Westchester County Championships
Friday, May 15, Somers High School and Saturday, May 16, Hendrick Hudson High School
Lakeland/Panas’ boys won the Class A county championship, finishing fifth overall and edging league rival Horace Greeley for the title, while its girls finished 20th in a field of more than 42 schools.
Senior Gianni Simpson (first, 400-meter dash, 50.45 seconds; third, long jump, 22 feet, 7 inches), senior Adonis Vega (fourth, 400-meter dash, 51.15), junior Gio Simpson, Gianni’s brother (seventh, 400-meter run, 51.53), senior Geo Pena (10th, 110-meter hurdles, 16.81), sophomore Dominick Burello (sixth, 3,000-meter steeplechase, 10:20.20), junior Steve Sandoval (sixth, hammer throw, 139-8), junior Julian Davidson (fifth, high jump, 5-6), sophomore Brian Godfrey (ninth, javelin throw, 112-1) and senior Dylan Young (10th, pole vault, 10-6) led the Rebel boys.
In relays, senior Nischal Grabe, junior Billy Pike, sophomore Ian Mejia and freshman Gideon Eduful placed sixth in the 4x800-meter relay in 8:34.51; junior Cody Jackson, sophomore Adonis Garcia and seniors Jack Doherty and Declan Fleming finished ninth in the 4x100-meter relay in 44.57; and junior Bryant Galiber, Vega and both Simpsons won the 4x400-meter relay in 3:24.56, a top-18 time in the state.
“This group of seniors were on a mission since August to bring home the hardware in every season,” said Lakeland/Panas coach John Benvin. “League titles in cross country, indoor track and outdoor track a few weeks ago, winning the Inaugural Westlake Wildcat Invitational this year and now a top five overall finish in counties with the Class A title to go with it.”
Benvin added that “it’s easily the best season the boys squad has had in quite a few years and we still have Class A sectionals and state qualifiers to go.”
For the Rebel girls, junior Naomi Edwards (sixth, discus throw, 87 feet; fifth, hammer throw, 104-7), sophomores Cecilia Garcia (sixth, hammer throw, 93-4) and Ashley Oubina (eighth, hammer throw, 77-3), senior Deja Farquharson (eighth, discus throw, 77-7), junior Caelyn Faison (fifth, high jump, 4-9), sophomore Lei Guarin (seventh, pole vault, 6-6) and sophomore Ayah Abreu (ninth, 1,500-meter race walk, 11:05.16) excelled in their respective events.
Also excelling for the Rebel girls were junior Margaret Keating (seventh, 3,000-meter run, 10:53.22; third, 2,000-meter steeplechase, 7:46.90), junior Riley Scott (10th, 200-meter dash, 26.26), sophomore Jaelynn Chelley (eighth, 400-meter run, 1:00.16; seventh, 100-meter dash, 12.87) and Scott, Chelley, sophomore Aaliyah Thomas and junior Ondine Gourdon-Luckenbill (sixth, 4x400-meter relay, 4:10.52).
“As for the girls the talented, but youthful side of the squad showed,” Benvin said. “Winning leagues a few weeks ago motivated them to train hard and the results were showing (many personal bests over the last few days) but not many finishes in the top 10. But not many seniors are graduating on the Lady Rebel side so this group will improve and come back next year, looking to be as successful as the boys are this year.”
For Yorktown, Anna Dudek (seventh, steeplechase, 8:11.6), Dudek, Dharma Bernales, Breese McAuliffe and Grace McCann (seventh, 3,200-meter relay, 10:59.65), Adhra Bajrami (eighth, 400-meter hurdles, 1:15.82), Isabelle Ngambo (ninth, long jump, 16-0.25), Keilana Kim (ninth, pentathlon, 1,014 points), Mayar Nassar (10th, 1,500-meter race walk, 11:05.61), Isabella Lakness (11th, shot put, 27-2.5) and Avani Stanford, Mia Bevilacqua, Amanda Linahan and Ngambo (11th, 400-meter relay, 53.59) stood out for the girls, while Jack Shaw (eighth, hammer throw, 131-8; 14th, discus throw, 102-10) did so for the boys.
