RYE, NY (September 10, 2025) — Rich Savage, Rye High School varsity girls soccer coach and Osborn 5th-grade teacher, was inducted into the New York State Girls Soccer Hall of Fame on September 6 in Niskayuna, N.Y.
Savage and longtime Bronxville soccer coach Don Cupertin are the first-ever current girls high school coaches inducted into the New York State High School Girls Soccer Hall of Fame.
Savage, himself a Rye High graduate and former soccer standout at Rye High and Iona College, has a storied career as a coach, including 24 league titles, eight Section 1 championships, and two state titles.
Closing out the weekend with a record of 529-124-46, he’s among the state’s all-time coaching victories leaders.
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