Charlotte Stivala with The Ursuline School returns a shot against Ossining High School, during the Breast Cancer Awareness tournament at Hendrick Hudson High School in Montrose, Sept, 10, 2016.
Welcome back, everyone! I hope you all enjoyed what will be the final rest period before the end of the season. We’re back in action today, with a loaded slate of matches on tap. I’ll be covering Hen Hud at Yorktown, in what will be a battle between two lohud-ranked Top 10 teams. Before we get to the schedule and predictions, here are some things you might have missed earlier this week:
COLUMN: Liberos a confusing, underrated position
OBITUARY: Longtime East Ramapo coach Dave Sachs dead at 68
What: Not my typical work, I was assigned to write the obituary for Dave Sachs, a longtime coach in the East Ramapo school district, who unexpectedly passed away Tuesday after suffering a heart attack. I never met Sachs, but he sounded like a truly remarkable man. Please spare a few minutes and give it a read.
I’ve embedded my Facebook Live chat from Tuesday night. It’s longer than usual, so you obviously don’t need to watch all of it. As always, I appreciate any time you devote to it. You can add me as a friend or “follow” my account to get notifications when I go live here. Follow me on Twitter, Instagram and Snapchat for more coverage at: @Zacchio_LoHud.
Here’s the schedule for Thursday, Oct. 13, plus my predictions:
Nyack at Tappan Zee, 4:15 p.m.
Nanuet at Albertus Magnus, 4:15 p.m.
Carmel at Brewster, 4:15 p.m.
East Ramapo at Roosevelt, 4:15 p.m.
Mount Vernon at Eastchester, 4:15 p.m.
Mamaroneck at White Plains, 4:30 p.m.
Valhalla at Pleasantville, 4:30 p.m.
Rye Neck at Edgemont, 4:30 p.m.
Keio at Blind Brook, 4:30 p.m.
Dobbs Ferry at Hastings, 4:30 p.m.
Irvington at Woodlands, 4:30 p.m.
Solomon Schechter at Hamilton, 4:30 p.m.
Palisade Prep at Tuckahoe, 4:30 p.m.
Saunders at Port Chester, 4:30 p.m.
Ardsley at Westlake, 4:30 p.m.
Ursuline at Pelham, 4:30 p.m.
Putnam Valley at Beacon, 4:30 p.m.
Hen Hud at Yorktown, 4:30 p.m. — live coverage
North Rockland at New Rochelle, 4:30 p.m.
Clarkstown North at Arlington, 4:30 p.m.
North Salem at Haldane, 6 p.m.
Scarsdale B at Harrison, 6 p.m.
Zacchio’s prediction record for the season: 239-41