Girls Soccer

The 2025 season has come to an end for Hen Hud’s varsity girls soccer team. On Oct. 25, after defeating Croton in an outbracket matchup to advance to the first round of sectionals, No. 17 Hen Hud fell 8-2 on the road to Class AA powerhouse and top seed Pleasantville.

Despite the scoreline – and a 6-0 deficit at halftime – the Sailors never gave up. With 12 minutes remaining and the score at 8-0, Hen Hud earned a penalty. Senior Fotini Schattman calmly converted from the spot, slotting the ball into the bottom-right corner to put the Sailors on the board.

But the true highlight came in the final seconds. With just 30 seconds left, senior Mallory Parks scored from distance – to her own surprise – sparking cheers and hugs from her teammates. According to head coach William Pagel, Parks had missed most of the season due to injury and saw limited playing time.

“I subbed her in the final minute so she could end her career on the field,” said Pagel. “It was quite surprising and unexpected when she happened to get a chance to shoot and even more surprising when it went in. It was a great moment for her and a great moment for the team.”

The Sailors close out the 2025 season with an overall record of 5-12-1. Leading the offense was breakout freshman Kinsley Steinhiser with 17 goals, followed by eighth grader Julianna Povella with seven and Yorgia Schattman with three. Steinhiser also led the team in assists with eight, while Skyler Selkin and Bridget Couch each recorded six. In goal, Charlotte Gaspar posted two clean sheets.

Hen Hud will graduate six seniors: Fotini Schattman, Yorgia Schattman, Shayla Cachay, Haley Morris, Mallory Parks, and Jonna Rivera.

Despite those departures, the Sailors will return in 2026 with a promising young core – including Steinhiser, Povella, Couch, Selkin, and Gaspar – all eager to build on this season’s progress and carry the momentum into 2026.

Football

Hen Hud capped off the 2025 regular season in style, blanking Irvington on the road on Oct. 25, 36-0.

Quarterback Kane Wamack completed 8 of 14 passes for 60 yards and a touchdown. Justin Parkes powered the offense with 21 carries for 185 yards and three touchdowns. Liam Urezzio added eight carries for 34 yards and a score, while Damion Laboy contributed six carries for 37 yards.

Through the air, Hunter Kennedy-Brown led with four receptions for 21 yards. Vinny Valdes added two catches for 13 yards, and Jack Hiltsley had two receptions for 10 yards while throwing one interception. Ethan Walsh hauled in one catch for 20 yards and a touchdown.

On defense, Salpreme Taylor and Nick Picciano each came up with interceptions, with Picciano also recovering a fumble. Shawn O’Mara anchored the defense with seven tackles.

Parkes continues to shine as the centerpiece of Hen Hud’s offense. In eight games, the senior has carried the ball 132 times for 1,167 yards – one of the top marks in Section 1 – and scored 19 touchdowns. He’s averaging 8.8 yards per carry, 145.9 yards per game, and 2.4 touchdowns per contest. His standout performance came on Homecoming Night (Sept. 19) in a 40-28 victory over Rye Neck, where he found the end zone six times.

With the win, the Sailors finished the regular season at 4-4, earning the No. 7 seed in the Class B tournament. They’ll face No. 2 Ardsley (5-2) on Saturday, Nov. 1, at 3 p.m. at Ardsley High School. The Panthers are the defending Class B champions, having defeated Pleasantville in last year’s title game.

Ardsley enters the matchup on a four-game unbeaten streak, their last loss coming to Westlake on Sept. 26 (41-13). The Sailors will need to contain standout running back Ahmady Dolcine, a 2024 All-Section honoree. In seven games this season, Dolcine has rushed 113 times for 1,169 yards and 13 touchdowns and has twice been nominated for Lohud’s Player of the Week.

Quarterback Lucas Kaplan (2024 All-Conference) has also been a steady presence, completing 43 of 85 passes for 819 yards and eight touchdowns across six games.

The winner of Saturday’s quarterfinal will advance to face the winner of No. 3 Sleepy Hollow vs. No. 6 Pleasantville in the semifinals, scheduled for Nov. 7-8.

Girls Volleyball

On Oct. 29, No. 11 Hen Hud saw its Class A sectional tournament run come to an end with a 3-0 first-round road loss to Byram Hills. The set scores were 25-18, 25-17, and 25-21.

