Student Life
Athletics
York Prep students exercise their minds throughout the school day, with a variety of opportunities to exercise their bodies, too. From intramural sports clubs to interscholastic varsity sports, students are offered a choice of platforms where they can sharpen their physical acumen, practice team building, develop leadership skills, and enhance their natural abilities in a safe environment.
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Athletics at York Prep
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2021-22 Varsity Basketball Highlight Reel
The 2021-2022 Boys Varsity Basketball season ended with a state championship, and the four-month journey will hold a special place in the hearts of each player and coach. Click here to watch the highlight reel.
10/13 Boys Varsity Soccer vs. Brooklyn Friends School
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10/13 Girls Varsity Soccer vs. Brooklyn Friends School
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10/17 Girls Varsity Volleyball vs. Steiner
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10/14 Girls Middle School Volleyball vs. Steiner
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10/13 Girls Varsity Soccer vs. Brooklyn Friends School
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10/17 Girls Varsity Volleyball vs. Steiner
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10/14 Girls Middle School Volleyball vs. Steiner
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Coach Turi, Coach Horn, Coach Curran, Coach Valentzas, Coach Fazio
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The York Prep Panthers are known for more than the championship banners and trophies in our gym. Our school’s values are not left behind in the locker room. All participants in York Prep athletics compete and play in an environment where they feel safe and respected personally as well as physically.
The interschool teams of the York Prep athletics program are known not only for winning, but for caring about their teammates and treating everyone on and off the court with respect.
The interschool teams of the York Prep athletics program are known not only for winning, but for caring about their teammates and treating everyone on and off the court with respect.
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Paul Curran
Athletic Director, Physical Education
pcurran@yorkprep.org
Sports News
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York Prep's First Squash Team
Congratulations to the YP Squash team on a very successful inaugural season! Scroll through the slideshow to see scenes from our end-of-the-season squash team celebration!Read More -
Girls Varsity and Boys Varsity Basketball Teams Win the ISAL Championships!
For the second year in a row, both the York Prep Girls Varsity Basketball and Boys Varsity Basketball teams have emerged as champions in the Independent Schools Athletic League Championships, defeating LREI and BWL respectively. Congratulations to the student athletes and coaches Shure, Turi, Fazio, Espel, Ahern, and Curran! Click through to see the action-packed photo slideshow created by sophomore Sam Cohen.Read More -
JV Boys Basketball by Sam Cohen
Sophomore Sam Cohen has a brilliant eye for action photography. He has been capturing our student athletes on the field and court over the past two years. Scroll through the slideshow taken during the Boys JV basketball game against Brooklyn Friends School.Read More -
YP Junior Raises Money for Ukrainian Refugees
Read MoreJunior Harrison Geiling recently founded Hoopin4Hope, a fundraising campaign that supports displaced and injured Ukrainian teens. Harrison's passion for making a positive impact in the world was sparked by his volunteer work in Ukraine last year, where he witnessed the struggles of families fleeing the war, injured children, and frontline troops. Inspired to take action, Harrison created Hoopin4Hope. Hoopin4Hope's aim is to raise $3000 through high school basketball playoffs and State championships, which will be donated to Ukraine Friends, the nonprofit organization that Harrison worked with during his humanitarian mission. Through this initiative, Harrison and his team hope to make a meaningful difference in the lives of young people affected by conflict, demonstrating how the game of basketball can be used to support global communities. In this Q and A, we learn more about Harrison's inspiring story and his vision for Hoopin4Hope. -
Athletic Insider with Coach Turi: Sophie Bohrer
Read MoreWe are joined by Sophie Bohrer today. She is a three-sport student-athlete at York, and recently committed to run track and field in college.
