Athletics News Archive

Parents of college-age alumni home for the holidays, please spread the word: Co-ed alumni basketball game on Monday, 12/31, 10:00 AM, at the Johnson Center. Players should RSVP to Coach Kuba.

The Hackley Girls Basketball Team reeled off three wins in the last week beating Dalton, Poly Prep and Rye Country Day School to raise their early season record to 5-1.

Two Hackley football players have been honored as LoHud Golden Dozen recipients--outstanding football players in Westchester County who have also done well in the classroom--for the 2018 season.

The Hackley Boys Squash Team has reeled off four consecutive wins to start the season 4-1.

The Girls Basketball team had a very exciting start to the 2018-19 season bringing home a second consecutive first place finish in the Dan D. Memorial basketball tourney on the Hilltop on Saturday, 12/1.

The Hackley Wrestling team has started the season strong with a 1st Place finish at the Lexington tournament this past weekend.

Twenty-five Hackley student-athletes were well recognized for their exceptional hard work and talents this fall in the Ivy league with All League recognition. Read on for full list.

Junior Jack Bosco has been selected to the LoHud “Mean 15” which recognizes the top 15 wrestlers in the Lower Hudson area

Hackley Boys Varsity Soccer came into the 2018 with high expectations and plenty of experience, and the team achieved historic milestones despite falling short of their highest goals.

The Hackley Cross-Country Team had another great season, with 54 dedicated runners contributing to the team's succcess and exceptional leadership from captains Olivia Curran, Anastasia Popova, William Crainer, and Thomas Dewey.

The Varsity Field Hockey Team had another successful season, winning the Ivy League Championship for the fifth straight season and for the sixth time in the past seven seasons.

FEARLESS’ was the motto for the 2018 HGVS season and fearless they were.

HGVT  emphasized playing with passion and determination, reflecting on their play after each match, using smart strategy to give themselves the best chance of competing on each point, and finished with an 8-5 record and lost a super close semi-final match (2-3) to the eventual Ivy League champions, Horace Mann.

The season began with a Fall Sting win over Poly Prep, a first since 1995, and ended with a MIFL Bowl Championship win at home over Hopkins School.

On November 5, approximately 75 girls in grades four through nine joined former Olympian Rebecca Lobo and the Hackley Girls basketball coaching staff and varsity team for  high powered clinic enjoyed by all.

Both Hackley Cross Country teams had strong finishes at the NYSAIS meet at Van Cortland Park on November 4.

The Hackley School football team has had a season to remember.

Congratulations to Hackley Varsity Field Hockey for the hard-fought semifinal round 3-2 victory in double overtime over Holy Cross to advance to the NYSAIS Championship game, Sunday, November 4, 12:00 PM, at Manhattanville College.

Congratulations to Hackley Girls Varsity Soccer and Field Hockey -- both teams won their quarterfinal rounds of the NYSAIS tournament and advance to the semifinal round on Friday afternoon.

Julia Thomson ’20, FJ Hogg '19, Leah Holmes '20, Maggie Broaddus '20 Frances Schaeffler '19 and Luca McAdams '21 earned Athlete of the Week honors for the week of October 15.

Over 140 young athletes participated in the free football clinic led by star strong safety Jamal Adams at Hackley School on October 23.

Junior Jenny Canoni helped keep the Hackley Field Hockey Team within striking distance of top-ranked Horace Greeley. Read complete LoHud story here.

HGVT is having a great season so far! With a 6-3 record, the girls are feeling good about their upcoming Ivy League tournament!

Senior Matt Braver was selected as LoHud Boys soccer Player of the Week amongst an impressive group of candidates. Matt scored 6 goals in three games last week to help cement this honor. Read about it here.

Hackley School invites New York metro area youth football players to a free instructional clinic featuring Jamal Adams, Tuesday, October 23, 5:30-7:30. Read on for details and registration.

Athletes of the Week for Sept. 17th are Jessie Bard ’21 (Field Hockey), Jenny Canoni ’20 (Field Hockey) and James Spencer ’21 (Cross Country). For the Week for Sept. 24th, the coaches picks are Conor McMahon ’20 (Football) and Belle Thomas ’19 (Girls Soccer).

The Hackley Varsity Field Hockey Team is currently undefeated in league play and have an overall record of 5-1 on the season.

