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Past Athletes Inducted Into High School's 2024 Hall Of Fame In Westchester Past Athletes Inducted Into High School's 2024 Hall Of Fame In Westchester
Past Athletes Inducted Into High School's 2024 Hall Of Fame In Westchester Several standout athletes from years past, including three complete teams, were honored by being inducted into a Northern Westchester high school's hall of fame. The honorees were recognized during a halftime ceremony held at the Lakeland-Somers football game on Friday evening, Oct. 25, Lakeland Central School District officials said.  Those inducted into the 2024 Hall of Fame included:  Basketball player Jen Ritz, who graduated in 2004 and was the first Lakeland High School basketball player to play for a Division I team at Iona College (now Iona University). A captain for…

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Support Rushes In For Professional Soccer Player From Westchester Diagnosed With Cancer Support Rushes In For Professional Soccer Player From Westchester Diagnosed With Cancer
Support Rushes In For Professional Soccer Player From Westchester Diagnosed With Cancer In an amazing display of support, a community has come together to raise tens of thousands of dollars to help a professional soccer player from Northern Westchester who faces a dire cancer diagnosis.  The effort began after New York City FC player John Denis, a Yorktown native, was diagnosed with primary mediastinal large B cell lymphoma on Saturday, Feb. 3, his 26th birthday.  The diagnosis came just days before Denis was scheduled to leave home for his preseason and fourth year of playing professional soccer, according to his brother, Sebastian.  To help raise funds t…

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by Ben Crnic