Athletics 2005-2006 News Archive

Varsity Softball: Sleepy Hollow Advances to Sectional Quarterfinals!
Congratulations to the varsity softball team on their exciting opening round sectional win over Pleasantville 3 – 0.  Christine Angevine pitched a four hitter with six strikeouts to record her sixth shutout of the season.  Lindsay Zekus, Allaire Primiano, and Danielle Fanelli were each two for three at the plate.  Seniors Lauren Downing and Katie Mackay both made great defensive plays and had key hits to clinch the victory. The team advances to the sectional quarterfinals on Monday, May 30th at Eastchester at 4:30.  (Posted 5/30/2006)

Sleepy Hollow Softball Seeded 5th for Tournament
Congratulations to the varsity softball team who has been awarded the 5^th seed for the sectional softball tournament.  The team will face the 12^th seed, Pleasantville, tomorrow at 4:30 here on the Sleepy Hollow softball field.

We would greatly appreciate any and all support in our quest for a sectional championship.  (Posted 5/25/2006)

Congratulations To Girls’ Softball – First Time In Sectional Tournament In Over A Dozen Years  AND Christine Angevine Pitches First No-Hitter In The History Of Sleepy Hollow
On May 18, 2006, the varsity girls’ softball team defeated Dobbs Ferry 12 – 0 to record their 11th  win of the season and guarantee a trip to the sectional softball tournament.  Christine Angevine pitched her first varsity career no- hitter, striking out nine. (read more)
(Posted 5/19/2006)

Calendar Changes due to Construction at Doubletree
Construction at the Doubletree has caused us to make some calendar changes that affect both the Academic Awards Night and the Sports Awards Dinner.
The Academic Awards Night will be celebrated at the Westchester Marriot, 670 White Plains Road, Tarrytown on Monday, June 5 at 7:30 PM and the Sports Awards Dinner will be held at the Tarrytown House, 49 East Sunnyside Lane, Tarrytown on Wednesday, June 7 at 6:30 PM.  Those being recognized at these events will receive an invitation along with other specific information in the near future.  (Posted 5/1/2006)

Sleepy Hollow FCA Club Presents Motivational Speaker Keith Elias Former New York Giant & Indianapolis Colt, and Princeton Graduate
Come hear his story and be inspired to live like a champion!
Thursday, April 27, 7:30 p.m.
Sleepy Hollow High School Auditorium
210 N. Broadway, Sleepy Hollow NY 10596
Bring your friends and teammates!  Free and open to the public!

Pioneer League Basketball Game
Just a reminder that the Sleepy Hollow Middle School/ High School Pioneer League team, our Special Olympics team, will have another home basketball game on Wednesday, March 29, 2006 at 4:00 in the SHHS gym against the Bedford Foxes.  Last week, we lost very respectfully to Mt. Vernon with a score of 28 - 45.  The team did a fantastic job and showed great sportsmanship. This week, we have a very good chance of winning so come out and cheer us on if you are able!  Our next home game will be on April 6th with a re-match against Mt. Vernon.

Thank you to all who came to the last game.  It means a lot to the kids when they see you in the crowd!

Girls' Varsity Track Meet
The Girls Varsity Track Team had their first meet against Nanuet and Alexander Hamilton @ Nanuet on Tuesday, March 28th.  Genevieve Ruppel placed first in the 100 meters with a time of 13.8 seconds.  Captain Derronda Williams placed first in the 200 meters with a time of 29.6 seconds.  Andrea Geiger received her personal best in the 400 meters with a time of 66.9 seconds.  The girls 400 meter relay team, Andrea Geiger, Sarah Kelly, Derronda Williams and Genevieve Ruppel  placed first with a time of 54.8 seconds.  Nice performances by all athletes.  The Lady Horsemen have their next meet, Monday April 3rd, @ Rye Neck. 

Boys' Track Meet
The Boys  Track team did quite well vs. Nanuet and Hamilton.  The Horsemen dominated the sprinting events.  James Yancey placed first in the 100m and 200m sprints.  Chris Coronel won the 400m in a blazing time of 56.4.  The boys 400m Relay team, consisting of Alex Guzzo, Nnamdi Anuforo, Chris Coronel, and James Yancey smoked the competition and won by 30 meters.  The next meet is Monday, April 3rd at Rye Neck HS.

Boys' Lacrosse
The latest edition of the Boys Varsity Lacrosse Team is eager to begin their 2006 campaign. Coming off of their 2005 season (14 - 4), they face the challenge of a competitive league this year. The Horsemen bring back many returning underclassmen as they open up their season at Bronxville on Thursday, March 30. The Horsemen will host their home opener on Monday, April 3rd against the Briarcliff Bears.

Girls' Lacrosse
This is the second season of Girls Lacrosse at sleepy hollow high school.  The program is continuously working on growth, increasing knowledge of sport, and enhancing athleticism.  In 2005, Sleepy Hollow started their 1st season of girl’s lacrosse at the Junior Varsity level.  By 2006, a modified team had been added to the program.  Finally, by 2007, Sleepy Hollow plans to have a Modified, Junior Varsity, and Varsity squad.

