Rich Monetti
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John Jay Opens Dual Meet Season with 60-18 Victory over Harrison
Click link for rest of Sectional Photos https://rmonetti.blogspot.com/2023/01/jj-wrestling-2022-2023.html After a few weeks of tournaments, John Jay came home to open their dual meet schedule. Harrison on the docket, the Huskies were definitely cowed by the time they headed south with their tails between their legs.
By Rich Monetti3 years ago in Unbalanced
Somers/North Salem has a Good Vibe to Start Wrestling Season
Click for rest of sectiona photos https://rmonetti.blogspot.com/2023/02/somers-wrestling-sectionals.html On Thursday, December 1, Somers/North Salem traveled to Montrose for the Multi-Meet at Hen Hud. Two matches for most of the wrestlers, a respectable 22-13 record was commensurate with Coach Ron DiSanto’s take on the afternoon.
By Rich Monetti3 years ago in Unbalanced
John Jay/Yorktown/Somers/Hen Hud Defeats Scarsdale
Click for All Sectional Photos https://rmonetti.blogspot.com/2022/12/jj-gymnastics.html The season winding down, John Jay/Yorktown/Somers/Hen Hud matched up against Scarsdale on Tuesday, January 25. At Dynamic Gym in Mohegan Lake, the girls tumbled past the Raiders by a score of 177.85-118.3 and are turning their attention to the postseason.
By Rich Monetti3 years ago in Unbalanced
Mahopac Gymnastics 2023
Click for rest of Sectional Photos https://rmonetti.blogspot.com/2023/02/mahopac-gymnastics.html January 4 On Wednesday January 4, the Mahopac Gymnastic Team returned to Eclipse Gym on Route 6 and were happy to be back on the floor, the beams and the bars. “Considering the layoff and the limited practice time, the kids had a good meet,” said Coach Vin Collins, and the numbers were in agreement.
By Rich Monetti3 years ago in Unbalanced
Somers Resident Joins Mission to the Border
Kaethe Bierbach grew up in Chappaqua, spent 30 years as an administrator at the Thomas Watson Research in Yorktown and moved to Somers in 2019. She also joined the Presbyterian Church of Mt Kisco in 1979 and has long been part of the social justice aspect of the congregation’s mission. As such, she’s lent her time on behalf of organizations like Neighbor’s Link, the Interfaith Food Pantry and the Interfaith Prison Partnership. But rising temperatures has gotten the Heritage Hills resident to focus her latest energies beyond the local, and the climate of concern has nothing to do with mercury levels.
By Rich Monetti3 years ago in The Swamp
Tarrytown Man Takes Team Israel to the Olympics
If you asked most Americans whether Israel and baseball go together in any context, the answer would probably be no. The assumption would be very far off, though. “Israeli baseball started with a bunch of Kibbutzniks 30 or 40 years ago - transplanted Jews from the states,” said Eric Holtz of Valhalla. But the game is now played everywhere, and Israel must have a quaint little program that falls far short of the likes of the USA, Japan and the Dominican Republic. Not so fast again and Holtz can attest to the team’s chops between the lines - even when taking into account the bias he may carry as the Team Israel Coach.
By Rich Monetti3 years ago in Unbalanced
An Opportunity Lost in the Manner White Privilege Lesson was Pulled from Somers High School
I don't live under a rock. So I definitely caught wind of the white privilege lesson that was being taught at the high school in Somers, and despite having no kids of my own, I still reserve the right to weigh in on. After all, the controversy affects me too. Even so, the people have spoken up, the school board listened to the issue at hand and a change has been made. But in victory, the students in question have lost an important opportunity.
By Rich Monetti3 years ago in Education
The Nicolas De La Pava Flag Football Tournament at Fox Lane Beats the Heat with Love and Friendship
On Saturday Aug 4, five teams gathered at Fox Lane High School for the Third Annual Nicolas De La Pava Flag Football Tournament. Raising scholarship funding in the memory of the former football standout, the sweltering heat of the day could have easily zapped the strength of the fans and players in attendance. But the elements didn’t stand a chance against the driving force of this family and friendship fueled event, according to Nick’s Mother Myriam De La Pava.
By Rich Monetti3 years ago in Unbalanced
Graduates Should Be Encouraged to Do Not Dream
Photo by Keith Parker On Facebook, parents are encouraging their kids to follow their dreams. Come on, you are a parent and should have good advice. So I just want to gag. Rote clichés with no basis means I must comment.
By Rich Monetti3 years ago in Education
Kings Who Kill Their Own
Photo by Geoff Henson Peter the Great Peter the Great wasn't much for sitting still. A lesson learned when the Streltsy Guard turned the Kremlin walls red long before their time. Numerous blood relatives providing the splatter, the 1682 palace coup kept Russia’s restless emperor always on the run from Moscow's intrigue. So much so that instead of draining the swamp, he filled his own and built St. Petersburg on desolate marshland. He erected a navy from nothing, too, and Russia ceased to be sedate as long as his expansive ways reigned. His son Alexie, on the other hand, was more of a homebody.
By Rich Monetti3 years ago in The Swamp
