NORTH SALEM, N.Y. - The Tigers roared into October with big wins and several individual milestones!
CROSS COUNTRY
New York State Showcase
Saturday, Oct. 3
The Tigers headed to Sparrow Bush or the first-ever New York State Cross Country Showcase, turning in strong performances on a new course.
Junior Drew Karam led the way with a 5th place finish in the 5K, with
Jonathan Alves (56th), Andrew Barnett (63rd), Chase Conterelli (68th), Mateo Mergeche (73rd), and Andrew Petronzi (74th) all running well for North Salem.
The boys team would finish in 7th place.
Sophomore Shannon Moravick showed out with a 15th place finish in the girls 5K.
“Our motto is to get better than you were the day before,” said Coach Chris Gould. “We’re headed in the right direction.”
VOLLEYBALL
North Salem 3, Croton-Harmon 0
Monday, Sept. 28
Following back to back 3-set wins over Hamilton and Haldane, the squad hit the road to square off with Croton Harmon.
Another day, another sweep. The Tigers notched another win, 25-19, 25-21, 25-21, behind standout performances from Sadie Matt (23 assists, 3 kills, 17 digs) Ally Maza (12 kills, 12 digs, 3 assists) Bella Jones (6 kills, 3 aces, 1 block), and Sophia Miller (14 digs, 3 assists, 2 aces).
North Salem 3, Keio 0
Tuesday, Sept. 29
Back at home, the Tigers kept the momentum rolling with a 25-19, 25-13, 25-15 victory. Matt (22 assists, 8 digs, 3 aces) Maza (14 kills, 9 digs, 1 block), Miller (12 digs), Matilda Kornbluth (4 kills, 2 assists) and Scarlett Tornambe (6 digs) all played strong in the effort.
North Salem 3, Leffell 1
Thursday, Oct. 1
The squad was on the road to kick off the month, notching a dominant 23-25, 25-22, 25-21, 25-16 win. Matt (34 assists, 10 digs, 6 kills, 3 aces) and Maza (21 kills, 17 digs, 3 aces, 2 assists) led the way, with Grace Barbarossa (5 kills), Bella Jones (5 kills), and Mikaela Monnelly (10 digs, 2 assists, 2 aces) all chipping in.
North Salem 3, Tuckahoe 2
Monday, Oct. 5
North Salem hosted a rematch with their rival Tigers for the Dig Pink game, which helped to raise funds for The Sideout Foundation for breast cancer research.
The Tigers struck first, 25-23 and 25-18 before Tuckahoe battled back to take the next two and force a climactic fifth set showdown. North Salem wouldn’t be denied, notching the biggest win of the season and sending the raucous crowd home happy.
Milestones
While the team racked up wins, several played also hit impressive personal milestones. Sadie Matt recorded her 1000th career assist and 500th dig, Sophia Miller passed the 500 dig mark, and Ally Maza surpassed 500 kills for her North Salem career.
BOYS SOCCER
Briarcliff 2, North Salem 0
Friday, Oct. 2
The Tigers got blanked on the road. Joseph Vorfi (5 saves) and Matteo Maya (6 saves) split goalie duty.
Pleasantville 6, North Salem 2
Tuesday, Oct. 6
The squad came up short against the Panthers at home. Nico Maya scored with an assist from Liam Keegan, and Jhon Rodriguez found the back of the net off a feed from Matthew Melkonian.
FIELD HOCKEY
Bronxville 1, North Salem 0
Wednesday, Oct. 7
The Tigers trailed the Broncos 1-0 on the road when the game was called in the third quarter on account of darkness.
GIRLS SOCCER
North Salem 6, Valhalla 2
Saturday, Oct. 3
The Tigers picked up a big road win against the Vikings.
North Salem 3, Croton-Harmon 0
Monday, Oct. 5
North Salem’s defenders were in top form as the Tigers shut out Croton on the road.
Tuckahoe 5, North Salem 0
Wednesday, Oct. 7
The squad got blanked at home.
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