So we had a few names missing from the original all-section list, but it is finally 100 percent complete. You can read the list in its entirety here.

I also finally have all the league honors in. So here’s a peek at those:

League I-A
Coach of the year: Joe Mazzella, Mount Vernon
MVP: Matt McGovern, Mamaroneck
Pitcher of the year: Sean Hagan, Mamaroneck
Comeback player of the year: Josh Richardson, Mount Vernon

League I-B
Coach of the year: Ron Gamma, Suffern
MVP: Jim Brennan, Suffern
Pitcher of the year: Robbie Aviles, Suffern
Comeback player of the year: Jordan Kolinsky, Clarkstown South

League I-C
Coach of the year: Tom O’Hare, JJEF
MVP: Joe Panik, JJEF
Pitcher of the year: C.J. Riefenhauser, Mahopac

League I-D
Coach of the year: Mike Anello, Saunders
MVP: Andrickson Zorilla, Saunders
Pitcher of the year: Ruben Reyes, Roosevelt

League II-North
Coach of the year: Sean Kennedy, Yorktown
MVP: Brendan Hourihan, Lakeland
Pitcher of the year: Joe Malouf, Beacon

League II-South
Coach of the year: Geoff Curtis, John Jay
MVP: Anthony Iacomini, John Jay
Pitcher of the year: Steve Green, John Jay
Comeback player of the year: John Swertfager, John Jay

League III-A
Coach of the year: Bob Fletcher, Kennedy
MVP: Anthony Corona, Kennedy
Pitcher of the year: Jordan Sacks, Briarcliff
Comeback player of the year: Joe Humphrey, Kennedy

League III-B
Coach of the year: Jack Plunkett, Pelham
MVP: Dan Sorine, Eastchester
Pitcher of the year: Kiyota Gomi, Ardsley

League III-C
Coach of the year: Bruce Miller, Pearl River
MVP: Steve Putnick, Pearl River
Pitcher of the year: Dan Diaz, Nanuet
Comeback player of the year: Steve Prosapio, Nanuet

League IV-A
Coach of the year: Greg Blake, North Salem
MVP: Chris Krisa, North Salem
Pitcher of the year: Matt Mackenzie, North Salem

League IV-B
Coach of the year: Tyler Slater, Rye Neck
MVP: Jack Newton, Rye Neck
Pitcher of the year: Kevin McQuade, Rye Neck
Comeback player of the year: Rob Magliano, Blind Brook

League IV-C
Coach of the year: John D’Arco, Tuckahoe
MVP: Matt Strickrodt, Tuckahoe
Pitcher of the year: Zack Avalos, Dobbs Ferry
Comeback player of the year: Gary Riefenhauser, Dobbs Ferry

The catholic schools choose their all-league players much differently than the publics. Each coach votes on the top 10 players citywide, then certain players are selected. This year there were eight in the group, including six from the Bronx-Westchester division.

Here are the guys who were picked. The top three were all-Archdiocesan, the last five were all-league:

All-Archdiocesan:

Alex Maruri, Sr., Stepinac

Alex Adami, Sr., Iona Prep

Luis Alicea, Sr., Mount St. Michael

All-division:

Thomas Cardona, Sr., Mount St. Michael

Anthony Muccio, Jr., Stepinac

Jesus Jaile, Jr. Fordham Prep

John Stine, Jr., Fordham Prep

Michael McCann, Sr., Salesian

In case you were wondering if the Chappy prom went off as scheduled, it did…and Mamaroneck coach Mike Chiapparelli set a new standard for formalwear.

I won’t try to describe the ensamble because I don’t know if words do it proper justice. Luckily, the above image shot by photographer Rory Glaeseman captured it nicely.

Let’s just say Chap’s influences were Armani and Nike. Not many people have ever made that claim.

I pose the question to the right because it’s a fun question. Obviously, there were many players who had great seasons, but my question is who had the best.

I’ve listed the credentials next to each player’s name. There are many factors involved: stats, competition, performance in the clutch.

Please vote in the poll, then, if you’d like, tell us here why you voted the way you did.

The Journal News will announce its Westchester/Putnam all-star team and its Rockland all-county team early next month. I, of course, will be honeymooning in the Caribbean, so you’ll have to send all criticisms to my Inbox. In the meantime, I finally have the all-section picks as given out by Section 1.

Sorry for the delay. There were a number of reasons, but No. 1 was that I didn’t have a complete list. (Not to mention that I finished this post yesterday afternoon and forgot to publish it.)