“The team had a fine showing at the Westchester County Championships,” said Yorktown coach Keith Smith. “Many of our young athletes really stepped up and performed very well. Westchester is a very competitive county and I was very pleased with how well that we did.”
Yorktown 17, Ridgefield 13
Tuesday, May 12, Ridgefield High School
JT Carney (5G, 4A), Frank Ofrias (5G, 1A), Gianluca Marchini (2G, 2A), Brady Sheridan (2G, 1A), Vinny Marchini (2G), Rowan Larsen (2A), Tyler Caricati (1G, 17-28 faceoffs), Eamon Coney (1A) and Hunter Mezzatesta (17 saves) propelled Yorktown, the No. 6-ranked Class B team in the state, to a 17-13 win over Ridgefield, the 2025 Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference champion.
“We were able to come out with the win at Ridgefield because of the hard work we put into practice,” JT Carney said.
He added that assistant coach Tim Fallo and head coach Tim Schurr “put in a good game plan and we were able to execute. The offense was moving the ball well and we were able to get great looks and score. Also Hunter and the defense had a great game, they helped get the ball back to the offense and that allowed us to come out with the win.”
Mamaroneck 10, Yorktown 5
Saturday, May 16, Yorktown High School
Mamaroneck, the No. 4-ranked Class A team in the state, defeated Yorktown 10-5, with the Huskers led by Sheridan (2G), Ofrias (1G), Ryan Fastiggi (1G), Aidan Concannon (1G), Carney (1A), Mezzatesta (14 saves) and Caricati (11-19 faceoffs).
Lakeland/Panas 12, Suffern 4
Wednesday, May 13, Suffern Middle School
CC Savastano (3G, 2A), Aaron Federoff (3G, 2A), Anthony Ray (4A), Keaton Wolf (2G, 1A), Pat Harkins (2G), Dom Lemma (1G, 1A), Anthony Costa (1G), Joe LaPeruta (1A) and Dan Horowitz (8 saves) did the job for the Rebels in their 12-4 win over Suffern.
“It was our second to last game of the [regular] season, so we knew we had to give it everything we had from the start,” Savastano said. “We played with a lot of energy, stayed locked in the whole game, and everyone did their job, which helped us come away with a win.”
Yorktown 16, Pleasantville 12
Tuesday, May 12, Yorktown High School
In a battle of state-ranked teams, Yorktown, No. 10 in Class B, won 16-12 over Pleasantville, No. 3 in Class D.
Ella Robsutelli (1 ground ball, 1 draw control), Sydney Sateriale (6G, 3A, 1 ground ball, 10 draw controls), Ava Ryan (6G, 2A, 1 draw control), Lily Diaz (1G, 3A, 2 draw controls), Khloe Clarkin (1 caused turnover, 1 ground ball), Annie Cunneen (3G, 3A, 1 caused turnover, 5 draw controls), Gianna Boucher (2 ground balls), Claire Sullivan (1 caused turnover), Izzy Wilson (1 caused turnover, 1 ground ball), Addison Schluter (2 ground balls), Julia Fitsimons (8 saves, 2 ground balls) and Ella Simone (1 ground ball) all contributed to the Huskers’ win.
“It was a huge win for us, especially because Pleasantville had come to some of our previous games and we lost to them last year,” Sateriale said. “That definitely gave us extra motivation coming into this game. They’re a state-ranked team, so beating them showed how much we’ve improved and how hard we’ve been working as a team. Everyone stayed focused, played together, and really stepped up when it mattered most.”
Yorktown 16, Pelham 10
Thursday, May 14, Yorktown High School
Robustelli (1A, 2 ground balls), Sateriale (8G, 1A, 1 caused turnover, 1 ground ball, 4 draw controls), Ryan (4G, 2A), Diaz (3G, 3 ground balls, 7 draw controls), Cunneen (1G, 2A, 1 caused turnover, 1 ground ball, 7 draw controls) and Fitzsimons (10 saves) did the honors for the Huskers in their 16-10 win over Pelham.
