Edgemont and Scarsdale Wrestlers Come Out On Top at Edgemont Invitational
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Edgemont placed first and Scarsdale second in the 30th Annual Edgemont Wrestling Invitational that took place on Sunday January 22nd. The tournament, one of Section 1’s largest was originally planned for Saturday January 21, and was delayed one day due to the snow. Seventeen teams competed from public, private and Catholic schools, including Collegiate, Eastchester, Edgemont, Hackley, Horace Mann, Mamaroneck, Monticello, Mount Vernon, Pawling, Pearl River, Rye, Salesian, Scarsdale, Tuxedo, Westlake, Woodlands, and Yonkers.
Edgemont cam out on top with 228 points and had 10 of its 15 wrestlers place in the top 6 of their respective weight classes (9 in the top 4). They had 5 finalists and 4 individual champions. Here are their names and weight classes: Tyler Aslanian (sophomore, 99 lbs); Sky Korek (junior, 106 lbs); Trey Aslanian (junior, 113 lbs); Danny Kornberg (senior, 220 lbs). Kornberg won a thrilling sudden death overtime victory in his finals match.
The Most Outstanding Wrestlers of the tournament (as voted by all the coaches) were Jacob Berkowitz (Scarsdale, 182 lbs) and Trey Aslanian 
(Edgemont, 113 lbs).
According to Edgemont’s Head Coach Peter Jacobson, "This was a great tournament for our team. Our guys all wrestled hard and it shows in the results. To have 10 out of 15 wrestlers place at their respective weight classes says a lot about how much of a team effort this was. Our goal is to keep working hard and keep this momentum rolling into Sectionals and States."
Scarsdale coach Barney Foltman was also pleased with the team’s second place finish on Sunday when Scarsdale wrestler’s place in many events. Here is how they fared:
- 1st Jacob Berkowitz 182 lbs
- 1st Jack Braun 170 lbs
- 2nd Daniel Jureller 126 lbs
- 2nd Joe Koshakow138 lbs
- 3rd Mike Hodges 113 lbs
- 5th Chen Shen 145 lbs
- 6th George Bobilakis lbs
According to Foltman, “it’s been a great season so far, the kids have worked hard and many of the boys are looking to place at sectionals.” The team is looking forward to the Divisional Tournament on February 4th at Horace Greeley and to the Sectionals on 2/11 and 2/12 at Pace University.
The final team standings and points were:
- 1. Edgemont 228
- 2. Scarsdale 179.5
- 3. Horace Mann 178.5
- 4. Pearl River 142
- 5. Yonkers 121
- 6. Mamaroneck 120.5
- 7. Pawling 97
- 8. Monticello 78
- 9. Collegiate 65
- 10. Rye 59
- T-11. Eastchester 53
- T-11. Tuxedo 53
- 13. Westlake 50.5
- T-14. Hackley
- T-14. Mount Vernon
- 16. Salesian 45
- 17. Woodlands 34
This Friday night, January 27th, see Scarsdale meet Edgemont when Edgemont hosts the Bronx River Cup at 6 pm.
All photos courtesy of Leslie Berkowitz. See more at Leslierberkowitz.smugmug.com
Beyonce Is Not in Scarsdale
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It turns out that Beyonce and Jay-Z have not moved to Scarsdale. A story posted on both PopCrush and the Huffington Post claimed that Beyonce, Jay-Z and Baby Blue Ivy Carter were ensconced in a home on Heathcote Road. However, several readers noted that the photos shown on PopCrush.com of a large house under construction on Heathcote Road did not belong to the couple - and in fact, according to the Scarsdale tax assessement role, 10A Heathcote Road is owned by another Scarsdale family. News of the Carter's arrival in town spread like wildfire on the internet but turned out to be unfounded.
Possibly the celebrity couple has plans to relocate to a different location in Scarsdale. We certainly hope so -- but for now, there are no confirmed reports of where that might be.
Boot Camp for the Booty
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Though many make New Year’s resolutions to shape up, January is a rough time to start an exercise regime. It’s often too cold to walk or run outside, and with darkness descending at 5 pm, exercise options are limited.
Overstuffed from holiday indulgence and tired of lying on the couch, we made an appointment to attend boot camp at Vadim’s Fitness Studio on Central Park Avenue last week and were surprised at how much fun shaping up can be. Though the studio has been open for ten years, it was all new to us.
In just a one-hour session we sweated, stretched and toned and seemed to work every major muscle in a very efficient way. Accompanied by a sound track from Lady Gaga, exercise physiologist Michael Caceci lead us through a circuit training routine that was challenging yet entertaining. We rotated around the exercise studio doing 30-second stints using free weights, kettle balls, and elastic bands –and quickly learned to do the plank, jump through hoops, and squat and lunge while holding a heavy weight. The time sped by and the group groaned and giggled during a pre-dinner workout. The routine focuses on endurance, strength, balance, agility and coordination and Michael’s upbeat nature made hard work enjoyable.
This year Vadim Fitness Studio will move to larger quarters next door at 455 Central Park Avenue, where more customers can be accommodated and new training equipment including tire flips, battling ropes and power lift training will be added to the mix.
Boot camp is available in private sessions, or in groups, Monday through Saturday. The studio also offers one-on-one training, health and fitness assessments, full-body stretching, sports conditioning and performance enhancement, senior fitness and rehabilitation. Programs can be tailored to your individual needs.
