--- 11-17-01 Federation Meet.Results. Pictures. The Pleasantville XC season finally ended on Saturday when, for the first time in known history, there was Panther representation in the prestigious and intensely competitive Federation Meet. This contest -- which always comes the week after the State Champs -- drops all distinctions based on school classes (size) and includes all public, private, parochial, upstate and NYC schools. It is a cross country "battle royale" to which the top runners receive bids to compete in one huge race. At this year’s Federations, more than 250 girls crowded the narrow, mountainous paths of Bowdoin Park. Based upon performances at last week’s State Champs, a total of 28 runners from Section I were selected to run. Three Section I schools were picked to compete as teams (7 runners each) – Arlington (I-AA), Suffern (I-AA) and Bronxville (I-C). In addition, 7 “at large” Section I girls made the cut, coming from Tappan Zee (Graney and Miller-Bidell), Ursuline (Sullivan and Brown), North Rockland (Gamboli) and Pleasantville (Lazare). Libby improved upon her Bowdoin Park Sectional Champs Run by finishing in 19:57, and -- as was the case at last week's State Champs -- was the top finisher among participating Section I-C runners. She crossed the line ahead of Bronxville's 7 runners, and was 8th among the 28 combined class Section I runners. Overall she finished 65th out of the 265 qualifiers. The team title went to Fayetville-Manilus from the Syracuse area – last year's number one ranked XC team in the United States. Emily Lipari, a very impressive sophomore from Rosyln (Long Island), repeated her feat from State Champs by taking the overall Federations crown. The participating athletes were awe-inspiring; it was a fun race to watch. GREAT SEASON PANTHERS!!
-- 11-10-07 -- NYS Championships -- Lazare Medals; Finishes 8th out of 132 Class C Qualifiers; Is Top Finisher Among All Section I-C runners. Pictures, Armory Video & Full Results. For more news, click here. The below-freezing tempatures did not stop Coach Luke and Becky from making the long journey to the Canadian border for the 2007 NYS Championships, and their support paid off well. Panther Green was right up front. Libby medaled by placing 8th in the field of 132 qualifiers from around the State. The biggest surprise was that she finished first among the Section One qualifiers, fighting past Bronxville's talented Section I champ in the last 20 yards of the race. Needless to say, everybody in the North Country could hear Luke's voice. This finish earned Pleasantville representation at next Saturday's Federation Meet (Bowdoin Park, Wappinger Falls). Libby was picked by the NYSPHSAA to run in this year's big event; so it's one more week with Coach Luke. Special thanks to our friends from Dobbs Ferry for their kind words! On the DF XC Site, they generously note "the story of the day was Pleasantville's Libby Lazare (and Dobbs 5k winner and adopted Eagle) who finished in an astounding 19:23 for 8th place to top all Section 1-C runners." This is high praise, coming from the team that produced this year's Section 1-C breakout runner, Dobbs' sophomore Patrick Wortner (Section I-C runner up & State Qualifier). Congrats to Pat on his fine performance at Sectionals and States. Section I-C has some great years ahead!
-- 11-02-07 -- Section One Champs -- Girls take third place; Lazare qualifies for States; Girls earn State ranking of 14. Pictures & Results. The Panthers took to the Bowdoin Park "mountain ranges" for the 2007 Section I Cross Country Championships. The girls wrapped up their story book season by finishing third thanks to another inspiring team effort. Libby Lazare was the first Panther to finish, taking 5th place out of the unusally competitive Class C field; this earned her a return trip to the New York State Championships (11/10 -- St. Lawrence County). Teammates Natasha Chapovalova (17), Sarah McGovern (19), Diana Phethean (22) and Liz Proehl (35) again did their part by turning multiple personal bests. This third place finish is a considerable climb from last year's meet, where the girls finished 7th of 8 Class C teams. Bronxville was, again, the winning team, bringing in the top three runners. The boys finished in 8th place, led by Mike Sandusky, Mike Phillips, Seth Aschen, Garek Berard, and Eddie Reilingh. Good luck to Libby at next week's State Champs and congratulations to all on a fine season. A special tip of the hat to our Captains -- seniors, Seth Aschen and Sarah McGovern. Thanks for some great memories.
-- 11-05-07 -- Alum Brad Antes will be representing the Stevens Ducks at this weekend's NCAA Division III regional championships (11/10, Van Cortlandt Park). Brad and 6 of his fellow Ducks qualfied as a team to compete at this year's regionals. To follow Brad's adventure, go to the Ducks XC Web Site.
-- 10-25-07 -- County Championships; Girls take 10th; Lazare 6th Overall (Combined Classes); Reilingh 3d in Frosh Race; Pictures & Results here;With the team focusing on next week's Sectionals/State Qualifier meet, the Boys and Girls teams ran the Westchester County Championships with abbreviated squads. The Girls championship race was a combined class contest (classes "AA" thru "D) with 182 runners. Libby Lazare led the Panthers by medaling with a 6th place finish overall (3rd among Class "C" runners), finishing after the two top runners from perennial powerhouse Bronxville and the top girls from runner up Ursuline. Also scoring for the girls were Natasha Chapovalova (50), Diana Phethean (63), Elizabeth Proehl (106), and Seana Leen (132). For the boys, Mike Sandusky was the first Panther to cross the line, followed by Mike Phillips and Captain Seth Aschen. Eddie Reilingh impressed by finishing 3rd out of 127 in the Boys Freshman contest.
