Deanna Biancardi has become a familiar face to Eastchester High School sports fans. The three-sport senior has been a 5 year starter and 3 year captain of the girls basketball team, not to mention being a member of the soccer team as well as an All-Section receiver with over 1,000 yards in 2024. We believe we can safely say, she is the first female in Section 1 history to have a 1,000 yard receiving season and 1,000 points in a basketball career. ...

The final two weeks of the season in Section 1 girls basketball has featured breakout performances, led by Ossining’s Claire Schnecker and Ursuline’s Sophie Nascimento. ...

Section 1 girls basketball fans have known Walter Panas star Sofia Tavarez for a while, as the senior guard was All-Section the last two seasons on the 2023 team that won the Class A NYSPHSAA State Championship and last year’s state finalist squad. Tavarez recently eclipsed the 1,300 point mark, and has the Panthers at 13-1 and the No. 1 spot in the current playoff rankings. ...

The past week in Section 1 girls basketball was so good, the “5 Stars of the Week” show needed an extra spot. ...

Beth Wooters was once an All-County multi-sport athlete at Ursuline in New Rochelle. On Saturday, she wrote another chapter in the legacy as the famed basketball coach. ...

Congratulations to Hendrick Hudson senior Kaitlyn Raguso for being named this week’s @conedison Scholar Athlete of the Week. ...

Saniya Bell ignited a furious Ossining fourth-quarter comeback last week in a win over Clarkstown South, earning the standout senior one of the “5 Stars of the Week” nods from GameDay One. ...

John Jay-CR cruised to a 60-37 win over Class AA rival Greeley in the first round of the North Salem tournament last night. ...

The effects of the growth of women’s basketball can be directly seen in the level of talent we’re seeing in Section 1 girls hoops. We’re seeing college offers at nearly every level on a weekly basis for girls in our region and the future continues to look bright. KDJ kicks off his Five Stars of the week with two sensational freshmen who faced off in the first game of the Slam Dunk Showcase last weekend. ...

GameDay One and LocalLive had wall to wall coverage of the this weekend’s eight-game Slam Dunk Showcase, as well as the capper, the Crusader Classic between rivals Iona Prep and Stepinac. All nine games from the Westchester County Center were broadcast live on LocalLive and can be watched on replay at the links below. ...