The 2006 Junior Varsity team consists of 31 female athletes ranging from 8th-12th grade.  The team has 11 returning players from 2005.  Our team is very excited and dedicated to enjoying a great season, having fun, learning the game, and building relationships. 

We look forward to having fans attend our games, so please come check us out... we're on the move!!!

Softball
The Sleepy Hollow Varsity Girls Softball Team has begun their season with great aspirations.  The team returns eleven varsity players with goals of improving on last year’s tremendous progress and qualifying for sectionals.  The ladies have all been practicing hard led by senior captain Lauren Downing and junior captain Christine Angevine who continue to be leaders in determination and consistency.  Commitment and purpose have been the driving forces of the team in early season practices led by seniors Kaitlin Oliveira and Katie McKay.  The team will open its twenty-two game schedule April 3^rd against Hastings at home.

Golf
Although spring has not yet brought in the warm weather, the golf team began its practices on March 13^th.  This year has brought in a host of new players.  Seventh graders Jim “Boom Boom” Bender and Tom “not Tim” Carraro bring a youthful exuberance to the team.  Sophomore Ian Hummel and junior Rob Caposella hope to contribute to the team this season.  The two veterans, junior Devin Mahoney and sophomore Marco Baran will anchor the team.  These two are expecting breakout years after gradually improving over the past several seasons.  Eighth grader Kelly Bender who was the team’s “rookie of the year” last season continues to improve her play.  Juniors Max Rosen and Carey Robinson will also be competing for playing spots.  The team has its first match at Rockland Country Club on April 4^th.  The players are reminded of the tremendous opportunity they have in playing some of the top courses in the area.  “A bad day at golf is better than a good day at work (or school)!”  (Posted 3/27/2006)

The Pioneer League, our Special Olympics team, will be having a home basketball game against the toughest team in the league, Mt. Vernon, tomorrow,March 22, 2006 in the SHHS gym at 4:00.

Please come out and cheer us on if you are able to.  Last week, we won our first game against Mamaroneck with a score of 24-10.

Click here to view Spring Athletic Schedule in PDF format.

Athletic Schedule Interactive calendar
The Sleepy Hollow Athletic Department is pleased to announce that we are using  an interactive calendar to communicate all changes, additions and deletions in our athletic schedule.  The calendar is available for public viewing by clicking on the School Calendars link on the Public Schools of the Tarrytowns home page (www.tufsd.org).  One benefit of this new calendar is that you can subscribe to it, thereby receiving email notification of any changes, additions or deletions.  To subscribe, please follow the steps below:

From the district’s website, click on the “school calendars” link on the left navigation bar

Click on Sleepy Hollow Athletics

When the Sleepy Hollow Athletics calendar is loaded, click on the “subscribe” icon (a finger with a thread around it) at the top left of the screen.

When the subscribe screen is loaded, type your email where indicated, and click in the box labeled “I would like to receive Add/Delete/Change email notifications.” If you would like to receive reminders of events, click in the box labeled “I would like to receive email reminders of events” and choose your preferred number of days, minutes or hours that you would like to receive notification prior to events.

Click “subscribe.”

The next screen informs you that your request was accepted and that a confirmation will be sent to your email address. Click “OK”, which closes that window. There is one step left, and that is to open your email and click on the link sent to you via an automated email message.

Note: The subscription is not activated until you open the email notification you receive and click on the provided link. The directions are specific, but failure to click on the link means your subscription will not be activated.

Girls' Junior Varsity Basketball
The JV Girls basketball team is currently 2 -5 with wins over Dover and Eastchester.  The team is being led by a trio of talented eighth graders - point guard-Brionna Gamble, forward-Fatima Washington, and center-Tauress Campbell.  The team has dedicated itself to improving its defense, playing mainly man-to-man for the entire game.  The co-captains, Bianca Bucci and Britney Fitzgerald, provide tough defense and leadership on the team.  In the game against Eastchester on January 4th, the team put forth a great defensive effort in, especially in the second half, to overcome a 1 point deficit to win 36-29.  The Brionna Gamble and Tauress Campbell scored 15 and 14 points, respectively.

