Raider Recap: Raiders Sports Fling into Spring - from Flag Football to Frisbee

After opening up the spring season on March 9th, the Scarsdale Raiders spring sports teams opened up game action last week and fared well during competition. After having numerous scrimmages in preparation for the season as well as hard fought practices, the Raiders are ready for the regular season where they hope to bring home championships. We got it all in the first ‘Raider recap’ of the spring season.

Boys Lacrosse:
The boys lacrosse team opened up the season 2-0 after winning their first two games in close fashion. Tuesday March 24th was the team's home opener at Butler field and after a back and forth game, the Raiders pulled out a 9-8 win against Mahopac. A go-ahead goal by senior Charlie Starr with 1:25 to go in the game helped the Raiders earn a victory in the first game of the season. Then, two nights later, the Raiders took on John Jay-Cross River over at John Jay and played to a 6-4 victory. Sophomore Shane Kelly had a strong game for the Raiders scoring three of the six Raiders goals. Boys Lacrosse will resume after break with a big game against Pelham and the team hopes to return to the section championship this spring, falling just short last year.

Girls Lacrosse:
The Girls Lacrosse team opened the 2026 regular season with two games this past week, one against Mamaroneck where the Raiders lost 19-10 and one against Ursuline in which the Raiders fell by the score of 17-8. Both matches were at home. The ‘Ders will look to wipe away the 0-2 start when they take on Rye and Ketcham after the break.

Flag Football:
Coming off their triumphant state championship victory last spring, the Girls Flag Football began this season with a back-to-back with a 2-0 start. On Wednesday March 25th, the girls matched up against a talented New Rochelle team at SHS and the Raiders walked away with a narrow 7-0 win. Then on Friday March 27th, the Raiders took on Maria Regina, also at SHS, and played to a big 36-14 win. After spring break, the Raiders will continue their four game homestand on Friday April 10 when they will meet Tappan Zee, who won the Class Be Section Championship in 2025.

Baseball:
The Raiders Baseball team is hoping to carry their success from the ‘25 season into the 2026 campaign. Last year marked the first time since 2006 that the Raiders brought home a league championship and it was also the first time since 2018 that the ‘Ders won a playoff game. The baseball team opened their season this past Friday March 27th with their home opener at Dean Field against Arlington. Unfortunately, the Raiders fell to the Admirals 3-0 in an offensive slug fest. After break, the Raiders will return with a three-game week with games against John Jay-East Fishkill, Eastchester and Hastings.

Softball:
The Raiders Softball team began the 2026 season with a rivalry game against Mamaroneck. Decidingly, the Raiders lost 9-2 but despite the loss, junior Hannah Stockton was named a Lohud softball player of the week. Next week, the Raiders have matches against Eastchester, New Rochelle and Ossining. The Raiders home opener will take place on Thursday April 9th against New Ro at Supply Field in Heathcote, the home field of the softball team.

Track and Field:
Track and Field will begin race competition next week with back-to-back meets hosted at Scarsdale High School. On Tuesday April 7th, the Raiders have a dual meet at the SHS track. Then, Sunday April 12th will mark the second annual Scarsdale Invitational, with events starting at 10AM. This will be a big meet with twelve schools across Westchester and Rockland counties expected to attend.

Boys Tennis:
The Varsity A Boys Tennis team swept their first match of the season 6-0 against John Jay and will return to action on April 7th against Horace Greeley. The Raiders fell to Greeley in last season's section championship match. Varsity B will take on Eastchester and New Rochelle next week.

Boys Golf:
The Boys Golf team will look to defend their crown as section champions in 2026. They won three straight section championships (2023, 2024 and 2025) and will look to win their fourth in a row as they return to the course this spring.

Girls Golf:
The Girls Golf team enters the 2026 season with aspirations to repeat 2025 results when they won the section championship and then brought home a state championship. They return to the golf course in 2026 with desires of continued success and dominance.

Ultimate Frisbee:
The ultimate frisbee team returns in 2026 after a “rebuilding” year in 2025, in which the team played in the state tournament. This year the team, whose roster doubled over last season, will compete in matches throughout the season and two tournaments which will take place in May.