The Sleepy Hollow JV girls’ lacrosse team continued their league season with a home loss against Pleasantville on Friday, May 6th. The first half was well played by Pleasantville as they led at the half 9-2. The girls kept the ball in Pleasantville’s half of the field for a majority of the second half and played some great defense in the second half. Sleepy had a ton of scoring chances and scored four more goals and would have scored more but hit the post five times. The final score was 13-6. This performance was additionally impressive since the JV team was missing freshman middie and Co-Captain Hayley Mead. She was moved up to the varsity team due to her excellent play up to this point. Good luck to her and the rest of the varsity team as they make their way to the sectional playoffs. Sleepy’s goals were scored by freshman middie and Co-Captain Anja Cabrera, and freshman middie Meghan Geary, who each had two goals; sophomore middie Allegra Beals; freshman attacker and Co-Captain Caitlyn O’Donnell; and, freshman middie Sydney Murphy. The girls are all to be commended for their play. The girls’ play has steadily improved since the first game of the year. Some other stand-out players for Sleepy were freshman middie Samantha Dorazio and sophomore attacker Leidy Suero. Sleepy’s next game will be an away game against Croton-Harmon on Monday, May 9th. Go Sleepy!!

On Wednesday, May 4th, the Lady Horsemen took on the Unicorns of Keio, and undoubtedly defeated them 17-7. The biggest highlight of the match was provided by Senior Jen Angevine. Jen netted 9 goals and had 2 assists. Additional goals were scored by Annelise Birrittella, 3 goals, Andrea Alvarez, 3 goals, Marisa Weissman, 1 goal, and Bobbi Shortell, 1 goal.  Further offensive support came from Annelise Birrittella, who had 8 crafty assists, and Gabby Cellante, with 2 assists. For their next game, the ladies will play at home on Friday, May 6th, against the Panthers of Pleaseantville; the contest begins at 4:30 pm.  

On May 2nd, the Sleepy Hollow Varsity Girls’ Lacrosse team bounced back from a tough week with a convincing win against the Wildcats of Westlake, with a final score of Sleepy Hollow 14, Westlake 3.  The biggest highlight in the game was provided by freshmen goalkeeper Rebecca Leeper. In addition to Leeper, the defense, who is led by seniors Gianna Volpe and Emily Mottola and junior Alexis Birrittella, held the Wildcats scoreless the first half of the game, while the Sleepy offense scored 8 solid goals. Leeper finished with 11 incredible saves on the day. Sleepy’s next game is on May 4th, which will be played away at 4:30, against the Unicorns of Keio.

The Sleepy Hollow JV girls’ lacrosse team continued their league season with a home game loss against Westlake on Monday, May 2nd. The first half was well played by both teams as Westlake led at the half 2-1. The girls kept the ball in Westlake’s half of the field for a majority of the second half but couldn’t find the net. The final score was 5-1. Sleepy’s goal was scored by freshman and Co-Captain Caitlyn O’Donnell. Sleepy’s defense had its best game to date. Those players, freshman and Co-Captain Anja Cabrera, freshman Annie Plotkin, Sophomore Elizabeth Pisipia, and eighth grader Catherine Brennan are all to be commended for their play. Some other stand-out players for Sleepy were goalie Elsa Veras and freshman mid-fielders Meghan Geary and Samantha Dorazio. Sleepy’s next game will be a home game against Pleasantville High School on Friday, May 6th. Go Sleepy!!

The Lady Horsemen recently suffered two tough losses.  On Friday the 29th of April, Sleepy met up with Briarcliff and on Saturday the 30th they played Ursuline. Both games were played hard and were also decided within the last few minutes of the game. The final score against Briarcliff was 9-14, and the final score against Ursuline was 14-16. This was not the outcome Sleepy had been anticipating, but nevertheless, the ladies’ spirits remain high. Their next game is on Monday, May 2nd, against Westlake at home. Please come support the ladies as they try to add a fifth “W” into their winning column.

