Congratulations to the Varsity Field Hockey team on such a great season and to the following award winners:

Christine Angevine and Jackie Mottola - All Section

Maggie Schnog - All Section Honorable Mention

Roza Bauer-Moshi, Angela Martello, Christine Angevine, Jackie Mottola and Maggie Schnog - All League

Roza Bauer-Moshi - Golden Dozen Award

(posted 11/2/06)

On Friday, October 27^th the Modified Field Hockey team, in their final game of the season, defeated Nanuet Middle School 1-0.  They finished with a 5-3-1 record.  (posted 11/1/06)

The Sleepy Hollow Varsity  Field Hockey team made history yesterday, Thursday, October 26th.  The 2006 Varsity Team has not only made it to Sectionals for Sleepy Hollow's second year in History, but they took it to another level... they won!  They hosted the Walter Panas Panthers, whom they tied both games in regular season play. The Horsemen showed up to play and had winning set in their minds.  They played extremely well individually and connected on and off the field as a team.  Aileen McGee scored in the first half to set the tone, assisted by a hard shot from Jackie Mottola.  The second half the horsemen came out unstoppable with another goal from Jackie Mottola, assisted by Maggie Schnog. Sectional Quarter-Finals will be hosted by Pelham on Monday, Oct. 30th, at 5:30pm.  Come cheer us on, all are welcome!!!  (posted 10/27/06)

On Thursday, October 26^th, the Modified Field Hockey team played their eighth game of the season.  They defeated Hendrick Hudson Middle School 1-0.  Their  final game will be played at home against Nanuet Middle School on Friday, October 27^th.  (posted 10/27/06)

Field Hockey: Sleepy Hollow runs unbeaten streak to eight 

By TONY PINCIARO
THE JOURNAL NEWS
(Original publication: October 25, 2006)

SLEEPY HOLLOW — Pearl River coach Melissa Heyde has a distinct memory of playing Sleepy Hollow during her high school career at Somers.

"We were playing Sleepy Hollow and we beat them 15-0 for Liz Gnida's 200th win," Heyde said.

How times have changed. Teams can no longer assume that playing Sleepy Hollow will yield a victory. Instead, Sleepy Hollow has been collecting its share of wins and, in the process, resuscitated the field hockey program.

Senior Maggie Schnog recorded a hat trick yesterday as Sleepy Hollow closed the regular season with a 6-0 victory over Pearl River.

Sleepy Hollow concluded the regular season with a 9-3-4 mark and earned its second consecutive sectional berth. Sleepy Hollow went 5-0-3 in its last eight games, including a 3-0 win over Mahopac and a 1-1 tie with Putnam Valley.

"This has been a crazy four years," Schnog said. "Our goal our freshman year was just to score a goal. Now this is amazing.

"Today was bittersweet in that we're happy we're moving on, but we all love to play field hockey."

Before the game, Sleepy Hollow athletic director Chuck Scarpulla honored the seniors with a special ceremony. It was appropriate considering what has been accomplished by the 11 seniors: Anna Oliva, Lindsay Zekus, Angela Martello, Roza Moshi, Christine Angevine, Chelsea Schoen, Emma Venturini, Ashley DelMonaco, Aileen McGee, Melissa Smutek and Schnog. They started together as freshmen and won just one game.

"It was really nice," Moshi said about the pregame ceremony. "We're like a family and worked hard to get here."

Sleepy Hollow rebounded from what it felt was a sub-par performance in a 0-0 draw with Panas with two quick Schnog goals.

Sleepy Hollow earned the game's first penalty corner, and Schnog responded. She picked up the rebound of an Angela Martello shot and opened the scoring at the 2:30 mark. Jackie Mottola, who scored a second-half goal, fed Schnog for her second goal 59 seconds later.

"The last game we didn't play that well so the first goal got us excited and fired up," Schnog said.

Sleepy Hollow coach Kelly Cronin saluted her seniors late in the game, putting them on the field together for the final five minutes.