-- 10-20-07- Section I Coaches' Invite; Lazare & McGovern Medal; Girls Finish 4th; Boys Finish 18th. Pictures & Results. The girls continue their impressive run. They were part of a field of 102 runners and 13 teams in the Varsity I Race at the Section I Coaches' Invite -- the tune up for the upcoming Section Champs. They handled the very challenging Bowdoin Park course well, taking 4th place as a team. Libby Lazare and Captain Sarah McGovern medaled by placing 6th and 21st, respectively. The other point scorers were Natasha Chapovalaova (33), Diana Phethean (34), and Elizabeth Proehl (64). The girls finished behind only State powerhouses Bronxville, Mahopac and Brewster, and finished ahead of State ranked/league rival JFK (reigning league champs). The boys field consisted of 157 runners and 22 teams. P-ville finished 18th, led by Mike Sanduski, Mike Phillips, Seth Aschen and Garek Berard.
10-16-07 -- LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS -- PVILLE GIRLS FINISH SECOND TO STATE RANKED JFK BY ONE POINT. LAZARE DEFENDS HER INDIVIDUAL TITLE IN CLOSE RACE. SIX PANTHERS TAKE HOME ALL LEAGUE HONORS. Pictures & Results. The Pleasantville girls gave their gutsiest performance of the year, just missing out on the league title. Libby won the individual title for the second year in a row, but made it interesting. In this season's most exciting race, she edged out a tough Hannah Rose from Croton by only .8 seconds. Both competitors "left it all out on the course." Also earning all-league honors for the girls were Sarah McGovern, Diana Phethean and Natasha Chapovalova. The five scoring girls were rounded off by Elizabeth Proehl who ran a PR to bring the Panthers the second place spot. The Boys finished an impressive fourth with the two Mikes (Sandusky and Phillips) earning All-League honors.
10-13-07 -- MXCI Manhattan Invite. Results & Pictures. Pville brings home two medals. Pictures & Results. The Runnin' Panthers mixed it up with the best high school runners on the Eastern Seaboard. More than 12,000 runners and 420 teams convened at the world renowned Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx where records were broken and history made. The Manhattan Invite is the single biggest XC meet in the United States. Pleasantville participated in the freshman, JV and varsity races. The PV girls and more than 200 others ran in the Varsity "A" event. Pleasantville placed 15th as a team (out of 33) and brought home two individual medals with Libby placing 24th and Sarah 59th. The boys varsity race also had more than 200 boys in it. It was a fun day and a great experience for all the runners.
-- 10-9-07 JFK. Boys and Girls win. Girls go undefeated and Boys clinch winning record for dual meet season. Pictures & Results. Libby and Sarah went one-two and, with incredible runs from Tash , Diana, Liz (PRs) and others , the team pulled together to defeat the very talented JFK squad. The girls finish up their "regular" season undefeated in dual meets and with two runner up trophies from major invitationals. Meanwhile, our boys finished at 3-2, after going 1-4 last year. It's onto the championship meets for our impressive girls and boys teams.
-- 10-6-7 Bear Classic Invite -- Girls Take Runner Up Team Trophy; Lazare Individual Winner; Boys Place 7th. Results , Pictures & Journal News Article (P-ville gets some press). Our runners mastered the 90 degree tempature quite well. Libby Lazare was first among the 66 runners in the girls race, with Sarah McGovern (12th), Tash Chapovalova (19), Diana Phethean (24), and Elizabeth Proehl (41) finishing up the scoring for the Panthers . This brought the girl their second runner up/invitational trophy of the season. The boys were led by Mike Phillips (26) and Seth Aschen ( 31).
10-2-07 -- Putnam Valley. Boys and Girls win dual meet. Pictures
-- 9-29-07 JFK Classic -- Girls and Boys teams take 2d & 4th place team trophies, Lazare wins in meet record time. Pictures & Results. The girls earned a runner up/invitational trophy, led by Libby Lazare who was the meet's individual race -- running the 5k course a meet record time of 19:44.8. Right with her, to complete the girls scoring was, Captain Sarah McGovern (5), Natasha Chapovlova (8), Diana Phethean (12), and Liz Proehl (20). The boys finished fourth in their meet, led by Mike Sanduski who finished 6th.
--9-25-07 -- Croton, Girls Go to 3-0 -- Pictures . The girls continued their winning streak against Croton at the Sleepy Hollow course by the river. Lazare won the girls match, besting the old course record.
--9-19--07 - -Girl & Boys Over Briarcliff. Photos & Results Here. The boys and girls both won the season's second dual meet. The girls were led by Lazare (1st) and McGovern (3d). The boys scoring was done by Sanduski, Phillips, Aschen and Berard.
-- 9--11--07 -- Girls Win Opener Against BH. Full Results and Pictures here. The girls opened their season in impressive fashion by going 1-2-3 (Lazare, McGovern & Chapovalava).
