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Natale Retiring: Peekskill-Cortlandt Daily Sports Digest May 18
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Natale to be Honored
The author of this digest first saw Nate coach when he was a sophomore at Peekskill doing the scorebook for the Red Devils and covering their baseball game for the Peekskill Herald at Sunset Field against Hendrick Hudson back in 1987.
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Congrats coach and look forward to what will be a wonderful day on Saturday:
After 42 years, Hen Hud baseball coach Paul Natale is retiring from his coaching position. He is a physical education teacher at Hen Hud and will be retiring from that position as well in June according to Hen Hud athletic director Tom Baker.
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Natale, better known as "Nate" to those in the Hen Hud community and beyond, also coached varsity football for the Sailors, seven years as an assistant and 17 as head coach.
In addition, he was the head coach of the boys varsity soccer squad at Hen Hud for 18 seasons.
The school will be honoring him in a ceremony at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 19 at Sunset Field before his final ever regular-season home game against John Jay-East Fishkill, which is scheduled to start at noon.
"We are inviting as many alumni as possible," Baker said. "We are going to introduce each of his ex-players that show up at 11:30."
Baker said honoring Natale is something that is very important to all those involved at Hen Hud.
"I have heard from many alumni that will be attending on Saturday, I think it is very nice that they are coming back to honor him," Baker said. "I am glad that we are providing him with an opportunity to see the many athletes he has coached and I wish him the best of luck in his retirement."
Messina Stands Out
Walter Panas' Natalie Messina went 3 for 3 with two home runs and seven RBI and Adrena Daw added a three-run homer in the Panthers' 16-0 five-inning win against visiting Peekskill on May 16 according to Rob Cristino's post on the LoHud Softball Blog.
Winning pitcher Molly Roche struck out nine in four innings pitched.
Sailors Win
Cristino also reported that on the same day Hen Hud won at Beacon 7-6.
Megan Jahoda was 3 for 4, including a go-ahead two-run double in the top of the sixth inning. Cassidy Boyle registered a 4 for 4 day with a three-run home run in the top of the fifth inning that gave the Sailors a 4-3 advantage at that moment.
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4:00 PM BASEBALL JV LEAGUE HENDRICK HUDSON HS @ BEACON HS
4:30 PM BASEBALL Modified NON-LEAGUE NORTH SALEM HS @ HENDRICK HUDSON HS BLUE MOUNTAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL
4:30 PM BOYS LACROSSE Varsity CLASS C HENDRICK HUDSON HS @ KEIO ACADEMY
4:15 PM SOFTBALL Modified LEAGUE PUTNAM VALLEY H.S. @ HENDRICK HUDSON HS BLUE MOUNTAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL
4:30 PM SOFTBALL Varsity NON-LEAGUE CLARKSTOWN NORTH HS @ HENDRICK HUDSON HS
5:00 PM BASEBALL Varsity PEEKSKILL HS @ ARLINGTON B TEAM ARLINGTON HS
4:00 PM BOYS LACROSSE Varsity CLASS B PEEKSKILL HS @ SOMERS HS
4:30 PM SOFTBALL JV LEAGUE LAKELAND HS @ PEEKSKILL HS CANCELLED-NO RESCHEDULE
4:30 PM SOFTBALL JV NON-LEAGUE NORTH SALEM HS @ PEEKSKILL HS CANCELLED-NO RESCHEDULE
4:15 PM SOFTBALL Varsity NON-LEAGUE WALTER PANAS HS @ PEEKSKILL HS TORPY FIELD
4:15 PM BASEBALL 9th/Frosh NON-LEAGUE WALTER PANAS HS @ FOX LANE HS LEONARD PARK
4:15 PM BASEBALL JV NON-LEAGUE MAHOPAC HS @ WALTER PANAS HS THOMAS JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY
7:30 PM BASEBALL Varsity LEAGUE BEACON HS @ WALTER PANAS HS WALTER PANAS HS
4:30 PM SOFTBALL JV NON-LEAGUE HARRISON HS @ WALTER PANAS HS
4:15 PM SOFTBALL Varsity NON-LEAGUE WALTER PANAS HS @ PEEKSKILL HS TORPY FIELD
Source: http://sportspakdb.lhric.org
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