The Sleepy Hollow JV girls’ lacrosse team continued their league season with an away game loss against Briarcliff Manor High School on Friday, April 29th. The first half was tough as Pleasantville played extremely well up front and led at the half 8-0. In the second half Sleepy came out more determined and played a much better second half. It was the best half the girls have played all year. The final score was 13-3. All of Hollow’s goals were scored by freshman midfielder Meghan Geary. In spite of the score there were some players who stood out for Sleepy. The defense is beginning to figure out each others tendencies and played a great second half. They were led by freshman and Co-Captain, Anja Cabrera, Annie Plotkin, 8th grader Katie Brennan, and sophomore Elizabeth Pisapia. Freshman goalie Samantha Gonzalez had an excellent game after the first half and made some great saves. Sleepy’s current record is 0-6. Sleepy’s next game will be a home game against Westlake High School on Monday, May 2nd. Go Hollow!!

The Sleepy Hollow JV girls’ lacrosse team continued their league season with an away game loss against Ossining on Wednesday, April 27th. The first half was played tough by both teams as Ossining played extremely well up front and on defense. Ossining led at the half 7-1. Both teams continued to play well in the second half. Sleepy’s game continues to develop. The girl’s passing game was better and the midfielders played a great game. The final score was 13-2. Sleepy midfield players Meghan Geary and Samantha Dorazio, who are both freshman, had great games and scored both goals. Sophomore defender Elizabeth Pisapia is starting to find her way and is developing an on-field relationship with freshman defender Annie Plotkin and 8th grader Katie Brennan. Another player who is developing is sophomore attacker Leidy Suero. All the girls are to be commended for their effort. Our current record is 0-5. Sleepy’s next game will be an away game at Briarcliff Manor High School on Friday, April 29th. Go Hollow!!

On April 8th, Sleepy Hollow took down the Unicorns of Keio. The final score was 21-4. Senior Jen Angevine and Junior Annelise Birrittella led the charge scoring a total of 13 goals and 7 assists just between the two of them. Senior Andrea Alvarez added four goals and Senior Captain Gabrielle Cellante added two goals and 5 assists. Marisa Weisman and Marina Pantoliano put the finishing touches on the game with a goal each.

Even though the final score may have not indicated a great match up, any individual who was present the evening of April 27th in Ossining, would admit that they saw a very intense game with two teams playing their hardest. Sleepy started the game with a tremendous amount of fire and intensity. The first half went back and forth between both teams, but unfortunately due to several penalties in the second half, Sleepy could not keep up with Ossining’s multiple fast breaks. The Horsemen’s true grit was displayed in the final twenty minutes of the game, where they played a man down the entire time. Some might say that within those twenty minutes they out-played Ossining, showing their fans that despite the score board, they would never give up! The final score was 21-13. On Friday April 30th Sleepy faces Brircliff away at 4:30.

Monday, April 25, 2011 – The old saying in sports goes something along the lines of: “Teams that take a break from competition – in the middle of the season – due to a variety of circumstances, habitually return to play less enthused and unmotivated.” Well, the lady Horsemen did not follow that trend whatsoever. Despite a 12-9 loss to the gritty lady Eagles of Dobbs Ferry, the all-around play from the Sleepy girls was a sight to watch. Many times their defensive play was flawless and offensively, the lady Horsemen spread out their scoring production. Leading the way was senior Andrea Alvarez, 3 goals and 1 assist, who played her best game so far this season. Also among the offensive output were Annelise Birrittella, 3 goals, Jen Angevine, 1 goal and 2 spectacular assists, Marisa Weissman, 1 goal, Bobbi Shortell, 1 goal, and Gabby Cellante, 1 assist. Between the pipes Rebecca Leeper made 10 saves, and remarkably did her best to hold back the Eagles’ offensive force. Sleepy looks forward to their next contest which takes place Wednesday, April 27th at 6:30 p.m. against the Riverhawks of Ossining, which will be played under the lights.