It all started with basketball. In the decades that followed its invention in 1891 (just east of here in Springfield, Massachusetts), the sport took this school by storm. Today, athletics are a major part of this institution’s identity.
Our athletic programs teach students physical and mental skills, self-discipline, and sportsmanship while motivating athletes to strive for excellence. Experienced coaches prepare their teams for competition while helping individual athletes progress to the next level in their athletic development. We have an impressive record of championships, especially for a small school. We provide a supportive and competitive atmosphere so that our student-athletes flourish and grow, and we boast a higher level of involvement by students that is almost unmatched.
Mr. Eric Martell
Athletic Director
Phone: (518) 438-7895 Ext. 215
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Fall Sports Start Date: 8/24/26
Athletics Schedule
Hall of Fame Inductees
Web Store
Carlo Cherubino Memorial Races
Students at Academy of the Holy Names formed the school’s first Amateur Athletic Association (A.A.A.) in 1912, and through the middle part of the twentieth century (when athletics for women was discouraged nationally), sponsored one of only interscholastic competitions held at any girls’ school, anywhere, a semi-annual rivalry with its sister school in Rome, New York.
TODAY: more than 3/4 of our students participate in one or more of the 13 athletic programs offered.
Academy of the Holy Names competes in the Colonial Council League with member schools of Section 2 of the NYSPHSAA (New York State Public High School Athletic Association).
Junior varsity and varsity sports teams are comprised of students in grades 9 through 12, with consideration offered select students in grades 7 and 8.* NYSPHSAA is the state-wide
organization of schools responsible for governing interscholastic athletic activities and programs for boys and girls in grades 7-12.
*According to NYSPHSSA rules for all schools, 6th-grade students are not allowed to compete on JV.
Championships & Personal Achievements
VARSITY VOLLEYBALL
First Team: Georgia Boggs, Paulina Pantoja
Honorable Mention: Lola Ogunjaya
VARSITY GOLF ALL-STARS
2nd Team: Gracie Clark
3rd Team: Chloe Friedman, Mia Guiry
CROSS COUNTRY
Colonial Council Champion: Maeve Joyce
Section II Class C Champion: Maeve Joyce
NYSPHSAA 2nd Place: Maeve Joyce
CROSS COUNTRY ALL-STARS
First Team: Maeve Joyce
CHEER ALL-STARS
Claire Hannafin
SOCCER ALL-STARS
Honorable Mention: Rachael Gerber, Shaya Gerber, Ella LaBoissiere
TENNIS
1st Team: Mary Burke
2nd Team: Grace Zelig
Honorable Mention: Meara Sweet
SWIM
Colonial Council Diving Champion: Lily Belles
Section II Diving Champion: Lily Belles
7th Overall at 2025 Sectionals
INDOOR TRACK
Maeve Joyce: Set School Record in 3000m (twice); Finished 10th at NYSPHSAA Championships
Ana Guerra: Finished 3rd as part of 600m Sectional Distance Medley Relay Team
BASKETBALL
COLONIAL CONFERENCE ALL-STARS
First Team: Maggie Volmer*
Second Team: Jeniyah Wood*
Third Team: Julia Viglucci
*Section II Class A Tournament All-Star
Lacrosse
Colonial Council Awards
First Team: Chloe Friedman and Allie Rafalko
Second Team: Ella Schoenborn and Sofia Miron
Honorable Mention: Meara Sweet and Arabella Villegas
Softball
Colonial Council Awards
First Team: Ella LaBoissiere
Honorable Mention: Samantha Reilly, Juliana Conboy
OUTDOOR TRACK
Colonial Council Awards
All-Stars: Maeve Joyce, Tara Brady, Georgia Boggs
NYS Track and Field Championships
Maeve Joyce – 4th Place, Class B (PR) in 3000m (State Rank: 9)
Maeve Joyce – 2nd Place, Class B in 1500m (State Rank: 7)