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DiRienzo Resigns As New Rochelle HS Football Coach, Teacher After Reassignment, Investigation DiRienzo Resigns As New Rochelle HS Football Coach, Teacher After Reassignment, Investigation
DiRienzo Resigns As New Rochelle HS Football Coach, Teacher After Reassignment, Investigation Longtime New Rochelle High School football coach and teacher Lou DiRienzo will resign at the end of the year after being “reassigned” by the district amid an incident that happened this fall on campus and an unrelated police investigation dating back decades ago. New Rochelle school officials removed DiRienzo from the district and team on Wednesday, Nov. 13 as the varsity team made its run to win the state championship at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse. Following meetings with the Board of Education and Superintendent Laura Feijoo, it was determined that DiRienzo would not be on the sideline…
New Rochelle HS Football Team Takes State Title - Minus Head Coach New Rochelle HS Football Team Takes State Title - Minus Head Coach
New Rochelle HS Football Team Takes State Title - Minus Head Coach It would have been understandable if all the attention given to the reassignment of head coach Lou DiRienzo proved to be too much of a distraction for the New Rochelle High School football team to overcome in the state playoffs. But that didn't happen. Instead, the Huguenots won three straight games without DiRienzo on the sideline, including a 28-0 victory over McQuaid Jesuit of Rochester in the Class AA state title game on Saturday night, Nov. 30 at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse. Click here for state title-game final stats New Rochelle, which led only 7-0 at halftime, broke it open …
Reassigned New Rochelle HS Coach Says He Won't Be On Sideline For State Football Final Reassigned New Rochelle HS Coach Says He Won't Be On Sideline For State Football Final
Reassigned New Rochelle HS Coach Says He Won't Be On Sideline For State Football Final It’s official: When the New Rochelle High School varsity football team hits the field this weekend in the state championship game, it will be without longtime coach Lou DiRienzo, who was reassigned from the district earlier this month. DiRienzo said that he will be rooting for his team on Sunday, Dec. 1, when they square off against McQuaid Jesuit at 3 p.m. at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse for the title. After meeting with the school district’s counsel and Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources earlier this week, DiRienzo announced that he will not be on the sideline with his team. In…
New Rochelle Football Coach Won't Face Criminal Charge After Investigation New Rochelle Football Coach Won't Face Criminal Charge After Investigation
New Rochelle Football Coach Won't Face Criminal Charge After Investigation With his team making a run to the state championship game, a police investigation has been launched against New Rochelle High School varsity football coach Lou DiRenzo, though he won't face criminal charges, authorities said. On Wednesday, Nov. 13, the New Rochelle School Board and Schools Superintendent Laura Feijóo shocked the community when they announced that the popular coach would be "reassigned," and barred from any activity within the district or his team. The community rallied around DiRienzo, with teachers, students, former players and parents going so far as to call for the …
Reassigned New Rochelle HS Coach Meets With School District Officials As State Final Nears Reassigned New Rochelle HS Coach Meets With School District Officials As State Final Nears
Reassigned New Rochelle HS Coach Meets With School District Officials As State Final Nears Nearly three weeks after “reassigning” beloved New Rochelle varsity football coach Lou DiRienzo, district officials finally met with him on school grounds. District officials met with DiRienzo for the first time on Monday, Nov. 25, during a nearly six-hour meeting with Superintendent Laura Feijoo and Board of Education members, though it remains unclear if the coach will be on the sidelines during the state championship this weekend. "The District understands the community is eager for resolution given that the timing of this investigation aligns with the football team’s impressive playof…
Status Of Reassigned Coach Uncertain As New Rochelle HS Football Team Heads To State Final Status Of Reassigned Coach Uncertain As New Rochelle HS Football Team Heads To State Final
Status Of Reassigned Coach Uncertain As New Rochelle HS Football Team Heads To State Final This story has been updated. The New Rochelle High School varsity football team is heading to the state final. This much we know.  What we don’t know is if the Huguenots will be playing in Syracuse with longtime head coach Lou DiRienzo on the sideline after he was “reassigned” for an incident reportedly involving a student. The New Rochelle School District announced on Wednesday, Nov. 13 that the popular coach was being unexpectedly removed from the team, saying that DiRienzo had been “reassigned from his teaching and coaching responsibilities.” A rally for “Coach D” was h…
Video: Syracuse University Basketball Coach Jim Boeheim Returns To Court Days After Fatal Crash Video: Syracuse University Basketball Coach Jim Boeheim Returns To Court Days After Fatal Crash
Video: Syracuse University Basketball Coach Jim Boeheim Returns To Court Days After Fatal Crash Syracuse University men's basketball coach Jim Boeheim made his first public appearance three days after the SUV he was driving struck and killed a pedestrian on Saturday, Feb. 23. Boeheim was back on the bench coaching the Orange in a 75-65 nationally televised loss to No. 1-ranked Duke at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse. Boeheim received supportive applause from the record crowd of 35,642 as he made his way out of the tunnel and onto the court before tipoff. He was hugged at center court by Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski. After Syracuse's previous game, also at the Carrier Dome (a 69-49 win ove…