Flag Football
Hen Hud’s varsity flag football team concluded its historic 2025 season with a 40-14 loss to undefeated Owego Free Academy (Section 4) in the regional championship on May 31. (Full game recap available here)
Despite the defeat, the Sailors celebrated a standout season that included a sectional title, a 14-4 record, and multiple individual honors.
Head coach Craig Solomon now faces the challenge of rebuilding, as the team will graduate eight seniors – including Class C Most Valuable Player Lucy Mager and Class C Co-Defesnive Player of the Year Sasha Lemus Villeda.
Softball
On Friday, May 30, top-seeded Albertus Magnus edged No.3 Hen Hud, 3-2, to claim the Section 1 Class A softball championship at the Town of Haverstraw Sports Complex.
Despite the loss, Hen Hud pushed the Falcons to the limit. The game remained scoreless until the fifth inning, when Emma Barbelet drove in Kiely Morley with an RBI groundout to give the Sailors a 1-0 lead. In the bottom half of the inning, Albertus Magnus responded as Vanessa Gonzalez delivered a clutch three-run double, putting the Falcons ahead 3-1.
Hen Hud continued to battle. In the sixth, Stella Krebser singled to right field, scoring McKenna Silverman to pull the Sailors within one at 3-2. But that was as close as the Sailors would get, as the Falcons held on to secure the title.
Final stats for the Sailors include: Kiely Morley 1-for-3, one run scored, and a walk, Aneglina Carbone 3-for-4, Janae Walker 1-for-3 with a walk, Emma Barbelete 1-for-3 with a RBI, Stella Krebser 1-for-3 with a RBI, McKenna Silverman with a run scored and two walks. Bella Booth one single.
With the win, Albertus Magnus advances to the regional final on Saturday, June 7.
The following week, Section 1 coaches recognized several Sailors with postseason honors. Barbelet and Walker earned All-Section, while Carbone was named an honorable mention.
Hen Hud finishes the 2025 season with an overall record of 15-7 and will bid farewell to seniors Kiely Morley and Janae Walker.
“We had an exciting season,” said head coach John Glashoff to the Peekskill Herald. “Losing the sectional final was disappointing for us all but the girls will look back at the run we had and realize what a fun and special time it was.”
He added,“Best wishes to Janae and Kiely as they move on to their next chapter. They will do great things. We will be returning a lot of girls but those two will be missed.”
Spring Track
Several Sailors were in action on Tuesday, June 3, at Hendrick Hudson High School, competing in the hammer, javelin, race walk sectionals and the pentathlon state qualifier.
On the girls’ side, Chloe Howard won the 1,500-meter race walk with a time of 8:04.60, while Maida Dapcevic won the Class B javelin throw at 22.94 meters.
For the boys, Taiten Robinson earned a fourth-place finish in the pentathlon, tallying 2,447 points.
Up next, the Sailors will head to the Section 1 State Qualifiers, which will take place on Thursday, June 5, at Arlington High School and Friday, June 6, at Suffern Middle School.
College Watch
Women’s Lacrosse – Division I: On Tuesday, June 3, the Mid-American Conference announced its annual Academic All-MAC honors for lacrosse. Eastern Michigan University (EMU) standout goalkeeper Maddie Porter (Class of 2023) was among 14 EMU student-athletes recognized for their academic achievements.
To qualify for Academic All-MAC honors, a student-athlete must be at least a sophomore, maintain a minimum 3.20 grade point average (GPA), and have competed in at least fifty percent of their team’s contests during the season. Porter, a Criminology and Criminal Justice major, has maintained a 3.28 GPA.
Baseball – Division III: Earlier this week, Susquehanna University’s Michael Gagliardi (Class of 2023) was named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team.
To earn All-District honors, student-athletes must maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.50 or higher through at least two competitive seasons and have started or played in a majority of their team’s games.
According to Susquehanna University Athletics, Gagliardi was the only player this year to start all 40 games at shortstop this season. He ranked second on the team with a .325 batting average (51-for-157), collecting 11 doubles, 33 RBI, and just nine strikeouts. He also ranked fourth on the team with a .402 on-base percentage, drawing 18 walks. He recorded a .962 fielding percentage, committing only seven errors on 185 chances and helping turn 17 double plays.
