It's time to determine which varsity sports team in the Lower Hudson Valley is Top Team of the Week, presented by White Plains Hospital, for the period from September 28 to October 4.
Each week, we will accept nominations from athletic departments and team coaches. Then you vote on which team should be Team of the Week.
We encourage departments and coaches to participate. This weekly poll is open to varsity teams (not football) from Westchester, Rockland and Putnam only. Football teams will be included in our Football Team of the Week poll. Email Phil Strum at pstrum@lohud.com with any other questions.
The poll, which will run Sunday-Tuesday throughout the school year, closes at 3 p.m. Tuesday, October 6.
Past winners: Rye girls volleyball, Clarkstown
South girls soccer, Clarkstown South boys soccer; Byram Hills girls soccer
Let's meet the nominees.
Kennedy Catholic girls soccer
The Gaels went 2-0 over the last week, including a 4-3 home win over Notre Dame. Kennedy, coached by Gareth Horrocks is 10-0-1 overall, having scored 52 goals and allowed six.
Mamaroneck boys soccer
The Tigers, who are coached by Nick Mangan, tied New Rochelle this past week, before defeating Port Chester and White Plains. Mamaroneck is 9-0-1.
North Rockland girls volleyball
The Raiders, coached by Peter Eckert, won the Walter Panas tournament on Saturday, with Olivia Saggio named tournament MVP and Molly O'Sullivan and Jadyn Nham named to the All-Tournament team.
Putnam Valley field hockey
The Tigers, coached by Tracy Parchen, went 3-0 over the last week to improve its record to 6-4, defeating Panas, Nanuet and Croton/Hen Hud.
Phil Strum is local sports editor of The Journal News/lohud.
This article originally appeared on Rockland/Westchester Journal News: Who is lohud Top Team of the Week, presented by White Plains Hospital?
