Bronxville Teams Off to Strong Start in Postseason Competition
The varsity field hockey team in the win against Albertus Magnus on Monday. Photo by J. Murrer.
By S. Quinn DeJoy and J. Murrer
Oct. 28, 2026: The fall sports season is heading into its final weeks, and the Broncos are making a strong showing in both sectional playoffs and championship meets. The boys’ and girls’ soccer teams and field hockey team have all advanced in the Section 1 playoffs, while the football team has earned the No. 1 seed in Class C. The cross country teams also had an impressive showing at the Westchester County Championships, with several runners earning top finishes as they prepare for Sectionals.
Field Hockey
The Bronxville field hockey team finished the season with a 12-4 record and received the No. 2 seed in the Section 1 Class C playoffs.
Bronxville hosted No. 7 Albertus Magnus in the sectional quarterfinals on Monday at Chambers Field and came away with a 5-2 win over the Falcons.
The Broncos got on the scoreboard first, scoring early in the second quarter, but Albertus Magnus battled back before halftime to even the score at 1-1.
In the third quarter, the Broncos regained the lead when defender Maggie Young scored off a penalty corner with 9:30 remaining. Just two minutes later, Corrine Augustyn scored on an assist from Young to give the Broncos a 3-1 lead. Albertus answered with a goal of their own with four minutes left in the 3rd quarter, narrowing the Broncos’ lead to 3-2.
Bronxville took control in the 4th quarter when Young scored her second goal of the day off a corner, assisted by Augustyn. Emily Busker added the final goal to give the Broncos a solid win over Albertus.
Bronxville will host No. 3 Pleasantville tomorrow in the Class C sectional semifinals. The Class C Sectional Championship game will take place on Saturday at 10AM at Nyack High School.
Cross Country
Varsity runners (r to l): Seniors EeEe Sung, Ella McCalla, Emerson Dennis, and Carina Winiecki.
Competing against 185 runners in the varsity 5000m race at the Westchester County Championships, Bronxville sophomore Mia Horgan finished 2nd with a time of 17:42.60, helping lead the girls’ team to a 2nd-place finish overall.
Joining Horgan in the team scoring were Carina Winiecki, who placed 12th in 18:54.50; Ella McCalla, 25th in 19:53.10; Emerson Dennis, 26th in 20:02.50; and Grace Hein, 43rd in 20:46.70.
The Broncos finished with 106 points, just behind a strong John Jay-Cross River team, who won the county title with 90 points. Scarsdale placed 3rd with 112 points and was led by Adriana Pettinelli, who won the race, crossing the finish line 17:15.80.
In the 2400m freshman race, Bronxville’s Zadie Doria won in a time of 8:20.10.
Senior Nate Deutsch had an outstanding performance in the boys’ varsity race finishing 2nd out of 252 runners with a time of 15:36.30. Junior James Conlon placed 39th in 16:56.10 and sophomore Max Ficazzola placed 47th in 17:05.50. Horace Greeley’s Ryan Sykes won the race in 14:31.3.
The cross country teams will compete in the Sectional Championships on November 7th at Bowdoin Park in Wappingers Falls.
Football
The Broncos wrapped up the regular season with a 43-7 win over Haldane last Saturday, extending their winning streak to six games and finishing with a perfect 6-0 season against Section 1 Class C competition. The undefeated Broncos have outscored their opponents 273-55 this season.
According to LoHud football statistical leaders list, quarterback Theo McMurray ranks 7th in Section 1 in passing with 1033 yards and 12 touchdowns. Running back Liam Marcus has rushed for 655 yards and seven touchdowns on 65 carries and wide receiver Grant Patterson has recorded 375 receiving yards and five touchdowns.
The Section 1 Class C playoffs commence next weekend with No. 5 Albertus Magnus facing No. 4 Dobbs Ferry and No. 6 Irvington taking on No. 3 Valhalla. The top two seeds, No. 1 Bronxville and No. 2 Pleasantville, have earned byes.
The Broncos will host the winner of the Albertus Magnus-Dobbs Ferry matchup in the sectional semifinals on November 7th. The Sectional Championship game will take place on November 14th at noon at North Rockland High School.
Soccer
Playing in Class B, the Bronxville boys’ soccer team finished the regular season with an 8-6-2 record and received the No. 7 seed for the sectional playoffs.
In Saturday’s playoff game against No. 10 Alexander Hamilton at Chambers Field, the Red Raiders scored first, but Bronxville’s Reef Wilson tied the game at 1-1 off an assist from Wilhelm Klose. The game ended in a tie and went into overtime. Bronxville’s Julian Zara scored off a corner kick eight minutes into overtime to give the Broncos a 2-1 victory. Goalie Parker Lewis had six saves.
The Broncos will face No. 2 Irvington in the sectional quarterfinals, and the winner of that game with play in the sectional semifinals on Thursday at the higher seed.
The girls’ soccer team competed in Class A this season and finished with an 8-4-2 record. In the first round of playoffs last Saturday, the No. 5 Broncos defeated No. 12 Hastings, 2-0. Bronxville will play in the sectional quarterfinals today at No. 4 Byram Hills at 5PM.
Go Broncos.
