Broncos Enter the Playoff Season
Bronxville girls’ lacrosse seniors on Senior Day. Photo by Jane Ircha.
By S.Q. DeJoy and J. Murrer
May 18, 2022: The regular spring season ended last week, and all the teams celebrated the seniors at their last home games. The Broncos have had an amazing season with every team winning its respective League Championship.
Playoff season began over the weekend, and the Bronxville teams are in a good position to go deep into the playoffs. Girls’ lacrosse and baseball received the No. 1 seed, and the boys’ lacrosse team is seeded No. 2. There will be exciting home playoff games to watch starting yesterday at Scout Field when the baseball team defeated Pleasantville in the quarterfinals.
The playoff season will continue into early June, and the State Championships will take place for the first time since 2019.
See below for the playoff schedule and early results.
Baseball
The baseball team celebrates Senior Day. Photo courtesy of @BronxvilleBase1.
The baseball team finished the regular season with an 18-2 record and is the No. 1 seed in Class B for the second year in a row. They defeated No. 16 Pleasantville 4-1 on Tuesday and advance to the quarterfinals today against Hastings at 4:30 at Scout Field.
There will be single elimination in the quarterfinals and double elimination in the semifinals and finals. The Championship game will take place at Purchase College.
Boys’ Lacrosse
The Broncos in the game against Pelham earlier in the season. Photo by J. Murrer.
The boys’ lacrosse team finished the regular season with a 10-5 record. They have had an exceptional season defeating nationally-ranked Iona Prep (No. 23) and losing in overtime to nationally-ranked Shoreham-Wading River (No. 9). They are seeded No. 2 in the Class B playoffs behind No. 1 Briarcliff, who the Broncos defeated in overtime last week.
On Friday they will play the winner of No. 10 Dobbs Ferry/No. 7 Haldane at Chambers Field. The semifinals will take place on Tuesday, May 24th at the higher seed.
Girls’ Lacrosse
The girls’ lacrosse team, coaches and senior parents on Senior Day. Photo submitted by Jane Ircha.
The girls’ lacrosse team finished the season with a 15-1 record and is expected to go deep into the playoffs. The Broncos are nationally-ranked at No. 11, and their only loss this season was to New Canaan, also nationally-ranked at No. 5. They will play in the sectional quarterfinals on Thursday against the winner of Rye Neck/Dobbs Ferry. The semifinals will take place on Monday, May 23rd, at the higher seed.
With an undefeated record in 2021, the Broncos would have been contenders for the State Championship but the tournament was canceled because of COVID. As the top-ranked Class D team in the state this year, the Broncos are looking to bring home a state title.
Golf
Bronxville golfers on Senior Day. Photo courtesy of @BronxvilleGolf.
The Broncos sent six golfers to the Section 1 tournament this year: Senior Eddie Hannigan and Juniors Greydon O'Keefe, David O'Shaughnessy, Owen Atkeson, Charles van Tienhoven and Will Fang.
Round 1 of the Individual Section 1 Tournament took place on Monday at Waccabuc Country Club, and three Bronco have qualified for Round 2: O’Keefe, Hannigan and Atkeson. Round 2 will take place today at Westchester Country Club.
The Bronxville golf team finished 3rd in Section 1 and will compete in the Team Tournament during the week of May 23rd. The Team Tournament will include Scarsdale, Carmel, Bronxville and Mamaroneck. Scarsdale is the No. 1 seed, and the teams will play a 9-hole match at the club of Scarsdale’s choosing.
Tennis
The Bronxville tennis team after defeating the Lefell School and winning the League Championship. Photo courtesy of @BronxvlleTenn1.
The Bronxville boys’ tennis team was undefeated in its league and competed in the Individual Sectional Championships this past weekend. Seventh-grader Jackson Fino won his first 2 matches, but lost in the third to the #6 seed. In his second match, which took more than two hours, Fino defeated ranked player Brian Zhou of Lourdes in a Super Tiebreak after being down 1-6. Brothers and doubles partners Manu and Max Monogenis had a bye in the first round, won their second round, and lost to a very strong Scarsdale team in the third round, 6-4, 6-4.
Double partners Max and Manu Monogenis at the Sectional Championships. Photo courtesy of @BronxvilleTenn1.
Go Broncos.
