By S. Quinn DeJoy and J. Murrer     

Mar. 16, 2016: At the annual winter sports awards ceremony held last Wednesday, March 9, Athletic Council co-presidents Taylor Sears and Matt Bettino introduced the varsity teams and spoke about the winter season.

Sears praised the accomplishments of the winter sports teams, noting that several teams won league and sectional championships. The boys' indoor track and field team won its tenth consecutive league championship, while the girls' team won its thirty-sixth league and twentieth sectional championship. The squash team capped off a great season by capturing its first league championship in the FairWest Cup Tournament. Sears also pointed out that for the first time in Bronco history, the boys' and girls' basketball teams both made the playoffs and hosted home playoff games on the same night.

Sears also spoke about the success of the winter teams that have members from other schools as well as Bronxville. The New Rochelle-Bronxville swim team sent three Bronxville swimmers to the state championships, and the Bronxville-New Rochelle ski team had six racers qualify for sectionals. The Eastchester-Bronxville-Edgemont ice hockey team had a slow start but ended the season with a winning streak.

The Athletic Council worked hard this winter to encourage school spirit. Bettino noted that the basketball teams hosted fan games for the entire Bronxville School, encouraging elementary students to come out and support the team. The council also spearheaded the sixth man group, bringing fans and school spirit to every home basketball game. Bronco teams and the Athletic Council participated in fundraising events for autism awareness, Hoops for Heroes, the Zoë B. Klimley Scholarship Fund, and Elizabeth's Hope.

It was an all-around great season for the Bronxville School athletes; nine Broncos were awarded all-section honors, forty-two were given all-league awards, and eleven received all-league, honorable mention, recognition.

Athletic director Karen Peterson thanked all those involved in the winter sports season, including members of the Athletic Council, parent volunteers, school staff, and, most important, the coaches. 

"Thank you to the coaching staff," said Peterson. "I know how hard you work and how much you care. Your dedication is truly appreciated."

The award winners are listed below.

Girls' Indoor Track and Field
League Champions, 36th consecutive year
Section 1, Class C Champions, 20th consecutive year

Coach: Jim Mitchell
Assistant Coaches: Ian Clark, Keina Samuels, Jeff Napolitano
Captains: Carlie Hoffer, Fallon Raviol, Emma Lewis

All-Section, All-County: Caroline Brashear, Laura Holland, Caroline Kirby, Kirsten Ircha, Hilary Rizzo, Kaitlin Ryan, Olivia Scotti

All-League: Emma Lewis, L. Holland, K. Ryan, Alyssa Fominykh, Sophie Kohlhoff, C. Brashear, C. Kirby, Isabella Dibbini, Gigi Chrappa, Sophie Sulimirski, Molly Palma, O. Scotti, Margo Richards, Caroline DePaul, Alessandra Diaz, Nicola Phillips, K. Ircha, Clio Dakolias, Sydney Coddington, H. Rizzo

All-League, Honorable Mention: Marina Alfano, Carlie Hoffer

MVPs: K. Ryan, L. Holland, E. Lewis, C. Kirby

Seniors: Hilary Rizzo, Nicola Phillips, Noor Ahmad, Caroline DePaul, Alessandra Diaz, Carlie Hoffer, Emma Lewis, Katherine Marrinan, Fallon Raviol, Veronica Walsh

Boys' Indoor Track and Field
League Champions, 10th consecutive year

Coach: Nick Roosa
Assistant Coaches: Ian Clark, Jeff Napolitano

All-League: Alex Rizzo, Sean Ryan, Seamus Watters, Arman Vranka, Nick Sutherland, Liam Siegal, Andrew Murray, Hiroshi Kawakatsu, Tripp Judkins, Joe Dougherty

All-League, Honorable Mention: Ara Atayan, Ben Grieco, H. Kawakatsu, N. Sutherland, Harry Vollmer 

MVPs: S. Ryan, H. Kawakatsu, A. Rizzo, S. Watters

Seniors: Hiroshi Kawakatsu, Sean Ryan, Nick Sutherland

Boys' Basketball (12-10)
Coach: Brian Senior
Assistant Coaches: Ben Martucci, Justin Brucale
Captains: Matt Toal, Matt Bettino

All-Section, All-Conference: Matt Toal

All-League: M. Toal, Alston Tarry

All-League, Honorable Mention: Jack Reilly

MVP, Defense: Eddie Connors

Heart and Soul Award: Andrew Harwood

Chairman of the Boards: Jack Reilly

Seniors: Matt Bettino, Andrew Harwood

Girls' Basketball (14-6)
Coach: Donald Lucas
Assistant Coaches: Caitlin Hoffer, Gary Gollenberg, Jr.
Captains: Ellie Walsh, Natalie Kister, Maggie O'Reilly

All-League: Ellie Walsh, Natalie Kister, Ashley Kaye

All-League, Honorable Mention: Maggie O'Reilly, Olivia Jensen

Rookie of the Year: O. Jensen

MVP, Offense: E. Walsh

Coaches' Award: M. O'Reilly

Senior: Maggie O'Reilly

Eastchester/Edgemont /Bronxville Ice Hockey
Coach: Steve Forzaglia
Assistant Coach: Joe Blute

All-League: Trevor Pettit

All-League, Honorable Mention: Leo Gretzinger

Coaches' Award: T. Pettit 

Seniors: Trevor Pettit

Bronxville/New Rochelle Skiing
Coaches: Jim Agnello, Peggy Williams
Captains: Tim Caruso, Remi Laurence, Saige Sunier, Celia Haims

All-League: Celia Haims, Remi Laurence, Saige Sunier

Boys Most Valuable Skier: R. Laurence

Girls Most Valuable Skier: S. Sunier

Most Improved: Tomas Gibbons

Bronco Spirit Award: Julian Thomet, Jacoby Goodson, Ellie Parsons 

Seniors: John Calabrese, Michael Calabrese, Tim Caruso, Celia Haims, Natalie Kaminski, Chris Miller, Ohto Pentikainen, Patrick Rich, Charlotte Schmuck, Saige Sunier, Riccardo Timoney, James Turbridy, Danny von Albade, Tim Weir

New Rochelle/Bronxville Boys' Swimming and Diving (5-3)
Swim Coach: Kip Fiero
Dive Coach: Alice Hansbury

State Qualifiers: Andrew Babyak, Timothy Cushman, Aidan Flannery

All-Section: A. Babyak

All-League: A. Babyak, T. Cushman, Mark Sears

MVP, Swimming: A. Babyak

Coaches' Award: M. Sears

Most Improved: T. Cushman

Squash
Fairwest Cup Champion

Coach: Hamzah Bokhari
Assistant Coach: Gillian Garzia
Captains: Will Cioffi, Ford Neild

Most Improved: Hadley Barr

Morse Cup, Best All-Around Team Member: Will Cioffi

Seniors: Chris Gay 

Pictured here (rotating): The Bronxville High School varsity athletes receive their awards at the Winter Sports Awards evening.

Photos by J. Murrer