Varsity Roundup: Haldane

BOYS’ LACROSSE — Haldane hosted Briarcliff on May 9 and fell behind, 7-1, in the first half before losing, 15-3. Nate Stickle, Alex Gaugler and Lugh Hartford each scored for the Blue Devils. Haldane rebounded to defeat North Salem at home, 13-8, on Tuesday (May 13). Hartford scored six goals and Fallou Faye had three, helping Coach Ed Crowe record his 100th career win. On Thursday (May 15), the Blue Devils (7-7) traveled to Dobbs Ferry and at 2 p.m. on Saturday will host Rye Neck. 

GIRLS’ LACROSSE — The Blue Devils won at Tuckahoe, 17-10, on May 9 behind seven goals from Kayla Ruggiero, five from Samantha Thomas and four from Marisa Peters. The next day at Edgemont, Haldane lost a thriller, 17-14. Trailing 14-11 in the fourth quarter, the Blue Devils scored three goals in three minutes to tie it up with 7:31 left before Edgemont scored three straight of its own. Haldane (6-6) hosts Keio Academy today (May 16) and Port Chester on Monday. Both matches start at 5 p.m. 

BASEBALL — Haldane lost its fifth game in a row on May 10 at Edgemont, 7-1, but snapped the streak on Monday (May 12) with a 7-1 win on the road over Leffell. Hunter Erickson went 2-for-3 with two RBIs, while Pat Shields pitched five innings and recorded six strikeouts. The Blue Devils followed that up with a 5-4 win over Pawling on Tuesday at home  when Shields singled in the bottom of the sixth to send home the winning run. Haldane ended the season with a 4-12 record and awaits its game against Tuckahoe (12-7) for the Section I, Class C title.

SOFTBALL — The Blue Devils lost, 10-7, at Valhalla on May 10, although eighth-grader Allegra Clementson struck out 13 batters, Sydney Merriman went 3-for-3, Lainey Donaghy went 2-for-4 and Sophia Taylor went 2-for-3. Haldane dropped a tough game on Monday (May 12), 3-2, at Putnam Valley but bounced back on Tuesday with a 16-8 thrashing of Croton-Harmon at home. Donaghy went 3-for-4 with two doubles and senior Callie Sniffen went 2-for-4 with a triple and collected her 100th career hit. On Thursday (May 15), Haldane (8-5) hosted Putnam Valley and on Saturday travels to Pawling. 

TRACK AND FIELD — Haldane competed in the 38-team Middletown Invitational on May 10. For the girls, Shayla Ochoa finished fourth in the 400-meter hurdles (18.86), 18th in the 100-meter dash (13.61) and 11th in the long jump (14-10). Hazel Berkley placed 18th in the 1,500-meter run (5:51.3). For the boys, Owen Powers won the 3,000-meter steeplechase (10:32.06), followed by Jack Illian in third (10:50.21); Rhys Williams was ninth in the 100-meter dash (11.40) and 10th in the 200-meter dash (23.12); Silas Emig was sixth in the long jump (17-7.75), followed by Williams in eighth (17-5). The Blue Devils travel to Pawling today (May 16) for the Northern Counties Championship.