The top 8 singles players at the Section 1 Individual Tennis Tournament, including Bronxville’s Anette Dani (center). Photo by Chris Doyle.

By S.Q. DeJoy and J. Murrer 

Oct. 16, 2024: With the second half of October in sight, the Bronxville teams are finishing up their regular season and moving on to sectional playoffs.

The girls’ tennis team was the first team to compete at the sectional level this past weekend, and the boys’ and girls’ soccer teams and the field hockey team will follow with playoff games later next week. The football team has two more games before the playoff season gets started, and the cross country teams will compete at the Section 1 Championships on November 9^th.

Girls’ Tennis

Astrid Pulkkinen and Rose Woolery at the Girls’ Tennis Section 1 Championships on Monday. Photo by Chris Doyle. 

The Girls’ Tennis Individual Sectional Championship got underway on Sunday at Harrison High School. Seven members of the Bronxville tennis team made the cut including singles player Anette Dani and doubles teams Rose Woolery and Astrid Pulkkinen, Coco Vail and Annie Marshall, and Zoe Sandliva and Ariana Cutler.  

Dani, who received a bye in the first round, defeated John Jay Cross River’s Lauren Metro (6-1, 6-1) in the second round and Mamaroneck’s Sadie Bilik (6-1, 5-7, 10-5) in the third and lost to Keio’s Sakura Hino (6-2,6-0) in the quarterfinals. Woolery and Pulkkinen advanced to the second round with a 6-3, 6-3 win over the John Jay Cross River’s Lucy Millhon and Kiersten McCarthy but lost in the third round to a strong team from Suffern.    

Football

The Bronxville football team improved its record to 5-0 with a 47-0 win over Hendrik Hudson on Saturday. The Broncos moved up to Class B this fall and have proven they are highly competitive.

With wins over Pleasantville, Pelham, Byram Hills, Ardsley, and Hen Hud, the Broncos have outscored their competition 173-29 and sit at the top of Class B along with undefeated Westlake. Last fall, the Broncos defeated the Wildcats 13-7 in the Class C Sectional Championship. 

The football team will finish up the season with a game against Croton Harmon (0-5) this coming Saturday and a home game against Edgemont/Blind Brook (0-6) on October 26^th.

Cross Country

The girls’ cross country team won their League 3B Championship against Hastings and Dobbs Ferry with Carina Winiecki placing 2^nd for the Broncos in a time of 20:14.3. Mia Horgan placed 3^rd (20:30.7) and was followed by Emerson Dennis (4^th, 22:14.7), Ella McCalla (6^th, 23:13.3), and Fiona Keveney (7^th, 23:20.5).

The girls’ team also competed at the Manhattan Invitational on Sunday at Van Cortlandt Park. In the Varsity Girls F race, Winiecki placed 1^st in 15:39.9, Horgan placed 3^rd in 15:49.2, and Maddy Williams placed 9^th in 16:34.2.

The boys’ cross country team also won their League 3B Championship against Irvington, Albertus Magnus, Hastings, and Dobbs Ferry.  Kieran McBride finished 1^st in 17:02.3 and was followed by Matthew Jensen (3^rd, 17:13.8), Julian Gonzalez (7^th 17:42.5), Nate Deutsch (8^th, 17:46.4), and Jack Toal (9^th, 17:54.9).

At the Manhattan Invite, McBride placed 5^th in 13:35.40, Jensen placed 10^th in 13:51.20, Gonzalez placed 14^th in 14:07.30, and Deutsch placed 15^th in 14:08.20.

Go Broncos.