Trisha Lanese
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Trisha Lanese
@MrsLanese
RPC Teacher
Pearl River, NY Katılım Aralık 2016
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Vince Z. Mercogliano@vzmercogliano
What has Sullivan made of Drew Fortescue through his first four NHL games? "I've been really impressed with his puck poise, his vision. He keeps the play simple, but he's not just an off-the-glass-and-out guy. He's looking to go tape-to-tape. He has the composure and the confidence to find the middle play, say, on a breakout. He doesn't just play safe hockey. He plays smart hockey. He doesn't play reckless hockey. There's a difference between those three, and I like the fact that he's trying to play smart hockey." #NYR
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Mollie Walker@MollieeWalkerr
#NYR coach Mike Sullivan's evaluation of Drew Fortescue's first NHL game: "I thought he was solid. For the most part, he played the game with composure. He didn't just throw pucks away. He made some outlet passes. He had good poise. I thought he had a high-panic threshold. He didn't throw pucks away when he was under pressure, he protected it. He defended well. I think he's got a good stick, decent mobility. There's a lot to like about Drew's game. For such a young kid in his first NHL game, I thought he played really well."
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#NYR Drew Fortescue said he was trying not to fall at first during his rookie lap.
“Once I got to the bench after and I took a stop and kind of looked around and saw everyone, was able to see some of my cousins and family members and my parents in the crowd, definitely was an unbelievable feeling, and a feeling that I'll never forget.”
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This is arguably one of my favorite stories.
Drew Fortescue made his NHL debut at MSG for #NYR tonight, and he is going to sleep in his childhood bedroom:
“I’m going back home. I’ve been staying there — I have a hotel room, but I’ve been going home most of the time. Just gonna be able to hangout with my parents, this is the most I’ve been home and honestly, the practice facility is the closest rink to my house probably. So, pretty lucky and special to be here and being that close to home and being able to stay there is — it’s really special.”
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Listen to the crowd pop from the Fortescue Faithful when his first NHL point was announced
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Today’s the day! Drew is a NY Ranger!
Vince Z. Mercogliano@vzmercogliano
Drew Fortescue confirmed he’ll debut tonight and it sounds like he’ll have a big crew in attendance to support, including family from Pearl River and some teammates from @BC_MHockey who are making the drive down to NYC. #NYR
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I get that @NYSPHSAA has shut down @SecOneAthletics push to move private schools out of the playoffs. But the oversight of where schools are placed is lacking.
Private schools should not be in Class A or lower. Watching this for 27 years, you’ll never convince me otherwise.
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Tappan Zee girls tip off at noon vs Plainedge in the @NYSPHSAA Class A Regional Final with a trip to Troy for the state final four on the line.
The other 3 teams:
Albany Academy
Our Lady of Mercy
Notre Dame
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@KDJmedia1 Kudos to you for acknowledging the Piccone’s. Jack has always been a team player! Matt is certainly beaming with pride from above. I’d like to think Matt was in the middle Jack and Lynn’s hug.
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In all my years of broadcasting, I'd never gotten emotional on air until tonight. It was impossible to hold back the tears.
Jack Piccione of Tappan Zee lost his father suddenly last Sept. 1. Matthew Piccione died of a heart attack minutes after playing pickleball with friends. He was 51.
Over the last three years, I got to know Matthew Piccione fairly well. One day back in 2023, he asked coach George Gaine for my number so he could call me just to say thank you for calling out Jack's contributions during Tappan Zee's championship run.
Jack was a role player who averaged maybe 5 points a game as a freshman. But he started and never came off the court.
"I know he doesn't score a lot of points," Matthew Piccione said. "But you are one of the only people who appreciates what he does for the team."
Matthew Piccione kept a very low profile at games and reinforced in his son to be the emodiment of all the things that make Tappan Zee basketball different than any other program in the state.
Play unselfish. Defend. Be coachable. Defend. Draw charges. Pass. Sacrifice for your teammates. And, of course, defend some more.
Nobody in the history of Tappan Zee basketball since I have been covering has ever played that role better than Jack Piccione. He's the best best defensive player in the program and is on an elite level of players I've been around in Section 1.
When Matthew died in September, I worried about Jack. I wondered what his senior season might be like. The person most responsible for instilling and reinforcing the values that made Jack great was now tragically gone.
Tonight, Jack Piccione scored 5 points in the Section 1 Championship game. FIVE. Yet not only did his team because of his performance, I had the honor of handing him the MVP Trophy to prove it.
In the final 90 seconds of the game, I shared the story of Matthew Piccione and his passing. You will hear the emotion in my voice. It's genuine, not because of any relationship I had with him. You just can't be a sports parent and not relate to loving your child and always wanting what's best for them.
Because here's what I am going to tell you. And I really want all parents to read this and remember it:
Your kids' youth - not just athletics, but all of it - is short and it's precious. You don't get this time back when it's over. It goes way too quick. And some don't even get to see it to the end.
You have a choice: You can spend this period of their lives stressing about how many points they score, what awards or accolades they receive, begging people to vote in the online poll for Player of the Week, emailing the coach and complaining about playing time or lamenting the number of shots they get in a game. Go ahead. You can make all of that important for yourself and your child. Trust me, you won't be alone in doing so.
Or you can do what Matthew Piccione did. Sit in the stands and enjoy watching your children compete. Teach them that it's team above all else, stress what it means to sacrifice and ensure them that, when you do those things and have success, the feeling of hanging a banner will far exceed any of the personal accolades think are important.
And, sadly, God might choose that you won't be around to see it all anyway.
Matthew didn't get to give his son a hug after he won tonight. And Jack didn't get to see the pride in his father's face. Think about that. If you are a parent, try to put your child in Jack's shoes. If God forbid your child was confronted with the same tragedy, you'd want them looking back on this sacred period of their lives the way Jack will forever recall them with his dad.
Tonight was complete validation for Jack Piccione and all of the things his father always told him.
Jack scored 5 points and won the MVP on his way to becoming the most decorated basketball player in Tappan Zee history.
Nobody has ever won more in a TZ uniform than the most unselfish player they've ever had. He wouldn't trade his career with anyone, either.
Take a moment to listen to myself and Pleasantville coach Nick Bonura from tonight's @SportsEngine broadcast of @TZeeAthletics @TZhoops
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Way to go Jake! 💪
Kevin Devaney Jr.@KDJmedia1
There is a new Rockland County career scoring leader: Jake Pampolina of Suffern. The senior guard came into Friday’s matchup at Tappan Zee needing 10 points to tie Brendan McManus of Pearl River for the career county record. Pampolina does it in the 3Q. @SuffernBoysBask
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Board of Education
Honored to be recognized tonight. Thank you to CCSD, Dr. Serra, Coach Trongone, Coach Fitzgerald and my parents
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