Trill Williams , Stepinac Junior star football player committed to Rutgers this evening by phone to Rutgers coaching staff.
Trill is recovering from a knee injury suffered during the season. Trill was offered by Syracuse & StonyBrook. Had heavy interest from U Conn , Pitt & Penn State . Congratulations to Trill & Family

The 2016 inductees for the Westchester Sports Hall of Fame have been announced.

County Executive Robert P. Astorino said the induction ceremony, which will be held Thursday, October 20 at the Westchester County Center in White Plains, will be an opportunity to recognize the athletes’s unique accomplishments.
“They have dedicated their lives to good sportsmanship and teamwork, while enriching their communities,” he said.
The four inductees were chosen from a pool of 80 nominees.

The criteria in order to be nominated includes being a person of good character, who gained prominence in either professional or amateur sports as a player, coach, manager, official, owner, writer or broadcaster.

Hall of Fame plaques are permanently displayed in the Sports Hall of Fame gallery at the Westchester County Center in White Plains.

The event is open to the public and begins at 5:30 p.m. with a cocktail reception, followed by dinner and the ceremony.
Reservations are required; the deadline is October 14. Tickets are $80 per person.

For an invitation or more information, call 914-231-4564.

The inductees are:

Originally from Colledimezzo, Italy, Gino D’Ippolitohas been a Yonkers resident since 1951, and began refereeing in 1963 in Eastern New York. In the late 1960s, D’Ippolito was assigned to the pros, with the old National Professional Soccer League (NPSL), a forerunner to the original North American Soccer League (NASL). Since then, he has refereed in virtually every soccer final the USA had to offer, including the NASL, American Soccer League (ASL) and Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL). The now 81-year-old was an official in over 600 NASL games from 1968 until the league’s final season in 1984. D’Ippolito has travelled to 29 nations to ref international games, as well as 15 World Cup qualifiers for the 1978, 1982, and 1986 World Cups. Over the span of his career, he has officiated over 2,000 professional games.

A long-time resident of Tarrytown, Neil Fitzpatrickspent 30 years as Ardsley High School’s baseball coach and he was the founder of the school’s soccer team. On the baseball field he won numerous Coach of the Year awards, took his team to Sectional Championships six years back-to-back and won the State Championship four years consecutively. Fitzpatrick is remembered by his students as inspiring them with his honesty and respect.

Michael O’Donnell has been the football coach at Archbishop Stepinac High School for 28 years, having started out in 1980 as an assistant, and working his way up to head varsity coach. In 2006, O’Donnell was named Athletic Director and head of the Physical Education department as well. He was designated Daily News Coach of the Year in 1993, 1995 and 1997. O’Donnell had a banner year in 2014 when he coached the Stepinac team to the CHSFL AAA Championship, recording the most wins in a single season in school history (12), and winning the league trophy, the Dubois Trophy (Cardinal Hayes High School) and the Turkey Bowl (White Plains High School). The following year, he led Stepinac to another CHSFL Championship and a New York State Catholic Championship. Coach O’Donnell also served on County Executive Astorino’s Concussion Panel, created by Stepinac alum, Dr. Mark Herceg, County Commissioner of Mental Health.

Dan Ricci has amassed 404 victories, 16 league championships, six sectional championships, five regional championships and four New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) championships as the head girls basketball coach at Ossining High School. During his 24 years as head coach, Ricci guided the girls’ basketball program from mediocrity, to a perennial power. More important than winning, he cultivated a culture of teamwork, determination and sportsmanship both on and off the court. Eighteen of Ricci’s players have moved on to collegiate careers, including two-time National Champion Saniya Chong at the University of Connecticut. Ossining is only the second NYSPHSAA school to win a Class AA Federation Championship. Ricci also led the varsity football program to sectional and regional championships in 2007 while serving as head coach.

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Brendan Nugent is in his second season as a member of the coaching staff for the New Orleans Saints in 2015 and his first as an offensive assistant.

Prior to coming to New Orleans, Nugent served as an offensive quality control coach with the Chicago Bears from 2013-14, following then-Bears Head Coach Marc Trestman south of the border after serving under him in the Canadian Football League in 2012 in Montreal as the Alouettes special teams assistant and offensive quality control coach.

