BOYS’ LACROSSE — In the first round on May 23 of the Section I, Class D Playoffs, No. 7 Haldane defeated visiting No. 10 Dobbs Ferry, 16-4. The Blue Devils led 6-1 after the first quarter, 10-2 at halftime and 15-3 after the third quarter. Fallou Faye led the charge with five goals, followed by Brody Corless with three, Alex Gaugler with two and David Powlis, Lugh Hartford, Nate Stickle, Sam Poses and Cooper Corless each with one.
Haldane was no match in the next round for No. 2 Bronxville on Wednesday (May 28), falling 17-6 on the road. The Blue Devils kept it close in the first quarter, trailing 4-2, but the Broncos took a 10-4 lead into halftime. Faye had three goals and Stickle, Corless and Gaugler each had one. The Blue Devils, who finished the season at 9-7, will lose seniors Faye, Stickle, Brody Corless and Gabriel Reyes to graduation.
GIRLS’ LACROSSE — The Blue Devils, seeded No. 7 in the Section I, Class D tournament, were upset on May 22 by No. 10 Croton-Harmon, 15-11, at home. Croton-Harmon led 4-2 early in the second quarter, but Haldane answered with two goals within a minute from Kayla Ruggiero to tie it. The Tigers led again with two minutes left in the third quarter, 11-8, but another goal by Ruggiero and two by Samantha Thomas in 11 seconds tied the game again. Croton-Harmon then held Haldane scoreless for the entire fourth quarter. Ruggiero ended with seven goals and Thomas had four.
The Blue Devils, who finished 10-7, will lose seniors Amelia Alayon, Josie Foley-Hedlund, Scotia Hartford, Martha McBride and Micah Morales to graduation.
BASEBALL — Haldane (4-13) began a best-of-three series for the Section I, Class C title at Tuckahoe on Tuesday (May 27) but fell short, 7-1. Tuckahoe (13-7) took a 3-0 lead in the first inning and coasted the rest of the way. Milo Pearsall pitched five innings for the Blue Devils, recording four strikeouts. Haldane had no answers against Tuckahoe starter Connor Brice, who gave up only two hits while striking out 14. Game 2 was scheduled for Thursday at Purchase College.
SOFTBALL — The Blue Devils, who finished the regular season 10-7, lost in the first round of the Section I, Class C tournament on Tuesday (May 27) at home, 13-1, to North Salem. The visitors got off to a fast start, scoring three runs in the first inning. Haldane loaded the bases in the bottom half of the inning with no outs but could only manage one run. Allegra Clementson retired the side in the second inning but, in the third, the Tigers scored 10 runs on seven hits. The game was called after five innings. “We have a nucleus” for next season but “need defensively to be a bit more solid,” said Coach Jeff Sniffen. The team will lose only two players — Callie Sniffen and Judine Cox — to graduation.
TRACK AND FIELD — The Blue Devils competed in the Section I, Class C steeplechase championship on Tuesday (May 27) at Montrose. The Haldane girls, who competed at 2,000 meters, took the top spots, with Hazel Berkley finishing in 10:05.30 and Kate Resi in 10:43.70. For the boys, Owen Powers finished second (10:32.06), Jack Illian was fifth (10:50.21) and Henry Amadei was 12th (11:42.06). The Blue Devils compete today (May 30) in the Section I, Class C championships at Pawling.
