Winter All-Stars/All-County
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- April
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For those who didn’t see Sunday’s newspaper, I’m proud to announce that James Brundage is the Journal News Westchester/Putnam Winter Athlete of the Season. This means that of all the premier athletes in every winter sport (basketball, hockey, swimming, etc) Brundage was the most impressive.
I’d like to say I fought hard for his nomination but it didn’t take much fighting. He was close to a slam dunk winner. The editors here all thought he was deserving. And why not? His state title was the biggest reason Section 1 wrestling became an entity again.
In my story I wrote about Brundage’s relationship with a Gulf War veteran who lives in a VA hospital in Montrose. Brundage made him a special promise this season and followed through. You can read about it here.
In Rockland, the wrestler of the year was Steven Ramos of Clarkstown North. Ramos switched from a crossface cradle to a crab ride this season and it took him to a bronze medal in the state. Read about his decision to change here.
You can also get all the other all-star capsules and photos. Second-team and honorable mention are available too. Scroll to the bottom of the pages and click “Other accolades.”
For the Westchester/Putnam All-Stars, click here.
For the Rockland All-County, click here.
To access your sport of choice just click the photo of the corresponding player of the year.
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on Monday, April 20th, 2009 at 5:08 pm by Jake Thomases. 
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