Turi: Sophie, you recently committed to college to run track and field. Congratulations, tell us where you committed and why you chose the school.Sophie: I recently committed to Ohio Wesleyan. I chose the school because I got a spot on the track team, they have a great education program, it's a great size, and has a beautiful campus and nice people.Turi: How did you narrow your search for a school that fits you academically and athletically?Sophie: I narrowed my search that fit me academically and athletically. It was really easy and I knew that was the place (for me). Also having the education is awesome! -
York Prep Varsity Basketball
The Varsity Basketball teams have had a strong start to the season and we can't wait to see what the teams bring to the rest of the season! Check the Boys Varsity and Girls Varsity Basketball Instagram feeds for the latest updates. You can also get watch player interviews conducted by the official Boys Varsity Basketball sportscaster, Rome Kadi, on the HouzzofBallerzz Instagram feed!Read More -
Athletic Insider with Coach Turi: Taylor Perlmutter
New student Taylor Perlmutter is a senior who came to York Prep to win. He was drawn to York not only because of our Basketball State Champion title, but also for our strong academic support. He plans to keep up his high GPA, while winning the State Championship this year as a member of the Boys Varsity Basketball team. Read on as Coach Turi chats with him about his experience at York so far.Read MoreTuri: This is your first year at York, how have the first few months been so far? Community and academic wise?Taylor: The first few months at York have been really welcoming as the community has made the transition very easy and the teachers have been very helpful with the academics.Turi: What attracted you to York Prep?Taylor: I was attracted to York because of their good academics that would prepare me for college. Also, the winning culture the basketball team had during their state championship season. -
Boys Varsity Soccer Finishes with a Winning Season
by Nick TuriRead MoreThe 2022 Boys Varsity Soccer team finished with a second consecutive winning season. They racked up four wins, two of which were over playoff teams, lost three and tied one. -
Girls Varsity Soccer Makes Great Strides
by Jordan ValentzasRead MoreThe Girls Varsity Soccer team had an incredible season this Fall. They went 3-4, but displayed tremendous growth and leadership. Each day the entire team showed up and left everything on the field. -
Undefeated Girls Varsity Volleyball
Read Moreby Colin Horn
Girls Varsity Volleyball came into the gym in August to begin preparing for what would be an exceptional season. After a competitive tryout the roster consisted of 18 players. They generously shared the court with one another, and worked hard over the course of the season to learn how to run a 5-1 offense. Despite a lot of moving pieces, and girls being forced to play different spots in the rotation from game to game, they dominated their league and finished undefeated. -
Varsity Track
by Coach PerleyRead More
The Varsity Track team finished off the season at the Championship Meet at Pelham Bay Park on a sunny and hot day in May. -
2022 NYAIS Player of the Year and Coach of the Year
We are proud to announce that York Prep basketball has been recognized for two NYSAIS honors. York Prep senior Nikko Barnes has been named the 2022 NYSAIS Player of the Year and Varsity Boys Basketball Coach Brian Shure has been named 2022 NYSAIS Coach of the Year. After leading the Varsity Boys Basketball team to victory and winning the New York State Championship, Nikko and Coach Shure can now celebrate another well-earned victory! Congratulations to Nikko Barnes and Coach Shure!Read More -
2022 Boys Varsity Basketball Season Recap: Building A Championship Culture
by Brian ShureRead More
The 2021-2022 Boys Varsity Basketball season will go down as the most successful in York Prep history. Ending the season with a state championship will be what most recall, but the entire four month journey will hold a special place in the hearts of each player and coach. -
Spring Sports
The Varsity Boys Baseball, Varsity Girls Softball, Varsity Boys Volleyball, Golf, Girls Tennis, and Varsity Track teams are all currently hard at work preparing for their games, matches, and meets which begin next month. Be sure to check the athletics calendar for the April and May schedule!Read More -
A Trifecta of League Champs!
The Junior Varsity Boys Basketball, Varsity Girls Basketball, and Varsity Boys Basketball teams all won the League Championships this week! On Wednesday, the JV Boys beat Leman to cinch the title. Then, on Thursday the Varsity Girls team beat LREI, and the Varsity Boys team beat Brooklyn Friends School–earning York Prep the trifecta of League Championships! Congratulations to all of the talented and hard-working team members, and to Coach Ahern, Coach Fazio, Coach Michael, and Coach Shure!Read More -
Congratulations, Liam Benten!
Congratulations to Liam Benten for winning first place in two events in last week's swim meet versus Leman Prep!Read More -
Varsity Boys Basketball's Winning Streak
Read Moreby Brian Shure
The boys varsity basketball team is enjoying perhaps the most success they have had in quite some time this season. Hoping to have a strong squad this year, the team went out and scheduled the toughest competition they could find, in order to prepare themselves for a late season run. So far that challenging schedule has paid off immensely. -
Athletic Insider with Coach Turi: Rome Kadi
Read MoreThis month we talk with Rome Kadi, an 11th grader who has taken his passion for sports broadcasting to the winter hardwood this season. He is the play-by-play announcer for the York Prep varsity basketball team, and he is doing a great job! Below he shares his thoughts with Coach Turi on how it’s gone so far. -
Boys Varsity Basketball on IG
York Prep basketball fans, get the latest updates by following YorkPrep_bbvb on Instagram for the Boys Varsity Basketball game highlights and announcements!Read More
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