As fast as they fly, it’s almost always under the radar.
Since schools don’t own ski mountains — at least not schools in Section 1 — there are no actual home meets, no opportunities to pack stands and celebrate great athletic performances.
Still, whether it’s the lure of speed or something else, local high school skiing continues to draw good talent, as evidenced in part by medals won at the state championships.
Two of this year’s medalists were Scarsdale’s Stella Van Arsdale and Brewster’s Derrick Crivelli.
The two, who were this season’s Section 1’s girls and boys skimeisters for the lowest combined time of two slalom and two giant slalom runs, went on to medal at the state championships.
Below, find recaps of the seasons of Van Arsdale and Crivelli, The Westchester/Putnam Girls and Boys Skiers of the Year, had, as well a list of all the local skiing all-stars.
Stella Van Arsdale
Westchester/Putnam Girls Skiier of the Year
School: Scarsdale
Year: Senior
Highlights: Van Arsdale, who has been skiing since she was 4 years old, ski racing since 6 and was a state medalist as a sophomore, took the Section 1 girls skimeister title with the lowest combined two slalom and two giant slalom run times. She won the Section 1 girls giant slalom crown and was second in slalom to 2025 skimeister Maggie Roseberry. Van Arsdale was the only Section 1 skier this year — boy or girl — to medal at the state championships in both giant slalom and slalom. She was fifth out of 63 starters in GS and ninth out of the 63 in slalom. Skiing is probably not even Van Arsdale’s best sport. She’ll play soccer this coming fall for the University of Rochester. That doesn’t mean her skiing career is over, though. She also plans to compete for her college club skiing team,
The rest of the girls first team
Brynn Anthony, Sr., Fox Lane
Sarah Krolicki, So., Mamaroneck
Meghan Love, So., Mamaroneck
Willow Lutz, Fr., John Jay-Cross River
Maggie Roseberry, Sr., Mamaroneck
Girls coach of the year
Christine Crowley, Mamaroneck
Second team
Rachel Budde, So., Hen Hud
Costanza Corte, Jr., Dobbs Ferry
Victoria Hrncir, Sr., Mahopac
Fotini Schattman, Sr., Hen Hud
Georgia Schmit, So., Hastings
Westchester/Putnam/Rockland honorable mention: Grace Anthony, Fr., Fox Lane; Madison Black, Fr., Yorktown; Laura Chadie, So., Scarsdale; Grace Chalker, So., Hastings; Lene Cice, Sr., Sleepy Hollow; Erin Convery, Fr., Horace Greeley; Amie DeCataldo, Jr., Scarsdale; Caterina DeCataldo, Sr., Scarsdale; Miriam DiPaolo, Jr., John Jay-Cross River; Isabella Dziedzic, Jr., John Jay-Cross River; Simrin Eklund, Jr., Hastings; Kelsey Fleschiu, So., Mamaroneck; Seren Fowler, Sr.,, Edgemont; Evelyn Hager, Fr., Yorktown; Adriana Havranek, So., Tappan Zee; Jaden Hernandez, Jr., Scarsdale; Nora Holmquist, Fr., Horace Greeley; Mischa Im, 8th grade, Edgemont; Avery Kaiden, Fr., Scarsdale; Gianna Kerrigan, 7th grade, Edgemont; Chloe Lam, Fr., Scarsdale; Haley Lam, So., Scarsdale; Emma Loundsbury, Jr.,, Clarkstown; Stephanie Marello, 8th grade, Yorktown; Hedvig Martinson, Fr., Mamaroneck; Claire McCluskey, Fr., North Rockland; Hailey McCluskey, Fr.., North Rockland; Grace McGovern, Jr., Sleepy Hollow; Ella Meredith, Jr., Horace Greeley; Kathryn Moesta, Jr., Somers; Ally Montafia, Sr., Carmel; Maeve O`Grady, Fr., Carmel; Alexa Paley, So., Edgemont; Liz Pressly, So., Bronxville/New Rochelle; Lily Raghavan, 8th grade, Sleepy Hollow; Alexandra Robinson, Sr., Mamaroneck; Maya Rothstein, So., Clarkstown; Sienna Scarano, Sr., North Rockland; Sydney Schaevitz, Jr., Byram Hills/Briarcliff; Sabrina Schmidt, Jr., Carmel; Jenny Schofield, So., Hastings; Zara Seamark, So., Bronxville/New Rochelle; Tate Shalov, So., Horace Greeley; Clara Shanley, Fr., Bronxville/New Rochelle; Emma Stark, So., Rye;; Sally Steinberg, Fr., Scarsdale; Sofie Sztaba, Fr., Clarkstown; Elena Tazen, Sr., Clarkstown; Charlotte Upton, Fr., Fox Lane; Isabel Wang, Sr.; Horace Greeley; Sophie Wang, Fr., Horace Greeley; Nicole Weyne, So.; Horace Greeley; Jaina Wong, Fr., Sleepy Hollow; Kira Woolsey, Sr., Rye; Summer Yaggi, Fr., Fox Lane; Maeve Yox, Jr., Sleepy Hollow
Derrick Crivelli
Westchester/Putnam Boys Skiier of the Year
School: Brewster
Year: Freshman
Highlights: Unless plans change, Derrick Crivelli is probably going nowhere for a long time. That’s good for Brewster and good, overall, for Section 1 skiing, but perhaps not so good for other boys who have their eyes on Section 1’s top prize. Crivelli joined a long list of accomplished skiers from the section, including his brother, Lucas, in winning the boys Section 1 skimeister title, which reflects having the lowest combined time of two slalom and two giant slalom runs at the Section 1 skiing championships. He then went on to the state championships, where he medaled in sixth place in giant slalom but saw his fourth-place slalom finish vanish due to a disqualification for straddling a gate. Freshmen boys don’t usually find podiums, although Lucas was also Section 1 skimeister and a state medalist as a freshman. The younger Crivelli, who has been both pushed and supported by his siblings (sister Mia was also a medalist at states) did something neither sibling did in winning both the boys Section 1 slalom and giant slalom titles. And besting them is saying something, since in 2023, Mia was Westchester/Putnam Girls Skier of the Year and Derek gained the same honor for boys. With Derrick, the best may be yet to come.
