North Salem Varsity Roundup: Top Tigers Hit Milestones and Break Records

NORTH SALEM, N.Y. - There have been several busy weeks in Tiger Town, with North Salem squads rounding into form and picking up big wins with the playoffs on the horizon. In addition to some solid team efforts, several Tigers also achieved incredible personal milestones and a new school record was set.

Girls Lacrosse

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The Tigers were running the gauntlet against tough competition to close out April. Although the squad took several losses, they still had plenty to celebrate as a pair of Tigers reached impressive career milestones. During the game against visiting John Jay East Fishkill/Roy C. Ketchum on April 29, Lili Valletta earned her 200th career draw control, while fellow captain Maddie Merriman notched her 300th career save.

Arlington 13, North Salem 12 (OT)
Wednesday, April 17

The Tigers went to war with the Admirals, coming up just short in a contest that required overtime to settle. Ashley Cindrich and Lili Valletta each had a hat trick, Taylor Fogle chipped in a pair of goals, and Anna Fetterolf, Abby Cassidy, Emma Greenberg, and Noemi Torres also scored in the effort. Maddie Merriman had 8 saves in goal.

Lakeland-Panas 18, North Salem 8
Monday, April 22

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The squad was on the road to open the following week, falling to Lakeland-Panas behind a balanced offensive effort from Cindrich (3 goals), Cassidy (2 goals), Valletta (2 goals), and Fetterolf (1 goal).

Irvington 12, North Salem 8
Wednesday, April 24

The team returned to Tiger stadium, dropping a competitive matchup with the Bulldogs. North Salem fought back to within a goal in the waning minutes of the 4th quarter before the visitors pulled away. Cindrich (3 goals), Torres (2 goals), Valletta (1 goal) Cassidy (1 goal), and Fogle (1 goal) handled the offensive duties. Merriman notched 14 saves in goal.

JJEF-RCK 17, North Salem 7
Monday, April 29

Although the scoreboard didn’t reflect the moment, the contest with John Jay East Fishkill-Roy C. Ketchum gave the North Salem faithful plenty to celebrate. The game would see senior captains Lili Valletta and Maddie Merriman hit career milestones with Tigers lacrosse. Valletta would notch her 200th draw control, while Merriman surpassed the 300 save mark.

Track & Field

Red Raider Relays
Saturday, April 20

The team traveled to Spring Valley High School, showing out with a number of strong performances, including a record-breaking effort by freshman Freyja Smith.

The Red Raider Relays saw the squad facing off against stiff competition from throughout the tri-state area. As has become commonplace, the Tigers were undaunted by the challenge with multiple athletes turning in personal and season best marks.
The story of the day was 9th grader Freyja Smith, who powered her way into the record books with an 83’7” javelin toss. The throw not only earned her a 4th place finish, but broke North Salem’s school record and etched her name into Tigers Track & Field history. Smith is currently ranked 17th in the state for the event.

For the girls team, other highlights of the day included senior captain Bella Fryer taking a 2nd place finish in the 1500M and the sprint medley relay team of Fryer, Smith, Alexia Zamora, Jennifer Killeen finishing 6th. Fryer currently holds the top time in Section One for the 1500.

For the boys team, senior Connor Quadrini logged a time of 4:36 for the 1600M for a 7th place finish, and junior Jack Fryer took 2nd in the 800M. Quadrini is currently ranked 6th and Fryer 3rd in Section One in their respective events.

Quadrini and Fryer were also part of the boys sprint medley relay team alongside Jonathan Alves and Matt Schaub that took a 9th place finish.

Baseball

Putnam Valley 6, North Salem 3
Thursday, April 25

North Salem dropped a league game at home behind solid offensive performances from Nick Foglia (2-3, 2 RBI) and Ryan Denneen (2-4).

Pawling 19, North Salem 10
Monday, April 29

The Tigers came up short in a slugfest at home. Nate Baer, Jack Braz, Nick Foglia, and Ryan Denneen all split duties on the mount. Baer and Reilly Deneen each had a pair of hits, and Foglia had a solo home run in the effort.

Pawling 8, North Salem 5
Wednesday, May 1

Pawling had North Salem’s number once again on the road. Reilly Denneen pitched 5 innings for the Tigers and Peter Guiliano and David Torres each had two hits.

Boys Lacrosse

North Salem 11, Pawling 8
Monday, April 22

The squad hit the road and came out on top in a Tiger tussle.

“The boys had a dominant first half and peppered shots really well from the outside,” said Coach Patrick Busche.

Briarcliff 17, North Salem 5
Wednesday, April 24

The Tigers couldn’t keep the momentum rolling against a talented Briarcliff team. Justin Major and Max Cotrone had points in the effort.

North Salem 11, Yonkers 3
Friday, April 26

The team was back to their winning ways on the road while Tommy Coughlan settled nicely into his new role on the defensive side of the ball.

North Salem 11, Keio Academy 3
Saturday, April 27

The Tiger offense came alive once again against Keio, with Justin Major (4 goals), Max Cotrone (3 goals, 3 assists), and Tommy Coughlan (2 goals) leading the charge. Michael Bonelli was sharp in goal with 7 saves.

Softball

John Jay 12, North Salem 0
Saturday, April 27

The Tigers had a rough go of it when they traveled to Jay Fest and got blanked by the Wolves.

Croton-Harmon 2, North Salem 1
Monday, April 29

The squad couldn’t play spoiler on Croton-Harmon’s senior day celebration, losing on a walk off in the bottom of the 7th inning.

Putnam Valley 17, North Salem 3
Tuesday, April 30

The Tigers took another tough loss after returning home.

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