Key Points
  • This year in Lower Hudson Valley, teams from Westchester, Rockland, and Putnam won state championships, and individuals broke records.
  • Readers can vote for the best sports moment of 2023 in a poll at the bottom of the page, with voting closing at the end of the year.
  • Highlighted moments include Albertus Magnus baseball adopting "McKenna Strong," Byram Hills girls volleyball winning their first Section 1 championship, and East Ramapo's Dimitri Pierre winning the Section 1 wrestling title after overcoming Stage 4 cancer.
  • Other notable moments include Tappan Zee's Carly Sardo repeating as Section 1 and state champion in gymnastics, Carmel football's upset victory in the Section 1 final, and Katelyn Tuohy setting new records in college sports.
  • There is also a mention of North Rockland softball, Panas girls basketball, Pearl River football, Rye girls soccer, Rye Neck softball, Somers football, and Tappan Zee boys basketball's achievements in the poll.