NYSSWA blog: Harrison football coach arrested after domestic dispute

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Leading off today: Harrison football coach Art Troilo Jr. was arrested last night on a charge of third-degree assault, a misdemeanor, following a domestic dispute, The Journal News reported.

Troilo, 47, was arraigned and was ordered to not contact his wife. He was released without bail and ordered to return to court tomorrow, a court clerk told the paper.

Phyllis Troilo said her husband's arrest resulted from overzealousness by Harrison police. She said she slapped Troilo during a dispute and he hit her with his elbow while trying to fend off another slap. She said she hoped the charges would be dropped at tomorrow's court appearance.

Harrison Police Chief Dave Hall declined to discuss the case.

Troilo's teams won NYSPHSAA championships in 1999 and 2002 and have captured six of the last 10 Section 1 titles. Troilo is 156-55-1 since taking over from his father as varsity coach in 1986.

Gatorade award to Pa. runner: Easton (Pa.) High middle distance runner Chanelle Price has been selected Gatorade's National Girls Track & Field Athlete of the Year. The senior placed sixth in the 800-meter run against a world-class field at the Prefontaine Classic this month with a time of 2:01.61, No. 2 in scholastic history. She had set a state record of 2:02.90 at the PIAA Class AAA state meet in May.

Price will run for Tennessee beginning this fall.

State-by-state winners in boys and girls track have not yet been announced on the Gatorade web site.

No shirt, no problem: You can continue to take your shirt off at ballgames in Wisconsin thanks to a decision by the organization that governs high school sports there.

The Board of Control of the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association rejected a committee’s recommendation that bare-chested fans be banned after some committee members had argued that being shirtless had nothing to do with sporting events. They also said body paint sometimes caused damage to cloth seats.

Ex-Wappingers star dies in crash: A one-vehicle crash in Elmsford early Wednesday claimed the life of former girls basketball star Lisa Moray, the leading scorer in Roy C. Ketcham history.

State Police Sr. Investigator Robert Bennett said Moray, 22, and Meaghan Wood, 22, were found with an SUV on the exit ramp between the Sprain Brook Parkway and I-287

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in the Elmsford area. Wood was hospitalized with a hip injury.

Moray went on to play at Sacred Heart University, earning a degree last month.

New executive directors: John Rathbun has been appointed the new executive director of Section III, organization President Carol Moss announced. He succeeds Paul Harrison and becomes just the fourth executive director in the 60-year history of the section.

Rathbun has worked for the Syracuse Chamber of Commerce for the past 10 years as director of sports development. He also oversaw the Syracuse Sports Corporation. Rathbun is also a basketball official for IAABO Local Board No. 38 and the National Junior College Athletic Association.

In Section 1, Jennifer Simmons succeeds Greg Ransom on July 1 after serving as his assistant for the past year. The former phy ed teacher, assistant principal and district administrator will become the first woman in charge of Section 1 sports.

Coaches oppose early commitments: The National Association of Basketball Coaches has come out against accepting commitments from students who have not yet completed their sophomore season in high school. The decision comes a little more than a month after the Michael Avery, 15, said he would attend Kentucky, becoming the latest schoolboy with multiple years of high school eligibility remaining to make such a non-binding commitment.

"If the current rules state coaches cannot offer scholarships or accept commitments from students earlier than June 15 following the conclusion of the sophomore year, it certainly makes sense that this should apply to anyone in lower grades," NABC president Tubby Smith said in a statement.

Last summer, eighth-grader Ryan Boatright, 14, who had not yet decided upon a high school, accepted Tim Floyd's offer to play for Southern Cal. A year earlier, Floyd offered a scholarship to eighth-grader Dwayne Polee Jr.

Extra points: Hendrick Hudson school district voters rejected a proposition to replace an athletic field with artificial turf. The $2.1 million proposal would have replaced the grass field at Hendrick Hudson High School as well as the running track. The vote was 779-518.

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