Nugent spent the previous five seasons (2007-11) at William & Mary coaching running backs (2010-2011), tight ends (2007, 2009) and wide receivers (2008). Nugent started in the collegiate coaching ranks in 2005 at the University of Iowa as the Hawkeyes offensive assistant, a position he held for two years. The Hawkeyes participated in the 2005 Outback Bowl and the 2006 Alamo Bowl during that span.

Nugent received his first coaching job at his alma mater Archbishop Stepinac High School in his hometown of White Plains, New York, overseeing the linebackers in 2004. Collegiately he played linebacker for three seasons at The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C.

PLAYING CAREER: Catholic University of America, 2001-04.
COACHING CAREER: Iowa, 2005-06; William & Mary, 2007-11; Montreal Alouettes (CFL), 2012; Chicago Bears, 2013-14; New Orleans Saints, 2015-.

Carolyn FortinoSep 9, 2016, 11:00 pmSep 10, 2016, 6:44 am
Stepinac High School honors first responder alumni who risked their lives on 9/11
The school says they hope to make this a continuing tradition

http://www.fios1news.com/lowerhudsonvalley/stepinac-high-school-first-responder#.V9XyOyMrLm1

Stepinac High School hosted a ceremony on Friday honoring graduates of the school who were also first responders who risked their lives on September 11 to help others.

White Plains Deputy Fire Chief Richard Houlihan graduated from Stepinac in 1973, and rushed into lower Manhattan to help others 15 years ago.

“There was a lot of stuff that I’ve kept to myself for years and years,” Houlihan said. “Every anniversary it sort of brings back emotions. But I am also very proud of that day and the guys I was working with to try and accomplish something for the people who were hurt, so it’s just nice to have a remembrance for them and for their families to let them know they’re not forgotten.”

This is the first time that the high school’s community is held a special ceremony to honor the alumni that are police, firefighters and EMS, but they say they hope to continue the tradition in the future

Stepinac overcomes early mistakes to win opener
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Mike Dougherty, mdougher@lohud.com 11:01 p.m. EDT September 9, 2016

Very little went according to the script for Stepinac in the opening half. A string of costly penalties erased a pair of touchdowns. Inconsistent execution prevented the back-to-back CHSFL AAA champions from sustaining drives.

It was a frustrating start.

Everything changed when the Crusaders forced a Cornwall fumble on the second half kickoff. They were in the end zone four plays later and well on their way to a 28-12 win Friday in the school’s annual Joseph Riverso Memorial Game.

“We were waiting for a big play,” senior captain Antonio Giannico said.

Steve Ramos covered the loose ball and in a matter of 90 seconds, newcomer Jonathan Gomez bounced into the end zone from the 8-yard line. Stepinac was ahead 14-7 after Shane Rafferty made good on the PAT.

“We had to stop making mistakes, stop taking penalties,” Crusaders head coach Mike O’Donnell said. “We came out in the second half and turned things around. It was frustrating early. I’m hoping it was first-game jitters.”

Devonte Myles ended the first Green Dragons possession of the second half when he intercepted a tipped ball. The elusive Atrillieon Williams got loose four plays later and went 20 yards for a touchdown.

And just like that, Stepinac was leading 21-6.

“It’s a new team and in the first half we were coming together, seeing what we have,” Williams said. “In the second half, we got connected.”

The next Cornwall possession was a three-and-out that left the Crusaders with a short field. Giannico capped the drive when he burst through a hole in the middle and went 20 yards for a touchdown.

Player of the game: Stepinac has another established threat in Gomez, who transferred in from Sleepy Hollow and had a serious impact the first time he got on the field. The senior running back finished with 109 yards and one touchdown on 10 carries. He was not shy about dealing out punishment with the ball.

“We kind of knew what we had in Jonathan,” O’Donnell said. “We knew he ran hard, but we didn’t know he ran that hard because we really don’t hit much in practice anymore.”

Turning point: Forcing the fumble to start the second half and promptly scoring let the Crusaders relax.

Stat line: Stepinac quarterback Michael Nicosia connected with Sean Jasper for an 18-yard touchdown in the first quarter. … Giannico had 96 yards on 13 carries. … The Green Dragons were led by T.J. Gayle, who had 116 yards and two TDs on 21 carries.

Quotable: “I hope to be playing for a third championship,” Giannico said. “We have a lot of younger players in the lineup now and we have to keep reminding them about remembering what it takes to win, remembering how hard we have to work.”