"We all really appreciate what coach (Cronin) did and has done for us," Moshi said. "We all think highly of her."

Heyde had high praise for Cronin, with whom she coaches in the Futures Program. Heyde planned on pointing out to her players what Sleepy Hollow has achieved.

"Kelly has such enthusiasm and knowledge of the game," Heyde said. "This is something we just talked about. She told me this is where she was three years ago. Seeing that keeps us going and hopefully we can do the same here at Pearl River.

"My girls worked hard this season, stayed positive and never gave up. From Aug. 28 to now, they are better players."  (posted 10/25/06)

On Tuesday, October 24^th the Modified Field Hockey team played In their seventh game of the season and defeated Hastings Middle School 5-0. The next game will be played at home against Blue Mountain Middle School (Hendrick Hudson) on Thursday, October 26^th.  (posted 10/25/06)

On Monday, October 23^rd the Modified Field Hockey team played their sixth game of the season.  They were defeated by North Salem Middle School 3-0. The next game will be played at Hastings on Tuesday, October 24^th.  (posted 10/24/06)

On Monday October 23rd, the JV Field Hockey team beat Walter Panas High School 1-0.  The team played strong and the goal was scored by Carolann Bender off an assist by Norah Carney.  Other standout players for today’s game included Alee Praino, Eva Kramer, Jen Angevine, and In-Hye Erstling.  Please come support the team as they finish off their season with a home game against Pearl River at home on Tuesday October 24th at 5:45.  (posted 10/24/06)

On Thursday, October 19^th the JV Field Hockey team fell to Pelham 2-1.  Unfortunately, the game ended after 20 minutes due to darkness.  Norah Carney stepped up for the Horsemen in the absence of goalie Chelsea Keeney.  Norah volunteered and put in a valiant effort as a first time goalie.  Carolann Bender scored the goal, with an assist from Megan Doerr.  The team will play Friday, October 20^th against Pearl River at home at 5:45.  (posted 10/20/06)

In their fourth game of this season on Monday, October 16th, the Sleepy Hollow Modified Field Hockey Team defeated Nanuet Middle School 1-0.  The next game will be played at home against Valhalla on Wednesday, October 18^th.  (posted 10/18/06)

On Thursday, October 12th the Modified Field Hockey team played their third game of this season and were defeated by the Robert E. Bell Middle School (Horace Greeley-Chappaqua) 2-0. Our  next game will be played at Nanuet on Monday, October 16th.  (posted 10/13/06)

On Saturday, October 7^th the Varsity Field Hockey Team defeated Mahopac High School 3-0.  Collectively, the Horsemen each played the game of their career.  They were passing and receiving effectively on the new surface, moving to the ball, and playing with heart.  It certainly paid off for the team.  The first half remained scoreless for both teams.  By the second half, the Horsemen showed their desire to win.  Ashley DelMonaco had two goals assisted by Emma Venturini and Jackie Mottola.  Jackie also had a goal assisted by Maggie Schnog.  Roza Bauer-Moshi, Angela Martello, and Leah Morales played well at the midfield, barely allowing the ball to get through to the defense.  Christine Angevine, Chelsea Schoen, and Melissa Smutek played strong for the defense, keeping another shutout, and allowing only 3 penalty corners.  Anna Oliva maintained the shutout with 3 strong saves. Emily MacDonald added to the win with one save off a hard shot on goal.  Sleepy Hollow played together and it showed.  The team advances to a 6-3-2 record for the 2006 season.  Come see us play this week, Tuesday at JFK 4:30pm, and Wednesday at Sleepy Hollow against Putnam Valley at 4:15pm. (posted 10/10/06)

On Thursday, October 5th, the Varsity Field Hockey team tied Panas 1-1.  The first goal was scored in the first half by Jackie Mottola, assisted by Ashley DelMonaco.  The Horsemen dominated the first half.  Halfway into the second half, Panas put in a goal off a fast break.  We face Conference I school, Mahopac, on Saturday, October 7th at 9:30am on turf. (posted 10/10/06)

