beats McQuaid
 
	9/21: Hall of Fame coach to East Hampton? 9/20: Half Hollow Hills East downs Whitman
 9/19: Meet state's biggest football player
 9/18: Diakomihalis repeats at Cadet worlds
 9/18: Stepinac survives fifth-down glitch
 9/17: Syosset's Arujau 2nd at Cadet worlds
 9/17: Brewster wins shootout with Hen Hud
 9/17: Top-ranked Pittsford, Bath knocked off
 9/15: Lowville coach ties Sec. 3 wins record
 9/14: Survey says parents frustrate coaches
 
	9/13: St. Ray's Washington picks Gophers 9/12: NYSPHSAA sends fundraisers reminder
 9/11: Saratoga already on its 4th quarterback
 9/11: Owego volleyball team's bus overturns
 9/10: Wild 3rd quarters in 2 upstate contests
 9/9: Sayville's Coan sets 2 more L.I. marks
 9/8: A tale of two city school district issues
 9/5: IHC outslugs Ludden at Kickoff Classic
 9/4: Albany ends futility by edging Saratoga
 9/3: Plattsburgh snaps football losing streak
 
	9/2: Stay issued in Sec. 6 eligibility case 9/1: Glitch forces late Sec. 4 football change
 8/30: Kickoff Classic adds Canadian team
 8/29: Yonkers endures its annual scramble
 8/28: Lansing coach/AD Adam Heck dies
 8/26: N.J. schools try no-tackle scrimmage
 8/25: Sec. 5 loses Blue Cross Arena dates
 8/23: Sec. 6 family fights eligibility ruling
 8/20: School district warns of poster scam
 8/19: Rio gold for Cardozo alum Muhammad
 
	8/18: Oswego won't play varsity football 8/16: Lacrosse rules changes announced
 8/14: The complete 2015-16 Year in Review
 8/12: Mechanicville coach leaving for new job
 8/10: Scarsdale coaches discuss dismissal
 8/8: Rochester, Hudson Valley claim finals
 8/6: Is there a case against pitch counts?
 8/5: 100-goal lacrosse scorer leaving N.Y.
 8/3: Hoops co-player of year lands at Hofstra
 8/1: Rosters set for 6th annual BCANY tourney
 
 
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