Athletes of the Week for September 10th are Olivia Curran ’19 (Cross Country), and Matt Braver ’19 (Boys Soccer).

Athletes of the Week for September 4th are Enzi Teacher ’20 (Football), and Katy Robertson ’19 (Girls’ Soccer).

Welyn Waterhouse '23 was recognized as Lohud Player of the Day for her performance in Hackley Girls Varsity Soccer's 8-0 win over Masters on September 12.

Hackley Junior Enzi Teacher was named Lohud Player of the Week following his performance at Friday's game in which Hackley defeated Poly Prep 35-19. Read about it here.

Hackley has signed on with a new service, Local Live, that allows us to offer live broadcasts of various contests on campus. We are launching the new service on 9/7 in conjunction with the Fall Sting.

Hackley Field Hockey standout Jennifer Canoni '20 was named to the Journal News LoHud Field Hockey Elite 11, the only private school athletes named among the top players coming into the fall season. Read full story here.

We're pleased to announce some exciting results for Hackley Fall Athletics as we head into NYSAIS competition.

On August 22nd, members of the 2017-2018 swim team came to the Johnson Center for "First Splash," an event to celebrate our swimmers and the completion of the pool. The swimmers enjoyed a few competitive relays and races, all in good fun and in a spectacular facility. Check out the photos and this fun video from the event.

LiliAnna Khosrowshahi ’18 and Leah Holmes ’20, members of Hackley's Girls Varsity Lacrosse team, were recently named All Americans in Girls Lacrosse.  Congratulations to both athletes, and to  their coach, Jenny Leffler -- this is the first time two of Coach Leffler's players have been named  All American in the same year!

Another Hackley tradition we love: the Class Day Run.  This year, 91 students, parents, faculty, staff, and alumni celebrated the 10th Annual Class Day run.  Read on.

Hackley Track & Field athletes had strong performances at the Eastern Championships held at Iona College this past weekend. Read on for highlights.

The Varsity Girls Lacrosse team had another successful season. Returning an amazing 16 players and adding 6 rookies—the team worked hard all season long. Read on.

The boys and girls track teams continue to improve in personal performance, with many athletes earning All-League recognition. There is excitement for what the future holds for the program. Read on.

Hackley Boys Golf continued its domination of NYSAIS and Ivy League competition, winning its third consecutive Ivy League title with back to back to back undefeated seasons. Read on.

The 2018 Hackley Boys Lacrosse Team had an outstanding year, finishing 15-2, winning the NYSAIS Championship, and sharing the Ivy Prep League Title with Fieldston, the team it defeated in the NYSAIS Final. Read on.

The boys’ tennis team expected this to be a rebuilding year, but found its chemistry as the season progressed. Read on.

The girls’ golf team saw tremendous growth this season with three starters returning from last year’s squad and three new members (two 8th graders and 9th grader) joining the team. Read on.

The 2018 season baseball season started on a positive note with a walk off win against Horace Mann in the season opener. Read on.

Hackley Softball was one of this season’s greatest success stories. Read on.

Hackley Girls Tracks and Field finished 3rd overall at the NYSAIS championship meet on 5/23, with Kiara Abbey earning an individual championship in the triple jump and many athletes delivering personal bests in their events. Boys Track and Field finished 7th overall, recording a number of personal records as well.

Hackley Softball made its first appearance in the NYSAIS championship game since 2001. While the team came up short in their quest for the championship, the girls played very well and are excited for next year, with much of the team returning.

Hackley Boys Lacrosse defeated Fieldston 12-7 to win the NYSAIS title -- Go Hack!

Hackley Girls Varsity Lacrosse defeated Rye Country Day 17-13 to earn the state championship -- congratulations to the coaches and players!

For the second year in a row, Hackley Boys Varsity Golf brought home the NYSAIS championship title -- congratulations to the team and Coach Hasslinger!

Hackley Golf, Softball, Boys and Girls Lacrosse, and and Track & Field will all compete on Wednesday, 5/23, for state championship honors. Read on.

With an 11-1 win over Holy Child on Sunday, 5/20, Hackley Softball moves on to the semifinal round of the NYSAIS tournament, taking on Dalton on Monday, 5/21, at Randall's Island, 3:30 PM.  Go Hack!

With a strong 16-9 win over Long Island Lutheran, Hackley Boys Varsity Lacrosse advances to the semifinal round of the NYSAIS tournament, taking on Riverdale at home on Monday, 5/21, 3:30 PM.

