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Iona College Names Former Hudson Valley HS Star As New Head Baseball Coach Iona College Names Former Hudson Valley HS Star As New Head Baseball Coach
Iona College Names Former Hudson Valley HS Star As New Head Baseball Coach A familiar face and one of the Hudson Valley's own is coming home to lead the Iona College baseball team. Former Gaels hitting coach Paul Panik was named the sixth head baseball coach in Iona history, Athletic Director Matthew Glovaski announced on Monday, following a year as an assistant coach in the University at Albany. Panik is a Dutchess County native who was a three-year starter at catcher for John Jay-East Fishkill High School, where he graduated in 2005. The two-time all-county selection went on to enjoy a standout career at Canisius College, where he was a starter his sophomore thr…

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Former Westchester HS Standout Stars For Overall NCAA Top Seed Virginia Former Westchester HS Standout Stars For Overall NCAA Top Seed Virginia
Former Westchester HS Standout Stars For Overall NCAA Top Seed Virginia Related story: Here's when to watch local standouts in March Madness A former Westchester County high school basketball standout has turned into one of the top talents on the top team in the nation heading into this week’s NCAA Basketball Tournament. Ty Jerome, who honed his craft as a star at Iona Prep in New Rochelle before taking his talents to Virginia, will be on center stage this week, as the overall top seed Cavaliers prepare to take on 16-seed UMBC on Friday at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte. Jerome enjoyed a breakout year, starting each game for the Cavaliers, leading the team i…

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March Madness: Watch For These Top Hudson Valley Players In NCAA Tournament March Madness: Watch For These Top Hudson Valley Players In NCAA Tournament
March Madness: Watch For These Top Hudson Valley Players In NCAA Tournament The area has no shortage of players going dancing for March Madness. Here are four former varsity standouts from the region to watch in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament and when you can see their first-round games. Paul Jorgensen, Butler: The New City native graduated from Don Bosco Prep. The guard played two seasons at George Washington helping lead them to the NIT title last year with an average of 15.7 minutes per game. He has two seasons of eligibility remaining at Butler. (10.5 PPG, 3.2 RPG). Friday, March 16 vs. Arkansas at 3:10 p.m. Rickey McGill, Iona: The junior gua…

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