Anyway, here are the teams. I will follow with the award-winners for each league, as well as the all-league players in the CHSAA.

Section 1 MVP: Brendan Hourihan, Lakeland

Section 1 Pitcher of the Year: Robbie Aviles, Suffern

All-section: Kioyta Gomi, Ardsley; Joe Gatewood, Arlington; Joey Malouf, Beacon; Ryan Carter, Brewster; Joe Lombardi, Briarcliff; Jordan Sacks, Briarcliff; John Naso, Bronxville; John Kiechle, Carmel; Jordan Kolinsky, Clarkstown South; Joe Ferrera, Clarkstown North; Sean Lafaye, Dobbs Ferry; Frank Scattaretico, Dobbs Ferry; Mickey Abbatiello, Eastchester; Dan Sorine, Eastchester; Adonis Germosen, East Ramapo; Tim Panetta, Fox Lane; Mike Impellittere, Haldane; Seth Snyder, Hastings; T.J. Olesczuk, Hen Hud; Ryan Mitchell, John Jay; Anthony Iacomini, John Jay; Steve Green, John Jay; Dave Ciocchi, JJEF; Joe Panik, JJEF; Nick Modico, Kennedy; Mike Mercurio, Kennedy; Ryan Tatnell, Kennedy; Anthony Corona, Kennedy; Brendan Hourihan, Lakeland; Chris Telesco, Lakeland; Jon Cosenza, Lakeland; Pete DiResta, Mahopac; C.J. Riefenhauser, Mahopac; Mike Rosenfeld, Mamaroneck; Sean Hagan, Mamaroneck; Matt McGovern, Mamaroneck; Andrew Benkwitt, Mamaroneck; Ed Tamarez, Mount Vernon; Chris Krisa, North Salem; Ryan Fasano, North Rockland; George Wargo, North Rockland; Nick Albero, New Rochelle; Steve Prosapio, Nanuet; Dan Diaz, Nanuet; Rich Kintzung, Nanuet; Takaho Chubachi, Keio; Paul Casumuno, Lourdes; Jake Seelig, Ossining; Jon Broderick, Pawling; Frank Fiumara, Port Chester; Jesse Burba, Port Chester; Pat Considine, Putnam Valley; Calvin Siegelbaum, Pelham; Zack Small, Pelham; Greg Bratone, Pelham; Stephen Putnick, Pearl River; Kyle Kalaka, Ketcham; Kevin McQuade, Rye Neck; Jack Newton, Rye Neck; Nick Leiningen, Blind Brook; Kyle Woltersdorf, Somers; Dan Zlotnick, Somers; Andrickson Zorilla, Saunders; Jim Brennan, Suffern; Robbie Aviles, Suffern; Matt Vallo, Sleepy Hollow; Mike Parish, Panas; Patrick Siciliano, Tuckahoe; Matt Strickrodt, Tuckahoe; Joe Annunziata, Valhalla; Brian Seliber, Yorktown.

All-section honorable mention: Juan Urbaez, Roosevelt; Mark Clayton, Gorton; Chris Dearwester, Mamaroneck; Ken Frawley, White Plains; Mike Morris, Scarsdale; Andrew Bruzzese, New Rochelle; Zack Baker, Pelham; Chris Triano, Rye; Dave Perlleshi, Eastchester; Ed Sheehan, Dover; Bill Campbell, Haldane; Tyler Hart, Arlington; Chris Jackson, Ketcham; Zack Graczyk, Carmel; Anthony Carpentieri, Valhalla; Ryan Pennell, Rye Neck; Paul Lindner, Valhalla; Casey Friedricks, Byram Hills; James DeAlto, Briarcliff; Mike Marrone, Pleasantville; Joe Watters, Westlake; Steven Gitlitz, Clarkstown North; Ian Baker, Clarkstown South; Frankie Salerno, Clarkstown South; Kyle Eliasuf, Suffern; Matt DeSilva, Hen Hud; Nick Rodriguez, Yorktown; Dan Mason, Yorktown; Darien Brown, Panas; Joe Pedevellano, Lourdes; Jon Holguin, Fox Lane; Tyler Rorick, Tappan Zee; John Swertfager, John Jay; Ryan Blicker, Hastings; Joseph Melendez, Tuckahoe; Zack Avalos, Dobbs Ferry; Ben Warbit, Solomon Schechter.