On Saturday, October 7^th at Mahopac high school the JV Girls’ Field Hockey team tied 1-1 after a hard fought game.  With 5 minutes remaining in the game, Carolann Bender scored on a corner from Alee Praino for the tie.   In-Hye Erstling and Eva Kramer combined on defense to stop the Mahopac Indians.  The Horsemen will face Rye Neck on Tuesday October 10th at home at 4:30. (posted 10/10/06)

On Wednesday, October 4^th the Modified Field Hockey team played their first game of this season.  They tied Hastings 0-0.  The next game will be played against Pierre Van Cortlandt (Croton) on Wednesday, October 11^th. (posted 10/10/06)

The JV Girls’ Field Hockey team played played an excellent game at Walter Panas High School on Thursday, October 5, 2006.  Despite a valiant effort by the team, controlling the ball for the entire game, they could not finish the play and score a goal and unfortunately lost 1-0 to Panas.  The team played with intensity and played together.  Standout players included Carolann Bender, Megan Doerr, In-Hye Erstling, and Alee Praino.  The Horsemen face the Mahopac Indians away on Saturday October 7th. (posted 10/10/06)

The Varsity Field Hockey team has improved their schedule to 5-3-1 with a 2-0 win over Byram Hills on Tuesday, October 3rd.  Jackie Mottola opened the scoring with a beautiful flick on goal with 3 minutes remaining in the first half.  Maggie Schnog increased the lead to 2-0 with a shot on goal off a pass from Aileen McGee.  Maggie leads team scoring with 6 goals and 2 assists.  Anna Oliva had 7 saves in a shutout for the Horsemen, while Emily MacDonald had one save.  Angela Martello and Rosa Bauer-Moshi played extremely well in the midfield.  Our next game is Thursday, October 5th, at 4:30pm at Walter Panas High School.  Come check us out!!! (posted 10/4/06)

On Friday, September 29th, the Varsity Field Hockey team looked strong against Class A School Ossining.  The Horsemen came out ahead in the first half 1-0 with a goal from Aileen McGee, assisted by Melissa Smutek and Ashley DelMonaco.  The offense did a great job creating opportunities and moving to the ball.  Even though Ossining took the lead in the second half, the girls didn't give up.  They fought a long 60 minutes and lost to Ossining 2-1.  Anna Oliva played the game of her career and finished with 14 saves for Sleepy Hollow.  The team just clicked and played extremely well together.  Look for a great game against Byram Hills on Tuesday, October 3rd at 4:15pm at Sleepy Hollow.  The Horsemen are currently 4-3-1.  (posted 10/3/06) 

On Wednesday, September 27th, the Varsity Field Hockey Horsemen tied league opponent Pelham, where both teams remained scoreless.  The defense held Pelham to 2 shots on goal in 60 minutes of play.  Sleepy Hollow offense had several corners but couldn't put a goal in before time ran out.  Jackie Mottola and Angela Martello had a great game for the Horsemen.  The team has a record of 4-2-1.  We face off against Ossining at their home field for a 7pm game on the turf.  Come see us play Friday night, September 29th! (posted 10/3/06)

On Wednesday September 27th, the JV Field Hockey Team played at Pelham and finished with a 2-1 loss.  The first goal for the season for the Horsemen came in the 2nd half on a beautiful shot by Clare Zegarelli with the assist from In-Hye Estling.  The team played a very strong 2nd half but came up one goal short.  The team is looking stronger and stronger each game.  The next contest will be at Ossining on Friday September 29th at 5:30.  Please come support the team  (posted 9/28/06)

On Tuesday, September 26^th the Modified Field Hockey team had their first scrimmage of the season.  They were defeated by Hendrick Hudson 1-0.  The next scrimmage will be played against Nanuet on Thursday, September 28^th.(posted 9/27/06)

The Varsity Field Hockey team pulled out a 1-0 win over Nanuet on  Monday, September 25th.  Maggie Schnog scored with an assist from Emma Venturini.  Anna Oliva did not face a shot on goal.  Christine Angevine, Chelsea Schoen, and Melissa Smutek played a strong defensive game.  Our next game is Wednesday, September 27^th at Pelham. (posted 10/3/06)

