“I respect you, you respect me”: Ron Marchesi impacts student athletes’ lives
Photo credit: Cole Wyman, Staff Writer
June 13, 2017
Filed under Sports, Spring, Winter
Ron Marchesi, a long standing Hackley coach, is a walking embodiment of the old saying “tough love”. His love for students drives Marchesi to come back year after year to coach middle school soccer, middle and upper school wrestling, and JV softball. Mr. Marchesi makes sure to teach his athletes disc...
Juniors take on team leadership roles for 2017-2018 athletic year
Photo credit: Georgia Panitz, Assistant Arts Editor
June 13, 2017
Filed under Fall, Sports, Spring, Winter
As the spring sports season winds down and seniors graduate, teams are already revving up for next year’s sports seasons. Many graduating seniors guided this year’s sports teams teams to great success. The current juniors are preparing to use their experience to play leadership roles in the 2017-20...
Six varsity teams compete in spring 2017 NYSAIS
Photo credit: Alexi Sandhu, Online Editor
May 23, 2017
Filed under Slider, Sports, Spring
Six of our eight varsity sport teams made it to NYSAIS this year with Boys’ Golf and Boys’ Track and Field both taking home the Championship! Our athletes have been putting in countless time and energy to get where they are with the support of their family and friends. Congratulations to Varsity...
Sports for Dummies
Photo credit: Cole Wyman, Staff Writer
May 15, 2017
Baseball/Softball Baseball is a sport in which two teams of 9 take turns batting and defending. Runs are scored when players go around the bases. After nine innings the team with the most points wins. Q. What does the term “Bases Loaded” mean ? A. When the batting team has one person on each b...
Meghan Cunningham pursues her passion for lacrosse across the pond
Photo credit: Bridget Barsanti, Arts Editor
May 15, 2017
Senior Meghan Cunningham has recently made the U-19 Scotland National Team. She has been playing lacrosse since third grade, after she was introduced to lacrosse by her older cousin, who also taught her the fundamentals of the sport. Meghan’s fascination of the sport led her to sign up for the DOCS...
Rising Spring Sports Stars
Photo credit: LiliAnna Khosrowshahi, Assistant Features Editor
May 15, 2017
Henry Jones Sophomore Henry Jones started playing lacrosse in 4th grade. He is still unsure of whether or not he will play in college and is going to let his next two seasons at Hackley decide that for him. “I honestly started playing lacrosse because all the other sports I tried were boring to...
Spring Sting brings home victories for sports teams
Photo credit: Benjy Renton, Editor-in-Chief
April 29, 2017
Filed under Slider, Sports, Spring
Hackley's 6th annual Spring Sting brought Lower, Middle and Upper School students, faculty and staff together, featuring games from the Boys' Varsity Tennis, Softball, Baseball, Boys' Varsity Lacrosse and Girls' Varsity Lacrosse teams. Check out The Dial's coverage from the day below. Photos by Ben...
Live: Spring Sting 2017
April 27, 2017
Filed under Slider, Sports, Spring
Check out The Dial's live coverage from this year's Spring Sting! Follow The Dial on Twitter @dial_online and on Instagram @thedial_ for live updates. See live scores from the events here: The schedule is as follows: 4:00 p.m.: Varsity Baseball vs. Horace Mann: DelMoro Field 4:30 p....
Football team begins season prep
Photo credit: Pat Walker, Sports Editor
April 6, 2017
Filed under Fall, Sports, Spring
A MIFL League Championship and a 7-0 undefeated season. What more could a football team ask for? Under the leadership of new head coach Simon Berk and captains Winston Britton, Will Cotter, Jordan Patrick, and Michael Hoffman, the Hornets finished last year’s season with exactly what they hoped to...
Hackley Track and Field Races the Thrilling Steeplechase
Photo credit: Bailey Griffen, Sports Editor
May 30, 2016
Filed under Slider, Sports, Spring
While watching a track meet, one might wonder what is going on as runners come through the line soaked and exhausted. As they look across the track, just inside the first lane they might notice a water pit and people stumbling over a black and white hurdle causing a trainwreck of runners struggling to make i...
Junior Marisa Nakagama, Hackley’s Martial Arts Star
Photo credit: Christian Riegler, Photography Editor
May 27, 2016
Junior Marisa Nakagama has a hidden talent, and it involves a black belt. Since Marisa was young, she has loved the martial art of karate. “I have been doing this since I was eight; it’s a way to stay in touch with my Japanese heritage,” said Marisa. Marisa was born and raised in the United...