Diamond 9 (all-academic): Joe Lombardi, Briarcliff; Frank Nagel, Carmel; Joe Panik, JJEF; Chris Dearwester, Mamaroneck; Steve Prosapio, Nanuet; Christian Federico, Ossining; Calvin Siegelbaum, Pelham; Ron Stenz, Somers; Brian Seliber, Yorktown; Kevin Treanor, Yorktown.

Diamond 9 honorable mention: Zack Small, Pelham; Mickey Abbatiello, Eastchester; Michael Regan, Mamaroneck; Joe Hogan, Eastchester; Dave Ciocchi, JJEF.

Bad news for former Rockland Athlete of the Season Sean Giblin. The former Pearl River hurler underwent shoulder surgery last Wednesday, according to Pearl River coach Bruce Miller, and will be out until at least September. This effectively ends his short-season 2008 in the Pittsburgh minor league season. He probably would have been at State College in the New York-Penn League. Which means he might have started locally against the Hudson Valley Renegades. Now he’ll be out of commission.

Giblin had shoulder pain at the end of last year, contributing to his poor performance in his first season of pro ball. The Pirates expected him to be healed after offseason rest, but he kept hurting. It ended with him on the table of Dr. James Andrews in Birmingham, Alabama.

Obviously it’s a disappointing turn for the kid with the killer curveball. As Miller pointed out though, he’s still only 18 and saves a year on his arm.

The Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin wrote a story this morning saying the public-school state baseball final four will remain in the Binghamton area through 2010. As you can read in the story here, final-four play started there in 2003. The city’s bid ran uncontested this year.

I have to say, I’ve thoroughly enjoyed covering games in Binghamton the last four years. All fields are within 10-15 minutes of one another and you never have to worry about hotel rooms (except for ‘07 when Billy Graham spoke at SUNY Binghamton the day of the games).

This year, I:

A) Didn’t even book a hotel. B) Watched three games and was so close that I had something to eat during both breaks. C) Had a traffic-free ride up and back.

My only contention with the current setup is that the tournament should be played over two days. There are rumors they may change it, and I’m 100 percent sure they should. The teams are dog-tired, both physically and emotionally, by the end of the final. I believe the biggest game of the year shouldn’t be decided, in part, by stamina.

Thoughts?

As we’re eating dinner in Binghamton on Saturday night, Josh and Alex and I start filling each other in on our respective games. Each of us has a story to tell—stories about clutch hits and pitchers coming back on short rest and ultimately, victory celebrations. It occured to me how unusual that was, to have three reporters talking about three different victory marches. Just sending three reporters upstate was rare enough. But to have all of us come away with state championship stories—well, that’s so rare it’s never happened before.

I thought it was cool when I could say I saw the first Class B champion ever from Section 1. Then I find out the section has never owned three title winners before. Top to bottom I don’t know if this is the best year Section 1 baseball has ever had. But at the top it obviously is. And it all started with Somers, a defending sectional champ making it back to states, losing in the first round. I took that as a bad sign for the section (except for Mamaroneck, which seemed invulnerable).

These state title runs weren’t flukes either. Mamaroneck was elite all year. That lineup was probably the best New York State has seen in a few years. Kennedy was also a top 10 team all year. Coming from Class B that’s saying something. It got one late sac fly from Luiz Gonzalez in regionals and one comeback from 3-0 down in the championship, but otherwise handled the competition. Keio, the least expected of all because of a losing record entering the playoffs, used one miracle seventh-inning rally against Millbrook in regionals but otherwise consistently outpitched and outgloved opponents.

Some of you may remember early in the season I mentioned how Josh and I have a rivalry with local sports editor Joe Lombardi over which sport is better in Section 1, baseball or lacrosse. Now that the season’s over, let’s take a quick tally of the results:

Baseball—3 championship appearances. Lacrosse—0 championship appearances. Baseball—3 state titles. Lacrosse—0 state titles.

Now I’m no mathemagician, but the numbers suggest baseball has a slight advantage. Methinks this debate is over.

I’m sure there’ll be differening opinions, so let’s hear it: Whose title was the most impressive, all things considered?

Vote, and then post your reasoning here.

I’ll post the all-section players later today. The dinner is tonight at Rudy’s in Dobbs Ferry. Unfortunately, I can’t attend because I’m covering the Mets doubleheader today.

For those scoring at home, that will make five baseball games for me in a span of 34 hours, all of it good ball except for the Mets.