With a 16-5 victory over Horace Mann on this rainy Saturday, Hackley Girls Varsity Lacrosse advances to the semi-final round of the NYSAIS tournament and will host Holy Child at home on Monday, 5/21, 3:30 PM.  Go Hack!

The Boys Golf Team locked up their third consecutive league title yesterday in the “spring like conditions” at Round Hill Country Club. Read on.

Ivy and NYSAIS Championships will take place over the next several days, with Boys and Girls Lacrosse, Softball, Track & Field, Boys Tennis and Boys Golf competing. Read on.

The bids were just released for the NYSAIS tournaments and three Hackley teams have made the tournament. Read on.

Congratulations to Dana VanBuren ’19, who earned her 450th strike out in the 5/14 softball game against Horace Mann. Read on.

The Hackley Girls and Boys Lacrosse Teams have won their respective Ivy League titles this spring season. Read on.

Athletes of the Week (AOW) for the week of April 30th are Jonah Gorevic ’21, Leah Holmes ’20, Neil Singh ’20 and Alex Kalapoutis ’21.

Hackley's number one in golf, Jimin Jung '20 shot a five under to score a 31 on the Bedford Tennis and Golf Club course against Brunswick School this past Monday. Read on.

Congratulations to Jonah Gorevic on breaking the 3200M record at Hackley by running a 9:44.50 on Saturday, May 5th at the Joe Wynne Somers Lions Club Invitational. Read on.

Ismene Germanakos ’19 broke the school record in the Javelin throw by over 16 feet on Tuesday, April 17th at the Ivy Meet. She threw a record breaking 108’5" besting the previous mark held by Sarah Johnston ’05 who threw 91' 6". The throw also qualified Ismene for the Emerging Elite at High School Nationals. Ismene is an impressive three sport athlete for Hackley playing soccer, basketball and competing in track and field. Congratulations on a great throw.

Throughout the storied success of the Hackley Girls’ Lacrosse program, only two athletes have past the coveted 200 goal mark in their career on the Hilltop -- Sammy Mueller ’16 (289 goals) and Trish Gorman ’12 (232). This year, senior LiliAnna Khosrowshahi joined this elite group when she tallied her 200th goal in the team's recent win over last year’s State Champion, Holy Child. Read on.

Six Hackley athletes, including three freshman, delivered season best performances at the prestigious Penn Relays on Thursday, April 26th in Philadelphia. Read on.

This week on Hackley Perspectives, we are pleased to share Jason Edwards' thoughtful considerations on the lessons we gain through winning...and through losing.

Ismene Germanakos ’19, Anthony Johnson ’19, and Bridget Barsanti ’18 earned Athlete of the Week honors this week.

Athletes of the Weeks for April 16th are Bobby Hite ’18, Jimin Jung ’20, LiliAnna Khosrowshahi ’18 and Dana Van Buren ’19.

The Girls Varsity Golf Team rolled conference rival Riverdale for their first win of the 2018 season. Battling both Riverdale and the conditions, the Hornets prevailed with a 4-1 victory. Read on.

Athletes of the Week for April 9th are Chris O’Sullivan ’18, Ijeoma Nwokorie ’18 and Abbey Schiller ’21. Read on.

For Hackley Boys Varsity Lacrosse Coach Chris Arnold, every win or loss his teams achieves is part of the fabric of something larger: a commitment of players working together to bring unreserved effort to their game.  Ask Coach Arnold where he stands in career wins and losses, he couldn't tell you. He didn't keep track. Read on.

The Hackley Hornets Baseball Team’s late game heroics capped a one run win over conference rival Horace Mann. Read on.

After the first week of the winter season the Hackley swim teams quickly realized the potential they would have this year. With a large group of seniors retuning form last year there was no doubt the teams had their eyes set on great accomplishment.

The 2017/18 Boys Varsity Squash team entered this winter coming off a dream season last year when we won the 2017 Ivy League title. With several high level players from last year’s team now playing squash collegiately; it was an opportunity for our team to give some younger guys more competitive experience in matches.

The Hackley Boys’ Winter Track team enjoyed a strong season of training and competition. In addition to adding many new participants, the team performed well individually and collectively.

