Varsity Roundup: Haldane

BOYS’ SOCCER — After a brutal stretch of losses, Haldane notched a win on Oct. 5, easily defeating Putnam Valley, 9-1. Matthew Silhavy scored a hat trick, followed by Samuel Cardona with two goals and Rhys Williams, Connor Keegan, Owen Sullivan-Hoch and Ty Villella each with one. On Monday (Oct. 7), the Blue Devils traveled to North Salem to play the team that beat them last year in the sectional playoffs but lost, 2-0. Haldane (3-8) travels to Peekskill today (Oct. 11) and Walter Panas on Tuesday before hosting Pawling at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.

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GIRLS’ SOCCER — The Blue Devils faced a ranked Class A team — rival Beacon — on Oct. 4 and conceded five goals in the first half before losing, 7-1. The lone goal for Haldane came from Stella Gretina with five minutes left. The girls played better on Tuesday (Oct. 8) hosting Croton-Harmon, which defeated them earlier in the season, 10-1. After falling behind 4-0 in the first half, the Blue Devils came within two goals before losing, 6-3. Anna-Catherine Nelson, Josie Foley-Hedlund and Amelia Alayon each found the net. On Wednesday, the team fell at Edgemont, 7-0. The Blue Devils (1-10) travel on Tuesday (Oct. 15) to Walter Panas and host Yonkers Montessori Academy on Wednesday at 4:45 p.m. 

GIRLS’ TENNIS — Haldane squeaked out a win at O’Neill on Monday (Oct. 7), edging the Raiders, 4-3. The Blue Devils took only one of the four singles matches (Charlie Robohm won 7-6, 6-2) but Audrey Silverstein/Alice Stevenson, Silvia Hardman/Aisling Stathos and Jupiter Hutchison/Sachi Starbuck swept at doubles. The Blue Devils came home from Port Chester on Tuesday with a 6-1 victory behind wins at singles by Ellie Dubroff, Mary McBride and Scout Thakur De Beer and doubles by Robohm/Stathos, Hardman/Starbuck and Ella Sizemore/Hutchison. 

The team won its fourth consecutive match on Wednesday, defeating Valhalla on the road, 4-1. Dubroff and McBride won at singles and Thakur De Beer/Hardman and Stathos/Stevenson at doubles. The Blue Devils hosted Westlake on Thursday and travel to Croton-Harmon today (Oct. 11). 

VOLLEYBALL — On Wednesday (Oct. 10), the Blue Devils lost 3-0 at North Salem (25-7, 26-24, 27-25); Savannah Duggan had nine digs and Elaina Johanson scored six kills. Haldane (2-10) will host Yonkers Montessori today (Oct. 11) at 6 p.m. and travel to Pawling on Wednesday.