BOYS’ LACROSSE — On Monday (May 13) Haldane easily beat the North Salem Tigers, 17-4. The Blue Devils came out firing on all cylinders, taking a 13-0 lead going into the second half. Senior Frankie DiGilio led the team with four goals, Fallou Faye had three goals and two assists, and Evan Giachinta had two goals and two assists in a win that saw every player get playing time.
“It’s always nice when you can play every single kid,” said Coach Ed Crowe. “Every kid gets meaningful playing time. It’s an amazing feeling.”
Photos by Skip Pearlman
The Blue Devils closed out the regular season on Tuesday with a second straight win, 19-3, over Yonkers. Giachinta, with three goals and eight assists, broke the school record with 271 career points. “He’s a great kid to be around. It’s been an absolute pleasure to coach not only him but his whole entire senior group,” said Crowe. Senior Ryan Van Tassel led the team with five goals; DiGilio added three.
In the first round of the Section I, Class D Tournament, the fifth-seeded Blue Devils will face off today (May 17) against the 12th-seeded Rye Neck Panthers. Haldane beat Rye Neck, 12-1, on April 24. If the Blue Devils win today, they’ll take on the fourth seed, the Croton-Harmon Tigers, in the quarterfinals on Monday.
GIRLS’ LACROSSE — In their last home game of the season on May 9 against the Rye Neck Panthers, the Blue Devils won, 15-6. Sophomore Kayla Ruggiero led the team with eight goals and senior Ellen O’Hara had four. However, the 12th-seeded Blue Devils ended their season on Wednesday (May 15) with a loss, 15-3, to the fifth-seeded Briarcliff Bears in the first round of the Section I, Class D tournament.
BASEBALL — The Blue Devils lost to the Westlake Wildcats, 13-3, on May 9 in Haldane’s third game in three days. With the score tied 3-3 in the sixth inning, Haldane pitchers appeared to run out of gas and the Wildcats piled on runs. The Blue Devils lost their 12th straight game, 6-2, to the Irvington Bulldogs on Monday (May 13), but broke the losing streak the next day with a 10-8 win over Alexander Hamilton.
Haldane’s next game will be a big one. On Tuesday (May 21) the team will play the Leffell Lions in the semifinals of the Section I, Class C tournament. The Blue Devils are the third seed while the Lions are seeded second. If Haldane wins, it will play the winner of the Tuckahoe-North Salem matchup in the finals on May 23 at Purchase College.
SOFTBALL — The Blue Devils won their last home game of the regular season against the North Salem Tigers, 14-6, on May 9. Junior catcher Callie Sniffen stayed hot, going 3-for-4 with six RBIs and three runs while hitting her 10th and 11th home runs of the season. Eighth grader Lainey Donaghy was 2-for-4 with a double and two runs scored.
“When we have those two hitting, we have a good chance of beating anybody,” said Coach Jeff Sniffen. Pitching for the Blue Devils was Allegra Clementson, who struck out 12.
Their next game will be on Monday (May 20) in the Section I, Class C tournament, as the two-seeded Blue Devils take on the No. 3 seed, Alexander Hamilton. If they win that game, the Blue Devils will play the winner of Tuckahoe-North Salem at North Rockland High School on May 23.
TRACK AND FIELD — Haldane participated in the Middletown Invitational on May 11. For the boys, 1,600-meter runner Owen Powers came in fourth with a time of 4:39.39, and Jack Ilian took sixth with a time of 4:42.19. Jake Thomas placed 11th in the shot put; and Merrick Williams and Rhys Williams finished 14th and 16th in the 200-meter dash.
On the girls’ side, Hazel Berkley and Kate Resi finished 18th and 19th in the 400-meter dash with times of 1:25.25 and 1:32.01. Shayla Ochoa and Molly Bernstein placed 13th and 15th in the long jump.
On Tuesday (May 14), the Haldane boys took second place and the girls finished third in the league championship against North Salem, Croton-Harmon, Putnam Valley and Pawling.
Thomas finished first in the javelin with a personal record of 134-11, breaking his own school record. Thomas, who also finished third in the discus, is now ranked 20th in the state. Rhys Williams took second in the 100-meter dash with a time of 11.67. He also finished second in the 200-meter run at 23.86.
Merrick Williams finished first in the 110-meter hurdles at 17.24 and placed second in the high jump. Powers was third in the 1,600 meters with a 4:47.06 time. He then finished second in the 3,200-meter run at 10:18.35 and James Frommer took third in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:10.88.
For the girls, Eloise Pearsall finished third in the 400-meter dash with a time of 1:10:84. She was second in the 800-meter run at 2:44.06. Ashley Sousa finished second in the 1,500-meter run at 5:21.36, a season-best time for her. Berkley was second in the 3,000 meters with a time of 15:23.61, a personal record.
