New York High School Football News

School budgets across the state will be voted on Tuesday, as district residents head to the polls to weigh in on spending plans that could mean a hike in taxes.

The Susan Wagner High School football team lines up for the beginning of Heroes Day in honor of Brian Bilcher and Robert Lane, former Falcon players killed on 9/11 as members of FDNY.

For as long as he can remember, Ryan Parino has yearned to fly, and his elementary school book reports reflect those aspirations.

Nicole Bellini led the Tottenville hit parade on Tuesday in the Pirates' 41-0 opening-round playoff win over Newtown, going 4 for 6 with seven RBI.

Brandon Barnes has been a leader during three seasons as Tottenville's starting quarterback.

Apologies folks. Rookie mini camp is not enough of an NFL personnel-type setting for us to get overly excited about.

The Pearl River football team will still play most of its schedule against Westchester County opponents in 2013, but the Pirates two closest rivals are back on the schedule.

Triple wins by Lauren and James Trigo, Frankie Salzone, Emily Puentes, Ricky Kilichowski, Liam Gates and Anna McDonald powered Petrides to a closing 222-121 S.I. Grammar School League victory over St.

A long time before he became part of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame's class of 2013, Bernard King was a New York legend.

Schuylerville head coach Greg O'Connor coaches his team against Schalmont during their football game in Rotterdam, N.Y., Friday, Sept.

George Sauer Jr., the man responsible for torching the Colts' defense in Super Bowl III, passed away in Ohio on Tuesday at the age of 69.

San Diego Chargers linebacker Manti Te'o puts his helmet on during NFL rookie minicamp at Chargers Headquarters Friday, May 10, 2013, in San Diego.

Playing organized football was always something that seemed out of reach to Kayla Eason and Arlina Marke.

Monroe-Woodbury's football team already has one former high-profile head coach on its staff, and the Crusaders will roll out another this fall.

St. Joseph by-the-Sea junior defensive lineman Peter Mokwuah has verbally committed to attend Rutgers University in the fall of 2014.

Monsignor Farrell grad Peter Lembo, currently the head football coach at Ball State, is 94-46 in 12 seasons as a head coach.

Monsignor Farrell and St. Peter's thought their match Wednesday at LaTourette ended in a 2½-2½ tie after third-flighters Billy McCafferty of the Lions and Chris Coughlin of the Eagles finished all square after the other four flights were split.

Despite the sun shining bright on Beecher Mansion on Thursday, the largest beams came from 11 Canisius High School student-athletes. "Awesome," "exciting" and "thankful" were the buzz words of the day as 11 seniors signed college Letters of Intent to continue their academic and athletic careers.

Sometimes the battle does equal the war. That was the case Wednesday as North Rockland won the ground ball battle en route to a 9-4 boys lacrosse win over visiting Suffern.

Jim Peele's final test was to build on momentum. His 5-3 1936 squad finished a game worse.