Peekskill Herald is excited to announce that it’s extending its sports coverage to include Hendrick Hudson Athletics, starting in the 2025 spring season.
Readers can expect the latest news in varsity baseball, softball, track & field, boys & girls lacrosse, flag football, golf, and tennis.
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Highlights from End of Winter Season
Indoor Track & Field On Sunday, March. 16, Hen Hud junior Victor Delgado competed in the New Balance Indoor Nationals in Boston. Out of over 170 athletes, Delgado placed 131st in the Boys 1 mile championship, with a time of 4:24.34. In the 2024/25 winter track season, Delgado set multiple school records in the following categories: 1,600 meters; 3,000 meters; 3,200 meters; 1-mile run; and 2-mile run. In addition, he teamed with juniors Kenny Mora, Matthew Sullivan, and Theo Tieche to break the school record in the sprint medley relay.
Wrestling This month, Shawn O’Mara Jr. was named an All-Section wrestler in the Division 2 160-lb category. Mason Dietz was also named an All-Section wrestler in the Division 2 285-lb category. Dietz won the 285-pound title at the Section 1 Athletics Division 2 Wrestling Championship at the Westchester County Center in early February. Dietz then competed at the NYSPHSAA State Championships in Albany on Feb. 28-March 1. Dietz picked up a victory by fall in the Boys Round of 32, but fell to Wilson’s Hamza Merrick in the Boys Round of 16.
Girls Basketball Hen Hud’s varsity girls basketball team finished the 2024/25 season as Class A sectional semifinalists. On March 1, the Sailors were one game away from the finals but were unable to get the job done against a strong Pelham side, losing 61-50 at the Westchester County Center. In that game, senior captain Kaitlyn Raguso led the Sailors in points with 15.
This past week (of March 24), Raguso and junior Elyse Smith were named All-Section players by Section 1 coaches. Hen Hud’s Kate Stratton was named All-Conference.
College Corner
Track & Field: Last weekend (March 22-23), Brown University’s Isolde McManus (Hen Hud Class of 2021) finished first (4:32.88) in the 1,500 meter race when Brown’s track and field programs competed at the Bob Davidson Team Challenge in High Point, North Carolina.
Track & Field: On March 18, Olivia Taylor (Hen Hud Class of 2021) was one 61 winter student-athletes named to the Gettysburg College Centennial Conference (CC) Academic Honor Roll. Taylor, who is a senior, is majoring in History.
Women’s Lacrosse: On March 22, the St. Bonaventure University women’s lacrosse team fell short to the University of Richmond, 13-9. In this game, senior Fiona McGovern (Hen Hud Class of 2021) assisted five of the Bonnies nine goals, bringing her career total to 76. She is now third all-time for most assists in the program’s history. According to St. Bonaventure University, she is fourth on the Bonnies’ all-time points leaderboard with 184.
Women’s Lacrosse: On March 22, Iona University’s Kira Varada (Hen Hud Class of 2021) led her team to an impressive victory over Quinnipiac, 16-7. Varada scored four goals and assisted three for a game high seven points.
