Softball
Peekskill’s softball in 2025 officially ended.
The Red Devils welcomed Alexander Hamilton for their last match of the season on Monday May 19 and lost 29-11. Mikayla Gonzalez paved the way for marble, going 2 for 3 with a product point and two points scored. Alyanne Mendez was 1 for 2 with a walk and a product point.
Peekskill ends the season with a global record of 5-9. Senior Jazlynn Parra is the only graduate of the team.
Baseball
A double head planned against East Ramapo on May 20 was canceled, marking the end of the baseball season in 2025 from Peekskill.
Peekskill concludes the year with a global file of 3-8. Seniors Mekai Calloway, Joshua Salvati and Mathew Minaya will leave the team and graduate in June. Head coach Joshian Fernandez also revealed to Herald This season was his last, while he plans to move away from training to spend more time with his family.
Spring track
On Tuesday, May 20, members of the Peekskill athletics team participated in the Westchester County 1 championships at the Lakeland High School.
Gregory Tompkins III led the boys’ team with a sixth place in the 400 meters, with 58.35 seconds. On the girls’ side, the eighth year Amanda Nelson finished fifth in the 100 meters (14.01), seventh in 200 meters (29.56) and third in long jump to 4.46 meters.
Peekskill athletes will return to action at the class B championships on Wednesday May 28 at Hendrick Hudson high school.
Spotlight of the week: Umaru Conteh
Football in the fall, basketball in winter and now monitoring in spring – Umaru Conteh has remained busy in its last year as a red devil.
The Peekskill sports community – and Herald’s readers – may remember Conteh as the football show presented last November. But this spring, it presents its versatility as a multi-sport art and rises to new heights, literally.
Growing up, basketball was a large part of Conteh’s childhood. He has constantly played and even joined the modified and first -year teams during his stay in college. But everything changed in seventh year, when he joined the Travel Soccer Club Real Olé FC. His passion for football quickly exceeded his love for basketball, and he finally moved away from the court to devote himself fully to football.
Quick advance to the senior of the year: after having helped lead the university football team of Peekskill to a historic race in the playoff series which did not reach an appearance of a class championship match AA, Conteh was not ready to close the book on his career as Red Devil. With basketball always in his mind, he decided to go back to the game he once loved, taking his last opportunity to represent Peekskill on the ground.
“In the eleventh year, I somehow regretted not having played,” said Conteh. “I told myself that I had to do it in the twelfth year – and I ended up doing it.”
The tests came with understandable nerves. “I had not played basketball organized for a long time. But after the first training sessions, I recovered my game and I adapted myself well.”
Conteh and his teammates finished the basketball season with a record of 16-7 and reached the semi-finals in section, where they finally fell in Tappan Zee at the Westchester County Center.
This night was supposed to be his last moment in a Peekskill uniform, but fate had other plans.
While the winter season ended, the athletics coach Will Diano, who observed Conteh athletics throughout the basketball season, extended an invitation to join the boys’ spring team. Conteh jumped at the opportunity.
Although it is new in sport, the history of Conteh in football and basketball have helped him to pass in a transparent way towards the high jump. He made an immediate impression on the first day.
“In my first training sessions, I made a jump of six feet. The coaches were shocked,” he said.
In a few weeks, Conteh has mastered his technique, trusted and began to offer remarkable performance.
On April 30, during a league meeting organized by Hendrick Hudson, Conteh became the league champion in the high jump with a brand of 1.83 meters (6 feet). Then on May 16, he climbed even higher – becoming county champion at the Westchester County Championships with a 1.93 meter jump.
With a few remaining weeks in 2025, Conteh targets the larger objectives.
“I want to be class B champion,” said Conteh. “From there, you train me to go to the States.” Class B championships will be held at Hendrick Hudson secondary school on May 28 and state qualifications will be held in early June.
Outside sports, Conteh was also concentrated in class.
“First quarter, I did an honor roll. Second quarter – Roll of honor. Third quarter – Roll of honor. Right now, I’m on the right track to get a high honorary board for the fourth. ”
When reached by Herald, head coach Diano said, “Umaru is very talented and is a competitor. He is very determined to achieve his goals and each time he is missing a height in the high jump, he bounces and does it during the next meeting. He has his eyes fixed on 6’5” but I would like to think that he will erase 6’6 “to class B which will allow his ticket for states.”
Peekskill sports director Austin Goldberg also praised Conteh.
“”Umaru, a promotion of 2025, had an exceptional sports career in Peekskill. As a football player of all states, he made important contributions to our basketball team, helping us reach the County Center. Now he continues to excel in the athletics team. He is a nice, motivated and hardworking young man. We are proud of his achievements and we are impatient to see him compete further! »»
Conteh is committed to pursuing his university and athletic career in Suny Delhi, where he will play male football in Division III and his major construction management.
While the graduation and the college is looming, Conteh remains grateful to those who helped it along the way. He thanks Peekskill Athletics, the football coach Jonathan Iasillo and the coach of the real Olé Rob Alvarez, for having guided him to the place where he is today – a few months to turn the page to his next chapter. University soccer.