For the Sailors, Julia Nelson recorded 14 digs, nine kills, and six service points. Kate Stratton added five blocks and three kills. Anabel Delgado tallied 11 digs and nine assists, while Zoe Santana contributed 12 assists and five service points.

“Even though our season didn’t end the way we wanted, I’d say it was a very successful season. We did a lot of growing and learning from August until now,” first-year head coach Dina Bertoline told the Herald.

“We will continue to work hard in the off season in order to achieve our goals next season,” she added.

Bertoline concludes her debut season with a 7-12 record. The team will graduate five seniors: captains Anabel Delgado, Julia Nelson, Kate Stratton, and Elizabeth Apienti, along with Valerie Colina.

Boys Volleyball

Croton/Hen Hud/Briarcliff wrapped up the 2025 regular season with two strong victories this week. On Oct. 28, the co-op squad swept Scarsdale B at home, 3-0 (25-13, 25-16, 25-23). The following night, Oct. 29, they secured a 3-1 win (18-25, 28-26, 25-15, 29-27) over Fox Lane, also on home court.

With that victory, Croton/Hen Hud/Briarcliff earned Co-League Champion honors alongside Yorktown. The team finishes the regular season with a strong 16-2 record.

A Section 1 seed meeting is scheduled for Friday, Oct. 31, with postseason brackets to be released shortly after. Playoff action is set to begin next week.

Girls Swimming

The Croton/Hen Hud varsity swim team wrapped up its 2025 season at the Section 1 League 4 Championships on Oct. 25. While the co-op squad placed ninth overall, several swimmers turned in standout performances and personal bests.

Jillian Forth swam a season-best 1:25.40 in the 100-meter backstroke, while Anne Knudson recorded a personal best of 1:17.54 in the 100-meter freestyle. Vivien Chen had a strong meet, finishing second in the 100-meter freestyle with a season-best 54.50 and fourth in the 50-meter freestyle at 25.58.

Georgia Lee posted a season-best 42.89 in the 50-meter breaststroke, and Cecilia Salazar swam a personal record of 3:05.97 in the 200 individual medley.

Sofia Donikyan earned 15th place (out of 36) in the 100-meter breaststroke with a time of 1:20.18 and 17th (out of 32) in the 200 individual medley with a 2:42.55. Nikko Bianchi also notched a personal best, finishing 15th (out of 26) in the 100-meter butterfly at 1:14.61.

Nayeli Maya achieved personal bests in the 100 freestyle (1:17.70), 50 freestyle (36.99), and in her 200 freestyle relay split (35.38). Adrina Donikyan placed 18th in the 100-meter breaststroke with a season-best 1:23.15 and 21st in the 200 individual medley at 2:47.18.

Chen, Lee, and Sofia and Adrina Donikyan will advance to the sectional championships next week at Felix Festa Middle School in West Nyack.

Cross Country 

Victor Delgado continued his stellar senior season with another standout performance, placing second (15:16.60) in the varsity boys 5,000-meter run at the Section 1 Westchester County Championships on Oct. 25.

Other strong performances came from Joshua Weinstein (19th; 16:26.0), Vivek Sekhri (26th; 16:42.50), Jackson Morley (30th; 16:47.60), and Daniel Valdez (78th; 17:39.20). Their combined efforts earned the team first place overall in Class B.

In the girls’ 5,000-meter race, Oona McManus led the way with a 32nd-place finish in 20:12.20. She was followed by Isabelle Carvalho (43rd; 20:39.0) and Chloe Howard (94th; 22:13.80), helping the team secure sixth place overall in Class B.

Hen Hud’s cross country team also competed in a friendly meet against Haldane on Oct. 27. Scores were not recorded for that competition.

College Corner 

Field Hockey – Division III: Rowan Dapson (Class of 2024) played a pivotal role in Union College’s 2–1 overtime victory over the University of Rochester on Oct. 25, scoring one goal and assisting on the overtime game-winner. Two days later, she was named the Liberty League’s Field Hockey Offensive Player of the Week.

Dapson added another assist in Union’s 4–1 win over Colby-Sawyer College on Wednesday to close out the regular season. She finishes the season with two goals and four assists, helping her team to a 12-7 overall record.