Boy's Varsity Basketball defeats Albertus Magnus 55 - 38
On Wednesday night the Sleepy Hollow Boys' Varsity Basketball Team defeated Albertus Magnus 55 - 38 to increase their win streak to three games and League record to 2 wins and 0 losses.  Leading the way for the Horsemen were John Foreman (15 points, 10 rebounds, 6 assists), James Yancey (17 points, 6 assists and 5 steals) and Justin Purdie (8 points and 18 rebounds).  The team is really coming together to play good basketball.  Come out and support the Sleepy Hollow Boy's Varsity Basketball Team. (Posted 1/13/2006)

Boy's Varsity Basketball defeats Westlake 63 - 59
After losing a few games last week, the Sleepy Hollow Boy's Varsity Basketball team defeated Westlake 63  - 59 on Thursday 1/5/06 to get their second win of the season.  This week we started league play defeating Nanuet 46 - 38 on Monday night.  Leading the way for the Horsemen were John Foreman who is averaging 18 points per game and James Yancey who is leading the team in defensive stops and assists.  All the other players are making major contributions to keep our sectional playoff hopes alive.  Our next league games are this Wednesday at 6pm against league rival Albertus Magnus and on Friday night at 6pm we host Irvington.  Both games are at home. (Posted 1/13/2006)

Girls Varsity Track and Field Meet Results 12/14/05
The girls Varsity Track and Field team had their first meet at RCC, 12/14/05.  The varsity captains, Maire Reynolds, Liz David and Derronda Williams led the team in the direction needed for success.  Sophomore Emily Santana, junior Jenny Aguila, and senior Stephanie Gomez each had achieved their personal best in the 1500 meter run.  The girls 800 meter relay, Andrea Geiger, Sarah Kelly, Derronda Williams, and Genevieve Ruppel did a fantastic job with a time of 2:01.

Girls Indoor Track and Field Meet Results 12/16/05
The girls indoor Track and Field participated in the Freshmen/Sophomore meet @ RCC on 12/16/05.  Freshman Genevieve Ruppel received a medal for the 55 meter dash and Sophomore Emily Santana received a medal in the 1500 meter run.  Emily was able to accomplish her personal best, again,  by decreasing her time by 3 seconds.  Nice performances by all athletes.

2006/2007 Sport Start Dates

Sleepy Hollow Pioneer League Soccer Game
This year we are off to a great start! The Pioneer League is in the mist of their season with a record of 2-0!  The Sleepy Hollow Pioneer League team will be having a HOME indoor soccer game this Monday December 5, 2005 at 4:00 in the Sleepy Hollow High School gym.  This is our award winning interscholastic Special Olympics team that was established 5 years ago.  The team trains all year in indoor soccer, floor hockey, basketball, volleyball and track and field.  Please come out and support this very special team.  If you have never been to one of our games, you are in for a real treat.  We hope to see you there!

Sleepy Hollow Girls Basketball Team Holiday Tournament Update
The Sleepy Hollow Girls basketball team played Hackley in the first game of the Sleepy Hollow Holiday Tournament.  They played  tough defense but lost 43 – 25.  Sophomore Jill Vallo led the team in scoring with 12 points. Sophomore Jackie Mottola chipped in six points and had 12 rebounds.  Junior Lindsay Zekus played outstanding defense was the Defensive Player of the Game.

On Saturday the team  defeated Alexander Hamilton in the consolation game 38 –22.   Junior Aileen McGee led the team with 15 points, 7 rebounds, and was Defensive Player of the Game.  Jackie Mottola added 10 points and 11 rebounds.

Aileen McGee and Jackie Mottola were selected to the All-Tournament Team.
(Posted 12/6/2005)

Boys Varsity Basketball Team Holiday Tournament Update
The Boy's Varsity basketball team opened up their season in the Sleepy Hollow Holiday Tournament. After losing in the first round against Hackley, they turned it around on defense in the second half. However, lost by 3 in the end. On Saturday in the Consolation game we beat St. Ray's "B" by 17 points. We are a young team and have great potential.

Our next contest in Wednesday at home against Byram Hills at 6:15 pm.
(Posted 12/5/2005)

Sleepy Hollow Cheerleading Starts Off Strong!
With only 4 seniors, 3 juniors and a host of sophomore and freshman, the winter cheerleading tryouts attracted 33 athletes. Unfortunately we were only able to take 18 girls, which is the largest number of cheerleaders that Sleepy Hollow has had in years. We are off to a great start and the girls are extremely excited about being a part of the team. We made our debut Friday December 2 at the Holiday tournament where we not only performed a number of cheers, but also performed an up beat dance during half-time. So when you come to support the basketball team, don't forget to join in and cheer with us!

Girls Basketball Team
With brimming enthusiasm and energy, tryouts began for the Girls Varsity and JV Basketball Teams on November 14th. All of the members on last years successful JV team moved onto the varsity team for the current season. As a result, the JV team will consist of all new players. What they lack in experience they make up for with enthusiasm.  The girls are working hard in practice preparing for a new league schedule this year. We will open the season with our tournament December 1st and 3rd.
The JV team opens its season on December 6th against Croton-Harmon and has its first home game against a tough Albertus Magnus team on December 9th. Coach Jason Choi hopes to build on last years success and expects the girls to play an up tempo, aggressive style of basket ball.

Some good news!
On May 20, 2005, the High/Middle School Experiential Learning program’s Pioneer League participated in Special Olympics Spring Games at Mahopac High School. Students competed in track and field events. Some events that students participated in were 50,100 meter run and softball throw. Our athletes did an amazing job and should be commenended for all of their hard work.