Arlington 9, Lakeland/Panas 8
Tuesday, May 12, Lakeland High School
Lakeland/Panas was nipped by Arlington 9-8 on its senior night, with Brooke Pizzarello (4G), Katelyn Kuney (2G), Gabby Goldstein (2G) and Veronica Lynch (14 saves) producing for the Rebels.
Kuney, Pizzarello, Lynch, Samantha Alleva, Aubrey Maldonado, Sara Daly, Kylie Saccente, Izabella Albano, Emma Stewart, Kelly McAleese, Mya Wilkowski and Sophia Hoffman were the seniors honored before the game.
Sophia Rescigno (2G, 1A), daughter of Yorktown flag football coach Mike Rescigno, produced for the Admirals.
Fox Lane 15, Lakeland/Panas 4
Thursday, May 14, Fox Lane High School
Fox Lane defeated Lakeland/Panas 15-4, with Kuney (1G, 2A), Goldstein (2G), Pizzarello (1G, 1A) and Lynch (8 saves) pacing the Rebels.
Mamaroneck 13, Lakeland/Panas 6
Saturday, May 16, Lakeland High School
Pizzarello (2G, 2A), Stewart (1G), Wilkowski (1G), Goldstein (1G), Hoffman (1G) and Lynch (19 saves) led Lakeland/Panas in its 13-6 loss to Mamaroneck, the No. 24-ranked Class A team in the state.
Yorktown 12, Suffern 0 (5 innings)
Monday, May 11, Suffern High School
Alicia Cinicolo (2-2, 2 runs, RBI, double), Adriana Barca (1-3, 2 RBI, home run), Mia Horn (2-3, run, 2 RBI, 2 stolen bases) and Ally Pace (2-3, RBI) ignited Yorktown’s offense in its 12-0 five-inning win over Suffern.
Isabella Schaeffer (5 innings, 2 hits, 2 walks, 5 strikeouts) earned the win on the mound.
Yorktown 14, Fox Lane 7
Tuesday, May 12, Fox Lane Middle School
Kaitlyn Horn (1-2, 4 runs, 2 RBI, 2 walks, home run, 3 stolen bases) and Kate Brown (4 innings, win, 3 hits, 1 earned run, 1 walk, 4 strikeouts) highlighted Yorktown’s effort in a 14-7 win over Fox Lane.
Horn homered on the first pitch of her at-bat in the opening inning, driving in Katie Egan, who walked, to give Yorktown a 2-0 lead.
“It’s always a good feeling to start off the game with a lead and provide a cushion for my pitchers,” Horn said. “It also feels amazing to hype up the dugout early on in the game.”
Ketcham 9, Yorktown 1
Thursday, May 14, Yorktown High School
Yorktown fell to Roy C. Ketcham 9-1.
Mamaroneck 7, Yorktown 4
Saturday, May 16, Central Elementary School, Mamaroneck
Nina Fasce (2-4) and Cinicolo (2-3, run, walk) had multi-hit games for the Huskers in their 7-4 loss to Mamaroneck.
Lakeland 8, Brewster 7 (8 innings)
Tuesday, May 12, Lakeland High School
Liliana Aguirre (2-5, single, double, run, 2 RBI, walk-off hit), Gianna Santini (2-3, 2 singles, walk, run, RBI) and Jaclyn Gu (1-3, single, 2 RBI) led Lakeland in its 8-7 eight-inning win over Brewster.
Lakeland 10, Briarcliff 0
Thursday, May 14, Lakeland High School
Aguirre (3-4, single, 2 doubles, 3 runs, 2 RBI), Ava Sabatello (4-4, 3 singles, double, 2 runs, 2 RBI), Arianna DeEsso (2 RBI) and Nicole Mautone (12 strikeouts) led Lakeland in its 10-0 win over Briarcliff.
“My team hit as well as we did today because at practice we were focusing on getting better as team with our hitting,” Aguirre said. “Lately we have been going at the pitchers from the start of the game, instead of waiting for the last few innings like we have earlier in the season. Our strategy has changed, which is hit and score earlier in the game, so we can have a more competitive game with our opponents.”
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