On Wednesday, September 20th, the Varsity Field Hockey Horsemen fell to last year's State Champs 5-0.  Sleepy Hollow held the team to 1 goal in the second half.  It was a great experience to play on Astroturf, and the girls really got the hang of it by the second half.   We had a corner in the last 20 seconds of the game, but unfortunately were unable to score.  Come see us play Monday at home at 430pm vs. Nanuet.  The Horsemen's record is currently 3-2. (posted 9/21/06)

The Sleepy Hollow JV Field Hockey team played an exceptional game yesterday, September 20^th Putnam Valley. Although the final score was 0-3 with Putnam Valley winning, the team worked hard for the entire 60-minute game.  The defense was led by goal keepers Chelsea Keeney, Emily MacDonald and defenders Valentina Guzzo, Eva Kramer, Erika Tramontelli, and In-Hye Erstling.  For the team’s first game on turf, they held their own and demonstrated a great improvement in their skill level.   Other stand out players included Jen Angevine and Clare Zegarelli.  The Horsemen’s next challenge will be at home vs. Nanuet on Monday September 25th at 5:45. (posted 9/21/06)

This weekend, the Sleepy Hollow Varsity Field Hockey Team took second place in the Annual Briarcliff Tournament. The Horsemen finished the first game vs. Irvington with a score of 1-0. Roza Bauer-Moshi scored off a shot on goal from Maggie Schnog during a penalty corner in the first half. Sleepy Hollow dominated most of the game and had many opportunities to score including one goal that was taken back and changed to a corner.   

Moving on to the Championship game in Briarcliff on Sunday, the Horsemen fell to the Bears 4-0. One goal was scored on a penalty stroke due to a defensive intentional foul. Defensively, the Horsemen did a great job and limited the number of shots on goal that the Bears normally have. Defensive marking was phenomenal in the game. Sleepy Hollow had 8 penalty corners offensively but never scored. We finish the weekend with a 3-1 record overall. The next competition is Wednesday, September 20th, vs. the ex-state champs, Putnam Valley on their turf @ 4:30pm. Come check us out. Horsemen are on the rise!!! (posted 9/18/06) 

On Wednesday, September 13th, the Varsity Field Hockey team defeated Irvington, the team's biggest rival, by a score of 1-0.  The Horsemen scored two goals that did not end up counting, and finished a final goal that did, with 5 minutes remaining in the game.  Maggie Schnog scored the only goal off a penalty corner from Melissa Smutek.  Maggie leads team scoring with 4 goals and ranks 3rd in the League in goal scoring.  Anna Oliva had 5 saves for the Horsemen.  Overall, every athlete on the team contributed to the win.  They played with heart and showed off the hard work they put in to get to this point.  The team is currently 2-0 and will face Rye Neck on Saturday, September 16^th at 9:30am in the Briarcliff Tournament. (posted 9/15/06)

On Wednesday September 13, 2006, the Sleepy Hollow JV Field Hockey team had the season opener at home against Irvington.   The first half was a slow start for the Horsemen and the score after the first half was. 0-2 Irvington.  The second half the team came together worked hard and began to really work as a team.  Although the girls dominated the second half with about 10 shots on goal, the final score was 0-3 Irvington.  The team shows great potential for future games.  Out next game is Wednesday, September 20^th at Putnam Valley.  (posted 9/14/06)

The Sleepy Hollow Varsity Field Hockey Team opened the season with a 5-0 win over Edgemont High School on Monday, September 11th.  The squad completed the first half of the game 3-0, and had 2 goals off penalty corners in the second half.  All 14  players significantly contributed to the win.  The Horsemen host Irvington  on Wednesday, September 13th at 4:15pm.  Irvington and Sleepy Hollow met last in the Sectional Tournament where Sleepy Hollow was defeated by Irvington in double overtime.  Come check us out!! (posted 9/13/06)