Call for reservations first!
Vadim Fitness Studio
495 Central Park Avenue
Scarsdale
914-725-9553
email: info@vadimstudio.com
www.vadimstudio.com
Babyonce and Parents Move to the Dale
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The word is out! Beyonce and Jay-Z have left Lenox Hill Hospital and brought newborn Baby Blue Ivy Carter home to their manse on Heathcote Road. Unconfirmed rumors that the couple purchased a house here have circulated since their 2008 nuptials at Scarsdale Village Hall ... and now several sources have confirmed that the the Carters and their new baby have moved their official residence to their home in Scarsdale. The house is reported to be 15,000 square feet on 2 acres on Heathcote Road and includes a tennis court, basketball court and guest house.
Will we soon see Beyonce at Gymboree and Tumblebugs? We certainly hope so and welcome the Carters and baby Blue to the 'dale.
Working out? Listen up! What will be your Gym Anthem of 2012?
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Certain songs make me nostalgic for a particular time or place. The first kiss song. That break-your-heart, break-up song. The crackling ember campfire song that makes me long for sleep away camp even though I hated sleep away camp. When these tunes come on the radio as I’m driving along in my SUV, I am instantly flooded with memories. Air Supply, Donna Summers, Joanie Mitchell. I know I’m lame (and old), but, as long as the windows are up, I sing along.
And then there are the Gym Anthems.
If you go to the gym a few times a week like I do, then you know what kind of tunes I’m referring to. Think top 40, heavy-bass, techno/dance music.
Gym Anthems are songs that come on the car radio and make me think of doing push ups. Of pedaling as fast as is humanly possible on a stationary bike in a Cycling class. Of counting reps as I do bicep curls with 2-pound weights in hand. Rihanna. LMFAO. Flo Rida. The strangest sensation comes over me when I hear one of these tunes outside of the walls of the gym. I’ll be driving to pick up my kids from school, and bam, on comes Rihanna’s latest and greatest, the one that sounds like this: “We fell in love in a homeless place….” and it’s like I want to start running on a treadmill at a 4% incline.
My response to Top 40 music is Pavlovian.
I’m pretty sure that’s when Rihanna imagined her album going platinum or whatever, she did not sit around with her producers fantasizing about some 40-year old suburban woman recognizing her #1 single as a cardio torture song.
I’m pretty sure that this tune was meant for rocking out at a club.*
*And, no, New York Sports Club doesn’t count.
Similarly, when Adele wrote her amazingly sad ballad “Someone Like You,” did she sit at the piano during a creative explosion and think, “I want to write the hottest cool down song of the year?” Does Adele know that every time I hear this song, I am stretching my hips after spin class and basically staring at my own crotch? DOES SHE KNOW THIS? I really feel like this is important information to share with the artist. I could use her own lyrics and everything, saying, Adele, I hate to turn up out of the blue uninvited, but I couldn’t stay away, I couldn’t fight it….
So. This phenomenon got me thinking. Since so many people will be heading back to the Stairmaster this January, with a renewed club membership and a renewed sense of purpose, I thought I’d help you find the right tunes. What would be some fun pairings of music and gym activities for the New Year, like partnering wine with cheese or wine with a glass? What will be your ultimate Gym Anthems of 2012?
Here are some teams to try.
Doing box jumps: “Never Again” by Ja Rule
Running up and down stairs while your trainer looks on menacingly: “Titus Andronicus” by Titus Andronicus
Getting stuck in the last row during a filled-to-capacity spin class: “Fat Bottom Girls” by Queen
Counting sit-ups with the occasional wink-and-nod to your hot self in the mirror: “Gold on the Ceiling” by The Black Keys
Subtly adjusting one’s package, surreptitious nose digging, picking of thwedgie (thong wedgie), or yoga farting: “I Wanna Do It” by Sonny and the Sunsets
Running on a treadmill while watching a Zumba class through a glass partition: “Armada Latina” by Cypress Hill, featuring Pitbull and Mark Anthony
Sizing up the competition before a group fitness class begins, such as, who brings her own yoga mat, wears the newest Lululemon tank, has the biggest pocketbook hanging off the thinnest arm….you know, basic stuff like that: “Fly” by Nicki Minaj and Rihanna
Bouncing on an elliptical machine to a Guilty Pleasure Song that you don’t tell anyone you bought, and, when a friend walks by, you immediately change over to Coldplay on your ipod: “Love you Like a Love Song” by (yikes) Selena Gomez
Strutting and/or Peacocking and/or bending over the water fountain provocatively: “Can’t Touch This” by MC Hammer (men), “Vogue” by Madonna (women)
Relaxing during a shower and a steam using bath products pocketed from a W hotel: “5 O’Clock in the Morning” by T-Pain and Lily Allen
Waiting in line for a post-workout smoothie in your Free City hoodie: “Pumped up Kicks” by Foster the People
Sitting on the couch after deciding not to go to the gym in order to catch up on new episodes of The Bachelor: “This Year’s Love” by David Gray (Yes, there’s a song for that. Turns out, there’s a song for everything.)
Good luck, gym rats and couch potatoes. Let me know what you’re listening to while signing up online for your favorite spin bike, or doing tai chi, or reading Self magazine….
Columnist and blogger Julie Gerstenblatt writes with humor and candor about her life in Scarsdale, her friends and family, and the particular demands of motherhood and wifedom in modern-day suburbia.