The Hackley Girls Basketball Team ended up with a final record of 12-12, which included a trip back to the state tournament and a win in the first round before losing to this year’s state champion, Dalton.

The Hackley Girls Squash Team performed well in a rebuilding year, benefiting from many new faces and a new facility which inspired some great squash.

The Hackley Fencing Teams had an excellent season with five of six squads medaling in the ISFL final season standings, and capturing nine individual medals.

The Hackley Wrestling Team exceeded all expectation driven by experienced leadership and an influx of talented and hardworking newcomers. The team came together as a group and delivered exceptional results throughout the season.

Fencing had an outstanding day at the Team Championships with competitors in three of the six weapons taking top honors in the tournament.

Three Hackley wrestlers competed in the Inaugural NYS Wrestling Federation Championships. This tournament is touted as one of the most grueling in the country, in which the best wrestlers from all public, private and Catholic Schools in New York State compete.

At the February 22 NYSAIS Indoor Track Championships at the Armory, Onye Ohia-Enyia '18, Jasmyn Phillips '21, and Kiara Abbey '21 crowned NYSAIS champions in their respective events, joined by other Hackley athletes with great performances in their events. Four Hackley athletes qualified for statewide competition at the Federation meet, and both the boys' and girls' teams finished fourth overall. Read on for details.

Hackley Girls Varsity Basketball brought in an impressive win at Portledge to advance to the quarterfinal round of the NYSAIS tournament.  Leading 12-6 at the end of the first quarter, Hackley built that lead to 32-23 at the half, and 44-28 at the end of the third quarter, finishing the game with a score of 55-42.  The team plays Dalton away tonight, 2/22, at 5:00 PM.  Go Hack!

Hackley Wrestlers Rob Horan ‘21, Tyler Wyman ‘21 and Jack Bosco ’20 will be wrestling in Albany (Times Union Center) at the Division 2 NYSPHSAA Championships this weekend. February 23 & 24. You can follow Hackley Wrestling online here.  GO HACK!

As the Winter athletics season comes to a close, Hackley teams wrap up their seasons with state championship competition ahead. Read on for details.

The Hackley Wrestling Team captured two titles at the annual NYSAIS championship meet this past Saturday at Long Island Lutheran High School.  With many young Hackley wrestlers having success, the future looks very bright for the program. Congratulations to all Hackley wrestlers! Read on for details.

Hackley swimmers delivered a strong performances at the Ivy League Championship meet on February 6th at Lehman College. The boys' team finished second, 85 points ahead of the third place Fieldston team and within shouting distance of the first place Trinity team.  Hackley Girls Swimming finished the team event in 4th place.  Both girls and boys teams brought in spectacular individual and relay performances, with new records set. Great job all around! Read on for results.

Hackley Wrestling crowned four Ivy League champions en route to a second place team finish at the Ivy championships this past weekend. Robert Horan ’21 (99lbs), Tyler Wyman ’21 (106lbs), Jack Bosco ’20 (113lbs) and Giovanni Crispi ’18 (182lbs) were all conference champions in their respective weight classes. For their championship efforts they were also recognized as Hackley Athletes of the Week (AOW). Other strong performances include Lara Schechter ’21 who captured third place. Great job team!

Ijeoma Nwokorie ’18, Jack Bosco ’20, Charles Dewey '21, and Jordan Wade ’19 earned Athlete of the Week honors this week. Read on for details.

The Hackley Girls Basketball Team has been on a roll of late beating Rye Country Day 54-29, Trinity School 57-42 and Fieldston School 43-13 to end a fantastic week of play. Read on.

Hackley swimmer Garrett Towne '18 has been chosen as the Con Ed Scholar Athlete of the Week for the week of January 15. Garrett has been on an incredible streak of late breaking multiple records and swimming times giving him the status of All American. Read on.

Congratulations to Robert Horan (99lbs) who took 1st place at the Hendrick Hudson Wrestling Tournament. Robby went 4-0 on the day with 4 pins, in wins against John Jay, Hendrick Hudson, Putnam Valley and Somers. Robert is currently 15-2 on the season with 18 takedowns and 12 pins.

Veteran Hackley swim coach John Gillard continues to marvel at the strength and depth of this year's Hackley swim team. In a recent meet against powerhouse Brunswick (Boys) and Greenwich Academy (Girls) where eight pool records were established, Coach Gillard stated "I have never seen a faster high school meet."