Daily Sports Digest: Five Mustangs Named To All Star Team

The Top Spot:

Earlier in the week, the NJCCAA Region 15 announced that all five of the starters would be on the all-star team. The Men’s Basketball team at Monroe is currently ranked fifth in the country.

Guards Drimir Ferguson and Davon Marshall were named to the region's first team while Orlando Sanchez and Maurice Ndour were named to the second team. Marco Bougalt was named honorable mention.

The Mustangs will begin play as the top seed in the NJCAA semifinals on Saturday March 3 at 8:30 p.m.

Today’s Schedule:

In boys basketball, (2) Albertus Magnus will take on (6) Croton-Harmon in the Class B Semifinals at the Westchester County Center at 3 p.m.

In boys basketball, (1) Dobbs Ferry will face off against (5) Blind Brook in the Class B Semifinals at the Westchester County Center at 4:45 p.m.

In boys basketball, (2) Peekskill will go up against (11) Poughkeepsie in the Class A Semifinals at 6:30 p.m. at the Westchester County Center. 

In boys basketball, (1) Tappan Zee and (5) Byram Hills will square off in the Class A Semifinals at 8:15 p.m. at the Westchester County Center.

College Sports Notebook:

Blevins joins Dominican College baseball staff

Former Briarcliff High standout Bobby Blevins, who spent four years in the Dodgers organization and later led the Can-Am League in complete games for the Rockland Bounders, has been added to the staff of Rich Giannetti at Dominican College in Orangeburg.

The Chargers’ new pitching coach was a right-handed pitcher for the Boulders last season, and besides leading the Can-Am League in complete games finished second in the league in innings pitched.  He also spent time conducting private pitching lessons and baseball clinics.

“The pitchers should benefit greatly with having him join our staff,” Giannetti stated on the Dominican website.

Blevins, who spent his collegiate career with Division I LeMoyne College, was selected by the Dodgers in the 13th round of the 2007 First-Year Player Draft and made his professional debut with the Ogden Raptors of the Pioneer League where he was named Pitcher of the Year.  In his time with the Dodgers, he was ranked as one of the Top 50 Prospects and in 2010 he made appearances in Single A, AA and AAA.

Blevins was named the MAAC Rookie of the Year in 2004 and was named to the Louisville Slugger Freshman all-American Team.  In 2006, was a first-team all-MAAC selection and had a program-best 95 strikeouts in 98 innings.  In four years as a Dolphin, he compiled a career record of 32-13 and finished with a 3.17 ERA.

Mortarboard musings

• The Manhattan College women’s lacrosse team (1-1) travels to Staten Island today to meet Wagner College at 3 p.m., and then visits Long Island University on Saturday at noon. The Lady Jaspers host Brown University at 1 p.m. on Sunday. The Jaspers are led by senior attack Chrissy Gutenberger and senior midfielder Elizabeth Dugan, both of Stony Point; first-year attacks Kaleigh Howe of Pearl River and Carly Cappello of New City; sophomore midfielder Kelsey Rehain of Suffern, and freshman midfielder Caitlin Hynes of Mahopac.
• The Pace University men’s lacrosse team is prepping for its season opener on March 10 at Ohio Valley University in Vienna, W.VA. The Setters are led by senior midfielder Tom Murphy of Yonkers, who is a graduate of Hastings HS. Newcomers include Freddie Wright of Mahopac at midfield, and attack Adam Mirkin of Mount Kisco.
• The Spartans of St. Thomas Aquinas College in Sparkill stopped a three-game slide in baseball with a 6-5 win over Bloomfield (NJ) College. The Spartans entertain Post at Provident Bank Park in Pomona on Friday at 3 p.m., and then visit Adelphi for a noon twin-bill on Saturday.
• Freshman infielder Meghan Richards of Nanuet is expected to make her collegiate debut with the Nyack College softball team during a six-day trip to Clermont, FL. The Warriors are set to meet Assumption College of Worcester, MA; Cedarville (OH) University; Bridgeport (CN) University, West Chester (PA) University; American International College (AIC) in Springfield, MA; Winona State University in Minnesota, and Stonehill College in Easton, MA.

Weekly Sports Poll:

Major League Baseball lost a great earlier this month, former Met and Expo Gary Carter.

Two decades years after he retired, Carter was elected into the baseball Hall of Fame and many consider him one of the best catchers of all time.

But where do you think “Kid” ranks among the best New York back stops of all time?

Let us know your thoughts below in this week's sports poll.

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