The rest of the boys first team
Porter Bysshe, Jr., John Jay-Cross River
Alex Dudjak, 8th grade, Carmel
Harrison Gredick, Jr., Irvington
Jack Mooney, Sr., Yorktown
Edward Yang, Sr., Horace Greeley
Boys coach of the year
James May, Horace Greeley
Second team
Kellen Doherty, Fr., White Plains
Harrison Gredick, Jr., Irvington
Chase Hamilton, Jr., Fox Lane
Gabriel Hessert, Sr., Horace Greeley
Henry Holmquist, Sr., Horace Greeley
Andrei Zuk, Jr., Hastings
Section 1 honorable mention: Cameron Alexander, Sr., Mamaroneck; David Allen, Jr., Horace Greeley; Kensei Ammon, Fr., Byram Hills/Briarcliff; Gavin Appelle, Sr., Yorktown; Bryce Bachia, Sr., Suffern; Andrew Barnett, Fr., North Salem; Anthony Bartolini, Jr., Yorktown; Dan Bourla, Fr., John Jay-Cross River; James Bysshe, Sr., John Jay-Cross River; Ryan Caglione, Fr.,, North Salem; Andrew Callaghan, Sr., Yorktown; Jared Castillo, Sr., Somers; Joey Centofanti, Sr., North Salem; Ben Cheikin, Sr., Scarsdale; Owen Chen, Sr., Horace Greeley; Desmond Cheung, So., Hastings; Ezekial Colin, Jr., North Rockland; Vittorio Corte, Fr., Dobbs Ferry; Whit Degenhardt, So., John Jay-Cross River; Ryan Donnelly, Sr.,, Yorktown; Nathan Fishkind, Sr., Fox Lane; Micah Fox, Sr., Suffern; Hunter Frank, Jr., Scarsdale; Ben Galperin, So., Byram Hills/Briarcliff; Francis Gandolpho, Fr., Lakeland; Wyatt Gonzalez, Fr., White Plains; Teddy Goodson, 7th grade, Bronxville/New Rochelle; Keller Grasinger, So., North Salem; Eamon Hansel, Jr., Yorktown; Jaden Hernandez, Jr., Scarsdale; Jacob Hirschl, So., Bronxville/New Rochelle; Oscar Hrncir, So., Mahopac; Jonas Im, Sr., Edgemont; Max Jekielek, 8th grade, Edgemont; Andrew Jeremiah, Jr., Scarsdale; Aaron Kahn, JR., Mamaroneck; Oliver Kaiden, Sr., Scarsdale; Sebastien Krolicki, Sr., Mamaroneck; Iain Mackenzie, Sr., Edgemont; Hunter Malpass, So., Bronxville/New Rochelle; Liam Mancini, Jr., Scarsdale; Mattias Nollen, So., Hastings; Nico Petruzziello, 8th grade, Edgemont; Leo Pettinelli, Sr., Scarsdale; Kieran Raghavan, Jr., Sleepy Hollow; Bruce Rutherford, Fr., Edgemont; Aidan Ryan, So., Mamaroneck; Kai Sebestyen, So., Croton; Henry Smith, Jr., Edgemont; Carsten Steinmann, Sr., Rye; Connor Swayne, Fr., Rye; Eli Tanen, So., Edgemont; Evan Templeton, Sr., John Jay-Cross River; Jackson Ticehurst, Sr., Carmel; Kiernan Van Eck, Fr., Suffern;; Carmel; Warren Tsao, Fr., Scarsdale; Charlie Wordham, Sr., Mamaroneck; Alexander Xia, Fr., Scarsdale; Carl Yoder, Sr., Mamaroneck; Charlie Zhong, Jr., Yorktown
Nancy Haggerty covers sports for The Journal News/lohud.
This article originally appeared on Rockland/Westchester Journal News: Stella Van Arsdale, Derrick Crivelli lead Westchester/Putnam ski stars
Reporting by Nancy Haggerty, Rockland/Westchester Journal News / Rockland/Westchester Journal News
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