Lynda Lederer-Natale

Eastchester football coach Fred DiCarlo is stepping down fciting issues that followed him being informed in March the school was looking to replace him as basketball coach. The new basketball coach is expected to be approved by the BOE on Tuesday. lohud.com/story/sports/h…

@KDJmedia1 There will never be a coach that can come close to the class of Fred DiCarlo

Unfortunate end to a remarkable career as a high school coach at one school. Fred DiCarlo did the impossible coaching football and basketball at a high level for three decades. He built the programs up to be respected and did it with humility and integrity. Every athlete that ever came through Eastchester wanted to uphold the standard Dom Cecere set. DiCarlo certainly did that.

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@Majorleaguemadd Banana cotton candy was delish

They had so much banana themed dessert at the stadium and I need them to continue it past this weekend

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@KDJmedia1 @daves_joint This is everything

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

Last night I had the amazing opportunity to shadow @dpresnick while he called the Westchester Knicks game against the Stockton Kings. I learned a lot about the gameday production and what goes into a great broadcast. Thank you to David and the @wcknicks for the opportunity!

Almost a full circle MOMent I remember when @dpresnick was off to Syracuse!

Proud of former Captain Ryan Horigan @RyanHorigan (Class of 24) for being named one of @FootballTufts players of the game vs Hamilton last week @PVilleAthletics Family-Tradition-Pride

SENIOR DAY AND HOMECOMING The Panthers host Nanuet @NanuetBlackGold in a Class B battle Family-Tradition-Pride @PVilleAthletics 🆚 Nanuet ⏰ Senior Ceremony at 1pm Kickoff at 1:30 📍 Parkway Field 🖥️ sportsengineplay.com/Local-Live/Ple…

💜 World Mental Health Day 💜 Today, we stand in solidarity with every person who i struggling with feeling alone, stressed, lost, or afraid to ask for help. You are not alone. 💛 #WorldMentalHealthDay #BreakTheHold #ItsOkayToNotBeOkay #MentalHealthMatters #EndTheStigma #bth

Final: Pleasantville 56, John Jay-CR 40. Yet another out of control scoring game in Class B through the first two weeks. David Hundzynski was sensational for @PVilleAthletics. Jay has 80 points in two games and is 0-2. Still the most dangerous team in the conference

Lots of fun at the Annual PVille Varsity Youth Football Clinic -our players remember where it started and love giving back to the next generation of Panthers Family-Tradition-Pride @PVilleAthletics

Ready for liftoff 🚀 @PVilleAthletics

Nick Natale is officially off to Syracuse University, rocking his BTH gear on college drop-off day. 🧡💙 Thank you for carrying BTH with you, reminding us all that mental health matters, wherever life takes us. 💛💜 #BTH #BreakTheHold #MentalHealthAwareness #CollegeDropOff

@BecerraKristin @Pville_football @PVilleAthletics No bigger fan than Tommy

@Pville_football @PVilleAthletics Tommy and his boys!!! 💚

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