Boys Soccer

Hen Hud (2-5-1) boys soccer suffered a tough 5-0 home loss to Walter Panas on Sept. 20. The Sailors’ last victory came on Sept. 16, a 5-1 win over Putnam Valley. Coach Anton Sterlini’s squad will look to bounce back on Saturday, Sept. 27, when they face Edgemont at 5 p.m.

Football

It was a homecoming to remember for Hen Hud football on Sept. 19, as the Sailors defeated Rye Neck 40-28 in front of a packed crowd. 

Running back Justin Parkes powered the offense with a dominant performance – 22 carries for 238 yards and six touchdowns – while Jack Hiltsley chipped in with two catches for 36 yards. On defense, Hunter Kennedy-Brown recorded four tackles and two interceptions; Shawn O’Mara  had 11 tackles and two tackles for loss; Liam Urezzio added six tackles, Ethan Walsh five, and Yamil Melendez contributed two tackles and a sack. Parkes is currently one of the rushing leaders in Section 1 with 484 yards in three games. 

For senior Shawn O’Mara Jr., the night carried a deeper meaning. Just six days earlier, on Sept. 13, O’Mara lost his father, Shawn O’Mara Sr. – a Navy veteran who served Verplanck, N.Y., as fire commissioner, past captain of the Verplanck Fire Department, and as a funeral director at O’Mara & Carpentieri Funeral Home.

In the wake of his father’s passing, a GoFundMe campaign was launched to support O’Mara and his two siblings. As of Sept. 25, it had raised $40,552 toward a $75,000 goal.

“Once we stepped onto the field, it just felt like it was my first break from everything,” O’Mara said in an interview with Hen Hud’s Pete Ruf after the win. “I just couldn’t be happier to have spent it with the people that I was on this field with.”

He added: “There was a long time where I didn’t really believe in myself and everything, but the one man who always did was my father. To do that for him today meant – there’s no words – just everything.”

Watch Hen Hud’s exclusive interview with O’Mara, produced by Pete Ruf, here.

Next up, the Sailors (2-1) host Pleasantville on Friday, Sept. 26, at 6 p.m.

Girls Volleyball

The Sailors bounced back in style. On Sept. 25, fresh off tough losses to Lakeland and Tappan Zee, Hen Hud swept Hastings, 3–0 (25-17, 25-20, 25-16). Julia Nelson led the charge with nine digs, eight kills, five assists and two aces. Anabel Delgado added 11 digs, seven assists and two kills. Zoe Santana recorded eight digs, four aces, four assists and three kills, while Adriana Acevedo chipped in nine digs and four aces. Kate Stratton rounded out the effort with five kills, four blocks and two digs.

Hen Hud now sits at 4-5. The Sailors will travel to Pearl River on Saturday, Sept. 27, at 11 a.m., before hosting Haldane on Monday, Sept. 29, at 5 p.m.

Boys Volleyball

Croton/Briarcliff/Hen Hud improved to 5-1 on the season with a 3-0 (25-20, 25-16, 25-10) road victory over Lakeland on Sept. 19. Croton’s Julian Chinn led the way with 13 kills, eight digs, and two blocks, while teammate Oscar Thoreson added 10 kills. Hen Hud’s Will McKinley contributed seven kills, nine digs, and two aces, and Phoenix Hunt had 17 assists, three digs, one block, and one ace. Croton’s Jax Weintraub also stood out with 16 assists, four kills, one dig, and one ace.

The Sailors will host Yorktown on Friday, Sept. 26, at 5 p.m., before facing Somers on Monday, Sept. 29, at Briarcliff High School, also at 5 p.m.

Girls Swimming

Ardsley/Dobbs Ferry defeated Croton/Hen Hud 91-59 on Sept. 22. The loss dropped Croton/Hen Hud’s record to 0-3 for the season. The team will look to earn their first win in their next meet against Tsunami – which includes Briarcliff, Byram Hills, Pleasantville, Valhalla, and Westlake – on Friday, Sept. 26, at 4:30 p.m. at Mildred E. Strang Middle School in Yorktown.

Girls Tennis

On Sept. 19, Hen Hud hosted Croton and secured a 3-2 victory, improving their season record to 4-2. The Sailors return to action on Friday, Sept. 26, at Briarcliff at 4:30 p.m., followed by a home match against Pleasantville on Monday, September 29, also at 4:30 p.m.

Cross Country

At the Dan Purdy Pawling Invitational on Sept. 20, Vivek Sekhri placed 13th in the boys varsity 5,000-meter race with a time of 17:11.60, while Jackson Morley finished 42nd at 17:59.30.

The Hen Hud girls secured an eighth-place team finish, led by Oona McManus, who came in 28th in the varsity 5,000-meter race with a time of 22:08.50, and Isabelle Carvalho, who finished 30th at 22:09.70.

Next, the Sailors will compete in the 2nd Annual Arlington Admiral Harrier Cross Country Invitational on Saturday, Sept. 27, at the Hudson Valley Sportsdome in Milton.

Field Hockey

A scheduled match between Hen Hud (2-1-2) and Pawling on Sept. 25 was cancelled due to inclement weather.